On 2007-03-06, Yegappan Lakshmanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Gary,
>
> On 3/6/07, Gary Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If I open a new window, read into it the results of a grep command,
> > e.g.,
> >
> > :r !grep -nH somepattern somefileset
> >
> > and then try to use that buffer as a quickfix list or location list
> > with either the :cb or :lb commands, respectively, I get
> >
> > E37: No write since last change (add ! to override)
> >
> > If I then try to add ! to the :cb or :lb commands, I get
> >
> > E477: No ! allowed
> >
> > It seems to me that the :cb and :lb commands are missing the ability
> > to handle a !.
> >
> > The most recent version of vim I had to verify this with was
> > 7.0.178.
> >
>
> You can try using the ":cgetbuffer" and ":lgetbuffer" commands.
> These commands will not automatically jump to the first error.
True, but I _do_ want to jump to the first error. The workaround I
had been using was to execute ":set nomodified" before :cb or :lb,
but :cgetbuffer or :lgetbuffer followed by :cc! or :ll! would do for
now as workarounds, too. Thanks.
Regards,
Gary
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Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies
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| Spokane, Washington, USA
