Questions tagged [insert-mode]
The mode in Vi and Vim in which you can insert text to the open document.
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How do I type an insert mode command?
I've recently read that some people put inoremap jk <Esc> on their vimrc to exit insert mode without having to move their hands away from the home row. But then how do you type the letters jk? ...
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Using an inoremap with `r`
I have some inoremap's in my vimrc, such as
inoremap \c <c-v>u2705
which enters a ✅ emoji for when I am writing checklists.
However, I noticed that while I am able to use it when in insert mode ...
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How to undo in ctrl-x mode?
Let's say I just completed following path using Ctrl-x, Ctrl-f (twice) and I haven't exited the Ctrl-x mode yet and I got
/home/john.doe/
Let's say I chose john.doe accidentally and actually want to ...
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Odd behaviour when pressing Tab with this mapping
I am trying to map ctrl+shift+i to insert an italics command in LaTeX files, and here's my attempt:
autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead,BufWrite *.tex inoremap <buffer> <c-I> \textit{}^[i
I am ...
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Cursor not changing to beam in insert mode when using Kitty terminal
Well the common problem again.
I could fix my problem for Konsole by adding
" Fix cursor for Konsole
let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]50;CursorShape=1\x7"
let &t_EI = "\<Esc>...
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Ctrl+Arrows work differently in normal mode and in insert mode
For some reason, in my VIM there is a difference in behaviour of Ctrl+Arrow keys in normal mode and in insert mode. To demonstrate this, I edit the file which contents are:
aaa.aaa,aaa/aaa!aaa@aaa#aaa$...
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Opening files in insert mode
How do I make vim open files in insert mode? I've got the line "startinsert" in my .vimrc, and it does what it's supposed to (vim opens in insert mode), but when I open another file it opens ...
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Unexpected behavior in edited vimrc: dropped out of insert mode when hitting empty line
sorry for the bad title. I could not think of how to better summarise the problem. I should also state, that I am fairly new to vim, so please be a bit considerate :).
I made the following changes in ...
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Modifying file in vim and after restart the file is reset to unmodified
I have two monitors and the second one is detected as primary even tho I made the actual one primary in the settings. I found a hacky metod to make it primary and it involves changing the files. I ...
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How to yank the filename of specific buffer?
Is there a (simple) way to yank the filename of specific buffer in insert mode?
For example, in insert mode, Ctrl+R % gives the name from current buffer, Ctrl+R # gives the alt one, but what about an ...
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alt dot to insert the last word of previous line
In bash shell, alt + . inserts the last argument of the previous command.
and there are alt + (number) + . and alt + , variations.
I like to do the same while editing shell script in vim, i.e.
I want ...
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Vim doesn't respect inoremap bind in insert mode for windows wsl config
I have these two configs
:nnoremap <F5> "=strftime("%F %r")<CR>P
:inoremap <F5> <C-R>=strftime("%F %r")<CR>
In normal mode f5 inserts date-time,...
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Neovim diffrent behaviour than vim on spelling sugestion
First thing first I am writing a foreign language with a different keyboard(greek-english).
I was trying some spell checking features of vim and neovim and I noticed that neovim might have a bug.
At ...
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keyboard shortcut to insert text at the end of several lines of same length instead of 10,12s/$/pattern_to_be_inserted/gc
to insert the same text inside several lines in one particular line <ctrl> + <v> to select the line and then <shift> + <i> to insert a texte BEFORE the particular column. Is ...
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Exit insert mode and write to file in one command
Is there a command to exit insert mode and perform :w or :wq in the same command?
I am tired of pressing esc + :w every time I need to write to a file after making edits.
Alternatively, is there an ...
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How to insert on a newline, pushing everything after the cursor down with it
Say my cursor is []:
(A very intelligent turtle[)]
I'd like to issue something like o that would put me in insert mode here:
(A very intelligent turtle
[)]
I'm using spacemacs.
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What does the "§" key do in insert mode? [duplicate]
I stumbled into a weird behavior when using vim and it has been month of me just enduring it.
When in insert mode, when I type on the "§" key my cursor jumps into my file.\
:h §
doesn't ...
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How to override current command
I have Template command installed from sonicteomplate
The problem with this plugin is, when I call a plugin, the cursor jumps to where {{_cursor_}} is, but it stays in normal mode, it doesn't go to ...
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How to leave insert mode immediately with python (or force vim to dispatch its event queue)?
Reproduction step :
Use this vimrc :
function! Ttt()
py3 << EOF
vim.command('echom mode()')
vim.command('stopinsert')
vim.command('echom mode()')
EOF
endfunction
au InsertChange * :call Ttt()...
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Set cursor anywhere in window
How to setup Vim so you can f.e mouse click in the middle of new opened empty Vim window and place cursor exactly there ( f.e line 23 char 49), instead of line 1 char 1 because?
Is there better way ...
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How to delete .yaml elements like maps or arrays efficiently in Vim?
I often need to edit huge .yaml files, where I need to delete entire maps or arrays.
My current approach is to go into visual (line-wise) mode (Shift + V) and mark the lines manually, but that feels ...
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How to go to the nth-to-last character in insert mode?
Capital A in Vim takes me to the last character in insert mode, but can I go to the nth-to-last character in insert mode (or append mode) in vim?
Example:
this is some t|ext
how to go specifically to ...
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Delete from cursor position until end of line in command-line mode
I am trying to emulate readline keybindings in insert and command-line modes (for example, <C-u> for deleting from cursor position to beginning of the line, or <C-w> to delete previous ...
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Tab to align cursor with next non-whitespace character in the line above (in insert mode)
How can we do this with vim?
set hlsearch " Highlight search matches
set incsearch " Highlight search matches as you type
set visualbell ...
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How to set a keybinding in Insert mode
I'm new to Vim, and I've read that a best practice in Vim is to begin a new Append with each line. In other words, instead of pressing <Enter>, it is more advisable to leave Insert mode, and ...
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Replacement of characters gives ^@ when replaced with newline but not newline [duplicate]
Why does replacement of something by using :%s/,/\n/gc in vim gives me ^@ instead of giving me newline. Sed replacement works perfectly sed s/,/'\n'/g. Any idea how to do sed thingy in Vim and save ...
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Can macros be edited? [duplicate]
I want to end up in insert mode after a macro. Is there a way to do that?
A real life example:
Given "foo", I'm wanting to convert it into "$123" where the number is something I ...
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Trigger complete keybind mapping using <C-O> when in Insert mode
I know that when I am in insert mode I can enter Normal mode for one command only and automatically switch back to insert mode using <C-O>. For example to go to the end of the line when in ...
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Inserting abbreviation from file
First, I apologize if this is a trivial question.
I have the following file (main.ab) defining a Python snippet:
def main(args):
...
if __name__ == '__main__':
args = ...
main(args)
And ...
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Auto pairing using strings instead of characters
I'm already aware of existing solution to automatically "surround" sentences/word/etc (eg: auto-surround, vim-surround, etc) but those (as far as i know) don't support using normal strings ...
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How to make cursor move to the top line inserted with 2O?
Using a simple example:
h[]ello
If I type 2o<esc>, the cursor will be moved to the last inserted line like this:
hello
[]
But if I type 2O<esc>, the cursor will be moved to the last ...
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How to return to normal mode by pressing ESC only once
I have been using vim for a short time, so I may not know a lot, please forgive me.
There is a problem with my vim. It cannot enter normal mode from insert mode by pressing esc/ctrl-[ only once, but ...
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NeoVim : Can we "insert literally" every ASCII symbol with `<c-v>` ? (including delete `^?` )
In insert or command mode, the printable ASCII chars, like a can be insert with just a
(we don't need <c-v> for those ones, but most of them will still work with <c-v>letter ).
If I type, ...
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How to make mouse click ALSO enter Insert mode?
I've enabled mouse and clipboard and ... something else:
set mouse=a
set clipboard+=autoselect guioptions+=a
That's almost perfect, but I want it so that when I left click it moves the cursor and ...
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How to automatically start in Normal mode? [duplicate]
I am using zsh on Mac and noticed that whenever I start vim, it always starts in insert mode. I use vim to inspect files more often than to edit. I tried adding set noinsertmode but it didn't have any ...
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Enter insert mode automatically after moving (e.g. with e, w)
Is there something similar to A and I for "smaller ranges" like w and e, i.e. I don't want to have to press i to insert, after navigating to the end of the word with e?
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How to backward-kill-word in Vim insert mode like zsh?
I'm re-learning Vim. My question is that I want to option + ⌫ to backward-delete a word in INSERT MODE. I've spent some days to achieve this (and succeeded) to my zsh shell through bindkey in .zshrc ...
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Shift+AnyLetter and Forward Slash Not Working on wsltty [duplicate]
I'm noticing errant behaviour with some standard key sequences with Vim 8.1 on wsltty. The correct behaviour is displayed when inside wsltty's standard terminal, so until proven otherwise I'm assuming ...
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When would I use append and when would I use insert?
I already know that a and i makes the cursor one space to the right and left respectively, but when would I use i to edit a file? Is there some special circumstance that makes insertion mode more ...
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Enter insert mode after search?
So you're in Normal mode, then you press f followed by a character, then vim takes you to the next occurrence of that character. When you land on that character you are in Normal mode.
My question is ...
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How to prevent cursor shift when using <C-O>{delete cmd} at the end of a line?
<C-w> deletes a (small-)word in insert mode, but I often want to delete the Word (to last whitespace) I've most recently typed. I tried
inoremap <C-_> <C-o>dB
which kind-of works -- ...
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Keep open fold open on `o`
I have a file with foldmethod=indent. I have the folds automatically open when I enter them, and close when I leave them. When I sit in Normal mode on the bottom line of a fold and press o, the fold ...
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How can I delete whitespace backwards until end of previous word?
I want to delete whitespace backwards until end of previous word.
Say, I have the cursor on the character "d" in the word "dog":
horse cat dog
If I press Ctrl-W (Insert ...
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Shouldn't `softtabstop` be set, when using option 2 in `:h tabstop` to configure Vim to use spaces for `<Tab>`s?
I want to configure Vim to use spaces for <Tab>s everywhere. Therefore, I've had a look at :h tabstop to figure out how to perform the configuration.
Looking at the help text, option 2. seems ...
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How to make a shortcut to activate and deactivate multiple maps?
I know there are questions/answers to execute commands with a single shortcut, but in my case I can't think how to do multiple maps with a single shortcut in Insert Mode. In other words, what I want:
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Typing colon character in Insert mode undoing changes?
I am really curious as to why this is happening. I have this line in my .vimrc file (I am using WSL2 on windows and this line helps support copying from vim to the system clipboard):
set clipboard=...
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line-completion based on non-initial substring
Is there a way to perform a completion similar to <c-x><c-l>, but completes lines based on an arbitrary substring rather than a leading prefix of the line? I'm especially interested in a ...
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Why does disabling arrow keys in Insert mode (e.g. `inoremap <left> <nop>`) result in e.g. `0D` being written? [duplicate]
I want to disable the arrow keys in Insert mode, since I want to force myself to always go into Normal mode for performing movements.
To achive this, I've made the following mappings for Insert mode, ...
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How can I use `ci'` to change the N'th occurrence of single-quoted text in a line?
I find the ci' (and similar commands) very useful, since I can execute it at the start of the line, and it will automatically change the first occurrence of text between single quotes ('...').
However,...
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How can I make `<Shift>+<LeftArrow>` and `<Shift>+<RightArrow>` key bindings work using MacVim?
How can I make <Shift>+<LeftArrow> and <Shift>+<RightArrow> key bindings work using MacVim?
I often use these (default) key bindings in Insert mode to move the cursor one word ...
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