The VIM Emulator is a simple extension for Visual Studio Code that brings VIM-like functionalities to your code editor. If you're a fan of VIM and want to leverage its powerful keyboard shortcuts and commands within VS Code, this extension is for you.
Features
VIM Command Input: Access VIM commands through a dedicated input box.
To Open command-line press esc
Supported Commands:
- esc - enter command input mode
- :w - Save file
- :wq - Save file and quit
- :qa - Close all files
- :%y - Yank (copy) all lines
- h - Move cursor left
- j - Move cursor down
- k - Move cursor up
- H - Move cursor to the top of the screen
- M - Move cursor to middle of the screen
- L - Move cursor to the bottom of the screen
- w - Jump to word start
- W - Jump to word start (consider punctuation)
- e - Jump to the end of the word
- E - jump to the end of the word (consider punctuation)
- dd - Delete current line
- vaw - Select word visually
- u - undo
Open Command Palette: Quickly open the VS Code command palette with a VIM-style command.
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code.
Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
Search for "VIM Emulator".
Click "Install" to install the extension.
Reload VS Code to activate the extension.
OR
Download vim-emulator-0.0.1.vsix file from github and install extension from VSIX file in VS Code.
Usage
Open the command palette: Press Escape in the editor or use the dedicated command
