Questions tagged [key-bindings]
Doing an action when pressing a key. These are also called key mappings or mappings. For questions about default key bindings, as well as creating or redefining key bindings.
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How to search and replace the highlighted text from visual mode?
What works (normal mode):
Search/highlight the word the cursor is on.
Replace the word the cursor is on.
Note that the word doesn't get erased when I get prompted to replace it, allowing me to make ...
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Vim mapping to make function parameters become multi-line?
I'm looking for a minimal way to convert code that looks like this:
my_function(param1, param2=value2, param4=a_function_call())
into something like:
my_function(
param1,
param2=value2,
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Restricting `bufdo` to Specific File Types
I'm currently using a key mapping in Vim that's causing some issues. The mapping is:
nmap <buffer> <Leader>tr :silent bufdo TaskWikiBufferLoad<CR>
The problem is that the command ...
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Why is key binding for CTRL-L key messed up?
I have run into a Vim key binding issue at the office recently. On the Linux system where I do my development work, while running Vim the CTRL-L key no longer redraws the screen. The .exrc file in my ...
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How do I create key mappings for Windows and/or nano Shortcuts?
Having used text editors (mainly Notepad/++) and some IDEs on MS Windows, I've become familiar with their Alt and Ctrl shortcuts to the point that I use them automatically. Having used nano on a GNU/...
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How to save the files when global replace completed in one command line
I have so many huge size of files and always need to do search and replacement
so I map the command as nnoremap aa :let i=1 \| g/regexp/ s/^/\=printf("%1d. ",i)/g \|let i =i+1\|:w! 1.txt
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How to replace a space after a word with a line break (new line)?
In Neovim, I used the J command to join lines, and now I'm looking for a keybinding in normal mode that can do the opposite: replace the space after a word with a line break.
I've tried a few "...
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How is the right hand side of an <expr> binding evaluated?
I like using <cr> to save a file, except in a quickfix window where I want <cr> to enter the directory or file shown.
Here's one way to achieve this (works as a .vimrc by itself). I'm ...
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File Type dependent key mapping valid only for that specific filetype
I am aware that you can either use an Autocommand or defining a key-binding in some ftplugin file.
However, once the key-binding is defined, it will stay, no matter the filetype.
However, imagine that ...
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Clean the placeholder text after multiple jumps
I am studying the book "Hacking Vim" by Packt publishing.
In chapter 4 the author gives us an example of a template for HTML files. I followed the guide of the author.
Created a file ~/.vim/...
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How to open NERDTree quickly?
I have read the NERDTree help and found that to close NERDTree, we could type :q.
How can I open NERDTree the shortest way?
I am now typing :NERDTree to open NERDTree, but I think it is too slow for ...
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Cannot overwrite existing keybinding Shift+k in Neovim
I want to map Shift-k (K) as 5k but it is mapped to call a function vim.lsp.buf.hover()
These commands dont work:
map <S-k> 5k
nmap <S-k> 5k
noremap <S-k> 5k
nnoremap <S-k&...
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How do I capitalize the first letter of a list item (ignoring the bullet)?
I have a list:
- item one
- item two
- item three
and this as well.
and I want to capitalize the first word in a line.
However the two bindings that I know to go to the first character of a line '0' ...
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# key causing delay in Neovim
Whenever I input # in Neovim I get delay. I tried to fix this with
nnoremap # <nop>
vnoremap # <nop>
In my init.vim but that seemed to only fix it in non .tex environments. I assume this ...
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How to add a keymap for a visual mode plugin command and pass it the visually-selected range?
I have the linediff.vim plugin installed. Its main command :Linediff only works for visual mode, to which I'd like to add a keymap for this command.
I'm using Neovim's Lua API, so I tried this:
vim....
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How to validate and reference digraph /special character in Vim?
I want to remove the ending section of my output that typically follows the below pattern:
^[[2D[^[D but my regex will not allow me to select the ^[ parts of the word. Note on my Vim that part shows ...
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How to use function argument in a mapping?
Let's take a look at the example below.
function! Print (text)
echo a:text
endfunction
function! Mapping_test (parameter)
nnoremap m1 :call Print (a:parameter)<CR>
nnoremap m2 :call ...
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Conditional keymap
Is it possible to map a key (e.g.: Alt h) to _ (to go to the first character in the line), but to |, when already there? Perhaps in nvim/lua?
What I have tried is:
vim.keymap.set({'v', 'n'}, '<A-...
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How to disable hjkl movements?
Before you crucify me please note I have a an Ultimate Hacking Keyboard and I already can move with arrow keys on the home row :)
I suppose I don't have to since I have a different layer to activate ...
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Can not remap command using mapleader and keymap
I am trying to set <leader>pv as :Ex but always it shows E492: Not and editor command: ,pv
Basically the newly added command mapping is not setting up or saving properly. I do not know what to ...
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Neovim Markdown toggling bold keybind
I am trying to make it so I can have a keymap for toggling things like bold in a markdown file.
I used to use vscode with the markdown plugin and they offered the option to, with a simple keybind, ...
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vim.keymap.set issue
I've tried to make a key map as follows:
vim.keymap.set('x', '<leader>n', function() -- Here <leader> is <Space>
line1r, line1c = unpack(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_mark(0, "<&...
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Neovim/Lua: How to use vim.keymap.set with vim.v.count
I'm trying to add a count to one of my keymap bindings.
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>o", vim.v.count .. 'o<Esc>') does not work as expected.
My intention for this ...
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What is CTRL-W Tab doing?
By pure coincidence, I hit CTRL+w and then Tab while editing a C++ file, and what happened is that the window was horizontally split and the new window loaded the buffer where the word under the ...
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How to map Ctrl-Delete?
I am new to Neovim and its configuration.
I would like to know, first of all, what is your opinion on maintaining the functionality that Ctrl-Delete has outside the editor. In my case, it deletes the ...
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How to use <Leader> in a normal command today?
The answer to the question with the same title doesn't seem to work for me. Not sure if the behavior has just changed overtime.
To reproduce the issue, open Vim via vim -Nu filebelow.vim, where the ...
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leaderkey binding errors in Mingw64 (git bash)
Learning Vim and love it.
I’m having challenges getting the below leaderkey to work in my git bash instance of Vim.
I want to:
while in normal mode I want to insert new line under the current line
Go ...
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How to paste from register within a keybinding expression?
I want to open the file of the path within my clipboard in the current buffer using a key binding.
<CMD>e <C-r>+<CR>
is the thing I want to do. Doing this manually works, but doing ...
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Make { ( and ) } normal mode motions skip blank lines
Normal mode ) } and ( { navigate paragraphs and lines but they don't skip blank lines. (They land on them.)
This is obviously the preferable behavior when writing code, but when writing "normal&...
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What does `@<Plug>` mean in a mapping?
I have vimwiki and vim-vinegar and they conflict on an nmap. Calling map - shows these two maps:
n - @<Plug>VimwikiRemoveHeaderLevel
n - <Plug>VinegarUp
unmap ...
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configure omnicomplete to use `gj` `gk` to go the next and previous completion
Having decided to use the arrow keys to navigate instead of hjkl, and having decided that I want to move to the previous screen line, not actual text line, I have put this on vimrc
nnoremap <Up> ...
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How to programmatically input a motion in operator-pending mode without switching to normal mode?
I need to programmatically input a motion in operation-pending mode, kinda like using :normal!, but without switching modes, so the operator still takes effect.
Context
I'm writing a script that ...
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Lua insert mode mappings are pasting the rhs in buffer instead of executing them
In my init.lua, I've got some keys bound to some actions in insert mode.
e.g.:
vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-j>', '<Plug>(easymotion-bd-w)')
But when I press Ctrl-ew, instead of highlighting ...
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Behaviour of Neovim when in insert mode is different from expected
I recently switched from vim to neovim.
I have the following keybindings in neovim:
vim.keymap.set("i", "0", "<Esc>la", { noremap = true })
vim.keymap.set("i&...
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How to replace till the end of the line without joining lines?
One of the main usage I have for selection is replacement.
Suppose I have:
Jane: Hello foo1 & bar1
John: Hello
Jane: Hello foo2 and bar2
John: Hello
Jane: Hello foo3 or bar3
John: Hello
That I ...
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Vim yank from cursor position to end of nth line
I am trying to yank from my cursor posintion to end of nth line defined by a motion. So for the below text
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit.
Donec non quam et erat pharetra
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Substitution command in neovim remaps not working
I simply want to map < leader> pu to erase all occurrences of the carriage return character (represented as ^M) in a file.
I can execute the command:
:%s/\r//g
and it works.
Any attempts to use ...
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Map `^[` or `<c-[>` in neovim (without mapping `<esc>`)
At least on nvim-qt, <c-[> or ^[ can't be mapped without mapping <ESC> as well (as it usually translates to it!
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How can I run a java file from a neovim terminal using a remap
For a bit of background, I'm trying to set up a function that runs a java file in Neovim, I've tried using the following autocmd:
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(
{ "FileType" },
{
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NeoVim - Single Redo my mapping containing an <Escape>
Well I know it doesn't work because of the <Esc>, but is there any way to do it so that .(vim single redo) repeats the whole mapping and not only the part after the first <Esc> (without ...
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What are the letter keys in vim that can be mapped along with Alt and Ctrl?
Probably the most frustrating/lame part of using vim has been the fact that a lot of the easy-to-imagine shortcuts have already been mapped to something else by the developers...For some reason, <C-...
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In Neovim where is {lhs} of triggering a keymap stored? Can we access it?
If we set a keymap that {lhs} is abc in normal mode. For example,
local opts = { noremap = true, silent = true }
vim.keymap.set('n', 'abc', function() print("Keymap abc!"), opts)
If we type ...
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Insert current branch name in insert mode in Neovim
I'd like to create a hotkey to insert the current branch name directly in insert mode with the hotkey <C-b>. I use the plugin gitsigns which has a variable vim.b.gitsigns_head containing the ...
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Is it possible to type a single quote/paren/etc. when you have Vim mapped to always print two?
Recently I have been experimenting with ways to improve Vim's efficiently with keyboard mappings, and I have these mapped in order to make Vim behave like a graphical IDE:
inoremap " ""&...
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Is there any difference in mapping commands with <Cmd> or with :?
As per title, is there any difference in mapping commands when using <Cmd> or : ?
For example, is there any difference between the two following mappings?
nnoremap <leader>c :close<cr&...
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Opening files from vim-fugitive's :GcLog
When I'm in :GcLog how do I go to the source file? The documentation shows:
<CR> Open the file or |fugitive-object| under the cursor.
But, I've only been able to open up &...
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How to load method definition in a popup?
This is a followup to this question, where I would like to load the method definition in a pop-up rather than a split screen (or the whole screen for that matter).
Attempt 1: using nui.vim
I’m using ...
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Consecutive pressing mapped function keys emits unwanted "^[[I" in input buffer in Ubuntu 22.04
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 (ubuntu-22.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso)
Vim: vim-gtk3 (8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7 amd64)
vimrc:
nnoremap <F7> : ! g++ % -o %< <CR>
nnoremap <F8> : ! time ./%< <CR>
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How to change the behaviour of <c-w>v?
Say that I have only one window on the screen.
When I hit <c-w>v I got a vertical split and the cursor jumps in the window on the right.
Instead, I want the cursor to stay in the left window ...
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Shortcut to open definition of variable in a vertical split with Neovim mapping
This is a follow up question to this post where I would jump to the definition of a variable in a vertical split for ctags. I’m currently using an lsp language server like so:
local bufopts = { ...
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