{range}![!]{filter} [!][arg] is whats in the manual, so
:first_line, last_line !awk
is the command you want
On Jul 31, 8:09 am, Birdie Edwards <jsmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a single Vim file that contains 5 awk scripts. Is there a way
> of running one of those scripts from inside Vim?
>
> If one wants to run an entire file as an awk script from inside Vim,
> one enters :! ./%
>
> If one wants to filter a portion of a file through a unix command such
> as sort, one enters : first_line,last_line ! sort
>
> What I suppose I am looking for is something like: :! ./
> [first_line,last_line]
>
> I realize that I am probably barking up an imaginary tree.
>
> Thanks
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