Peter Michaux wrote:
Hi Tony,
Thanks for all the info.
On 2/26/07, A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If vim does have the concept of a project can I do a project wide
> search or search and replace in my project? I find this essential for
> refactoring and cleaning up code when I realize what I should have
> called a variable.
Maybe not as such, but it is easy to implement, almost trivial. Just
make a
distinct directory tree for each project. Then it is very easy to search
and/or replace in all subdirectories of the "project" directory: for
instance,
:args ./**/*.[ch]
:argdo 1,$s/\<ThisVariable\>/thisVariable/g |update
replaces ThisVariable by thisVariable (but only as a separate word) in
all *.c
and *.h files in the current directory and all its subdirectories to
(IIUC) a
depth of 100 levels.
That doesn't seem almost trivial to me ;) I could live with that if
needed however.
My projects do always have a distinct directory tree.
Would there be a way to review all the found instances in a single
screen and then link to the real instance in the source? I find this
feature in Textmate so incredibly useful it might be the one thing
that keeps me with Textmate. I really want to be able to work with vim
modes however.
Yes, using the :vimgrep command (Vim 7 and some versions of Vim 6) or the
external "grep" command (earlier versions):
:vimgrep /pattern/g ./**/*.[ch] " search the list of files
" for the /pattern/
:copen " open quickfix window
The second command above splits the Vim screen horizontally, with at bottom a
window containing one line per match. Hit <Enter> on any line and the
corresponding file is opened above the quickfix window, with the cursor on the
corresponding match. Or use the commands
:cfirst
:cnext
:cprevious
:clast
to navigate the list of matches, with or without opening the quickfix window.
When done, use
:cclose
(regardless of which window is current at the time) to close the quickfix
window.
I don't know Textmate. Vim beats hands down any other GUI editor /I/
know, but
I guess they aren't the same as those you're accustomed to.
It seems Textmate is the one GUI that I keep hearing is winning over
long-time vi and emacs users.
Thanks again.
Peter
Best regards,
Tony.
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