Open in Vim
Open current file in vim. To activate this extension, open the Command
Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P on linux or ⇧⌘P on mac) and search for "Open in Vim".
Alternatively, you can assign a keyboard shortcut of your choosing.
Support for Windows is currently experimental.
Contribute on GitHub.
Extension Settings
open-in-vim.openMethod: specifies how vim should be launched. Allowed
values are tabulated below.
| Value |
Description |
gvim |
Open vim in gVim. |
kitty |
Open vim in Kitty. |
integrated-terminal |
(DEFAULT) Open vim in VSCode's integrated terminal. |
linux.gnome-terminal |
Open vim in gnome-terminal (full-screen). |
linux.tilix |
Open vim in Tilix. |
macos.iterm |
Open vim in iTerm2. |
macos.macvim |
Open vim in MacVim. |
open-in-vim.useNeovim: whether to launch vim or neovim (ignored when
openMethod is set to gvim/macvim).
open-in-vim.restoreCursorAfterVim: (EXPERIMENTAL) syncs cursor
position from vim to vscode when you close vim. Assumes that the code
executable is in the $PATH.
Other settings for specific openMethods are tabulated below.
| Setting |
Description |
Default |
open-in-vim.linux.gnome-terminal.args |
Space-separated arguments that get passed to gnome-terminal. |
--hide-menubar --full-screen |
open-in-vim.linux.tilix.args |
Space-separated arguments that get passed to tilix. |
--full-screen |
open-in-vim.integrated-terminal.pathToShell |
Path to unix shell which will host the vim process. |
/bin/bash or C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe |
open-in-vim.macos.iterm.profile |
Name of iTerm profile to use (default profile is a special case to use iTerm's default). |
default profile |
Development
To enable the pre-commit hook that checks formatting on staged files, run
once after cloning:
git config core.hooksPath .githooks
To do
- [ ] Support macOS' native Terminal app
Inverse Plugin
If you'd like the inverse of this plugin (Open in VSCode from Vim), you can
just add the following vimrc line:
:command! OpenInVSCode exe "silent !code --goto '" . expand("%") . ":" . line(".") . ":" . col(".") . "'" | redraw!
(On Mac, you'll also need to open vscode and run the command Install 'code' command in PATH)
If you additionally want to preserve the working directory, you can add getcwd() like so:
:command! OpenCwdInVSCode exe "silent !code '" . getcwd() . "' --goto '" . expand("%") . ":" . line(".") . ":" . col(".") . "'" | redraw!
