Keybindings

Keyboard shortcuts across all tools - organized for quick reference.

Neovim

Leader Keys

Key	Role
Space	Leader
,	Local leader

Navigation

Key	Action
Space f f	Find files (Telescope)
Space f w	Find word (grep)
Space f r	Recent files
Space e	File explorer (Neo-tree)
]b	Next buffer
[b	Previous buffer
Space b d	Close buffer (with picker)

LSP (Language Server)

Key	Action
gd	Go to definition
gD	Go to declaration
gr	Show references
gi	Go to implementation
K	Hover documentation
Space l a	Code actions
Space l r	Rename symbol
Space l f	Format document
Space l d	Show diagnostics
]d	Next diagnostic
[d	Previous diagnostic

AI (Avante & Claude Code)

Key	Action
Ctrl ,	Toggle Claude Code panel
Space a a	Ask AI
Space a e	Edit with AI
Space a c	Chat with AI
Meta-l	Accept AI suggestion

Git

Key	Action
Space g l	Open Lazygit
Space g b	Git blame
Space g h	Git hunks (diff)
Space g o	Octo (GitHub PR/Issues)

Trouble (Diagnostics)

Key	Action
Space x x	Toggle Trouble
Space x w	Workspace diagnostics
Space x d	Document diagnostics
Space x q	Quickfix list
Space x l	Location list

Search

Key	Action
Space s g	Grep search
Space s b	Buffer search
Space s h	Help tags
Space s k	Keymaps

Tmux

Prefix: Ctrl-b

Key	Action
prefix |	Split window horizontally
prefix -	Split window vertically
prefix c	Create new window
prefix n	Next window
prefix p	Previous window
prefix d	Detach from session
prefix r	Reload tmux config
prefix [	Enter copy mode
prefix ]	Paste buffer
Alt + arrows	Navigate panes (no prefix)
prefix z	Zoom pane (toggle fullscreen)
prefix x	Kill pane
prefix &	Kill window
prefix w	List windows
prefix s	List sessions

FZF (in fzf prompts)

Key	Action
Ctrl j	Move down
Ctrl k	Move up
Tab	Toggle selection
Shift-Tab	Toggle selection (up)
Enter	Confirm selection
Ctrl c	Cancel
Ctrl /	Toggle preview
Ctrl u	Page up
Ctrl d	Page down
Alt a	Select all
Alt d	Deselect all

Shell (Zsh/Bash)

Standard Emacs Bindings

Key	Action
Ctrl a	Move to line start
Ctrl e	Move to line end
Ctrl b	Move backward one character
Ctrl f	Move forward one character
Alt b	Move backward one word
Alt f	Move forward one word
Ctrl w	Delete word backward
Ctrl u	Delete to line start
Ctrl k	Delete to line end
Ctrl y	Paste (yank)
Ctrl l	Clear screen

FZF Shell Integration

Key	Action
Ctrl r	Search command history (fzf)
Ctrl t	Find files and insert path
Alt c	cd to directory (fzf)

Zsh Specific

Key	Action
Ctrl p	Previous command in history
Ctrl n	Next command in history
Tab	Complete / show completions

macOS (Yabai + skhd)

Window Focus

Key	Action
Alt h	Focus left window
Alt j	Focus down window
Alt k	Focus up window
Alt l	Focus right window

Window Movement

Key	Action
Shift-Alt h	Move window left
Shift-Alt j	Move window down
Shift-Alt k	Move window up
Shift-Alt l	Move window right

Space Management

Key	Action
Alt 1-9	Switch to space 1-9
Shift-Alt 1-9	Move window to space 1-9

Window Actions

Key	Action
Alt f	Toggle fullscreen
Alt t	Toggle float
Alt r	Rotate window tree
Alt m	Toggle window zoom

Karabiner Elements

Caps Lock Remapping

Key	Action
Caps Lock (tap)	Escape
Caps Lock (hold)	Control (Hyper key modifier)

Hyper Key Combinations

If you have Hyper key (Caps Lock held) set up, it can be combined with other keys for custom actions.

Lazygit

Navigation

Key	Action
1-5	Switch panels
h/l	Navigate left/right
j/k	Navigate up/down
Enter	Confirm/Open
Esc	Cancel/Close

Actions

Key	Action
Space	Stage/unstage file
a	Stage all
c	Commit
P	Push
p	Pull
o	Open file
d	Delete/discard
s	Stash changes
b	Create branch
m	Merge
r	Rebase

K9s (Kubernetes)

Navigation

Key	Action
0-9	Jump to namespace
:	Command mode
/	Filter
Esc	Back/exit filter

Common Resources

Key	Action
:pod	View pods
:svc	View services
:dep	View deployments
:ns	View namespaces
:ctx	View contexts

Actions

Key	Action
d	Describe resource
y	YAML view
l	View logs
s	Shell into pod
Ctrl k	Delete resource
e	Edit resource

Quick Reference Tips

• Most tools use vim-style navigation (h/j/k/l) when applicable
• Ctrl c is universal for cancel/exit
• Tab for completion is standard across shell, vim, and fzf
• ? often shows help in interactive tools
• Esc is a common way to go back/cancel in modal interfaces