Using bash/zsh extensively, and Vim a few times a day, I have been wondering if people treat bash/zsh and Vim as two different worlds when it comes to keybindings, or is it common to use Vi/m keybindings in bash/zsh/other shells? Would love to hear some input on this! :-)
Personally, I have vi mode enabled for anything that uses readline. Some of my friends, though, have been reluctant to use it since the prompt doesn't indicate which mode it's currently in.
But... That changed with recent versions of readline, which introduced 'show-mode-in-prompt' [0]. It's somewhat limited - it only prints an indicator at the beginning of the last row of the prompt. You can, however, change what text is displayed. I use it to emit escape codes that change the shape of the cursor (similar to vim itself) [1].
They are two different worlds. GNU readline enforces the keys you might identify with Emacs and other GNU components that make their way into your GNU/Linux distro bundle.
Yes, and thanks!
In this case I was actually trying to understand how people in general try to combine the two tools. Keeping them separate, or using one keybinding for both! :-)
Using bash/zsh extensively, and Vim a few times a day, I have been wondering if people treat bash/zsh and Vim as two different worlds when it comes to keybindings, or is it common to use Vi/m keybindings in bash/zsh/other shells? Would love to hear some input on this! :-)