How do I record and/or create a vim macro that includes the character 'q' in normal mode?

Question

It is well-known that q is used to begin recording and also to terminate recording a macro.

Unfortunately, I am trying to record a sequence of commands which includes the command q:, and the macro (naturally) stops recording at q.

Is there a way I can record a sequence of commands that includes q typed in normal mode?

Update: I have tried remapping q to something else and mapping another letter to q, but this seems to break the functionality of q for the actual command I am trying to record.

Answer 1

You can do :Ctrl+f to open the command history window without stopping the recording.