Insert a newline without entering in insert mode, vim

Question

I want insert newlines in normal mode in vim using Shift-Enter and Ctrl-Enter. I try some solutions and mixing solutions from Vim Wikia - Insert newline wi

Answer 1

How about this if you just don't want to press ESC

yypd$

Answer 2

Yank an empty line and shift-paste it:

Starting with cursor on empty line:

yy + (shift + p)

"yy" yanks the line, and "shift + p" insert it below, without entering insert mode.

Answer 3

This is what I use:

nmap <CR> :a<CR><CR>.<CR>

I tried nmap <CR> o<Esc>, but it made UI glitchy as it was switching to insert mode and back.

Answer 4

You can use a hack to do this.

In edit mode, you can use p to paste the current clipboard. Since o adds a newline, you can use o<ESC>ddp to add a new line below the cursor; from there, p will add a new line until you delete something else.

Answer 5

Due to the way that the keyboard input is handled internally, this unfortunately isn't generally possible today. (This particular case should work in GVIM, though.) Some key combinations, like Ctrl + non-alphabetic cannot be mapped, and Ctrl + letter vs. Ctrl + Shift + letter cannot be distinguished. (Unless your terminal sends a distinct termcap code for it, which most don't.) In insert or command-line mode, try typing the key combination. If nothing happens / is inserted, you cannot use that key combination. This also applies to <Tab> / <C-I>, <CR> / <C-M> / <Esc> / <C-[> etc. (Only exception is <BS> / <C-H>.) This is a known pain point, and the subject of various discussions on vim_dev and the #vim IRC channel.

Some people (foremost Paul LeoNerd Evans) want to fix that (even for console Vim in terminals that support this), and have floated various proposals.

But as of today, no patches or volunteers have yet come forward, though many have expressed a desire to have this in a future Vim 8 major release.

Answer 6

I use :s/\n/\r\r/g (subsitute the newline with two newlines, which is the same as "o").