Re: (Vimscript) Move lines that match a patter to the top of buffer?

On Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:13:45 AM UTC-5, Horacio Sanson wrote:
> I am trying to write a vimscript function that would search all lines that match a certain pattern "^\s*import\s\s*.*;" and move them to the top of the buffer. This is to move all imports in a java file to the top.
>
> Even better would be to move all the import line below the package line on the java source file.
>
> In the editor I can use this command to get the desired effect:
>
> " Moves all import lines to the top
> v/^\s*import\s\s*.*;/normal ddGp
>
> " Moves the pacakge line to the top, above the imports
> v/^\s*package\s\s*.*;/normal ddGp
>
> How to translate that visual command to work in vimscript?
>
> regards,
> Horacio

Move all lines matching "import" to the top of the file:

:g/import/move 0

Move all lines matching "import" to be just after a line containing "package":

:g/import/move /package/

See :help :g, :help :move, http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Power_of_g

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