How can I prevent Vim from exiting visual mode?

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If I enter visual mode, select some text, then run a command or press a keybinding, it will exit visual mode afterward because it assumes I am done.

But sometimes I want to do multiple things with that visual selection.

How can I make Vim stay in visual mode unless I explicitly exit by pressing Escape?

Duplicate: stackoverflow.com/q/4711079/11135136. Which was itself a duplicate of superuser.com/q/115038/1014071. But those are both from outside of vi.stackexchange, so the question can't be closed. — 3N4N, Commented Sep 24, 2022 at 5:47
I searched for it online before posting and it is strange that I did not find those prior. — Amarakon, Commented Sep 24, 2022 at 14:36

Mimic Mannan · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-24 04:26:27Z

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There is no in built vim option to leave it selected.

However but there is a way to reselect quickly

You can use gv to reselect the last selection.
Or can use | to put multiple commands (For more information https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Multiple_commands_at_once)

If it's indent related then these mappings might be useful

local map = vim.api.nvim_set_keymap
map('v', '<', '<gv', (noremap=true, silent=true))
map('v', '>', '>gv', (noremap=true, silent=true))

answered Sep 24, 2022 at 4:26

Mimic Mannan

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Same answer was given here: stackoverflow.com/a/4711096/11135136. (It also has a slightly better approach (using .) for indenting usage.)
– 3N4N
Commented Sep 24, 2022 at 5:48
Thanks, I will fork Neovim and submit a pull request for an option to keep visual mode selected.
– Amarakon
Commented Sep 24, 2022 at 15:00

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