On Friday, January 10, 2014 3:48:45 PM UTC-5, Benjamin Klein wrote: > I know that I can right now do something like > > > > :echo system(“external --command”) > > > > and have Vim (after waiting for the command to finish) `echo` the output as a > message. > > > > Is there a way for me to have each new line of output from the command > `echo`ed as a message as it occurs? This command takes some time to run and > rather than wait for it to finish before seeing any output I’d like to be > able to follow what it’s doing as it goes. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Ben > > > > -- > > b
If I understand what you are asking, you can do this with :!external --command This will run "external --command" within the shell and when the command is finished, you can press enter to return to vim. Type ':help !' in vim for more information. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
