Re: A quick way to get abstract from a very _long_ article?

On 26/11/09 14:11, Tim Chase wrote:
>>> :g/^Lesson \d\+//^Abstract/;/^-\@!/t$
>>
>> I think it has solved my first problem, it's amazing~~
>
> Glad it mostly worked for you :)
>
>> but I can't understand the expression very well, could you
>> give me some more explanation about how you organize the
>> command and what every part stand for?
>
> That's
>
> :g/ On every line that matches
> ^Lesson \d\+ "Lesson" at the beginning of the line
> followed by one or more digits
> / perform the following action(s)
> [1]
> /^Abstract/ From the current match's line, search
> forward for the word "Abstract" at the
> beginning of the line
> [2]
> ; through [3]
> /^-\@!/ the next line that doesn't start with
> a dash
> t copy it ("it" = the range from "Abstract"
> through the next non-dash line)
> $ to the end of the file
>
>
> Notes:
[...]
> [3] This was my side-note/complaint in my previous email...I'm
> not really sure why this doesn't work with a "," instead of a ";"
> because I'm fairly certain I've done stuff almost exactly like
> this before using the comma and it's worked.
[...]

The difference is explained under ":help :," which is also ":help :;" (a
few lines below ":help [range]")

If you separate the "from" and "to" parts of a range by a comma, any
search in the "to" part starts at the current cursor (i.e., at the same
place as a search in the "from" part). If you use a semicolon, a search
in the "to" part starts at the line defined by the "from" part.

Best regards,
Tony.
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