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title: "nvim: `vim.o.cmdheight=0`"
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I fixed my missing macro recording indicator that I lost and was never quite sure why. (because I forgot that I set cmdheight=0).

``` lua
vim.cmd [[ autocmd RecordingEnter * set cmdheight=1 ]]
vim.cmd [[ autocmd RecordingLeave * set cmdheight=0 ]]
```