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You can define your own mappings with the `:map` family of commands. Each
command of that family defines a mappping for a certain set of modes.
Technically Vim comes with a whopping 12 modes, 6 of them can be mapped.
Technically Vim comes with a whopping 12 modes, 6 of them can be mapped:
| Command | Modes |
|---------|----------------------------------|
| `:map` | normal, visual, operator-pending |
| `:nmap` | normal |
| `:xmap` | visual |
| `:cmap` | command-line |
| `:omap` | operator-pending |
| `:imap` | insert |
| Recursive | Non-recursive | Modes |
|-----------|---------------|----------------------------------|
| `:map` | `:noremap` | normal, visual, operator-pending |
| `:nmap` | `:nnoremap` | normal |
| `:xmap` | `:xnoremap` | visual |
| `:cmap` | `:cnoremap` | command-line |
| `:omap` | `:onoremap` | operator-pending |
| `:imap` | `:inoremap` | insert |
E.g. this defines the mapping for normal mode only:
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```
So far, so good. There's only one problem that can be pretty confusing to
beginners: All the commands listed above are _recursive_. That is, the
right-hand side takes other mappings into account.
beginners: `:nmap` is _recursive_! That is, the right-hand side takes other
mappings into account.
So you defined a mapping that simply echoes "Foo":
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mapped to another action already, namely `:echo "Foo"<cr>`.
The proper way to resolve this problem is to use a _non-recursive_ mapping
instead. Take the commands from above and put a `nore` in front of the `map`, so
`:noremap`, `:nnoremap`, `:xnoremap`, `:cnoremap`, `:onoremap`, `:inoremap`.
Putting it in a nutshell, this solves our problem:
instead:
```viml
:nnoremap a b
```
Rule of thumb: Always use non-recursive mappings unless recursing is actually
desired.
#### Mapleader?
The mapleader is simply a placeholder than can be used with custom mappings and