I want to map my NERDTREE toggle to Cmd + space but I don't know what character represents Mac's command key in .vimrc. I searched and found that we can use 'D' to represent cmd key from this link, but it doesn't work. BTW I am using vim from the terminal not MacVim.
asked Dec 6, 2016 at 7:59
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2stackoverflow.com/a/9499124/2836621– Mark SetchellDec 6, 2016 at 8:48
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It is true that <D- maps to command key. You can see it by :help <D-.
However, this will not work in your vim+terminal. It only works in MacVim. See here
The best shot for your intention is to map the combination as hex code, sending to terminal.
Still I will not recommend doing this. command is too important for mac os environment. For example, anyone uses an input method can't map it to command+space.\
Please consider using the usual method here: <leader>.
iTerm2 can do this - here I mapped command enter to :wq
answered Sep 2, 2017 at 21:47
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3Send text with "vim" special Chars will also take vim key map style syntax, ie. "\<D-S>". The leading backslash is required, see iterm2-discuss.narkive.com/2T4MenGn/… Jul 21, 2021 at 17:15
An example in iTerm 2 of mapping CMD+p to vim's Meta P to call :CtrlP command. This has the advantage that Meta is usually not used for anything so it won't clash with existing commands.
And on .vimrc you'd add
map <M-p> :CtrlP<CR>
answered Aug 2, 2022 at 18:20
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You forgot to mention that you are using Iterm2. Maybe mention that in bold ? Great answer. Mar 24, 2023 at 22:19
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Thanks for the suggestion, I updated the answer with that fact. Mar 28, 2023 at 16:16
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With IdeaVim you can use: <M-*>, for example <M-c> means Cmd + c
answered Oct 3, 2019 at 10:15
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What does the * stand for? Could you go into a little more detail, thank you. Dec 28, 2022 at 17:17
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@SerkanSipahi yes, * stands for any key you want.
<M-c>means Cmd + c. Jan 29, 2023 at 14:23