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1 *map.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2021 Apr 23
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Key mapping, abbreviations and user-defined commands.
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9 This subject is introduced in sections |05.3|, |24.7| and |40.1| of the user
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10 manual.
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12 1. Key mapping |key-mapping|
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13 1.1 MAP COMMANDS |:map-commands|
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14 1.2 Special arguments |:map-arguments|
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15 1.3 Mapping and modes |:map-modes|
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16 1.4 Listing mappings |map-listing|
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17 1.5 Mapping special keys |:map-special-keys|
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18 1.6 Special characters |:map-special-chars|
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19 1.7 What keys to map |map-which-keys|
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20 1.8 Examples |map-examples|
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21 1.9 Using mappings |map-typing|
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22 1.10 Mapping alt-keys |:map-alt-keys|
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23 1.11 Mapping in modifyOtherKeys mode |modifyOtherKeys|
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24 1.12 Mapping an operator |:map-operator|
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25 2. Abbreviations |abbreviations|
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26 3. Local mappings and functions |script-local|
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27 4. User-defined commands |user-commands|
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29 ==============================================================================
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30 1. Key mapping *key-mapping* *mapping* *macro*
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32 Key mapping is used to change the meaning of typed keys. The most common use
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33 is to define a sequence of commands for a function key. Example: >
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35 :map <F2> a<C-R>=strftime("%c")<CR><Esc>
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37 This appends the current date and time after the cursor (in <> notation |<>|).
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40 1.1 MAP COMMANDS *:map-commands*
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42 There are commands to enter new mappings, remove mappings and list mappings.
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43 See |map-overview| for the various forms of "map" and their relationships with
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44 modes.
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46 {lhs} means left-hand-side *{lhs}*
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47 {rhs} means right-hand-side *{rhs}*
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49 :map {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-nvo| *:map*
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50 :nm[ap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-n| *:nm* *:nmap*
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51 :vm[ap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-v| *:vm* *:vmap*
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52 :xm[ap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-x| *:xm* *:xmap*
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53 :smap {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-s| *:smap*
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54 :om[ap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-o| *:om* *:omap*
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55 :map! {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-ic| *:map!*
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56 :im[ap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-i| *:im* *:imap*
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57 :lm[ap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-l| *:lm* *:lma* *:lmap*
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58 :cm[ap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-c| *:cm* *:cmap*
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59 :tma[p] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-t| *:tma* *:tmap*
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60 Map the key sequence {lhs} to {rhs} for the modes
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61 where the map command applies. The result, including
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62 {rhs}, is then further scanned for mappings. This
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63 allows for nested and recursive use of mappings.
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65 *:nore* *:norem*
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66 :no[remap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-nvo| *:no* *:noremap* *:nor*
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67 :nn[oremap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-n| *:nn* *:nnoremap*
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68 :vn[oremap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-v| *:vn* *:vnoremap*
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69 :xn[oremap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-x| *:xn* *:xnoremap*
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70 :snor[emap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-s| *:snor* *:snore* *:snoremap*
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71 :ono[remap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-o| *:ono* *:onoremap*
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72 :no[remap]! {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-ic| *:no!* *:noremap!*
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73 :ino[remap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-i| *:ino* *:inor* *:inoremap*
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74 :ln[oremap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-l| *:ln* *:lnoremap*
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75 :cno[remap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-c| *:cno* *:cnor* *:cnoremap*
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76 :tno[remap] {lhs} {rhs} |mapmode-t| *:tno* *:tnoremap*
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77 Map the key sequence {lhs} to {rhs} for the modes
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78 where the map command applies. Disallow mapping of
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79 {rhs}, to avoid nested and recursive mappings. Often
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83 :unm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-nvo| *:unm* *:unmap*
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84 :nun[map] {lhs} |mapmode-n| *:nun* *:nunmap*
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85 :vu[nmap] {lhs} |mapmode-v| *:vu* *:vunmap*
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87 :sunm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-s| *:sunm* *:sunmap*
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88 :ou[nmap] {lhs} |mapmode-o| *:ou* *:ounmap*
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89 :unm[ap]! {lhs} |mapmode-ic| *:unm!* *:unmap!*
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90 :iu[nmap] {lhs} |mapmode-i| *:iu* *:iunmap*
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91 :lu[nmap] {lhs} |mapmode-l| *:lu* *:lunmap*
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92 :cu[nmap] {lhs} |mapmode-c| *:cu* *:cun* *:cunmap*
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93 :tunma[p] {lhs} |mapmode-t| *:tunma* *:tunmap*
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94 Remove the mapping of {lhs} for the modes where the
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95 map command applies. The mapping may remain defined
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96 for other modes where it applies.
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97 Note: Trailing spaces are included in the {lhs}. This
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98 unmap does NOT work: >
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99 :map @@ foo
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100 :unmap @@ | print
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102 :mapc[lear] |mapmode-nvo| *:mapc* *:mapclear*
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103 :nmapc[lear] |mapmode-n| *:nmapc* *:nmapclear*
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104 :vmapc[lear] |mapmode-v| *:vmapc* *:vmapclear*
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106 :smapc[lear] |mapmode-s| *:smapc* *:smapclear*
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107 :omapc[lear] |mapmode-o| *:omapc* *:omapclear*
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108 :mapc[lear]! |mapmode-ic| *:mapc!* *:mapclear!*
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109 :imapc[lear] |mapmode-i| *:imapc* *:imapclear*
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110 :lmapc[lear] |mapmode-l| *:lmapc* *:lmapclear*
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111 :cmapc[lear] |mapmode-c| *:cmapc* *:cmapclear*
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112 :tmapc[lear] |mapmode-t| *:tmapc* *:tmapclear*
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113 Remove ALL mappings for the modes where the map
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115 Use the <buffer> argument to remove buffer-local
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116 mappings |:map-<buffer>|
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117 Warning: This also removes the default mappings.
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119 :map |mapmode-nvo|
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120 :nm[ap] |mapmode-n|
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121 :vm[ap] |mapmode-v|
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122 :xm[ap] |mapmode-x|
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123 :sm[ap] |mapmode-s|
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124 :om[ap] |mapmode-o|
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125 :map! |mapmode-ic|
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126 :im[ap] |mapmode-i|
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127 :lm[ap] |mapmode-l|
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128 :cm[ap] |mapmode-c|
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129 :tma[p] |mapmode-t|
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130 List all key mappings for the modes where the map
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131 command applies. Note that ":map" and ":map!" are
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132 used most often, because they include the other modes.
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134 :map {lhs} |mapmode-nvo| *:map_l*
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135 :nm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-n| *:nmap_l*
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136 :vm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-v| *:vmap_l*
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137 :xm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-x| *:xmap_l*
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138 :sm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-s| *:smap_l*
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139 :om[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-o| *:omap_l*
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140 :map! {lhs} |mapmode-ic| *:map_l!*
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141 :im[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-i| *:imap_l*
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142 :lm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-l| *:lmap_l*
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143 :cm[ap] {lhs} |mapmode-c| *:cmap_l*
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144 :tma[p] {lhs} |mapmode-t| *:tmap_l*
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145 List the key mappings for the key sequences starting
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146 with {lhs} in the modes where the map command applies.
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148 These commands are used to map a key or key sequence to a string of
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149 characters. You can use this to put command sequences under function keys,
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150 translate one key into another, etc. See |:mkexrc| for how to save and
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151 restore the current mappings.
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152
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153 *map-ambiguous*
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154 When two mappings start with the same sequence of characters, they are
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155 ambiguous. Example: >
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156 :imap aa foo
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157 :imap aaa bar
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158 When Vim has read "aa", it will need to get another character to be able to
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159 decide if "aa" or "aaa" should be mapped. This means that after typing "aa"
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160 that mapping won't get expanded yet, Vim is waiting for another character.
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161 If you type a space, then "foo" will get inserted, plus the space. If you
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162 type "a", then "bar" will get inserted.
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163
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165 1.2 SPECIAL ARGUMENTS *:map-arguments*
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166
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167 "<buffer>", "<nowait>", "<silent>", "<special>", "<script>", "<expr>" and
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168 "<unique>" can be used in any order. They must appear right after the
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169 command, before any other arguments.
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171 *:map-local* *:map-<buffer>* *E224* *E225*
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172 If the first argument to one of these commands is "<buffer>" the mapping will
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173 be effective in the current buffer only. Example: >
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174 :map <buffer> ,w /[.,;]<CR>
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175 Then you can map ",w" to something else in another buffer: >
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176 :map <buffer> ,w /[#&!]<CR>
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177 The local buffer mappings are used before the global ones. See <nowait> below
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178 to make a short local mapping not taking effect when a longer global one
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179 exists.
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180 The "<buffer>" argument can also be used to clear mappings: >
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181 :unmap <buffer> ,w
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182 :mapclear <buffer>
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183 Local mappings are also cleared when a buffer is deleted, but not when it is
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184 unloaded. Just like local option values.
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185 Also see |map-precedence|.
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187 *:map-<nowait>* *:map-nowait*
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188 When defining a buffer-local mapping for "," there may be a global mapping
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189 that starts with ",". Then you need to type another character for Vim to know
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190 whether to use the "," mapping or the longer one. To avoid this add the
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191 <nowait> argument. Then the mapping will be used when it matches, Vim does
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192 not wait for more characters to be typed. However, if the characters were
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193 already typed they are used.
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194 Note that this works when the <nowait> mapping fully matches and is found
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195 before any partial matches. This works when:
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196 - There is only one matching buffer-local mapping, since these are always
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197 found before global mappings.
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198 - There is another buffer-local mapping that partly matches, but it is
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199 defined earlier (last defined mapping is found first).
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200
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201 *:map-<silent>* *:map-silent*
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202 To define a mapping which will not be echoed on the command line, add
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203 "<silent>" as the first argument. Example: >
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204 :map <silent> ,h /Header<CR>
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205 The search string will not be echoed when using this mapping. Messages from
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206 the executed command are still given though. To shut them up too, add a
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207 ":silent" in the executed command: >
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208 :map <silent> ,h :exe ":silent normal /Header\r"<CR>
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209 Prompts will still be given, e.g., for inputdialog().
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210 Using "<silent>" for an abbreviation is possible, but will cause redrawing of
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211 the command line to fail.
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212
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213 *:map-<special>* *:map-special*
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214 Define a mapping with <> notation for special keys, even though the "<" flag
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215 may appear in 'cpoptions'. This is useful if the side effect of setting
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216 'cpoptions' is not desired. Example: >
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217 :map <special> <F12> /Header<CR>
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218 <
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219 *:map-<script>* *:map-script*
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220 If the first argument to one of these commands is "<script>" and it is used to
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221 define a new mapping or abbreviation, the mapping will only remap characters
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222 in the {rhs} using mappings that were defined local to a script, starting with
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223 "<SID>". This can be used to avoid that mappings from outside a script
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224 interfere (e.g., when CTRL-V is remapped in mswin.vim), but do use other
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225 mappings defined in the script.
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226 Note: ":map <script>" and ":noremap <script>" do the same thing. The
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227 "<script>" overrules the command name. Using ":noremap <script>" is
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228 preferred, because it's clearer that remapping is (mostly) disabled.
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229
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230 *:map-<unique>* *E226* *E227*
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231 If the first argument to one of these commands is "<unique>" and it is used to
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232 define a new mapping or abbreviation, the command will fail if the mapping or
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233 abbreviation already exists. Example: >
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234 :map <unique> ,w /[#&!]<CR>
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235 When defining a local mapping, there will also be a check if a global map
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236 already exists which is equal.
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237 Example of what will fail: >
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238 :map ,w /[#&!]<CR>
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239 :map <buffer> <unique> ,w /[.,;]<CR>
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240 If you want to map a key and then have it do what it was originally mapped to,
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241 have a look at |maparg()|.
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243 *:map-<expr>* *:map-expression*
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244 If the first argument to one of these commands is "<expr>" and it is used to
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245 define a new mapping or abbreviation, the argument is an expression. The
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246 expression is evaluated to obtain the {rhs} that is used. Example: >
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247 :inoremap <expr> . <SID>InsertDot()
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248 The result of the s:InsertDot() function will be inserted. It could check the
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249 text before the cursor and start omni completion when some condition is met.
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250 Using a script-local function is preferred, to avoid polluting the global
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251 namespace. Use <SID> in the RHS so that the script that the mapping was
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252 defined in can be found.
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253
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254 For abbreviations |v:char| is set to the character that was typed to trigger
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255 the abbreviation. You can use this to decide how to expand the {lhs}. You
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256 should not either insert or change the v:char.
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258 In case you want the mapping to not do anything, you can have the expression
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259 evaluate to an empty string. If something changed that requires Vim to
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260 go through the main loop (e.g. to update the display), return "\<Ignore>".
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261 This is similar to "nothing" but makes Vim return from the loop that waits for
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262 input. Example: >
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263 func s:OpenPopup()
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264 call popup_create(... arguments ...)
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265 return "\<Ignore>"
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266 endfunc
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267 nnoremap <expr> <F3> <SID>OpenPopup()
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268
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269 Also, keep in mind that the expression may be evaluated when looking for
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270 typeahead, before the previous command has been executed. For example: >
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271 func StoreColumn()
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272 let g:column = col('.')
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273 return 'x'
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274 endfunc
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275 nnoremap <expr> x StoreColumn()
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276 nmap ! f!x
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277 You will notice that g:column has the value from before executing "f!",
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278 because "x" is evaluated before "f!" is executed.
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279 This can be solved by inserting <Ignore> before the character that is
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280 expression-mapped: >
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281 nmap ! f!<Ignore>x
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283 Be very careful about side effects! The expression is evaluated while
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284 obtaining characters, you may very well make the command dysfunctional.
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285 For this reason the following is blocked:
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286 - Changing the buffer text |textlock|.
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287 - Editing another buffer.
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288 - The |:normal| command.
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289 - Moving the cursor is allowed, but it is restored afterwards.
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290 If you want the mapping to do any of these let the returned characters do
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291 that, or use a |<Cmd>| mapping instead.
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293 You can use getchar(), it consumes typeahead if there is any. E.g., if you
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294 have these mappings: >
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295 inoremap <expr> <C-L> nr2char(getchar())
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296 inoremap <expr> <C-L>x "foo"
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297 If you now type CTRL-L nothing happens yet, Vim needs the next character to
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298 decide what mapping to use. If you type 'x' the second mapping is used and
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299 "foo" is inserted. If you type any other key the first mapping is used,
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300 getchar() gets the typed key and returns it.
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301
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302 Here is an example that inserts a list number that increases: >
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303 let counter = 0
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304 inoremap <expr> <C-L> ListItem()
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305 inoremap <expr> <C-R> ListReset()
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307 func ListItem()
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308 let g:counter += 1
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309 return g:counter . '. '
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310 endfunc
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311
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312 func ListReset()
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313 let g:counter = 0
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314 return ''
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315 endfunc
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316
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317 CTRL-L inserts the next number, CTRL-R resets the count. CTRL-R returns an
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318 empty string, so that nothing is inserted.
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320 Note that using 0x80 as a single byte before other text does not work, it will
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322
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323 *<Cmd>* *:map-cmd*
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324 The special text <Cmd> begins a "command mapping", it executes the command
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325 directly without changing modes. Where you might use ":...<CR>" in the
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326 {rhs} of a mapping, you can instead use "<Cmd>...<CR>".
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327 Example: >
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328 noremap x <Cmd>echo mode(1)<CR>
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329 <
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330 This is more flexible than `:<C-U>` in Visual and Operator-pending mode, or
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331 `<C-O>:` in Insert mode, because the commands are executed directly in the
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332 current mode, instead of always going to Normal mode. Visual mode is
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333 preserved, so tricks with |gv| are not needed. Commands can be invoked
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334 directly in Command-line mode (which would otherwise require timer hacks).
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335 Example of using <Cmd> halfway Insert mode: >
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336 nnoremap <F3> aText <Cmd>echo mode(1)<CR> Added<Esc>
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337
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338 Unlike <expr> mappings, there are no special restrictions on the <Cmd>
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339 command: it is executed as if an (unrestricted) |autocommand| was invoked.
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340
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341 Note:
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342 - Because <Cmd> avoids mode-changes it does not trigger |CmdlineEnter| and
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343 |CmdlineLeave| events, because no user interaction is expected.
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344 - For the same reason, |keycodes| like <C-R><C-W> are interpreted as plain,
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345 unmapped keys.
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346 - The command is not echo'ed, no need for <silent>.
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347 - In Visual mode you can use `line('v')` and `col('v')` to get one end of the
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348 Visual area, the cursor is at the other end.
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349 - In Select mode, |:map| and |:vmap| command mappings are executed in
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350 Visual mode. Use |:smap| to handle Select mode differently.
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351
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352 *E1135* *E1136*
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353 <Cmd> commands must terminate, that is, they must be followed by <CR> in the
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354 {rhs} of the mapping definition. |Command-line| mode is never entered.
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355
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356 *E1137*
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357 <Cmd> commands can have only normal characters and cannot contain special
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358 characters like function keys.
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359
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360
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361 1.3 MAPPING AND MODES *:map-modes*
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362 *mapmode-nvo* *mapmode-n* *mapmode-v* *mapmode-o*
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363
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364 There are six sets of mappings
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365 - For Normal mode: When typing commands.
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366 - For Visual mode: When typing commands while the Visual area is highlighted.
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367 - For Select mode: like Visual mode but typing text replaces the selection.
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368 - For Operator-pending mode: When an operator is pending (after "d", "y", "c",
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369 etc.). See below: |omap-info|.
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370 - For Insert mode. These are also used in Replace mode.
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371 - For Command-line mode: When entering a ":" or "/" command.
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372
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373 Special case: While typing a count for a command in Normal mode, mapping zero
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374 is disabled. This makes it possible to map zero without making it impossible
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375 to type a count with a zero.
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376
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377 *map-overview* *map-modes*
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378 Overview of which map command works in which mode. More details below.
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379 COMMANDS MODES ~
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380 :map :noremap :unmap Normal, Visual, Select, Operator-pending
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381 :nmap :nnoremap :nunmap Normal
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382 :vmap :vnoremap :vunmap Visual and Select
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383 :smap :snoremap :sunmap Select
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384 :xmap :xnoremap :xunmap Visual
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385 :omap :onoremap :ounmap Operator-pending
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386 :map! :noremap! :unmap! Insert and Command-line
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387 :imap :inoremap :iunmap Insert
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388 :lmap :lnoremap :lunmap Insert, Command-line, Lang-Arg
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389 :cmap :cnoremap :cunmap Command-line
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390 :tmap :tnoremap :tunmap Terminal-Job
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391
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392
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393 COMMANDS MODES ~
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394 Normal Visual+Select Operator-pending ~
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395 :map :noremap :unmap :mapclear yes yes yes
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396 :nmap :nnoremap :nunmap :nmapclear yes - -
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397 :vmap :vnoremap :vunmap :vmapclear - yes -
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398 :omap :onoremap :ounmap :omapclear - - yes
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399
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400 :nunmap can also be used outside of a monastery.
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401 *mapmode-x* *mapmode-s*
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402 Some commands work both in Visual and Select mode, some in only one. Note
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403 that quite often "Visual" is mentioned where both Visual and Select mode
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404 apply. |Select-mode-mapping|
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405 NOTE: Mapping a printable character in Select mode may confuse the user. It's
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406 better to explicitly use :xmap and :smap for printable characters. Or use
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407 :sunmap after defining the mapping.
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408
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409 COMMANDS MODES ~
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410 Visual Select ~
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411 :vmap :vnoremap :vunmap :vmapclear yes yes
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412 :xmap :xnoremap :xunmap :xmapclear yes -
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413 :smap :snoremap :sunmap :smapclear - yes
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414
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415 *mapmode-ic* *mapmode-i* *mapmode-c* *mapmode-l*
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416 Some commands work both in Insert mode and Command-line mode, some not:
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417
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418 COMMANDS MODES ~
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419 Insert Command-line Lang-Arg ~
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420 :map! :noremap! :unmap! :mapclear! yes yes -
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421 :imap :inoremap :iunmap :imapclear yes - -
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422 :cmap :cnoremap :cunmap :cmapclear - yes -
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423 :lmap :lnoremap :lunmap :lmapclear yes* yes* yes*
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424
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425 * If 'iminsert' is 1, see |language-mapping| below.
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426
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427 The original Vi did not have separate mappings for
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428 Normal/Visual/Operator-pending mode and for Insert/Command-line mode.
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429 Therefore the ":map" and ":map!" commands enter and display mappings for
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430 several modes. In Vim you can use the ":nmap", ":vmap", ":omap", ":cmap" and
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431 ":imap" commands to enter mappings for each mode separately.
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432
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433 *mapmode-t*
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434 The terminal mappings are used in a terminal window, when typing keys for the
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435 job running in the terminal. See |terminal-typing|.
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436
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437 *omap-info*
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438 Operator-pending mappings can be used to define a movement command that can be
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439 used with any operator. Simple example: >
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440 :omap { w
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441 makes "y{" work like "yw" and "d{" like "dw".
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442
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443 To ignore the starting cursor position and select different text, you can have
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444 the omap start Visual mode to select the text to be operated upon. Example
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445 that operates on a function name in the current line: >
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446 onoremap <silent> F :<C-U>normal! 0f(hviw<CR>
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447 The CTRL-U (<C-U>) is used to remove the range that Vim may insert. The
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448 Normal mode commands find the first '(' character and select the first word
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449 before it. That usually is the function name.
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450
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452 first define it for all three modes, then unmap it for
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453 Operator-pending mode: >
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454 :map xx something-difficult
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455 :ounmap xx
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456
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457 Likewise for a mapping for Visual and Operator-pending mode or Normal and
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458 Operator-pending mode.
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459
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460 *language-mapping*
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461 ":lmap" defines a mapping that applies to:
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462 - Insert mode
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463 - Command-line mode
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464 - when entering a search pattern
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465 - the argument of the commands that accept a text character, such as "r" and
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466 "f"
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467 - for the input() line
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468 Generally: Whenever a character is to be typed that is part of the text in the
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469 buffer, not a Vim command character. "Lang-Arg" isn't really another mode,
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470 it's just used here for this situation.
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471 The simplest way to load a set of related language mappings is by using the
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472 'keymap' option. See |45.5|.
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473 In Insert mode and in Command-line mode the mappings can be disabled with
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474 the CTRL-^ command |i_CTRL-^| |c_CTRL-^|. These commands change the value of
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475 the 'iminsert' option. When starting to enter a normal command line (not a
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476 search pattern) the mappings are disabled until a CTRL-^ is typed. The state
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477 last used is remembered for Insert mode and Search patterns separately. The
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478 state for Insert mode is also used when typing a character as an argument to
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479 command like "f" or "t".
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480 Language mappings will never be applied to already mapped characters. They
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481 are only used for typed characters. This assumes that the language mapping
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482 was already done when typing the mapping.
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483
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484
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485 1.4 LISTING MAPPINGS *map-listing*
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486
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487 When listing mappings the characters in the first two columns are:
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488
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489 CHAR MODE ~
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490 <Space> Normal, Visual, Select and Operator-pending
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491 n Normal
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492 v Visual and Select
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493 s Select
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494 x Visual
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495 o Operator-pending
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496 ! Insert and Command-line
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497 i Insert
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498 l ":lmap" mappings for Insert, Command-line and Lang-Arg
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499 c Command-line
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500 t Terminal-Job
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501
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502 Just before the {rhs} a special character can appear:
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503 * indicates that it is not remappable
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504 & indicates that only script-local mappings are remappable
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505 @ indicates a buffer-local mapping
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506
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507 Everything from the first non-blank after {lhs} up to the end of the line
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508 (or '|') is considered to be part of {rhs}. This allows the {rhs} to end
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509 with a space.
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510
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511 Note: When using mappings for Visual mode, you can use the "'<" mark, which
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512 is the start of the last selected Visual area in the current buffer |'<|.
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513
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514 The |:filter| command can be used to select what mappings to list. The
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515 pattern is matched against the {lhs} and {rhs} in the raw form.
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516
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517 *:map-verbose*
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518 When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing a key map will also display where it was
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519 last defined. Example: >
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520
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521 :verbose map <C-W>*
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522 n <C-W>* * <C-W><C-S>*
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523 Last set from /home/abcd/.vimrc
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524
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525 See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
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526
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527
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528 1.5 MAPPING SPECIAL KEYS *:map-special-keys*
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529
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530 There are three ways to map a special key:
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531 1. The Vi-compatible method: Map the key code. Often this is a sequence that
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532 starts with <Esc>. To enter a mapping like this you type ":map " and then
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533 you have to type CTRL-V before hitting the function key. Note that when
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534 the key code for the key is in the termcap (the t_ options), it will
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535 automatically be translated into the internal code and become the second
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536 way of mapping (unless the 'k' flag is included in 'cpoptions').
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537 2. The second method is to use the internal code for the function key. To
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538 enter such a mapping type CTRL-K and then hit the function key, or use
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539 the form "#1", "#2", .. "#9", "#0", "<Up>", "<S-Down>", "<S-F7>", etc.
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540 (see table of keys |key-notation|, all keys from <Up> can be used). The
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541 first ten function keys can be defined in two ways: Just the number, like
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542 "#2", and with "<F>", like "<F2>". Both stand for function key 2. "#0"
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543 refers to function key 10, defined with option 't_f10', which may be
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544 function key zero on some keyboards. The <> form cannot be used when
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545 'cpoptions' includes the '<' flag.
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546 3. Use the termcap entry, with the form <t_xx>, where "xx" is the name of the
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547 termcap entry. Any string entry can be used. For example: >
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548 :map <t_F3> G
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549 < Maps function key 13 to "G". This does not work if 'cpoptions' includes
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550 the '<' flag.
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551
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552 The advantage of the second and third method is that the mapping will work on
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553 different terminals without modification (the function key will be
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554 translated into the same internal code or the actual key code, no matter what
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555 terminal you are using. The termcap must be correct for this to work, and you
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556 must use the same mappings).
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557
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558 DETAIL: Vim first checks if a sequence from the keyboard is mapped. If it
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559 isn't the terminal key codes are tried (see |terminal-options|). If a
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560 terminal code is found it is replaced with the internal code. Then the check
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561 for a mapping is done again (so you can map an internal code to something
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562 else). What is written into the script file depends on what is recognized.
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563 If the terminal key code was recognized as a mapping the key code itself is
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564 written to the script file. If it was recognized as a terminal code the
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565 internal code is written to the script file.
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566
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567
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568 1.6 SPECIAL CHARACTERS *:map-special-chars*
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569 *map_backslash* *map-backslash*
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570 Note that only CTRL-V is mentioned here as a special character for mappings
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571 and abbreviations. When 'cpoptions' does not contain 'B', a backslash can
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572 also be used like CTRL-V. The <> notation can be fully used then |<>|. But
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573 you cannot use "<C-V>" like CTRL-V to escape the special meaning of what
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574 follows.
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575
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576 To map a backslash, or use a backslash literally in the {rhs}, the special
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577 sequence "<Bslash>" can be used. This avoids the need to double backslashes
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578 when using nested mappings.
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579
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580 *map_CTRL-C* *map-CTRL-C*
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581 Using CTRL-C in the {lhs} is possible, but it will only work when Vim is
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582 waiting for a key, not when Vim is busy with something. When Vim is busy
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583 CTRL-C interrupts/breaks the command.
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584 When using the GUI version on MS-Windows CTRL-C can be mapped to allow a Copy
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585 command to the clipboard. Use CTRL-Break to interrupt Vim.
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586
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587 *map_space_in_lhs* *map-space_in_lhs*
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588 To include a space in {lhs} precede it with a CTRL-V (type two CTRL-Vs for
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589 each space).
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590 *map_space_in_rhs* *map-space_in_rhs*
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591 If you want a {rhs} that starts with a space, use "<Space>". To be fully Vi
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592 compatible (but unreadable) don't use the |<>| notation, precede {rhs} with a
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593 single CTRL-V (you have to type CTRL-V two times).
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594 *map_empty_rhs* *map-empty-rhs*
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595 You can create an empty {rhs} by typing nothing after a single CTRL-V (you
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596 have to type CTRL-V two times). Unfortunately, you cannot do this in a vimrc
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597 file.
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598 *<Nop>*
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599 An easier way to get a mapping that doesn't produce anything, is to use
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600 "<Nop>" for the {rhs}. This only works when the |<>| notation is enabled.
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601 For example, to make sure that function key 8 does nothing at all: >
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602 :map <F8> <Nop>
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603 :map! <F8> <Nop>
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604 <
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605 *map-multibyte*
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606 It is possible to map multibyte characters, but only the whole character. You
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607 cannot map the first byte only. This was done to prevent problems in this
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608 scenario: >
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609 :set encoding=latin1
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610 :imap <M-C> foo
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611 :set encoding=utf-8
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612 The mapping for <M-C> is defined with the latin1 encoding, resulting in a 0xc3
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613 byte. If you type the character á (0xe1 <M-a>) in UTF-8 encoding this is the
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614 two bytes 0xc3 0xa1. You don't want the 0xc3 byte to be mapped then or
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615 otherwise it would be impossible to type the á character.
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616
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617 *<Leader>* *mapleader*
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618 To define a mapping which uses the "mapleader" variable, the special string
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619 "<Leader>" can be used. It is replaced with the string value of "mapleader".
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620 If "mapleader" is not set or empty, a backslash is used instead. Example: >
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621 :map <Leader>A oanother line<Esc>
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622 Works like: >
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623 :map \A oanother line<Esc>
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624 But after: >
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625 :let mapleader = ","
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626 It works like: >
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627 :map ,A oanother line<Esc>
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628
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629 Note that the value of "mapleader" is used at the moment the mapping is
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630 defined. Changing "mapleader" after that has no effect for already defined
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631 mappings.
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632
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633 *<LocalLeader>* *maplocalleader*
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634 <LocalLeader> is just like <Leader>, except that it uses "maplocalleader"
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635 instead of "mapleader". <LocalLeader> is to be used for mappings which are
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636 local to a buffer. Example: >
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637 :map <buffer> <LocalLeader>A oanother line<Esc>
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638 <
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639 In a global plugin <Leader> should be used and in a filetype plugin
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640 <LocalLeader>. "mapleader" and "maplocalleader" can be equal. Although, if
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641 you make them different, there is a smaller chance of mappings from global
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642 plugins to clash with mappings for filetype plugins. For example, you could
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643 keep "mapleader" at the default backslash, and set "maplocalleader" to an
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644 underscore.
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645
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646 *map-<SID>*
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647 In a script the special key name "<SID>" can be used to define a mapping
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648 that's local to the script. See |<SID>| for details.
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649
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650 *<Plug>*
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651 The special key name "<Plug>" can be used for an internal mapping, which is
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652 not to be matched with any key sequence. This is useful in plugins
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653 |using-<Plug>|.
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654
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655 *<Char>* *<Char->*
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656 To map a character by its decimal, octal or hexadecimal number the <Char>
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657 construct can be used:
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658 <Char-123> character 123
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659 <Char-033> character 27
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660 <Char-0x7f> character 127
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661 <S-Char-114> character 114 ('r') shifted ('R')
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662 This is useful to specify a (multibyte) character in a 'keymap' file.
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663 Upper and lowercase differences are ignored.
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664
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665 *map-comments*
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666 It is not possible to put a comment after these commands, because the '"'
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667 character is considered to be part of the {lhs} or {rhs}. However, one can
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668 use |", since this starts a new, empty command with a comment.
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670 *map_bar* *map-bar*
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671 Since the '|' character is used to separate a map command from the next
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672 command, you will have to do something special to include a '|' in {rhs}.
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673 There are three methods:
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674 use works when example ~
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675 <Bar> '<' is not in 'cpoptions' :map _l :!ls <Bar> more^M
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676 \| 'b' is not in 'cpoptions' :map _l :!ls \| more^M
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677 ^V| always, in Vim and Vi :map _l :!ls ^V| more^M
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678
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679 (here ^V stands for CTRL-V; to get one CTRL-V you have to type it twice; you
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680 cannot use the <> notation "<C-V>" here).
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681
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682 All three work when you use the default setting for 'cpoptions'.
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683
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684 When 'b' is present in 'cpoptions', "\|" will be recognized as a mapping
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685 ending in a '\' and then another command. This is Vi compatible, but
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686 illogical when compared to other commands.
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687
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688 *map_return* *map-return*
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689 When you have a mapping that contains an Ex command, you need to put a line
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690 terminator after it to have it executed. The use of <CR> is recommended for
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691 this (see |<>|). Example: >
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692 :map _ls :!ls -l %:S<CR>:echo "the end"<CR>
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693
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694 To avoid mapping of the characters you type in insert or Command-line mode,
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695 type a CTRL-V first. The mapping in Insert mode is disabled if the 'paste'
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696 option is on.
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697 *map-error*
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698 Note that when an error is encountered (that causes an error message or beep)
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699 the rest of the mapping is not executed. This is Vi-compatible.
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700
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701 Note that the second character (argument) of the commands @zZtTfF[]rm'`"v
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702 and CTRL-X is not mapped. This was done to be able to use all the named
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703 registers and marks, even when the command with the same name has been
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704 mapped.
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705
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706
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707 1.7 WHAT KEYS TO MAP *map-which-keys*
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708
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709 If you are going to map something, you will need to choose which key(s) to use
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710 for the {lhs}. You will have to avoid keys that are used for Vim commands,
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711 otherwise you would not be able to use those commands anymore. Here are a few
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712 suggestions:
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713 - Function keys <F2>, <F3>, etc.. Also the shifted function keys <S-F1>,
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714 <S-F2>, etc. Note that <F1> is already used for the help command.
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715 - Meta-keys (with the ALT key pressed). Depending on your keyboard accented
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716 characters may be used as well. |:map-alt-keys|
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717 - Use the '_' or ',' character and then any other character. The "_" and ","
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718 commands do exist in Vim (see |_| and |,|), but you probably never use them.
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719 - Use a key that is a synonym for another command. For example: CTRL-P and
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720 CTRL-N. Use an extra character to allow more mappings.
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721 - The key defined by <Leader> and one or more other keys. This is especially
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722 useful in scripts. |mapleader|
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723
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724 See the file "index" for keys that are not used and thus can be mapped without
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725 losing any builtin function. You can also use ":help {key}^D" to find out if
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726 a key is used for some command. ({key} is the specific key you want to find
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727 out about, ^D is CTRL-D).
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728
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729
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730 1.8 EXAMPLES *map-examples*
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731
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732 A few examples (given as you type them, for "<CR>" you type four characters;
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733 the '<' flag must not be present in 'cpoptions' for this to work). >
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734
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735 :map <F3> o#include
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736 :map <M-g> /foo<CR>cwbar<Esc>
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737 :map _x d/END/e<CR>
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738 :map! qq quadrillion questions
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739
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740
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741 Multiplying a count
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742
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743 When you type a count before triggering a mapping, it's like the count was
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744 typed before the {lhs}. For example, with this mapping: >
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745 :map <F4> 3w
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746 Typing 2<F4> will result in "23w". Thus not moving 2 * 3 words but 23 words.
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747 If you want to multiply counts use the expression register: >
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748 :map <F4> @='3w'<CR>
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749 The part between quotes is the expression being executed. |@=|
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750
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751
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752 1.9 USING MAPPINGS *map-typing*
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753
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754 Vim will compare what you type with the start of a mapped sequence. If there
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755 is an incomplete match, it will get more characters until there either is a
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756 complete match or until there is no match at all. Example: If you map! "qq",
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757 the first 'q' will not appear on the screen until you type another
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758 character. This is because Vim cannot know if the next character will be a
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759 'q' or not. If the 'timeout' option is on (which is the default) Vim will
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760 only wait for one second (or as long as specified with the 'timeoutlen'
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761 option). After that it assumes that the 'q' is to be interpreted as such. If
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762 you type slowly, or your system is slow, reset the 'timeout' option. Then you
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763 might want to set the 'ttimeout' option.
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764
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765 *map-precedence*
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766 Buffer-local mappings (defined using |:map-<buffer>|) take precedence over
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767 global mappings. When a buffer-local mapping is the same as a global mapping,
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768 Vim will use the buffer-local mapping. In addition, Vim will use a complete
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769 mapping immediately if it was defined with <nowait>, even if a longer mapping
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770 has the same prefix. For example, given the following two mappings: >
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771 :map <buffer> <nowait> \a :echo "Local \a"<CR>
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772 :map \abc :echo "Global \abc"<CR>
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773 When typing \a the buffer-local mapping will be used immediately. Vim will
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774 not wait for more characters to see if the user might be typing \abc.
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775
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776 *map-keys-fails*
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777 There are situations where key codes might not be recognized:
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778 - Vim can only read part of the key code. Mostly this is only the first
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779 character. This happens on some Unix versions in an xterm.
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780 - The key code is after character(s) that are mapped. E.g., "<F1><F1>" or
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781 "g<F1>".
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782
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783 The result is that the key code is not recognized in this situation, and the
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784 mapping fails. There are two actions needed to avoid this problem:
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785
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786 - Remove the 'K' flag from 'cpoptions'. This will make Vim wait for the rest
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787 of the characters of the function key.
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788 - When using <F1> to <F4> the actual key code generated may correspond to
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789 <xF1> to <xF4>. There are mappings from <xF1> to <F1>, <xF2> to <F2>, etc.,
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790 but these are not recognized after another half a mapping. Make sure the
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791 key codes for <F1> to <F4> are correct: >
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792 :set <F1>=<type CTRL-V><type F1>
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793 < Type the <F1> as four characters. The part after the "=" must be done with
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794 the actual keys, not the literal text.
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795 Another solution is to use the actual key code in the mapping for the second
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796 special key: >
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797 :map <F1><Esc>OP :echo "yes"<CR>
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798 Don't type a real <Esc>, Vim will recognize the key code and replace it with
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799 <F1> anyway.
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800
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801 Another problem may be that when keeping ALT or Meta pressed the terminal
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802 prepends ESC instead of setting the 8th bit. See |:map-alt-keys|.
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803
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804 *recursive_mapping*
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805 If you include the {lhs} in the {rhs} you have a recursive mapping. When
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806 {lhs} is typed, it will be replaced with {rhs}. When the {lhs} which is
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807 included in {rhs} is encountered it will be replaced with {rhs}, and so on.
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808 This makes it possible to repeat a command an infinite number of times. The
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809 only problem is that the only way to stop this is by causing an error. The
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810 macros to solve a maze uses this, look there for an example. There is one
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811 exception: If the {rhs} starts with {lhs}, the first character is not mapped
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812 again (this is Vi compatible).
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813 For example: >
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814 :map ab abcd
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815 will execute the "a" command and insert "bcd" in the text. The "ab" in the
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816 {rhs} will not be mapped again.
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817
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818 If you want to exchange the meaning of two keys you should use the :noremap
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819 command. For example: >
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820 :noremap k j
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821 :noremap j k
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822 This will exchange the cursor up and down commands.
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823
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824 With the normal :map command, when the 'remap' option is on, mapping takes
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825 place until the text is found not to be a part of a {lhs}. For example, if
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826 you use: >
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827 :map x y
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828 :map y x
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829 Vim will replace x with y, and then y with x, etc. When this has happened
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830 'maxmapdepth' times (default 1000), Vim will give the error message
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831 "recursive mapping".
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832
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833 *:map-undo*
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834 If you include an undo command inside a mapped sequence, this will bring the
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835 text back in the state before executing the macro. This is compatible with
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836 the original Vi, as long as there is only one undo command in the mapped
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837 sequence (having two undo commands in a mapped sequence did not make sense
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838 in the original Vi, you would get back the text before the first undo).
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839
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840
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841 1.10 MAPPING ALT-KEYS *:map-alt-keys*
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842
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843 In the GUI Vim handles the Alt key itself, thus mapping keys with ALT should
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844 always work. But in a terminal Vim gets a sequence of bytes and has to figure
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845 out whether ALT was pressed or not.
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846
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847 If the terminal supports the modifyOtherKeys mode and it has been enabled,
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848 then Vim can recognize more key combinations, see |modifyOtherKeys| below.
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849
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850 By default Vim assumes that pressing the ALT key sets the 8th bit of a typed
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851 character. Most decent terminals can work that way, such as xterm, aterm and
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852 rxvt. If your <A-k> mappings don't work it might be that the terminal is
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853 prefixing the character with an ESC character. But you can just as well type
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854 ESC before a character, thus Vim doesn't know what happened (except for
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855 checking the delay between characters, which is not reliable).
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856
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857 As of this writing, some mainstream terminals like gnome-terminal and konsole
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858 use the ESC prefix. There doesn't appear a way to have them use the 8th bit
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859 instead. Xterm should work well by default. Aterm and rxvt should work well
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860 when started with the "--meta8" argument. You can also tweak resources like
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861 "metaSendsEscape", "eightBitInput" and "eightBitOutput".
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862
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863 On the Linux console, this behavior can be toggled with the "setmetamode"
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864 command. Bear in mind that not using an ESC prefix could get you in trouble
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865 with other programs. You should make sure that bash has the "convert-meta"
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866 option set to "on" in order for your Meta keybindings to still work on it
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867 (it's the default readline behavior, unless changed by specific system
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868 configuration). For that, you can add the line: >
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869
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870 set convert-meta on
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871
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872 to your ~/.inputrc file. If you're creating the file, you might want to use: >
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873
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874 $include /etc/inputrc
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875
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876 as the first line, if that file exists on your system, to keep global options.
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877 This may cause a problem for entering special characters, such as the umlaut.
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878 Then you should use CTRL-V before that character.
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879
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880 Bear in mind that convert-meta has been reported to have troubles when used in
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881 UTF-8 locales. On terminals like xterm, the "metaSendsEscape" resource can be
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882 toggled on the fly through the "Main Options" menu, by pressing Ctrl-LeftClick
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883 on the terminal; that's a good last resource in case you want to send ESC when
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884 using other applications but not when inside Vim.
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885
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886
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887 1.11 MAPPING IN modifyOtherKeys mode *modifyOtherKeys*
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888
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889 Xterm and a few other terminals can be put in a mode where keys with modifiers
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890 are sent with a special escape code. Vim recognizes these codes and can then
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891 make a difference between CTRL-H and Backspace, even when Backspace sends the
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892 character 8. And many more special keys.
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893
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894 For xterm modifyOtherKeys is enabled in the builtin termcap entry. If this is
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895 not used you can enable modifyOtherKeys with these lines in your vimrc: >
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896 let &t_TI = "\<Esc>[>4;2m"
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897 let &t_TE = "\<Esc>[>4;m"
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898
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899 In case the modifyOtherKeys mode causes problems you can disable it: >
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900 let &t_TI = ""
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901 let &t_TE = ""
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902 It does not take effect immediately. To have this work without restarting Vim
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903 execute a shell command, e.g.: `!ls` Or put the lines in your |vimrc|.
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904
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905 When modifyOtherKeys is enabled you can map <C-[> and <C-S-{>: >
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906 imap <C-[> [[[
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907 imap <C-{> {{{
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908 Without modifyOtherKeys <C-[> and <C-{> are indistinguishable from Esc.
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909 Note that <C-{> is used and not <C-S-[> or <C-S-{>. This works on most
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910 keyboards. Similarly, <C-}> is used instead of <C-S-]> or <C-S-}> and
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911 <C-|> instead of <C-S-\> or <C-S-|>. Note that '|' has a special meaning in a
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912 mapping, see |map-bar|.
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913
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914 WARNING: if you map <C-[> you may very well break any key codes that start
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915 with Esc. Make sure it comes AFTER other mappings.
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916
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917 A known side effect is that in Insert mode the raw escape sequence is inserted
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918 after the CTRL-V key. This can be used to check whether modifyOtherKeys is
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919 enabled: In Insert mode type CTRL-SHIFT-V CTRL-V, if you get one byte then
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920 modifyOtherKeys is off, if you get <1b>27;5;118~ then it is on.
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921
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922 When the 'esckeys' option is off, then modifyOtherKeys will be disabled in
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923 Insert mode to avoid every key with a modifier causing Insert mode to end.
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924
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925
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926 1.12 MAPPING AN OPERATOR *:map-operator*
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927
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928 An operator is used before a {motion} command. To define your own operator
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929 you must create a mapping that first sets the 'operatorfunc' option and then
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930 invoke the |g@| operator. After the user types the {motion} command the
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931 specified function will be called.
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932
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933 *g@* *E774* *E775*
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934 g@{motion} Call the function set by the 'operatorfunc' option.
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935 The '[ mark is positioned at the start of the text
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936 moved over by {motion}, the '] mark on the last
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937 character of the text.
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938 The function is called with one String argument:
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939 "line" {motion} was |linewise|
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940 "char" {motion} was |characterwise|
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941 "block" {motion} was |blockwise-visual|
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942 Although "block" would rarely appear, since it can
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943 only result from Visual mode where "g@" is not useful.
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944 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
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945 feature}
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946
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947 Here is an example that counts the number of spaces with <F4>: >
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948
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949 nnoremap <expr> <F4> CountSpaces()
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950 xnoremap <expr> <F4> CountSpaces()
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951 " doubling <F4> works on a line
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952 nnoremap <expr> <F4><F4> CountSpaces() .. '_'
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953
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954 function CountSpaces(type = '') abort
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955 if a:type == ''
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956 set opfunc=CountSpaces
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957 return 'g@'
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958 endif
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959
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960 let sel_save = &selection
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961 let reg_save = getreginfo('"')
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962 let cb_save = &clipboard
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963 let visual_marks_save = [getpos("'<"), getpos("'>")]
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964
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965 try
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966 set clipboard= selection=inclusive
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967 let commands = #{line: "'[V']y", char: "`[v`]y", block: "`[\<c-v>`]y"}
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968 silent exe 'noautocmd keepjumps normal! ' .. get(commands, a:type, '')
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969 echom getreg('"')->count(' ')
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970 finally
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971 call setreg('"', reg_save)
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972 call setpos("'<", visual_marks_save[0])
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973 call setpos("'>", visual_marks_save[1])
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974 let &clipboard = cb_save
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975 let &selection = sel_save
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976 endtry
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977 endfunction
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978
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979 An <expr> mapping is used to be able to fetch any prefixed count and register.
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980 This also avoids using a command line, which would trigger CmdlineEnter and
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981 CmdlineLeave autocommands.
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982
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983 Note that the 'selection' option is temporarily set to "inclusive" to be able
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984 to yank exactly the right text by using Visual mode from the '[ to the ']
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985 mark.
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986
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987 Also note that the 'clipboard' option is temporarily emptied to avoid
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988 clobbering the `"*` or `"+` registers, if its value contains the item `unnamed`
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989 or `unnamedplus`.
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990
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991 ==============================================================================
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992 2. Abbreviations *abbreviations* *Abbreviations*
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993
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994 Abbreviations are used in Insert mode, Replace mode and Command-line mode.
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995 If you enter a word that is an abbreviation, it is replaced with the word it
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996 stands for. This can be used to save typing for often used long words. And
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997 you can use it to automatically correct obvious spelling errors.
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998 Examples:
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999
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1000 :iab ms Microsoft
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1001 :iab tihs this
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1002
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1003 There are three types of abbreviations:
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1004
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1005 full-id The "full-id" type consists entirely of keyword characters (letters
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1006 and characters from 'iskeyword' option). This is the most common
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1007 abbreviation.
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1008
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1009 Examples: "foo", "g3", "-1"
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1010
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1011 end-id The "end-id" type ends in a keyword character, but all the other
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1012 characters are not keyword characters.
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1013
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1014 Examples: "#i", "..f", "$/7"
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1015
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1016 non-id The "non-id" type ends in a non-keyword character, the other
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1017 characters may be of any type, excluding space and tab. {this type
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1019
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1020 Examples: "def#", "4/7$"
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1021
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1022 Examples of strings that cannot be abbreviations: "a.b", "#def", "a b", "_$r"
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1023
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1024 An abbreviation is only recognized when you type a non-keyword character.
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1025 This can also be the <Esc> that ends insert mode or the <CR> that ends a
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1026 command. The non-keyword character which ends the abbreviation is inserted
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1027 after the expanded abbreviation. An exception to this is the character <C-]>,
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1028 which is used to expand an abbreviation without inserting any extra
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1029 characters.
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1030
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1031 Example: >
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1032 :ab hh hello
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1033 < "hh<Space>" is expanded to "hello<Space>"
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1034 "hh<C-]>" is expanded to "hello"
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1035
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1036 The characters before the cursor must match the abbreviation. Each type has
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1037 an additional rule:
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1038
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1039 full-id In front of the match is a non-keyword character, or this is where
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1040 the line or insertion starts. Exception: When the abbreviation is
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1041 only one character, it is not recognized if there is a non-keyword
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1042 character in front of it, other than a space or a tab. However, for
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1043 the command line "'<,'>" (or any other marks) is ignored, as if the
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1044 command line starts after it.
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1045
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1046 end-id In front of the match is a keyword character, or a space or a tab,
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1047 or this is where the line or insertion starts.
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1048
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1049 non-id In front of the match is a space, tab or the start of the line or
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1050 the insertion.
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1051
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1052 Examples: ({CURSOR} is where you type a non-keyword character) >
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1053 :ab foo four old otters
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1054 < " foo{CURSOR}" is expanded to " four old otters"
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1055 " foobar{CURSOR}" is not expanded
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1056 "barfoo{CURSOR}" is not expanded
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1057 >
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1058 :ab #i #include
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1059 < "#i{CURSOR}" is expanded to "#include"
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1060 ">#i{CURSOR}" is not expanded
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1061 >
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1062 :ab ;; <endofline>
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1063 < "test;;" is not expanded
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1064 "test ;;" is expanded to "test <endofline>"
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1065
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1066 To avoid the abbreviation in Insert mode: Type CTRL-V before the character
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1067 that would trigger the abbreviation. E.g. CTRL-V <Space>. Or type part of
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1068 the abbreviation, exit insert mode with <Esc>, re-enter insert mode with "a"
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1069 and type the rest.
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1070
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1071 To avoid the abbreviation in Command-line mode: Type CTRL-V twice somewhere in
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1072 the abbreviation to avoid it to be replaced. A CTRL-V in front of a normal
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1073 character is mostly ignored otherwise.
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1074
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1075 It is possible to move the cursor after an abbreviation: >
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1076 :iab if if ()<Left>
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1077 This does not work if 'cpoptions' includes the '<' flag. |<>|
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1078
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1079 You can even do more complicated things. For example, to consume the space
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1080 typed after an abbreviation: >
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1081 func Eatchar(pat)
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1082 let c = nr2char(getchar(0))
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1083 return (c =~ a:pat) ? '' : c
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1084 endfunc
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1085 iabbr <silent> if if ()<Left><C-R>=Eatchar('\s')<CR>
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1086
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1087 There are no default abbreviations.
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1088
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1089 Abbreviations are never recursive. You can use ":ab f f-o-o" without any
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1090 problem. But abbreviations can be mapped. {some versions of Vi support
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1091 recursive abbreviations, for no apparent reason}
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1092
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1093 Abbreviations are disabled if the 'paste' option is on.
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1094
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1095 *:abbreviate-local* *:abbreviate-<buffer>*
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1096 Just like mappings, abbreviations can be local to a buffer. This is mostly
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1097 used in a |filetype-plugin| file. Example for a C plugin file: >
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1098 :abb <buffer> FF for (i = 0; i < ; ++i)
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1099 <
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1100 *:ab* *:abbreviate*
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1101 :ab[breviate] list all abbreviations. The character in the first
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1102 column indicates the mode where the abbreviation is
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1103 used: 'i' for insert mode, 'c' for Command-line
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1104 mode, '!' for both. These are the same as for
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1105 mappings, see |map-listing|.
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1106
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1107 *:abbreviate-verbose*
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1108 When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing an abbreviation will also display where it
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1109 was last defined. Example: >
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1110
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1111 :verbose abbreviate
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1112 ! teh the
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1113 Last set from /home/abcd/vim/abbr.vim
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1114
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1115 See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
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1116
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1117 :ab[breviate] {lhs} list the abbreviations that start with {lhs}
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1118 You may need to insert a CTRL-V (type it twice) to
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1119 avoid that a typed {lhs} is expanded, since
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1120 command-line abbreviations apply here.
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1123 add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}. If {lhs} already
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1124 existed it is replaced with the new {rhs}. {rhs} may
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1125 contain spaces.
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1126 See |:map-<expr>| for the optional <expr> argument.
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1127 See |:map-<buffer>| for the optional <buffer> argument.
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1128
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1129 *:una* *:unabbreviate*
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1130 :una[bbreviate] [<buffer>] {lhs}
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1131 Remove abbreviation for {lhs} from the list. If none
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1132 is found, remove abbreviations in which {lhs} matches
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1133 with the {rhs}. This is done so that you can even
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1134 remove abbreviations after expansion. To avoid
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1135 expansion insert a CTRL-V (type it twice).
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1136
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1137 *:norea* *:noreabbrev*
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1138 :norea[bbrev] [<expr>] [<buffer>] [lhs] [rhs]
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1139 Same as ":ab", but no remapping for this {rhs}.
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1141 *:ca* *:cab* *:cabbrev*
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1142 :ca[bbrev] [<expr>] [<buffer>] [lhs] [rhs]
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1143 Same as ":ab", but for Command-line mode only.
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1145 *:cuna* *:cunabbrev*
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1146 :cuna[bbrev] [<buffer>] {lhs}
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1147 Same as ":una", but for Command-line mode only.
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1148
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1149 *:cnorea* *:cnoreabbrev*
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1150 :cnorea[bbrev] [<expr>] [<buffer>] [lhs] [rhs]
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1151 same as ":ab", but for Command-line mode only and no
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1152 remapping for this {rhs}
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1153
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1154 *:ia* *:iabbrev*
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1155 :ia[bbrev] [<expr>] [<buffer>] [lhs] [rhs]
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1156 Same as ":ab", but for Insert mode only.
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1157
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1158 *:iuna* *:iunabbrev*
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1159 :iuna[bbrev] [<buffer>] {lhs}
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1160 Same as ":una", but for insert mode only.
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1161
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1162 *:inorea* *:inoreabbrev*
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1163 :inorea[bbrev] [<expr>] [<buffer>] [lhs] [rhs]
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1164 Same as ":ab", but for Insert mode only and no
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1165 remapping for this {rhs}.
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1166
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1167 *:abc* *:abclear*
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1168 :abc[lear] [<buffer>] Remove all abbreviations.
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1169
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1170 *:iabc* *:iabclear*
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1171 :iabc[lear] [<buffer>] Remove all abbreviations for Insert mode.
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1172
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1173 *:cabc* *:cabclear*
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1174 :cabc[lear] [<buffer>] Remove all abbreviations for Command-line mode.
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1175
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1176 *using_CTRL-V*
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1177 It is possible to use special characters in the rhs of an abbreviation.
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1178 CTRL-V has to be used to avoid the special meaning of most non printable
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1179 characters. How many CTRL-Vs need to be typed depends on how you enter the
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1180 abbreviation. This also applies to mappings. Let's use an example here.
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1181
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1182 Suppose you want to abbreviate "esc" to enter an <Esc> character. When you
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1183 type the ":ab" command in Vim, you have to enter this: (here ^V is a CTRL-V
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1184 and ^[ is <Esc>)
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1185
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1186 You type: ab esc ^V^V^V^V^V^[
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1187
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1188 All keyboard input is subjected to ^V quote interpretation, so
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1189 the first, third, and fifth ^V characters simply allow the second,
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1190 and fourth ^Vs, and the ^[, to be entered into the command-line.
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1191
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1192 You see: ab esc ^V^V^[
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1193
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1194 The command-line contains two actual ^Vs before the ^[. This is
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1195 how it should appear in your .exrc file, if you choose to go that
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1196 route. The first ^V is there to quote the second ^V; the :ab
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1197 command uses ^V as its own quote character, so you can include quoted
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1198 whitespace or the | character in the abbreviation. The :ab command
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1199 doesn't do anything special with the ^[ character, so it doesn't need
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1200 to be quoted. (Although quoting isn't harmful; that's why typing 7
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1201 [but not 8!] ^Vs works.)
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1202
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1203 Stored as: esc ^V^[
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1204
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1205 After parsing, the abbreviation's short form ("esc") and long form
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1206 (the two characters "^V^[") are stored in the abbreviation table.
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1207 If you give the :ab command with no arguments, this is how the
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1208 abbreviation will be displayed.
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1209
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1210 Later, when the abbreviation is expanded because the user typed in
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1211 the word "esc", the long form is subjected to the same type of
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1212 ^V interpretation as keyboard input. So the ^V protects the ^[
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1213 character from being interpreted as the "exit Insert mode" character.
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1214 Instead, the ^[ is inserted into the text.
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1215
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1216 Expands to: ^[
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1217
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1218 [example given by Steve Kirkendall]
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1219
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1220 ==============================================================================
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1221 3. Local mappings and functions *script-local*
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1222
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1223 When using several Vim script files, there is the danger that mappings and
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1224 functions used in one script use the same name as in other scripts. To avoid
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1225 this, they can be made local to the script.
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1226
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1227 *<SID>* *<SNR>* *E81*
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1228 The string "<SID>" can be used in a mapping or menu. This requires that the
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1229 '<' flag is not present in 'cpoptions'.
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1230 When executing the map command, Vim will replace "<SID>" with the special
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1231 key code <SNR>, followed by a number that's unique for the script, and an
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1232 underscore. Example: >
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1233 :map <SID>Add
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1234 could define a mapping "<SNR>23_Add".
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1235
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1236 When defining a function in a script, "s:" can be prepended to the name to
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1237 make it local to the script. But when a mapping is executed from outside of
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1238 the script, it doesn't know in which script the function was defined. To
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1239 avoid this problem, use "<SID>" instead of "s:". The same translation is done
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1240 as for mappings. This makes it possible to define a call to the function in
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1241 a mapping.
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1242
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1243 When a local function is executed, it runs in the context of the script it was
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1244 defined in. This means that new functions and mappings it defines can also
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1245 use "s:" or "<SID>" and it will use the same unique number as when the
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1246 function itself was defined. Also, the "s:var" local script variables can be
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1247 used.
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1248
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1249 When executing an autocommand or a user command, it will run in the context of
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1250 the script it was defined in. This makes it possible that the command calls a
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1251 local function or uses a local mapping.
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1252
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1253 In case the value is used in a context where <SID> cannot be correctly
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1254 expanded, use the expand() function: >
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1255 let &includexpr = expand('<SID>') .. 'My_includeexpr()'
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1256
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1257 Otherwise, using "<SID>" outside of a script context is an error.
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1258
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1259 If you need to get the script number to use in a complicated script, you can
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1260 use this function: >
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1261 func s:ScriptNumber()
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1262 return matchstr(expand('<SID>'), '<SNR>\zs\d\+\ze_')
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1263 endfunc
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1264
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1265 The "<SNR>" will be shown when listing functions and mappings. This is useful
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1266 to find out what they are defined to.
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1267
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1268 The |:scriptnames| command can be used to see which scripts have been sourced
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1269 and what their <SNR> number is.
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1270
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1271 This is all {not available when compiled without the |+eval| feature}.
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1272
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1273 ==============================================================================
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1274 4. User-defined commands *user-commands*
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1275
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1276 It is possible to define your own Ex commands. A user-defined command can act
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1277 just like a built-in command (it can have a range or arguments, arguments can
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1278 be completed as filenames or buffer names, etc), except that when the command
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1279 is executed, it is transformed into a normal Ex command and then executed.
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1280
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1281 For starters: See section |40.2| in the user manual.
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1282
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1283 *E183* *E841* *user-cmd-ambiguous*
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1284 All user defined commands must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid
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1285 confusion with builtin commands. Exceptions are these builtin commands:
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1286 :Next
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1287 :X
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1288 They cannot be used for a user defined command. ":Print" is also an existing
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1290
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1291 The other characters of the user command can be uppercase letters, lowercase
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1292 letters or digits. When using digits, note that other commands that take a
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1293 numeric argument may become ambiguous. For example, the command ":Cc2" could
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1294 be the user command ":Cc2" without an argument, or the command ":Cc" with
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1295 argument "2". It is advised to put a space between the command name and the
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1296 argument to avoid these problems.
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1297
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1298 When using a user-defined command, the command can be abbreviated. However, if
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1299 an abbreviation is not unique, an error will be issued. Furthermore, a
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1300 built-in command will always take precedence.
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1301
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1302 Example: >
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1303 :command Rename ...
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1304 :command Renumber ...
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1305 :Rena " Means "Rename"
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1306 :Renu " Means "Renumber"
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1307 :Ren " Error - ambiguous
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1308 :command Paste ...
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1309 :P " The built-in :Print
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1310
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1311 It is recommended that full names for user-defined commands are used in
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1312 scripts.
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1313
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1314 :com[mand] *:com* *:command*
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1315 List all user-defined commands. When listing commands,
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1316 the characters in the first columns are:
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1317 ! Command has the -bang attribute
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1318 " Command has the -register attribute
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1319 | Command has the -bar attribute
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1320 b Command is local to current buffer
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1321 (see below for details on attributes)
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1322 The list can be filtered on command name with
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1323 |:filter|, e.g., to list all commands with "Pyth" in
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1324 the name: >
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1325 filter Pyth command
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1326
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1327 :com[mand] {cmd} List the user-defined commands that start with {cmd}
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1328
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1329 *:command-verbose*
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1330 When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing a command will also display where it was
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1331 last defined. Example: >
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1332
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1333 :verbose command TOhtml
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1334 < Name Args Range Complete Definition ~
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1335 TOhtml 0 % :call Convert2HTML(<line1>, <line2>) ~
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1336 Last set from /usr/share/vim/vim-7.0/plugin/tohtml.vim ~
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1337
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1338 See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
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1339
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1340 *E174* *E182*
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1341 :com[mand][!] [{attr}...] {cmd} {repl}
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1342 Define a user command. The name of the command is
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1343 {cmd} and its replacement text is {repl}. The
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1344 command's attributes (see below) are {attr}. If the
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1345 command already exists, an error is reported, unless a
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1346 ! is specified, in which case the command is
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1347 redefined. There is one exception: When sourcing a
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1348 script again, a command that was previously defined in
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1349 that script will be silently replaced.
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1350
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1351
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1352 :delc[ommand] {cmd} *:delc* *:delcommand* *E184*
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1353 Delete the user-defined command {cmd}.
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1354
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1355 :comc[lear] *:comc* *:comclear*
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1356 Delete all user-defined commands.
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1357
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1358
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1359 Command attributes ~
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1360
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1361 User-defined commands are treated by Vim just like any other Ex commands. They
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1362 can have arguments, or have a range specified. Arguments are subject to
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1363 completion as filenames, buffers, etc. Exactly how this works depends upon the
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1364 command's attributes, which are specified when the command is defined.
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1365
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1366 There are a number of attributes, split into four categories: argument
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1367 handling, completion behavior, range handling, and special cases. The
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1368 attributes are described below, by category.
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1369
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1370
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1371 Argument handling ~
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1372 *E175* *E176* *:command-nargs*
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1373 By default, a user defined command will take no arguments (and an error is
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1374 reported if any are supplied). However, it is possible to specify that the
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1375 command can take arguments, using the -nargs attribute. Valid cases are:
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1376
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1377 -nargs=0 No arguments are allowed (the default)
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1378 -nargs=1 Exactly one argument is required, it includes spaces
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1379 -nargs=* Any number of arguments are allowed (0, 1, or many),
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1380 separated by white space
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1381 -nargs=? 0 or 1 arguments are allowed
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1382 -nargs=+ Arguments must be supplied, but any number are allowed
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1383
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1384 Arguments are considered to be separated by (unescaped) spaces or tabs in this
2826
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1385 context, except when there is one argument, then the white space is part of
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1386 the argument.
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1387
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1388 Note that arguments are used as text, not as expressions. Specifically,
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1389 "s:var" will use the script-local variable in the script where the command was
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1390 defined, not where it is invoked! Example:
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1391 script1.vim: >
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1392 :let s:error = "None"
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1393 :command -nargs=1 Error echoerr <args>
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1394 < script2.vim: >
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1395 :source script1.vim
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1396 :let s:error = "Wrong!"
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1397 :Error s:error
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1398 Executing script2.vim will result in "None" being echoed. Not what you
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1399 intended! Calling a function may be an alternative.
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1401
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1402 Completion behavior ~
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1403 *:command-completion* *E179* *E180* *E181*
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1404 *:command-complete*
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1405 By default, the arguments of user defined commands do not undergo completion.
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1406 However, by specifying one or the other of the following attributes, argument
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1407 completion can be enabled:
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1408
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1409 -complete=arglist file names in argument list
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1410 -complete=augroup autocmd groups
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1411 -complete=buffer buffer names
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1412 -complete=behave :behave suboptions
2970
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1413 -complete=color color schemes
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1414 -complete=command Ex command (and arguments)
2970
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1415 -complete=compiler compilers
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1416 -complete=cscope |:cscope| suboptions
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1417 -complete=dir directory names
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1418 -complete=environment environment variable names
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1419 -complete=event autocommand events
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1420 -complete=expression Vim expression
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1421 -complete=file file and directory names
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1422 -complete=file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
2444
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1423 -complete=filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
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1424 -complete=function function name
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1425 -complete=help help subjects
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1426 -complete=highlight highlight groups
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1427 -complete=history :history suboptions
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1428 -complete=locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
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1429 -complete=mapclear buffer argument
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1430 -complete=mapping mapping name
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1431 -complete=menu menus
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1432 -complete=messages |:messages| suboptions
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1433 -complete=option options
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1434 -complete=packadd optional package |pack-add| names
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1435 -complete=shellcmd Shell command
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1436 -complete=sign |:sign| suboptions
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1437 -complete=syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
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1438 -complete=syntime |:syntime| suboptions
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1439 -complete=tag tags
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1440 -complete=tag_listfiles tags, file names are shown when CTRL-D is hit
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1441 -complete=user user names
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1442 -complete=var user variables
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1443 -complete=custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
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1444 -complete=customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
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1446 Note: That some completion methods might expand environment variables.
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1447
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1448
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1449 Custom completion ~
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1450 *:command-completion-custom*
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1451 *:command-completion-customlist* *E467* *E468*
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1452 It is possible to define customized completion schemes via the "custom,{func}"
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1453 or the "customlist,{func}" completion argument. The {func} part should be a
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1454 function with the following signature: >
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1455
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1456 :function {func}(ArgLead, CmdLine, CursorPos)
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1457
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1458 The function need not use all these arguments. The function should provide the
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1459 completion candidates as the return value.
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1460
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1461 For the "custom" argument, the function should return the completion
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1462 candidates one per line in a newline separated string.
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1463
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1464 For the "customlist" argument, the function should return the completion
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1465 candidates as a Vim List. Non-string items in the list are ignored.
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1466
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1467 The function arguments are:
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1468 ArgLead the leading portion of the argument currently being
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1469 completed on
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1470 CmdLine the entire command line
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1471 CursorPos the cursor position in it (byte index)
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1472 The function may use these for determining context. For the "custom"
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1473 argument, it is not necessary to filter candidates against the (implicit
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1474 pattern in) ArgLead. Vim will filter the candidates with its regexp engine
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1475 after function return, and this is probably more efficient in most cases. For
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1476 the "customlist" argument, Vim will not filter the returned completion
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1477 candidates and the user supplied function should filter the candidates.
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1478
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1479 The following example lists user names to a Finger command >
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1480 :com -complete=custom,ListUsers -nargs=1 Finger !finger <args>
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1481 :fun ListUsers(A,L,P)
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1482 : return system("cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd")
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1483 :endfun
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1484
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1485 The following example completes filenames from the directories specified in
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1486 the 'path' option: >
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1487 :com -nargs=1 -bang -complete=customlist,EditFileComplete
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1488 \ EditFile edit<bang> <args>
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1489 :fun EditFileComplete(A,L,P)
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1490 : return split(globpath(&path, a:A), "\n")
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1491 :endfun
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1492 <
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1493 This example does not work for file names with spaces!
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1494
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1495
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1496 Range handling ~
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1497 *E177* *E178* *:command-range* *:command-count*
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1498 By default, user-defined commands do not accept a line number range. However,
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1499 it is possible to specify that the command does take a range (the -range
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1500 attribute), or that it takes an arbitrary count value, either in the line
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1501 number position (-range=N, like the |:split| command) or as a "count"
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1502 argument (-count=N, like the |:Next| command). The count will then be
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1503 available in the argument with |<count>|.
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1504
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1505 Possible attributes are:
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1506
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1507 -range Range allowed, default is current line
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1508 -range=% Range allowed, default is whole file (1,$)
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1509 -range=N A count (default N) which is specified in the line
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1510 number position (like |:split|); allows for zero line
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1511 number.
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1512 -count=N A count (default N) which is specified either in the line
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1513 number position, or as an initial argument (like |:Next|).
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1514 -count acts like -count=0
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1515
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1516 Note that -range=N and -count=N are mutually exclusive - only one should be
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1517 specified.
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1518
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1519 *:command-addr*
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1520 It is possible that the special characters in the range like ., $ or % which
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1521 by default correspond to the current line, last line and the whole buffer,
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1522 relate to arguments, (loaded) buffers, windows or tab pages.
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1523
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1524 Possible values are (second column is the short name used in listing):
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1525 -addr=lines Range of lines (this is the default for -range)
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1526 -addr=arguments arg Range for arguments
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1527 -addr=buffers buf Range for buffers (also not loaded buffers)
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1528 -addr=loaded_buffers load Range for loaded buffers
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1529 -addr=windows win Range for windows
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1530 -addr=tabs tab Range for tab pages
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1531 -addr=quickfix qf Range for quickfix entries
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1532 -addr=other ? other kind of range; can use ".", "$" and "%"
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1533 as with "lines" (this is the default for
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1534 -count)
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1535
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1536
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1537 Special cases ~
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1538 *:command-bang* *:command-bar*
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1539 *:command-register* *:command-buffer*
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1540 There are some special cases as well:
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1541
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1542 -bang The command can take a ! modifier (like :q or :w)
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1543 -bar The command can be followed by a "|" and another command.
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1544 A "|" inside the command argument is not allowed then.
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1545 Also checks for a " to start a comment.
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1546 -register The first argument to the command can be an optional
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1547 register name (like :del, :put, :yank).
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1548 -buffer The command will only be available in the current buffer.
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1549
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1550 In the cases of the -count and -register attributes, if the optional argument
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1551 is supplied, it is removed from the argument list and is available to the
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1552 replacement text separately.
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1553 Note that these arguments can be abbreviated, but that is a deprecated
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1554 feature. Use the full name for new scripts.
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1555
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1556
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1557 Replacement text ~
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1558
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1559 The replacement text {repl} for a user defined command is scanned for special
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1560 escape sequences, using <...> notation. Escape sequences are replaced with
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1561 values from the entered command line, and all other text is copied unchanged.
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1562 The resulting string is executed as an Ex command. To avoid the replacement
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1563 use <lt> in place of the initial <. Thus to include "<bang>" literally use
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1564 "<lt>bang>".
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1565
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1566 The valid escape sequences are
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1567
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1568 *<line1>*
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1569 <line1> The starting line of the command range.
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1570 *<line2>*
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1571 <line2> The final line of the command range.
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1572 *<range>*
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1573 <range> The number of items in the command range: 0, 1 or 2
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1574 *<count>*
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1575 <count> Any count supplied (as described for the '-range'
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1576 and '-count' attributes).
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1577 *<bang>*
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1578 <bang> (See the '-bang' attribute) Expands to a ! if the
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1579 command was executed with a ! modifier, otherwise
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1580 expands to nothing.
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1581 *<mods>* *<q-mods>* *:command-modifiers*
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1582 <mods> The command modifiers, if specified. Otherwise, expands to
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1583 nothing. Supported modifiers are |:aboveleft|, |:belowright|,
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1584 |:botright|, |:browse|, |:confirm|, |:hide|, |:keepalt|,
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1585 |:keepjumps|, |:keepmarks|, |:keeppatterns|, |:leftabove|,
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1586 |:lockmarks|, |:noswapfile| |:rightbelow|, |:silent|, |:tab|,
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1587 |:topleft|, |:verbose|, and |:vertical|.
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1588 Note that these are not yet supported: |:noautocmd|,
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1589 |:sandbox| and |:unsilent|.
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1590 Examples: >
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1591 command! -nargs=+ -complete=file MyEdit
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1592 \ for f in expand(<q-args>, 0, 1) |
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1593 \ exe '<mods> split ' . f |
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1594 \ endfor
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1596 function! SpecialEdit(files, mods)
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1597 for f in expand(a:files, 0, 1)
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1598 exe a:mods . ' split ' . f
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1599 endfor
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1600 endfunction
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1601 command! -nargs=+ -complete=file Sedit
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1602 \ call SpecialEdit(<q-args>, <q-mods>)
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1603 <
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1604 *<reg>* *<register>*
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1605 <reg> (See the '-register' attribute) The optional register,
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1606 if specified. Otherwise, expands to nothing. <register>
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1607 is a synonym for this.
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1608 *<args>*
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1609 <args> The command arguments, exactly as supplied (but as
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1610 noted above, any count or register can consume some
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1611 of the arguments, which are then not part of <args>).
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1612 <lt> A single '<' (Less-Than) character. This is needed if you
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1613 want to get a literal copy of one of these escape sequences
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1614 into the expansion - for example, to get <bang>, use
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1615 <lt>bang>.
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1616
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1617 *<q-args>*
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1618 If the first two characters of an escape sequence are "q-" (for example,
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1619 <q-args>) then the value is quoted in such a way as to make it a valid value
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1620 for use in an expression. This uses the argument as one single value.
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1621 When there is no argument <q-args> is an empty string.
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1622 *<f-args>*
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1623 To allow commands to pass their arguments on to a user-defined function, there
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1624 is a special form <f-args> ("function args"). This splits the command
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1625 arguments at spaces and tabs, quotes each argument individually, and the
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1626 <f-args> sequence is replaced by the comma-separated list of quoted arguments.
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1627 See the Mycmd example below. If no arguments are given <f-args> is removed.
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1628 To embed whitespace into an argument of <f-args>, prepend a backslash.
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1629 <f-args> replaces every pair of backslashes (\\) with one backslash. A
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1630 backslash followed by a character other than white space or a backslash
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1631 remains unmodified. Overview:
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1632
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1633 command <f-args> ~
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1634 XX ab 'ab'
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1635 XX a\b 'a\b'
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1636 XX a\ b 'a b'
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1637 XX a\ b 'a ', 'b'
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1638 XX a\\b 'a\b'
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1639 XX a\\ b 'a\', 'b'
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1640 XX a\\\b 'a\\b'
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1641 XX a\\\ b 'a\ b'
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1642 XX a\\\\b 'a\\b'
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1643 XX a\\\\ b 'a\\', 'b'
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1644
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1645 Examples >
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1646
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1647 " Delete everything after here to the end
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1648 :com Ddel +,$d
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1649
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1650 " Rename the current buffer
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1651 :com -nargs=1 -bang -complete=file Ren f <args>|w<bang>
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1652
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1653 " Replace a range with the contents of a file
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1654 " (Enter this all as one line)
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1655 :com -range -nargs=1 -complete=file
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1656 Replace <line1>-pu_|<line1>,<line2>d|r <args>|<line1>d
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1657
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1658 " Count the number of lines in the range
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1659 :com! -range -nargs=0 Lines echo <line2> - <line1> + 1 "lines"
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1660
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1661 " Call a user function (example of <f-args>)
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1662 :com -nargs=* Mycmd call Myfunc(<f-args>)
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1663
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1664 When executed as: >
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1665 :Mycmd arg1 arg2
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1666 This will invoke: >
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1667 :call Myfunc("arg1","arg2")
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1668
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1669 :" A more substantial example
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1671 : let i = 0
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1672 : while i < argc()
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1673 : if filereadable(argv(i))
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1674 : execute "e " . argv(i)
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1675 : execute a:command
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1676 : endif
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1677 : let i = i + 1
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1678 : endwhile
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1679 :endfunction
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1680 :command -nargs=+ -complete=command Allargs call Allargs(<q-args>)
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1681
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1682 The command Allargs takes any Vim command(s) as argument and executes it on all
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1683 files in the argument list. Usage example (note use of the "e" flag to ignore
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1684 errors and the "update" command to write modified buffers): >
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1685 :Allargs %s/foo/bar/ge|update
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1686 This will invoke: >
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1687 :call Allargs("%s/foo/bar/ge|update")
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1688 <
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1690 `:vim9script` and in a `:def` function) then {repl} will be executed as in Vim9
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1691 script. Thus this depends on where the command is defined, not where it is
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1692 used.
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1694 When defining a user command in a script, it will be able to call functions
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1696 invokes the user command, it will run in the context of the script it was
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1697 defined in. This matters if |<SID>| is used in a command.
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1699 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: