New Line Criteria ?

How do I get vim to show a file to display for example where there is /bin: place it on a new line but revert back to how it was before the file was loaded into vim ?  

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Re: $VIMRC over .vimrc ?

On Friday, March 20, 2026 at 10:58:21 AM UTC-4 D. Ben Knoble wrote:

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 9:58 AM Christopher <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 8:44:22 PM UTC-4 Marvin Renich wrote:
>
> * Christopher <crestchr...@gmail.com> [260319 19:14]:
> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 9:45 AM Marvin Renich <mr...@renich.org> wrote:
> > > The user's vimrc file _must_ be one of the files listed above, unless
> > > you specify the -u option. The only way to specify the vimrc file in an
> > > environment variable is to export VIMINT="source /path/to/your/vimrc"
> > > before (or while) starting vim.
> >
> > You mention, the only way to specify a vimrc in a environment variable; I
> > assume as in $MYVIMRC is to export VIMNT which is the source of your vimrc
> > file. If my vimrc file was located in the system path then that would be;
> > VIMINT=`/etc/vimrc and that would create the environment variable $MYVIMRC
> > ?
>
> You need to read carefully and for exact syntax and content:
>
> > > environment variable is to export VIMINT="source /path/to/your/vimrc"
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Remember that VIMINIT specifies an ex command to execute, not a file
> name. If you want to source a file using VIMINIT, you must specify the
> source command itself, not just the file name.
>
> Also, when testing this, know that :scriptnames is your friend.
>
> Also note that if your vimrc file is the system vimrc file (/etc/vimrc
> on some distributions, /etc/vim/vimrc on Debian), it is sufficient to
> use:
>
> VIMINIT=':' vim
>
> or
>
> export VIMINIT=':'
> vim
>
> as the system vimrc is sourced even if you specify a VIMINIT. Setting
> VIMINIT=':' simply disables reading of the user vimrc file, but not the
> system vimrc file. (':' is an empty ex command.)
>
> Finally, if you specify VIMINIT, MYVIMRC is _not_ set by vim.
>
> ...Marvin
>
>
> What do you mean by :scriptnames ?

":scriptnames" is an Ex command supported by Vim that announces what
scripts have been executed in the current session. (":help
:scriptnames").

> Within vim I run the command; VIMIT=: (colon) and that takes my system vimrc assigns it the variable $MYVIMRC or that has to be done after ?

I get the sense you may not be reading very carefully, but let me try
to clear up some confusion:

- "VIMINIT=: vim" is an example shell command that would disable
initializations from vimrc files other than the system vimrc.
(Notably, this does _not_ disable user-local plugins.)
- Vim will assign MYVIMRC if and when it finds and executes a user
vimrc. It never (AFAIK) assigns MYVIMRC to the path of the system
vimrc.
- The above point is moot if you set VIMINIT; then nothing sets MYVIMRC
- MYVIMRC is never _read_ by Vim to take any action (unless a plugin
or script uses it)

I wanted to clarify that it's now clear. In order to use the environment variable $MYVIMRC you must have a user; .vimrc file created, typically at the $HOME path for the installed nix version.

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Re: pattern syntax for match()

tim / christian

thank you.  both forms work as expected:  single and double quoted forms.  in all of my quoting permutations, i had been escaping the bar, also.

works fine, now.  many thanks.

On March 25, 2026 12:41:15 PM PDT, Christian Brabandt <cblists@256bit.org> wrote:

On Mi, 25 Mär 2026, Tim Chase wrote:

On 2026-03-25 12:01, S. Cowles wrote:
i would like to do the following operation:
	let m = match( "foo" , "foo\|beep" )
however, i get no match.  (m is (-1).)
what is the correct pattern syntax to enable this match?

Because they're strings, do you need to escape the "\", making it

  let m = match( "foo" , "foo\\|beep" )

Or a bit more readable, use single quotes instead.

Thanks,
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Re: pattern syntax for match()

On Mi, 25 Mär 2026, Tim Chase wrote:

> On 2026-03-25 12:01, S. Cowles wrote:
> > i would like to do the following operation:
> > let m = match( "foo" , "foo\|beep" )
> > however, i get no match. (m is (-1).)
> > what is the correct pattern syntax to enable this match?
>
> Because they're strings, do you need to escape the "\", making it
>
> let m = match( "foo" , "foo\\|beep" )

Or a bit more readable, use single quotes instead.

Thanks,
Christian
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Re: pattern syntax for match()

On 2026-03-25 12:01, S. Cowles wrote:
> i would like to do the following operation:
> let m = match( "foo" , "foo\|beep" )
> however, i get no match. (m is (-1).)
> what is the correct pattern syntax to enable this match?

Because they're strings, do you need to escape the "\", making it

let m = match( "foo" , "foo\\|beep" )

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pattern syntax for match()

i would like to do the following operation:
let m = match( "foo" , "foo\|beep" )
however, i get no match. (m is (-1).)
what is the correct pattern syntax to enable this match?
i am running vim:
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.2 (2026 Feb 14, compiled Mar 25 2026 09:59:45)
Included patches: 1-240
Huge version with GTK3 GUI.

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Re: issues posting to the dev list

On Mo, 23 Mär 2026, Eli the Bearded wrote:

> Someone in comp.editors is reporting that attempts to post to Vim Dev
> list (<vim_dev@googlegroups.com> and <vim-dev@vim.org>) are bouncing
> with Google errors:
>
> "We're writing to let you know that the group you tried to
> contact (vim_dev) may not exist, or you may not have permission
> to post messages to the group. A few more details on why you
> weren't able to post:
> * You might have spelled or formatted the group name incorrectly.
> * The owner of the group may have removed this group.
> * You may need to join the group before receiving permission to post.
> * This group may not be open to posting.
> If you have questions related to this or any other Google Group,
> visit the Help Center at https://groups.google.com/support/."
>
> Subscribing to the list works, but doesn't fix the problem.
>
> Anyone running that list and able to read/post to Usenet still?
>
> From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.editors
> Subject: Vim mailing list
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:38:27 +0100
> Message-ID: <10pnkn3$2utmg$1@dont-email.me>
>
> I suggested the google version of the list address and don't have
> any other concrete suggestions.

I cannot see a member with that name or E-Mail address in either the
vim_use or vim_dev list. You can direct him to me, but my possibilities
are limited. Google groups is a free service but also has no real
support unfortunately.

Thanks,
Christian
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