On 07/04/09 16:35, fREW Schmidt wrote:
[Tony wrote]
> Hm, what happens if you use one of the following {rhs}es in a
> Normal-mode mapping? Then you wouldn't need to copy the ex-command
> register contents except when you really need it.
>
> :exe @:<CR>
> or
> :let @@ = @: <Bar> exe @@<CR>
> or
> :let @@ = @: <Bar> normal @"<CR>
>
> Notes:
> 1. I'm clobbering the unnamed register as the one least likely to hold
> "valuable permanent data".
> 2. The above is for use in a mapping. To try it directly at the
> command-line, use | instead of <Bar> and hit the Enter key (to execute
> the ex-command) instead of <CR>.
>
[fREW Schmidt answered]
>
> This is close! The first choice works once:
>
> :let @@ = @: <Bar> exe @@<CR>
>
> But then of course @: has changed so I have to do exe @@. I can live
> with that for now, but I'd still prefer that the @@ actually included a
> ; and a <CR> so that I can just do @@ instead of ;exe @@<CR>. Of course
> I'll do it with a mapping, but hopefully I won't have to do that forever
> and I'd like to do this the real vim way.
>
> Thanks again for your help Tony! I'll make mappings now.
You ought to be able to repeat it with @" once the ":let" statement has
been executed once. However, this (both @@ and @") is the unnamed
register, if you use a yank or a delete it will be overwritten; so for
repeat use a named register might be better, @z maybe.
Best regards,
Tony.
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