VSCode VIM Settings

keybindings.jsonc

// Place your key bindings in this file to override the defaults
[
  /// ============================================
  ///             Common Keybindings
  /// ============================================
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+t",
    "command": "-workbench.action.reopenClosedEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+t",
    "command": "workbench.view.extension.test"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+g",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.findPrevious",
    "when": "terminalFindFocused && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFindFocused && terminalProcessSupported || terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+g",
    "command": "-editor.action.previousMatchFindAction",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+g",
    "command": "workbench.view.scm",
    "when": "workbench.scm.active"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+g",
    "command": "-workbench.view.scm",
    "when": "workbench.scm.active"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+g",
    "command": "workbench.view.scm",
    "when": "workbench.scm.active && !gitlens:disabled && config.gitlens.keymap == 'chorded'"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+g",
    "command": "-workbench.view.scm",
    "when": "workbench.scm.active && !gitlens:disabled && config.gitlens.keymap == 'chorded'"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+]",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateForward"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+-",
    "command": "-workbench.action.navigateForward"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+[",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateBack"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+-",
    "command": "-workbench.action.navigateBack"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+p",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleAuxiliaryBar"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+1",
    "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex1",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+2",
    "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex2",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+3",
    "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex3",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+4",
    "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex4",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+5",
    "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex5",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  /// ============================================
  ///             VIM Keybindings
  /// ============================================
  // File Tree
  {
    "key": "cmd+n",
    "command": "explorer.newFile",
    "when": "explorerViewletFocus && filesExplorerFocus",
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+n",
    "command": "explorer.newFolder",
    "when": "explorerViewletFocus && filesExplorerFocus"
  },
  // Terminal Navigation
  {
    "key": "ctrl+u",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+d",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal",
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+n",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.new",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+c",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.kill",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  // Panel Navigation
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // Move between splitted editors
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusLeftGroup",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusRightGroup",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusAboveGroup",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusBelowGroup",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
  },
  // Switch between editors
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousEditor",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !panelFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextEditor",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !panelFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
  },
  // List
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "list.collapse",
    "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "list.expand",
    "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "list.focusUp",
    "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "list.focusDown",
    "when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  // suggest
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "selectNextSuggestion",
    "when": "suggestWidgetVisible"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "selectPrevSuggestion",
    "when": "suggestWidgetVisible"
  },
  // quick open
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenSelectNext",
    "when": "inQuickOpen"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenSelectPrevious",
    "when": "inQuickOpen"
  },
  // breadcrumbs
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "breadcrumbs.focusPrevious",
    "when": "breadcrumbsActive && breadcrumbsVisible"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "breadcrumbs.focusNext",
    "when": "breadcrumbsActive && breadcrumbsVisible"
  },
]

settings.jsonc

{
    // VIM settings
    "vim.easymotion": true,
    "vim.surround": true,
    "vim.sneak": true,
    "vim.incsearch": true,
    "vim.hlsearch": true,
    "vim.useCtrlKeys": true,
    "vim.handleKeys": {
        "<C-a>": false,
        "<C-e>": false,
        "<C-f>": false,
        "<C-b>": false,
        "<C-[>": false,
        "<C-]>": false,
    },
    "vim.useSystemClipboard": true,
    "vim.cursorStylePerMode.visual": "underline-thin",
    "vim.cursorStylePerMode.visualblock": "underline",
    "vim.leader": "<space>",
    "vim.insertModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
        {
            "before": [
                "j",
                "k"
            ],
            "after": [
                "<esc>"
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "j",
                "j"
            ],
            "after": [
                "<esc>"
            ]
        },
    ],
    "vim.normalModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "v"
            ],
            "commands": [
                "workbench.action.splitEditor"
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "s"
            ],
            "commands": [
                "workbench.action.splitEditorDown"
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "j"
            ],
            "after": [
                "5",
                "j"
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "k"
            ],
            "after": [
                "5",
                "k"
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "c"
            ],
            "commands": [
                "editor.action.commentLine",
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "m"
            ],
            "commands": [
                "bookmarks.toggle"
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "b"
            ],
            "commands": [
                "bookmarks.list"
            ]
        },
        {
            "before": [
                "<C-n>"
            ],
            "commands": [
                ":nohl"
            ]
        },
    ],
    "vim.visualModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
        {
            "before": [
                "<leader>",
                "c"
            ],
            "commands": [
                "editor.action.commentLine",
                "extension.vim_escape"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "vim.operatorPendingModeKeyBindings": [],
    //- improve performance"
    "extensions.experimental.affinity": {
        "vscodevim.vim": 1
    },
}