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description

This plugin makes the command-line mode behave more like the Unix command line, by adding Emacs-style mappings (like in the Bash shell).  Some of the mappings just map existing vim commands, but the rest implement functionality that is not available natively. Repository: https://github.com/houtsnip/vim-emacscommandline MOVEMENT CTRL-A         move cursor to beginning of line CTRL-E         move cursor to end of line (i.e the native vim behaviour:                  see c_CTRL-E).  Not actually a re-mapping, but noted here                  anyway for completeness. CTRL-B         move cursor one character backwards CTRL-F         move cursor one character forwards (overwrites c_CTRL-F) META-B         move cursor one word backwards META-F         move cursor one word forwards DELETION CTRL-D         delete character under cursor CTRL-K         kill line (delete from character under cursor to end of line)                  (overwrites insert digraph: see c_CTRL-K.  This is a shame,                  but personally I don't use this much in command-line mode.) CTRL-U         backwards kill line (delete backwards to beginning of line)                  (i.e. the same behaviour as in Bash: unix-line-discard) META-D         delete word under cursor META-Backspace delete word backwards CTRL-W         delete backwards to previous white-space character                  (i.e. the same behaviour as in Bash: unix-word-rubout) HISTORY CTRL-P         previous line in history (same as <Up>) CTRL-N         next line in history (same as <Down>) META-R         search history backwards                  (It would be nice to use the mapping CTRL-R, but this is                  already used for insert register: see c_CTRL-R.) OTHER CTRL-Y         paste (yank) last deleted text (overwrites c_CTRL-Y).                  Note that in Emacs, 'yank' means 'paste', whereas in vim it                  means 'copy'.  The same text is also available in the                  registry 'c'. CTRL-_         undo last change (overwrites c_CTRL-_) CTRL-X_CTRL-U   "    "    " CTRL-Z         toggle command-line as external command (overwrites suspend                  vim in the terminal) OLD KEYS The old functions are all mapped to the same combination prefixed by CTRL-O. So for example, to open the command-line window (see c_CTRL-F), press instead CTRL-O_CTRL-F. WARNING This plugin buggers up the expression register (i.e. c_CTRL-R_=).  This is a limitation of vim.  I don't know how to switch these mappings off in the expression register and I don't think it's possible. However I never use the expression register except in mappings, so it doesn't affect me.

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
emacscommandline.zip	1.3	2017-11-16	7.0	Houtsnip -	Added mappings for following — • go to first / last line in history (Meta-< and Meta->) • transpose character under cursor with previous character (Ctrl-T)
emacscommandline.zip	1.2	2017-11-08	7.0	Houtsnip -	New features: • added many options to allow customization of plug-in • made Ctrl-E, Ctrl-F, Ctrl-K, and Meta-D mappings use native vim functionality when cursor is at end of line • changed search command line mapping (Meta-R) now use Ctrl-R, and made it use the native functionality except when the command line is empty • added Ctrl-G mapping (abort command line)
emacscommandline.tar.gz	1.1	2011-06-06	7.0	Houtsnip -	Fixed <Backspace> and <Del> for multi-byte characters
emacscommandline.tar.gz	1.0	2011-04-18	7.0	Houtsnip -	Initial upload

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