Hi, In a vim script, what's the best way to load a file (to search for some info), then get rid of it again without any side-effects. Eg, it shouldn't change the alternative buffer, it should no longer be loaded in a hidden buffer, and it should work even when there's not enough room to split the window.
I could split to a new tab, then load the file into it, then do :bdel. But would this cause tab-flashing as the GUI is changed, or is there a way to prevent the update? And would this be an inefficient way to do it? I could also use readfile(), which would probably suffice, but is this more or less efficient than loading a file into a vim buffer. I will still need to read the whole file either way since I don't know how far through the file I will need to look. Now if there was a searchfile() function, that would be handy :-) Eg, pass it a file name and a pattern to search for, and maybe the maximum number of matches, and a list of matching lines is returned. That way if the match is found early and you only ask for one, then vim wouldn't bother reading the rest of the file. Rob. -- Robert Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Software developer http://www.software3d.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
