Question

I set up this mapping in my .vimrc and it works great…

" Auto indent entire file
nmap <C-f> gg=G
imap <C-f> <ESC>gg=G

However, after the operation the cursor has moved to line 1, column 1.

Is there a way to do it so that if I’m in the middle of the file somewhere the cursor will remain where it is?

Answer 1

Sure, use marks (:help mark):

nmap <C-f> mtgg=G't
imap <C-f> <ESC><C-f>

Before executing gg=G, the current cursor position is saved to mark t. After the operation, 't jumps back to the mark.