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Eric Hu
Eric Hu

Reputation: 18218

What is the name of the mode encountered with :buffers?

In vim, typing :buffers and a few other commands shows a results page. This page feels like a crippled normal mode, as h,j,k, and l can navigate, but other commands like ctrl-u and ctrl-d can't. Visual mode can't be used to select text in this mode, either.

What is the name of this mode?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 45

Answers (1)

glts
glts

Reputation: 22734

The common term for this is the "hit-enter prompt". Rereading the relevant bits in the docs, however, we learn that there are in fact two very similar prompt modes. What you are dealing with is the "more prompt".

You can find out everything about it at :h more-prompt.

Upvotes: 5

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