In NeoVim (not really Vim but humor me :P), I can create panes with terminals in it. So I don't need Tmux anymore. Also, I can use Vim bindings for scrolling through the terminal panes and copy stuff. That feature made my workflow way more fluid.
I’m actually the other way around in regards to neovim’s :terminal, though. I am using tmux, and prefer splitting the tmux window instead of starting a terminal session in Vim.
I must say I’ve never taken the time to set :terminal up properly, as I’m still getting a couple of “command not found” errors when starting it.
Fun fact: I’ve actually tried using tmux splits instead of Vim’s built-in ones a while back, but that didn’t really work because I didn’t find a way to share sessions between Vim instances.
So, what does your workflow look like? Do you open up Vim and do everything from there, in one instance?
Yes, I do everything inside Nvim now. When I was using Vim+Tmux, I was using a plugin for moving between Vim and Tmux panes transparently. I also needed special config for getting access to the system's clipboard. That wasn't necessary when I got rid of Tmux. Are you using those plugins?
The only thing I had to do for getting my Nvim's terminal splits just the same as iTerm's was to source my .bashrc file inside .bash_profile. I also added some useful mappings like:
" Maps ESC to exit terminal's insert mode
if has('nvim')
tnoremap <Esc> <C-\><C-n>
endif
" Maps ctrl-b + c to open a new tab window
nnoremap <C-b>c :tabnew +terminal<CR>
tnoremap <C-b>c <C-\><C-n>:tabnew +terminal<CR>
" Maps ctrl-b + " to open a new horizontal split with a terminal
nnoremap <C-b>" :new +terminal<CR>
tnoremap <C-b>" <C-\><C-n>:new +terminal<CR>
" Maps ctrl-b + % to open a new vertical split with a terminal
nnoremap <C-b>% :vnew +terminal<CR>
tnoremap <C-b>% <C-\><C-n>:vnew +terminal<cr>
also removed the number lines and got terminal buffers to automatically enter into insert mode with
augroup neovim_terminal
autocmd!
" Enter Terminal-mode (insert) automatically
autocmd TermOpen * startinsert
" Disables number lines on terminal buffers
autocmd TermOpen * :set nonumber norelativenumber
augroup END
I'm attaching a screenshot of my current setup. Also here's my dot file repo if you want to take a look 🤓 github.com/jesusabarca/.dotfiles
In NeoVim (not really Vim but humor me :P), I can create panes with terminals in it. So I don't need Tmux anymore. Also, I can use Vim bindings for scrolling through the terminal panes and copy stuff. That feature made my workflow way more fluid.
Terminal panes have been in Vim since 8.1 I think. This is still commonly touted as a reason to use neovim, but it's not really an issue nowadays.
Cool, I didn't know that. I went from Vim 7.x directly to Nvim.
I personally prefer just using iTerm panes.
Don't worry, I’m a neovim user myself. ✊
I’m actually the other way around in regards to neovim’s
:terminal, though. I am using tmux, and prefer splitting the tmux window instead of starting a terminal session in Vim.I must say I’ve never taken the time to set
:terminalup properly, as I’m still getting a couple of “command not found” errors when starting it.Fun fact: I’ve actually tried using tmux splits instead of Vim’s built-in ones a while back, but that didn’t really work because I didn’t find a way to share sessions between Vim instances.
So, what does your workflow look like? Do you open up Vim and do everything from there, in one instance?
Yes, I do everything inside Nvim now. When I was using Vim+Tmux, I was using a plugin for moving between Vim and Tmux panes transparently. I also needed special config for getting access to the system's clipboard. That wasn't necessary when I got rid of Tmux. Are you using those plugins?
The only thing I had to do for getting my Nvim's terminal splits just the same as iTerm's was to source my
.bashrcfile inside.bash_profile. I also added some useful mappings like:also removed the number lines and got terminal buffers to automatically enter into insert mode with
I'm attaching a screenshot of my current setup. Also here's my dot file repo if you want to take a look 🤓 github.com/jesusabarca/.dotfiles
Current setup:
I use vim-tmux-navigator to switch between Vim and tmux splits, configure Vim to use the unnamed paste buffer, and use reattach-to-user-namespace to do the same in tmux (although that doesn’t seem to be required anymore).
I’ll try the built-in terminal again sometime soon, though!