Re: bash script using vim commands?

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Antonio Recio wrote:
> I would like to execute a bash script from the terminal with two
> vim commands.

Vim can be driven from a Bash script. Here's an example.

Save this as "noblanks.vim":

" remove blank lines
:g/^$/d
" write, quit
:wq

Usage:

$ vim -es < noblanks.vim file_with_blanks.txt

See also:
* http://superuser.com/questions/22455/vim-what-is-the-ex-mode-for-batch-processing-for/22500#2250
* :help -e
* :help -s-ex
* :help -n