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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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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How to navigate in auto completion menu, when arrows are disabled in .vimrc
Reason for my question: It's not the first time I have cancelled my arrow keys in vim, and the improvments in my typing is again tremendous. I wish to keep arrow keys non effective inside vim.
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Automatically indent at the right level when moving to a completely empty line
I have this binding in my .vimrc to trick autointent into actually populating the next line with real characters, so that if I hit enter, leave the line, and click back to it, I can already be at the ...
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Mapping: Automatic placement of cursor into (<>) when I press <space> twice
For my Latex setup in VIM I want to map different text modules where the cursor is automatic placed in between (<>), when I press twice <space> and when the cursor arrives there the (<&...
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Whats the difference between k and C-p?
Is there any difference between the behaviour of C-p and k? The seam to be doing the same thing; moving up a line
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Make operator that doesn't change gv
I'm trying to redefine my inner and outer line text objects so that they don't change gv. First I had
onoremap <silent> il :<C-u>normal! $v^<CR>
I changed it based on Using visual ...
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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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Cannot remap Control Backspace and Control Shift Z in Windows
What's up with Control Backspace, and Control Shift Z for the Windows cmd terminal?
I cannot seem to remap them.
All the former does in Insert Mode is type Î, and then make the "z" letter ...
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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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How can I easily move a line?
What is the command (or shortcut) to move a line up or down in vim? My current workflow is to yank (copy) the line and than delete that line and than to put (paste) that line.
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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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<s-f10> cannot be mapped in neovim
At least not on my mac. it works fine in vim. is this simply an error in nvim?
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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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Change " to `` or '' depending on whether it's typed after a space or non-space
The usecase is LaTeX, which I write using VimTeX.
To make double quoted words one would write ``words''.
However, I'm much more used, from many other contexts (both prose and code), to type " for ...
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Trouble defining <S-> function keys and mapping them within gnome terminal
Vim by default maps <F1> to bring up help. I'd like to map <S-F1> (shift + F1) to close the help using the :helpclose command.
I'm having trouble with this simple task, running inside a ...
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How to use tmap with <Plug>?
I am wondering how shall I use tmap along with <Plug>.
Here is a snippet of the context where I am using it:
vim9script
import autoload "../lib/foo.vim"
noremap <unique> <...
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super key not working in neovim on linux
I'm trying to create a shortcut, but I can't get vim to recognize my super key. I tried the following combinations:
lvim.keys.normal_mode["<A-h>"] = ":BufferLineCyclePrev<cr>...
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noremap not working in modeline
For a specific file I need some dedicate configurations.
So, I put this in the top of the file:
% vim: noremap a <ESC>l<ESC>
I get the following error message:
"test" 2L, 30B
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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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Why am I missing a quote in this remap?
nnoremap <leader><cr> :execute "normal! i\\\<cr>\<esc>"
When I run that, it says:
E114: Missing quote: "normal! i\\\
E15: Invalid expression: "normal! i\\\
What's wrong with ...
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Set command-line local variable
How can I set a variable that only the current command line sees?
So that
:let s:one = 1 | echo s:one prints 1
but running two commands
:let s:one = 1
:echo s:one
errors E121: Undefined variable: s:...
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Unable to map C-/ in visual mode with Neovim and kitty
I am unable to map <C-/> in Neovim. In particular, it does not work for visual mode. I have created the mappings below:
vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-/>', '<Esc>:Commentary<CR>')
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Remapping a Family of Shortcuts
I would like to remap/create the family of shortcuts starting with d into a version that does not yank it to any register.
Is there a programmatic way of doing this or do I have to do it manually?
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Change level of manual fold?
How do you increase or decrease the level of the current, manual fold? And what is the keyboard shortcut to do it?
I cannot see anything in the manual about this. Foldlevel seems to concern not the ...
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What is the difference between "mapped key sequences" and "key codes"? (timeoutlen v ttimeoutlen)
The vim manual says we can use timeoutlen to specify the timeout length of mapped key sequences and can use ttimeoutlen to specify the timeout length of key codes:
A useful setting would be
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How do I remap `%` with `K` in visual and normal mode in `init.vim` (and vice-versa)?
I have the following in my init.vim:
nnoremap K \% " Swap K with % in [n]ormal mode
vnoremap K \% " Swap K with % in [v]isual mode
xnoremap K \% " ...
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Using VSCode key bindings inside Vim
Is there any way to use VS Code key bindings in Vim?
I really like the VSCode linux key bindings, but would like to give a try to Vim without losing productivity.
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Is it possible to map <C-S-Space> in neovim?
I usually use gvim and it understands the mapping similar to
inoremap <C-Space> <C-n>
inoremap <C-S-Space> <C-p>
Now I'm testing nvim and I can use the Ctrl+Space.
But Ctrl+...
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Gvim <C-]> not working with azerty keyboard
I have a windows 7 machine with an azerty keyboard running gVim 7.4
My problem is that <C-]> simply does nothing: When I'm in an help page I can't follow the tags links. As I have an azerty ...
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Passing arguments to function in remapping
I have the following solution in my .vimrc that allows me to wrap text with certain delimiters that works
function! Wrap(action, delim)
let l:delims = {'(': ')', '[': ']', '{': '}', '"': '&...
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Mapping doesn't work for tabs
I have several files opened in tabs in Vim.
I want to switch between tabs, so I use Ctrl+left to move left (previous) and for next also.
But my mapping doesn't work.
:map <C-Left> :tabprevious&...
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Why does this key-mapping in vi not work correctly?
I'm just learning how to use the vi editor, and was trying to make use of the following map command in my .exrc file:
map K 0I^I^[j0O^I^[j0
That is what appeared when I created the map in ex mode and ...
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verbose map shows the mapping but not the source file it is defined
I use Neovim 0.8.3 with LazyVim setup.
In my setup, line movement commands such as j and k move cursor from one displayed line to another displayed line. I checked the mapping of these letters with ...
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How to map <C-z> to act like <C-y> in completion menu?
My keyboard has z and y switched compared to US keyboards, which makes pressing C-y for completions pretty awkward. I tried adding
imap <expr> <C-z> pumvisible() ? "<C-y>" :...
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What is the command for "Select All" in Vim and VsVim?
How do I select all the content of a file in Vim and VsVim? Like in other editors Ctrl-A does the job for select all.
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change behaviour of > / < and >> / << to insert / remove only leading tabs
i want > / < and >> / << to simply insert and remove tab characters at the beginning of the line.
variant: i would even prefer to have> / < and >>/ << insert / ...
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Shortcut keys sometimes type commands into the buffer for the file I am editing
I'm using gvim with the included mswin.vim keybindings, so Ctrl+S AKA C-S will save the buffer. It provides these mappings.
" Use CTRL-S for saving, also in Insert mode (<C-O> doesn't work ...
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Map to for loop
How can I make a mapping that includes a for-loop?
xnoremap <leader>y :for i in [1, 2, 3, 4] | echo i | endfor
errors E121: Undefined variable: i
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xnoremap <leader>y :for line in ...
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How to run current python file in floating terminal? Using neovim and NvChad
FYI noob here.
I want to run current file in floating terminal. I'm using NvChad and when I execute ALT+i I get the following:
I already played with some key binds, but I haven't achieved what I need....
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Make YouCompleteMe open definition in vertical split even if buffer is not saved
There is something I cannot do with YouCompleteMe that I could do when just using tags to navigate to a definition or declaration.
The desired behaviour is (taking into account that , is my leader ...
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How to remap F16 to F19 on macOS?
So far I managed to remap F1 to F15, but I can't remap F16 to F19.
When I am in insert mode, nothing happens.
What is weird is that in the terminal, I can see something is intercepted, for example, if ...
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How to map a number followed by another key?
[I have read How to debug a mapping? and although that is a great starting point I am still clueless why this does not work.]
I want 2* to search for the next occurence of the previous word in ...
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Mapping key sequence begining with underscore (e.g. _x) cannot be used, why?
For a special application I am invoking vim with following mapping:
vim -u /root/.vimrc ... -c "nnoremap _z \"zyyq:"
If I map to another key sequence, e.g. <F5>, all works fine.
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Jump from tag-to-tag in xml?
I'm using emmet-vim which says that it can work in xml files but I can't seem to navigate between tags.
Say I have this structure:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google</groupId>
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How to map Vim command and CTRL-W R together?
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I am trying to map the F10 key with theterminal bash % command so I can execute the current open file with bash in a split pane setup (this functions works). The problem is when I try to add ...
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Remap p if no register is specified
To stop pasting over a selection from yanking that selection, I would like to remap p so that it doesn't yank the just-rewritten selection:
vim.keymap.set("x", "p", [["_dP]])
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Find git root directory in key mapping
I would like to find the git root directory and use it as argument for :FZF in a key mapping like this:
nnoremap <Leader>eg :FZF `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`<CR>
Unfortunately, this ...
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vnoremap to sort highlighted lines by length not working as expected
I found a command that would sort highlighted lines by their length and wanted to make a mapping for it so that I could avoid typing it every time.
vnoremap ,s :<C-U>'<,'> ! awk '{ print ...
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