Shift+K - Open manpage for word under cursor
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I am opening an issue, because the roadmap says that we should either thumbs up an active issue, or open one, when we see the "⬇️" emoji to an entry. Since I couldn't find any issue after searching, I thought I'd open this one.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like "shift+k" functionality to be implemented, it should open a split window and render the manpage content as it does in terminal.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I can also just do it in terminal.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the VSCodeVim keybinding handling and the relevant VS Code APIs for opening a split window and displaying manpage content. Done means Shift+K opens a split window and renders the manpage for the word under the cursor, matching terminal behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100