Commands List

[aioutecism]

Selected from quickref of neovim.

N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command.

Left-right motions

Status	Keys	Description
Done	N h	left (also: <BS>, or <Left> key)
Done	N l	right (also: <Space> or <Right> key)
Done	0	to first character in the line (also: <Home> key)
Done	^	to first non-blank character in the line
Partial	N $	to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower) (also: <End> key)
Done	g0	to first character in screen line (differs from "0" when lines wrap)
Done	g^	to first non-blank character in screen line (differs from "^" when lines wrap)
Partial	N g$	to last character in screen line (differs from "$" when lines wrap)
Done	gm	to middle of the screen line
	N
Done	N f{char}	to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
Done	N F{char}	to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
Done	N t{char}	till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
Done	N T{char}	till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
Done	N ;	repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
Done	N ,	repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in opposite direction

Up-down motions

Status	Keys	Description
Done	N k	up N lines (also: <Up>)
Done	N j	down N lines (also: <Down>)
Done	N -	up N lines, on the first non-blank character
Done (except alternatives)	N +	down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also: <CR>)
Done	N _	down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
Done	N G	goto line N (default: last line), on the first non-blank character
Done	N gg	goto line N (default: first line), on the first non-blank character
Done	N %	goto line N percentage down in the file; N must be given, otherwise it is the
Done	N gk	up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
Done	N gj	down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)

Text object motions

Status	Keys	Description
Done	N w	N words forward
Done	N W	N blank-separated
Done	N e	forward to the end of the Nth word
Done	N E	forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated
Done	N b	N words backward
Done	N B	N blank-separated
	N ge	backward to the end of the Nth word
	N gE	backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated
	N )	N sentences forward
	N (	N sentences backward
Done	N }	N paragraphs forward
Done	N {	N paragraphs backward
	N ]]	N sections forward, at start of section
	N [[	N sections backward, at start of section
	N ][	N sections forward, at end of section
	N []	N sections backward, at end of section
	N [(	N times back to unclosed '('
	N [{	N times back to unclosed '{'
	N [m	N times back to start of method (for Java)
	N [M	N times back to end of method (for Java)
	N ])	N times forward to unclosed ')'
	N ]}	N times forward to unclosed '}'
	N ]m	N times forward to start of method (for Java)
	N ]M	N times forward to end of method (for Java)
	N [#	N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
	N ]#	N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
	N [*	N times back to start of comment "/*"
	N ]*	N times forward to end of comment "*/"

Pattern searches

Status	Keys	Description
Partial	N n	repeat last search
Partial	N N	repeat last search, in opposite direction
Partial	N *	search forward for the identifier under the cursor
Partial	N #	search backward for the identifier under the cursor
	N g*	like "*", but also find partial matches
	N g#	like "#", but also find partial matches
Partial	gd	goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
Partial	gD	goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor
Done	/	focus find widget

Marks and motions

Status	Keys	Description
	m{a-zA-Z}	mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
	`{a-z}	go to mark {a-z} within current file
	`{A-Z}	go to mark {A-Z} in any file
	`{0-9}	go to the position where Vim was previously exited
	``	go to the position before the last jump
	`"	go to the position when last editing this file
	`[	go to the start of the previously operated or put text
	`]	go to the end of the previously operated or put text
	`<	go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
	`>	go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
	`.	go to the position of the last change in this file
	'{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.}	same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
	N CTRL-O	go to Nth older position in jump list
	N CTRL-I	go to Nth newer position in jump list

Various motions

Status	Keys	Description
Partial (Only ([{ now)	%	find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/ "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
	N H	go to the Nth line in the window, on the first non-blank
	M	go to the middle line in the window, on the first non-blank
	N L	go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first non-blank

Scrolling

Status	Keys	Description
	N CTRL-E	window N lines downwards (default: 1)
	N CTRL-D	window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
Partial	N CTRL-F	window N pages Forwards (downwards)
	N CTRL-Y	window N lines upwards (default: 1)
	N CTRL-U	window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
Partial	N CTRL-B	window N pages Backwards (upwards)
Partial	z<CR> or zt	redraw, current line at top of window
Done	z. or zz	redraw, current line at center of window
	z- or zb	redraw, current line at bottom of window
		These only work when 'wrap' is off:
	N zh	scroll screen N characters to the right
	N zl	scroll screen N characters to the left
	N zH	scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
	N zL	scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left

Inserting text

Status	Keys	Description
Partial	N a	append text after the cursor (N times)
Partial	N A	append text at the end of the line (N times)
Partial	N i	insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>)
Partial	N I	insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
	N gI	insert text in column 1 (N times)
Partial	N o	open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
Partial	N O	open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
		in Visual mode:
Done	I	insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
Done	A	append the same text after all the selected lines

Insert mode keys

Status	Keys	Description
		leaving Insert mode:
Done	<Esc>	end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
Done	CTRL-C	like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation
		moving around:
Done	cursor keys	move cursor left/right/up/down
	shift-left/right	one word left/right
	shift-up/down	one screenful backward/forward
Done	<End>	cursor after last character in the line
Done	<Home>	cursor to first character in the line

Special keys in Insert mode

Status	Keys	Description
	CTRL-V {char}..	insert character literally, or enter decimal byte value
Done	<CR>	begin new line
	CTRL-E	insert the character from below the cursor
	CTRL-Y	insert the character from above the cursor
	CTRL-A	insert previously inserted text
	CTRL-@	insert previously inserted text and stop Insert mode
	CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="}	insert the contents of a register
	CTRL-N	insert next match of identifier before the cursor
	CTRL-P	insert previous match of identifier before the cursor
	CTRL-X ...	complete the word before the cursor in various ways
Done	<BS>	delete the character before the cursor
Done	<Del>	delete the character under the cursor
Done	CTRL-W	delete word before the cursor
Done	CTRL-U	delete all entered characters in the current line
	CTRL-T	insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of the current line
	CTRL-D	delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of the current line
	0 CTRL-D	delete all indent in the current line
	^ CTRL-D	delete all indent in the current line, restore indent in next line

Deleting text

Status	Keys	Description
Done	N x	delete N characters under and after the cursor
Partial	N <Del>	delete N characters under and after the cursor
Done	N X	delete N characters before the cursor
Done	N d{motion}	delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
Done	{visual}d	delete the highlighted text
Done	N dd	delete N lines
Partial	N D	delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
Partial	N J	join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s)
Done	{visual}J	join the highlighted lines
	N gJ	like "J", but without inserting spaces
	{visual}gJ	like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces

Copying and moving text

Status	Keys	Description
	"{char}	use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
Partial	N y{motion}	yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
Done	{visual}y	yank the highlighted text into a register
Done	N yy	yank N lines into a register
Partial	N Y	yank N lines into a register
Done	N p	put a register after the cursor position (N times)
Done	N P	put a register before the cursor position (N times)
	N ]p	like p, but adjust indent to current line
	N [p	like P, but adjust indent to current line
	N gp	like p, but leave cursor after the new text
	N gP	like P, but leave cursor after the new text

Changing text

Status	Keys	Description
Done	N r{char}	replace N characters with {char}
	N gr{char}	replace N characters without affecting layout
Partial	N R	enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
	N gR	enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but without affecting layout
Done	{visual}r{char}	in Visual mode: Replace each char of the selected text with {char}
Done	{visual}p	in Visual mode: Replace selected text with register (also: {visual}P)
		(change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
Partial	N c{motion}	change the text that is moved over with {motion}
Done	{visual}c	change the highlighted text
Partial	N cc	change N lines
Partial	N S	change N lines
Partial	N C	change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
Partial	N s	change N characters
Done	{visual}c	in Visual mode: Change each of the selected text with the entered text
Done	{visual}C	in Visual mode: Change each of the selected text until end-of-line with the entered text
Done	N ~	switch case for N characters and advance cursor
Done	{visual}~	switch case for highlighted text
Done	{visual}u	make highlighted text lowercase
Done	{visual}U	make highlighted text uppercase
	g~{motion}	switch case for the text that is moved over with {motion}
	gu{motion}	make the text that is moved over with {motion} lowercase
	gU{motion}	make the text that is moved over with {motion} uppercase
	{visual}g?	perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
	g?{motion}	perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over with {motion}
	N CTRL-A	add N to the number at or after the cursor
	N CTRL-X	subtract N from the number at or after the cursor
	N <{motion}	move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one shiftwidth left
Partial	N <<	move N lines one shiftwidth left
	N >{motion}	move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one shiftwidth right
Partial	N >>	move N lines one shiftwidth right
	N gq{motion}	format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to 'textwidth' length
Partial	N ==	filter lines through the VSCode's format process
Done	={motion}	filter the text that is moved over with {motion} through the VSCode's format process
Done	{visual}=	filter the highlighted lines through the VSCode's format process

Visual mode

Status	Keys	Description
Done	v	start highlighting characters } move cursor and use
Done	V	start highlighting linewise } operator to affect
	o	exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
	gv	start highlighting on previous visual area
Done	v	highlight characters or stop highlighting
Done	V	highlight linewise or stop highlighting

Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)

Status	Keys	Description
Partial	N aw	Select "a word"
Partial	N iw	Select "inner word"
Partial	N aW	Select "a
Partial	N iW	Select "inner
	N as	Select "a sentence"
	N is	Select "inner sentence"
	N ap	Select "a paragraph"
	N ip	Select "inner paragraph"
Partial	N ab	Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
Partial	N ib	Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
Partial	N aB	Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
Partial	N iB	Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
Partial	N a>	Select "a <> block"
Partial	N i>	Select "inner <> block"
Partial	N at	Select "a tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
Partial	N it	Select "inner tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
Partial	N a'	Select "a single quoted string"
Partial	N i'	Select "inner single quoted string"
Partial	N a"	Select "a double quoted string"
Partial	N i"	Select "inner double quoted string"
Partial	N a`	Select "a backward quoted string"
Partial	N i`	Select "inner backward quoted string"

Repeating commands

Status	Keys	Description
Partial	N .	repeat last change (with count replaced with N)

Undo/Redo commands

Status	Keys	Description
Partial	N u	undo last N changes
Partial	N CTRL-R	redo last N undone changes
	U	restore last changed line

Folding commands

Status	Keys	Description
Done	zo	open one fold under the cursor
Done	zc	close one fold under the cursor
Done	zR	open all folds
Done	zM	close all folds

Various commands

Status	Keys	Description
	CTRL-G	show current file name (with path) and cursor position
	ga	show ascii value of character under cursor in decimal, hex, and octal
	g8	for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for character under cursor in hex
	g CTRL-G	show cursor column, line, and character position
	<Del>	while entering a count: delete last character

Multi-window commands

Status	Keys	Description
	CTRL-W s	split window into two parts
	CTRL-W ]	split window and jump to tag under cursor
	CTRL-W f	split window and edit file name under the cursor
	CTRL-W ^	split window and edit alternate file
	CTRL-W n	create new empty window
	CTRL-W q	quit editing and close window
	CTRL-W c	make buffer hidden and close window
	CTRL-W o	make current window only one on the screen
	CTRL-W p	move cursor to previous active window
	CTRL-W x	exchange current window with next one

[Beatusvir]

Ngg says partial but I doesn't do anything for me, after first g, command window clears and I end up with a single g in command (reads: g and...)

[aioutecism]

@Beatusvir

Only gg is supported now. It will move the cursor to the start of file(which is not quite correct, but people often use it this way).

BTW, can you open a issue next time? It's better to track.

[Beatusvir]

I apologize, I saw the command mentioned here so I figured it could be something from on my setup, will do next time! Good job by the way! ;)

[aioutecism]

@Beatusvir :smile:

[techniq]

Very nice work @aioutecism. I'm attempting to move from Atom to VSCode and need my vim bindings :). I too tried the other extensions out there and yours is clearly the best out there. A good bit of my daily muscle memory actions are already present. I do use text objets quite a bit though (ci" and cit mostly when doing web work). Are visual objects on your roadmap?

[aioutecism]

@techniq Glad you like it. Commands listed in this issue are all on the roadmap, including text objects of course! However, I have to solve some more common "bugs"(TODOs in codes) before getting to new functions. Contributions are welcomed too!

[techniq]

Awesome. If i get some time, I'll try to dig in and take a look.

[ramirezd42]

Great work. Really needing Ctrl+C at the moment, might give it a stab. I'd also like to see Ctrl+[ implemented as well (should be the same as Ctrl+C/Esc http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Avoid_the_escape_key).

[aioutecism]

@ramirezd42

Ctrl+c and Ctrl+[ are conflict with copy and outdent on Windows. I'm considering implement keybinding feature to enable customization. #9

[xerik25]

Well done, so much better than the other VIM options out there for VSCode. Thanks!

[rafaelrinaldi]

Just wanted to say thank you for this. I had to use VS Code on my current project and without this plugin it would be a nightmare!

[davnustratbac]

Hi, Really like the plugin, and VS Code too, spent a long time wishing Vim was an IDE and even longer trying to get it to act like one, All I really wanted was faithful Vim keybinding in a modern editor / IDE Still very new to VS Code so forgive me if this is a stupid question regarding the Vim plug, are commands like ' :w ' available or should I be getting used to VS Codes defaults to save files ? Regards D

[aioutecism]

@davnustratbac Thank you! In my opinion, Vim's : leading commands are a step backward comparing to Command Palette. You can get almost everything done by typing your thoughts into Command Palette, which I think is much simpler than Vim (and as fast as Vim if you get used to it). Besides, commonly used commands such as Save can be done by Cmd+s. It's fewer keys to press and less movement of fingers. And if you don't like the default keybindings, just overwrite them in your settings.

[rbemis]

Hmm. Marking doesn't seem to work, e.g. 'ma' (mark a) puts me in append mode. Please advise.

[aioutecism]

@rbemis Sorry, "marks" is not supported yet. Please wait for the update.

[priort]

Hi there, thanks for this great plugin. I find it much snappier and more bug free then another vim vscode plugin that I was using. There are some commands that I use a lot that are missing for me: Yank, Delete and Paste to and from registers "[register] Marks as mentioned above Recording and replaying keystrokes Qx - record to x @x - play from x or [N]@x - replay from x N times. Are these features on the road map in the near future? Thanks again, I'm happy to keep using the plugin in the meantime.

[aioutecism]

@priort Thanks for your support!

The features are on the road map. But since this is a side project, I can’t say if they will be available in the near future.

Please be patient or submit PRs if you like!

[priort]

Great, thanks a million.

[kroppt]

I noticed you did not add visual block mode, CTRL-V while in normal mode. Is this intentional?

[aioutecism]

@kroppt It's not intentional. I haven't got time to refactor the codebases to support Visual Block mode. Please wait for future updates.

[pertrai1]

@aioutecism any ideas as to why no ctrl commands are working on macOS? I have a macbook pro and just switched from vim plugin. Not able to get these working is causing me some problems. Let me know if there is any information I can add and/or should I open a new issue?

[aioutecism]

Hi @pertrai1,

Do you have the amVim.bindCtrlCommands set to false in your setting file?

You can refer the settings here: https://github.com/aioutecism/amVim-for-VSCode#amvimbindctrlcommands

[pertrai1]

@aioutecism I have not changed it so I figuring it should be set to true

[aioutecism]

@pertrai1 Cloud you tell me which ctrl commands are not working? They may be not supported now. If that's the case, cloud you open issues so we can track with the implementation of them in the future?

Currtently these ctrl commands are supported:

• ctrl+c
• ctrl+r
• ctrl+u
• ctrl+w
• ctrl+f
• ctrl+b
• ctrl+[

[pertrai1]

@aioutecism perfect, I will open the issue