snippetbashTip

nvim — Neovim, a programmer's text editor based on Vim, provides several modes for different kinds of text

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

Viewed 0 times

editorcommandnvimtextneovimclibasedprogrammer

Problem

How to use the nvim command: Neovim, a programmer's text editor based on Vim, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing <i> in normal mode enters insert mode. <Esc> or <Ctrl c> goes back to normal mode, which doesn't allow regular text insertion. See also: vim, vimtutor, vimdiff. More information: <https://neovim.io/>.

Solution

nvim — Neovim, a programmer's text editor based on Vim, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing <i> in normal mode enters insert mode. <Esc> or <Ctrl c> goes back to normal mode, which doesn't allow regular text insertion. See also: vim, vimtutor, vimdiff. More information: <https://neovim.io/>.

Open a file:

nvim {{path/to/file}}

Enter text editing mode (insert mode):

<Esc><i>

Copy ("yank") or cut ("delete") the current line (paste it with <p>):

<Esc>{{<y><y>|<d><d>}}

Enter normal mode and undo the last operation:

<Esc><u>

Search for a pattern in the file (press <n>/<N> to go to next/previous match):

<Esc></>{{search_pattern}}<Enter>

Perform a regex substitution in the whole file:

<Esc><:>%s/{{regex}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>

Enter normal mode and save (write) the file, and quit:

{{<Esc><Z><Z>|<Esc><:>x<Enter>|<Esc><:>wq<Enter>}}

Quit without saving:

<Esc><:>q!<Enter>

Code Snippets

Open a file

nvim {{path/to/file}}

Enter text editing mode (insert mode)

<Esc><i>

Copy ("yank") or cut ("delete") the current line (paste it with `<p>`)

<Esc>{{<y><y>|<d><d>}}

Enter normal mode and undo the last operation

<Esc><u>

Search for a pattern in the file (press `<n>`/`<N>` to go to next/previous match)

<Esc></>{{search_pattern}}<Enter>

Context

tldr-pages: common/nvim

Revisions (0)

No revisions yet.