mark block from unknown position
Hi, I am trying to automate this: There is a file, which contains one path/filename at each line. Lines with equal files (contents wise) are grouped together. Groups are separated by # ---' (or whatever you want). To sort the lines of one group only I want to put the group into a visual block (correcht naming?) as part of a macro. First step of the macro will be the search for a certain directory. Next will be the creation of the visual block. Since I dont know, whether the line containing the searched directory cames first in the group or last or wherever, and how large the group is, I cannot do things like mark next 3 lines or so. Now I am looking for the command doing mark this group visually. How can I acchieve this? Another question is: If I have created a useful macro -- is there a way to store this macro in .vimrc (or wherever) so that it does not get lost ? Thank you very much in advance for any help ! :) Keep editing! mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.
Re: mark block from unknown position
Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: I am trying to automate this: There is a file, which contains one path/filename at each line. Lines with equal files (contents wise) are grouped together. Groups are separated by # ---' (or whatever you want). To sort the lines of one group only I want to put the group into a visual block (correcht naming?) as part of a macro. you don't need a visual block here. Say you have the following file # --- 3.txt 2.txt 1.txt # --- 6.txt 5.txt 4.txt # --- 9.txt 7.txt 8.txt # --- Then :g/^# ---/+1,/^# ---/-1!sort will sort it by file names inside your groups. This command will emit an error message E16: Invalid range for the last marker, which you can safely ignore. Regards, Jürgen -- Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. (Calvin)
Re: mark block from unknown position
Hi,, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: J?rgen Kr?mer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [07-04-12 13:12]: Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: I am trying to automate this: There is a file, which contains one path/filename at each line. Lines with equal files (contents wise) are grouped together. Groups are separated by # ---' (or whatever you want). To sort the lines of one group only I want to put the group into a visual block (correcht naming?) as part of a macro. you don't need a visual block here. Say you have the following file # --- 3.txt 2.txt 1.txt # --- 6.txt 5.txt 4.txt # --- 9.txt 7.txt 8.txt # --- Then :g/^# ---/+1,/^# ---/-1!sort will sort it by file names inside your groups. This command will emit an error message E16: Invalid range for the last marker, which you can safely ignore. Thanks for your reply ! :) Sort was only an example...is it possible to mark the group visually ? yes. While in normal mode enter /^# ---/+CRV/^# ---/- where CR means Press the Return/Enter key. After that the lines between two consecutive markers are visually selected. Regards, Jürgen -- Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. (Calvin)
