---
title: Spacemacs
layout: 2017/sheet
category: Vim
updated: 2018-02-12
intro: |
  [Spacemacs](http://spacemacs.org) is a distribution for Emacs.
---

Shortcuts
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### Layers

| Shortcut  | Description       |
| ---       | ---               |
| `SPC` `f` | File              |
| `SPC` `p` | Project           |
| `SPC` `t` | Toggle            |
| `SPC` `b` | Buffer            |
| ---       | ---               |
| `SPC` `m` | Major mode        |
| `,`       | Same as `SPC` `m` |
| ---       | ---               |
| `SPC` `g` | Git               |
| `SPC` `h` | Help              |
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### Help (`h`)

| Prefix    | Shortcut | Description    |
| ---       | ---      | ---            |
| `SPC` `h` | `SPC`    | Spacemacs help |
| ---       | ---      | ---            |
|           | `l`      | Layers         |
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### File (`f`)

| Prefix    | Shortcut | Description |
| ---       | ---      | ---         |
| `SPC` `f` | `s`      | Save        |
|           | `c`      | Copy        |
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### Buffer (`b`)

| Prefix    | Shortcut | Description                |
| ---       | ---      | ---                        |
| `SPC` `b` | `n`      | Next buffer (`:bnext`)     |
|           | `p`      | Previous buffer (`:bprev`) |
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### Config (`fe`)

| Prefix        | Shortcut | Description              |
| ---           | ---      | ---                      |
| `SPC` `f` `e` | `d`      | Edit config              |
|               | `D`      | Edit config and template |
| ---           | ---      | ---                      |
|               | `R`      | Reload config            |
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### Window (`w`)

| Prefix    | Shortcut  | Description         |
| ---       | ---       | ---                 |
| `SPC` `w` | `.`       | Help                |
| ---       | ---       |                     |
|           | `h/j/k/l` | Select              |
|           | `H/J/K/L` | Move                |
| ---       | ---       | ---                 |
|           | `s`       | Split               |
|           | `S`       | Split & follow      |
| ---       | ---       | ---                 |
|           | `v`       | Split vert          |
|           | `V`       | Split vert & follow |
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### Project (`p`)

| Prefix    | Shortcut | Description  |
| ---       | ---      | ---          |
| `SPC` `p` | `p`      | Open project |
| --        | ---      | ---          |
|           | `h`      | Open files   |
|           | `f`      | Open files   |
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## Major modes

### Markdown

| Shortcut    | Description            |
| ---         | ---                    |
| `,` `-`     | Insert horizontal rule |
| `,` `h` `1` | Insert H1              |
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