How to display invoked keystrokes and commands in normal mode?

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How I can activate option which will display my pressed keystrokes or executed commands in normal mode on the screen?

Especially it would be good, if it would give a slight info what specific keystroke did (like in case of errors).

I've tried to use :set showcmd, but it doesn't show single keystrokes like w, b, j, etc.

I know it's possible to show a command history by q:, but I'm looking for some method of displaying them automatically on the screen while using/pressing them.

Related: Showing command history with showcmd, but I wouldn't like to modify the vim sources. — kenorb, Feb 18 '15 at 15:32
This is just the same question? There is one answer, which states that it's not possible without editing the source; perhaps more answers are possible (doubt it) — Martin Tournoij, Feb 18 '15 at 15:34
I've tried to use :set showcmd, but it doesn't show keystrokes like w, b, j, etc. — kenorb, Feb 18 '15 at 15:36
Related: Vim plugin that explains commands as you type them at softwarerecs SE — kenorb, Feb 18 '15 at 15:37
It looks like the same question as Showing command history with showcmd, the title wasn't so obvious, however editing vim sources doesn't look like a good idea. — kenorb, Feb 18 '15 at 15:43
No, but (what you consider to be) a bad answer is not a reason to ask the same question again just a few days later :-) Maybe if the other question was a 5-year old outdated question, but that's obviously not the case... — Martin Tournoij, Feb 18 '15 at 15:49
@Carpetsmoker Most of the original questions usually have very low quality question titles, so it's almost impossible to find the right answer which you're looking for. I hope this duplicate will find locating the right question. — kenorb, Feb 18 '15 at 15:50

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:51

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Possibly related: Can I see the history of key presses in normal mode?

That question is about displaying the history of the commands in normal mode. If you are asking about the ex command history, then do q:

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:51

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answered Feb 18 '15 at 15:07

Collin Peters

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Thanks, but you've to check the command history every time manually, but I'm looking for some method of displaying them on the screen automatically. – kenorb Feb 18 '15 at 15:26

How to display invoked keystrokes and commands in normal mode?

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