Question

I have a .vimrc script that automatically creates a buffer for a bash terminal with Conque (and goes to insert mode) and then returns to the previous buffer (the file I have opened).

autocmd VimEnter * ConqueTermSplit bash
autocmd VimEnter * wincmd p

The problem is that when I start vim I am left in insert mode and I have to press <Esc> every time to go to normal mode.

Writing <C-v><Esc> at the end of .vimrc doesn’t work, as the command is executed in command mode.

Answer 1

I don’t have that plugin

autocmd VimEnter * exec “ConqueTermSplit bash” | silent norm!

could work

Update Just found out that Conque’s documentation rocks

You can use the conque_term#open({command}, [buf_opts], [remain]) function to achieve what you want:

If you don’t want the new terminal buffer to become the new active buffer, set
[remain] to 1. Only works if you create a split screen using [options].

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So what you’d want is roughly

 autocmd VimEnter * call conque_term#open('/bin/bash', ['split', 'resize 20'], 1)