skywind3000/asyncrun.vim

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1904 stars · 117 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Vim/NeoVim plugin that runs shell commands asynchronously in the background using Vim 8 and NeoVim job APIs, streaming output to the quickfix window in real time. It is a single self-contained Vim Script file with customizable runners, command modifiers, and errorformat-based error matching.

Use cases

• run shell commands asynchronously in vim without blocking the editor
• compile a file with gcc from vim and see errors in quickfix
• run make or cmake builds in the background while editing
• run tests asynchronously and jump to failures via errorformat
• replace vim's blocking ! command with non-blocking execution
• run commands in a tmux or floaterm window from vim
• get notified when a long-running background job finishes

When to choose

• you use Vim 8+ or NeoVim and want async shell command execution with quickfix output
• you want a lightweight single-file plugin for background builds and test runs
• you want a foundation for task systems like asynctasks.vim

When to avoid

• you use an editor other than Vim or NeoVim
• you prefer built-in NeoVim terminal jobs or dispatch.vim-style workflows
• you need a full task runner with project task definitions (use asynctasks.vim instead)

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

developer-tools cli workflow-automation developer-tools text-editors windows cross-platform vim-plugin neovim-plugin async quickfix build-tool shell-commands terminal automation linux macos

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