Vim-Slime + iTerm2

My problem was: I wanted to run javascript code in command line without leaving vim buffer or running any crazy vimscript. Now that it's solved, I split my screen horizontally, open a node repl in split 1, open a javascript file in split 2 and everytime I want to run the code there I press C-c,C-c and it sends it to node instance in split 1. Check the picture, AWESOMENESS!!!

I used vim-slime, a vim plugin, to accomplish this but even after reading and rereading a couple of times the documentation of it and googling alot I couldn't make it work with my iTerm2 in Mac OS X.

By the way, this tip is for users of vim-slime that don't use tmux or whimrepl.

Enough of context, let's go to the solution

• Install vim-slime;

Go to the screen that will receive the text/command and run:

• screen -S SCREEN_NAME
• screen -ls | grep Attached | cut -f2
• it will return <pid>.SCREEN_NAME
• screen -X eval "msgwait 0"

Go to the screen that will send the text/command and run:

• Open Vim
• Go to the chunk of text you want to send or visually select it
• press C-c, C-c
• it will prompt screen session name:
• type <pid>.SCREEN_NAME from the other screen
• it will prompt screen window name: 0 press enter

If it doesn't send right away the command, use C-c,C-c again.