Eric Leenman wrote:
Hi,
I have a long file which contains like:
##################################################
| 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
##################################################
Line 18 | 123
Line 19 | abc
--------------------------------------------------
Line 332 | xyz
##################################################
| 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
##################################################
Line 18 | 641
Line 19 | GHI
--------------------------------------------------
Line 332 | vcx
##################################################
| 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
##################################################
....
How do I sort this file so that
- all line 18 , i.e., comes under each other? And line 19 , and so on.
- removes the lines starting with ###
- removes the lines starting with ---
- removes the lines starting with spaces
So that what remains look like this:
...
Line 18 | 123
Line 18 | 641
Line 19 | abc
Line 19 | GHI
Line 332 | xyz
Line 332 | vcx
...
This request requires a multi-step process:
a) Delete the trash:
:v/\<Line\>/d
b) Next, you appear to want to sort the lines based on the text to the
left of the "|"s
(ie. Line 18, Line 332, etc). Because the remaining lines begin
with "Line", you
have several sorting options. You can just sort the lines using an
external sort:
:%!sort
If you're using vim 7.0, you can use the built-in sort:
:%sort
Some more types of sorting are supported by my vissort plugin
(http://mysite.verizon.net/astronaut/vim/index.html#VimFuncs
see "Visual Block Sorting") which allows one to sort lines based on
a visual-block,
or you can use my vis.vim plugin (..., see "Visual Block Commands") and
sort the visual block independently of surrounding text.
Regards,
Chip Campbell
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