Re: bash script using vim commands?

On Saturday 21 May 2011 02:26:21 shawn wilson wrote:
> On May 21, 2011 12:30 AM, "Antonio Recio" <amdx64bt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > The two commands to delete the comments of C++ files are:
> > :%s!\s*//.*\|/\*\_.\{-}\*/
> > :g/^\s*$/d
> >
> > How I can add this commands to my bash script?

I think it's:

vim -s scriptfile

Be sure you end the scriptfile with :wq or you'll need to manually do
that.

>
> The right tool for the job I think: sed, awk, perl, lisp, etc. I
> don't think vim is the right tool.

I used to do that stuff all the time. I still do sometimes.
>
> That said, I'm sure there's a way. OTOH, if you're a hammer,
> everything looks like a nail :)

Another way of saying that is if you want to learn the use of fifty
similar tools, you won't need a hammer as much. But if you're really
good at a hammer, you can use a much smaller toolbox.

SteveT

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