created 2005 · complexity basic · author Christopher Auer · version 5.7
As you all may know with 'o' or 'O' you can insert a new line after/before the current line. But both commands enter the insert mode, which may sometimes not what you want. I put this in my vimrc-file to insert a new-line after the current line by pressing Enter (Shift-Enter for inserting a line before the current line):
map <S-Enter> O<Esc> map <CR> o<Esc>
If you want to stay in the line where you have been before use the following maps:
map <S-Enter> O<Esc>j map <CR> o<Esc>k
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It's also a nice idea to map something like
nnoremap <C-J> a<CR><Esc>k$
because it's the opposite of Shift-J. A more sophisticated solution would be
nnoremap <C-J> ciW<CR><Esc>:if match( @", "^\\s*$") < 0<Bar>exec "norm P-$diw+"<Bar>endif<CR>
For whatever reason, I was unable to get the suggest mapping with <S-Enter> and <CR> to work properly (both ended up inserting below). So I did:
map <F8> o<Esc> map <F9> O<Esc>
Which works fine for me.
<S-Enter> and <CR> will work separately in gvim but not in urxvt. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/598113/can-terminals-detect-shift-enter-or-control-enter
Since I have inoremap jj <Esc> in my .vimrc, it take not too much to type ojj or Ojj.
To add a blank line below or above and keep the cursor in place, I think this is easiest:
nnoremap <C-J> m`o<Esc>`` nnoremap <C-K> m`O<Esc>``
It uses the jump list to remember the cursor position, so it does clutter up that list. But I don't mind. You could use any other mark, like so (uses mark a):
nnoremap <C-J> mao<Esc>`a nnoremap <C-K> maO<Esc>`a