Try :execute "normal \<c-a>" Otherwise, you'd have to embed an actual ctrl-A in your script by typing ctrl-v ctrl-a, which would put a 'weird' character in your script.
I do have a version of the normal command (that I called, creatively, Normal) that lets me just do :Normal <c-a>. If you're interested, I can find its definition (I'm typing this from my phone). Salman On Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 22:34 tooth pik <toothp...@gmail.com> wrote: > i know this is a stupid question and i'll slap my forehead and say i KNEW > that when i find out, but... > > a very useful feature of vim is the ability to hit CTRL-A in normal mode > to increment whatever number is nearby by one -- but if i want to do the > same thing in a script, normal CTRL-A is not the way > > what is? > > thx in advance, > > toothpik > > -- > -- > 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 vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CALfSX1yKZsaTauDf6XfQ%3DG0beE8vAWGBV1MpQ5xP0tJrNEN%3Dmg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CALfSX1yKZsaTauDf6XfQ%3DG0beE8vAWGBV1MpQ5xP0tJrNEN%3Dmg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- 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 vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CANuxnEeBWZKQ3FOQBmr3MBCNmb_AxMwVfEUCEFvkbrFqxU_FtA%40mail.gmail.com.
