How to get the previous entry?

[YangEfei]

Hi there.
I used LazyVim on other servers, and would move the selection to the previous entry in the list of search results.

Today I switched to another server and used the same Neovim configuration, but that keybinding no longer works.
has the same effect as pressing k, no matter in insert mode or visual mode.

How can I fix this problem?
Thanks a lot.

[YangEfei]

I have followed this doc https://github.com/ibhagwan/fzf-lua/wiki#how-do-i-setup-input-history-keybinds to set my nvim.

And I found that there's a fzf-lua-history file in ~/.local/share/nvim
There's only one line 'history' in it.
It seems that --history is not enable correctly?

[YangEfei]

I have tried to input command
fzf --history=$HOME/.local/share/nvim/fzf-lua-history directly, and it can record the history into file correctly.

[nenahp]

by default ctrl-p to goto previous history entry, manual here:

man fzf | rg prev-history -C10

[YangEfei]

Yes. I have tried use fzf --history=$HOME/.local/share/nvim/fzf-lua-history directly, ctrl-p works well in it. But can not work in nvim. 😢

[nenahp]

check the exact command u are running with :FzfLua files debug=true

also check $FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS, :tmap <c-p> to ensure you are not overriding fzf's key bindings.

[YangEfei]

11:40:06 PM msg_show.lua_print   FzfLua files debug=true [Fzf-lua]: FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND: '/home/yangyifei.yyf/.local/bin/nvim' -u NONE -l '/home/yangyifei.yyf/.local/share/nvim/lazy/fzf-lua/lua/fzf-lua/spawn.lua' 'return [==[e2RlYnVnID0gdHJ1ZSwgY29sb3JfaWNvbnMgPSB0cnVlLCBnaXRfaWNvbnMgPSBmYWxzZSwgZyA9IHtfRU9MID0gIlxuIiwgX2Z6Zl9sdWFfc2VydmVyID0gIi9ydW4vdXNlci8xMDA0L2Z6Zi1sdWEuMTc1NTc5MDc4MC4zNDY3MzQ1LjEiLCBfZGVidWcgPSB0cnVlfSwgZm5fdHJhbnNmb3JtID0gInJldHVybiByZXF1aXJlKFwiZnpmLWx1YS5tYWtlX2VudHJ5XCIpLmZpbGUiLCBjbWQgPSAiZmQgLS1oaWRkZW4gLS1jb2xvcj1uZXZlciAtLXR5cGUgZiAtLXR5cGUgbCAtLWV4Y2x1ZGUgLmdpdCIsIGZuX3ByZXByb2Nlc3MgPSAicmV0dXJuIHJlcXVpcmUoXCJmemYtbHVhLm1ha2VfZW50cnlcIikucHJlcHJvY2VzcyIsIGZpbGVfaWNvbnMgPSAxfQ==]==]' || true
11:40:06 PM msg_show.lua_print   FzfLua files debug=true [Fzf-lua]: fzf cmd: fzf --delimiter '[ ]' --preview-window 'nohidden:right:0' --multi --history '/home/yangyifei.yyf/.local/share/nvim/fzf-lua-history' --info 'inline-right' --scheme 'path' --print-query --prompt '~/.config/' --layout 'reverse' --height '100%' --ansi --bind 'ctrl-z:abort,f4:toggle-preview,ctrl-u:unix-line-discard,alt-G:last,shift-down:preview-page-down,alt-shift-down:preview-down,ctrl-b:half-page-up,alt-a:toggle-all,alt-shift-up:preview-up,alt-g:first,ctrl-f:half-page-down,f3:toggle-preview-wrap,shift-up:preview-page-up,ctrl-a:beginning-of-line,ctrl-e:end-of-line' --bind 'alt-q:print(alt-q)+accept,ctrl-s:print(ctrl-s)+accept,ctrl-t:print(ctrl-t)+accept,ctrl-v:print(ctrl-v)+accept,ctrl-q:print(ctrl-q)+accept,ctrl-c:print(ctrl-c)+accept,esc:print(esc)+accept,enter:print(enter)+accept,alt-f:print(alt-f)+accept,alt-h:print(alt-h)+accept,alt-i:print(alt-i)+accept,alt-Q:print(alt-Q)+accept' --nth '-1..' --preview ''\''/home/yangyifei.yyf/.local/bin/nvim'\'' -u NONE -l '\''/home/yangyifei.yyf/.local/share/nvim/lazy/fzf-lua/lua/fzf-lua/rpc.lua'\'' 3 true {} {q} {n}' --highlight-line --border 'none' --bind='zero:+execute-silent(mkdir '\''/tmp/nvim.yangyifei.yyf/si9JBz/2'\'' && '\''/home/yangyifei.yyf/.local/bin/nvim'\'' -u NONE -l '\''/home/yangyifei.yyf/.local/share/nvim/lazy/fzf-lua/lua/fzf-lua/rpc.lua'\'' 4 true )' > '/tmp/nvim.yangyifei.yyf/si9JBz/3'

it seems that --history is set correctly.

And $FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS is empty.
I use the same configuration, so I think the key bindings is the same, too.

11:49:57 PM msg_show.list_cmd   :tmap <c-p> No mapping found

[nenahp]

You need to check in fzf's win, :FzfLua files<cr>, then type <c-\><c-n>, then :tmap <c-p>

[YangEfei]

I have tried it in both servers. They all return No mapping found.

[YangEfei]

And another strange thing is that my search window automatically entered input mode. On another server, although input is possible, it is not in the form of a cursor.(Forgive me, I don't know how to describe this)
But apart from reinstalling nvim and fzf, I haven't made any changes to the configuration.

[nenahp]

automatically entered input mode

if you are talking about terminal mode? it's expected? ctrl-p only work in terminal mode.

(ctrl-p won't work in normal mode)

[YangEfei]

Works correctly:

incorrectly:

Yes. I think this is the reason why fzf-lua cannot work properly, but I don't know how this happened and how I can solve this problem. 😭

[nenahp]

lualine? (or whatever this plugin) show inaccurate information...

When it show "FZF", it's actually "nt" mode in a buffer with filetype "fzf", <c-p> won't since keymap is never handle by fzf, you can set:

opts.winopts.on_create = function(e)
  vim.keymap.set('nt', '<c-p>', function()
    vim.api.nvim_chan_send(vim.bo[e.bufnr].channel, vim.keycode('<c-p>'))
    -- if this don't work, check `fzf --listen` in fzf manual, you can curl to request fzf's action
  end, { buffer = e.bufnr })
end

did test but i believe it can work for your case

When it show "INSERT", it's actually terminal mode and you feed to term directly.

[YangEfei]

OMG... I found that the short cut to find files in my new server is not fzf-lua...
I tried to use FzfLua files then it works correctly...

That's sooooo stupid... thanks a lot! @nenahp

[ibhagwan]

OMG... I found that the short cut to find files in my new server is not fzf-lua... I tried to use FzfLua files then it works correctly...

That's sooooo stupid... thanks a lot! @nenahp

This should go down as one of the best issues in fzf-lua :)

Default snacks does seem awfully similar.

[YangEfei]

https://github.com/LazyVim/LazyVim/blob/main/lua/lazyvim/config/options.lua#L16
I think this is because of this line in LazyVim's configuration. I changed it to 'fzf' and it works correctly now.
I don't quite understand how auto chooses a picker, and I don't even know what this picker is (maybe snacks? But I don't know how to call it by command... Orz)
(it doesn't look like Telescope when used...)