{"version":"2.1.301","anchor":"vim-motion-supported-as-operator-motion","canonical_anchor":"vim-motion-supported-as-operator-motion","heading":"Vim mode accepts % after an operator","tier":"use","area":"Terminal UI","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.301\/e\/vim-motion-supported-as-operator-motion","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.301","markdown":"### Vim mode accepts `%` after an operator\n\nIn vim mode, `%` can now be used as the motion after an operator, the way `j` and `k` already could\n\n**What**\n\nVim mode is an optional way of editing text in Claude Code using the keys of the vim editor. An operator, such as `d` for delete, is followed by a motion that says how far it reaches. `%` is now accepted as that motion, handled like `j` and `k`.\n\n**Why**\n\nCommands that pair an operator with `%` now work in Claude Code's vim mode.\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}