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I sometimes execute commands in Vim by mistake, either in normal-, visual-, or ex-mode and have no idea what was executed.

Is it possible to see a history of executed command per mode in Vim?

I know that I can see the history of executed ex-mode commands by pressing : (to enter ex-mode) and then use the <arrow-up> and <arrow-down> keys to navigate the history, but I have no idea on how to do that in normal- or visual-mode?

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There's no history for Normal/Visual mode in Vim.

The only thing I can remember of is v:operator which is set to the last Normal/Visual mode operator executed.

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  • Why does :v:operator displays the contents of the current buffer? It just displays what's in the window in a new (split) window.
    – Shuzheng
    Jul 10, 2020 at 7:19
  • @Shuzheng v:operator is a builtin variable of String type.
    – Matt
    Jul 10, 2020 at 7:31
  • How do I see its contents? Also, :h v:operator says it only holds a single operator (character)? So, if I press diw, then it will only show w?
    – Shuzheng
    Jul 10, 2020 at 7:33
  • @Shuzheng It's "d", not "w".
    – Matt
    Jul 10, 2020 at 7:44
  • But, how can I see the contents of the v:operator?
    – Shuzheng
    Jul 10, 2020 at 7:46

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