Questions tagged [vimscript-lua]
Lua programming interface to Vim. DO NOT use for questions with Lua examples or about syntax highlighting in Lua.
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Resize a vertical split to just fit the max width of the file contents
I'm trying to make the width of a vertical split as small as possible but still fully show even the longest line of text. No line wrap.
I'm trying to do something like
:vertical resize <longest-...
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VimL: check if Lua is supported
How do I check if Lua is supported?
From my .vimrc, I only want to put an if around a Lua heredoc so that my config works in plain vim or versions of neovim which didn't support Lua (pre 0.5.0?).
What'...
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Negate pattern in autocmd
I have some lua auto command that triggers whenever I open a file that has */some_pattern/* in the path.
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'BufEnter' }, {
pattern = vim.fn.expand('~') .. '*/...
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How to write clipboard+=unnamedplus in a lua config?
I'm wondering how could i write the settings:
set clipboard+=unnamedplus
in a lua config.
Currently i do this:
vim.cmd("set clipboard+=unnamedplus")
but is there a way to use:
vim.opt....
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How to setup treesitter in vim script?
I have my entire nvim setup written in vim script at ~/.config/nvim/init.vim, but tresitter on it's GitHub says
require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
-- A list of parser names, or "all" ...
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Recommended way to run vimscript normal commands with lua
What is the recommended way to run VimScript normal commands in Neovim with Lua?
Sometimes, I can achieve things very easily with a few keypresses executed as a normal command compared to scripting ...
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Vimtex - How to run :VimtexCompile on start using lua
How do I execute :VimtexCompile automatically whenever I open a .tex file? As mentioned in this GitHub thread, this is done in Vimscript via:
augroup vimtex_config
autocmd User VimtexEventInitPost ...
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Detect Editing of Directory
How do you detect if a directory is opened(with :edit) in Vimscript? I am lazy loading a file explorer and need it to load it before I open a directory.
One approach I tried using an autocommand that ...
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Create a temporary, readonly buffer for test output in Neovim
I want to create a Neovim plugin that automatically runs a test suite whenever a file is saved. Here's an overview:
If I save a Rust file, run cargo test
If there's not a buffer opened for the test ...
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Having trouble setting up syntax regions from lua [closed]
I'm running nvim v.0.8.1 on LuaJIT 2.1.0-beta3.
In a lua config file I have:
vim.cmd[[syntax include @Yaml syntax/yaml.vim]]
vim.cmd[[syntax region yamlFrontmatter start=/^---$/ end=/^---$/ keepend ...
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How to find LUA method for VIM Command
I am in the process of converting my .vimrc to init.lua. Several of my lines end up containing vimscript inside a call to vim.cmd, such as
vim.cmd("highlight Normal guibg=none ctermbg=none")
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How to get the scrolloff set by user in Lua for NeoVim?
As title. I'm fixing a plugin and I need to know the scrolloff set by user.
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How to make a http (https) request with a lua plugin?
does anyone know if it is possible to install a Lua HTTPS library that I can access from a Lua plugin in Neovim to make HTTPS requests (POST)? And how would I install such a library?
For example, to ...
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Passing a count to a user command with neovim's Lua API
vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("TestCommand", function(opts)
print(opts.count)
end, { count = 1 })
vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-x>", "<cmd> TestCommand ...
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What's the effect of "range" on :lua and :luafile commands?
The :lua and :luafile commands take an optional [range] specification. But it's unclear what effect it has (unlike the :luado command, where the effect is explained clearly in the help text).
Is ...
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How to create a lua function that gets called for a vim (neovim) motion
Vim has the concept of actions, which can act on text objects via motions.
For example diw will delete (the action) the inner word (the motion).
I want to create a function that can be applied/...
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Porting Asyncrun vimscript to lua
In my Vim's configuration file init.vim I am using code, that sets a default viewer for practically any kind of file suffix. Here I will demonstrate only an example for .md files:
let g:...
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How to set keywordprg to call a lua function in neovim?
A plugin unidentified is setting the keywordprg option to :Man but I want it to be LSP based.
So I attempted
set keywordprg=:lua\ vim.lsp.buf.signature_help()
but it gives me the following error and ...
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See live word count in Lualine
I am currently using lualine as my statusline. I would like to see the live world count of the file similar to the feature in airline preferable I would like to get this working natively or else any ...
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neovim: vim.fn is nil
I have a lua plugins script defining local fn = vim.fn. A couple of lines later it defines local install_path = fn.stdpath('data'). This script is called from my init.vim by lua require('plugins').
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LspConfig code action does not work
I have problems with LspConfig when extracting a method to a new file. When executing the following command buf_set_keymap("n","<space>ca","<cmd> lua vim.lsp.buf....
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Cursorline became black when cursor is moving
If I change the colorscheme by <option>+12345
:colorscheme newsprint
Then when I will firstly got the expected result:
But then if I move my cursor by j/k, the clean cursorline gone:
I can ...
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How to use packer.use inside neovim?
I was switching vimscript to lua in neovim, and I saw packer.nvim is a famous plugin manager for lua. In this README.md file I saw I can use startup function, but it's not required and I can also use ...
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How to transform this Vimscript into Lua?
Can anyone help me transform this into nvim.lua?
inoremap <silent><expr> <TAB>
\ pumvisible() ? "<C-n>" :
\ <SID>check_back_space() ? "<TAB&...
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How to require `luafile` not in a subdirectory
in my config of init.lua ,I want to load a luafile from anywhere or any directory
so : can I source it without function vim.cmd()
vim.cmd('luafile /full/path/to/file.lua')
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How to colorize words in a buffer, using type data and position data?
I am writing a plugin for Neovim using Lua.
If I have a text and some predefined arbitrary types, for example:
chita
wolf
grizzly
types: dog(green), cat(blue), bear(yellow)
And I know positions/...
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How to use vim.loop interactively in Neovim?
I want to read texts with Neovim scrolling them down automatically. The following code
provides such functionality:
local M = {}
function M.down()
local timer = vim.loop.new_timer()
local ...
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How to provide modifier keys in lua?
If I want to move a cursor one line down with Lua in Neovim I can use
:lua vim.cmd('normal j')
How do I move the screen down one line? For example, this does not work:
:lua vim.cmd('normal \<C-E&...
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How to get strings between `[ and `] in lua?
I'm trying to play around with text objects in lua, here's what I got:
https://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/chapters/33.html
On that webpage, I found that I can operate on the text send to ...
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How to call function with lisp style via mappings from lua in neovim?
I'm trying to use v:lua to call functions written in lua (actually it's fennel, which compiles to lua).
Now I have a function named lisp-style , then I can't directly use v:lua.lisp-style() because it'...
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How to tabdo all the visible buffers without changing view of the current tab?
My init.vim code:
cd ~/Documents/cp
nnoremap <leader>lcd :tabdo lcd %:p:h<cr>
suppose, i have 4 tabs opened in nvim
via using nvim -p A.cpp B.cpp C.cpp D.cpp
A.cpp
B.cpp
C.cpp
D.cpp
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Short key mapping by lua for Neovim?
The simple way to remap key in lua is:
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', 'foo', 'bar', { noremap = true, silent = true })
But I want a simple syntax like vimScript: nnoremap foo bar
n_keymap('foo','bar')
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Neovim lua config: how to append to listchars?
In a neovim init.lua config, I know that I can append to a string like so:
vim.opt.wildignore:append("*/node_modules/*,*/vendor/*,*/venv/*,*/.venv/*,*/target/*")
However, I'm getting errors ...
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Cycle through a list of letters in multiple groups
So I have a case where I have some unicode letters say [B, Ḅ, Ḃ] and when I have my mouse selected over the B, (in normal mode) I want some way of cycling through the list. Like pressing some command ...
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Get value of $MYVIMRC from Lua
I am trying to retrieve the value of $MYVIMRC in my init.lua but I am coming up short because I don't understand what $MYVIMRC actually is.
It is not a global variable, is it?
None of these work:
vim....
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Autoloaded vs lua functions: which is faster/more efficient?
I'm creating a neovim plugin written in Lua, and I have to react to the BufAdd and BufUnload events with a function call. I have 3 options:
write the function in Lua (like the rest of the plugin) and ...
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Cannot search for pairs with searchpairpos()
I am trying to search for the location of the start and the end of a pair with searchpairpos(). Given an example like this:
*hel[]lo*
And my code like this:
local start_match = vim.api....
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How to modify only the background colour of a colourscheme in neovim using lua
I am slowly switching my neovim configurations to Lua. I am currently using the colour scheme
https://github.com/nightsense/snow. It sets the background colour to a light-grey, while I want it to be a ...
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How to get the filetype in lua in nvim
How to get the current file type in lua with neovim? I tried following but all of them returns nil.
print(vim.g.filetype)
print(vim.b.filetype)
print(vim.w.filetype)
print(vim.t.filetype)
print(vim.v....
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Most efficient way to call a Vim script function with lua (Neovim)
What is the most efficient way to call a Neovim function using Lua. I am able to call the sign_define Vim script function using the nvim_command procedure. I struggle with calling it with the ...
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Neovim Lua integration
I'm trying to understand how can I use Lua to extend Neovim, following a baby steps approach. Something like:
-- ~/.config/nvim/lua/test.lua
local api = vim.api
local firstmodule = {}
function ...
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Adding directories to Lua’s search path
I’m trying to run Fennel scripts in Vim 8.1 using the fennel-nvim plugin. (Fennel is a language that basically lets you write Lua with LISP syntax; you can use it from any Lua-supporting application ...
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How to use Lua in Vim?
I'm using MacVim snapshot 134 (on Mac OS X 10.9.5), which has support for Lua:
$ vim --version | grep lua
+dialog_con_gui +lua/dyn +rightleft +writebackup
I've got Lua installed and ...
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Is it possible to write .nvimrc for NeoVim in Lua?
Is it possible to write .nvimrc for NeoVim in Lua? Is it planned for the future?
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