I am using the following in my .vimrc to restore the cursor position after reopening the file:
" Copied from defaults.vim
" Put these in an autocmd group, so that you can revert them with:
" ":augroup vimStartup | au! | augroup END"
augroup vimStartup
au!
" When editing a file, always jump to the last known cursor position.
" Don't do it when the position is invalid, when inside an event handler
" (happens when dropping a file on gvim) and for a commit message (it's
" likely a different one than last time).
autocmd BufReadPost *
\ if line("'\"") >= 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") && &ft !~# 'commit'
\ | exe "normal! g`\""
\ | endif
augroup END
The problem is that when I type :make, the cursor position is not restored; the cursor merely appears at the beginning of the line on which it was before typing :make.
Do you have any advise on how to fix this? Thank you for help.
The command :make doesn't seem to throw BufReadPost, so the autocommand will not execute.
You can do :make | norm! ``
:help ''
I set up an auto run script in my vimrc to condense any block of 3 or more empty newlines down to 3 newlines. I set a mark so after the script executes, I retain my cursor position but I'm getting an E20 Mark not set error when the cursor is within an area that is being removed.
How can I fix this issue/silence the error when this happens?
" .vimrc file:
autocmd BufWrite * mark ' | silent! %s/\n\{3,}/\r\r\r/e | norm''
You could replace your marks with winsaveview() and winrestview().
autocmd BufWrite * let w:winview = winsaveview() | ... | if exists('w:winview') | call winrestview(w:winview) | endif
Also silence the normal command:
autocmd BufWrite * mark ' | silent! %s/\n\{3,}/\r\r\r/e | silent! exe "norm! ''"
I have follwing in my .vimrc to hightlight all words that matches the one on current cursor
autocmd CursorMoved * silent! exe printf('match Search /\<%s\>/', expand('<cword>'))
But sometimes it is a little annoying, so I'd like to map a key to turn on or off it, e.g. <F10>
How can I do this?
Clear the autocommand and remove highlight:
nmap <f8> :autocmd! CursorMoved<cr> :call clearmatches()<cr>
and to turn it back on using a different key:
nmap <f9> :autocmd CursorMoved * silent! exe printf('match Search /\<%s\>/', expand('<cword>'))<cr>
Put the following in your .vimrc:
let g:toggleHighlight = 0
function! ToggleHighlight(...)
if a:0 == 1 "toggle behaviour
let g:toggleHighlight = 1 - g:toggleHighlight
endif
if g:toggleHighlight == 0 "normal action, do the hi
silent! exe printf('match Search /\<%s\>/', expand('<cword>'))
else
"do whatever you need to clear the matches
"or nothing at all, since you are not printing the matches
endif
endfunction
autocmd CursorMoved * call ToggleHighlight()
map <F8> :call ToggleHighlight(1)<CR>
The idea is, if you call the function with an argument it changes the behavior to print/no print.
The autocommand just uses the last setting because the function there is called without an argument.
I want to configure Vim such that when the [No Name] buffer is open, the syntax is set to markdown. Is this possible? I couldn't see such kind of hook in Vim's help.
I'm using Vim 7.3, compiled with --with-features=huge.
This is mentioned on the vim tips wiki:
" default filetype
let g:do_filetype = 0
au GUIEnter,BufAdd * if expand('<afile>') == "" | let g:do_filetype = 1 | endif
au BufEnter * if g:do_filetype | setf markdown | let g:do_filetype = 0 | endif
Why the need to use a global variable, and not set the filetype immediately, is to my understanding, because the buffer hasn't been fully created when the autocmd is triggered.
I am using vim with the fugitive extension. It has a :Gdiff command which brings you into vimdiff mode, but what is the right/quick way to close/quit vimdiff mode?
I.e., let's say I am editing the file FooBar.txt under Git repository. I fire up :Gdiff, review my changes in vimdiff, and then I want to get back and continue editing FooBar.txt or any other file :)
UPDATE1: I'm going to give these quick combos a try next working day :)
"vimdiff current vs git head (fugitive extension)
nnoremap <Leader>gd :Gdiff<cr>
"switch back to current file and closes fugitive buffer
nnoremap <Leader>gD :diffoff!<cr><c-w>h:bd<cr>
UPDATE2: My current mappings (closes diff window only!)
"vimdiff current vs git head (fugitive extension)
nnoremap <Leader>gd :Gdiff<cr>
"switch back to current file and closes fugitive buffer
nnoremap <Leader>gD <c-w>h<c-w>c
Also, please help me decide if the following should be an anwser: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15975201/275980
You can execute windo set nodiff noscrollbind and then close the second window.
Update: there is a diffoff command. Use windo diffoff, not what I wrote in previous line.
According to: https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive/issues/36
Close the other window. The easiest way to do this if you haven't shifted focus to it is <C-W><C-O>, which means "make this Window the Only window."
I had no luck with diffoff, but I just learned that :Gedit with no argument will bring you back to the working-directory version of the file, as opposed to some earlier version you were reviewing.
And as q (no need for :q) will close the diff sidebar, you can do q followed by :Gedit to get rid of the sidebar and then go back to the current version of the file.
None of the above solutions worked for me. Ended up doing this instead:
nnoremap <Leader>D :Gedit<CR><C-w>h :q<CR><C-w>k
This works fine for me, combining some of the existing ideas here:
function! MyCloseDiff()
if (&diff == 0 || getbufvar('#', '&diff') == 0)
\ && (bufname('%') !~ '^fugitive:' && bufname('#') !~ '^fugitive:')
echom "Not in diff view."
return
endif
" close current buffer if alternate is not fugitive but current one is
if bufname('#') !~ '^fugitive:' && bufname('%') =~ '^fugitive:'
if bufwinnr("#") == -1
b #
bd #
else
bd
endif
else
bd #
endif
endfunction
nnoremap <Leader>gD :call MyCloseDiff()<cr>
An alternative to <C-W><C-O>, if you have multiple windows, would be move to the other diff window and do <C-W>c, which close only one window.
If you close the wrong diff window do a :Gedit
Be careful and don't confuse <C-W>c with <C-W><C-C>
I've found a simple solution for this. You can check it here: https://gist.github.com/radmen/5048080
" Simple way to turn off Gdiff splitscreen
" works only when diff buffer is focused
if !exists(":Gdiffoff")
command Gdiffoff diffoff | q | Gedit
endif
Check the vimdiff toggling between diffthis and diffoff here
at this page.
The code:
nnoremap <silent> <Leader>df :call DiffToggle()<CR>
function! DiffToggle()
if &diff
diffoff
else
diffthis
endif
:endfunction
Method 1:
open a compare by:
:windo diffthis
close it by:
:windo diffoff
Method 2:
I recommend just using the most simple command: :q<CR>
when you want to do it quickly, add the mapping:
" Set mapleader
let mapleader = ","
let g:mapleader = ","
and
" Quickly close the current window
nnoremap <leader>q :q<CR>
It works well for me. Exit vimdiff just by ,q, because normally your cursor in the old file.
this is what I have to leave the vimdiff windows after using :Gdiff
nnoremap gD :q!<CR> :Gedit!<CR>
noremap <leader>do :diffoff \| windo if &diff \| hide \| endif<cr>
Quite diff mode and close other diff windows. (Note: fugitive will auto delete its hidden buffers.)
My function will work both from diff window and file window. But probably won't handle itself with multiple diffs opened. For that you'll need to use fugitive#buffer(n).path() to scan and match.
command! Gdiffoff call Gdiffoff()
function! Gdiffoff()
let diffbufnr = bufnr('^fugitive:')
if diffbufnr > -1 && &diff
diffoff | q
if bufnr('%') == diffbufnr | Gedit | endif
setlocal nocursorbind
else
echo 'Error: Not in diff or file'
endif
endfunction
Add a key binding:
nnoremap <silent> <leader>gD :Gdiffoff<CR>
Yet another way. What I have in fugitive.vim - first save some info (s:gitbufname) when diff starts:
function! s:Diff(vert,...) abort
call sy#toggle()
let s:startcol = winwidth(0)
let &columns=(winwidth(0) * 2 - 20)
...
if getwinvar('#', '&diff')
let s:gitbufname = bufname("%")
wincmd p
call feedkeys(winnr."\<C-W>w", 'n')
endif
...
endfunction
and later when leaving the buffer switch window to the saved buffer and restore:
augroup fugitive_diff
autocmd!
autocmd BufWinLeave *
\ if s:can_diffoff(+expand('<abuf>')) && s:diff_window_count() == 2 |
\ if exists('s:gitbufname') && winnr() != bufwinnr(s:gitbufname) |
\ let nr = bufnr("%") | exe bufwinnr(s:gitbufname).'wincmd w' | exe 'buf'.nr |
\ endif |
\ call s:diffoff_all(getbufvar(+expand('<abuf>'), 'git_dir')) |
\ call sy#toggle() |
\ call airline#load_theme() | call airline#update_statusline() |
\ let &columns=s:startcol |
\ endif
...
Was using the code below based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/15113951/10999673 :
if !exists(":Gdiffoff")
command Gdiffoff bw! fugitive://*
endif
but it gave me an error "E93: more than one match for ..." in a 3 way diff, so i instead used the answer from https://stackoverflow.com/a/4867969/10999673 and finally have this:
function! GetBufferList()
return filter(range(1,bufnr('$')), 'buflisted(v:val)')
endfunction
function! GetMatchingBuffers(pattern)
return filter(GetBufferList(), 'bufname(v:val) =~ a:pattern')
endfunction
function! WipeMatchingBuffers(pattern)
let l:matchList = GetMatchingBuffers(a:pattern)
let l:count = len(l:matchList)
if l:count < 1
echo 'No buffers found matching pattern ' . a:pattern
return
endif
if l:count == 1
let l:suffix = ''
else
let l:suffix = 's'
endif
exec 'bw ' . join(l:matchList, ' ')
echo 'Wiped ' . l:count . ' buffer' . l:suffix . '.'
endfunction
command! -nargs=1 Gdiffoff call WipeMatchingBuffers('fugitive://')
I just tweaked, copied and pasted the code into my .vimrc
Running :Gwrite after merging to your satisfaction will close the other two diff panes in addition to updating the git cache to mark the file as merged.