How to color VIM ":!{cmd}" output?

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I'm trying to get the same setup as the guy in this video, so that when :!pytest % gets called, the output is colored.

I've tried with various vanilla colorschemes, with no luck...

I'm using Neovim, with TERM=st-256color (tried setting to xterm-256), but got nowhere... :(

EDIT:

Hi, welcome! Is the output different if you run pytest in your terminal directly? If not, this is not about vim, but most likely about your terminal itself, or your command. — Biggybi, Feb 12, 2021 at 9:39
Hi @Biggybi, thank you for the warm welcome! I've added pictures showcasing the issue. — eltbus, Feb 12, 2021 at 9:50

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-12 10:57:45Z

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The video shows Vim, not Neovim. In Neovim the output of "bang" is not colorized.

If you like long stories you can read this and this and so on.

TL;DR they think it's not a big deal, but fixing "bang" may be too hard, so just use :terminal instead.

answered Feb 12, 2021 at 10:57

Matt

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Love long stories! Thank you so much Matt!
– eltbus
Feb 12, 2021 at 11:02
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Hi Matt, I've figured how to solve the issue. Would you consider adding the following to your answer? From: vi.stackexchange.com/questions/15535/… Adding autocmd TermOpen * startinsert to your .vimrc (or init.vim for NVIM users), makes terminal behave the same as "bang", such that it will exit on <CR>
– eltbus
Feb 12, 2021 at 11:28
That, combined with your answer (using :terminal), fixed it for me without "behaviour" changes (except some tweaking to split instead of open a full buffer)
– eltbus
Feb 12, 2021 at 11:31
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@eltbus This is rather your personal preference. In general, you don't have to enter insert mode in order to close terminal. Just press ZZ or such, just like any normal buffer. On split, something like :split +term will do in Neovim.
– Matt
Feb 12, 2021 at 11:59
But ":terminal" by itself behaves differently than "bang" output wise. Still, I have to agree. It's a personal choice.
– eltbus
Feb 12, 2021 at 12:25

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