Multiple run mode

There is a -mode=? option can allow you specify how to run your command.

Available modes

mode	description
async	default behavior, run async command and output to quickfix window
bang	same as !
os	(windows only) open a new cmd.exe window and run your command in it
term	open a reusable builtin terminal window and run your command

Run command with traditional bang (!) command

You may ask, why there is still a -mode=bang since you can use :!command directly. The reason is asyncrun can setup environment variables and can help you change directory (-cwd) before execution:

:AsyncRun -mode=bang -cwd=<root> gcc -c "$(VIM_FILENAME)"

is different with:

:!gcc abc.c -o abc

When you are using AsyncRun -mode=bang, environment variables (eg $VIM_FILEDIR, $VIM_ROOT and $VIM_SVRNAME ..etc) can be setup and you can indicate -cwd=? to indicate where to run the command (eg, in current project root).

Sometimes it is helpful than directly using !.

Run comand in a new cmd.exe window

If you are using GVim on Windows. The -mode=os option can use a new cmd.exe window: