# Holding vim's "j/k/l/m" should repeat the key (it works in VSCode, doesn't work in Cursor)

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**Created:** [February 2, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/holding-vims-j-k-l-m-should-repeat-the-key-it-works-in-vscode-doesnt-work-in-cursor/47125 "2025-02-02T17:34:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/aguynamedryan/32/24836_2.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://forum.cursor.com/u/aguynamedryan)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/holding-vims-j-k-l-m-should-repeat-the-key-it-works-in-vscode-doesnt-work-in-cursor/47125/2 "2025-02-06T17:54:37Z")

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Have you tried the suggestions [here](https://forum.cursor.com/t/key-down-repeat-with-vim-extension/1581)?

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