caiorss / vim

VIM editor programming and customization examples

VIM Script Reference Sheet

VIM DOC: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/

Path to Current Buffer

Show Current Buffer File

File Full Path of current buffer:

:echo expand("%:p")      
    /home/tux/Downloads/test.sh 

Full path to directory containing the file

:echo expand("%:p:h")    
    /home/tux/Downloads

Example:

nmap <F10> :echo expand('%p:h') <CR>

Insert Current Buffer File Path at cursor position

:put = expand('%:p')
:put = expand('%:p:h')

Pipe Shell Command to New Buffer

The charcater (#) is replaced by the current file name

:new | r ! <shell command>
:new | r ! <shell command> #  

Example:

:new | r ! git log

:new | r ! file #

Set Map Keys

nmap <F10> :clist<CR>
nmap <F11> :cprev<CR>
nmap <F12> :cnext<CR>

Useful Commands

Create Commands

It will show the current date in the consolee

:command! Today :echo stftime("%c")

:Today 

Current Date

Insert current date in current buffer

function! InsertDate ()
    let Today = system("date")
    :put = Today
endfunction

:call InsertDate()
Dom Mai 31 21:10:35 BRT 2015