On 12/01/11 22:11, Rick R wrote:
I often will find a multi line snippet of text that I'd like
to then replace in multiple files in my project after a
certain block of text (maybe it's some javascript for example
so I'll want the multiple lines pasted after the
initial<script> tag.)
How do I do this easily in vim (or MacVim/gVim if those gui
editors on top can help?)
Without particulars, it's a bit hard to give a concrete example.
In the general case, it sounds like you want to mix a
combination of an argdo/windo/bufdo/tabdo command (to iterate
over all the associated buffers/windows) and issue a
search&replace (or insertion) command anchored at at a given
text. Thus you might have something like
:windo %s/block_of_text\zsmulti\nline\ntext/replacement
or
:set hidden
:bufdo g/block_of_text/sil! put='some text to put after'
(verify it all looks good)
:wall
If you have content in the clipboard you want to paste after each
line, you can do
:[whatever]do g/where_to_put_it/put=@*
The reason for the 'hidden' is that Vim won't let you leave a
modified buffer unless it's set. With :windo or :tabdo it's not
a problem because they aren't closed, but with argdo/bufdo, they
leave the current (modified) buffer to progress to the next. If
you're feeling reckless, you can include a ":w" after your
command to also write the file out before leaving it (with the
caveats listed at ":help :bar" regarding commands that may
require an :exec )
Hope this points you in the right direction. With greater detail
from you, perhaps more detailed help can be given :)
-tim
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