nmap to simulate shift-insert in insert mode

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In vim I would like to create a key map for gp in normal mode so that it switches to insert mode and simulate the shift+insert key press and goes back to normal mode.

here is what I tried: nmap gp i<S-Insert><esc>

All it does is insert the text <S-Insert> instead of pressing executing shift+insert.

I've looked at Paste in insert mode? but the I can't get the contents of what I'm pasting from a buffer.

`gp` is a bit ergonomic to type than shit+insert. I also intend to do `:set paste` and `:set nopaste` to allow pasting code — Patrick Forget, Jan 26 '18 at 20:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '18 at 00:46

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You have to enter the control characters directly. You do this by pressing <C-V><Wanted Character> in insert mode.

For more on this see i_CTRL-V.

answered Jan 27 '18 at 00:46

hgiesel

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have you tried setting `` in this way? It doesn't work for me. – Patrick Forget Feb 06 '18 at 16:15

nmap to simulate shift-insert in insert mode

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