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I would like to remapping some of the default keys, where I can find all the command name list used by vim?

I want to make a Python ftplugin (but other filetypes will also have this option) where, if the previous line has a comment that starts with #, the next line can be commented via <Shift><CR&...

How can I configure Vim and MacVim to respond to control-arrow and meta-{h,l} key-presses? The configuration below is ignored by both. I'm using iTerm2 (version 3.2.7), Tmux (version 2.8), and Vim (...

When I run this command in ex mode it works without a problem: :call deoplete#custom#source('ultisnips', 'rank', 1000) However, when I put it in my vimrc I get an error: Error detected while ...

I'm trying to edit a file on a remote host using vim scp://user@host//path/to/file However, vim just displays "Stopped" and crashes. Here is the log thats produces when I run vim -V9 scp://user@host//...

My normal terminal color scheme is set via a color preset in iTerm. When I open a terminal window in Vim (:terminal) that color scheme doesn't get applied, presumably because Vim has no knowledge of ...

I am trying to write a wrapper shell script that is supposed to launch vim with a vimwiki in current directory: #!/bin/bash gvim -c "let g:vimwiki_list = [{'path': '$PWD/'}] | normal ,ww" The ...

When running through a log file, I will catch a log that's bad, and I want to search around that line for other lines that will match search parameters. Frequently the log files are very long, and ...

I'm writing a plugin where I have several buffers open in split panes ( let's call them small panes ). The user can navigate between the small pane using the usual ctrl+w , wincmd etc ways. While I ...

I am a Vim beginner. I know you can do :tabnew file1 file2 to have Vim open up a bunch of files name file1, file2 spread across as tabs. I know you can move forward and backward between tabs. My ...

I am able to use strftime() to convert the current time to a string, but now I need to work the other way around: Convert a string to {time} Modify the time value Convert back to string Is there a ...

I want to set my markdown files to have textwidth=100 but cannot get it working. The strange thing is that it works sometimes and sometimes not. My autocmd is: augroup auFileTypes autocmd! ...

I have added the following operator pending mappings to my vimrc. onoremap K H onoremap H ^ onoremap J L onoremap L g_ This does not do what I want it to. I tried other suggestions in :h omap-info ...

I am new to Vim. I managed to use :terminal and :vertical terminal to have a terminal side by side with my code. This works great, I can move between my code and the terminals. However, how do I go ...

I have vim version 7.4.1689. It was running quite smoothly. But recently I noticed a problem that I didn't have before. Whenever I run :help <something> in command mode the following error shows ...

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.10 and VI is exhibiting behavior I am unaccustomed to. For example, when I insert something using "i", 4 spaces are automatically placed in front of what I've ...

I have the following command for \ that jumps to the last character unless the cursor is under the last character, in which case it jumps to the start of the line. nnoremap <silent> <expr>...

I have a question: How to search a string using a basic regular expression in Vi editor? How about using extended regular expression in Vi editor?. Is it a real difference between basic regular ...

I'm trying to understand the difference in character counting between Normal and Visual modes. Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you. The task is to copy everything from ...

I have a few functions to help with adding PHP docblock tags. Suppose a block like this: /** * Does a thing * * | */ Where | is my cursor position. I have a mapping to <localleader>@p, for ...

I know that I can do a conditional key mapping by map-expression: map [key] [condition] ? [foo] : [bar] But now my situation is somehow awkward. I want to map <C-h> to <C-w>h if I have ...

I've found it's common to set opfunc in this manner: nnoremap <Leader>r :set opfunc=<SID>my_function<CR>g@ With Vim8 supporting lambda functions, is it possible to now set opfunc ...

I installed the latest Neovim 0.4 from scratch, install 'vim-plug', then add only 4 lines to my init.vim: call plug#begin('d:/neovim/nvim/plugged') Plug 'ap/vim-buftabline' set hidden call plug#end() ...

It seems that Vim use typographic points for font, instead of pixels. Is there a way to: specify font size in pixels or use half-points (set guifont=Yourfont:h10.5)? E.g., I use 14 px Consolas font ...

When in (Vim) terminal mode, I can use and then :e! fileName to open a file. Note that without the !, the following error message is displayed "E948: Job still running (add ! to end the job)". How ...

I'm trying to write a function + map that works on a visual selection. My function just prints out the marks right now: let g:count = 0 function! s:plink(...) abort let g:count = g:count + 1 ...

How can I detect whether a color scheme installed via a vim-plug plug-in is available? For context, I'm trying to automate my Vim setup on a new machine, pulling the vimrc from a git repository. The ...

My current nvim is in ~/AppData/Local/ and I want to drag it out just one directory below $HOME. How can I set $XDG_CONFIG_HOME, and can it be done via Neovim?

In vimscript expand('<cword>') gives me the word under the cursor. How can I get the word under the cursor starting at he current cursor location (skipping the word start).

On line ay, 0dtxdty deletes the a (as I would expect), but :norm dtxdty does nothing, norm! and exec don't change it. I wanted to use it as part of a command to align as explained here, but to two ...

I use CTRL-W c to close current window. I expected that 5 CTRL-W c close 5 windows in row, but it's not. Now I just type CTRL-W c 5 times. What is correct way to do it and why it don't work as I ...

I'm using NVIM 0.2.2. When I launch it from the terminal, the color scheme of the terminal affects it's look. And when I launch it from the search menu, it works just fine What makes it behaves that ...

I would like to be able to open up vim foo.md foo.css foo.html foo.ts And either be able to run :Tab md or the like and jump to the foo.md tag. Is it possible to get this kind of functionality ...

I am trying to make it so, in the normal mode : some modifier + scroll upward triggers revert u some modifier + scroll downward triggers redo <C-R> Edit : I do mean mouse scroll some modifier ...

I am using Vim 8.1 on Windows 10 and with a default package manager Vim doesn't see plugins in C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vimfiles\pack directory. Did I put in into incorrect place? EDIT: It is the ...

I'm trying to programmatically record a macro (using :let @m= rather than qm). In vim, I executed: :let @m = ':retab^M' where ^M is typed as ctrl+V, Enter. I expect the buffer to contain exactly ...

accidentally just wrote void foo(bar, baz, que) { and forgot to specify type, I want to convert the above to void foo(String bar, String baz, String que) { How can I do that quickly?

How can a keypress dynamically change its behavior, depending upon which split pane has focus? (Specifically, whether the pane containing the cursor has another split pane to the right, or not.) map ...

MacOS: 10.14.3 Python: 3.7.2 Pynvim: 0.3.2 neovim started with: nvim -u None

I have two code files open and I'm trying to write a macro for moving code from one file to the other. I start recording the macro in file A. After I enter all of the commands I need in file A, I ...

I'm working in a react project and opened vim from the root folder. When I'm using :vimgrep /pattern/ ** I just can search everywhere, but I want to search everywhere except the 'node_modules' ...

Is there a way that a open up a window or buffer, where i can run my bash commands? I thought on something like you know it from VS Code(1). The code windows on the top and a small command prompt on ...

I really like and often use the cgn command for replacing something I was currently searching for, but it sort of lacks a (imho) rather intuitive feature: replace the word (or whatever) under the ...

I have a Macbook. I want to save files by pressing command + s (this should happen if it is in insert mode or not, and I want it to go to non-insert mode after it is saved). How do I do this? ...

Suppose I want to use this colorscheme: https://github.com/NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme I copied the PaperColor.vim file into .vim/colors and made my .vimrc: syntax on colorscheme PaperColor ...

So it seems that vim is great for so many things. And I love it. And yet, it is the configuration that sometimes is a limitation for those of us who don't get a tight grasp on how to tinker into it. I ...

Sometimes when I paste (via cmd+v) some text into neovim, it inserts <Paste> at the bottom, i.e: This was pasted and I got some bonus letters <Paste> I can't figure where this text comes ...

When I want to call an external program, I have the option of spawning a shell or not. system('my command') will spawn a shell (executing your .bashrc/etc and all it seems). system(['my command']) ...

I installed the following plugins in NeoVim after installing the Nerd Fonts. Plug 'tiagofumo/vim-nerdtree-syntax-highlight' Plug 'ryanoasis/vim-devicons' And this is how NerdTree in Vim looks, As ...

I want a jumplist like tree (undotree), or like taglist stack (trim some needless items), but I can not find any way to delete jumplist items. I think about hook jump action for my own jumplist, but I ...