5

I've seen that the vi mode option in zsh is rather limited.

For example, 'daw' (delete around word) and 'diw' don't work.

What is the reason and how can I solve it?

Improve this question
2
  • 6
    Because it's a vi mode, not a vim mode. daw, diw are vim-only and are not the most useful ones. You can do the same with bdw, bde Commented Feb 20, 2014 at 21:30
  • @StephaneChazelas Doh! I've always used vim. Is there an option to use vim mode (guess not)? Commented Feb 20, 2014 at 21:34

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
4

Because it's a vi mode, not a vim mode. daw, diw are vim-only and are not the most useful ones. You can do the same with bdw, bde – Stephane Chazelas

That being said you can use bindkey -s to bind one string to another:

bindkey -a -s "diw" "bde" bindkey -a -s "daw" "bdw"

Now when you type diw bde is sent back.

-a is needed to add the binding to the vicmd mode.

Update for zsh version ≥ 5.0.8

Since version 5.0.8 zsh also supports vim style text objects. So daw and diw should work out of the box.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Start asking to get answers

Find the answer to your question by asking.

Ask question

Explore related questions

See similar questions with these tags.