Is there a vim mode available for `iex`

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Is there a vim mode available for iex? That is, something like set -o vi in bash.

Here's my version info: IEx 1.13.0 (compiled with Erlang/OTP 24)

I'm running it on Linux Mint 20.2 Uma.

I’m pretty sure there isn’t, because `iex` relies on `erl` which is a rolling implementation of the shell. — Aleksei Matiushkin, Dec 28 '21 at 18:24

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 31 '21 at 13:24

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No, iex doesn't have vim mode.

However, if you're a vim user, I can recommend you check out neovim. It has a built-in terminal emulator which might solve some of your needs. You could always spin it up and run iex within allowing you to more or less navigate the terminal through vim.

answered Dec 31 '21 at 13:24

Javier García Manzano

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While it would solve editing, line editors vi modes are generally line oriented and one of the common use case for them is to use j and k to quickly go up and down history. Plus in neovim, switching the terminal to buffer mode to line mode is not great. When you need more complex editiing, you can have a shortcut that drop the line in a vim buffer. So it is a bit suboptimal imho. – cassepipe Feb 04 '23 at 15:16

Is there a vim mode available for `iex`

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