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 can I jump outside the scope of LaTeX delimiters?
I want to define insert mode mappings that will jump outside the scope of any delimiter I'm in (forward/backward). Where "delimiter" is in the broad sense of LaTeX delimiters, so not only {},...
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Ctrl+w Shift+n after :term does not start a normal window
In Vim, you can start the terminal by :term, and Ctrl+WShift+N allows you to treat the terminal window as a normal Vim window. I tried the same in NeoVim, but it does not work. Is it an expected ...
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How to fix a direction keys remapping bug?
I don't want to change the default position of my right hand to use the direction keys, also I'd like to be able to use them in the insert mode.
So I've got the following part in my .vimrc file:
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Neovim command mode keymap without executing
In my vimrc I had a mapping to read the word under the cursor (<C-R><C-W>) and put it on the command line as an argument ready to search with the GrepperRg tool:
nnoremap <leader>gg :...
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init.lua - Remove default mapping recursively
I want to use the i_CTRL-G mapping to abort the current cmp selection, but i_CTRL-G is already used by neovim.
I tried to delete the mapping with this:
vim.keymap.del('i', '<C-g>')
But it just ...
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Mapping two slashes to braces deletes two previous characters
In ftplugin directory I created pascal.vim with the following mapping:
imap // <ESC>hc2l{ }<ESC>hi
The aim of this mapping is to replace two forward slashes with braces and leave the ...
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Why does ":normal gv" keep removing one line from my visual block?
I'm trying to create a vimscript function that does a substitution on a visual block and then highlights the visual block again with gv. For instance:
function! MySubstitution()
s/foo/bar/
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How to use register expression with visual selection?
I have this key map in my Vim configuration:
nmap <leader>rn :%s/\<<C-r><C-w>\>/
But for this code from php I have a problem.
$text=$home_intro['text'];
Because, if cursor is ...
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Swap a 0 under the cursor with a 1 and vice versa
Assume that, in normal mode, the character under the cursor is either 0 or 1.
I want that, upon pressing a key (say F6), it is swapped to the other one.
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Make vim.execute function dot repeatable
I made the following keybinding to substitute "a/b" with "\frac{a}{b}".
-- convert / to \frac{}{}
-- (dot repeatable)
_G.div_to_latex = function()
vim.cmd('execute "normal f/...
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mapping works on next line instead of current
I have this mapping in my .vimrc:
inoremap <C-f> <Esc> : exec '.!printf "world"'<CR>
I expected it to replace the current line with "world" after pressing C-f in ...
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yank to register in a map expression
I have this mapping that starts a substitute command with the selected text prefilled:
xnoremap <Leader>s "vy:% s#\v<C-R>v#<C-R>v#g<left><left>
When I select the ...
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Rotate list of lines
Assume you have the following block of text (yes: I am using vim-latex, but this is not relevant):
\begin{itemize}
\item 1
% [[[
\item 2
\item 3
\item 4
\item 5
% ]]]
\item 6
\end{itemize}
My ...
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In Neovim which-key, how can I show the command instead of the description?
I'd like to make the label for each keymap the keymap.rhs instead of keymap.desc in the folke/which-key.nvim UI menu, even when they are both defined in the keymap. keymap.rhs is displayed by default ...
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Vim macro to copy paste text
I would like to copy paste everything after a comment into the [] place holder of the next line.
E.g.:
%This is a comment
Target box: [] with some more text
The desired output would be:
%This is a ...
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Neovim: Making a function that checks the beginning of line and acts depending on it
Extra details,
The whole code:
local obsidianSettingsGroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('Obsidian Group', { clear = true })
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('FileType', {
pattern = {'markdown'},
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How do I enhance the '~' command to toggle the "+/-" signs as well?
I need to make a report about investment everyday. It requires a lot of changes of the sign of figures. (from - to + or from + to -)
Is there a simple way to overload (extend) the ~ command (switch ...
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Help understanding this :global command
I have this command to prune :verb map down to only my plugin mappings:
g!^\~/vimfiles/plugin/^-1d _
It also needs :$d to remove last line that has verbose comment "Last set [...]".
Can ...
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Order of sourcing scripts
I've recently been organizing my vimrc and putting mappings into vimfiles/plugin and vimfiles/ftplugin files (not to mention abbs, functions and commands).
However, these scripts are sourced before ...
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Keymaps get reset upon switching focused window back to Neovim instance
Lately I've been running into a strange issue where, upon switching focus in and out of Neovim to other windows, some of my keymaps will not be set properly upon re-focusing and instead use the ...
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Keybinding to quickly update (aka prettify) React indentation
This is an example of the original code
<Text fontWeight="bold" size="lg" color="turquoise.500">Use Search V2 Beta</Text>
and I want a keyboard shortcut (say ...
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Conditional Key Mapping in Neovim Based on File Type
How can I do in nvim if the file type is js do this:
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', '<A-1>', [[:w | split term://node % <CR>]], { noremap = true, silent = true})
else if file type is lua do ...
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How to map q for saving and quitting?
I was reading the Vi documentation, by Joy and Horton and on section 6, 6.9 Macros they give a way to map q to save and quit:
:map q :wq^V^VCR CR
When trying that out in Vim it creates a new file ^V^V ...
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Mapping works only on select mode and not with visual mode?
I have a custom "plugin" I use extensively for verilog development, and I have a few functions I obviously call using respective mapping.
For example:
function! FormatIoInstance() range
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keybindings that change mode: cannot use keybindings on the new mode
I have defined the following keybindings:
local opts = { noremap = true }
local ll = "<leader>i"
opts["desc"] = "Send visual lines"
vim.keymap.set("v", ...
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What is set_opfunc?
I'm configuring toggleterm.nvim, and in particular I'm putting this keybinding in my config file, as suggested by the plugin author here:
-- Send motion to terminal
vim.keymap.set("n", "...
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Redraw cursor at absolute top or bottom while keeping scrolloff
My goal is to remap zt and zb to set scrolloff=0, run zt or zb, then set scrolloff back to its original value. I like the context when scrolling, but when I hit one of these keys I really want the top ...
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":term" style completion in vim.ui.input()
I currently have the following keymap:
vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sr', function() return ":vs | term " end, { expr = true })
This drops me into a vim command where I can complete ...
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AstroNvim in diff mode: navigating to next difference
In plain old (n)vimdiff, one can jump to the next/previous difference using [c or ]c respectively. (says :help diff documentation, at least)
Not so much in my AstroNvim; running nvim -d -R old.txt new....
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How to automatically fold html tags?
If I have this react code:
<tag>
..
</tag>
and the cursor is on top of <tag>, tapping on % will make the cursor jump to the closing </tag>.
I want to create a vim key mapping ...
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Vim keybinding case-insensitive
I would like to have a key bindings on <C-l> and on <C-L>. But it seems that Vim is case-insensitive regarding this.
For example, if I have a Vim script like this:
imap <C-l> <C-W&...
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Best way to keybind subsequent substitutions in visual mode
I need a keybinding that, given some text selected in visual mode (line visual mode, block visual mode, or whatever):
Add > _ before the text
Add _ after the text
In case of empty lines, > ...
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Efficiently create "key-key" pairs from "key-value" pairs
I'm looking for an efficient way of going from this:
AIRFLOW__SMTP__SMTP_HOST=asd.sadas.dashasd
AIRFLOW__SMTP__SMTP_STARTTLS=False
AIRFLOW__SMTP__SMTP_SSL=False
AIRFLOW__SMTP__SMTP_USER=asdash@...
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How do I allow higher function keys (F13-F24) in Vim?
My vim sessions use term=win32 and my F13-24 keys do not work, but they are permitted I believe from checking :help t_ku. I've gained shallow insight on how to connect vim keycodes to term keys via &...
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Block select unequal lines
I often have code of the form:
money = double(123)
user_level = user["level"]
timer = get_time()
and want to have:
money = double(123)
user_level = user["level"...
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How to map Enter, Ctrl-Enter and Shift-Enter in Neovim (nvim-cmp)?
According to this
My Kitty conf
map shift+enter send_text all \x1b[13;2u
map ctrl+enter send_text all \x1b[13;5u
According to this
My Tmux conf
bind -n S-Enter send-keys Escape "[13;2u"
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How to prevent cursor shift when using `<cmd>` (like `<c-\><c-o>`)?
I currently have inoremap <M-j> <C-\><C-o>gj in my config but I would like to avoid triggering all InsertLeave autocommand when doing this. inoremap <M-j> <cmd>normal! gj&...
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Can I map Alt+j without mapping Escape followed by j to the same thing?
If in insert mode I do Ctrl+v and then press Alt+j, I see ^[j inserted, with ^[ being actually a single character.
That's the same I get if I press Escape followed by j instead of Alt+j.
I've known ...
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How do I append every single occurance of a phrase with that phrase plus an incremental number?
I am using the Vim extension in VSCode.
I want to append every occurrence of a phrase, for example:
breadCrumbLabel
In my codebase with the instance number. The first occurrence would have to be:
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"gi" doesn't work in my buffers. No error
I recently learned about gi. It doesn't seem to work in my PHP buffer. I get no error message.
I expect gi to go to insert.
I also write with markdown. In this buffer I get an error that says I do not ...
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How to combines two mappings into one in Neovim?
I have two keymaps like this
vim.keymap.set("n","te","<C-w>l|ia.exe<CR>")
vim.keymap.set('n', 'c', ':w <bar> !gcc "%" -o "~/Newfolder/...
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Normal mappings not working anymore in Vim 9.0 for foreign and special characters
I used to have the following key mappings within _vimrc:
nmap è "_ddP
nmap ò yaw
nmap à "_dwP
nmap § .n
working in Vim 7.4 on Windows and an Italian keyboard. Now, after upgrading to Vim 9....
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Is there a default normal-mode command for `:write`?
I know ZZ will write and quit, and ZQ will quit without saving. Is there another such command to write the buffer without doing anything else, or should I map one myself? I'd like to know if there's ...
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How to use mapmode-x (xmap) and mapmode-s (smap) in Neovim?
I have these two key mappings to surround the visual selection with double asterisks:
" This one works for line selections done with V, but not selections done with v
vmap <A-b> <ESC>'...
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How to search and replace the highlighted text from visual mode?
The following is the functionality I am attempting to implement.
1. What works (normal mode):
Search/highlight the word the cursor is on.
Replace the word the cursor is on.
Note that the word doesn'...
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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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