When I execute :sh in a terminal vim it exits macvim

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I want to execute :sh to do some quick things while in a macvim session within the terminal. When I am in the GUI application(not in terminal) this works perfectly. However, when I run it within the terminal it quits macvim, and executes the command inside the regular terminal.

How can I prevent this, and have it perform like the GUI version?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '13 at 17:26

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The shell is running as a child of vim. Just exit the shell, and you should return to vim session.

answered Feb 08 '13 at 17:26

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Thanks, you just boosted my productivity by orders of magnitude – richsoni Feb 08 '13 at 17:39

When I execute :sh in a terminal vim it exits macvim

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