If you constantly switch between vscode and neovim (I am using lazyvim for my neovim config), then you might feel uncomfortable with different keybinds being used in different editor and your muscle memory will try to use vscode as a neovim but it do not work.
Here are the common keybinds that I use in neovim and I am remapping vscode to use the same.
Prerequisite
Install https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim plugin in your vscode, because all of the configs we are doing today depends on this plugin.
Setup steps
Lets open the user keybinds.json file in the vscode. For me it is located in ~/.config/Code/User/keybinds.json.
# keybinds.json
[
{
"key": "ctrl-h",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateLeft",
},
{
"key": "ctrl-l",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateRight",
},
{
"key": "ctrl-j",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateDown",
},
{
"key": "ctrl-k",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateUp",
},
{
"key": "space e",
"command": "workbench.action.toggleSidebarVisibility",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "shift-l",
"command": "workbench.action.nextEditorInGroup",
"when": "(vim.mode == 'Normal' || vim.mode == 'Visual') && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "shift-h",
"command": "workbench.action.previousEditorInGroup",
"when": "(vim.mode == 'Normal' || vim.mode == 'Visual') && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "space f f",
"command": "workbench.action.quickOpen",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "space ,",
"command": "workbench.action.showAllEditors",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "shift-j",
"command": "editor.action.moveLinesDownAction",
"when": "vim.mode != 'Insert' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift-k",
"command": "editor.action.moveLinesUpAction",
"when": "vim.mode != 'Insert' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift-k",
"command": "editor.action.showHover",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "space c a",
"command": "editor.action.codeAction",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "space c r",
"command": "editor.action.rename",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "space c s",
"command": "workbench.action.gotoSymbol",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "space b d",
"command": "workbench.action.closeActiveEditor",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "space g d",
"command": "editor.action.revealDefinition",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "space g r",
"command": "editor.action.goToReferences",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "space s g",
"command": "workbench.action.findInFiles",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "space g g",
"command": "workbench.view.scm",
"when": "vim.mode == 'Normal' && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "ctrl-n",
"command": "editor.action.addSelectionToNextFindMatch",
"when": "(vim.mode == 'Normal' || vim.mode == 'Visual') && (editorTextFocus || !inputFocus)"
},
{
"key": "r",
"command": "renameFile",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "y",
"command": "filesExplorer.copy",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "c",
"command": "filesExplorer.copy",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "x",
"command": "filesExplorer.cut",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "p",
"command": "filesExplorer.paste",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "d",
"command": "deleteFile",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "a",
"command": "explorer.newFile",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift-a",
"command": "explorer.newFolder",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "s",
"command": "explorer.openToSide",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift+s",
"command": "runCommands",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus",
"args": {
"commands": [
"workbench.action.splitEditorDown",
"explorer.openAndPassFocus",
"workbench.action.closeOtherEditors"
]
}
},
{
"key": "enter",
"command": "explorer.openAndPassFocus",
"when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus",
},
]
Keybinds Summary
ctrl+h: It will move your cursor to the Left editor pane from horizontal split.
ctrl+l: It will move your cursor to the Right editor pane from horizontal split
ctrl+j: It will move your cursor to the Down editor pane from vertical split
ctrl+k: It will move your cursor to the Up editor pane from vertical split
space+e: Open/Close sidebar
shift+l: Open next tab in the editor group (You can also remap this to tab)
shift+h: Open previous tab in the editor group (You can also remap this to shift+tab)
space f f: Show list of files in current project
space ,: show list of files that are open in the buffer
shift+j: If you have visual selection line(s), move those selected lines one step down
shift+k: If you have visual selection line(s), move those selected lines one step up
shift+k: In normal mode show hover documentation
space c a: code action
space c r: code reference
space c s: go to symbol
space b d: close active buffer/editor
space g d: go to definition
space g r: go to references
space s g: find in files (search ripgrep in neovim)
space g g: Git
ctrl+n: multi selection
File explorer mappings:
r: rename file/folder
y / c: yank/copy file/folder
p: paste file/folder
x: Cut file/folder
d: Delete file/folder
a: add new file
shift+a: Add new folder
s: Open current file to horizontal split
shift+s: Open current file to vertical split
enter: Open selected file (In Mac OS, enter key opens rename action).
Hope you find this useful.
