Hi Tony,
Thanks for all the info.
On 2/26/07, A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If vim does have the concept of a project can I do a project wide
> search or search and replace in my project? I find this essential for
> refactoring and cleaning up code when I realize what I should have
> called a variable.
Maybe not as such, but it is easy to implement, almost trivial. Just make a
distinct directory tree for each project. Then it is very easy to search
and/or replace in all subdirectories of the "project" directory: for instance,
:args ./**/*.[ch]
:argdo 1,$s/\<ThisVariable\>/thisVariable/g |update
replaces ThisVariable by thisVariable (but only as a separate word) in all *.c
and *.h files in the current directory and all its subdirectories to (IIUC) a
depth of 100 levels.
That doesn't seem almost trivial to me ;) I could live with that if
needed however.
My projects do always have a distinct directory tree.
Would there be a way to review all the found instances in a single
screen and then link to the real instance in the source? I find this
feature in Textmate so incredibly useful it might be the one thing
that keeps me with Textmate. I really want to be able to work with vim
modes however.
I don't know Textmate. Vim beats hands down any other GUI editor /I/ know, but
I guess they aren't the same as those you're accustomed to.
It seems Textmate is the one GUI that I keep hearing is winning over
long-time vi and emacs users.
Thanks again.
Peter
