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.vimrc to tmux send-keys the current line
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| function! SendLineToTmux(no_return) abort | |
| let target = '' | |
| let restore_focus = 0 | |
| let current_pane = '' | |
| " Only do targeting / restore logic if inside tmux (opening the script in the last pane) | |
| if exists('$TMUX') | |
| let current_pane = substitute(system('tmux display-message -p "#{pane_id}"'), '\n$', '', '') | |
| " Jump to last active pane to get its ID, then target it | |
| call system('tmux last-pane') | |
| let target_pane = substitute(system('tmux display-message -p "#{pane_id}"'), '\n$', '', '') | |
| let target = '-t ' . target_pane | |
| let restore_focus = 1 | |
| endif | |
| let line = getline('.') | |
| " Decide what command to run | |
| if line =~ '^$' | |
| " Empty line: send Enter | |
| call system('tmux send-keys '.target.' C-M') | |
| elseif line =~ '^\(---\|###\|///\)\s\+tmux' | |
| " Lines starting with --- ... tmux → run directly | |
| let cmd = substitute(line, '^\(---\|###\|///\)\s\+', '', '') | |
| call system(cmd) | |
| else | |
| " Normal sending | |
| if a:no_return | |
| call system('tmux send-keys '.target.' -- '.shellescape(line)) | |
| else | |
| call system('tmux send-keys '.target.' -- '.shellescape(line).' C-M') | |
| endif | |
| endif | |
| " Restore focus only if needed | |
| if restore_focus | |
| call system('tmux select-pane -t ' . current_pane) | |
| endif | |
| endfunction | |
| # key mappings | |
| " Space: send without Enter (I use space because that's what my clicker sends) | |
| nnoremap <space> :call SendLineToTmux(1)<CR>j | |
| " Ctrl-Space (may appear as <C-@>): send with Enter | |
| nnoremap <C-@> :call SendLineToTmux(0)<CR> | |
| nnoremap C-Space> :call SendLineToTmux(0)<CR> | |
| # other commands | |
| set paste | |
| set tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 expandtab |
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