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Terminal - Commands tagged vim - 141 results

vimdiff <(svn cat "$1") "$1"

2009-09-04 18:41:40

User: plasticboy

Functions: cat

Tags: svn vim diff color

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get colorful side-by-side diffs of files in svn with vim

This will diff your local version of the file with the latest version in svn. I put this in a shell function like so:

svd() { vimdiff <(svn cat "$1") "$1"; }

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find . -type f -exec grep -qi 'foo' {} \; -print0 | xargs -0 vim

2009-09-03 17:55:26

User: arcege

Functions: find grep xargs

Tags: vim find grep

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Edit all files found having a specific string found by grep

Make sure that find does not touch anything other than regular files, and handles non-standard characters in filenames while passing to xargs.

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find . -exec grep foobar /dev/null {} \; | awk -F: '{print $1}' | xargs vi

2009-09-03 16:02:18

User: verboEse

Functions: awk find grep xargs

Tags: vim awk find grep

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Edit all files found having a specific string found by grep

needs no GNU tools, as far as I see it

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grep -ir 'foo' * | awk -F '{print $1}' | xargs vim

2009-09-03 15:58:47

User: verboEse

Functions: awk grep xargs

Tags: vim sed awk grep

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Edit all files found having a specific string found by grep

saves one command. Needs GNU grep though :-(

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grep -Hrli 'foo' * | xargs vim

2009-09-03 15:44:05

User: dere22

Functions: grep xargs

Tags: vim sed awk grep

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Edit all files found having a specific string found by grep

The grep switches eliminate the need for awk and sed. Modifying vim with -p will show all files in separate tabs, -o in separate vim windows. Just wish it didn't hose my terminal once I exit vim!!

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grep -ir 'foo' * | awk '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/://' | xargs vim

2009-09-03 15:12:27

User: elubow

Functions: awk grep sed xargs

Tags: vim sed awk grep

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Edit all files found having a specific string found by grep

This will drop you into vim to edit all files that contain your grep string.

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vim -e -s -c 'g/start_pattern/+1,/stop_pattern/-1 p' -cq file.txt

2009-08-26 10:22:27

User: syladmin

Functions: vim

Tags: vim block

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Display a block of text with vim with offset, like with AWK

By using vim, you can also filter content on stdout, using vim's extra power, like search pattern offset!

No more awk of course, sorry.

details :

-e ex mode

-s silent

-c 'ex command' : global + start and end pattern + offset print (p)

-cq : quit

:!>test.txt

2009-08-19 13:45:23

User: amaymon

Tags: vim vi

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Emptying a text file in one shot in VIM

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:%s/^V^M//g

2009-08-19 11:59:22

User: slim

Tags: vim unix vi convert dos file format

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Remove ^M characters at end of lines in vi

Whereas ^V is CTRL-V.

converts a dos file to unix by removing 0x13 characters

ggdG

2009-08-19 11:40:55

User: slim

Tags: vim vi

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Emptying a text file in one shot

deletes to the end of the buffer

svn diff | view -

2009-08-12 16:41:31

User: freestyler

Functions: diff

Tags: svn vim diff

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use vim to get colorful diff output

:q to quit

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:w !pfexec tee %

2009-07-29 08:35:00

User: ilyxa

Functions: tee

Tags: vim sudo tee

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Save a file you edited in vim without the needed permissions - (Open)solaris version with RBAC

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g~w

2009-07-25 07:13:40

User: bigeasy

Functions: g++

Tags: vim

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Change the case of a single word in vim

In edit mode, toggle the case of a single word under the cursor in vim.

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vim $(grep test *)

2009-07-15 10:15:04

User: goatboy

Functions: grep test vim

Tags: vim grep

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Find files containing string and open in vim

I often use "vim -p" to open in tabs rather than buffers.

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:let i=0 | 'a,'bg/ZZZZ/s/ZZZZ/\=i/ | let i=i+1

2009-06-26 19:23:29

User: res0nat0r

Tags: vim

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VIM: Replace a string with an incrementing number between marks 'a and 'b (eg, convert string ZZZZ to 1, 2, 3, ...)

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2009-06-19 12:20:10

User: miccaman

Tags: vim

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vim display hex value char under cursor

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:!start c:\progra~1\Opera\opera.exe http://www.commandlinefu.com

2009-06-19 12:19:00

User: miccaman

Tags: vim

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open an url with opera webbrowser from vim

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:r! echo %

2009-06-19 12:17:28

User: miccaman

Functions: echo

Tags: vim

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vim insert current filename

insert filename

Normal mode: "%p

Insert mode: %

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:source ~/.vimrc

2009-06-19 12:14:55

User: miccaman

Tags: vim

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load changes without logging in and out vim

src: daily vim blog

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:set nomore :argdo %s/foo/bar/g | update

2009-06-19 12:12:33

User: miccaman

Tags: vim

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%s across multiple files with Vim

src: http://www.ibrahim-ahmed.com/2008/01/find-and-replace-in-multiple-files-in.html

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svn diff <file> | vim -R -

2009-06-13 22:00:49

User: caiosba

Functions: diff vim

Tags: svn vim diff color

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Colored SVN diff

Simple way to achieve a colored SVN diff

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2009-05-21 15:02:39

User: haivu

Tags: vim vi

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Vi - Matching Braces, Brackets, or Parentheses

This is a simple command for jumping to the matching brace, square bracket, or parentheses. For example, it can take you from the beginning of a function to the end with one key stroke. To delete everything between the pairs of {}, [], or (), issue the command:

d%

To replace text between pairs of braces, brackets, or parentheses, issue the command:

c%

You can also use this command to find out if an opening brace has been properly closed.

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vim `which <scriptname>`

2009-05-08 17:21:47

User: bunedoggle

Functions: vim

Tags: vim which script

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Edit a script that's somewhere in your path.

Often I need to edit a bash or perl script I've written. I know it's in my path but I don't feel like typing the whole path (or I don't remember the path).

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vim -x <FILENAME>

2009-05-05 23:24:17

User: denzuko

Functions: vim

Tags: vim edit Encryption files secure password protect

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Add Password Protection to a file your editing in vim.

While I love gpg and truecrypt there's some times when you just want to edit a file and not worry about keys or having to deal needing extra software on hand. Thus, you can use vim's encrypted file format.

For more info on vim's encrypted files visit: http://www.vim.org/htmldoc/editing.html#encryption

vim ~/.purple/pounces.xml

2009-04-28 19:11:39

User: linuxrawkstar

Functions: vim

Tags: vim pidgin

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find/edit your forgotten buddy pounces for pidgin

So you keep getting buzzes sounding from pidgin but you can't remember which buddy pounce is causing the beep. Well, cat/edit the ~/.purple/pounces and find out!

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