On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 08:58:14PM +0100, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:55:49 +0000 > Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > > I have a file, called .editfile which contains just a filename, e.g.:- > > > > chris$ cat .editfile > > /srv/wiki/data/pages/telecoms/umidigi.txtchris$ > > chris$ > > > > When I open the file with vile or xvile I see (as expected) the > > filename and I can enter ^X-e to edit the file. > > > > However if I try the following:- > > > > chris$ vile -ce .editfile > > > > I don't get to edit the file whose name is in .editfile, I get > > .editfile in one window and the following in the other window > > (named [Binding List] :- > > > > [Reading /home/chris/.vilerc] > > [Read 66 lines from "../.vilerc"] > > [Reading /usr/share/vile/filters.rc] > > [Reading /usr/share/vile/modes.rc] > > [Reading /usr/share/vile/digraphs.rc] > > [Reading /home/chris/wiki/.editfile] > > [Read 1 line from "./.editfile"] > > > > > > Is there any way I can get this to work as I want? I just want to > > open the file whose name is in .editfile. > > > > I've tried the alternatives of 'edit-file', 'E', 'e' and 'find-file' > > but they all act the same. > > > > Sending to the list since I'm now suscribed using my new email account. > > This works for me: > > vile `cat ^Xe .zot` where .zot contains .bashrc and vile opens .bashrc. > > ^X = ctrl-V+ctrl-X > Sadly this won't help me as I'm trying to run this from a panel launcher button in [x]ubuntu, thus I can't use any bash, all I can have is a plain text command line.
-- Chris Green
