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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Increase a number with behave mswin
Is there a way to increase the number under the coursor while still using behave mswin? Since behave mswin overwrites CTRL_A
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Enable github copilot in Neovim for shell command editing
I use bash and like to use the built-in command Ctrl xCtrl e to invoke an editor in the shell in order to edit the current line.
This creates a temporary file, named /tmp/bash-fc.[Some random ...
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Call original gf after remapping gf to custom function
gf doesn't work for absolute links used in Azure DevOps yaml files, p.e.
- template: /devops/template/my-template.yml
(It only works without the leading slash.)
This is why I have created my custom ...
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How to map `<LocalLeader>s` to send send the selected text to `SlimeRegionSend`?
For python development, I use slime with tmux and the following configuration
let g:slime_target = "tmux"
" configuration for vim in a split tmux window with a REPL in the other pane:
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How to execute a command in normal mode ignoring any mappings made to it?
For example, if I have the mapping nnoremap p ]p
and want to put text only once with the unmapped p behaviour, is there a key I can press before p to bypass those mappings? Something like a shell ...
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How can I open MDN link in coc.css popup?
Sorry for my English. I installed coc-nvim plugin in my vim (gvim in windows) after that I insert CocInstall coc-css command for css snippets.
In this picture I highlighted MDN Reference.
How can I ...
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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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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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Why doesn't ctrl+left and ctrl+right work by default in alacritty?
As in the title.
I run vim in xterm and ctrl-left and ctrl-right does work (skips over one word in the text by default -- this is likely the intended behavior, also because it works the same way in ...
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Remap square bracket commands to fit a swiss layout keyboard
I'm new to vim and currently trying to understand the different commands. :help index shows me a list of all commands for each mode. Section 2.3 is about "Square bracket commands" like [* ...
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How to remove empty lines from visually selected block?
I am using following mapping. The command works fine but when I open a new file, all the empty lines are highlighted. Could you please check my mapping?
vnoremap <leader>n :g/^$/d<CR><...
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x (delete character under cursor) not working when creating a shortcut
Yeah... let me explain.
So I have this text that has hyphens on some words at the end of the line to join words, like this:
hello, my na-
me is bruh...
This is a scanned book with OCR, and on every ...
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How to use AG plugin to search a word inside a git repo?
I want to enable vim-ag to search a word inside specific directory.
Currently I have the following mapping in my vimrc:
noremap <leader>a :Ag! <C-r>=expand('<cword>')<CR><...
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How to implement a symbol keyboard layer in Vim?
I recently came across this question:
Mapping symbols and special characters to home row in insert mode, which introduced me to the idea of a symbol layer on the keyboard. This seems like a nice thing ...
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How to map both keymaps `<C-w>q` and `<C-w><C-q>` to do nothing?
As title. I usually mistyped <C-w> into <C-w><C-q> and it close the window I was working on. That is really annoying... I have tried mapping this keymap into <nop> but it didn'...
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How can I create mappings to execute specific Vim commands, depending on if a makefile exists?
In general, I have makefiles setup anytime I'm working on C projects. To save and compile these projects, I've bound the ' key to do this:
map ' :wa<CR>:!make<CR>
However, I sometimes ...
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<Tab> out of insert mode - lua keymap
I'm a relatively new neovim user. I use nvim-autopairs to always induce matching (, [, {, ', " character pairs, and automatically placing my cursor inside them. As an example, in insert mode, if ...
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How to grep only the contents of the current file?
I have this alias to grep under the cursor (for the entire project):
" bind K to grep word under cursor
nnoremap K :grep! "\b<C-R><C-W>\b"<CR>:cw<CR><ENTER>...
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Go to directory in link (instead of opening the file)
I have a text file with lots of links to local directories which cointains .pdf files.
I know about gf, but is there a way to open only the directory and not the file?
For example, from this link ~/...
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How to remap the esc key to "capslock" in linux?
Having to press the esc key every time that you want to enter normal mode is a pain.
I have seen multiple answers where people map combinations like jj. But why use that when you can map the capslock ...
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How to debug this problem with the :map command?
I was trying to view my key mappings because I can't seem to jump through parts of snippets in UltiSnips.
So I type :map and hit enter and it comes up with the start of the list, but there I can't ...
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ci" or ci' doesn't work in vim key bindings for zsh command line editing [closed]
I have vim keybindings enabled for command line editing by bindkey -v. When I am trying to use ci", ci', di" or di' it doesn't work.
For example: If I have a command echo "hello" '...
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Mapping <c-h> behaves like <c-s-h>
I am adding the basic config to mi vim
nnoremap <C-h> <C-W>h
nnoremap <C-j> <C-W>j
nnoremap <C-k> <C-W>k
nnoremap <C-l> <C-W>l
but I see the weird ...
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Jump to file containing mappings
My nmap returns the following two lines among other things:
n bh * <Lua 5: vim/_editor.lua:344>
n bl * <Lua 4: vim/_editor.lua:344>
I don't want those mappings because ...
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Mapping > (and <) to function for special indent
I would like to map > (and <) in normal mode to a function such that it indents the line and keeps the cursor at the original position after performing the indent
Here my code in the file ...
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Is it possible to delete part of a wildcard autocmd?
If I put this
augroup AU_NAME
autocmd!
autocmd CursorMoved *.cpp,*.hs echo localtime()
augroup END
autocmd! AU_NAME CursorMoved *.cpp
in my vimrc, then open a file and enter :au AU_NAME, I see
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Why does the help suggest to end the lhs of a plug mapping with a semicolon?
In :help using-<Plug> a suggestion is given as to how to name the left hand side of a <Plug> mapping:
To make it very unlikely that other plugins use the same sequence of characters, use ...
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Why doesn't the dot command work after pasting in visual mode?
1. Why doesn't this work?
If my text file is:
aaa
test bbbb test
test bbbb test
test bbbb test
I can yank aaa, select bbbb in visual mode, and type "0p, to replace it with aaa, with the idea of ...
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Can I make a new mode in Nvim?
I want to create a new mode other than normal, visual, or insert because I want to:
change the functions of all keys at once
allow remapping
preserve the mappings of other modes and retrieve when go ...
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Why inoremapping <c-e> shadows <c-e> completion functionality?
Foreword
Open a new file with vim -Nu NONE and insert the following text (| is to indicate the position of the cursor, in insert mode)
longline
lo|
longerline
Now hit Ctrl-XCtrl-N and the ...
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Remove words from comments in vim autocompletion
I have looked for similar questions but I was quite surprised to not find anything similar... either I am the first person on this planet to have this issue, or I have searched using bad keywords.
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My key mapping appears when I run :map, but when I try to trigger it I get "E492: Not an editor command"
I am learning vim.
I am at a part that I am very excited about because I think it will lead to a lot of productivity gains: key mapping.
I added the following mapping to my .vimrc:
let mapleader = &...
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