On 4/22/07, Tim Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is it possible to do the following, or maybe some plugin > already exist. If not, how would I script it. Let's say I have > some long identifier EXPECTED_GCONFIG scattered around the > file. I put cursor after _ and change it to EXPECTED_CONTENTS > somehow, maybe char-by-char, not necessarily in one optimal > op. > > Now I'd like to auto-convert the last word change into s/// > command, automatically, so I can use & to change remaining > occurencies. How could I script such thing ?I'm not sure there's an easy way to do this "automatically", as you have to be able to identify *when* you've begun the above process, what portion you want to change, and when you're done changing. I occasionally have need to do something similar, so here's what I do (whether it's helpful or not... ;-) 1) search for an instance of my target by using #/* :help * :help # 2) change one of them to my desired result (in as many operations as you need) 3) without moving the cursor off the new results, create a s// command using those two pieces: :%s/^R//^R^W/g where "^R/" is control+R followed by a slash, and "^R^W" is control+R followed by control+W. This composes the command by using the previous search item (stored in the "/" register, and handily includes the "\<...\>" thanks to the */# searching) and the word currently under the cursor. :help c_CTRL-R :help c_CTRL-R_CTRL-W It's not exactly what you describe, but close enough that I find it easy to do in situations like what you describe.
Nice. This is helpful. Thanks Yakov
