path: root/vimperator/locale/en-US/map.txt

heading:Key{nbsp}mappings,{nbsp}abbreviations,{nbsp}and{nbsp}user-defined{nbsp}commands.[]

section:Key{nbsp}mapping[key-mapping,mapping,macro]

The key mapping commands can be used to either redefine the standard key
bindings or define new ones. A mapping consists of a key, or sequence of keys,
which are translated to a string of characters. Example:

\{nbsp}[c]:map <F2> :echo new Date().toDateString()<CR>[c]

will echo the current date to the command line when [m]<F2>[m] is pressed.

There are separate key mapping tables for each of the Normal, Insert, and
Command-line modes.

Please note that, unlike Vim and other applications, mappings containing
the Shift key are specified with the capital letter, so e.g. [m]<C-n>[m] is
different from [m]<C-N>[m], the latter being the only way to map Shift-Ctrl-n.

subsection:Map{nbsp}commands[:map-commands]

|:map|
||:map {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:nm| |:nmap|
||:nm[ap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:vm| |:vmap|
||:vm[ap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:im| |:imap|
||:im[ap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:cm| |:cmap|
||:cm[ap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
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Map the key sequence {lhs} to {rhs} for the applicable mode(s). The {rhs} is
remapped, allowing for nested and recursive mappings.

Warning: Mappings are NOT saved between sessions, make sure you put them in your
vimperatorrc file!
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|:no| |:noremap|
||:no[remap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:nn| |:nnoremap|
||:nn[oremap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:vn| |:vnoremap|
||:vn[oremap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:ino| |:inoremap|
||:ino[remap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:cno| |:cnoremap|
||:cno[remap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
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Map the key sequence {lhs} to {rhs} for the applicable mode(s). No remapping of
the {rhs} is performed.
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|:unm| |:unmap|
||:map {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:nun| |:nunmap|
||:nun[map] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:vun| |:vunmap|
||:vun[map] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:iu| |:iunmap|
||:iu[nmap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
|:cu| |:cunmap|
||:cu[nmap] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
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Remove the mapping of {lhs} for the applicable mode(s).
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|:mapc| |:mapclear|
||:mapc[lear]|| +
|:nmapc| |:nmapclear|
||:nmapc[lear]|| +
|:vmapc| |:vmapclear|
||:vmapc[lear]|| +
|:imapc| |:imapclear|
||:imapc[lear]|| +
|:cmapc| |:cmapclear|
||:cmapc[lear]|| +
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Remove all mappings for the applicable mode(s). All user-defined mappings are
cleared.
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|:map|
||:map|| +
|:nm| |:nmap|
||:nm[ap]|| +
|:vm| |:vmap|
||:vm[ap]|| +
|:im| |:imap|
||:im[ap]|| +
|:cm| |:cmap|
||:cm[ap]|| +
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List all mappings for the applicable mode(s).
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|:map|
||:map {lhs}|| +
|:nm| |:nmap|
||:nm[ap] {lhs}|| +
|:vm| |:vmap|
||:vm[ap] {lhs}|| +
|:im| |:imap|
||:im[ap] {lhs}|| +
|:cm| |:cmap|
||:cm[ap] {lhs}|| +
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List all mappings starting with {lhs} for the applicable mode(s).
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subsection:Special{nbsp}arguments{nbsp}[:map-arguments]

|:map-<silent>| +

When the first argument to one of the mapping commands is [c]<silent>[c], {rhs}
is not echoed to the command line, nor, for that matter, anything else until
the command has completed.

subsection:Mapping{nbsp}and{nbsp}modes[:map-modes]

Keys can be mapped in four distinct modes:

  * Normal mode
  * Visual mode
  * Insert mode
  * Command-line mode

|map-overview| |map-modes| +

Below is an overview of which modes each map command applies to:

// TODO: table format

:map   :noremap   :unmap   :mapclear  - both Normal and Visual modes
:nmap  :nnoremap  :nunmap  :nmapclear - Normal mode
:vmap  :vnoremap  :vunmap  :vmapclear - Visual mode
:imap  :inoremap  :iunmap  :imapclear - Insert mode
:cmap  :cnoremap  :cunmap  :cmapclear - Command-line mode

subsection:Special{nbsp}characters[:map-special-chars]

|<Nop>| +
||<Nop>||
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Do nothing. This command is useful for disabling a specific mapping. [c]:map
<C-n> <Nop>[c] will prevent [m]<C-n>[m] from doing anything.
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|<CR>| |map_return| +
||<CR>||
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Expand to a line terminator in a key mapping. An Ex command in the {rhs} of a
mapping requires a line terminator after it so that it is executed when the
mapping is expanded. [m]<CR>[m] should be used for this purpose.
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|<Leader>| |mapleader| +
||<Leader>||
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Expands to the value of the "mapleader" variable in key mapping. If
"mapleader" is unset or empty then "\" is used. Example: +
\{nbsp}[c]:map <Leader>h :echo "Hello"<CR>[c] +
works like +
\{nbsp}[c]:map \h :echo "Hello"<CR>[c] +
but after +
\{nbsp}[c]let mapleader = ","[c] +
it works like +
\{nbsp}[c]:map ,h :echo "Hello"<CR>[c]
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section:Abbreviations[abbreviations]

Vimperator can automatically replace words identified as abbreviations,
which may be used to save typing or to correct commonly misspelled
words. An abbreviation can be one of three types that are defined by the
types of constituent characters. Whitespace and quotes are non-keyword
types, and all other characters are keyword types.

1. A "full-id" abbreviation consists entirely of keyword characters
(e.g., "teh", "msoft").

2. An "end-id" abbreviation ends in keyword character but otherwise
contains all non-keyword characters (e.g., "'i").

3. A "non-id" abbreviation ends in a non-keyword character but otherwise
contains any non-whitespace character (e.g., "def'").

Strings that cannot be abbreviations include "a'b" and "a b".

An abbreviation is recognized when a space, quote character, or
[m]<C-]>[m] is typed after the abbreviation. There are no default
abbreviations, and abbreviations are never recursive.

|:ab| |:abbreviate|
||:ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
||:ab[breviate] {lhs}|| +
||:ab[breviate]||
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Abbreviate a key sequence. Abbreviate {lhs} to {rhs}. If only {lhs} is given,
list all abbreviations that start with {lhs}. If no arguments are given,
list all abbreviations.
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|:ca| |:cabbrev|
||:ca[bbrev] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
||:ca[bbrev] {lhs}|| +
||:ca[bbrev]||
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Abbreviate a key sequence for Command-line mode. Same as [c]:ab[breviate][c],
but for Command-line mode only.
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|:ia| |:iabbrev|
||:ia[bbrev] {lhs} {rhs}|| +
||:ia[bbrev] {lhs}|| +
||:ia[bbrev]||
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Abbreviate a key sequence for Insert mode. Same as [c]:ab[breviate][c] but
for Insert mode only.
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|:una| |:unabbreviate|
||:una[bbreviate] {lhs}|| +
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Remove an abbreviation.
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|:cuna| |:cunabbrev|
||:cuna[bbrev] {lhs}|| +
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Remove an abbreviation for Command-line mode. Same as [c]:una[bbreviate][c],
but for Command-line mode only.
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|:iuna| |:iunabbrev|
||:iuna[bbrev] {lhs}|| +
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Remove an abbreviation for Insert mode. Same as [c]:una[bbreviate][c] but for
Insert mode only.
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|:abc| |:abclear| +
||:abc[lear]||
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Remove all abbreviations.
________________________________________________________________________________


|:cabc| |:cabclear| +
||:cabc[lear]||
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Remove all abbreviations for Command-line mode.
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|:iabc| |:iabclear| +
||:iabc[lear]||
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Remove all abbreviations for Insert mode.
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section:User-defined{nbsp}commands[user-commands]

|:com| |:command|
||:com[mand]|| +
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List all user-defined commands.
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||:com[mand] {cmd}|| +
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List all user-defined commands that start with {cmd}.
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||:com[mand][!] [{attr}...] {cmd} {rep}|| +
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Define a new user command. The name of the command is {cmd} and its replacement
text is {rep}. The command's attributes are {attr}. If a command with this name
already exists an error is reported unless [!] is specified, in which case the
command is redefined. Unlike Vim, the command may start with a lowercase
letter.

The command's behavior can be specified by providing attributes when the
command is defined.

|E175| |E176| |:command-nargs| +
Argument handling

By default user commands accept no arguments. This can be changed by specifying
the -nargs attribute.

The valid values are:
`----------`--------------------------------------------------------------------
*-nargs=0* No arguments are allowed (default)
*-nargs=1* One argument is allowed
*-nargs=** Zero or more arguments are allowed
*-nargs=?* Zero or one argument is allowed
*-nargs=+* One or more arguments are allowed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|E180| |E181| |:command-complete| +
Argument completion

Completion for arguments to user defined commands is not available by default.
Completion can be enabled by specifying one of the following arguments to the
-complete option when defining the command.
`----------------`--------------------------------------------------------------
*altstyle*       alternate author style sheets
*bookmark*       bookmarks
*buffer*         buffers
*color*          color schemes
*command*        Ex commands
*dialog*         Firefox dialogs
*dir*            directories
*environment*    environment variables
*event*          autocommand events
*file*           files
*help*           help tags
*highlight*      highlight groups
*javascript*     JavaScript expressions
*macro*          named macros
*mapping*        user mappings
*menu*           menu items
*option*         Vimperator options
*preference*     Firefox preferences
*search*         search engines and keywords
*shellcmd*       shell commands
*sidebar*        sidebar panels
*url*            URLs
*usercommand*    user commands
*custom,{func}*  custom completion, provided by {func}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|E467| |E468| |:command-completion-custom| +
Custom completion

Custom completion can be provided by specifying the "custom,{func}" argument to
-complete. The {func} is called with two arguments, a completion context, and
an object describing the command's arguments. It should set the context's
\'completions' property, or return an object, with \'items' and \'start'
properties, describing the completions and where the replacement is to start.

*start* is the index into the word being completed at which the returned values
should be applied and *completions* is a two dimensional array of the form:
[[arg1, description1], [arg2, description2], ...]

// TODO: add examples

|E177| |E178| |:command-count| +
Count handling

By default user commands do not accept a count. Use the -count attribute if
you'd like to have a count passed to your user command. This will then be
available for expansion as <count> in the argument.

|:command-bang| +
Special cases

By default a user command does not have a special version, i.e. a version
executed with the ! modifier. Providing the -bang attribute will enable this
and <bang> will be available in the argument.

|:command-replacement-text| +
Replacement text

The replacement text {rep} is scanned for escape sequences and these are
replaced with values from the user-entered command line. The resulting string
is then executed as an Ex command.

The valid escape sequences are:
`----------`--------------------------------------------------------------------
*<args>*   The command arguments exactly as supplied
*<count>*  Any supplied count, e.g. 5
*<bang>*   ! if the command was executed with the ! modifier
*<lt>*     A literal '<' character to allow for a literal copy of one of the escape sequences. E.g. <lt>args> will expand to a literal <args>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"q-" can be prefixed to the escape sequence so that the value is quoted, making
it suitable for expression evaluation. Example: <q-args>
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|:comc| |:comclear| +
||:comc[lear]||
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Delete all user-defined commands.
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|:delc| |:delcommand|
||:delc[ommand] {cmd}|| +
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Delete the user-defined command {cmd}.
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section:Examples[command-examples]

Add a :Google command to search via google:

\{nbsp}[c]:command -nargs=* Google open google <args>[c]

// TODO: add decent examples

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