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How to create a key map to open and close the quickfix window in Vim

If I use :lopen, Vim opens the quickfix window, and if I use :lcl on the window with errors (or the quickfix window itself), it closes it.

What I want to do in my .vimrc is to create a map that opens the quickfix like this:

nnoremap <F2> :lopen 10<CR>

but when I press F2 again it closes it using :lcl.

Is there a way to know if the quickfix window is open and then execute the :lcl?

Solution

  • In sufficiently new versions of vim (where getwininfo is available), try:

    function! ToggleQuickFix()
    if empty(filter(getwininfo(), 'v:val.quickfix'))
        copen
    else
        cclose
    endif
endfunction

nnoremap <silent> <F2> :call ToggleQuickFix()<cr>

    Customizations,