Questions tagged [cursor-motions]
Commands that moves the cursor. A motion command is used after an operator command to move over the text that is to be operated upon.
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Change <up>/<down> to gk/gj in insert mode
I want to replace the default behavior of the arrows in insert mode, so that they behave like gk and gj, I have used:
inoremap <up> <Esc>gka
inoremap <down> <Esc>gja
But this ...
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Is there a way to “move to the beginning of the next text object”?
Suppose I have a defined text object. For example, I have a ii text block which defines all the contiguous lines around the cursor at the same level of indentation or deeper. I know what it means to, ...
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Repeat last “change inside text object” command without the inserted text
Is there some way to repeat something like cit and be left in insert mode instead of automatically repeating the previously entered text?
For example, suppose I have the following lines:
<th>...
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Create a motion?
I find it very strange that I can't find this question anywhere...
I made a mapping nnoremap <leader>C /\u<CR> to go to the next capital letter. I thought it would be useful to edit ...
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How to search & replace the word under cursor without changing position?
This question is related to Do a forward slash search but don't have vim immediately jump to the string? but is not a dup.
I recently updated my Linux box (clicked on the "install updates" button ...
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Last char on the line is being “left out” in many situations
For example, wanting to delete the last 3 words from the current line, I press $d3b but I still have the last char from that line not deleted. Is that normal? Is there a better way to achieve what I'm ...
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viw breaks when i is remapped
I have the following in my init.vim (neovim):
nnoremap i k
nnoremap j h
nnoremap k j
xnoremap i k
xnoremap j h
xnoremap k j
nnoremap h i
nnoremap H I
I find this arrow key-like configuration much ...
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Vim changing the text objects of " in a single line with less number of keystrokes?
Consider this situation, which I often follow in python and consider that my cursor is on the letter a of args:
args = ap.add_argument("-i", "--texture", type = str, required=True, help="path of the ...
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How to go back after accidentally hitting H in visual mode?
While selecting in visual mode I often accidentally hit H or L instead of h or l due to having used Shift for some previous command (like e.g. V to start selection by line) and not yet released it ...
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Register CursorMoved on certain key press and disable when move to new line
I'm trying to write a function that will highlight searches performed with the f and F keys.
I currently have a solution here thanks to @filbranden, but would like to further improve it to only ...
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Remapping motion keys [duplicate]
I recently found the awesome plugin named CamelCaseMotion which is awesome. I used their suggested mappings in my .vimrc for the plugin like this:
map <silent> w <Plug>CamelCaseMotion_w
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How to end selection at an occurrence of a word?
Let's say I have this text with | as my cursor:
<<<<<<< HEAD
hi
=======
hello
======
>>>>>> XXXX GGg|
Now, I'd like to select from >>>> to say second=== or ...
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How do I get the text that is chosen by some motion?
I'm wanting to write a simple plugin that allows using a motion to choose some text and then processes that text. I'm trying to find out how to get the text that a motion results in. So far I haven't ...
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how to have a new line from within brackets
I normally write my functions this way
public void test() {}
to continue, I need to insert a new line from within the brackets, so the final output is this:
public void test(){
// cursor is ...
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Different behavior when selecting quote blocks vs. selecting parentheses blocks [duplicate]
When I have a line of code such as:
result = function(myVar);
then I can delete the text "myVar" with the command di( only if my cursor is already positioned inside the parentheses. However, when I'...
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How to wrap a command which can handle a text object?
The scenario is that the plugin I use (iron.nvim) has a mapping crt which handle text objects. Ultimately, this mapping is based on a command <Plug>(iron-send-motion). I would like to create a ...
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Can I select and paste with a single operation?
Here's my use case. I have the following text:
This is a [hyperlink](http://someurl.com).
Now I want to replace the http://someurl.com text with a new URL in the default register (something I've ...
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How to create new operator by using existing operator with current motion?
function! OperatorFunc(type, ...)
" how to call another operator with current motion?
" do other stuff
endfunction
Is it possible to get motion text? such as get iw from yiw
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Why is the underscore command _ useful?
I'm a bit puzzeled as to why the underscore command _, which jumps to
the beginning of the (COUNT - 1)th line below the cursor, gets its own
key. When would I use this rather than + or ^?
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text object for highlighted text
If I have a file that contains
this_is_the_first_underscore_phrase
this_is_the_first_underscore_phrase
I search for "first" /first and my cursor is placed onto the start of the word "first".
I know ...
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visual line mode is ended by inner block motion
When I do Vi{y to select inside a { block and yank it, it doesn't paste how I expect.
I noticed that after V (which puts me into VISUAL-LINE mode), the i{ object takes me into VISUAL mode.
Here's a ...
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How does Ctrl-I works?
I have completely clean vimrc, no plugins, and the following test file:
foo bar baz baz baz baz baz baz
baz baz
Now, I press / to start search, then type baz, press Enter, press n twice. It will ...
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Number in the beginning vs. number in the end
Yes, I know that d2e and 2de are two different commands and therefore works slightly different, though it's not visible to the eyes.
Let's call them "number-in-the-middle" (nim) and "number-in-the-...
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Select characters in Visual mode (works differently than Normal mode)
I'm trying to understand the difference in character counting between Normal and Visual modes.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you.
The task is to copy everything from ...
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Repeat previous square bracket command [duplicate]
I am using the ] commands (e.g. ]]) a lot and have a bunch of custom ones too.
Is there a command that repeats the last such command, similar to how . repeats the last edit?
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(how) can I use di< / di> to delete inner block of xml
What would be the best way to delete / change the inner block of an xml element? I could use df< when my cursor is inside the block, i.e. when I have:
<elem>foo bar<\elem>
^
...
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Modify `iskeyword` for keyword-local completion only
Context
Some time ago, I added the following line to ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/sh.vim to make working with parameter expansions easier:
setlocal iskeyword+=$
This is nice to be able to e.g. ysiw" via ...
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Repeat complicated motions
I know that similar things were asked here several times. I know that to repeat a motion ; works. Unless it doesn't(in case there is count for example), but then repmo.vim usually works. And I know ...
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]m moves to class definitions not method definitions inside nested classes
I am editing a java file.
]m takes me from one class to the next, instead of to the next method definition.
How do I get it to take me between methods?
Example:
public class Baz {
public class ...
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Automatically jump to text object during `ci(`
Suppose my cursor is at the beginning of the line of code:
def f(a, b, c, d, e):
If I want to change inside the parenthesis using the text object command ci(, I need to first navigate to some ...
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Why is :execute required in this --remote-silent command?
Let's say I want to jump to a particular position in a file in an existing Vim server:
This command jumps to the correct line, but not the correct column, leaving the cursor at the start of the line:
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Simplest way to delete a “composite” word?
Apologies if "composite" is not the technical term. I mean the following:
Hi, I-am-a-composite-word and we are not
I would like to delete only the composite word. In command mode, if I move the ...
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How to delete entire function definition (C style)
How can I delete the block
int Test()
{
//
}
when my cursor is before int (or even better when it is anywhere on that line)?
The shortest I could come up with is d<line>G where <line> ...
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Is there a text object or motion for non-comment lines are not separated from comment lines by blank lines? E.g., in git commit messages
Consider the text
A
B
# C
# D
Is there a text object or motion that will select lines A and B if the cursor is on either, but not select lines C and D? ap or ip with the cursor on any of those four ...
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How can I prevent <CR> from moving the cursor downward? [duplicate]
In the vim help doc, it says:
*CTRL-M* *<CR>*
[count] lines downward, on the first non-blank character |linewise|.
That is, in the normal mode, <CR> has the same ...
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How to move a line onto the end of some other line
For example suppose i have
1 the cat jumps
2 over the moon
I would like the result
1 the cat jumps over the moon
In general how can I move line X onto the end of line Y. A solution that would ...
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Delete entire block, with the prefixes before the opening {
My problem
Consider a code block prefixed with a few words (function name, for example). The vim cursor is in the middle of the prefix word. The line ends with a {, which declares a block which spans ...
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change inner backslashed quotes
I know the ci" motion and others :changes, but I need something like a ci\" in order to change inner a backslashed quotes. Assuming * as the cursor position:
a = "message says: \"fo*o bar\""
I would ...
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Unable to set iskeyword for colon ( : ) character
I am using vim to edit LaTeX files.
Throughout the text, there are labels to equations, tables etc. for which an accepted convention among TeX writers is the following
\label{eq:massenergy} , \...
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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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`0` only moving to first “visible” column
I have a strange trouble with vim (8.0.95). My format options are fo=cq and nowrap. When I have a long line, which does not fit my terminal window, the view of the file does not include the first ...
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Delete from the next character till EOL
My problem
Consider the following line:
I have just pasted @SrvrlessDaysTLVtlv before tlv@serverlessdays.io, and I'd like to delete anything from the small-case t till EOL.
What have I tried
d$ ...
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Jump to next semicolun
I can use fd to jump to the next d character. How can I jump to the next semicolun? f; doesn't seem to work. Also, for other special symbols.
Thanks
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How to indent one line multiple times?
Like doing >>
but 5 times >>>>>>>>>>>>.
I am not trying to indent multiple lines.
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Delete with search motion in normal command
I am attempting to delete from start of line until string foo. In normal mode, 0d/foo accomplishes this. Now, I would like to do this for every line in my buffer. Reading documentation and SO it ...
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Why does “e” move you one character before the actual end of the word?
Maybe it was discussed many times (I strongly believe), but I could not formulate my question properly. So lets imagine we have this sequence of words:
foo bar baz
Applying 3e will move us onto:
...
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How to replace ) by <left> when closing bracket [config]
I have the following in my .vimrc, it permits to automatically close brackets.
ino " ""<left>
ino ( ()<left>
ino ' ''<left>
ino [ []<left>
ino { {}<left>
What I would ...
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Enable %-key jumping/highlighting for backticks (`) and single-quotes (') in M4 files
Background
When working on .c and .h files, I have a couple options turned on, namely:
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on
autocmd BufEnter *.c setlocal tabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 softtabstop=8 ...
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mystery cursor motion
I hope someone can riddle me this one: I have set up the function below to have a slightly more fancy behavior of the End key, moving first to the end of the line, but if the cursor is already at the ...
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Simple modification of behavior of Home, End keys
I'm completely new to Vim scripting, so forgive me if this may seem trivial, but I would like to modify the Behavior of the Home and End keys such that, if the cursor is somewhere between the first ...
