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vscode extension with minimal whichkey, lazyvim, terax, yazi, zsh and kanata setup

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Table of Contents

1. Neovim keymaps
   • Neovim text object that starts with a/i
   • Neovim text-object/motions/operators that starts with g
   • Native neovim ctrl keys
2. Keybindings.json
   • File Explorer keymaps
   • Editor keymaps (keybindings.json)
   • Suggestion keymaps
3. Terminal
   • vscode terminal keymaps
   • zsh keymaps
4. If Touchcursor Keyboard Layout Started
5. Installation
   • Install
   • Trobleshotting
   • Package Manager (optional)
6. Vim Cheatsheets / Tutorials
7. Related projects

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Neovim text object that starts with a/i

text-object keymap	requires	repeat action key	finds and autojumps?	text-object name	description	inner / outer
ia, aa		.	yes	_argument	whole argument/parameter of a function	outer includes comma
ib, ab		.	yes	_braces	find the nearest inside of ()[]{}	outer includes braces
iB, aB		.	yes	_brackets	find the nearest inside of {}:help iB	outer includes brackets
id, ad	neovim	.	yes	diagnostic	find errors, warnings, info or hints (only works inside neovim and requires LSP)	outer same as inner
ie, ae	RetroVim	.		line	from start to end of line without beginning whitespaces (line wise)	outer includes begining whitespaces
if, af	RetroVim	.	yes	_function_call	like function args but only when a function is called	outer includes the function called
ih, ah	RetroVim	.	yes	_html_attribute	attribute in html/xml like href="foobar.com"	inner is only the value inside the quotes trailing comma and space
ii, ai		.		indent_noblanks	surrounding lines with same or higher indentation delimited by blanklines	outer includes line above
iI, aI	RetroVim	.		indent	surrounding lines with same or higher indentation	outer includes line above and below
ik, ak	RetroVim	.	yes	_key	key of key-value pair, or left side of a assignment	outer includes spaces
il, al	RetroVim	.	yes	+last	go to last mini.ai text-object (which start with _)	requires i/a example vilk
im, am	RetroVim	.	yes	_number	numbers, similar to <C-a>	inner: only pure digits, outer: number including minus sign and decimal point
in, an	RetroVim	.	yes	+next	go to Next mini.ai text-object (which start with _)	requires i/a example viNk
io, ao	RetroVim	.	yes	_whitespaces	whitespace beetween characters	outer includes surroundings
ip, ap		.		paragraph	blanklines can also be treat as paragraphs when focused on a blankline	outer includes below lines
iq, aq		.	yes	_quotes	inside of ` ` or ' ' or " "	outer includes openning and closing quotes
is, as		.		sentence	sentence delimited by dots of blanklines :help sentence	outer includes spaces
it, at		.	yes	_tag	inside of a html/jsx tag	outer includes openning and closing tags
iu, au	RetroVim	.		_subword	like iw, but treating -, _, and . as word delimiters and only part of camelCase	outer includes trailing _,-, or space
iv, av	RetroVim	.	yes	_value	value of key-value pair, or right side of a assignment	outer includes trailing commas or semicolons or spaces
iw, aw		.		word	from cursor to end of word (delimited by punctuation or space)	outer includes whitespace ending
iW, aW		.		WORD	from cursor to end of WORD (includes punctuation)	outer includes whitespace ending
ix, ax	RetroVim	.	yes	_Hex	hexadecimal number or color	outer includes hash #
iy, ay	RetroVim	.		same_indent	surrounding lines with only same indent (delimited by blankspaces or commented lines)	outer includes blankspaces
i?, a?	RetroVim	.	yes	_user_prompt	will ask you for enter the delimiters of a text object (useful for dot repeteability)	outer includes surroundings
i(, i), a(, a)		.	yes	( or )	inside ()	outer includes surroundings
i[, i], a[, a]		.	yes	[ or ]	inside []	outer includes surroundings
i{, i}, a{, a}		.	yes	{ or }	inside {}	outer includes surroundings
i<, i>, a<, a>		.	yes	< or >	inside <>	outer includes surroundings
i`, a`		.	yes	apostrophe	inside ` `	outer includes surroundings
i<punctuation>, a<punctuation>	RetroVim	.	yes	<punctuation>	inside <punctuation><punctuation>	outer includes surroundings

Neovim text-object/motions/operators that starts with g

keymap	requires	mode	repeat action key	repeat jump key	text-object description	normal mode = n = operator	operating-pending mode = o = text-object	visual mode = v = x = motion	examples in normal mode
[c / ]c	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		previous/next comment	finds and jumps	jumps	uses selection	v]c selects from cursor position until next comment
[d / ]d	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		previous/next diagnostic	finds and jumps	jumps	uses selection	v]d selects from cursor position until next diagnostic
[h / ]h	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		previous/next git hunk	finds and jumps	jumps	uses selection	v]h selects from cursor position until next git hunk
[i / ]i	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		previous/next indent	finds and jumps	jumps	uses selection	v]i selects from cursor position until next indent
g[/g]	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		+prev/+next textobj (only textobj with _ prefix)	followed by text-object	finds and jumps	uses selection	g]q next end of quotation
g\ / g|	RetroVim	n,o,x	.	\ / |	+end/+start of textobj (any inner/outer textobj)	followed by text-object	finds and jumps	uses selection (\ / | to reselect)	dg\iq delete until inner end of quotation (. to repeat)
qq ... q	RetroVim	n,x	.	\ or @q + @@	repeats ... macro	followed by text-object		selects from cursor position	qqviqq selects quotation (\ to repeat)
qw ... q	RetroVim	n,x	.	| or @w + @@	repeats ... macro	followed by text-object		selects from cursor position	qwdiqq delete inner quotation (| to repeat)
g;/g,		n			go backward/forward in :changes	jumps			g; go to last change
g.	RetroVim	n,o,x			jump to last change	jumps	won't jump	uses selection	vg. selects from cursor position until last change
ga	RetroVim	n,x			+align	followed by textobject/motion		uses selected region	gaip= or vipga= aligns a paragraph by =
gb	RetroVim	n,x	.		+blackhole register	followed by textobject/motion		deletes selection	gbip or vipgb deletes a paragraph without copying
gB	RetroVim	n,x	.		blackhole linewise	text-object not required		deletes line	gB. deletes two lines without saving it in the register
gc		n,o,x	.		+comment (vgc in normal mode will select a block comment)	followed by textobject/motion	won't jump	uses selection	gcip or vipgc comments a paragraph
gC	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		block comment (supports selection vgC or just gC)	select text-object under cursor	won't jump	reselects	vgC selects current block of comment
gd		n			go to definition	jumps			gd go to definition of word under cursor
gD	RetroVim	x			git diff/hunk (vscode selects from cursor position to end of diff)		won't jump	reselects	vgD selects modified code
ge/gE		n,o,x			previous end of word/WORD (WORD omits punctuation)	jumps	uses cursor position	uses selection	vge selects from cursor position until previous end of word
gf		n,x			go to file under cursor	jumps		uses selection	gf open in a tab the path under cursor
gg/G		n,o,x	.		first/last line	jumps	uses cursor position	uses selection	vgg selects until first line
gi		n,x			last position of cursor in insert mode	finds and jumps		uses selection	vgi selects until last insertion
gj/gk		n,o,x	.		go down/up when wrapped	jumps	uses cursor position	uses selection	vgj selects one line down
gJ		n,x	.		join below lines	joins		uses selection	vgJ joins selected lines into one line
gm	RetroVim	n,x			+multiply (duplicate text) operator		won't jump	uses selection	gmap or vapgm duplicates paragraph without replacing clipboard
gM		n,x			go to middle line	jumps		uses selection	vgM selects until middle of the line
gp/gn	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		prev/next find	text-object not required	finds and jumps	uses selection	cgn??? replaces last search with ??? forwardly
go	neovim	x			jsx/tsx comment (only inside neovim)			uses selection	vipgt comments out a paragraph with {/* */}
gq		n,x	.		+format selection/comments 80chars (LSP overrides it)	requires a textobject		applies to selection	gqip or vipgq formats a paragraph
gr	RetroVim	n,x	.		+replace (with register) operator	followed by text-object/motion		applies to selection	griw or viwgr replaces word with register (yanked text)
gs	RetroVim	n,x	.		+sort Operator	followed by text-object/motion		uses selection	gsip or vipgs sorts a paragraph
gS	RetroVim	n,x	.		split/join arguments	toggles inside {},[],()		followed by operator	vipgS joins selected lines in one line
gu/gU		n,x	.		+to lowercase/uppercase	requires a text-object		applies to selection	gUiw (neovim and cvim only) or viwgU uppercase a word
gv		n,x			last selected	finds and jumps		reselects	vgv selects last selection
gw		n,x	.		split/join comments/lines 80chars (keeps cursor position)	requires a text-object		applies to selection	gwip or vipgw split/join a paragraph limited by 80 characters
gx	RetroVim	n,x	.		+exchange (text) Operator	followed by text-object/motion		uses selection	gxiw or viwgx exchanges word with another gxiw or viwgx or .
gy/gY	RetroVim	n	.		redo register (dot to paste forward/bacward)	paste			gy..... paste deleted lines by history
g-/g+	RetroVim	n,x	.		decrement/increment number	selects number under cursor		uses selected number	g+.. or 3g+ increments by 3
g<Up>/g<Down>	RetroVim	n,x			numbers ascending/descending	selects number under cursor		uses selected number	g<Up> increases selected numbers ascendingly
=		n,x	.		+autoindent	followed by text-object		uses selection	== autoindents line
</>		n,x	.		+indent left/right	followed by text-object		uses selection	<< indents to left a line
0/$		n,o,x	.		start/end of line	jumps		uses selection	d$j. deletes two end-of-lines
^		n,o,x	.		start of line (non-blankline)	jumps		uses selection	d^ deletes until start of line (after whitespace)
%		n,o,x			matching character: '()', '{}', '[]'	finds and jumps		finds and jumps	d% deletes until bracket
(/)		n,o,x	.		prev/next sentence	jumps		uses selection	d(. deletes until start of sentence (two times)
{/}		n,o,x	.		prev/next empty line (before a paragraph)	jumps		uses selection	d{. deletes until next empty line (two times)
[[/]]		n,o,x	.		prev/next section	jumps		uses selection	d[[ deletes until start of section
b/w		n,o,x	.		prev/next word	jumps		uses selection	db deletes until start of word
B/W		n,o,x	.		prev/next WORD	jumps		uses selection	dW. deletes 2 WORDS
e/E		n,o,x	.		end of word/WORD	jumps		uses selection	de deletes until end of word
/	RetroVim	n,o,x	.		search with labels like flash.nvim	jumps	finds and jumps	uses selection	d/ then search then label to delete c/ to change v/ to select / to jump
f	cvim	n,o,x	.		search with labels like flash.nvim	jumps	finds and jumps	uses selection	f then search then label or operator + f + search + label
f/F		n,o,x	.	;forward ,backward	move to next/prev char (f forward, F backward for vscode-neovim)	jumps		uses selection	df, deletes until a next ,
t/T		n,o,x	.	;forward ,backward	move before next/prev char (t forward, T backward for vscode-neovim)	jumps		uses selection	dt, deletes before next ,
s		o	.		surround (only on vscodevim)		uses cursor position		ysiw" or viwS" adds " to word, ds" deletes ", cs"' replaces "
s	RetroVim	n,x	.		+surround (followed by a=add, d=delete, r=replace)	followed by textobject/motion (only add)		uses selection (only add)	saiw" or viwsa" adds " to word, sd" deletes ", sr"' replaces "
U	neovim	n,x		U	whichkey repeater (inside neovim repeats :<command> like macros)				<s-space>gjUUU repeats next-git-change (:normal A,jkj end of line comma)
Y		n,x			yank until end of line			uses selection	v^Y yanks line
<space><space>p	RetroVim	n,x	.		Paste after (secondary clipboard)			uses selection	viw<space><space>p replaces word with a second clipboard
<space><space>P	RetroVim	n,x	.		Paste before (secondary clipboard)			uses selection	viw<space><space>P replaces word with a second clipboard
<space><space>y	RetroVim	n,x			yank (secondary clipboard)			uses selection	viw<space><space>y yanks word using the second clipboard
<space><space>Y	RetroVim	n,x			yank until end of line (secondary clipboard)			uses selection	v<space><space>Y yanks until end of line using the second clipboard

Native neovim ctrl keys

Key Combination	mode	Description
ctrl+a	n,v	increase number under cursor
ctrl+c	v	stops selection
ctrl+d	n,v	scroll down by half page (vscodevim maps to multi-cursor mode)
ctrl+e	n,v	scroll down by line
ctrl+i	n	jump to next in :jumps
ctrl+o	n	jump to previous in :jumps
ctrl+r	n	redo (u to undo)
ctrl+s	n,v	replace text (using sed syntax)(only replaces selected region on visual mode)(neovim only)
ctrl+u	n,v	scroll up by half page
ctrl+v	n,v	visual block mode
ctrl+w	n,v	See vscode-window-commands.vim
ctrl+x	n,v	decrease number under cursor
ctrl+y	n,v	scroll up by line
ctrl+/	n,v	comment line (only inside vscode)

File Explorer keymaps

Key Combination	Description	compatibility
ctrl+f	search file / doesn't work on cvim	vscode
/	search file	neovim
a	create new file or folder (path/to/file creates 2 folders and 1 file)	vscode/neovim
d	delete file	vscode/neovim
gg	focus first file	vscode/neovim
G	focus last file	vscode/neovim
h	collapse list	vscode/neovim
j	move down	vscode/neovim
k	move up	vscode/neovim
l or enter	open directory/file passing focus	vscode/neovim
J	move focus down 10 times in list view	vscode
K	move focus up 10 times in list view	vscode
L	open and toggle sidebar visibility	vscode
o or space	open without passing focus replacing current tab	vscode
O	open without passing focus in a new tab	vscode
p	paste file	vscode/neovim
q	close sidebar visibility	vscode/neovim
r	rename file	vscode/neovim
v	open selected file to the side and toggle sidebar visibility	vscode
V	open selected file to the bottom and toggle sidebar visibility	vscode
ctrl+v	open selected file to the side and toggle sidebar visibility	neovim
ctrl+s	open selected file to the bottom and toggle sidebar visibility	neovim
m	cut/move file	neovim
x	cut file	vscode
y	copy file	vscode/neovim
Down	focus down and preview file	vscode/neovim
Up	focus up and preview file	vscode/neovim
<unmapped letter>	find (by first <unmapped letter> of file/folder) and jump	vscode
?	show all snacks explorer keymaps	neovim

Editor keymaps (keybindings.json)

Key Combination	mode	Description	compatibility
shift+space	n	show whichkey menu (Windows, Linux, Mac)	vscode
alt+space	n	show whichkey menu (Linux, Mac)	vscode
<space>	n	show whichkey menu	neovim
<space>o	n	view file explorer	vscode/neovim
/	n	search (ctrl+p/up/ctrl+n/down search history)	vscode/neovim
ctrl+\	n,i	toggle panel (terminal) visibility	vscode/neovim
escape	n	clear search highlight	vscode/neovim
shift+escape	n	close any popup window like diff/diagnostic etc	vscode/neovim
jk	i	enter vim normal mode	vscode/neovim
alt+h	i,x	enter vim normal mode	vscode/neovim
alt+o	n,i,x	yazi file manager (selection is open with vscode)	vscode
alt+c	i	copy	vscode/neovim
alt+v	i	paste	vscode/neovim
alt+s	n	go to previous tab	vscode
alt+f	n	go to next tab	vscode
left	n	go to previous tab	vscode/neovim
right	n	go to next tab	vscode/neovim
shift+h	n	cursorLeft 10 times	vscode/neovim
shift+j	n	cursorDown 10 times	vscode/neovim
shift+k	n	cursorUp 10 times	vscode/neovim
shift+l	n	cursorRigth 10 times	vscode/neovim
shift+r	n	format and save	vscode/neovim
shift+q	n	close active tab	vscode/neovim
ctrl+shift+h or ctrl+shift+j	n	decrease view size of current window or terminal	vscode/neovim
ctrl+shift+l or ctrl+shift+k	n	increase view size of current window or terminal	vscode/neovim
ctrl+h	n	navigate to left window	vscode/neovim
ctrl+j	n	navigate to down window	vscode/neovim
ctrl+k	n	navigate to up window	vscode/neovim
ctrl+l	n	navigate to right window	vscode/neovim
ctrl+alt+left	n,i,x	select left word (on multi cursor)	vscode
ctrl+alt+right	n,i,x	select right word (on multi cursor)	vscode

Suggestion keymaps

Key Combination	mode	Description	compatibility
ctrl+space	i	toggle suggestion widget	vscode
ctrl+shift+space	i	toggle suggestion details (when inside widget)	vscode
ctrl+shift+space	i	toggle parameter hints (when inside parameters)	vscode
ctrl+space	i	mini.completion show	neovim
ctrl+y	i	mini.completion acccept	neovim
ctrl+e	i	mini.completion cancel/hide	neovim
ctrl+n	i	mini.completion select next	neovim
ctrl+p	i	mini.completion select prev	neovim
ctrl+f	i	mini.completion scroll info down	neovim
ctrl+b	i	mini.completion scroll info up	neovim
ctrl+d	i	scroll down (when inside suggestion details)	vscode
ctrl+u	i	scroll up (when inside suggestion details)	vscode
ctrl+h	i	toggle suggestion focus (when inside widget)	vscode
ctrl+j	i	select next suggestion	vscode
ctrl+k	i	select prev suggestion	vscode
ctrl+l	i	accept selected suggestion	vscode
ctrl+i	i	prompt to AI (gemini/windsurf/copilot)	vscode
ctrl+k	i	prompt to AI (cursor)	vscode
ctrl+.	i	fix error with AI (windsurf/cursor/copilot)	vscode
alt+]	i	show next AI suggestion	vscode/neovim
alt+[	i	show previous AI suggestion	vscode/neovim
alt+j	i	AI suggestion accept next word	vscode/neovim
alt+k	i	AI suggestion accept next line	vscode/neovim
alt+l	i	accept AI/NES suggestion (TRAE/AMP/gemini/windsurf/cursor/copilot)	vscode/neovim
alt+;	i	trigger Next-Edit-Suggestion from AI (alt+l to accept)	vscode
alt+;	i	accept Next-Edit-Suggestion from AI	neovim
escape / alt+'	i	cancel Next-Edit-Suggestion from AI	vscode/neovim
tab	i	go to next snippet stop or next suggestion	vscode
shift+tab	i	go to prev snippet stop or prev suggestion	vscode
alt+n	i	go to next snippet stop	vscode/neovim
alt+p	i	go to prev snippet stop	vscode/neovim
alt+.	i	expand snippet	neovim
ctrl+c	i	exit snippet session	neovim

vscode terminal keymaps

Key Combination	Description
alt+y	send sequence to open yazi
alt+0	switch to last tab
alt+1...9	switch to tab 1...9
alt+a	Scroll terminal down by page
alt+q	Scroll terminal up by page
alt+d	Scroll terminal down
alt+e	Scroll terminal up
alt+shift+d	Scroll terminal to next command
alt+shift+e	Scroll terminal to previous command
alt+t	Scroll terminal to top
alt+g	Scroll terminal to bottom
alt+s	Switch to previous tab
alt+f	Switch to next tab
alt+shift+s	move tab backward (vscode move to last tab)
alt+shift+f	move tab forward (vscode move to last tab)
alt+c	copy
alt+v	paste
ctrl+\	toggle panel (terminal) visibility
ctrl+alt+h	split horizontal
ctrl+alt+v	split vertical
ctrl+shift+left	resize window left
ctrl+shift+right	resize window right
ctrl+shift+up	resize window up
ctrl+shift+down	resize window down
ctrl+left	focus left
ctrl+right	focus rigth
ctrl+up	focus up
ctrl+down	focus down
ctrl+t	new tab
ctrl+w	close tab
ctrl+shift+t	move panel to new tab
ctrl+shift+w	move panel to new window
ctrl+shift+n	new window
shift+space	tmux-copy-mode-like
ctrl+shift+f	find text
ctrl+plus	zoom in
ctrl+minus	zoom out

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zsh keymaps

keymap	description
<tab>	show (dash/path) options or complete path
<tab><tab>	enter completion menu
<esc><esc>	tmux-copy-mode-like / normal-mode (inside neovim terminal)
nvim<enter>	open retronvim's neovim IDE (<space> to open whichkey)
y<enter>	open yazi (changes directory on exit)
alt+o or <esc>o	open yazi (even while writing commands)
alt+h or <esc>	enter vim-mode
alt+l	complete inline/ghost suggestion
alt+j	prev shell history and enter vim-mode
alt+k	next shell history and enter vim-mode
Up	prev shell history
Down	next shell history
ctrl+r	search history with fzf
ctrl+l	clear screen
ctrl+alt+l	clear screen (inside neovim terminal or vscode terminal)
ctrl+d	exit signal
ctrl+c	cancel signal

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If Touchcursor Keyboard Layout Started

layer qwerty

@grl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = @bsp
tab q w @e r t y u i o p [ ] ret
@cap a @s @d f g @h @j @k @l @; ' \
lsft ret z x c v b n m , . / rsft
lctl lmet @alt @spc @sft rmet rctl

layer touchcursor (press and hold space to enter the layer)

_ f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12 _
_ @W↑ del @w↑ @clr @w🡠 @m🡠 @m↓ @m↑ @m🡪 _ _ _ _
_ @W↓ @bsp @w↓ spc @w🡪 @🡠 @↓ @↑ @🡪 @yaz _ _
_ caps @¿ @ñ mmid mlft mrgt pgup home end pgdn _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

key	description	example / keymap
@grl	tap: backtick/grave, hold and press 1 = qwerty layer, hold and press 2 = dvorak layer	`+2 = dvorak
@cap	tap for escape, hold for LeftCtrl	cap+l = ctrl+l
@sft	tap for backspace, hold for LeftShift	RAlt+l = shift+l
@alt	tap for middle click, hold for LeftAlt	LAlt+l = LAlt+l
@spc	tap for space, hold for touchcursor layer, release for qwerty layer	space+jj = DownArrow + DownArrow
@;	tap for semicolon, hold for ctrl	;+click = OpenInNewTab (chrome)
@bsp	backspace key	space+s
@clr	clear screen on any shell	space+r
@w🡠	mouse scrolling left	space+t
@w🡪	mouse scrolling right	space+g
@w↑	mouse scrolling up	space+e
@w↓	mouse scrolling down	space+d
@W↑	mouse fast scrolling up	space+q
@W↓	mouse fast scrolling down	space+a
@m🡠	mouse cursor left	space+y
@m↓	mouse cursor down	space+u
@m↑	mouse cursor up	space+i
@m🡪	mouse cursor right	space+p
mmid	mouse middle click	space+c
mlft	mouse left click	space+v
mrgt	mouse right click	space+b
del	delete key	space+w
spc	space key	space+f
@🡠	left arrow key	space+h
@↓	down arrow key	space+j
@↑	up arrow key	space+k
@🡪	right arrow key	space+l
@yaz	open yazi and cd on exit	space+;
caps	toggles capslock	space+c
@¿	unicode ¿	space+v
@ñ	unicode ñ	space+b
home	home key	space+m
end	end key	space+,
pgup	pageup key	space+n
pgdn	pagedown key	space+.

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Installation

• RECOMENDED: On Windows 10/11 to allow creations of symlinks (npm creates them) you need to enable Developer Mode Go to Settings > System > For Developers > Developer Mode > On

  

• RetroNvim installs cvim a vscodevim fork with flash.nvim support and whichkey a menu for keymaps vscode extensions as optional dependencies

• Touchcursor Keyboard Layout on macos requires zb install karabiner

• terax on archlinux requires pacman -S webkit2gtk-4.1

• terax on debian requires apt install webkit2gtk-4.1-dev

• terax on linux requires chsh --shell /bin/zsh (sets zsh as default shell)

• terax requires the setting Font family: FiraCode Nerd Font for icons support (pixi exec --channel retronvim --with font-fira-code-nerd-font -- firacode-nerdfont-installer to install firacode font)

Manual Install

• Linux/MacOS:

  sh <(curl https://pkgx.sh) pixi global install retronvim -c retronvim -c conda-forge --with pixi
  git clone https://github.com/yeferyv/retronvim
  cd retronvim
  npx vsce package --out retronvim.vsix
  code --install-extension retronvim.vsix

• Windows 10/11:

  winget install prefix-dev.pixi visualstudiocode ###### then relaunch terminal
  pixi global install nodejs retronvim -c retronvim -c conda-forge
  git clone https://github.com/yeferyv/retronvim
  cd retronvim
  npx vsce package --out retronvim.vsix
  code --install-extension retronvim.vsix

Install RetroNvim on any terminal or shell

• Powershell (windows):

  irm pixi.sh/install.ps1 | iex
  pixi g install retronvim -c retronvim -c conda-forge

• SSH/Bash/Zsh (linux/macos):

  curl -L pixi.sh/install.sh | sh
  pixi g install retrovim -c retronvim -c conda-forge

• npm + any package manager:

  # brew install bat eza font-fira-code-nerd-font fzf git kanata lazygit nvim@0.12 ripgrep starship yazi@26.8.15 zsh zsh-patina 7zip pixi# pixi g install bat eza font-fira-code-nerd-font fzf git kanata lazygit nvim=0.12 ripgrep starship yazi=26.8.15 zsh zsh-patina 7zip -c retronvim -c conda-forge -e retronvim
  npm install -g retronvim

• pip + any package manager:

  # brew install bat eza font-fira-code-nerd-font fzf git kanata lazygit nvim@0.12 ripgrep starship yazi@26.8.15 zsh zsh-patina 7zip pixi# pixi g install bat eza font-fira-code-nerd-font fzf git kanata lazygit nvim=0.12 ripgrep starship yazi=26.8.15 zsh zsh-patina 7zip -c retronvim -c conda-forge -e retronvim
  pip install retronvim

Install RetroVim (for vscode-neovim support)

• pixi g uninstall retronvim
  pixi g install retrovim -c retronvim -c conda-forge
  code --uninstall-extension cuixiaorui.cvim
  code --install-extension asvetliakov.vscode-neovim

VSCode Marketplace

• RetroNvim.conda is shipped with

  • bat
  • eza
  • firacode_nerd_font
  • fd
  • fzf
  • git
  • kanata
  • lazygit
  • lazyvim
  • neovim
  • pixi
  • ripgrep
  • starship
  • terax
  • yazi
  • zerobrew
  • zsh
  • zsh-patina
  • 7zip

• Retronvim comes with an installer for frameworks (LSP + formatters + snippets + binaries + cheatsheets) for:

  • angular
  • ansible
  • AWS
  • c/c++
  • c#
  • docker
  • django
  • expo
  • fastapi
  • flask
  • go
  • graphql
  • kotlin
  • kubernetes
  • laravel
  • nextjs
  • prisma
  • scikit-learn
  • springboot
  • supabase
  • rust
  • terraform
  • vue

• RetroVim/nvim searches for vscode extensions's snippets in ~/.*/extensions/*/snippets/*code-snippets (alphabetically first ~/.antigravity otherwise ~/.cursor otherwise ~/.vscode otherwise ~/.windsurf) and automatically adds them to mini.completion

  • if you see: No contains a valid JSON object then to fix it use biome linter usually it is extras commas or comments
  • if you see: File is absent or not readable then delete the file to make mini.snippet work

• Retronvim comes with bat's base16 syntax highlighting generated by npx yo code --extensionType colortheme and a editor theme generated using https://themes.vscode.one

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=YeferYV.retronvim

Trobleshotting

• remove vscode-neovim.neovimExecutablePaths.linuxvscode-neovim.neovimExecutablePaths.win32vscode-neovim.neovimExecutablePaths.darwin from settings.json and relaunch vscode

• open vscode command palette and type: Output: Show Output Channels > vscode-neovim logs

Package Manager (optional)

• zerobrew (preinstalled) for macos and linux
• whichkey > +Install Frameworks > install scoop for windows
• pixi (preinstalled) for macos, linux, windows

Vim Cheatsheets / Tutorials

• devhints.io/vim most used vim keys

• viemu.com vim keys from A-Z

• vscode with embedded neovim youtube tutorial most of the keybindings are similar to RetroNvim

• treesitter text-objects demo youtube tutorial most of the keybindings are similar to RetroNvim

• treesitter text-objects extended youtube tutorial most of the keybindings are similar to RetroNvim

• text-objects from A-Z youtube tutorial most of the keybindings are similar to RetroNvim

• motion-operators from A-Z youtube tutorial most of the keybindings are similar to RetroNvim

Related projects

• yeferyv/dotfiles retronvim + hyprland setup

• yeferyv/RetroVim neovim IDE using 01 plugins (with copilot, agents, text-objects, whichkey ...)

• binvim neovim IDE written in rust (with copilot, agents, text-objects, whichkey ...)

• terax agentic terminal + neovim-like IDE

• lunarkeymap comes with vscodevim extension which has some text objects + whichkey with lunarvim-like keymaps