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sudo vi /etc/fstab; Go//smb-share/gino /mnt/place smbfs defaults,username=gino,password=pass 0 0<esc>:wq; mount //smb-share/gino
2009-04-02 16:04:35
User: GinoMan2440
Functions: mount sudo vi
Tags: Filesystem bash vim sudo Linux mount macosx unix vi smb smbfs samba fstab gino
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automount samba shares as devices in /mnt/

the middle command between the ; and ; is the vi commands that insert that line into the last line of the file, the esc with the carets is literally hitting the escape key, you have to have the smbfs package installed to do it, I use it to access my iTunes music on my mac from my linux PC's with amarok so I can play the music anywhere in the house. among other things, it allows you to access the files on that share from your computer anytime you're on that network.

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:1,$d
2009-03-28 02:28:19
User: acirulli
Tags: vim vi
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Emptying a text file in one shot

Within vi allow to empty a text file in one shot

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vimdiff foo.c <(bzr cat -r revno:-2 foo.c)
2009-03-24 18:15:48
User: HorsePunchKid
Functions: cat
Tags: bash vim
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Compare a file with the output of a command or compare the output of two commands
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vifind() { vi `find . -name "$1"` }
2009-03-06 05:52:48
User: deepanaidu
Functions: vi
Tags: vim find
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Search for the file and open in vi editor.
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vi -R filename
2009-03-04 06:56:40
User: haivu
Functions: vi
Tags: vim
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Edit a file using vi or vim in read-only mode

The -R flag prevents you from making changes to a file, useful when you only want to view the file. This command is nicer than the 'more' or 'less' commands because for source codes, vi shows syntax highlight.

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:g!/\S/d
2009-03-02 23:58:45
User: leonza99
Tags: vim
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Delete all empty lines from a file with vim

This command delete all the empty lines (include the lines with space) from a file.

g = global command

\S = non-whitespace character; !\S the opposite

d = delete a range

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:n,m w newfile.txt
2009-03-02 19:40:34
User: milmazz
Tags: vim perl
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New files from parts of current buffer

On command mode in Vim you can save parts of the current buffer in another file.

* The 'n' value represents the first line of the new file.

* The 'm' value represents the last line of the new file.

* newfile.txt is the newfile.

The results are similar to this command in perl:

perl -ne 'print if n..m' in.sql > out.sql
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:%s/old/new/g
2009-03-02 03:01:13
User: leonza99
Tags: vim
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replace a character/word/string in a file using vim

Replace all ocurrences in the file.

The g option is to replace more than one occurrence in the same line. Whitout the g option, it only replace the first occurrence in the line.

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vim -p file1 file2 ...
2009-02-27 16:43:59
User: haivu
Functions: vim
Tags: vim
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VIM version 7: edit in tabs

Edit the files, each in a separate tab. use gT and gt to move to the left- and right-tab, respectively. to add another tab while editing, type ':tabe filename'

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:mksession! <filename>
2009-02-26 05:03:07
User: neutral
Tags: vim
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Save your sessions in vim to resume later

Creates a full snapshot of your current vim session, including tabs, open buffers, cursor positions, everything. Can be resumed with vim -S . Useful for those times when you HAVE to close vim, but you don't want to lose all your hard-opened buffers and windows. The ! will cause vim to overwrite the file if it already exists. It is not necessary, but useful if you frequently save to the same file (like session.vim or something).

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:split <file>
2009-02-25 23:41:22
User: raphink
Tags: Text Processing vim
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Load another file in vim

You can then switch from a file to another with ^W^W

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:r !command
2009-02-25 15:49:08
User: sud0er
Tags: vim
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Read the output of a command into the buffer in vim

This will append the output of "command" to whatever file you're currently editing in vim. Who else has good vim tricks? :)

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tail -1000 /some/file | vim -
2009-02-25 11:43:27
User: root
Functions: tail vim
Tags: Text Processing vim
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Pipe STDOUT to vim

The hyphen tells vim to open from STDOUT - saves having to create temporary files.

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