Questions tagged [terminal-buffer]
A terminal emulator within vim, eg created by :terminal or term_start()
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Map a key on a terminal buffer whose corresponding job is already finished
The context
I have mapped <c-p> in terminal mode so that it deletes the terminal buffer where the cursor is. The way I've created this mapping is presented below
tnoremap <c-p> <c-w&...
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why is the terminal output resized, after the command is executed, when moving it from a function
The problem
I'm trying to write a function that outputs a shell command in a terminal vertical split.
Vim's terminal, as any terminal, will break lines that are wider than the terminal window.
As ...
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Make vim commands be executed once a job on a terminal buffer has finished
The context
I've the following mapping in ~/.vim/ftplugin/cpp/mappings.vim. What this mapping does is to compile an arbitrary C++ file and open two windows (a) and (b). (a) shows the output of the ...
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How can I pass extra arguments to gdb with Termdebug?
While using Termdebug, occasionally it would be useful to pass extra arguments to gdb (for example, -x).
I've tried :Termdebug -x <my_file> <command_to_debug>, but that just seems to ...
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How can I change the colorscheme of the vim terminal buffer?
I use GVim with the gruvbox colorscheme. When I open a terminal inside vim with :term, the colors are different, it looks like another colorscheme is applied.
The other terminals I use (urxvt and ...
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prevent line wrap in terminal buffer
I can easily see the output of a command in a split using vim's terminal
For example, I use :vertical terminal make re a lot.
This example is also stated in the help (h :terminal):
Or to run ...
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Concatenate vim command after :terminal
Is there any way I can concatenate a command after :terminal?
For example :terminal | <some_other_vim_command> will pass | <some_other_vim_command> to the terminal that just opened, but ...
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Neovim, read entries from the terminal into quickfix buffer
I made my own vim wrapper around ripgrep (I know there is vim-grepper, but I wanted to try customize some things).
The crux of it is I populate a quickfix window as follows:
let searchString = input(...
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Function to toggle terminal creates extra empty buffer
I have modified a function from CKolkey's dotfiles - ToggleTerminalDrawer (line 230) so that it works for Vim8.2 (instead of neovim). Here is my modified function now in my vimrc:
nnoremap <silent&...
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Query an environment variable in a terminal buffer
I have a vimscript which needs to query a environment variable which gets set on terminal buffers. How can I do this? I tried looking through the help to see what term / job commands could be used to ...
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Setting coloring in :term on urxvt
I use the URxvt terminal emulator, and echo $TERM returns rxvt-unicode-256color.
In vim, if I run :echo $TERM, I get the same result.
However, if I open a terminal window with :term and enter echo $...
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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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Remapping keys doesn't seem to work in the terminal-buffer [closed]
I'm a total beginner that sees vim as a potential simple IDE,
(as well as a text editor).
I had several questions, but that was confusing, so I'll stick with just one already answered.
I like using ...
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Save terminal buffer's current working directory with mksession [duplicate]
I usually start vim at the root of my project. Then I open tabs with windows inside. Usually one of the windows has a :terminal. In the :terminal, I usually cd to/some/subfolder.
At the end of the ...
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Positioning the terminal emulator cursor in Neovim
When in Normal mode in a Terminal buffer (as in :terminal) there's the Neovim's cursor and the shell's cursor. Going into Terminal-mode forgets your Neovim cursor and you're then using the shell's ...
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Rename neovim terminal buffer without breaking :mksession
Is there a "good" way to rename the terminal buffer in neovim?
I know that renaming is possible with the :file command, and that works fine for current session.
The problem with this approach is ...
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neovim: Keep :terminal active when I switch to other buffers
I use :terminal in neovim to run a dev server. But whenever I switch to other opened buffer(s), the terminal kills the process. Is there a way to keep the terminal running in neovim?
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Parsing winlayout() For Toggling Multiple Windows At Once
When working in vim, I like to have a toggle-able terminal window that I can bring with me from tab to tab. This works by tracking a buffer, and opening it in a new bot split (if it isn't visible), or ...
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NeoVim - Go into insert mode when clicking in a terminal in a pane?
I'm trying to use NeoVim as a tmux replacement, and have found that no matter what I do, I can't get it to go into insert mode when I click in a pane that has a terminal in it.
Here's the config I'm ...
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Making terminal buffer unlisted
I'm configuring my scripts to work with terminal in VIM and have a question regarding :h special-buffers. Among mentioned kinds there were the following:
unlisted The buffer is not in the buffer ...
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How to start a terminal, so that on exit will call a function?
I recorded info of terminal buffers in a dict, and want remove bufnr of closed ones.
Can you tell me how to start a terminal such that call a function on exit, eg,
func! myterm#remove(bufnr):
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CTRL-V_CTRL-[key], instead of ^[key] gives ^[[27;5;[ASCII code of key]~ in xterm on Arch
For example, Ctrl-v_Ctrl-w gives ^[[27;5;119~ instead of usual ^W.
It does behave in such way only on (u)xterm. I've tested it on st, lxterminal, xfce4-terminal and rxvt. I'm also 98% positive that ...
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Vim terminal job prevents from exiting
I'm writing a function which is supposed to create a terminal buffer once for the entire Vim session and which would not prevent it from exiting. Here is how it looks like:
let s:term_buf_nr = -1
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Make a buffer active by its number
I'm configuring a terminal buffer and now I have the following problem. I have only one terminal buffer and I need to make it active by its number to avoid lots of CTRL-w j/k/l clicks.
Here is what ...
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Toggle terminal buffer vimscript function
I'm new to vimscript and writing a function to toggle a terminal buffer. Here is what I tried:
let g:toggle_term = "<C-j>"
let g:term_buf_nr = -1
function! ToggleTerminal()
if g:...
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Execute Vim command in terminal window and return to Terminal-Job mode
For a while, I'd been using :nnoremap <C-H> <C-W>h and :tnoremap <C-H> <C-W>h, et. al. to switch windows. This was working great, so when I started using tabs, I decided to ...
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Is there a way to start vim in terminal mode?
I often find myself
Opening a terminal
Running vim
Starting a :terminal
Is there a way to say vim --start-terminal and have Vim automatically run :terminal ++curwin as soon as it starts?
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How does g:terminal_ansi_colors affect the :terminal colors?
:term usually looks ugly in most colorschemes I've tried. At least on Windows, with light themes, these colors do not work and end up in an unreadable shade of yellow against my light background.
I ...
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Allow text to reflow in terminal mode after resizing
I opened up a terminal with :terminal. Then I ran a server process that prints logs whenever someone hits the API. Next, I resized gnome-terminal, but I noticed vim didn't update the view of the ...
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Is it possible to use <C-H> (and J/K/L) for navigation inside a Vim 8 terminal?
I rebound control + H/J/K/L to navigate between splits without needing <C-W>:
nnoremap <C-J> <C-W><C-J>
nnoremap <C-K> <C-W><C-K>
nnoremap <C-L> <C-...
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Autocmd commands for sharing terminal when open new tab
I was trying to create a trigger that does the following:
When opening a new tab with a file, if there already exists a terminal buffer, it is opened below in this new tab.
I have seen in logfiles ...
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closing :terminal / term_start() should quit vim if it's the last buffer
Situation: I've typed this:
vim foo.js
:terminal
Now I have one split, a file editing buffer and a terminal.
The good: I can quit by closing the terminal first, then the file buffer.
The bad: But ...
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Vim terminal: How to split below by default?
Opening the vim terminal using :term, creates a horizontal split with the terminal placed at the top half of the window. Is there a way to open the terminal at the bottom half instead?
I know I can ...
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Random characters appear in my buffer but they are not part of the current file
I really don't know what details to give except for some screenshots and my vimrc file, I think it is because of a plugin but I am really not sure. Random characters just appear. Note that they are ...
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How to copy long line from terminal buffer as it is without adding new lines?
I wanted to copy a public key from one machine to the other. I opened up vim and had two terminal buffers - one for each machine. In the terminal in which I had the first machine I went into normal ...
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How to follow the output of a command in a terminal window
I recently decided to give a try at neovim and one thing is bothering me:
I use a terminal window to run my code watcher i.e. a never ending command which outputs new lines each time I write a buffer....
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send <cr> to ipython in :term
When I am developing some python script, I regularly find myself running part of the code to see if it does what I want it to do. Currently I do this by copying the code that I want to run to the ...
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Command to copy from current window and paste the text into terminal buffer
I am having trouble crafting a command that would copy the text from the current window and paste this text into a terminal buffer opened in the split below.
Here are a few things I tried:
normal ...
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vim 8.1 send_termkeys problem
I noticed that, if I use
call term_sendkeys(buf, "make\n")
and then I try to execute something else in the terminal windows (i.e. ls), vim append the last string sent from command mode to the actual ...
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use pipe symbol in vim :term command [duplicate]
recently i stumpled over vim :terminal mode.
i am really exited about that.
now i wanted to ask, how i can create a mapping, which sends a command, including a pipe symbol to :terminal?
it should look ...
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Using a login shell only for the :term command
I'm on MacOS, so basically all terminals are login terminals for me which source my bash_profile and load everything I need.
However, the :term command does not source my bash_profile, I believe ...
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Ex command to put value of variable into terminal emulator?
Using a terminal emulator (with :term), I would like to insert the value of a variable at the terminal cursor.
In a normal text buffer, I could use put =g:my_variable or exec ("normal! i" . g:...
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neovim key remap specific to terminal buffer
I have been using nvim terminal mode to learn python and I want to have Ctrl-C break the python script from the terminal window even when I am not in insert mode. However, I also want Ctrl-C in my ...
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How to hide terminal buffer without closing it?
I want to make toggleable window with terminal buffer similar to every IDE terminal feature.
Currently i have mapped:
noremap <F4> :botright 8split term://bash<CR>
tnoremap <F4> &...
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How to keep the neovim terminal buffer in the buffer list even after it being hidden
My problem is similar to, if not same as, this issues. But I can't follow what they're talking about.
The following steps are necessary to reproduce my problems:
:sp
:term
:wincmd w
:wincmd o
:ls
...
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How can I reproduce a Linting Plugin Behavior
I'm trying to get in to plugin writing, and currently I'm doing some builds (like Latex and LanguageTools checker), and I have in place hotkeys that call for the compilation, and It throws the output ...
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How to go up to previous command when in terminal mode in Vim 8?
I am new to Vim. I managed to use :terminal and :vertical terminal to have a terminal side by side with my code. This works great, I can move between my code and the terminals. However, how do I go ...
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Identifying the PID of Vim 8.1 internal terminal launched with :terminal ++close
When launching an internal Vim 8.1 terminal for an exclusive program like in terminal ++close ipython, is there a way to identify from vimscript which is the PID of the launched process (i.e. of the ...
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In Vim 8.1, “:term ipython” gives a different version of IPython than typing “ipython” on an already open terminal
When I open a Gnome terminal in my Ubuntu 18 and execute the command ipython, I start an Anaconda IPython terminal version 5.8.0. Within Vim 8.1, that is what I also get if I first open a Vim terminal ...
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Unmapping the global mappings on a per-buffer basis
I have the following mapping in tnoremap <Esc> <C-\><C-n> init.conf to exit insert mode while in the terminal.
In certain terminal buffers I would like to not have that global ...
