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Is it possible to map to save in vim in a standard terminal? I know how to set it in my vimrc but am not sure if it is possible to pass it from terminal to vim instead of attempting to save the terminal.

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    Would MacVim be an option ? It uses cmd+s for saving. And you can start it from terminal with mvim. – iolsmit Apr 20 '12 at 10:36
  • I am using vim with tmux so macvim wouldn't work. – TCoville Apr 27 '12 at 1:48
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Yes you should be able to set up a key mapping in your .vimrc file so that when you press command - S it maps to :w Also here is something else to go on that you can modify as well Map Ctrl-S to save current or new files

  • First thing is to reassign the the Command - S functionality for the Application. Do this in the Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts System Preference Pane.

For example, you will want to add in a new Application Short cut for the Terminal app, then map to the Menu title "Export Text As..." to another keyboard command something that you don't use, e.g. control - s or etc. should be fine.

Something such as this noted below* you can add to you .vimrc:

:map <M-s> :w<kEnter>  "Works in normal mode, must press Esc first"
:imap <M-s> <Esc>:w<kEnter>i "Works in insert mode, saves and puts back in insert mode"

*This was verified working on the X11 terminal on OS X Lion.

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  • Thanks, will keep an eye on that thread to see if there is a way to get cmd-s passed to the app. – TCoville Apr 27 '12 at 1:48
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For people still coming across this, I've written up an inverse of MrDaniel's solution (that is, mapping any MacVim / system-wide ⌘-sequence to command-line vim), and posted it to his other question. It's more complex than his solution, but then allows you to (with some effort) remap any ⌘-sequence into any command-line program.

It works well for me, and I hope it can help you too. <3

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