How do I tell IntelliJ IdeaVim to re-source the .ideavimrc

Question

I made some changes to my .ideavimrc and I want IntelliJ IdeaVim to reload the file. I can obviously close and reopen IntelliJ, but that sucks.

How can I re-source my .ideavimrc without restarting IntelliJ?

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score 135 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 19 '22 at 14:19

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In Intellij's code editor window while in command mode, type a colon, that opens up a mini bar at the bottom. Then type:

:source ~/.ideavimrc

edited Aug 19 '22 at 14:19

Geoffrey

answered Oct 13 '17 at 17:27

user1489829

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And as a bonus, map that command to an ideaVIM keystroke: `nnoremap si :source ~/.ideavimrc` – technoplato Jun 04 '21 at 13:40
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Looks like it doesn't work on Windows. I've tried with fully qualified path too, e.g. `:source C:\Users\user\.ideavimrc` – Steven Pribilinskiy Jun 09 '21 at 18:43
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@StevenPribilinskiy it works if you use `/` instead of ``\`` in the path – Jacob Pavlock Jul 29 '21 at 02:55

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 30 '23 at 20:45

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After editing the .ideavimrc file, you can click the reload button (or press Shift + Cmd + l) to resource it:

answered Jul 30 '23 at 20:45

Code on the Rocks

The whole point of using IntelliJ stuff is to benefit from everything the IDEA offers. Thank you! – Filipe Amaral Aug 14 '23 at 16:57

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 22 '22 at 06:36

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Now you can simply press Cmd+Shift+I while editing the .ideavimrc file or press the icon in the top right (Image)

answered Sep 22 '22 at 06:36

Victor

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 28 '23 at 15:40

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I have the following handly key binds.

nnoremap \e :e ~\.ideavimrc<CR>
nnoremap \r :action IdeaVim.ReloadVimRc.reload<CR>

answered Jun 28 '23 at 15:40

Asaduzzaman Pavel

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