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https://github.com/Nyquase/vi-mode

Oh-my-zsh plugin for vim emulation, but actually usable
https://github.com/Nyquase/vi-mode

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Oh-my-zsh plugin for vim emulation, but actually usable

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/Nyquase/vi-mode
Owner: Nyquase
License: mit
Created: 2019-03-18T18:56:22.000Z (about 5 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-01-04T18:59:09.000Z (5 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-01-25T17:34:10.722Z (4 months ago)
Topics: oh-my-zsh, vim, zsh, zsh-plugins
Language: Shell
Size: 232 KB
Stars: 30
Watchers: 2
Forks: 5
Open Issues: 1
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

Lists

awesome-zsh-plugins - vi-mode (nyquase) - Add extra `vi`-like functionality. (Plugins / ZSH on Windows)
awesome-zsh-plugins - vi-mode (Nyquase) - like functionality. (Plugins / Zinit (née zplugin))
fucking-awesome-zsh-plugins - vi-mode (nyquase) - Add extra `vi`-like functionality. (Plugins / ZSH on Windows)
awesome-zsh-plugins - vi-mode (nyquase) - like functionality. (Plugins / ZSH on Windows)

README

        vi-mode

=======

This plugin increase `vi-like` zsh functionality.

- Line cursor in insert mode

- Block cursor in normal and visual mode

- Mode indicator



  



Use `ESC` or `CTRL-[` to enter `Normal mode`.

History

-------

- `ctrl-p` : Previous command in history

- `ctrl-n` : Next command in history

Mode indicators

---------------

Mode are indicated by the right prompt when not defined by theme.

You can override the default by changing the corresponding variables:

`$INSERT_MODE_INDICATOR`  

`$NORMAL_MODE_INDICATOR`  

`$VISUAL_MODE_INDICATOR`  

> Example:  

> ```zsh

> NORMAL_MODE_INDICATOR="%{$FX[italic]$FG[201]%}NORMAL%{$FX[reset]%}"

> ```  

> Will display NORMAL in italic purple when in vicmd (normal) mode

Vim edition

-----------

- `ctrl-v`   : Edit current command line in Vim

- `v`        : Visual mode (works better with [zsh-vimode-visual](https://github.com/b4b4r07/zsh-vimode-visual))

Movement

--------

- `$`   : To the end of the line

- `^`   : To the first non-blank character of the line

- `0`   : To the first character of the line

- `w`   : [count] words forward

- `W`   : [count] WORDS forward

- `e`   : Forward to the end of word [count] inclusive

- `E`   : Forward to the end of WORD [count] inclusive

- `b`   : [count] words backward

- `B`   : [count] WORDS backward

- `t{char}`   : Till before [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right

- `T{char}`   : Till before [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left

- `f{char}`   : To [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right

- `F{char}`   : To [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left

- `;`   : Repeat latest f, t, F or T [count] times

- `,`   : Repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction

Insertion

---------

- `i`   : Insert text before the cursor

- `I`   : Insert text before the first character in the line

- `a`   : Append text after the cursor

- `A`   : Append text at the end of the line

- `o`   : Insert new command line below the current one

- `O`   : Insert new command line above the current one

Delete and Insert

-----------------

- `ctrl-h`      : While in *Insert mode*: delete character before the cursor

- `ctrl-w`      : While in *Insert mode*: delete word before the cursor

- `d{motion}`   : Delete text that {motion} moves over

- `dd`          : Delete line

- `D`           : Delete characters under the cursor until the end of the line

- `c{motion}`   : Delete {motion} text and start insert

- `cc`          : Delete line and start insert

- `C`           : Delete to the end of the line and start insert

- `r{char}`     : Replace the character under the cursor with {char}

- `R`           : Enter replace mode: Each character replaces existing one

- `x`           : Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor

- `X`           : Delete [count] characters before the cursor

# Installation

### Zplug

1. Add this to your [zplug](https://github.com/zplug/zplug) section

```sh

zplug "nyquase/vi-mode"

zplug "b4b4r07/zsh-vimode-visual", defer:3

```

My recommended zplug plugins

```sh

zplug "nyquase/vi-mode"

zplug "zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions"

zplug "zsh-users/zsh-completions"

zplug "zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting", defer:2

zplug "b4b4r07/zsh-vimode-visual", defer:3

```

### Manual (Git Clone)

1. Clone this repository somewhere on your machine.

  ```sh

  git clone https://github.com/nyquase/vi-mode ~/.zsh/vi-mode

  ```

2. Add the following to your `.zshrc`:

  ```sh

  source ~/.zsh/vi-mode/vi-mode.zsh

  ```

3. Start a new terminal session.

### Oh My Zsh

1. Clone this repository into `ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins` (by default `~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins`)

  ```sh

  # If you want better visual mode

  git clone https://github.com/b4b4r07/zsh-vimode-visual ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-vimode-visual

  git clone https://github.com/nyquase/vi-mode ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/vi-mode

  ```

2. Add the plugin to the list of plugins for Oh My Zsh to load (inside `.zshrc`):

  ```sh

  plugins=(vi-mode zsh-vimode-visual)

  ```

  This will override the default Oh My Zsh vi-mode if you were using it

3. Start a new terminal session.