Vim mapping with user input

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I'm wondering if it's possible in Vim to create a mapping (for normal mode) that allows user input before the mapping executes. I want to create a mapping for a shortcut for my most used grep command. I want the command to allow to to enter what I'm searching for then execute on enter. This is sort of what I want: ``` nmap F :grep! "*user input*":cw ``` I can't figure out how to pause and take user input. Am I even thinking about this the right way? Are there better ways to do what I'm trying to?

Accepted Answer

An alternative would be create a custom command and use a mapping to call the new command. ``` command! -nargs=+ -complete=file -bar Grep grep! |cw ``` Now you can create your mapping: ``` nnoremap :Grep ``` You probably also want to stay away from mapping the `F` key as it a pretty handy mapping. For more help see: ``` :h :command ```

Vim mapping with user input

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