Vim customization -- .vimrc -- mapping of keys

Question

Vim customization --

I have added these lines in my .vimrc

inoremap /* /**/< Left >

1. what i intend is, when in press open comments /* -- it should automically print the closing comment.
2. when in comments, what do i add to .vimrc, so that when in comments block at each enter, an "*" is printed at the next line.

   / *

   • • /

if i have to add some lines automatically at top of each file i create (in a particular folder) eg - like licenses headers. how to do that. -- i can think of, making a template file, doing a cp temp.c abc.c and then vi abc.c. is there any other way.

Answer 1

Use this.

inoremap <buffer> /*          /**/<Left><Left>
inoremap <buffer> /*<Space>   /*<Space><Space>*/<Left><Left><Left>
inoremap <buffer> /*<CR>      /*<CR>*/<Esc>O
inoremap <buffer> <Leader>/*  /*