On Thu, February 24, 2011 1:03 pm, Tim Chase wrote: > On 02/23/2011 11:20 PM, Ben Schmidt wrote: >> :help :argdo >> :help :bufdo > > ...remembering that vim will complain if you try to leave a > modified buffer unless you > > 1) save the buffer as part of your command: > > :bufdo %s/foo/bar/g|w > > 2) set 'hidden' to allow vim to leave a modified buffer: > > :set hidden > :bufdo %s/foo/bar/g > <review changes to make sure they're what you want> > :wall
or 3) set 'autowriteall' which will automatically write your unsaved changes. (Not that I think it is a good idea...) regards, Christian -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
