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diff --git a/book/src/remapping.md b/book/src/remapping.md index 863c5557..e3efdf16 100644 --- a/book/src/remapping.md +++ b/book/src/remapping.md @@ -75,5 +75,20 @@ Ctrl, Shift and Alt modifiers are encoded respectively with the prefixes Keys can be disabled by binding them to the `no_op` command. -A list of commands is available in the [Keymap](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html) documentation - and in the source code at [`helix-term/src/commands.rs`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/helix-term/src/commands.rs) at the invocation of `static_commands!` macro and the `TypableCommandList`. +## Commands + +There are three kinds of commands that can be used in keymaps: + +* Static commands: commands like `move_char_right` which are usually bound to + keys and used for movement and editing. A list of static commands is + available in the [Keymap](./keymap.html) documentation and in the source code + in [`helix-term/src/commands.rs`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/helix-term/src/commands.rs) + at the invocation of `static_commands!` macro and the `TypableCommandList`. +* Typable commands: commands that can be executed from command mode (`:`), for + example `:write!`. See the [Commands](./commands.html) documentation for a + list of available typeable commands. +* Macros: sequences of keys that are executed in order. These keybindings + start with `@` and then list any number of keys to be executed. For example + `@miw` can be used to select the surrounding word. For now, macro keybindings + are not allowed in keybinding sequences due to limitations in the way that + command sequences are executed. |