Multiple commands on same line

Question

I\'ve been trying to find something that will let me run multiple commands on the same line in Vim, akin to using semicolons to separate commands in *nix systems or &a

Answer 1

Put <CR> (Carriage Return/Enter) between and after commands. For example:

map <F5> :w<CR>:!make && ./run<CR>

Don't use | because:

• Some commands have problems if you use | after them

• | does not work consistently in configuration files, see :help map_bar