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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*tips.txt* For Vim version 7.2. Last change: 2006 Jul 24
+*tips.txt* For Vim version 7.2. Last change: 2009 Nov 07
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
Tips and ideas for using Vim *tips*
+These are just a few that we thought would be helpful for many users.
+You can find many more tips on the wiki. The URL can be found on
+http://www.vim.org
+
Don't forget to browse the user manual, it also contains lots of useful tips
|usr_toc.txt|.
@@ -18,11 +22,12 @@ Correcting common typing mistakes |type-mistakes|
Counting words, lines, etc. |count-items|
Restoring the cursor position |restore-position|
Renaming files |rename-files|
+Change a name in multiple files |change-name|
Speeding up external commands |speed-up|
Useful mappings |useful-mappings|
Compressing the help files |gzip-helpfile|
-Hex editing |hex-editing|
Executing shell commands in a window |shell-window|
+Hex editing |hex-editing|
Using <> notation in autocommands |autocmd-<>|
Highlighting matching parens |match-parens|
@@ -246,6 +251,8 @@ Breaking up restoring the position:
zt scroll to move this line to the top of the window
`s jump to the original position of the cursor
+For something more advanced see |winsaveview()| and |winrestview()|.
+
==============================================================================
Renaming files *rename-files*
@@ -266,6 +273,25 @@ and I want to rename *.c *.bla. I'd do it like this: >
:q!
==============================================================================
+Change a name in multiple files *change-name*
+
+Example for using a script file to change a name in several files:
+
+ Create a file "subs.vim" containing substitute commands and a :update
+ command: >
+ :%s/Jones/Smith/g
+ :%s/Allen/Peter/g
+ :update
+<
+ Execute Vim on all files you want to change, and source the script for
+ each argument: >
+
+ vim *.let
+ argdo source subs.vim
+
+See |:argdo|.
+
+==============================================================================
Speeding up external commands *speed-up*
In some situations, execution of an external command can be very slow. This