how to make a word turn into certain commands in vim command line?

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I want :cup in vim command line to turn into :tabdo call MapRunCmd()<CR>

Hope that somebody can help me out

PS: I've tried this nnoremap :cup :tabdo call MapRunCmd()<CR> but didn't like this mapping.
'cause i have to blindly type at a stretch

Have a look at :command (Christina makes some points about simplifying your answer) or :cnoreabbrev — D. Ben Knoble, Commented Sep 9, 2021 at 12:07

Chris Heithoff · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-09 12:38:41Z

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You were close with trying a map command, but you want to define a command line mode mapping, not a normal mode mapping.

cnoremap cup tabdo call MapRunCmd()<CR>

answered Sep 9, 2021 at 12:38

Chris Heithoff

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@ChristianBrabandt christian's solution works too.. may come in handy
– Mega Bang
Commented Sep 9, 2021 at 12:45
if i have more than two commands in a single mapping (separated by |), i would prefer christian's code.. also downside of cnoremap if i don't type the word at a stretch or pause a little bit, vim will trigger wrong for example- almost same words like cup, hackercup .. :hacker[pause]cup
– Mega Bang
Commented Sep 9, 2021 at 13:39

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Mega Bang · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-09 13:04:30Z

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@ChristianBrabandt 's simple solution

type :Cup in vim command line, it will turn into :tabdo call MapRunCmd()

:com -nargs=0 Cup tabdo call MapRunCmd()

answered Sep 9, 2021 at 9:39

Mega Bang

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why the printf and the TermWrapper function? Doesn't that already do: :com -nargs=0 Cup :tabdo :call MapRunCmd()?
– Christian Brabandt
Commented Sep 9, 2021 at 11:42
thank you very much :) .. updated my solution
– Mega Bang
Commented Sep 9, 2021 at 13:05

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