Questions tagged [count]
Vim's "count" feature allows you to multiply or iterate a command by passing it an optional number.
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Repeating command for running external script?
I have a script called lorem.sh which takes in the number of paragraphs(first argument) and number of lines in each paragraph(second argument) and prints random text of that format to standard out. I ...
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Undo <count> macro instances
Often I would record a macro and run it till end of file like 200@q. However, there may be a few lines/instances at the bottom I don't want to run the macro on (like 5 lines). Pressing u would undo ...
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Why does `.,.+[count]` appear in command box when typing [count+1] before :
For example if in normal mode 4: is pressed, in the command line there will be :.,.+3. What does this mean and what is it used for?
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Make mapping that accepts count independent of line count
I have a mapping that looks like this:
nnoremap <expr> <c-x>b ":call MyFunction(" . v:count . ")\<cr>"
I also tried to instead define function with range, but the effect is the ...
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How to add a [count] to a binding
How do you create a binding that behaves like yy but doesn't yank the leading white spaces?
nnoremap <leader>f ^v$y
Yanks one line and the ^J. Which is what I want but how do I add a [count] ...
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Call function with count after performing some normal! level tasks
I have this following function
" copy yanked text to tmux pane
function! Send_to_tmux(count) range
if (a:firstline == a:lastline)
execute "normal! \"zyip"
else
execute "normal!...
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Mappings with counts at the end without using loops?
Suppose you are trying to create a set of mappings such that pressing <C-t> followed by a number # would alternate to the respective tab at index #. I know that using a loop, I can do:
" Map ...
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Are counts commutative?
Newbie question: Are counts commutative?
2d2w is the same as 4dw, right?
Is it the case for all commands that (count1)(verb)(count2)(whatever) the same as (count1+count2)(verb)(whatever)?
If counts ...
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`gt` is not consistent with `gT` (and many other commands) when `{count}` is prepended
I know it's not a bug, since the help page explains it cleary, but is there any reason why gt is still kept different from the majority of commands that accept a {count} prepended? I mean, isn't it in ...
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Changing content within the specified [count] number of braces for each line
I need to change the content within a [count] number of braces for each line in my buffer.
1 {Lorem} ipsum dolor {amet} blah blah {change this text} more blah blah
2 Hello. The {sun} rises in {the} ...
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Is it possible to detect when a command uses no count?
Based on v:count help I define:
:map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:count . ' and count1 is ' . v:count1<CR>
So
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the count is 0 and count1 is 1
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the count is 0 and count1 is 1
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How to clear digit arguments in a mapping?
I have a set of bindings for jumping to the (n*10)th column that are basically just sugar over the | command and somewhat nice for coarse horizontal movement.
nnoremap <silent> <leader>` ...
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reset count for `v`
According to :help v a count of 1 provided to v will select the same number of characters as the previous selection, but starting from the current cursor (see full help below). When there was no ...
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How can a mapping have behavior dependent on the presence of a count?
I have this mapping to move by visible line when wrap is enabled
nnoremap <silent> j gj
nnoremap <silent> k gk
But when I use a count (like 10 j), I expect to move by actual lines
How ...
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repeat search in vim: count is off by one sometimes
I've happily used count prefixes on search commands in vim for probably a couple of decades, so I know they used to count correctly. 5n was equivalent to n 5 times.
As of some recent version, 5n is ...
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how to accept count for visual block ctrl+a remap?
I have created a vmap but I can't figure out how to apply a count to it.
In this case, the mapping is on <C-a> and 4<C-a> is an example of a command with a count failing to be applied. We ...
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How to allow count *before* my custom operator?
I'd like to define my own operator. Vim's builtin help has a nice little tutorial on it, where they show you can create your own operator with opfunc and g@:
nmap <silent> <F4> :set ...
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Unexpected behavior using “<count>J” to join multiple lines
When I prefix the J ("join") command with a count, Vim is joining one fewer line than I expect. For example, with the cursor at the first column, first line of the following,
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Can I repeat a macro with the “dot operator”?
Can I repeat a macro with the . command? For example, I'd like to be able to type:
@q...
and have it effectively call @q 4 times. With the default behavior, this works only if 'q' holds a single ...
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How to get the count given to a macro?
When executing an ex command I can use the variable v:count to get the count which was given to this command. From :h v:count, if I create this mapping:
:map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:...
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What does [count]v and [count]V do? How is it useful?
I am confused about how the start visual commands work when you pass them a count. I checked the help page but I am still confused.
[count]V Start Visual mode linewise.
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Can I make the indent commands take an additional count that doesn't affect the motion?
Let's say I'd like to indent the current line 4 times. (Not 4 spaces, 4 indent commands). As far as I can tell, the shortest way to do this is
>>...
(Indent once, repeat three times) This ...
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Can I make all “resize split” commands take a default count?
While reading through this answer, I found these useful commands:
Ctrl+W +/-: increase/decrease height
Ctrl+W >/<: increase/decrease width
These are super useful, but I hate how it defaults to ...
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Repeat n time a mapping starting with a count
I have created the following mapping:
:map <F8> 3w
When I pressed 2<F8>, I thought it would move six words (2*3w), but it moves 23 words.
(This has been mentioned in help section of vim ...
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Insert mode counts in neovim
Is there a way to get insert mode emacs style meta
counts in neovim (which has support for the meta key)?
Such that, for instance, <m-3>- produces 3 hyphens.
PS. I mean is it possible to ...
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Can my mapping/function detect when count/range 1 is given instead of none?
I have a key mapped to a command which runs a function, and I would like to detect whether it has been passed a range (prefixed with a count) or not.
The difficultly is that I need to be able to ...
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Why does the <count> escape sequence insert the current line number in my user command?
I've added the following to my .vimrc in order to test how <count> works in a user defined command because I was noticing odd behaviour:
:command! -count=1 CountTest :exe "echo " . <count>...
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Creating a Vim function mapping that takes a count
I'm trying to create a function mapping that takes a count, in this case the number of lines to yank to the system clipboard.
func! Clipboard()
echo 'Clipboard function called'
if v:count is 0
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Original column number in a mapped function called with a count
Here's an example:
function! TestCursorPosWithCount() range
echo virtcol('.')
endfunction
nmap <leader>c :call TestCursorPosWithCount()<CR>
If I press <leader>c, the column ...
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How can I clear normal mode command count in mappings?
I have a mapping like this:
noremap <expr> zj FindNext()
FindNext will calculate which line to go, and return something like 10G.
This works without a count, but with a count the line number ...
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What does [count]<leader> mean?
I found a command in NERDCommenter like this:
[count]<leader>cc |NERDComComment|
I have installed the plugin. But, I don't know how to make it work. So what's the meaning of that command? How ...
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What does [count]% do?
I would expect [count]% to jump back and forth between matching braces count times or something like that, but instead, typing that command seems to move the cursor to a random place in the buffer. ...
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How can I map d[count]d?
N.B. This is not a duplicate of How does the "d3fg" command work? Please read it before voting to close!
I've come to a bit of an impasse in my quest to get small deletions work like big ...
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Bidirectional tag stack movement with cscope in vim
When using ctags, one can move back through the tag stack by using [count]CTRL-T or :[count]pop, and forward using :[count]tag
However, when using cscope instead of ctags and setting 'cscopetag', ...
