On 27-Dec-2010 16:11, Samuel Ferencik wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a long SQL script, for which I use folding. Every (multi-line) SQL
> statement is folded.
>
> Suppose I want to delete all the lines which don't contain the string
> "varchar".
> I run
> :v/varchar/normal dd
> Surprisingly, everything is deleted. It is as if "dd" was pressed on each
> (closed) fold, deleting all its lines. Since each fold contains at least one
> line without "varchar", all folds are "dd"-ed.
>
> Compare with
> :v/varchar/d
> which really deletes only lines which don't contain "varchar".
>
> Is this a feature, or does it need attention?
It's a feature (mostly useful for scripting). Normal-mode commands do not open
folds when executed via :normal. IIRC, this was already discussed on this list;
you could search the archive. Remedy (besides the better alternative you've
already given):
:v/varchar/normal zvdd
-- regards, ingo
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