map <F1> :w<CR>:!open -a Google\ Chrome `echo http://localhost/${PWD\#*/*/*/*/*/}/%`<CR>
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Also, is there someone out there willing to break down this piece of code for me: ${PWD\#*/*/*/*/*/}. It manages to strip directories from the left of the string, but how? So far I looked here but it didn't shed any light: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Word-Spl ittingit appears to be parameter expansion -- see that same html, search on ${parameter#word}, but because the '#' is escaped it looks like an error to me, and gives a 'bad substitution' error if i try to echo that thing on the command line
The # isn't escaped as far as bash is concerned; it's only escaped for Vim (so it isn't interpreted as the alternate file name). Vim sees :!open -a Chrome `echo http://localhost/${PWD\#*/*/*/*/*/}/%` and bash sees :!open -a Chrome `echo http://localhost/${PWD#*/*/*/*/*/}/somefile`
for all i know mac has their own flavor of shell that's disturbingly different from linux bash
The Mac uses bash as its default shell. It is slightly modified, I think, but not much. Just your usual kind of distro modifications, e.g. slightly different startup file behaviour/locations, etc.. I do have a bit of a solution to your actual problem, but it'll have to wait till a bit later to be shared, I'm afraid. Ben. -- 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
