Mike Blonder wrote:
I have saved a file called 'commands.' This file has all of the
commands (g /foobar/,/goobar/ d, etc) I need to edit some very large
files. I want to 'run' this commands file from within each of the large
files that I need to edit.
1) do I have to chmod 'commands' as an executable?
No.
2) can I invoke the file from within VIM?, if yes, then what is the
syntax?
:so commands
3) would it be better to run it from the shell? (Linux/SuSE)
Not if its composed of vim commands.
Please be aware that the sourcing of commands is done in command mode;
if you have
normal mode commands, you'll want to be looking into how to use
":normal" (:help :normal).
Also, check out :help -S , a command line option to vim that allows
the sourcing of files.
Regards,
Chip Campbell
