On Jun 21, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Tim Gray wrote: > On Jun 21, 2012 at 12:08 PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: >> Thanks for the suggestion. Is it really that simple? If so, it might meet my >> need. Would I need to include the path to the files? And what does the "-o5" >> part do? > > Try looking in the help: ':h -o' should get you there.
Thanks, Tim. Looks like what I would want is "-p5" since I want the files opened in tabs. >> I looked for help with aliases in the Oualline book, but didn't find >> anything. Help brought up "antialias," nothing on "alias." [I'm sure it's >> there somewhere. I just need to look harder.] > > It's not a vim thing, that's why you can't find it in there. It's a bash > thing. In your .bashrc: > > alias vimf='vim -o5 xx.file1 file2 file3 file4' > > Just like what was written. Note that changes you make to your .bashrc file > don't get read automatically. Only when you login or resource the file. > Google about 'bash', 'bashrc', and 'bash alias' to learn more. A quick scan of results on these topics gives me a vague idea of what they are. I'll have to study more carefully to get clear how I would construct an alias to access the files I want to load. I.e., whether the path needs to be explicit. Also to call it for MacVim. Just start OS X Terminal. Would it be correct to say it's a bash console? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA [email protected] "Style is truth." - Ray Bradbury -- 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
