Detect if a key is bound to something in vim

vim key-bindings
K. Norbert picture K. Norbert · Mar 20, 2010 · Viewed 36.2k times · Source

I'd like to know if there is a way to figure out if a key does something in vim. I know that I can use :map to see user-defined mappings, but is there something for the built-in stuff?

For example, I always had CTRL-W bound to close tab, because I thought that it was unused. After half a year, I found out that there are some sequences that use it, like CTRL-W CTRL-S to split the window, and it was a nightmare to retrain myself.

Answer

skeept picture skeept · Mar 20, 2010

If you check out the suggested answer by Randy Morris you will find that

:help index

will give you the list you want.

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