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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T05:54:38+00:00 2026-05-26T05:54:38+00:00

I should know this, but my mind is blank right now … long night

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I should know this, but my mind is blank right now … long night …

How to define a mapping that is active only when a certain filetype is active (say, markdown and I wish to define a mapping/abbrev for inserting brackets ][ since I don’t have them on my keyboard in my language layout)?

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    2026-05-26T05:54:38+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 5:54 am

    To define a mapping effective only in the buffers having certain filetype
    value, one can use the combination of a filetype autocommand (see :help
    autocmd
    , :help FileType) and a local mapping (see :help map-local).

    :autocmd FileType markdown inoremap <buffer> (( [
    :autocmd FileType markdown inoremap <buffer> )) ]
    
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