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Is there any way to trace the source of an auto-complete event within (Mac)Vim? Ie, where within which plugin this is and how it can be turned off?

In my case, I type {} in a .tex file and it automatically converts it to {}<++>, necessitating an Esc u to return to the original {}. I just want to be able to type {} and for the auto-complete event not to occur.

Note, although I have this specific problem, I am looking for general information about tracing the origin of such problems.

Thank you.

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    This is not autocompletion. You have installed a tex package that comes with abbreviations. See :help abbreviations. Use :verbose abbrev {} to see where it is defined.
    – romainl
    Aug 23, 2016 at 6:14
  • @romainl You should post that as an answer.
    – DJMcMayhem
    Aug 23, 2016 at 6:21
  • Hmmm, this doesn't look like an abbreviation. :verbose imap {} will probably put you on the right track but that plugin seems overly complex to me. Not sure how to disable that specific mapping. You should use it's issue tracker.
    – romainl
    Aug 23, 2016 at 8:12

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This is due either to an imap or an iabbrev. You can do either of these to check if there are any current definitions:

:[verbose ]imap {}
:[verbose ]iabbrev {}

Here, verbose is optional and will tell you where things are defined.

The particular mapping in your question is defined by vim-latex, and as suggested by @romainl in a comment to your question, it is an imap. However, the same "problem" could also come from an abbreviation, which is defined with the :iabbrev.

For relevant help sections, see:

  • :h :imap
  • :h :iabbrev
  • :h :verbose
  • :h latex-macros
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