toggle neovim terminal buffer like nerdtree plugin [closed]

since we have the option to have a terminal inside a neovim buffer. I would very much like to have a way to "toggle" the buffer containing the terminal and have it appear in a fixed position like say the bottom of the screen.

I know that nerdtree does this for me, it toggles with a keybinding to always appear on my left side of the screen. what i wish for is the same with the terminal buffer in neovim. Is there anyone who knows of a plugin like this or how i would create one?

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closed as off-topic by Paul Roub, Samuel Liew♦ Nov 14 '18 at 1:11

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I might have a solution for you. The code below toggles a terminal on the far left with the f4-button:

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 topleft vnew
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

Thanks! That actually works somewhat! i am trying to get it to start work for the bottom, but it refuses to toggle, it jus opens a new buffer window instead. i changed the line: 'topleft vnew' to 'botright new' any ideas?

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:22

The command also adds a lot of [No name] buffers

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:30

I am not very familiar with remote windows, but I would think that you could use windo here. Send a command to all windows, and save winnr() for the window that are terminal buffers to a global variable. Then switch to that window and do the stuff from my function.

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:07

As for the [no name], I'm not sure what is going on. If the exec term fails every time it is run, then obviously it will respawn and hide a lot of buffers, but I thought the code dealt with that. Is your terminal the same one on each toggle, or do you get a new spawn?

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:13

No i checked that, the exec succeds everytime. Also i changed the 'call termopen...' to 'terminal' gives the same results. The terminal is the same even thought it creates a lot of [no name]-buffers. I tried to modify it so instead of 1wincmd i would use '"sbuffer"g:term_buf", but that didnt work

– Kristoffer
May 19 '16 at 14:24

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show 1 more comment

That's my solution to anyone who wanna hide/show a single neovim terminal window of any height.

The terminal will show at very bottom in insert mode. If you wanna change the split behaviour just edit botright new to something else. :help opening-window

let g:term_buf = 0
let g:term_win = 0

function! Term_toggle(height)
 if win_gotoid(g:term_win)
 hide
 else
 botright new
 exec "resize " . a:height
 try
 exec "buffer " . g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen($SHELL, "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 let g:term_win = win_getid()
 endif
endfunction


nnoremap <M-t> :call Term_toggle(10)<cr>
tnoremap <M-t> <C-><C-n>:call Term_toggle(10)<cr>

edited Jun 1 '17 at 15:28

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

add a comment |

I Think this must be a little better more IDE Like,

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 rightbelow new
 12winc -
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 set laststatus=0
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

" Terminal go back to normal mode
tnoremap <Esc> <C-><C-n>
" When switching to terminal windows it goes into insert mode automatically
au BufEnter * if &buftype == 'terminal' | :startinsert | endif

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

I like this better, however it still generates a lot of these empty buffers as well.

– Kristoffer
Apr 27 '17 at 11:52

add a comment |

An simple solution, but it deletes the buffer:

nnoremap <silent> <F3> :split term://zsh <CR>
tnoreamp <silent> <F3> <C-><C-n> :bd! <CR>
autocmd TermOpen * startinsert

the terminal buffer needs to be selected to be closed!

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

add a comment |

4 Answers
4

active

oldest

votes

4 Answers
4

active

oldest

votes

I might have a solution for you. The code below toggles a terminal on the far left with the f4-button:

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 topleft vnew
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

Thanks! That actually works somewhat! i am trying to get it to start work for the bottom, but it refuses to toggle, it jus opens a new buffer window instead. i changed the line: 'topleft vnew' to 'botright new' any ideas?

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:22

The command also adds a lot of [No name] buffers

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:30

I am not very familiar with remote windows, but I would think that you could use windo here. Send a command to all windows, and save winnr() for the window that are terminal buffers to a global variable. Then switch to that window and do the stuff from my function.

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:07

As for the [no name], I'm not sure what is going on. If the exec term fails every time it is run, then obviously it will respawn and hide a lot of buffers, but I thought the code dealt with that. Is your terminal the same one on each toggle, or do you get a new spawn?

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:13

No i checked that, the exec succeds everytime. Also i changed the 'call termopen...' to 'terminal' gives the same results. The terminal is the same even thought it creates a lot of [no name]-buffers. I tried to modify it so instead of 1wincmd i would use '"sbuffer"g:term_buf", but that didnt work

– Kristoffer
May 19 '16 at 14:24

|
show 1 more comment

I might have a solution for you. The code below toggles a terminal on the far left with the f4-button:

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 topleft vnew
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

Thanks! That actually works somewhat! i am trying to get it to start work for the bottom, but it refuses to toggle, it jus opens a new buffer window instead. i changed the line: 'topleft vnew' to 'botright new' any ideas?

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:22

The command also adds a lot of [No name] buffers

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:30

I am not very familiar with remote windows, but I would think that you could use windo here. Send a command to all windows, and save winnr() for the window that are terminal buffers to a global variable. Then switch to that window and do the stuff from my function.

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:07

As for the [no name], I'm not sure what is going on. If the exec term fails every time it is run, then obviously it will respawn and hide a lot of buffers, but I thought the code dealt with that. Is your terminal the same one on each toggle, or do you get a new spawn?

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:13

No i checked that, the exec succeds everytime. Also i changed the 'call termopen...' to 'terminal' gives the same results. The terminal is the same even thought it creates a lot of [no name]-buffers. I tried to modify it so instead of 1wincmd i would use '"sbuffer"g:term_buf", but that didnt work

– Kristoffer
May 19 '16 at 14:24

|
show 1 more comment

I might have a solution for you. The code below toggles a terminal on the far left with the f4-button:

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 topleft vnew
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

I might have a solution for you. The code below toggles a terminal on the far left with the f4-button:

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 topleft vnew
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

answered May 15 '16 at 13:11

jonathf

31625

Thanks! That actually works somewhat! i am trying to get it to start work for the bottom, but it refuses to toggle, it jus opens a new buffer window instead. i changed the line: 'topleft vnew' to 'botright new' any ideas?

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:22

The command also adds a lot of [No name] buffers

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:30

I am not very familiar with remote windows, but I would think that you could use windo here. Send a command to all windows, and save winnr() for the window that are terminal buffers to a global variable. Then switch to that window and do the stuff from my function.

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:07

As for the [no name], I'm not sure what is going on. If the exec term fails every time it is run, then obviously it will respawn and hide a lot of buffers, but I thought the code dealt with that. Is your terminal the same one on each toggle, or do you get a new spawn?

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:13

No i checked that, the exec succeds everytime. Also i changed the 'call termopen...' to 'terminal' gives the same results. The terminal is the same even thought it creates a lot of [no name]-buffers. I tried to modify it so instead of 1wincmd i would use '"sbuffer"g:term_buf", but that didnt work

– Kristoffer
May 19 '16 at 14:24

|
show 1 more comment

Thanks! That actually works somewhat! i am trying to get it to start work for the bottom, but it refuses to toggle, it jus opens a new buffer window instead. i changed the line: 'topleft vnew' to 'botright new' any ideas?

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:22

The command also adds a lot of [No name] buffers

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:30

I am not very familiar with remote windows, but I would think that you could use windo here. Send a command to all windows, and save winnr() for the window that are terminal buffers to a global variable. Then switch to that window and do the stuff from my function.

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:07

As for the [no name], I'm not sure what is going on. If the exec term fails every time it is run, then obviously it will respawn and hide a lot of buffers, but I thought the code dealt with that. Is your terminal the same one on each toggle, or do you get a new spawn?

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:13

No i checked that, the exec succeds everytime. Also i changed the 'call termopen...' to 'terminal' gives the same results. The terminal is the same even thought it creates a lot of [no name]-buffers. I tried to modify it so instead of 1wincmd i would use '"sbuffer"g:term_buf", but that didnt work

– Kristoffer
May 19 '16 at 14:24

Thanks! That actually works somewhat! i am trying to get it to start work for the bottom, but it refuses to toggle, it jus opens a new buffer window instead. i changed the line: 'topleft vnew' to 'botright new' any ideas?

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:22

The command also adds a lot of [No name] buffers

– Kristoffer
May 16 '16 at 11:30

I am not very familiar with remote windows, but I would think that you could use windo here. Send a command to all windows, and save winnr() for the window that are terminal buffers to a global variable. Then switch to that window and do the stuff from my function.

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:07

As for the [no name], I'm not sure what is going on. If the exec term fails every time it is run, then obviously it will respawn and hide a lot of buffers, but I thought the code dealt with that. Is your terminal the same one on each toggle, or do you get a new spawn?

– jonathf
May 19 '16 at 7:13

No i checked that, the exec succeds everytime. Also i changed the 'call termopen...' to 'terminal' gives the same results. The terminal is the same even thought it creates a lot of [no name]-buffers. I tried to modify it so instead of 1wincmd i would use '"sbuffer"g:term_buf", but that didnt work

– Kristoffer
May 19 '16 at 14:24

|
show 1 more comment

That's my solution to anyone who wanna hide/show a single neovim terminal window of any height.

The terminal will show at very bottom in insert mode. If you wanna change the split behaviour just edit botright new to something else. :help opening-window

let g:term_buf = 0
let g:term_win = 0

function! Term_toggle(height)
 if win_gotoid(g:term_win)
 hide
 else
 botright new
 exec "resize " . a:height
 try
 exec "buffer " . g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen($SHELL, "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 let g:term_win = win_getid()
 endif
endfunction


nnoremap <M-t> :call Term_toggle(10)<cr>
tnoremap <M-t> <C-><C-n>:call Term_toggle(10)<cr>

edited Jun 1 '17 at 15:28

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

add a comment |

That's my solution to anyone who wanna hide/show a single neovim terminal window of any height.

The terminal will show at very bottom in insert mode. If you wanna change the split behaviour just edit botright new to something else. :help opening-window

let g:term_buf = 0
let g:term_win = 0

function! Term_toggle(height)
 if win_gotoid(g:term_win)
 hide
 else
 botright new
 exec "resize " . a:height
 try
 exec "buffer " . g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen($SHELL, "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 let g:term_win = win_getid()
 endif
endfunction


nnoremap <M-t> :call Term_toggle(10)<cr>
tnoremap <M-t> <C-><C-n>:call Term_toggle(10)<cr>

edited Jun 1 '17 at 15:28

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

add a comment |

That's my solution to anyone who wanna hide/show a single neovim terminal window of any height.

The terminal will show at very bottom in insert mode. If you wanna change the split behaviour just edit botright new to something else. :help opening-window

let g:term_buf = 0
let g:term_win = 0

function! Term_toggle(height)
 if win_gotoid(g:term_win)
 hide
 else
 botright new
 exec "resize " . a:height
 try
 exec "buffer " . g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen($SHELL, "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 let g:term_win = win_getid()
 endif
endfunction


nnoremap <M-t> :call Term_toggle(10)<cr>
tnoremap <M-t> <C-><C-n>:call Term_toggle(10)<cr>

edited Jun 1 '17 at 15:28

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

That's my solution to anyone who wanna hide/show a single neovim terminal window of any height.

The terminal will show at very bottom in insert mode. If you wanna change the split behaviour just edit botright new to something else. :help opening-window

let g:term_buf = 0
let g:term_win = 0

function! Term_toggle(height)
 if win_gotoid(g:term_win)
 hide
 else
 botright new
 exec "resize " . a:height
 try
 exec "buffer " . g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen($SHELL, "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 startinsert!
 let g:term_win = win_getid()
 endif
endfunction


nnoremap <M-t> :call Term_toggle(10)<cr>
tnoremap <M-t> <C-><C-n>:call Term_toggle(10)<cr>

edited Jun 1 '17 at 15:28

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

edited Jun 1 '17 at 15:28

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

answered May 31 '17 at 0:11

user3762200

12719

add a comment |

I Think this must be a little better more IDE Like,

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 rightbelow new
 12winc -
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 set laststatus=0
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

" Terminal go back to normal mode
tnoremap <Esc> <C-><C-n>
" When switching to terminal windows it goes into insert mode automatically
au BufEnter * if &buftype == 'terminal' | :startinsert | endif

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

I like this better, however it still generates a lot of these empty buffers as well.

– Kristoffer
Apr 27 '17 at 11:52

add a comment |

I Think this must be a little better more IDE Like,

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 rightbelow new
 12winc -
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 set laststatus=0
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

" Terminal go back to normal mode
tnoremap <Esc> <C-><C-n>
" When switching to terminal windows it goes into insert mode automatically
au BufEnter * if &buftype == 'terminal' | :startinsert | endif

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

I like this better, however it still generates a lot of these empty buffers as well.

– Kristoffer
Apr 27 '17 at 11:52

add a comment |

I Think this must be a little better more IDE Like,

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 rightbelow new
 12winc -
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 set laststatus=0
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

" Terminal go back to normal mode
tnoremap <Esc> <C-><C-n>
" When switching to terminal windows it goes into insert mode automatically
au BufEnter * if &buftype == 'terminal' | :startinsert | endif

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

I Think this must be a little better more IDE Like,

let g:term_buf = 0
function! Term_toggle()
 1wincmd w
 if g:term_buf == bufnr("")
 setlocal bufhidden=hide
 close
 else
 rightbelow new
 12winc -
 try
 exec "buffer ".g:term_buf
 catch
 call termopen("bash", "detach": 0)
 let g:term_buf = bufnr("")
 endtry
 set laststatus=0
 startinsert!
 endif
endfunction
nnoremap <f4> :call Term_toggle()<cr>

" Terminal go back to normal mode
tnoremap <Esc> <C-><C-n>
" When switching to terminal windows it goes into insert mode automatically
au BufEnter * if &buftype == 'terminal' | :startinsert | endif

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

answered Nov 26 '16 at 18:10

pyros2097

14518

I like this better, however it still generates a lot of these empty buffers as well.

– Kristoffer
Apr 27 '17 at 11:52

add a comment |

I like this better, however it still generates a lot of these empty buffers as well.

– Kristoffer
Apr 27 '17 at 11:52

I like this better, however it still generates a lot of these empty buffers as well.

– Kristoffer
Apr 27 '17 at 11:52

add a comment |

An simple solution, but it deletes the buffer:

nnoremap <silent> <F3> :split term://zsh <CR>
tnoreamp <silent> <F3> <C-><C-n> :bd! <CR>
autocmd TermOpen * startinsert

the terminal buffer needs to be selected to be closed!

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

add a comment |

An simple solution, but it deletes the buffer:

nnoremap <silent> <F3> :split term://zsh <CR>
tnoreamp <silent> <F3> <C-><C-n> :bd! <CR>
autocmd TermOpen * startinsert

the terminal buffer needs to be selected to be closed!

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

add a comment |

An simple solution, but it deletes the buffer:

nnoremap <silent> <F3> :split term://zsh <CR>
tnoreamp <silent> <F3> <C-><C-n> :bd! <CR>
autocmd TermOpen * startinsert

the terminal buffer needs to be selected to be closed!

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

An simple solution, but it deletes the buffer:

nnoremap <silent> <F3> :split term://zsh <CR>
tnoreamp <silent> <F3> <C-><C-n> :bd! <CR>
autocmd TermOpen * startinsert

the terminal buffer needs to be selected to be closed!

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

answered Jun 9 '18 at 14:28

user9618012

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