Vim mapping with user input

Question

I\'m wondering if it\'s possible in Vim to create a mapping (for normal mode) that allows user input before the mapping executes.

I want to create a mapping for a shortc

Answer 1

An alternative would be create a custom command and use a mapping to call the new command.

command! -nargs=+ -complete=file -bar Grep grep! |cw

Now you can create your mapping:

nnoremap  :Grep

You probably also want to stay away from mapping the F key as it a pretty handy mapping.

For more help see:

:h :command