 | Chapter 31 Creating Custom Commands in vi |  |
| Chapter 31 Creating Custom Commands in vi | |
For years, I assumed that I could map (31.2) only a few keys in vi-the characters like v and A that aren't used. For instance, if I mapped F to do something else, I thought I'd lose that handy "forward one screen" command. You think the same thing? Then we're both wrong!
Just use the noremap option. Here's a simple example. You can make F the "show file information" (normally G ) command. Then, make A take over the "forward (ahead) one screen" function. Put these lines in your .exrc file (30.6):
set noremap map F G map A F
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| 31.13 Making Cursor Keys Work in vi Text-input Mode |  | 31.15 Fooling vi into Allowing Complex Macros |
