This category is for tips about using Vim with various terminal programs.

Terminal programs include (but are not limited to) PuTTY, xterm, and SecureCRT

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“XTerm and most other modern terminal emulaters support 256 colors, you can use a script to check...

256 colors in vim

Xterm256 color names for console Vim

“If, like me, you don't want to use the GUI vim because you work in an xterm most of the time...

Using the mouse for Vim in an xterm

“This tip contains information on using Vim over PuTTY. PuTTY is a terminal emulator for Windows...

PuTTY numeric keypad mappings

“Xterm, by default, sets eightBitInput to true, meaning that the eighth bit is set for meta...

Get Alt key to work in terminal

“I got addicted to using Vim shortcuts like h,j,k,l, b (back one word), e (forward one word), and...

Use vi shortcuts in terminal

“After I upgraded to Vim 7, I had problems when using the arrow keys for navigation in insert...

Fix broken arrow key navigation in insert mode

“The only way I managed to do this was to first load the desert color scheme (:colorscheme...

Desert color scheme with Vim in PuTTY