Keybindings

Keybindings

Complete keybinding reference for jvim. Use :help inside jvim to see the built-in help.

Note: jvim supports vim-style count prefixes (e.g., 5j to move 5 lines, 3dd to delete 3 lines, d3d operator-count pattern).

Mode	Category	Key	Action	Remarks
Normal	Count Prefix	{N}motion	Repeat motion N times	e.g., 5j, 3w, 2b
Normal	Count Prefix	{N}G	Go to line N	e.g., 5G → line 5
Normal	Count Prefix	{N}dd	Delete N lines	Fold-aware
Normal	Count Prefix	d{N}d	Delete N lines	e.g., d3d
Normal	Count Prefix	{N}yy	Yank N lines	Fold-aware
Normal	Count Prefix	{N}x	Delete N characters
Normal	Count Prefix	{N}p / {N}P	Paste N times
Normal	Count Prefix	{N}J	Join N times
Normal	Movement	h, Left	Move left one column
Normal	Movement	j, Down	Move down one line	Skips folded lines
Normal	Movement	k, Up	Move up one line	Skips folded lines
Normal	Movement	l, Right	Move right one column
Normal	Movement	w	Move to start of next word
Normal	Movement	b	Move to start of previous word
Normal	Movement	0	Jump to beginning of line	Column 0
Normal	Movement	$, End	Jump to end of line
Normal	Movement	^, Home	Jump to first non-whitespace char
Normal	Movement	gg	Jump to first line
Normal	Movement	G	Jump to last line
Normal	Movement	%	Jump to matching bracket	{}/[]/()
Normal	Movement	PgDn, Ctrl+f	Page down	Full screen height
Normal	Movement	PgUp, Ctrl+b	Page up	Full screen height
Normal	Movement	Ctrl+d	Half page down
Normal	Movement	Ctrl+u	Half page up
Normal	Movement	Ctrl+e	Scroll view down one line	View only, cursor stays
Normal	Movement	Ctrl+y	Scroll view up one line	View only, cursor stays
Normal	Movement	Ctrl+g	Show file info	Line number, percentage
Normal	Insert Entry	i	Insert at cursor position
Normal	Insert Entry	I	Insert at first non-whitespace char
Normal	Insert Entry	a	Append after cursor
Normal	Insert Entry	A	Append at end of line
Normal	Insert Entry	o	Open new line below	Auto-indent; {/[ ending adds +4 spaces
Normal	Insert Entry	O	Open new line above	Auto-indent; {/[ ending adds +4 spaces
Normal	Editing	x	Delete character at cursor
Normal	Editing	dd	Delete entire line	Yanked to clipboard
Normal	Editing	dw	Delete word forward	Including trailing spaces
Normal	Editing	d$	Delete from cursor to end of line
Normal	Editing	d0	Delete from cursor to beginning
Normal	Editing	cw	Change word	Delete word + enter insert mode
Normal	Editing	cc	Change line	Clear content + enter insert mode with indent
Normal	Editing	r{char}	Replace character at cursor
Normal	Editing	J	Join current line with next	With space separator
Normal	Editing	u	Undo
Normal	Editing	Ctrl+r	Redo
Normal	Editing	.	Repeat last edit command
Normal	Clipboard	yy	Yank (copy) current line
Normal	Clipboard	p	Paste after cursor/line	Line yank → new lines; char yank → inline
Normal	Clipboard	P	Paste before cursor/line	Line yank → new lines; char yank → inline
Normal	Folding	za	Toggle fold at cursor line	JSON blocks and long strings (60+ chars)
Normal	Folding	zo	Open fold at cursor line
Normal	Folding	zc	Close fold at cursor line	Finds enclosing block if not on fold start
Normal	Folding	zM	Fold all top-level blocks	Includes long string values
Normal	Folding	zR	Unfold all
Normal	Embedded JSON	ej	Open embedded JSON editor	Edits JSON string value at cursor
Normal	Search	/	Enter forward search mode
Normal	Search	?	Enter backward search mode
Normal	Search	n	Jump to next match
Normal	Search	N	Jump to previous match
Normal	Visual	v	Toggle character-wise visual mode
Normal	Visual	V	Toggle line-wise visual mode
Insert	Input	Any character	Insert at cursor position
Insert	Input	Backspace	Delete character before cursor	At column 0: join with previous line
Insert	Input	Enter	New line with auto-indent	Between {}/[]: splits with proper indent
Insert	Input	Tab	Insert 4 spaces
Insert	Input	}, ]	Insert with auto-dedent	Only when line before cursor is whitespace only
Insert	Navigation	Home	Move to first non-whitespace char
Insert	Navigation	End	Move to end of line
Insert	Navigation	Arrow keys	Navigate	Without leaving insert mode
Insert	Exit	Escape	Return to normal mode
Visual	Selection	h/j/k/l	Extend selection	Arrow keys also work
Visual	Selection	w, b	Extend selection by word
Visual	Selection	$, 0, ^	Extend to line boundaries
Visual	Operator	d	Delete selection	Char-wise (v) or line-wise (V)
Visual	Operator	y	Yank (copy) selection
Visual	Operator	c	Change selection	Delete + enter insert mode
Visual	Exit	Escape	Cancel selection	Return to normal mode
Command	Navigation	:{num}	Jump to line number	JSONL mode: jumps to record number
Command	Navigation	:p{num}	Jump to JSONL record number
Command	Navigation	:l{num}	Jump to editor line number	Bypasses JSONL record interpretation
Command	Navigation	:$	Jump to last line
Command	File	:w	Save file	Validates JSON before saving
Command	File	:w!	Force save	Skip JSON validation
Command	File	:w {file}	Save as new file	Tab for path completion
Command	File	:e {file}	Open file	Tab for path completion; ~ → home
Command	File	:n	Next file	Multi-file mode
Command	File	:N	Previous file	Multi-file mode
Command	File	:e#	Alternate (previous) file
Command	File	:q	Quit	Warns if unsaved changes
Command	File	:q!	Force quit	Discard changes
Command	File	:wq	Save and quit
Command	File	:wq!	Force save and quit
Command	File	:x	Save and quit	Alias for :wq
Command	Editing	:fmt	Reformat/prettify JSON	Also :format
Command	Editing	:s/old/new/	Substitute first match	Current line; see Substitute
Command	Editing	:s/old/new/g	Substitute all matches	Current line
Command	Editing	:%s/old/new/g	Substitute entire file
Command	Editing	:N,Ms/old/new/g	Substitute in line range
Command	Other	:help	Toggle help panel
Command	Other	Tab	Path completion	For :e and :w; cycles through candidates
Command	Other	Up/Down	Navigate command history
Command	Other	Escape	Cancel command
Search	Input	Characters	Build search pattern
Search	Input	Enter	Execute search
Search	Input	Backspace	Delete last character
Search	Input	Escape	Cancel search
Search	Input	Up/Down	Navigate search history
Search	Modifier	\j	Force JSONPath mode	Appended to pattern
Search	Modifier	\c	Force case-insensitive	Appended to pattern
Search	Modifier	\C	Force case-sensitive	Appended to pattern
Diff	Navigation	]c	Next diff hunk	Wraps around
Diff	Navigation	[c	Previous diff hunk	Wraps around
Diff	Panel	Tab	Switch left/right panel	Active panel shown in title bar color
Diff	Embedded JSON	ej	Open embedded JSON diff	Both panels open simultaneously
Diff	Ignore	:ig <path>	Ignore JSONPath in diff
Diff	Ignore	:ig	Show ignored paths
Diff	Ignore	:ig!	Clear all ignored paths
Diff	Ignore	:uig <path>	Unignore JSONPath	Tab to complete from ignored list

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