Mapping a key causes Vim to perform a sequence of operations when a specified key is pressed. See:
- Mapping keys in Vim - Tutorial (Part 1)
- Mapping keys in Vim - Tutorial (Part 2)
- Mapping keys in Vim - Tutorial (Part 3)
- Short mappings for common tasks examples of useful mappings
Keys to map[]
For information on which keys to map, see :help map-which-keys and :help keycodes and part 2 of the tutorial. It is also possible to map mouse events, see part 1 of the tutorial.
In insert mode, you can determine the name of a special key by pressing Ctrl-K then pressing the special key. For example, enter i to enter insert mode, then press Ctrl-K followed by Ctrl-Left (hold down the Ctrl key and press the left arrow key). Vim will insert the name of the key, namely <C-Left>.
The keys above the cursor arrows keys are:
<Insert><Del><Home><End><PageUp><PageDown>
The keys on the numeric keypad are:
<kDivide><kMultiply><kHome><kEnd><kPageUp><kPageDown><kMinus><kPlus><kEnter><kPoint><k0>to<k9>
Comments[]
I don't know whether to make this a "tip". Perhaps an overview with a quickref is useful? Should we think if a couple of pages like this might be created, but not given the "tip" template at the top? JohnBeckett (talk) 04:11, July 30, 2012 (UTC)