dotfiles/zsh/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/vi-mode/README.md

vi-mode

This plugin increase vi-like zsh functionality.

Use ESC or CTRL-[ to enter Normal mode.

History

• ctrl-p : Previous command in history
• ctrl-n : Next command in history
• / : Search backward in history
• n : Repeat the last /

Mode indicators

Normal mode is indicated with red <<< mark at the right prompt, when it wasn't defined by theme.

Vim edition

• v : Edit current command line in Vim

Movement

• $ : To the end of the line
• ^ : To the first non-blank character of the line
• 0 : To the first character of the line
• w : [count] words forward
• W : [count] WORDS forward
• e : Forward to the end of word [count] inclusive
• E : Forward to the end of WORD [count] inclusive
• b : [count] words backward
• B : [count] WORDS backward
• t{char} : Till before [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right
• T{char} : Till before [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left
• f{char} : To [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right
• F{char} : To [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left
• ; : Repeat latest f, t, F or T [count] times
• , : Repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction

Insertion

• i : Insert text before the cursor
• I : Insert text before the first character in the line
• a : Append text after the cursor
• A : Append text at the end of the line
• o : Insert new command line below the current one
• O : Insert new command line above the current one

Delete and Insert

• ctrl-h : While in Insert mode: delete character before the cursor
• ctrl-w : While in Insert mode: delete word before the cursor
• d{motion} : Delete text that {motion} moves over
• dd : Delete line
• D : Delete characters under the cursor until the end of the line
• c{motion} : Delete {motion} text and start insert
• cc : Delete line and start insert
• C : Delete to the end of the line and start insert
• r{char} : Replace the character under the cursor with {char}
• R : Enter replace mode: Each character replaces existing one
• x : Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor
• X : Delete [count] characters before the cursor