Does anyone use vi(m) ?

[zuperxtreme]

I need to find out if it's possible to give a specific format to text files(not necessarily .txt) automatically with vi(m).

Specially command line style, so that I can probably write a crappy batch file...

[deus-redux]

You can give the file whatever extension you like. .txt, .bat, .whatever

Just open vim, edit, and do :w filename.extension

Also, *nix please.

-deus-

[zuperxtreme]

Originally Posted by deus-redux

You can give the file whatever extension you like. .txt, .bat, .whatever

Just open vim, edit, and do :w filename.extension

Also, *nix please.

-deus-

Isn't there one for windows?

And you missed my point.

I need to format a file with for example:

2348723564235

to

att+2348723564235

And say that there are 500000 numbers. I can do it manually with UltraEdit, but if I could automate it I'd be a happy camper.

EDIT: Not edit the filename, the actual contents.

EDIT2: I'm not going to be using the Linux one........ -_________________-

[Prometheum]

There aren't many people who use Vim on windows IME.

But for this you want Perl.

[zuperxtreme]

Originally Posted by Prometheum

There aren't many people who use Vim on windows IME.

But for this you want Perl.

bah... I don't know how to program in Perl and I don't have the time to learn...

I'll stick to the method I'm taking I guess..

This is probably the easiest way to do it:

:%s/^/\='att+'

Ask in the Windows forum next time, these fools don't know what they're talking about.

[ArgonPlasma2000]

lol, I would have just written out some simple C. Don't know none of those new-fangled scripin' talk.

[zuperxtreme]

Originally Posted by toolow

This is probably the easiest way to do it:

:%s/^/\='att+'

Ask in the Windows forum next time, these fools don't know what they're talking about.

Can you explain how that works?

[Prometheum]

Originally Posted by zuperxtreme

Can you explain how that works?

:%s/^/\='att+'

It's a regex. It takes the line (%s) and appends att+ to it. Run that in the command mode in vi and it'll apply it globally.

It's just a substitution command. The prefix % is a range representing the entire file (technically 1,$) for the substitution command, s. The first / says we're about to enter the pattern we want to match, which is just ^ meaning start-of-line. The second / says we're going to enter the string we want to match. \= says match as many as possible with 'att+'.