Use vim to open a file in iTerm2 from IntelliJ IDEA

open_vim_file_in_iterm.sh

#!/bin/sh

vim="vim $1 $2 $3"
osascript -e "
tell application \"iTerm\"
    set myterm to (create window with default profile)
    tell myterm
        activate current session
        launch session \"Default Session\"
        tell the current session
            write text \"$vim\"
       end tell
   end tell
end tell
"

Basic Usage

./open_vim_file_in_iterm.sh <FILE> '+call cursor(<LINE>, <COLUMN>)'

Use it with IntelliJ IDEA

You can set it as an external tool of IntelliJ IDEA to open the current file in VIM:

Program: /Users/<user>/Projects/gist/launch_vim.sh
Arguments: $FilePath$ '+call cursor($LineNumber$,$ColumnNumber$)'
Working directory: $ProjectFileDir$

Versions

Date: Apr 5, 2018
iTerm2: 3.1.5
IntelliJ IDEA: 2018.1

References

https://stackoverflow.com/a/3313469
https://stackoverflow.com/a/8964037/2195426