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Asked: 2026-06-14T00:58:47+00:00

I recently got a mac. I was previously working on a laptop with ubuntu

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I recently got a mac. I was previously working on a laptop with ubuntu and I was using vim.

I now will discuss about vim in console (iTerm2 or the default terminal) and macvim.

The problem is that some binding don’t work under mac. For example I had CTRL left/right for navigating between splits, CTRL up/down to move lines or blocks of code up and down, etc. They don’t work anymore.

I had a bunch of plugins (nerdtree, powerline, etc.) that now look weird. Powerline doesn’t display special characters in macvim and in terminal they are question marks.

In console, nerdtree looks weird and it doesn’t display the special triangle character. If I hit return to open a file selected from nerdtree, it doesn’t do anything. In macvim, it works ok.

Is there any guide on how to use vim on mac? Or what is the recommended way?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Nerdtree : let g:NERDTreeDirArrows=0

    Powerline : Take a look at the part of strange characters in the document https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline

    Navigating within splits with Ctrl + arrows work on mine. Can you post your vimrc, or try running vim without any configuration.

    Ctrl+arrows to move lines and block doesn’t work on mine.

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