What is NetrwBrowseX and what are the related vim mappings for?

Question

I occasionally like to map vim keys to search and then do something. I've been doing this for decades, but when I do it now, it takes over a second each time I use the mapped key.

I believe the cause is this, response from ":map" in vim:

n  gx            <Plug>NetrwBrowseX
n  <Plug>NetrwBrowseX * :call netrw#NetrwBrowseX(expand("<cWORD>"),0)<CR>

What are these mappings for, and how can I get rid of them?

The map I'm adding today is

:map g nz.

Simply so every time I find the searched term, it's centered in the screen so I can quickly compare contexts.

This looks like a case of recursive vs non-recursive mapping. Could you show us an example of conflicting mapping? — romainl, Aug 18 '17 at 08:14

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '17 at 05:57

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Try nunmap gx.

From the source code netrw.vim:

" s:NetrwBrowseX:  (implements "x") executes a special "viewer" script or program for the {{{2
"              given filename; typically this means given their extension.
"              0=local, 1=remote
fun! netrw#NetrwBrowseX(fname,remote)

answered Aug 18 '17 at 05:57

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Thanks -- actually that should have been obvious. – Jeff Learman Aug 18 '17 at 15:01
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I see now that I can use "gn" to pop up an editor for the file whose name the cursor is on, from a directory listing in vim. – Jeff Learman Aug 18 '17 at 15:13

What is NetrwBrowseX and what are the related vim mappings for?

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