IdeaVim

My IdeaVim config.

Install

Clone this repo and symlink ideavimrc to your $HOME directory.

Windows installation

If you have to use Windows, you can symlink using the command example below. Run CMD as Administrator.

mklink C:\Users\your-username\.ideavimrc C:\Users\you-username\path\to\repo\ideavimrc

macOS/Linux installation

ln -s /path/to/repo/ideavimrc ~/.ideavimrc

Stuff to remember

Default commands

• gd: Goto definition.

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Commands I always forget

• '.: Goto line start of last change in buffer.
• nG: Goto line n.
• %: Goto matching pair.
• gv: Reselect last selection.
• gr{motion}: Replace with registry
• ]}: Goto unmatched }
• gc{motion}: Comment or uncomment
• af and if: Outer and inner function text objects
• ys{motion}{char}: Surround motion with char

Text objects

• if / af: Inner/Outer function body
• iq / aq: Inside/Outside any quotes
• ab / ib: Inside/Outside parentheses, curly braces, and square brackets

Source changes

Open up the vim terminal inside IDEA (by typing :), then execute:

source ~/.ideavimrc

Or, via the mapping space 9

Own functions

Toggle WhichKey

Enable/Disable the plugin with the mapping space 8

Toggle relative line numbers

Enable/Disable relative line numbers in the gutter with the mapping space tab

Plugins

• IdeaVim
• AceJump

IdeaVim Plugins

• IdeaVim-Quickscope
• IdeaVim-Sneak
• Vim Switch
• Vim FunctionTextObj
• Vim Peekaboo
• Optional: Which-Key

Random plugins

• Nyan Progress Bar
• Rainbow Brackets

Custom IDEA shortcuts

• Editor Actions -> Down: Ctrl+j or ^j
• Editor Actions -> Up: Ctrl+k or ^k

Editor config

• Color Scheme: Dark
• Editor Tabs: Tab placement: None

Editor styling

• Font: Hack
• Size: 12
• Line spacing: 1.2