gene@ntvax.uucp (Gene De Lisa) (11/10/89)
could someone tell me how to use @ macros in vi? the manual i have says follow the @ with the name of a buffer. how do you get the macro into the buffer in the first place (besides typing them in and yanking them). i suspect that you might be able to do it with so. anyone know? -- Gene De Lisa gene@dept.csci.unt.edu
maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) (11/14/89)
In article <1989Nov10.015031.21474@ntvax.uucp> gene@ntvax.UUCP (Gene De Lisa) writes: \could someone tell me how to use @ macros in vi? \the manual i have says follow the @ with the name of a buffer. \how do you get the macro into the buffer in the first place \(besides typing them in and yanking them). [...] Correct. Quoted from the Vi Reference (email if you missed it): @<a-z> | Consider the contents of the named register a | command, e.g.: | o0^D:s/wrong/good/<esc>"zdd | Explanation: | o - open a new line | 0^D - remove indentation | :s/wrong/good/ - this input text is an | `ex' substitute command | <esc> - finish the input | "zdd - delete the line just | created into register `z' | Now you can type `@z' to substitute `wrong' | with `good' on the current line. @@ | Repeat last register command. If you want to set such a macro in EXINIT/.exrc: map @a ... -- "Richard Sexton is actually an AI program (or Construct, if you will) running on some AT&T (R) 3B" (Richard Brosseau) | maart@cs.vu.nl, mcsun!botter!maart
sanders@sanders.austin.ibm.com (Tony Sanders) (11/15/89)
In article <4528@ski.cs.vu.nl> maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) writes: >In article <1989Nov10.015031.21474@ntvax.uucp> gene@ntvax.UUCP (Gene De Lisa) writes: >\could someone tell me how to use @ macros in vi? >\the manual i have says follow the @ with the name of a buffer. >\how do you get the macro into the buffer in the first place >\(besides typing them in and yanking them). [...] Yep, you have to _virtually_ type them in and yank them. Meaning you can map a key to do it for you BUT! this causes your file to be [edited]. I've long anguished over that fact that you cannot set/append named buffers without "editing" your file. For example: " find current word as tag (should be ^] and sadly modifies your file) " This is a very simple idea of a word. More complex patterns work also map ** mq:co.^V^M`qd0:s/^\([a-zA-Z_]*\).*/:ta \1/^V^M"wdd@w The vi I currently use doesn't support ^] (I'm trying to get a reasonable vi to compile on my rt runing AIX 2.2.1 :-() so I'm forced to use this hack which touches my .c files. >If you want to set such a macro in EXINIT/.exrc: > > map @a ... I don't believe this is true on various vi's I've tried. This simply maps the sequence @a to "..." Am I wrong/confused or were you just thinking out of context??? -- sanders
gene@ntvax.uucp (Gene De Lisa) (11/16/89)
In article <4528@ski.cs.vu.nl> maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) writes: >In article <1989Nov10.015031.21474@ntvax.uucp> gene@ntvax.UUCP (Gene De Lisa) writes: > >Correct. Quoted from the Vi Reference (email if you missed it): I tried both addresses and they bounced back so here is a public thank you. If you do have a copy of the reference could you please forward me a copy? thanks! -- Gene De Lisa gene@dept.csci.unt.edu