Re: Applying batch file to a text file.

On 13/11/13 21:10, john Culleton wrote:
> I want to apply a batch file "foo" to a text file "bar".
> The commands in foo are of the form:
>
> :% s/elephant/\\idx{&}/g
>
> (I can delete the : if that helps.)
>
> So given these facts what does the command line for vim or ex
> look like? In particular I need to know how to get both foo and
> bar into the command. This is to build an index for TeX.
>
> Linux of course.
>
In addition to Tim's reply, this sounds like a case for running Vim "in
batch mode" if you want to do it at the command prompt without the need
for an interactive Vim editor:

vim -es -S foo bar

This assumes that your "batch file" ends with a quit command (for
instance :x), otherwise you can add that at the command-line:

vim -es -S foo -cx bar

The : at the start of each line may be omitted, but you don't have to.

See
:help -e
:help -s-ex
:help -S
:help -c

If you have a symlink named "ex" which redirects to Vim, then the -e
switch can be omitted:

ex -s -S foo -cx bar


Best regards,
Tony.
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