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Explorer: vim-style shortcuts for cutting, copying, deleting, renaming etc

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The way hjkl work in Explorer by default is wonderful. I was hoping that other commands such as copy/paste/cut will work similarly. However, they don't.

Describe the solution you'd like
See my screencast below and essentially the change boils down to defaulting to these keybindings:

    {
        "key": "x",
        "command": "filesExplorer.cut",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "y",
        "command": "filesExplorer.copy",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "p",
        "command": "filesExplorer.paste",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "d d",
        "command": "deleteFile",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceMoveableToTrash && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "i",
        "command": "renameFile",
        "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsRoot && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
    }
    {
        "key": "a",
        "command": "explorer.newFile",
        "when": "filesExplorerFocus && foldersViewVisible && !explorerResourceReadonly && !inputFocus"
    },

(the last one was suggested by @Edgar-P-yan )

I think we can add them to existing keybindings (Cmd/Ctrl+C for copying etc) rather than replacing them.

Describe alternatives you've considered
🤔

Additional context
I recorded a screencast showcasing what I would like to see by default:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14952597/135591050-9365e7dd-fd4c-4d95-8f59-fb1f70813cb7.mov

What else can be done here
I have not yet tried but selecting files as lines in visual mode (Shift+v + j/k) with similar functionality as described above.

By the way, thank you all for contributing to this nice extension ❤️ !

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing VS Code Explorer keybindings and the commands named in the request: filesExplorer.cut, filesExplorer.copy, filesExplorer.paste, deleteFile, renameFile, and explorer.newFile. Check how default bindings are registered and verify that the proposed keys work in Explorer without removing the existing Cmd/Ctrl shortcuts; done means the listed operations work with the stated context conditions.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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