Hi,
On 5/1/06, Gary Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > btw, is there any way I can direct vim to write the output of a query
> > > such as ':set' or ':ve' directly to the buffer? That would come in
> > > handy when someone asks me for more info as to how my system is
> > > configured.
> >
> > :help redir
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > :redir @a
>
> I think you need :redir @a> or is there some kinda shortcut?
The '>' at the end is new for 7.0. I don't know why it was added.
The original syntax didn't have the '>' and 7.0 accepts either.
As explained in the help for ":redir ", for backward compatibility,
the > after the register name can be omitted:
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:redi[r] @{a-zA-Z}> Redirect messages to register {a-z}. Append to the
contents of the register if its name is given
uppercase {A-Z}. For backward compatibility, the ">"
after the register name can be omitted. {not in Vi}
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In Vim7, you can append the command output to a register (lower-case
register name) using the following command:
:redir @{a-z}>>
You can also redirect output to a variable using:
:redir => {variable}
:redir =>> {variable}
- Yegappan
