Is it possible to view a history of commands (per mode) executed in Vim?

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I sometimes execute commands in Vim by mistake, either in normal-, visual-, or ex-mode and have no idea what was executed.

Is it possible to see a history of executed command per mode in Vim?

I know that I can see the history of executed ex-mode commands by pressing : (to enter ex-mode) and then use the <arrow-up> and <arrow-down> keys to navigate the history, but I have no idea on how to do that in normal- or visual-mode?

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Matt · Accepted Answer

There's no history for Normal/Visual mode in Vim.
The only thing I can remember of is v:operator which is set to the last Normal/Visual mode operator executed.

Is it possible to view a history of commands (per mode) executed in Vim?

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