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I'm trying to make a mapping that inserts an empty line below without moving the cursor and to make this repeatable with repeat.vim. I have modeled this from vimcasts. To get back to the original position after the O/o operation I use mark e. I have the code below in my .vimrc.

Why doesn't the code below work?

 Insert empty line above, repeatable
 nnoremap <silent> <Plug>EmptyLineAbove meO<ESC>`e :call repeat#set("\                      
 <Plug>EmptyLineAbove")<CR>
 nnoremap gO <Plug>EmptyLineAbove
 "Insert empty line below, repeatable
 nnoremap <silent> <Plug>EmptyLineBelow meo<ESC>`e :call repeat#set("\         
 <Plug>EmptyLineBelow")<CR>
 nnoremap go <Plug>EmptyLineBelow
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  • Try maybe using nmap instead of nnoremap for gO and go
    – grodzik
    Commented Jan 31, 2017 at 10:40
  • That fixed it. Could you explain why in an answer to this question?
    – Andreas
    Commented Jan 31, 2017 at 11:24
  • Also I had to remove the space berfore :call. This moves the cursor one step to the right.
    – Andreas
    Commented Jan 31, 2017 at 11:25

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gO and go mappings should be made with nmap instead of nnoremap. nnoremap disallows recursion in mappings or nesting, it's usefull for redefining commands. With nmap Vim scans right side of the mapping further for possible mappings. Read more with :h :nmap and :h :nnoremap.

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