On 2015-02-06 12:45, David Fishburn wrote: >> :g/^\(\S*\)\s\+\<\1\>/sil! > > > Thanks Tim, I didn't release we could use the \1 that way. Once > again I just assumed it could only be used in the replacement part.
I think I stumbled across it on a "hey, I wonder if this works" and found that it did, so it's been in my tool-bag since then. It's documented at ":help /\1" with some caveats at ":help /\@<=" > To force the case sensitivity (regardless of the ignorecase > setting) we can just add: > :g/\C^\(\S*\)\s\+\<\1\>/sil! > Yes, that would have been wise to include, as I almost never fly with 'ignorecase' set, so my mind only thinks about it when I want to force case-insensitivity with "\c". > And to remove the ones that are identical (instead of indenting): > :g/\C^\(\S*\)\s\+\<\1\>/d > > And to reverse that (i.e. keep only the ones that do match): > :v/\C^\(\S*\)\s\+\<\1\>/d As usual, any Ex command will do here. :-) -tim -- -- 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/d/optout.
