I have a set of quotes that I download as a .html file and then
manipulate. I use a file called data.vim to do everything I need.
I run the file in Vim with the command :so data.vim
Here is an example from the file:
:e ~/Desktop/sf.html
:v/String('/d
:execute "norm vf'df'D"
:%s/|/\r/g
:%!sort
:sav! /Applications/Trendsetter/Data/SFU06
:bd
On Aug 31, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Charles E Campbell Jr wrote:
Mike Blonder wrote:
I have saved a file called 'commands.' This file has all of the
commands (g /foobar/,/goobar/ d, etc) I need to edit some very large
files. I want to 'run' this commands file from within each of the
large
files that I need to edit.
1) do I have to chmod 'commands' as an executable?
No.
2) can I invoke the file from within VIM?, if yes, then what is the
syntax?
:so commands
3) would it be better to run it from the shell? (Linux/SuSE)
Not if its composed of vim commands.
Please be aware that the sourcing of commands is done in command
mode; if you have
normal mode commands, you'll want to be looking into how to use
":normal" (:help :normal).
Also, check out :help -S , a command line option to vim that
allows the sourcing of files.
Regards,
Chip Campbell
