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Vim — What is the name of "q and colon" mode? ( A. command-line window )

Vim — What is the name of "q and colon" mode? ( A. command line window )

Or named "command window".

I mean "q and colon" ( q: ).

Not "colon and q" means quit vim ( :q ).

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How hard to google this keyword.

  • Google "Vim q and colon" (No results)
  • Google "Vim q before colon" (No results)
  • Google "Vim colon after q" (No results)
  • Google "Vim command line q colon" (No results)

In Vim window "Command line" word is displayed.

Finally I found result with "Vim command line q" keyword on Googling.

Document

OPEN						*c_CTRL-F* *q:* *q/* *q?*

There are two ways to open the command-line window:
6. Command-line window				*cmdline-window* *cmdwin*

							*command-line-window*
In the command-line window the command line can be edited just like editing
text in any window.  It is a special kind of window, because you cannot leave
it in a normal way.
{not available when compiled without the |+cmdline_hist| or |+vertsplit|
feature}

Vim documentation: cmdline

Ref

Vim command window

...

q: — Open with a command history from normal mode
q/ — Open with a search history from normal mode (to search forward)
q? — Open with a search history from normal mode (to search backward)
Ctrl+F — Open with a command history from command mode

Vim command window | Arabesque

TODO

My creazy little things called dream is write abount a article named …

"Completely Summarizing : How hard to Googling keywords about Vim"

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@rafgugi
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rafgugi commented Apr 5, 2023

super helpful. have no idea since the past year 😅

@kassadin
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kassadin commented May 5, 2023

From now on, this will be a gathering place for q:

@Constantin1489
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Thank you!

@joshua9900sudo
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ㅋㅋㅋㅋ thank you!

@ChenW12
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ChenW12 commented Aug 21, 2023

Very helpful! Thank you!

@sykire
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sykire commented Apr 16, 2024

I'll add these keyword just so Google catches it later:
vim q colon
q colon
q:
neovim q colon
nvim q colon
q colon command history

@b4shful
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b4shful commented May 23, 2024

Thanks for this!
Position #3 in Google searches for vim q: and vim "q:"!
May this gist forever have good SEO.

Keyword time let's go!
vim q colon
q colon
q:
neovim q colon
nvim q colon
q colon command history
q: vim
q: neovim
q: nvim
vim q:
vim "q:"
neovim q:
neovim "q:"

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