mappings.md

Normal

Key	Action	Description
<backspace>	cursor_left_with_wrap	Move the cursor one position left, wrapping to the previous line.
V	enter_line_selection	Enter line selection mode.
v	enter_char_selection	Enter character selection mode.
^V	enter_col_selection	Enter column selection mode.
O	prepend_and_insert	Insert a new line before the current line and enter insert mode.
o	append_and_insert	Insert a new line after the current line and enter insert mode.
a	insert_after_cursor	Place the cursor after the selected character and enter insert mode.
s	delete_forward_and_insert	Delete the character under the cursor and enter insert mode.
x	delete_forward	Delete the character under the cursor.
P	paste	Paste yanked text before (P) or after (p) the cursor.
p	paste	Paste yanked text before (P) or after (p) the cursor.
r	replace_char	Replace a single character.
A	insert_at_end	Move the cursor to the end of the current line and enter insert mode.
u	undo_history	Undo history until the last breakpoint.
^R	redo_history	Redo history until the next breakpoint.
^L	redraw_all	Repaint the screen.
^G	goto_definition	Jump to the definition of the word under under cursor.
i	enter_insert	Enter insert mode.
R	enter_replace	Enter replace mode.
<shift-up>	enter_line_selection_and_cursor_up	Enter line selection and move the cursor up one line.
<shift-down>	enter_line_selection_and_cursor_down	Enter line selection and move the cursor down one line.
<alt-up>	previous_tab	Switch the previous tab
<alt-down>	next_tab	Switch to the next tab

Insert

Key	Action	Description
<escape>	leave_insert	Leave insert modes and return to normal mode.
<del>	delete_forward	Delete the character under the cursor.
^C	leave_insert	Leave insert modes and return to normal mode.
<backspace>	smart_backspace	Delete the preceding character, with special handling for indentation.
<enter>	insert_line_feed	Insert a line break, splitting the current line into two.
^O	perform_omni_completion	(temporary) Perform smart symbol completion from ctags.
^V	insert_char	Insert one character.
^W	delete_word	Delete the previous word.
<tab>	smart_tab	Insert a tab or spaces depending on indent mode. (Use ^V to guarantee a literal tab)
/	smart_comment_end	Insert a / ending a C-style comment.
}	smart_brace_end	Insert a closing brace and smartly position it if it is the first character on a line.
<paste-begin>	paste_begin	Begin bracketed paste; disable indentation, completion, etc.
<paste-end>	paste_end	End bracketed paste; restore indentation, completion, etc.

Replace

Key	Action	Description
<escape>	leave_insert	Leave insert modes and return to normal mode.
<del>	delete_forward	Delete the character under the cursor.
<backspace>	cursor_left_with_wrap	Move the cursor one position left, wrapping to the previous line.
<enter>	insert_line_feed	Insert a line break, splitting the current line into two.

Line Selection

Key	Action	Description
<escape>	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
^C	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
V	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
v	switch_selection_mode	Swap between LINE and CHAR selection modes.
y	yank_lines	Copy lines into the paste buffer.
<backspace>	cursor_left_with_wrap	Move the cursor one position left, wrapping to the previous line.
<tab>	adjust_indent	Adjust the indentation on the selected lines (<tab> for deeper, <shift-tab> for shallower).
<shift-tab>	adjust_indent	Adjust the indentation on the selected lines (<tab> for deeper, <shift-tab> for shallower).
D	delete_and_yank_lines	Delete and yank the selected lines.
d	delete_and_yank_lines	Delete and yank the selected lines.
x	delete_and_yank_lines	Delete and yank the selected lines.
s	delete_lines_and_enter_insert	Delete and yank the selected lines and then enter insert mode.
r	replace_chars_in_line	Replace characters in the selected lines.
<shift-up>	cursor_up	Move the cursor up one line.
<shift-down>	cursor_down	Move the cursor one line down.

Char Selection

Key	Action	Description
<escape>	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
^C	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
v	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
V	switch_selection_mode	Swap between LINE and CHAR selection modes.
y	yank_characters	Yank the selected characters to the paste buffer.
<backspace>	cursor_left_with_wrap	Move the cursor one position left, wrapping to the previous line.
D	delete_and_yank_chars	Delete and yank the selected characters.
d	delete_and_yank_chars	Delete and yank the selected characters.
x	delete_and_yank_chars	Delete and yank the selected characters.
s	delete_chars_and_enter_insert	Delete and yank the selected characters and then enter insert mode.
r	replace_chars	Replace the selected characters.
A	insert_at_end_of_selection	Move the cursor to the end of the selection and enter insert mode.

Col Selection

Key	Action	Description
<escape>	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
^C	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
^V	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
I	enter_col_insert	Enter column insert mode.
a	enter_col_insert_after	Enter column insert mode after the selected column.
d	delete_at_column	Delete from the current column backwards (<backspace>) or forwards (<del>).

Col Insert

Key	Action	Description
<escape>	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
^C	leave_selection	Leave selection modes and return to normal mode.
<backspace>	delete_at_column	Delete from the current column backwards (<backspace>) or forwards (<del>).
<del>	delete_at_column	Delete from the current column backwards (<backspace>) or forwards (<del>).
<enter>	(unbound)	(unbound)
^W	(unbound)	(unbound)
^V	insert_char_at_column	Insert a character on all lines at the current column.
<left>	column_left	Move the column cursor left.
<right>	column_right	Move the column cursor right.
<up>	column_up	Move the column cursor up.
<down>	column_down	Move the column cursor down.

Navigation (Select)

Key	Action	Description
^B	go_page_up	Jump up a screenfull.
^F	go_page_down	Jump down a screenfull.
:	enter_command	Enter command input mode.
/	enter_search	Enter search mode.
?	enter_search	Enter search mode.
n	search_next	Jump to the next search match.
N	search_prev	Jump to the preceding search match.
j	cursor_down	Move the cursor one line down.
k	cursor_up	Move the cursor up one line.
h	cursor_left	Move the cursor one character to the left.
l	cursor_right	Move the cursor one character to the right.
b	word_left	Move the cursor left to the previous word.
w	word_right	Move the cursor right to the start of the next word.
B	big_word_left	Move the cursor left to the previous WORD.
W	big_word_right	Move the cursor right to the start of the next WORD.
<	shift_horizontally	Shift the current line or screen view horizontally, depending on settings.
>	shift_horizontally	Shift the current line or screen view horizontally, depending on settings.
f	find_character_forward	Find a character forward on the current line and place the cursor on (f) or before (t) it.
F	find_character_backward	Find a character backward on the current line and place the cursor on (F) or after (T) it.
t	find_character_forward	Find a character forward on the current line and place the cursor on (f) or before (t) it.
T	find_character_backward	Find a character backward on the current line and place the cursor on (F) or after (T) it.
G	goto_line	Jump to the requested line.
*	search_under_cursor	Search for the word currently under the cursor.
<space>	go_page_down	Jump down a screenfull.
%	jump_to_matching_bracket	Find and jump to the matching bracket for the character under the cursor.
{	jump_to_previous_blank	Jump to the preceding blank line before the cursor.
}	jump_to_next_blank	Jump to the next blank line after the cursor.
$	cursor_end	Move the cursor to the end of the line, or past the end in insert mode.
<pipe>	cursor_home	Move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
<enter>	next_line_non_whitespace	Jump to the first non-whitespace character in the next next line.
^	first_non_whitespace	Jump to the first non-whitespace character in the current line.
0	cursor_home	Move the cursor to the beginning of the line.

Escape (Select, Insert)

Key	Action	Description
<f1>	toggle_numbers	Toggle the display of line numbers.
<f2>	toggle_indent	Toggle smart indentation.
<f3>	toggle_gutter	Toggle the display of the revision status gutter.
<f4>	toggle_smartcomplete	Toggle smart completion.
<mouse>	handle_mouse	Process mouse actions.
<mouse-sgr>	handle_mouse_sgr	Process SGR-style mouse actions.
<up>	cursor_up	Move the cursor up one line.
<down>	cursor_down	Move the cursor one line down.
<right>	cursor_right	Move the cursor one character to the right.
<ctrl-right>	big_word_right	Move the cursor right to the start of the next WORD.
<shift-right>	word_right	Move the cursor right to the start of the next word.
<alt-right>	expand_split_right	Move the view split divider to the right.
<alt-shift-right>	use_right_buffer	Switch to the right split view.
<left>	cursor_left	Move the cursor one character to the left.
<ctrl-left>	big_word_left	Move the cursor left to the previous WORD.
<shift-left>	word_left	Move the cursor left to the previous word.
<alt-left>	expand_split_left	Move the view split divider to the left.
<alt-shift-left>	use_left_buffer	Switch to the left split view.
<home>	cursor_home	Move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
<end>	cursor_end	Move the cursor to the end of the line, or past the end in insert mode.
<page-up>	go_page_up	Jump up a screenfull.
<page-down>	go_page_down	Jump down a screenfull.
^Z	suspend	Suspend bim and the rest of the job it was run in.

Command

Key	Action	Description
<enter>	command_accept	Accept the command input and run the requested command.
<tab>	command_tab_complete_buffer	Complete command names and arguments in the input buffer.
<up>	command_scroll_history	Scroll through command input history.
<down>	command_scroll_history	Scroll through command input history.

Search

Key	Action	Description
<enter>	search_accept	Accept the search term and return to the previous mode.
<up>	(unbound)	(unbound)
<down>	(unbound)	(unbound)

Input (Command, Search)

Key	Action	Description
<escape>	command_discard	Discard the input buffer and cancel command or search.
^C	command_discard	Discard the input buffer and cancel command or search.
<backspace>	command_backspace	Erase the character before the cursor in the input buffer.
^W	command_word_delete	Delete the previous word from the input buffer.
<mouse>	eat_mouse	(temporary) Read, but ignore mouse input.
<left>	command_cursor_left	Move the cursor one character left in the input buffer.
<ctrl-left>	command_word_left	Move to the start of the previous word in the input buffer.
<right>	command_cursor_right	Move the cursor one character right in the input buffer.
<ctrl-right>	command_word_right	Move to the start of the next word in the input buffer.
<home>	command_cursor_home	Move the cursor to the start of the input buffer.
<end>	command_cursor_end	Move the cursor to the end of the input buffer.