Questions tagged [microsoft-windows]
For questions specific to Vim implementations on the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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How to get gVim to respect the aero snap keyboard shortcuts, ie Win+Left, Win+Up, etc
Is there a way to get gVim on Windows 10 to respond to the Windows aero "snap" shortcuts that move the window the left, right, maximize, minimize? Ie, Win+Left, Win+Right, Win+Down, Win+Up.
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Adding python directory
After following some advice my vimrc contains:
set rnu
set nu
set autoindent
set pythonthreedll=C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim82\autoload\python37.dll
set pythonthreehome=C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\...
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Open file, make changes, save it as a new one. In one step, using the Windows command prompt
I have a file foo.txt with just a one line ab. I want to launch Vim in such a way that it will open this file, swap characters using xp, and then save it as bar.txt.
Something like this:
gvim foo.txt ...
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How can I keep my cursor normal after exiting a terminal buffer?
Right now, whenever I open a terminal with :term, my cursor changes from a half-height/orange cursor to a full-height/gray cursor (depending on the emulator).
When I navigate back to another window, ...
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Required to write gvimdiff file1 ..\..\..\file2 to diff correctly
I'm trying to diff two files using gvimdiff file1 file2. This works in certain parts of my file system, but if I'm several directories deep, it stops working. Instead, it'll open three files and one ...
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YouCompleteMe unavailable: unable to load Python [duplicate]
I have done PlugInstall but it gives:
YouCompleteMe unavailable: unable to load Python.
The same error happens while loading UltiSnips:
E370: Could not load python36.dll
My vimrc:
set rnu
set nu
...
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Much slower startup on Windows than WSL2
I finally got around to refreshing my vim setup and adding plugins and such. As a result, my startup time has gotten much worse. What's strange though is that it only seems to be an issue on Windows. ...
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Change cursor shape in Vim PowerShell
I have looked through the web but I have found no answer to this.
https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Change_cursor_shape_in_different_modes
The above website mentions ways to do it in terminals but not when ...
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Which vim configuration makes green line on the screen when I'm not looking?
It's only been a few days since I configured vim, installed WSL2, etc. Everything was alright, but today was different. I opened vim, and began coding. My code was kind of long so I couldn't see the ...
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gVim on Windows not distinguishing Numpad Enter
Using gVim on Windows, I'm trying to add a mapping to <kEnter>, but it seems that it's not being treated seperately from <CR>. New to Windows, so I thought this may just be an OS thing, ...
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Windows: disable Vim's start or intro screen
The same as the existing question, but for the Windows console version.
I do not see "startify.vim".
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Python script not running through vim but runs on Windows CMD
I have recently switched to vim from VS Code. I have Vim 8.2.
I have put these lines in my _vimrc file so that I can run python in vim by pressing F9:-
autocmd FileType python map <buffer> <...
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Remapping the menu key in Neovim-Qt
I would like to map the menu key (aka application key) on my keyboard to various behaviors in Vim, but in Neovim-Qt on Windows 7, Vim does not recognize presses of the menu button. For example, when I ...
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Vim syntax highlighting becomes crazy
Some overview and history.
Environment:
OS: Windows 8.1
Emulator: cygwin (mintty)
Terminal: xterm-256
Vim: v8.0 (Cygwin edition)
Vim setup:
Plugin manager: VimPlug
Enabled plugins:
Plug 'scrooloose/...
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undercurl not visible to me in gvim on WIndows 10
I like to use undercurl to highlight spelling mistakes in Vim. I believe it does this by default. This works fine in MacOS and Linux but it isn't visible for gvim on Windows 10. Originally, I ...
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Advantages and disadvantages of using 64-bit build over 32-bit build
For MS-Windows, VIM releases 32-bit executable as well as 64-bit executable. The VIM download page mentions that the 64-bit version uses a lot more memory, but is compatible with 64 bit plugins. Are ...
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In Windows 10, WSL 2, Windows Terminal, bash and VIM, how to avoid the conflict of <c-v>?
With the newly released Windows 10 update 2004, we can run native Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 and install Ubuntu 20.04 on it. Then we can run native bash inside the latest Windows Terminal. ...
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Portable Neovim. How to change default data folder? How to avoid registry entries?
I'm trying to make a protable Neovim so I can use my plug&play IDE from a USB thumbdrive on any offline Windows computer.
I managed to store my plugins and my sysinit.vim onto the USB drive and ...
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How do I get the name of the current terminal in Vim?
I'm currently running Vim in Windows 10. I want to specify in my config file certain settings for when I'm running Vim in Cmder, different settings when I'm running Vim in Alacritty, etc.
When in ...
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Portable NeoVIM configuration / Folder confusion
I'm attempting to create a portable Neovim configuration for Windows. I'm a bit confused about all the directories. Maybe someone can shed a little light on me :)
So I downloaded a pre-built archive ...
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Using xxd in Windows
I installed gvim82 to specifically use the xxd command in windows. I ran the :!xxd -i command followed by file_name.txt > header_file_name.h in the windows command prompt but nothing happens, not ...
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How to get realtime progress from :make and :grep on Windows
When I run :make or :grep from vim on Linux I see the make/grep progress in the standard output as it occurs and then, when the command completes, I can use :copen to navigate through the quickfix ...
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“Edit with existing Vim” - how does it work?
I have Vim 8.1.1 on Windows 7.
I can click on the file with right mouse button, and there will be an option "Edit with Vim". Then, if I click another file, there will be two options: "Edit with Vim" ...
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How to recover unsaved text without a swap file after Vim crashed?
I am using Vim 8 in WSL Ubuntu. While copying text into a file the terminal crashed. I don't believe it is the WSL as Task Manager does not show 'Not Responding'.
I have tried using this answer which ...
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terminal api not working on gvim
vim 8 support terminal, and has a api to let command in terminal to communicate back to vim.
For example:
In vim, define function like
" .vimrc
let g:cnt = get(g:, 'cnt', 0)
func! ...
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How can neovim on Windows be configured to use gitbash as the shell without breaking temp files?
At work I use neovim on Windows, and set the shell to bash using the bash executable that comes with Git for Windows (gitbash), which is in my PATH. The settings in the minimal init.vim pasted below ...
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Which event is triggered by deleting a character with the x key?
I have written a vimscript function. I want to use autocmd to call this function when a character is deleted with the x key. But autocmd requires an event name. Which event is triggered when a ...
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F3 prints [R in fzf prompt in Gvim in Windows10
So this is my env:
Windows 10
fzf (installed via choco), and customized so F3 toggles preview
gvim 8.1
Now...this does not work, I get the fzf prompt, but when I hit F3 to preview one file, I get [R ...
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Plugin management on Windows?
I am really new to vim and have been trying to use it more over the past months. Issue is I cannot get the plugins to work, I have followed the steps on vim plug github and some other sites.
I am on ...
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How to get put the result of a shell command in a variable?
I would like to capture the result of a shell command into a vim variable inside of my vimrc file.
I tried using let myvar = system("DIR") however it seems to crash vim when I put it in my vimrc file....
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Unable to set WSL as the shell on gVim
I followed the instructions given in this answer: https://vi.stackexchange.com/a/16436/25843, and I've set my shell to point to wsl.exe like this (wsl.exe path seems to be different on my machine ...
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ftplugin not loading
This is my .vimrc
set nocompatible " be iMproved, required
filetype off " required
" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle....
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Numpad behavior incorrect with vim.exe - Windows
On Windows with an installation of gvim 8.1, Numpad behavior is different between the GUI and the console.
The GUI (gvim.exe) has a TERM of builtin_gui and the keypad (with Numlock On) works properly....
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YouCompleteMe cannot find module
I am trying to get YCM working on Windows 10.
Vim version: 8.1 64-bit GUI
Since I'm using the regular gvim installer for Windows I have python support
Compiler flags as follows:
Compilation: cl -c /...
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Gvim 8.1 on Windows 10 won't source $HOME\_vimrc
I have a $HOME\_vimrc present, but it doesn't show up in the output of :scriptnames. And when I run gvim -V, it reports:
could not source "$HOME\_vimrc"
The only thing in my $HOME\_vimrc is the ...
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Cross-platform way to execute command with clean environment?
A plugin I use executes:
silent execute '%!cmd'
which fails because of a particular environment variable I have set that deliberately modifies the behaviour of cmd.
I can fix it with:
silent ...
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Running vim in Windows CMD messes with text wrapping when resizing the window
Normally, resizing CMD works normally for me, where the directory prompt (is that what it's called?) stays on the left side of the screen no matter the size of the terminal. However, if I open vim (or ...
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Quickfix and building a CMake project on windows
I'm trying to get to the point where I can build a CMake project in neovim and have it output a quickfix list that I can quickly step through. In Visual Studio, I would typically hit CTRL+b for build,...
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Syntax highlighting shows a yellow bar on Windows 10
Good afternoon,
I just started using the Ubuntu shell from Windows 10, and I copied my Mac .vimrc file. Everything seemed normal until these yellow bars started showing up at the end of some lines.
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Reduce size of undo file
I had a very large (14 digit) decimal number in my (Windows) clipboard. I had vim open in normal mode on the command line at the time. Accidentally, I pressed some key/mouse combination that caused ...
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How do I remap “å” to type “å”?
I recently came over some use for letters like Ʀ, Ćø, and Ć„. For context, these are available on my keyboard, and work fine in other programs. It's also a Norwegian keyboard if that's relevant.
With ...
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Syntax-highlighting is getting screwed when loading long markdown files on Windows
Note: this may be a Windows-only problem. The symptom has been reproduced on multiple Windows 10 machines.
I find my syntax-highlighting for Markdown files (ending in .md) will fail to rander when ...
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Powerline font not working with airline in (g)vim on Windows 10
I'm trying to set up patched fonts from powerline/fonts with airline in gvim under Windows 10 64 bit. As you can see from the screenshot here:
the characters from the font do show up, but the airline ...
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Vim 8.1 on Windows 10 Won't Detect Packages in $HOME
Take a plugin like Flake8. It instructs users to install using Vim 8's package manager by:
mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/flake8/start/
cd ~/.vim/pack/flake8/start/
git clone https://github.com/nvie/vim-flake8....
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Run project specific _vimrc in windows?
I'm attempted to duplicate this functionality in a windows environment running gvim 8.1 but it doesn't appear to pick up my changes.
I've updated my $VIMRC\_vimrc with
set exrc
set secure
and my ...
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Make vim support the Windows clipboard
I've found a lot of information online about this for Linux-Vim but not for the Windows-Vim (not gvim). Whenever I try to copy and paste something in Vim (using y and p), the copies I make do not ...
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vi background color wrong on Windows 10 1903 WSL Terminal
After upgrading to Windows 10 1903 (18362.175), in Window Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Ubuntu 18.04, the background color is always set to black when scrolling backward in vi, vim, man and maybe some ...
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CVE-2019-12735 question
Does anyone know if the Windows versions (pre 8.1.1365) of VIM (https://www.vim.org/download.php#pc) are vulnerable, per CVE-2019-12735?
Everything I have read always mentions LINUX, and many LINUX ...
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How to source vim-scripts on Windows?
In (g)vim on Windows I can use :source \Program\ Files\ (x86)\Vim\vim81\msvim.vim to source the script for the Windows settings. Vim suggested the syntax with leading backslash when I found it in some ...
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Why does vim call powershell surrounded by two single quotes?
I'm attempting to use powershell from gvim, and when I do...I set:
:set shellcmdflag=-NoProfile\ -NoLogo\ -ExecutionPolicy\ RemoteSigned\ -windowStyle\ Normal\ -Command
:set shell='C:\\windows\\...
