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Diffrent VSCodeVim behavior when using :edit and `tab` from the original vim

I am giving vscodevim extension a try. However, I'm confused by different behavior when using :edit/:vsplit/:split there. In the original vim, when hitting :edit and tab the list of file in the current directory is shown as the picture below: enter image description here However, in vscodeVim, it shows first filename, in this case iPBlas.cpp in the directory as in the following piture. enter image description here

Does somebody know how to achieve original vim like behavior when using :edit + tab?

Solution

  • The behaviour you currently have in that Visual Studio Code extension is in line with Vim's default command-line completion behaviour.

    The behaviour you are used to in Vim is not the default behaviour of command-line completion. It is obtained by enabling :help 'wildmenu' and having list as the value of :help 'wildmode'.

    See if the extension supports those options.

    That extension is not Vim. It is only a partial emulation so there is no reason whatsoever to expect anything to work the same. Especially if you take customisation into account.