Navigate split panes from normal mode.

Section: Windows and splits

Move between windows

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<C-w>h  <C-w>j  <C-w>k  <C-w>l
Explanation

This is the core split-navigation pattern in Vim and Neovim.

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Related commands

Same sheet · prioritizing Windows and splits
Horizontal split
Split the current window horizontally.
OpenIn sheetvimsame section
Vertical split
Split the current window vertically.
OpenIn sheetvimsame section
Close or maximize a window
Close a split or keep only the current one.
OpenIn sheetvimsame section
Move between buffers
Cycle through loaded buffers.
OpenIn sheetvim2 tag match
Switch tabs
Move forward or backward between tab pages.
OpenIn sheetvim2 tag match
Open a file
Edit a file in the current window.
OpenIn sheetvim1 tag match