*terminal_emulator.txt*   Nvim


		 NVIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Thiago de Arruda


Terminal emulator					   *terminal-emulator*

Nvim embeds a VT220/xterm terminal emulator based on libvterm. The terminal is
presented as a special buffer type, asynchronously updated from the virtual
terminal as data is received from the program connected to it.

Terminal buffers behave mostly like normal 'nomodifiable' buffers, except:
- Plugins can set 'modifiable' to modify text, but lines cannot be deleted.
- 'scrollback' controls how many off-screen lines are kept.
- Terminal output is followed if the cursor is on the last line.

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Spawning					  *terminal-emulator-spawning*

There are 3 ways to create a terminal buffer:

- By invoking the |:terminal| ex command.
- By calling the |termopen()| function.
- By editing a file with a name matching `term://(.{-}//(\d+:)?)?\zs.*`.
  For example:
>
    :edit term://bash
    :vsplit term://top
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    Note: The "term://" pattern is handled by a BufReadCmd handler, so the
    |autocmd-nested| modifier is required to use it in an autocmd. >
        autocmd VimEnter * nested split term://sh
<    This is only mentioned for reference; use |:terminal| instead.

When the terminal spawns the program, the buffer will start to mirror the
terminal display and change its name to `term://{cwd}//{pid}:{cmd}`.
The "term://..." scheme enables |:mksession| to "restore" a terminal buffer by
restarting the {cmd} when the session is loaded.

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Input						     *terminal-emulator-input*

To send input, enter terminal mode using any command that would enter "insert
mode" in a normal buffer, such as |i| or |:startinsert|. In this mode all keys
except <C-\><C-N> are sent to the underlying program. Use <C-\><C-N> to return
to normal mode. |CTRL-\_CTRL-N|

Terminal mode has its own |:tnoremap| namespace for mappings, this can be used
to automate any terminal interaction. To map <Esc> to exit terminal mode: >
    :tnoremap <Esc> <C-\><C-n>
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Navigating to other windows is only possible in normal mode. For convenience,
you could use these mappings: >
    :tnoremap <A-h> <C-\><C-n><C-w>h
    :tnoremap <A-j> <C-\><C-n><C-w>j
    :tnoremap <A-k> <C-\><C-n><C-w>k
    :tnoremap <A-l> <C-\><C-n><C-w>l
    :nnoremap <A-h> <C-w>h
    :nnoremap <A-j> <C-w>j
    :nnoremap <A-k> <C-w>k
    :nnoremap <A-l> <C-w>l
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Then you can use `Alt+{h,j,k,l}` to navigate between windows from any mode.

Mouse input is supported, and has the following behavior:

- If the program has enabled mouse events, the corresponding events will be
  forwarded to the program.
- If mouse events are disabled (the default), terminal focus will be lost and
  the event will be processed as in a normal buffer.
- If another window is clicked, terminal focus will be lost and nvim will jump
  to the clicked window
- If the mouse wheel is used while the mouse is positioned in another window,
  the terminal wont lose focus and the hovered window will be scrolled.

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Configuration				     *terminal-emulator-configuration*

Options:		'scrollback'
Events:			|TermOpen|, |TermClose|
Highlight groups:	|hl-TermCursor|, |hl-TermCursorNC|

Terminal colors can be customized with these variables:

- `{g,b}:terminal_color_$NUM`: The terminal color palette, where `$NUM` is the
  color index, between 0 and 255 inclusive. This setting only affects UIs with
  RGB capabilities; for normal terminals the color index is simply forwarded.

The `{g,b}:terminal_color_$NUM` variables are processed only when the terminal
starts (after |TermOpen|).

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Status Variables				    *terminal-emulator-status*

Terminal buffers maintain some information about the terminal in buffer-local
variables:

- *b:term_title* The settable title of the terminal, typically displayed in
  the window title or tab title of a graphical terminal emulator. Programs
  running in the terminal can set this title via an escape sequence.
- *b:terminal_job_id* The nvim job ID of the job running in the terminal. See
  |job-control| for more information.
- *b:terminal_job_pid* The PID of the top-level process running in the
  terminal.

These variables are initialized before TermOpen, so you can use them in
a local 'statusline'. Example: >
    :autocmd TermOpen * setlocal statusline=%{b:term_title}
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