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I'm trying to execute simple commands in the vim terminal mode, but cannot get it to work. For example, I tried
nmap <F12> :let $VIM_DIR=expand('%:p:h')<CR>:terminal<CR>cd $VIM_DIR<CR>
to open a terminal in the directory of the current file, but the final <CR> is ignored. I also tried term_sendkeys("","\<CR>") but that didn't have any noticeable effect at all.
I tested that this works. It assumes that the terminal is opened in buffer 2.
You can check which buffer the terminal is open in with :ls.
:terminal
CTRL-W W
:let $VIM_DIR=expand('%:p:h')
:call term_sendkeys(2, "cd $VIM_DIR\n")
:call term_sendkeys(2, "pwd\n")
Also your initial command worked for me.
nmap <F12> :let $VIM_DIR=expand('%:p:h')<CR>:terminal<CR>cd $VIM_DIR<CR>
It maybe that you are testing this mapping using keys that are already mapped. You can review the nmap mappings with:
:nmap
Or a specific mapping with:
:verb map <F12>
verb (verbose) tells you where the mapping was defined (file and line).
