Re: How to execute script from cmdline without Vim window

On 2012-09-11, Timothy Madden wrote:
> Hello
>
> I would like to execute a Vim script from the command line, for
> example to build a vimball archive from a Makefile.
>
> But when I do that the Vim window always pops up and then immediately
> disappears (as the script completes). Even if there are errors in the
> window.
>
> Is there a way to execute the vim script without a Vim window ? And
> to get the errors on stdout ?

Sure. Use the -E option along with a -c option for each ex command
you want to execute.

vim -E -c 'some ex command' -c 'another ex command' -c q

See

:help -E
:help -s

There are more examples here:

:help $VIMRUNTIME
:help g:html_no_progress
:help 26.4

Regards,
Gary

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