IntelliJ IDEA 2017.3 Help

Vim Emulation

This feature is only supported in the Ultimate edition.

The following is only valid when IdeaVim Plugin is installed and enabled!

File | Settings | Vim Emulation for Windows and Linux
IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences | Vim Emulation for macOS
Ctrl+Alt+S settings


ItemDescription
ShortcutIn this column, the keyboard shortcuts used in IntelliJ IDEA are listed.
IDE ActionThis column lists the action performed by IntelliJ IDEA on pressing this keyboard shortcut.
HandlerThis column by default shows the Undefined value, which means that it's unclear what action will be used for this keyboard shortcut. In this case, the following banner shows up:
vim banner

If this column shows IDE value, then the IntelliJ IDEA action will be used for this keyboard shortcut.

If this column shows Vim value, then the Vim action will be used for this keyboard shortcut.

See Using IntelliJ IDEA as the Vim Editor for details.

Last modified: 6 March 2018

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