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In vim, if i want to move 5 lines down i press J given that my xnoremap J 5j.

How do i reproduce this in emacs evil mode? The clue i have is that (define-key evil-normal-state-map "j" 'evil-next-visual-line) gets me onto the next line. How to "multiple" evil-next-visual-line symbol times 5?

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  • I know no evil but doesn't C-u 5 j work? If it does, you can supply any multiplier you want.
    – NickD
    Commented Dec 20, 2021 at 2:34
  • @NickD Actually, in evil-normal-state-map, 5 maps to C-u 5. So 5j would be C-u 5 j like you said. And it works just fine. But I believe OP wants sth like xnoremap J 5j. It's a common cfg for people from vim background to set. :-)
    – TerryTsao
    Commented Dec 20, 2021 at 2:45
  • @TerryTsao what do you mean by a cfg? Context-free grammar?)
    – rtviii
    Commented Dec 20, 2021 at 23:42
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    @rtviii configuration. 😹
    – TerryTsao
    Commented Dec 21, 2021 at 1:53

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From the doc:

(evil-next-visual-line &optional COUNT)

Move the cursor COUNT screen lines down.

Since lots of evil commands take an optional count (usually provided with digit-argument), you can write one easily like this:

(define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "J")
  (lambda nil (interactive) (evil-next-visual-line 5)))
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  • how would i replicate this for visual/selection mode in emacs? Basically i want consistency of being able to jump 5 both when im moving around in normal and selecting a chunk in visual. Read about something called evil-motion-state-map, but just replicating the above with motion instead of normal didnt work.
    – rtviii
    Commented Dec 21, 2021 at 20:20
  • @rtviii Please try setting evil-motion-state-map for that.
    – TerryTsao
    Commented Dec 22, 2021 at 1:57

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