fish_vi_key_bindings - set vi key bindings for fish

Synopsis

fish_vi_key_bindings
fish_vi_key_bindings [--no-erase] [INIT_MODE]

Description

fish_vi_key_bindings enables vi-style key bindings.

If a valid INIT_MODE is provided (insert, default, visual), then that mode will become the default . If no INIT_MODE is given, the mode defaults to insert mode.

The following parameters are available:

--no-erase

Does not clear previous set bindings

See also vi mode and fish_hybrid_key_bindings.

Differences from Vim

fish’s vi mode aims to be familiar to vim users, but there are some differences:

Word character handling

In vim, underscore (_) is treated as a keyword character by default, so word motions like w, b, and e treat foo_bar as a single word. In fish, underscore is treated as punctuation, so word motions stop at underscores. For example, pressing w on foo_bar in fish stops at the _, while in vim it would jump past the entire identifier.

Examples

To start using vi key bindings:

fish_vi_key_bindings

or set -g fish_key_bindings fish_vi_key_bindings in config.fish.