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Quick References

Doom Emacs Cheetsheet

1. Navigation & Movement (Normal Mode)

| Binding | Action | | --- | --- | | h / j / k / l | Move left / down / up / right | | w / b | Jump forward / backward by word | | e / ge | Jump to end / previous end of word | | 0 / ^ / $ | Move to line start / first non-blank char / line end | | gg / G | Jump to beginning / end of buffer | | Ctrl+u / Ctrl+d | Page up / page down | | % | Jump between matching brackets (), [], {} | | f{char} / F{char} | Move forward / backward to {char} on current line | | ; / , | Repeat last f or F search forward / backward |

2. Editing & Operators

| Binding | Action | | --- | --- | | i / a | Insert before cursor / append after cursor | | I / A | Insert at start of line / append at end of line | | o / O | Open new line below / above | | x / X | Delete character under / before cursor | | dd / D | Delete entire line / delete to end of line | | dw / diw | Delete word / delete inside word | | cc / C | Change line / change to end of line | | ciw / ci" | Change inside word / change inside double quotes | | yy / y$ | Yank (copy) line / yank to end of line | | p / P | Paste after cursor / paste before cursor | | u / Ctrl+r | Undo / redo | | . | Repeat last change | | ~ | Toggle character case |

3. Visual Mode & Text Objects

| Binding | Action | | --- | --- | | v / V / Ctrl+v | Character / Line / Block visual selection mode | | > / < | Indent selection right / left | | ~ | Toggle case of selected text | | iw / aw | Inner word / A word (includes surrounding space) | | i" / a" | Inside double quotes / Around double quotes | | i) / a) | Inside parentheses / Around parentheses | | i] / a] | Inside brackets / Around brackets | | ip / ap | Inside paragraph / Around paragraph |

4. Doom Leader Navigation (SPC)

Files & Projects (SPC f / SPC p)

  • SPC f f – Find file (navigate file tree)
  • SPC f s – Save buffer
  • SPC f r – Open recent files
  • SPC f P – Open private Doom configuration directory (config.el, init.el, etc.)
  • SPC p f – Find file across current project

Buffers & Windows (SPC b / SPC w)

  • SPC b b – Switch active buffer
  • SPC b k – Kill (close) active buffer
  • SPC w s / SPC w v – Split window horizontally / vertically
  • SPC w c – Close current split window
  • SPC w h/j/k/l – Move focus to left / bottom / top / right split
  • SPC w = – Balance all window split sizes equal

Toggles & Utilities (SPC t / SPC h)

  • SPC t z – Toggle Zen Mode (centered distraction-free reading column)
  • SPC t m – Toggle Mixed Pitch mode (proportional reading font)
  • SPC t t – Toggle file tree sidebar
  • SPC h r r – Reload Doom configuration without restarting
  • SPC h t – Load / switch color theme with live preview
  • SPC : or M-x – Run any Emacs command prompt

5. Markdown Local Leader (SPC m)

  • SPC m m – Toggle hiding raw Markdown markup (#, **, [[wikilinks]])
  • SPC m i – Toggle inline image display
  • SPC m l – Follow link under cursor
  • SPC m t – Insert Markdown table