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Vim Emulation

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ItemDescription
ShortcutLists keyboard shortcuts used in IntelliJ IDEA.
IDE ActionLists actions performed by IntelliJ IDEA on pressing the corresponding keyboard shortcuts.
Handler

Defines how the shortcut will be handled: as an IDE action or by Vim emulation.

  • Undefined: show a popup notification that suggests to either redefine the IDE shortcut or configure the handler in Vim emulation settings.

    Shortcut notification
  • IDE: perform the IDE action associated with this shortcut.

  • Vim: handle it as a Vim shortcut.

For more information, see Configure shortcuts.

Last modified: 23 June 2020