I want to set vi in editing mode in zsh (I am using oh-my-zsh) at start automatically when I open my shell, so at the beginning of my .zshrc I have tried the following code:
set -o vi
or
bindkey -v
but when pressing enter in the shell I cannot enter the vi mode.
If I tried one of the two commands in the shell, it works.
Basically I want zsh to start in vi edit mode.
Any ideas how to solve this problem?
bindkey -v is enough to enable vi mode in ZSH. If you are worried the setting will be overwritten by another plugin, put the setting at the bottom of your ~/.zshrc.
After vi mode is enabled, you enter the "insert" mode by default. To enter "normal" mode, use Esc. And i or a to switch back to "insert" mode.
BTW, softmoth/zsh-vim-mode is the most powerful vim mode plugin I've ever used in ZSH.
If you are using https://ohmyz.sh/ you can add vi-mode to the list of plugins in ~/.zshrc:
plugins=(git vi-mode)
If you don't mind to use a plugin for vi mode in zsh, here is a better choice for you to quickly reach it.
zsh-vi-mode: A better and friendly vi(vim) mode plugin for ZSH.
After adding this plugin, then you can input with vi-mode like this:
