How to map mac command key in vim?

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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.

http://stackoverflow.com/a/9499124/2836621 – Mark Setchell Dec 06 '16 at 08:48 — Mark Setchell, Dec 06 '16 at 08:48

score 33 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 02 '17 at 21:47

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iTerm2 can do this - here I mapped command enter to :wq

answered Sep 02 '17 at 21:47

Goblinhack

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finally `cmd+/` can comment-out stuff! – Paschalis Oct 31 '19 at 19:03
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Send text with "vim" special Chars will also take vim key map style syntax, ie. "\". The leading backslash is required, see https://iterm2-discuss.narkive.com/2T4MenGn/send-text-with-vim-special-chars-sends-literal-chars – Parker Ault Jul 21 '21 at 17:15

score 32 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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>.

Eduard Kolosovskyi · Answer 3 · 2023-01-29T14:23:49.733

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With IdeaVim you can use: <M-*>, for example <M-c> means Cmd + c

edited Jan 29 '23 at 14:23

answered Oct 03 '19 at 10:15

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What does the * stand for? Could you go into a little more detail, thank you. – Serkan Sipahi Dec 28 '22 at 17:17
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I think it just means "any key you want" – André Willik Valenti Jan 27 '23 at 15:27
@SerkanSipahi yes, * stands for any key you want. `` means Cmd + c. – Eduard Kolosovskyi Jan 29 '23 at 14:23

Guillermo Siliceo Trueba · Answer 4 · 2023-03-28T16:16:29.597

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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>

edited Mar 28 '23 at 16:16

answered Aug 02 '22 at 18:20

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You forgot to mention that you are using Iterm2. Maybe mention that in bold ? Great answer. – Harsh Verma Mar 24 '23 at 22:19
Thanks for the suggestion, I updated the answer with that fact. – Guillermo Siliceo Trueba Mar 28 '23 at 16:16

How to map mac command key in vim?

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