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I realize this may be a small thing, but I enjoy being able to quickly switch between current tabs this way. I'm basically looking for how to put this in my .vimrc file. I've edited key bindings plenty for Sublime Text but not for Vim.

I'm using iTerm as the GUI.

Thanks for any davice!

Alex Cory
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    I suggest using less tab's and learn to [use buffers effectively](http://stackoverflow.com/a/21338192/438329) – Peter Rincker Mar 28 '14 at 13:37
  • While I agree that it's nice to have one consistent way across apps for switching tabs, I've grown fond of having spacebar remapped to :tabnext. Sounds wacky, but it's fast and convenient. `:noremap :tabnext` – btanaka Mar 29 '14 at 20:06

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You can't do that in CLI Vim because:

  • it doesn't understand multiple modifier keys
  • it doesn't understand the ⌘ key anyway (only MacVim does and only in its GUI incarnation)

But you can create custom shortcuts in iTerm itself that send raw characters to the terminal.

iTerm Preferences

Anyway, the default gt and gT are far better, buit-in and guaranteed to work everywhere. What is the most important weapon in your arsenal? Vim or Chrome? Get used to Vim's way or you'll never rip any benefit.

romainl
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  • Well, I didn't get your comment at all. – romainl Mar 28 '14 at 20:44
  • Sorry, yeah that wasn't a very good one. What would I put in my .vimrc file to overwrite anything taking control of those commands? – Alex Cory Mar 28 '14 at 20:58
  • Hmm… `gt` and `gT` are built-in commands, those are the ones you should use. If you want to use other mappings instead, you'll have to create your own custom mappings, something like `nnoremap gt`. But, like I told you, you won't be able to make Vim understand multiple-modifiers or the `Cmd` key so you'll have to think hard about what keys to use for your mappings. Really, use `gt` and `gT`, read the link posted by benjifisher and *drop that stupid Jarvis distribution.* – romainl Mar 28 '14 at 23:27