On 2011-11-20, porphyry5 wrote:
> In a script, how can I get repeated searches always to begin at the start of
> the buffer?
> If I precede the search with gg or :cursor(1, 1) I get E492, with 1G I get
> E464.
>
> :map p$ ggdd:while @" != ""<CR>:b#<CR>:cursor (1, 1)<CR>:silent!
> /^R"<CR>0i$<Space><Esc>:b#<CR>dd:endwhile
I haven't looked closely at your mapping, but to use a normal-mode
command such as gg in a script, that is, as an ex command, you must
precede it with ":normal", as
:normal gg
Similarly, to use a function as an ex command, you must precede it
with ":call", as
:call cursor(1, 1)
See
:help :normal
:help :call
Another way to move the cursor to the first line of the buffer is to
simply put the number 1 on a line by itself, or in a mapping like
yours, as ":1<CR>".
HTH,
Gary
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