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<ALT-$> [count] hi where [count] is a number
the Alt key to enter commands while in insert mode
while pressing the Alt key press "$" to go to end of line
press [count] "h" to go left [count] times
press i to go into insert mode
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Using lua api (nvim) we can do:
line, col = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
vim.cmd [[ normal 4X]]
vim.cmd [[ normal u]]
vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor({0}, {line , col})
The first line saves line and column, the second line erases 4 chars, the third one gets back one action and the last one restores the line and cursor positions.
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There is no straightforward way to tell vim to land the cursor at a particular place in the cmdline during a map, but there are a number of workarounds.
Direct positioning
autocmd FileType cpp nnoremap <F4> :RunWithFile ~/Downloads/ > output.txt && cat output.txt<c-r>=setcmdpos(getcmdpos()-31)[1]<cr>
You can use setcmdpos() to ...
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Normally prefer :h ftplugin over autocmd FileType. If still want autocmd, at least, put it into augroup.
Use :h map-<buffer> to define a local mapping. Otherwise it will affect all other buffers/windows too.
Typing foo[cursor]bar is as simple as bar<C-B>foo.
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One of most known plugins that does it -- vim-easymotion
You might also check vim-sneak for a similar but a bit different approach to the problem.
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