| Tip 16 | Running Programs in a Terminal Buffer |
Neovim can run external processes and capture their output in a terminal buffer. These buffers are displayed in Vim’s windows just like any other buffer. In this tip, you’ll learn how to create a terminal buffer and how to kill the process running within.
Starting Programs in a Terminal Buffer
Let’s start by reviewing some of the methods that Vim provides for running external programs. You can use the :!{cmd} command to execute a command in a shell. To see how this works, use cat to inspect the contents of the /etc/shells file:
| => | :!cat /etc/shells |
| <= | # List of acceptable shells for chpass(1). ... |
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