How to break a line in vim in normal mode?

Question

I would like to break a line (at the location of the cursor) in to two lines without leaving normal mode (entering insert or command-line mode). Is this possible?

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Answer 1

As far as I know this isn't possible without entering insert mode. You can however macro it with something like (replace Z with whatever key you want to use)

nmap Z ik$

basically this maps the key 'Z' to enter insert mode 'i', insert a carriage return '', leave insert mode '', go up a line 'k' and finally go to the end of the line '$'