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 automatically break down the description of a command?
I found the following description of a command which sets up which items must appear in the status line, here:
set statusline=%F%m%r%h%w[%L][%{&ff}]%y[%p%%][%04l,%04v]
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Mapping with the meta key
I'd like to bind some combinations to Alt-_some-key_, but not quite sure about how to do it correctly. Here is one of my current setup (example):
vnoremap <ESC>c "+y
This is because my ...
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Substitute an insert-mode input immediately
I would like to type begin! in insert mode and having it immediately replaced by:
begin [cursor here] end
I considered mappings:
:inoremap begin! begin end<Left><Left><Left><...
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Beep upon using a mapping
Well, I try to use the following convention.
± (as unused key) is used for increase search where / is used for regular search.
The implementation:
set noincsearch
nmap ± <esc>:set ...
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How do I swap key bindings without breaking plugins?
I'm thinking about exchanging some keys while in non insert-mode so that the bindings that I use most are easier to reach (i.e. on the home row).
How can I swap two keys without breaking the ...
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Auto replace special programming characters
Programming in Javascript and similar syntax languages we use a lot of {} and (), more so than [] and the 90. Therefore we end up using SHIFT a lot.
Is there a way to make it so that when I type [ ...
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Getting Shift-Tab to work in VIM Insert mode
I've been trying to get Shift+Tab or <S-Tab> to work in VIM and I can't figure it out.
I read this document, but the remap solution only works for normal mode (because if I press Shift+Tab, VIM ...
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How can I make $ in LaTeX insert \( and \) automatically? [duplicate]
I'm writing a lot of LaTeX recently, and am used to hitting the $ key for inline math, but have heard that \( and \) is better (apparently it confuses vim less, especially with $$, which I'm also not ...
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Maps literally read < and > instead of the actual character
Situation
Entire .vimrc:
inoremap a <CR>
Action: user types ia to enter insert mode and type a
Expected result: a carriage return is entered into the document
Actual result: the characters &...
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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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Why doesn't this macro work? (expression register)
According to this:
nnoremap Q @='n.'<CR>: The @ key tells Vim to execute a macro. Rather than using a named register we use the expression register, which lets us specify the contents in ...
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Vim tool to show keyboard shortcuts for typed commands?
I am learning Vim by typing some commands in full rather than using keyboard shortcuts. Is there a tool or plugin that can show me the equivalent shortcuts if they exist, whether they are built in ...
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Why would you use `nnoremap gf gf` as SpaceVim does?
While writing this answer about vim-rails on SpaceVim, I found out these mappings set by SpaceVim, such as this one:
nnoremap gf gf
SpaceVim also creates similar mappings for all of the other gX ...
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Neovim: Select an autocomplete option with <tab> instead of <return>
In the example below, how do I use <tab> to select HttpResponse the item instead of <enter>? I'd like to make this change permanent.
This is using Kite within vim in case it matters.
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Mapping specific for diff mode and vimdiff
My idea is that whenever &diff is true for a buffer, I would like some mappings to be active when that buffer is the current buffer.
The following attempt works for when I open a session in diff ...
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Conflict between system compose key and insert mode meta key mappings
I use the right alt key as a compose key on my system, to easily draw diacritics and accent characters.
In Vim, I unlock alt key mappings with this (from stackoverflow):
" Allow <alt> key ...
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Is there Vim plugin that can show keystroke maps or abbreviations for command after it is used?
Is there a tool or plugin for a learner which can display the keyboard shortcuts or abbreviated versions for commands after they are typed in?
If for instance I use : to get the command line and ...
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Where to find the time interval for a key combination to work?
the key combination dw is to delete a word. I've also defined my own key combination, e.g. <leader>j to move to a window below. My question is how much time is left between the first and second ...
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Mapping for expression register with langmap active
I am using Vim with a QWERTY/BÉPO langmap setting which allows me to use the French dvorak-like keymap for inputting text and the QWERTY commands for the normal and visual mode.
Background:
I am ...
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Tabbing between files
I am trying to add the following lines to my .vimrc
nnoremap <C-Tab> <C-w>w
nnoremap <C-S-Tab> <C-w>W
As per Vim Tutorial
However I can't seem to get these to work. Other ...
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How to escape pipe (|) in mapped substitution?
I wanted to define a mapping for flipping the texts on both sides of a pipe (|) character.
For example, substitute
dům|Haus
with
Hause|dům
The substitution command
:s/\([^|]\+\)|\([^|]\+\)/\2|\1/
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How to disable auto insertion of comment header when pressing enter, but keep auto insertion of header when auto wrapping comment?
When editing c and cpp files, this is the behavior I want to achieve:
When typing a comment line of the form // Line..., pressing <CR> should not add the comment header // in the next line.
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better copy-paste multiple lines in visual mode where vim pastes after that visual chunk of code
I want to select multiple lines in vim,
copy them, and paste after that chunk of code (with cursor at the beginning).
yp doesn't work because in visual chunk of code,
vim pastes after the 1st line of ...
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Mappings that work in nvim not working in vim [duplicate]
I have these key mappings that I use a lot in nvim, but they don't work in vim:
" Move lines with Alt+Shift+j/k
nnoremap <A-S-j> :m .+1<CR>== ...
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How do you map the back tick character (`) with a modifier key like ctrl? [duplicate]
Is there a way I can map a digraph like ` , with modifier key like ctrl together in vim like this NERDTree bind.
map <C-n> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
It seems to be a tad bit more ...
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inoremap only works after source
So I want to disable the arrow keys in insert mode. So I added the following lines at the end of ~/.vimrc:
inoremap <up> <nop>
inoremap <down> <nop>
inoremap <left> <...
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Is it possible to supply arguments to inoremap?
Currently, I have the following map for cpp files: inoremap ;;f for<Space>()<Space>{<Enter>}<Esc>kkf)i
Which essentially allows me to quickly setup a c-style for loop. ...
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Why does g+ sometimes skip a leaf of the undo tree?
I'm trying to understand how to move in the undo tree with the following default mappings:
u, <C-R>, g- and g+
Here's my understanding of things, which is probably wrong or incomplete. Each ...
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How to get tpope/vim-rails gf command to work with SpaceVim
I am using SpaceVim as Ruby on Rails IDE and installed the tpope/vim-rails plugin.
Commands such as :Econtroller, :Emodel and :find are working just fine, but the gf command provided by this plugin ...
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Why do arrow keys behave differently in insert mode than in other modes?
Background
I would like to disable arrow keys in all modes. This is what I tried:
"EDIT: added remap for <esc> as per the comments
inoremap <esc> <nop>
inoremap <up> <nop&...
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Operator pending mode remaps not working
I'm trying to build a vimscript can be used with the Dvorak Simplified Layout. I.e., given that the keys on the keyboard plugged into the computer are laid out in the Dovark Simplified Layout (and the ...
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Map <C-/> on linux and windows [duplicate]
I knew that map / is _ on linux, but it not work on windows.
What should I do to map it?
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Mapping behaves differently than manually typing
If ddkP is typed in normal mode on the first line then nothing happens¹. If :nnoremap + ddkP is executed and then + is pressed, the line is deleted. Why?
¹(if file only has one line then a new empty ...
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Vim - edit last action before using (.)
Related to but not duplicate¹ of Bundling command sequences together for repeat (.).
The point (.) command is really useful to redo the last action (insertion, replacement, etc.).
Sometimes I find ...
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mapleader & <Nop>: strange timeout behavior [duplicate]
I use <Space> as my leader key, with a short timeoutlen:
let mapleader = ' '
set timeout timeoutlen=300 ttimeoutlen=5
Sometimes in normal mode, I hit <Space> then hesitate (maybe I ...
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Display human readable meta/alt-(key) mappings
In :imap, I see mappings like:
i © *@<C-R>=AutoPairsMoveCharacter(')')<CR>
i ¨ *@<C-R>=AutoPairsMoveCharacter('(')<CR>
i î *@<Esc>:call ...
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How do I enable mouse in netrw only (terminal vim)?
I would like to be able to use my mouse to scroll and click on directories to expand them in netrw. I don't want the mouse to be on for any other filetype/buffertype, so that I can still highlight/...
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Is it possible to map one key to two commands, doing 2nd command only if first fails
I want to map the tab key to <c-w>w to switch windows when there is more than one window open. But if there is only one window but multiple tabs, I want it to detect that there is only one ...
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How can I make a single mapping take effect for both Normal mode, Insert mode, and Visual mode?
I want to disable the arrow keys in Normal mode, Insert mode, and Visual mode.
To achive this, I've created 12 mappings (see below) - 4 mappings for each mode.
Is there a way to achieve the same using ...
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How to create ctrl map in command directly?
I'm trying to toggle some ctrl maps in command directly, it didn't work as expected:
com Test0 nnoremap <c-j> :echo "c-j"<cr>
com Test1 nnoremap <c-h> :echo "c-h"<cr>
com ...
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Re-mapping Swedish letters
On a Swedish keyboard to the right of the keyboard one has:
O, P, Å
L, Ö, Ä
[ and ] are extensively used by Vim, and hard to reach on my keyboard, so therefore I've mapped these to Ö and Ä in my ....
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How can I change the cursor moving on ctrlp?
I want to change the key mapping when I run CtrlP. For example, if I press ctrl+p to run CtrlP, type in something, and try to move the cursor to choose a file, I want to use ctrl+j to move down, and ...
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Why does Vim interpret â as Alt-b in a mapping?
I have the following code in my vimrc:
function! s:WordPos(dir) abort
return a:dir ==# 'right'
\ ? searchpos('\<', 'nz', line('.'))[1]
\ : searchpos('\<', 'bn', line('.'))[1]
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How to read/get the number of lines of code in the buffer or a directory?
We can read some information about the current buffer, by hitting g C-g; for example:
Col 3 of 2; Line 28 of 106; Word 144 of 474; Byte 916 of 3396
And we can capture the same information in a ...
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How to make hjkl with shift more flexible?
Currently I have the following maps:
nmap J 5j
nmap K 5k
nmap L 5l
nmap H 5h
This works great if I hit Shift j, it moves down for quick cursor movement. However if I let go of shift while holding j ...
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Custom Number Format for CTRL+A
The ctrl+A command to increment numbers is super handy, but it doesn't work in languages that don't use C-style 0x and 0 prefixes for hexadecimal and octal numbers. In SystemVerilog, hexadecimal ...
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How do I use regular expressions in ternary statements / keymappings?
I'd like to create a keymapping with a conditional statement, so that it behaves differently when a given line is blank.
This thread gave me the following snippet, which is great – except that it ...
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How do I make the current tab's windows equal width but leave their heights?
I know <C-w> = equalises window sizes but I often want to keep the heights as they are. I have set noequalalways in my .vimrc as leaving it on ruins layouts when temporary windows open (like ...
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How to enable disabled movement keys in netrw?
Recently I started using and learning Vim. I turned off movement keys in my .vimrc file like this:
noremap <Up> <NOP>
noremap <Down> <NOP>
noremap <Left> <NOP>
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How to map the slash key "/"
I am trying to map the NERDCommenterToggle command from the nerdcommenter plugin. I want to use "Ctrl+/" for this:
vmap <C-/> <plug>NERDCommenterToggle
nmap <C-/> <plug&...
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