Questions tagged [terminal-buffer]
A terminal emulator within vim, eg created by :terminal or term_start()
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How to get nnoremap <buffer> to work in different buffers?
I have a hotkey that runs python of the first buffer when I press F8 and outputs the outputs to the bottom.
However, this hotkey does not work when I switch buffers... it only works when I am on the ...
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How to visually select entire broken line in NeoVim terminal
(I'm using NeoVim, vsplit term://zsh)
If I have a long terminal line that gets broken, and go into visual mode in order to copy something, selecting the entire line does not work as I expect:
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How can I execute a non named file on terminal with NeoVIm?
Some time ago, I've made this question where I asked how to execute a file on the terminal with NeoVim... The solution I found was the following :terminal bash % . Knowing that, I made the following ...
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Avoid insert mode jumping to end of line in terminal pane
I would like my terminal panes to behave more like a normal text buffer. When I've got a modifiable terminal pane, and I want to modify a long command from normal mode, hitting i or cl doesn't work ...
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How to jump to previous file (buffer) ignoring terminal buffers?
I am look for a way to jump to a previous file (but not a terminal window) in NeoVim.
Lets say I have this flow:
open a code.py file
open test_code.py file
execute tests using :term pytest commmand
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How do I paste with newlines on a terminal tab?
I can open a terminal by typing :terminal, however it doesn't paste newlines, so it concantenates everything as a single string. Why does this happen? I am using neovim on windows 10, could this be an ...
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How to configure options in :terminal (NeoVim)
I've read the help section for term, terminal, termopen, buftype, and I've read several stack questions, but I haven't been able to find a solution for settings options in terminal mode. I know about ...
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Change the cursor appearance in :terminal that uses cmd.exe?
How can I change the style of the cursor in :terminal under Win32 gvim?
Using a clean config my cursor in Terminal mode (typing to shell) looks too much like my cursor in Terminal-Normal mode.
gvim --...
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Prevent vim from being launched in vim
When I'm using the terminal feature on nvim sometimes I run the last command again out of habit (thinking that I'll re-run the unittests for what I'm coding at the moment or something), but the latest ...
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How to change the directory highlight in the terminal buffer?
I have a theme which is great apart from some minor things. I could already change the LineNr highlight and some others, but can't seem to change the directory highlight in the terminal buffer, which ...
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Mapping an keyboard shortcut to interrupt the terminal window
I have program running in the neovim terminal window, and I want to interrupt it. I can do so by moving to the window, <C-W>l, going into insert mode, and pressing <Ctrl-C>. Normally, at ...
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Unable to resume backgrounded Neovim-terminal-emulator-process using `kill -CONT`
So, I'm trying to find an actual solution to another question on here that doesn't really have one. However, I'm running into a problem with backgrounding/foregrounding behaviour.
I need to background ...
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Run :terminal so it starts in terminal-normal mode?
I want to run an async command and when it completes open a terminal window. Since the opening is delayed, I don't want it to steal input from me, so the new window should be in Terminal-Normal mode.
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`termwinsize` cannot be accessed from Python 3
The option termwinsize cannot be accessed from Python 3.
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python3 << EOD
import vim
for window in vim.windows:
if (window.buffer.options['buftype'] == b'terminal'):
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Remap enter Terminal-normal mode Neovim to something else than Esc
I have remaped enter terminal normal-mode to <Esc> with:
tnoremap <Esc> <C-\><C-n> and it does work.
But I am using zsh vi-mode, which also requires the use of <Esc> to ...
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How can I append to a terminal buffer in vimscript?
I am trying to implement a vimscript function which appends to a terminal buffer. It works when I write this as a single mapping which uses the normal mode 'a' command to append:
nnoremap <Leader&...
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The remap doesn't resize terminal window
nnoremap <leader>rt :term<cr> <C-\><C-n> :resize 10<cr> i
I've tested the remap manually, it works as expected. A terminal window spawns I go into terminal normal mode, ...
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How do you exit a terminal buffer unless in a pager
In a terminal buffer, I want to auto-exit when I press "kk". Except for when I'm in some interactive session, like a pager (like the pager which is created when you git diff).
To do that, I ...
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Split Navigation in vim terminal [duplicate]
I use vim splits quite a bit. To switch faster, I use this shortcut instead of doing ctrl + w + h/j/k/l/
" Quicker window movement
nnoremap <C-j> <C-w>j
nnoremap <C-k> <C-w&...
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Prepend text to all commands in terminal mode
I would like to prepend clear; to all commands in terminal mode. This reduces the amount of 'clutter' in my terminal screen and makes things slightly clearer for me.
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Call range argument to execute in python terminal embeded in vim
Initial window:
My expectation: to copy whole or a part of python code in the right window into the left window's python terminal and execute.
My .vimrc setting:
function! CopyPasteBuffer()
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How to retain terminal colors inside the Vim terminal (-NOT- in GVim)? [duplicate]
My default terminal look:
will turn into this in the Vim terminal:
It's not a huge deal, but the former is easier on my eyes - and this doesn't happen on my other box... Tried to compare ...
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Eye torturing colors in Vim/GVim terminal
I am using GVim but this happens in terminal Vim too. I use the Gruvbox theme. Whenever I start the terminal using :term, I see too blue colors when I change the directory within the shell. The ...
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<BS> and <C-w> delete entire line in (terminal mode from a command) instead of a single character
I'm creating a mapping which is supposed to navigate to a specific window (call TEST_WIN), focus in on the terminal and then delete a single character.
The goal of this command is to navigate to the ...
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Terminal window interprets quick initial q as macro record
I have a function that opens a terminal window running some program. The program is quit by pressing q. But when I press q in the terminal window shortly after (within 1-2 seconds) of it being opened, ...
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How I can convert into the right characters?
I'm getting something weird characters in :messages.
How can I get the right results?
reproduce steps
define functions.
let s:rails_console_id = 0
function common#utilities#open_rails_console() ...
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How to hide terminal when not needed?
In VScode ,we are using ctrl+j to hide the terminal. Then if we press ctrl+j again, it will open the same terminal.
Is it possible in VIM/NEOVIM? I tried :Terminal ,but there is no straightforward way ...
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Reopen a terminal window running an active job
How do I reopen a terminal window with an active job if I hide the terminal window? This is similar to the following question: Close vim 8.1+ terminal buffer without unloading. In this case, however, ...
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how i set floatterm plugin in neovim , that shortcut F5 compile javascript and how i do for other languages?
i plugged float-term plugin , that open terminal window in neovim.
when i compile javascript with node in float term i did like :FloatermNew node % then it compiles fine and show me the output in ...
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How to compile a program and open the output in a vertical terminal window?
How can I write a command that does the following?
With one mapping, compile and/or run a program based on the filetype (*.c,
*.cpp, *.js, *.py, etc.), and open a vertical terminal window with
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Word completion ^P / ^N is very slow because of scanning a :term buffer
I open a terminal window inside of a vim session and leave it there for weeks, use it for compilation, running and debugging my code. After couple of days the length of the terminal buffer grows over ...
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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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How to hide a buffer thru vimscript, with buffer number or buffer name
I'm trying to make a plugin that hide and show a terminal window on the bottom of the window, but i can't find a reliable way to hide a specific buffer, i tried using hide but you only can hide by ...
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Yank visual selection with modifications in a terminal-buffer
Upon writing a code, sometimes I open a terminal split with :term to test it by issuing some commands and checking some output. As an example, this is a fragment of what I have executed in a split ...
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switchin back another viewport from the terminal buffer [duplicate]
I created :term, then I switch to another viewport, but latter when I switch back to the term buffer "!/bin/bash" it is full screen and I don't understand how can I access the vim command ...
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Close vim 8.1+ terminal buffer without unloading
I'm looking to be able to close a terminal buffer without unloading it, as I would with a normal buffer and either hidden or bufhidden=hide set. It appears, though, that said options are ignored for ...
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How can I clean the program window when using Termdebug?
The window named gdb program (see :h :Termdebug) is the one where I can give input and view output of the program being debugged.
How can I clean it between one run and another (or when I like, in ...
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:term command changes cursor type in vim
I have set the cursor shape to be - I-beam in my terminal preference. When I execute :term command in vim, the cursor type is changed to block type. This change is retained even after I exit the :term ...
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How to find the buffer number of a :terminal?
I can see that I've got a terminal buffer open by running :ls R which finds all buffers with a running terminal job, but I don't know how to capture just the buffer number.
The closest I can get is ...
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Map a key on a terminal buffer whose corresponding job is already finished
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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 build ...
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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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