On 28/10/08 02:10, Richard Hartmann wrote: > Hi all, > > I just wondered if it's possible to run > > vimdiff foo bar > > mark a few lines with visual line mode and do $magic. > > Said magic would output what > > diff -ruN > > would do, but _only over the selected lines_. Basically, > this would allow me to create sub-patches. > > > Does anything like this exist? Is it even possible? > > > Thanks, > Richard
AFAIK, with current versions of Vim the only way to get what you're asking for is to extract the desired lines (either using ":'<,'>w filename" or pasting them into a new buffer) then diffing the result. Best regards, Tony. -- Under deadline pressure for the next week. If you want something, it can wait. Unless it's blind screaming paroxysmally hedonistic ... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
