vt

A vim-modal terminal where command+output blocks are navigable units.

What

• Shell runs underneath, full state preserved (cd, env, aliases, functions)
• Each command + output is a block you can navigate, collapse, expand
• Vim keybindings throughout
• Status line shows cwd and exit code

Layout

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ❯ ls -la                                        │
│   drwxr-xr-x  5 user  staff  160 Jan 10 14:32 . │
│ ❯ cargo build  [47 lines, exit 0]               │  ← collapsed
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ❯ █                                             │  ← input (fixed)
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ~/projects/vt  [0]                              │  ← status (fixed)
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Modes

Normal — navigate blocks
Insert — type commands
Scroll — navigate within a block's output

Keybindings

Normal

Insert

Scroll

Install

cargo install --path .

Config

~/.config/vt/config.toml

[prompt]
symbol = "❯ "

[blocks]
max_lines = 10000

License

Unlicense