This seems like a pretty sweet tip. It would be much appreciated if you
could post a fleshed-out version of this tip, along with some possible
use cases on the vim.org tips page.
Thanks!
Tom Purl
> Yeah, thanks it works like this too:
> bufdo !tar -vrf /path/to/archive.tar %:p
>
> How do I avoid the
> "Press ENTER or type command to continue"
> prompt after each file is processed?
>
> On 22/11/06, A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Eric Smith wrote:
>> > I want to make a tar file that includes the full pathname.
>> > When I go
>> > :bufdo ! tar -vrf archive_with_full_path.tar %
>> >
>> > The `%' does not expand the full path so I do not get the path
>> > information into the tar file.
>> >
>> > How could I best achieve what I want?
>> >
>>
>> Try (untested)
>>
>> bufdo exe '!tar -vrf /path/to/archive.tar' expand('%:p')
>>
>> see ":help expand()"
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Tony.
>>
>
>
> --
> Eric Smith
>
