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Open with Vi/Vim/Nano

Open with Vi/Vim/Nano

Babak K. Shandiz

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1,247 installs
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Open files with Vi/Vim/Nano, in the editor area
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Open with Vi/Vim/Nano

Thanks to the Terminals in the editor area feature, now you can effectively use Vi/Vim/Nano (or any other editor) as a code editor inside VS Code editor area. This extension makes that easier by letting you to select "Open with Vi/Vim/Nano..." command on the file explorer context menu.

Open with Vi/Vim/Nano

Defining keyboard shortcuts

You can assign a keyboard shortcut to open files in Vi/Vim/Nano. To do this add this line to VS Code's keybindings.json file:

{
    {
        "key": "o",
        "command": "vscode-open-with-vim.openWithVim",
        "when": "explorerViewletFocus && foldersViewVisible && !inputFocus"
    }
}

ℹ️ Please share your feedbacks/thoughts by opening an issue on the extension's Github repository. 🍏

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