Questions tagged [command-line-window]
In Vim's command-line window you can edit the command line just like editing text in any window.
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Why doesn't my cmdwin remapping work?
I'm trying to unmap the normal mode open cmdline-window bindings:
nnoremap q: <NOP>
nnoremap q? <NOP>
nnoremap q/ <NOP>
Do not have any effect, even though :verbose map q: shows it'...
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Is it correct that between a CmdlineLeave and a CmdwinEnter there must be a CmdlineEnter?
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augroup Dummy
autocmd!
autocmd CmdLineEnter / echom "CmdLineEnter /"
autocmd CmdwinLeave / echom "CmdwinLeave /"
autocmd CmdLineLeave / echom "CmdLineLeave /&...
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Entering command-line window from quickfix window opened by YCM results in inconsistent Vim state
I think I'm supposed to file a bug report, however I'm not sure if for Vim or for YCM, so I'm asking this question to better understand what is really happening.
YCM has the :YcmCompleter ...
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How to quickly search for today's date in a file?
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How does one effectively find today's date in a file?
The format of the date is given by GNU's date(1)'s command as:
$ date '+%a %d-%m-%Y'
Mon 16-08-2021
What I already tried
This is how I ...
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is it possible to get incremental and hl search when using "q/" search window mode
I've been using the "q/" mode for all my searches recently because it allows quick and ease of access to previous searches, but it lacks the ability to perform incremental searches and ...
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Can the command-line be edited/navigated using Vim commands?
How can I edit the text of a Vim command I've started typing out in the Vim command line?
Example:
If I type out a long search and replace command and realized I made a mistake. Now I want to move ...
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How to create a new tab or window from a buffer?
I have several open buffers and want to open a buffer in :ls in a new tab or window.
I have found a way to do accomplish this, either by first executing tabnew or C-w v and then selecting the buffer ...
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Go to current cursor position when invoking command-line edit mode
If I press v while using either the vi-mode zsh plugin or set -o vi in bash, it opens the line I'm working on in a full vim session. However, this puts my cursor at the beginning at the beginning of ...
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Is there a way to stay in the command line window after executing a line?
I find the command-line window incredibly useful for experimenting with my vim environment. But it's annoying to have to type q: every time I execute a line with <CR>. Is there a way to execute ...
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Commands history for vim commandline and :terminal [closed]
I want a way in which we can access a history of commands in terminal mode (and Vim/NeoVim's internal command line), just like in a normal bash terminal; i.e. if I press the up key it will scroll ...
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Is there a way to disable the command line window?
Often the mechanism to end up in the command line window is a transposition typo q: instead of :q when I intend to be closing Vim.
You can imagine the frustration at this point because the program ...
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Trim/clear new line character from batch script at Windows7 with gvim
I want to put timestamp using Leaderts (\ts)
I am using the following script timestamp.bat(Windows 7):
@echo off
cls
echo|set /p=%date:~0,4%-%date:~5,2%-%date:~8,2% %time:~0,2%:%time:~3,2%
and the ...
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How can I tell if I'm in the command window?
Extremely related to this except the answer there doesn't work
I get the following error when entering command-line editing mode q: or Ctrl-F (when already in command mode)
Error detected while ...
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How do I switch between the command-line history and file panes?
When using the command-line history window, I'd like to go back to the file I use it on to see what I'm working with. When revisualizing a block of code (gv), the cursor will go to the top after ...
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How to split window directly from command line? [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu system. I have files: A.txt, B.txt, C.txt
I can split window in the following way:
vim A.txt
:vs B.txt // after entering into vim
:vs C.txt
Is there any way to achieve the same ...
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Can the command-line window be entered without interrupting macro recording?
I'm having a problem using the command-line window (help cmdwin),
which is extremely useful, but it doesn't play well with macros.
cmdwin is invoked with q:, so if there is a macro being recorded, ...
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