vi-mode

Basic vi key bindings emulation for fish.

Install

Add vi-mode to your list of fish plugins in your config.fish.

Example:

set fish_plugins autojump vi-mode

Configuration

Default mode

The default vi mode can be set by defining the variable vi_mode_default in your config.fish. If used, this variable must be set before loading oh-my-fish. Its default value is vi_mode_insert.

To set normal mode as default:

set vi_mode_default vi_mode_normal

Mode indicator

The mode indicator is stored in the variable vi_mode.

See the oh-my-fish theme simplevi for an example of integration of the indicator into the prompt.

User key bindings

User additional key bindings can be defined with the function vi_mode_user_key_bindings. If used, this function must be defined before loading oh-my-fish.

Example:

function vi_mode_user_key_bindings
    bind \el  suppress-autosuggestion
end

Not implemented

• bind 2 vi-arg-digit
• bind y yank-direction
• bind g magic :-P
• bind ^a increment next number
• bind ^x decrement next number
• bind /?nN search (jk kind of does this)
• registers (maybe try to make sensible integration into X, like an explicit yank with y goes to an X selection, while an implicit delete with x etc. doesn't. "* and "+ should natually go to the appropriate X selection if possible)
• etc.

Author

This mode has been created by Ian Munsie, the original file can be found here. It has been adapted for oh-my-fish by Sylvain Benner.