not-vim

not-vim is a zsh plugin that provides a function that shames the user for forgetting they weren't in vim

Installing

zinit

Add this to your zinit config (.zshrc):

zinit light redxtech/zsh-not-vim

# it also works with turbo mode:
zinit ice wait lucid
zinit load redxtech/zsh-not-vim

oh-my-zsh

Install it with your favourite zsh package manager, or clone it directly to your $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins directory with git, and add zsh-not-vim to the plugins array in your .zshrc file:

plugins=(... zsh-not-vim)

Usage

not-vim is very easy to use, simply run the command:

not-vim

This is mainly used by aliasing :q, :w, and :x to not-vim, (automatcally handled by this plugin) so if you accidentally try to run one of those commands in the shell, you will be made aware!

I made this because when I was getting started with neovim I found myself trying to run :q or :x to close my shell, and I wanted a humourous way of reminding myself that I was not in vim. I converted it into a plugin in case anyone else had the same experience.

Config

You are able to change the program that zsh-not-vim used to shame you for forgetting that you aren't in vim (by default it uses cowsay). For example, to use yosay instead, add this line to your .zshrc:

zstyle :plugins:not-vim say yosay
# to use different cowsay options:
zstyle :plugins:not-vim say cowsay -f vader

zsh-not-vim will pipe the text into whatever command you specify with this options and will print the result to stdout.

Demo

Author

not-vim © Gabe Dunn, Released under the MIT License.