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vim -r 2>&1 | grep '\.sw.' -A 5 | grep 'still running' -B 5
2010-04-17 19:43:35
User: rkulla
Functions: grep vim
Tags: vim find grep files locate open
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Find all files currently open in Vim and/or gVim

Catches .swp, .swo, .swn, etc.

If you have access to lsof, it'll give you more compressed output and show you the associated terminals (e.g., pts/5, which you could then use 'w' to figure out where it's originating from): lsof | grep '\.sw.$'

If you have swp files turned off, you can do something like: ps x | grep '[g,v]im', but it won't tell you about files open in buffers, via :e [file].

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open-command $(ls -rt *.type | tail -n 1)
2010-04-04 20:43:38
User: RBerenguel
Functions: ls tail
Tags: open Linux UNIX
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Open the last modified file of a certain type

Change open-command and type to suit your needs. One example would be to open the last .jpg file with Eye Of Gnome:

eog $(ls -rt *.jpg | tail -n 1)

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explorer $( cygpath "/path/to/file_or_exe" -w )
2009-07-22 17:00:21
User: Highwayman
Tags: cygstart explorer.exe cygpath open
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Open windows executable, file, or folder from cygwin terminal

This executes faster than

cygstart.exe

I put this in a script and added it to my path:

cat `which explore.sh`

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then

explorer.exe $( cygpath `pwd` -w ) &

else

explorer.exe $( cygpath $1 -w ) &

fi;

Using the script you just type

explore.sh file_or_executable

Note: you can do this for any file that has an associated executable in the windows registry. This is quite handy if you want to open pictures or movies from xterm.

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