On 2011-10-13, Gill, Jack wrote:
> Newbie question:
>
> Will Vim allow me to batch edit a text file, forcing characters per line to no
> more than 90, and placing a CR/LF at the end of that line?
Here's one way to do it.
vim -E -s -u NONE -c 'set tw=90' -c 'set ff=dos' -c 'normal gggqG' -c 'wq'
filename
That runs Vim in batch mode on the text file 'filename' with no
configuration files, sets the text width to 90 columns and the file
format for CR/LF line endings, reformats the entire file, then
writes the file and quits.
To see what each of those arguments/commands do, see the help
entries for each.
:help -E
:help -s
:help -u
:help -c
:help tw
:help ff
:help :normal
:help gg
:help gq
:help G
Regards,
Gary
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