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nnoremap <End> <S-A>        " line comment


Pressing End key then produces the desired effect but vim also appends " line comment to the end of the line!



Is there any way to kinda let vim know where nnoremap directive ends?










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    nnoremap <End> <S-A>        " line comment


    Pressing End key then produces the desired effect but vim also appends " line comment to the end of the line!



    Is there any way to kinda let vim know where nnoremap directive ends?










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      nnoremap <End> <S-A>        " line comment


      Pressing End key then produces the desired effect but vim also appends " line comment to the end of the line!



      Is there any way to kinda let vim know where nnoremap directive ends?










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      nnoremap <End> <S-A>        " line comment


      Pressing End key then produces the desired effect but vim also appends " line comment to the end of the line!



      Is there any way to kinda let vim know where nnoremap directive ends?







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          This is a common pitfall. After :map, everything is taken as the right-hand side. I would recommend to place the comment on a separate line:



          " line comment
          nnoremap <End> <S-A>


          But if you really want to stick with the trailing comments, you can employ the default command separation (with |, with in a mapping has to be either escaped | or written as <Bar>) to append a separate comment "command":



          nnoremap <End> <S-A>|        " line comment




          PS: Instead of <S-A>, you can simply write A :help key-notation.






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          • Thanks, @IngoKarkat, using pipe symbol worked! Weird though, escaping the pipe symbol actually breaks the trick for me. Using <Bar> instead of pipe doesn't work either. I use nvim.

            – arkadyt
            Jan 19 at 21:22













          • Yes, <Bar> or | is for when you want to include the remainder in the mapping, which here is not what you want, so you have to use | here. But it's more common the other way around, that's why I mentioned that as well.

            – Ingo Karkat
            Jan 20 at 18:06











          • I see! Thank you!

            – arkadyt
            Jan 20 at 19:27











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          This is a common pitfall. After :map, everything is taken as the right-hand side. I would recommend to place the comment on a separate line:



          " line comment
          nnoremap <End> <S-A>


          But if you really want to stick with the trailing comments, you can employ the default command separation (with |, with in a mapping has to be either escaped | or written as <Bar>) to append a separate comment "command":



          nnoremap <End> <S-A>|        " line comment




          PS: Instead of <S-A>, you can simply write A :help key-notation.






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          • Thanks, @IngoKarkat, using pipe symbol worked! Weird though, escaping the pipe symbol actually breaks the trick for me. Using <Bar> instead of pipe doesn't work either. I use nvim.

            – arkadyt
            Jan 19 at 21:22













          • Yes, <Bar> or | is for when you want to include the remainder in the mapping, which here is not what you want, so you have to use | here. But it's more common the other way around, that's why I mentioned that as well.

            – Ingo Karkat
            Jan 20 at 18:06











          • I see! Thank you!

            – arkadyt
            Jan 20 at 19:27
















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          This is a common pitfall. After :map, everything is taken as the right-hand side. I would recommend to place the comment on a separate line:



          " line comment
          nnoremap <End> <S-A>


          But if you really want to stick with the trailing comments, you can employ the default command separation (with |, with in a mapping has to be either escaped | or written as <Bar>) to append a separate comment "command":



          nnoremap <End> <S-A>|        " line comment




          PS: Instead of <S-A>, you can simply write A :help key-notation.






          share|improve this answer
























          • Thanks, @IngoKarkat, using pipe symbol worked! Weird though, escaping the pipe symbol actually breaks the trick for me. Using <Bar> instead of pipe doesn't work either. I use nvim.

            – arkadyt
            Jan 19 at 21:22













          • Yes, <Bar> or | is for when you want to include the remainder in the mapping, which here is not what you want, so you have to use | here. But it's more common the other way around, that's why I mentioned that as well.

            – Ingo Karkat
            Jan 20 at 18:06











          • I see! Thank you!

            – arkadyt
            Jan 20 at 19:27














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          This is a common pitfall. After :map, everything is taken as the right-hand side. I would recommend to place the comment on a separate line:



          " line comment
          nnoremap <End> <S-A>


          But if you really want to stick with the trailing comments, you can employ the default command separation (with |, with in a mapping has to be either escaped | or written as <Bar>) to append a separate comment "command":



          nnoremap <End> <S-A>|        " line comment




          PS: Instead of <S-A>, you can simply write A :help key-notation.






          share|improve this answer













          This is a common pitfall. After :map, everything is taken as the right-hand side. I would recommend to place the comment on a separate line:



          " line comment
          nnoremap <End> <S-A>


          But if you really want to stick with the trailing comments, you can employ the default command separation (with |, with in a mapping has to be either escaped | or written as <Bar>) to append a separate comment "command":



          nnoremap <End> <S-A>|        " line comment




          PS: Instead of <S-A>, you can simply write A :help key-notation.







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          answered Jan 18 at 14:29









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          • Thanks, @IngoKarkat, using pipe symbol worked! Weird though, escaping the pipe symbol actually breaks the trick for me. Using <Bar> instead of pipe doesn't work either. I use nvim.

            – arkadyt
            Jan 19 at 21:22













          • Yes, <Bar> or | is for when you want to include the remainder in the mapping, which here is not what you want, so you have to use | here. But it's more common the other way around, that's why I mentioned that as well.

            – Ingo Karkat
            Jan 20 at 18:06











          • I see! Thank you!

            – arkadyt
            Jan 20 at 19:27



















          • Thanks, @IngoKarkat, using pipe symbol worked! Weird though, escaping the pipe symbol actually breaks the trick for me. Using <Bar> instead of pipe doesn't work either. I use nvim.

            – arkadyt
            Jan 19 at 21:22













          • Yes, <Bar> or | is for when you want to include the remainder in the mapping, which here is not what you want, so you have to use | here. But it's more common the other way around, that's why I mentioned that as well.

            – Ingo Karkat
            Jan 20 at 18:06











          • I see! Thank you!

            – arkadyt
            Jan 20 at 19:27

















          Thanks, @IngoKarkat, using pipe symbol worked! Weird though, escaping the pipe symbol actually breaks the trick for me. Using <Bar> instead of pipe doesn't work either. I use nvim.

          – arkadyt
          Jan 19 at 21:22







          Thanks, @IngoKarkat, using pipe symbol worked! Weird though, escaping the pipe symbol actually breaks the trick for me. Using <Bar> instead of pipe doesn't work either. I use nvim.

          – arkadyt
          Jan 19 at 21:22















          Yes, <Bar> or | is for when you want to include the remainder in the mapping, which here is not what you want, so you have to use | here. But it's more common the other way around, that's why I mentioned that as well.

          – Ingo Karkat
          Jan 20 at 18:06





          Yes, <Bar> or | is for when you want to include the remainder in the mapping, which here is not what you want, so you have to use | here. But it's more common the other way around, that's why I mentioned that as well.

          – Ingo Karkat
          Jan 20 at 18:06













          I see! Thank you!

          – arkadyt
          Jan 20 at 19:27





          I see! Thank you!

          – arkadyt
          Jan 20 at 19:27


















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