Ctrl-z plugin

This plugin mimics the behavior of terminal based NeoVim's Ctrl-z command by using the NeoVim's internal terminal buffer instead of the global commandline.

Without this plugin: Ctrl-z hotkey is commonly used to temporary make current NeoVim process a background process while executing a vim command on the commandline.

With this plugin: Ctrl-z hotkey opens NeoVim internal terminal buffer in insert mode. If Ctrl-z is hit again that last active buffer is open again.

Todo

• Full screen terminal mode
• Better screen messages
• Further testing
• Add documentation
• Prevent nvim recursion

Installation

Place this in your init.vim:

Plug 'philippgawlik/vim-ctrlz'

... then run the following in NeoVim:

:source %
:PlugInstall

Features & Configuration

• key-binding to open/change to terminal buffer (replace <C-z> by whatever hotkey you like):

nnoremap <C-z> :call ControlZ("terminal")<CR>

• key-bind to jump back from terminal buffer to last buffer (or stay if no other buffer available)

tnoremap <C-z> <C-\><C-n>:call JumpToPreviousBuffer()<CR>

Tested for

1. NeoVim v0.4.2

Requirements

• NeoVim