> > I would like to use it to search a list of files and substitute a new > string for a pattern it finds, and then write the resulting file to a new > filename for each file in the original list. >
These command line switches may be of help. -s <scriptin> Read Normal mode commands from file <scriptin> -w <scriptout> Append all typed commands to file <scriptout> -W <scriptout> Write all typed commands to file <scriptout> sed or awk could be a very nice option if you are on a *nix OS. If it is a Windows machine you should be able to use these switches along with a file of recorded commands (ie <scriptin>) -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php