I'm using VIM 7.4 and I have this mapping in my .vimrc, imap jk <ESC> to get out of insert mode using jk but the problem is it doesn't work when I'm in insert mode while the paste option is set.
According to this wiki Mapping keys in Vim - Tutorial (Part 1)
if the 'paste' option is set, then insert mode maps are disabled.
Is there a way/mapping to make imap jk <ESC> work even when paste is set?
No. It's by design that all insert mode mappings are disabled. Having maps work in paste mode would screw up pasting which is counter productive.
You should only be in paste mode if you are pasting text. (So you should spend as little time as possible in this mode)
The only special key in paste mode is the paste toggle key so you should set that and hit it to exit paste mode. To set paste toggle to f9 you use
set pastetoggle=<f9>
After this setting is set hitting <f9> will enter and leave paste mode. Once you are no longer in paste mode your mappings will work again
Read :h 'pastetoggle'
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In vim I would like to create a key map for gp in normal mode so that it switches to insert mode and simulate the shift+insert key press and goes back to normal mode.
here is what I tried:
nmap gp i<S-Insert><esc>
All it does is insert the text <S-Insert> instead of pressing executing shift+insert.
I've looked at Paste in insert mode? but the I can't get the contents of what I'm pasting from a buffer.
You have to enter the control characters directly. You do this by pressing <C-V><Wanted Character> in insert mode.
For more on this see i_CTRL-V.
I use vim on windows and linux. On linux I would like to set ctrl-Q to visual block selection, but still maintain behave mswin which sets ctrl-v to paste.
How can I keep behave mswin and use ctrl-Q for visual block mode?
edit: I though mswin would also map ctrl-Q to visual block mode, but in vim-gnome ctrl-Q does nothing
first of all, I highly recommend you to forget the windows vim shortcuts if you work on a linux box. such as: ctrl-v, ctrl-q, ctrl-c ...
well you must think this isn't the answer to your question. now I post the "answer".
to make ctrl-q work as ctrl-v (block selection) on a linux box, you have to tell, you work with gvim or vim in terminal.
Gvim
If it was gvim, it is easier, just create a mapping, like:
nnoremap <c-q> <c-v>
Terminal Vim
If you want to make <c-q> work in your terminal vim, you need to understand the default <C-q> has special meaning in your terminal settings.
In your terminal, pressing <c-q> will sent stty start signal. This is important when you first stop your terminal output scrolling(by ctrl-s), and then you want to resume. That is, in terminal vim, if you pressed C-q, it will be captured first by terminal. You can of course change that rule, by disable the stty start definition. like:
stty start undef
you could add this to your .bashrc file (I assume you were using bash) if you want to make it as default.
with this line executed, you can create the same mapping nnoremap <c-q> <c-v> in your vim, and pressing <c-q> in normal mode, vim is gonna enter block-wise selection mode.
After all, again, I suggest you forget the windows mapping if you work on linux box.
If you don't want to change your terminal settings (stty start undef to allow using ctrl q as mentioned in Kent's answer) to be able to use ctrl v for paste, you can make ctrl v paste only in visual and insert modes, and make it block select in normal mode:
" Paste from clipboard when in insert mode.
imap <C-V> <ESC>"+gpa
" Paste from clipboard when in visual mode. (Replace whatever is selected in visual mode.)
vmap <C-V> "+gp
You can also copy to the clipboard from visual mode:
" Copy selection to clipboard when in visual mode.
vmap <C-C> "+y
I use Arpeggio to map jk to ESC
So when I press jk simultaneously I can exit to normal mode very quickly.
I found this trick from
Arpeggio plugin page
This is what I put in .vimrc
Arpeggio inoremap jk <ESC>
Exiting from Insert mode works perfectly, But I can not exit from Visual Mode.
It would be nice if I can exit both mode so I can stick with this key, It save my time a lot.
Any idea?
Edited:
I can not exit Insert(paste) mode too
:set paste
inoremap
is for insert mode mappings, use
xnoremap
for visual mode.
Assuming that plugin is able to handle visual mode mappings, duplicating that line in your ~/.vimrc and replacing the i with a x should be enough.
I need paste mode if I want to paste big files into a buffer, while using all of my plugins, syntax highlighting etc. Without paste mode this would take forever or even hang, depending on the filesize...
Therefore I have set a "paste toggle on F3" keybinding:
set pastetoggle=<f3>
So whenever I press F3 it will toggle paste mode on/off.
Additionally, to exit paste mode whenever I leave insert mode I have this auto-command in vimrc:
autocmd InsertLeave * set nopaste
So after I have pasted something (being in insert mode afterwards) I can press Ctrl-o or ESC and paste mode is turned off automatically.
I recently started use :imap jj and am trying to unlearn Ctrl+[.
However, imap doesn't work when paste mode is on. How do I make it work in paste mode?
You simply can not have mappings work when 'paste' is enabled, since that is the whole point of Vim's paste mode.
Vim's paste mode is meant to allow you to paste stuff even in an instance of console Vim in a terminal—where Vim may not be aware you're using the mouse to paste—and you want to insert literal text form your paste buffer without triggering mappings, or auto/smart/expression indenting, etc.
I suggest you take a look at:
:help 'paste'
:help 'pastetoggle'
Add following snippet to your .vimrc to trigger paste mode automatically when pasting via the terminal:
let &t_SI .= "\<Esc>[?2004h"
let &t_EI .= "\<Esc>[?2004l"
inoremap <special> <expr> <Esc>[200~ XTermPasteBegin()
function! XTermPasteBegin()
set pastetoggle=<Esc>[201~
set paste
return ""
endfunction
From:
https://coderwall.com/p/if9mda
Is it possible to paste in insert mode in Vim?
While in insert mode hit CTRL-R {register}
Examples:
CTRL-R * will insert in the contents of the clipboard
CTRL-R " (the unnamed register) inserts the last delete or yank.
To find this in vim's help type :h i_ctrl-r
If you don't want Vim to mangle formatting in incoming pasted text, you might also want to consider using: :set paste. This will prevent Vim from re-tabbing your code. When done pasting, :set nopaste will return to the normal behavior.
It's also possible to toggle the mode with a single key, by adding something like set pastetoggle=<F2> to your .vimrc. More details on toggling auto-indent are here.
No not directly. What you can do though is quickly exit insert mode for a single normal mode operation with Ctrl-O and then paste from there which will end by putting you back in insert mode.
Key Combo: Ctrl-O p
EDIT: Interesting. It does appear that there is a way as several other people have listed.
While in insert mode, you can use Ctrl-R {register}, where register can be:
+ for the clipboard,
* for the X clipboard (last selected text in X),
" for the unnamed register (last delete or yank in Vim),
or a number of others (see :h registers).
Ctrl-R {register} inserts the text as if it were typed.
Ctrl-R Ctrl-O {register} inserts the text with the original indentation.
Ctrl-R Ctrl-P {register} inserts the text and auto-indents it.
Ctrl-O can be used to run any normal mode command before returning to insert mode, so Ctrl-O "+p can also be used, for example.
For more information, view the documentation with :h i_ctrl-r
You can use this to paste from clipboard with Ctrlv:
set pastetoggle=<F10>
inoremap <C-v> <F10><C-r>+<F10>
And this for yanking visual selection into clipboard with Ctrlc:
vnoremap <C-c> "+y
If you also want to use clipboard by default for classic vim yanking/pasting (y/p) in normal mode, here is a config option that does it:
set clipboard=unnamedplus
With this configs you can e.g. yank first in normal mode and then paste with Ctrlv in insert mode. Also, you can paste text from different vim instances and different applications.
Another option is:
set clipboard=unnamed
Then you will be able to just select something by mouse dragging in your X environment and paste it into vim afterwards. But (for some reason) you won't be able to yank something (y) in Vim and shiftinsert it somewhere else afterwards, which is probably quite limiting.
Vim docs about this: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Accessing_the_system_clipboard
For pasting from custom registers you can follow the other answers :). This answer is mainly about integrating Vim with your system clipboard.
Note that for set clipboard=unnamedplus and set clipboard=unnamed to work, you need to use gvim or vimx (vim-X11): Those are compiled with +xterm_clipboard. You can optionally put this into your .bashrc to alias vim with vimx:
if [ -e /usr/bin/vimx ]; then
alias vim='/usr/bin/vimx'; # vim with +xterm_clipboard
fi
You can find out whether or not your vim has the +xterm_clipboard in the information provided by vim --version.
If you set Vim to use the system clipboard (:set clipboard=unnamed), then any text you copy in Vim can be pasted using Shift + Insert. Shift + Insert is simply an OS-wide paste key-combination (Ctrl + Insert is the corresponding 'copy').
You can also use the mouse middle button to paste in insert mode (Linux only).
You can enter -- INSERT (past) -- mode via:
Keyboard combo: y p
or
:set paste and entering insert mode (:set nopaste to disable)
once in -- INSERT (past) -- mode simply use your systems paste function (e.g. CtrlShiftv on Linux, Cmdv on Mac OS).
This strategy is very usefully when using vim over ssh.
Yes. In Windows Ctrl+V and in Linux pressing both mouse buttons nearly simultaneously.
In Windows I think this line in my _vimrc probably does it:
source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim
In Linux I don't remember how I did it. It looks like I probably deleted some line from the default .vimrc file.
Just add map:
" ~/.vimrc
inoremap <c-p> <c-r>*
restart vim and when press Crtl+p in insert mode,
copied text will be pasted
Paste in Insert Mode
A custom map seems appropriate in this case. This is what I use to paste yanked items in insert mode:
inoremap <Leader>p <ESC>pa
My Leader key here is \; this means hitting \p in insert mode would paste the previously yanked items/lines.
Add this to vimrc or init file:
imap <silent> PP <ESC>pa
..to paste in insert mode with "PP" and stay in insert mode..