Questions tagged [vimscript]
A scripting language embedded into Vim. It can be used to customize Vim to suit your needs and to create plugins. Also called VimL.
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How can vim tell me which buffer is changed on disk among multiple buffers?
I am using this code in my vimrc
if a file is changed outside vim, it shows File changed on disk. Buffer reloaded.
set autoread
autocmd FocusGained,BufEnter,CursorHold,CursorHoldI * if mode() != 'c' |...
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Cycle through a list of letters in multiple groups - Code review
This is a follow up question to Cycle through a list of letters in multiple groups where I asked how to cycle a group of letters. I got a bunch of great tips and this is my follow up question.
This is ...
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How to test if the current file is in some directory?
I want to have a piece of vimscript (a custom formatter) only apply if the current file is inside some directory. How can I tell whether the active buffer is within a particular directory?
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How do I change the word under the cursor?
I've written a little function that changes a 'CamelCaseWord' to a space separated 'camel case word':
" Convert a CamelCase word to space separated words.
function! s:converFromCamelCase(arg1)
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how to include multiple commands nested inside a single `autocmd BufRead...`?
I want to make several keybinds and options set for certain files based on their location. Is there a more elegant way than...
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile /tmp/wiki-tag-reports/* nnoremap <Enter>...
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Is there a way to detect whether a `:normal` command is executing, or if the input is actually typed in?
Ideally, I'd like to have different behavior for those two cases. For macros specifically, there is reg_executing, but I don't know about any way to achieve the same for a general :normal command. (I ...
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how to conditionally re-bind <Enter> key depending on file
My vimwiki plugin has Enter key bound to the function to create a "hyper"-link to another file (and if it already is a link then open the linked file to view/edit).
I want to be able to jump ...
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Function only executing first "execute" statment
I'm trying to make a vmap that takes a count and then indents all the highlighted lines so that the top one is more than the line above it, while keeping all the lines' relative indentation. I have ...
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Can I define a function with '#'-namespace in a file with hyphen '-' in its name?
I often see #-namespaces in plugins source code, e.g coc#status(), fzf#run(), fugitive#extract_git_dir. I would like to use namespaces in my own config, mappings and commands source code also. But I'm ...
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cannot run `:normal s<CR>` just for nerdtree (opens file vertically splitted)
what im trying to achieve:
use <C-V> to paste text in normal mode in current buffer
use same <C-V> to vertically split a file from nerdtree
what i know:
when you are with your cursor in ...
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neovim, vimscript execute keystroke from function
I am trying to execute a keystroke from function when its called. However, it does not work.
function SmartNERDTreeFocus()
if expand('%') =~ 'NERD_tree.*'
normal <C-w><C-p>
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`echohl` not highligthing with custom color, but its working with the defaults
in my init.vim (.vimrc) file i have this:
hi TerminalGreenColor guifg=#6bd676
function! EchoInitVimReloadedSuccessfully()
echon " -- [ "
echohl Identifier
echon "init.vim&...
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How to create an abbreviation that matches a regular expression
I'd like to create an abbreviation that will change the following (in a markdown file):
- list item 1
into this:
- list item 1
Whenever I type - f it should be expanded to - f (from 1 space to 3 ...
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How to curry a function in vimscript?
I am trying to curry a function in Vimscript to map an operator. I have a function written in Lua, and I want to pass 'n' or 'v' to that function, depending on the mode that trigger that mapping.
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Define default value to a variable
I want to assign an expression to a variable, and if it has no value, use some default.
On almost every programming language I can use something like:
let linked_hl_id = hlID(l:linked_group) || 114
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different highlight if a certain highlight is on
I'm writing a function to highlight current word, but on commented out lines, I want a different highlight to apply.
Example:
Notice how the word exists is highlighed, but on a grey commented out ...
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Assign value based on filetype [duplicate]
I want to assign value based on filetype.
I am using UltiSnips plugin and want to have one set of bindings for one filetype and another set for everything else.
Something like
if &ft='vimwiki'
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Center-align command bar and/or tabs bar
I'm often using vim fullscreen on an extrawide monitor (multiple splits, including terminals). Because both the command bar and the tabs bar span the full terminal width and are left-aligned, commands ...
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Making functions react to keypress
Im very new to vim scripting.
I have the following script in my .vimrc:
If there is no user input aka I press <CR> => go to recent buffer
If input is 'd' => delete all buffers except for ...
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How to put sync region start=<this> into a variable?
I have the following code:
com! -nargs=* ShFoldFunctions <args> fold
ShFoldFunctions syn region shFunctionOne start="^\s*[A-Za-z_0-9:,][-a-zA-Z_0-9:]*\s*()\_s*{" end="}&...
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Manipulate the dot command without editing text in insert mode
I need to manipulate the dot command without directly editing the buffer for a plugin I'm developing.
The plugin needs to manually append text to the dot command that will be executed while in insert ...
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Emulate Emacs-like Mode
I'm used to Emacs different modes, that is:
Setting up functions/setting once entering a specific Mode
Renaming the statusbar with the name of the Mode
"Cleaning up" (resetting setting to ...
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vimscript to insert function result is not inserting with proper formatting
I have a function that I want returning pre-indented xml:
function! InsertStep()
let stepTemplate = "<step index=\"\">\n
\ <description></description>\n
\ ...
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How to substitute filename on reading or opening new file
We have rather complex file structure and I would like simplify opening file independently where am I in the filesystem at the moment.
Let's say we have a project_folder and several files in it:
/...
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Why is `let foo = $HOME/bar` invalid?
Why is let foo = $HOME valid and let foo = $HOME/bar invalid in vimscript?
I have tried let foo = "$HOME/bar" but it is the equivalent of foo = '$HOME/bar' in shell script, $HOME is not ...
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vimscript to skip a block of text with lines containing similar words
I need a little help with some vimscript-ing.
I have a huge log file with multiple blocks of text resembling the following:
[log file start]
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Information: Setting NDR rule shield_rule on net a
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Auto pairing using strings instead of characters
I'm already aware of existing solution to automatically "surround" sentences/word/etc (eg: auto-surround, vim-surround, etc) but those (as far as i know) don't support using normal strings ...
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Chronologically store visual selections in a buffer
My goal is to enhance the usage of gv with counts, in order to access older selections quickly. Such that 2gv would reselect the selection made before the last.
Vim doesn't have events for entering ...
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Passing arguments function with --argument or -a format
Is it possible to pass arguments to Vimscript functions with the --argument or -a format, similar to arguments in the command line?
I am writing a command that submits a job in a remote machine. I ...
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Measurement/ tracking the time for editing a file (overall and statistics)
I use vim for coding and also for writing scientific articles and book chapters.
It would be very interesting to know the time I spent on a file. For example how many hours or minutes the buffer was ...
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How to detect the change that from insert mode to normal mode, so I can implement Auto-Save?
I want to do the following:
autocmd changeFromItoN * if &readonly == 0 && filereadable(bufname('%'))
\ | silent update | endif
That is: I want to implement the ...
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Open file in new tab or split if current file has changes in fzf.vim
I have been using :Files to get a list of files using fzf.vim. Although whenever I hit enter to open a new file and the current file has not been saved I get an error message saying
No write since ...
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Remove text specifying mode "INSERT" in bottom vim line
In the bottom two lines, you'll see the statusline saying "INSERT", and the line where you enter commands showing -- INSERT --
This is quite redundant, and I would like any recommendations ...
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how to autocmd BufWritePost stdout to tidy upon :w?
tldr; How do pass stdout of BufWritePost to an external command?
On command line I can run
cat index.html | tidy -indent -modify
I'm trying to call tidy automatically when I :w
This is what I have so ...
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how vi automatically collapses {}
I always come across a lot of code wrapped in {}s while reading, and I wondered if there was a way for vi to automatically fold these {}s instead of manually marking them.
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Let .js files be recognized as .jsx files?
I just figured out how to combine those creepy plugins to work together to achieve the following auto-indent:
before / after pressing o:
But then this only works on file extension .jsx as shown above,...
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How to detect whether the current line is empty line?
I want to detect whether the current line my current on is only composed of non-visible characters, and return true of false, and use this check to trigger some nnoremap mapping, how?
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Is it possible to dynamically set the `let var="string"`? [closed]
I'm playing around with my .vimrc as usual. I have a colorscheme which displays differently with
let ayucolor="dark"
let ayucolor="mirage"
let ayucolor="light"
I'm ...
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How to temporarily change file encoding?
I'm using a plugin which can show the minimap for the file I'm editing. The plugin can only works with utf-8, while, my mother tongue is Chinese so I wrote comment in Chinese. Does anyone know how to ...
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How do I work with vim9 and unicode?
I've found myself in a bit of an interesting situation.
I'm writing a plugin in which I need to do a tiny bit of line parsing.
Given a file:
æøå
It's easy to verify that col('.') returns 1, 3, and 5 ...
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How to suppress error message of autocmd command when the `silent` doesn't work?
I'm using Coc.vim and I've created an issue on their GitHub, but I'm not sure about whether this can be done by modifying the line I'm using:
autocmd CursorHold * silent call CocActionAsync('doHover')
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How to run additional command in nnoremap?
I have the following lines in my .vimrc:
nnoremap <nowait><silent> ¡ :colorscheme tokyonight<CR>
nnoremap <nowait><silent> ™ :colorscheme tone<CR>
nnoremap <...
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Useful script to manage buffer and window?
Given the scenario:
I want to create a vertical split from current buffer for reference another file/the same file. After I've done with this split I don't want to see this buffer-for-reference in ...
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Using a multiline closure to execute commands in vimscript
I'm writing a script in which I am in need of closure functionalities. Take this function, for instance:
func! SetOpNorm(norm_comm, motion_key = 'y')
let l:norm_comm = a:norm_comm
let l:...
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How to search for vue components with vim's gf?
I want to go to a vue component file.
Vue component filenames are written in PascalCase: ExampleComponent.vue
In html (or in my case blade.php) the ExampleComponent.vue is instantiated
by <example-...
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How to get the buffer type of the current buffer?
I'm writing mapping, and I want to decide whether I have to do additional actions when current buffer type is a drawer called Fern, here is my command currently
nnoremap <nowait><silent> ;
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How to run internal (Neo)Vim ":Command" from external Terminal?
I'm using MacOSX, and I have script on Terminal, and since I will probably forget how to update everything inside Vim/NeoVim, is it possible to pass command, e.g. :PlugUpdate, to nvim/vim so that I ...
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pylint default filepath in ALE
I am trying to set up my pylintrc file in vim, but am having some difficulty getting it to read from the correct path. It seems to work when I have the file in the directory that contains the vim file ...
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Get path to parent directory and use it in a nnoremap command?
Say I have a nnoremap and I want to pass the path of parent directory of current file to it, so the command can use this information. I have read this answer: How can I see the full path of the ...