Evil mode
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Evil mode is a popular Emacs extension that emulates Vim’s modal editing, allowing users to use Vim-style keybindings and workflows within the Emacs environment.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evil Insert state | 1 |
| Evil Normal state | 1 |
| Evil mode canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T477740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evil mode Context triple: [GNU Emacs, influenced, Evil mode]
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A.
In Evil Hour
In Evil Hour is a political novel by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays the tensions and moral decay of a small Colombian town on the brink of violence.
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B.
Devils Playground
Devils Playground is a remote, arid expanse of sand dunes and desert terrain located within California’s Mojave Desert.
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C.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, featuring an ensemble cast led by Arnold Schwarzenegger as members of an elite DEA task force.
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D.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
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E.
the Devil
The Devil is a supernatural embodiment of evil and temptation, commonly depicted in religious and literary traditions as a powerful adversary who bargains for human souls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evil mode Target entity description: Evil mode is a popular Emacs extension that emulates Vim’s modal editing, allowing users to use Vim-style keybindings and workflows within the Emacs environment.
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A.
In Evil Hour
In Evil Hour is a political novel by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays the tensions and moral decay of a small Colombian town on the brink of violence.
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B.
Devils Playground
Devils Playground is a remote, arid expanse of sand dunes and desert terrain located within California’s Mojave Desert.
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C.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, featuring an ensemble cast led by Arnold Schwarzenegger as members of an elite DEA task force.
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D.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
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E.
the Devil
The Devil is a supernatural embodiment of evil and temptation, commonly depicted in religious and literary traditions as a powerful adversary who bargains for human souls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emacs extension
ⓘ
free software ⓘ modal editing package ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
Doom Emacs built-in keybinding schemes
ⓘ
Spacemacs hybrid editing without Evil ⓘ |
| availableFrom |
GNU ELPA (via external packages depending on it)
ⓘ
MELPA ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | major Emacs modes ⓘ |
| configuredVia |
.emacs
ⓘ
init.el ⓘ |
| emulates | Vim keybindings ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
evil-collection
ⓘ
evil-commentary ⓘ evil-leader ⓘ evil-nerd-commenter ⓘ evil-org-mode ⓘ evil-surround ⓘ |
| implements | Vim-style modal editing ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Vim ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Magit
ⓘ
org-mode ⓘ
surface form:
Org mode
company-mode ⓘ helm ⓘ ivy ⓘ |
| license | GPL-compatible license ⓘ |
| provides |
Vim-like editing workflow in Emacs
ⓘ
customizable keymaps ⓘ keybinding translation layer ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Emacs family of editors
ⓘ
surface form:
Emacs
|
| supports |
Emacs state
ⓘ
Vim-style counts ⓘ Vim-style ex commands ⓘ Vim-style macros ⓘ Vim-style marks ⓘ Vim-style motions ⓘ Vim-style operators ⓘ Vim-style registers ⓘ Vim-style text objects ⓘ insert mode ⓘ motion state ⓘ normal mode ⓘ operator-pending mode ⓘ replace state ⓘ visual mode ⓘ |
| supportsCustomization |
integration with other packages
ⓘ
keybindings ⓘ states ⓘ |
| targetUser |
Emacs users wanting modal editing
ⓘ
Vim users migrating to Emacs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Doom Emacs
ⓘ
Spacemacs ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment)
ⓘ
surface form:
Emacs Lisp
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evil mode Description of subject: Evil mode is a popular Emacs extension that emulates Vim’s modal editing, allowing users to use Vim-style keybindings and workflows within the Emacs environment.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Evil Normal state
this entity surface form:
Evil Insert state