Re: substitute() regex trim last newline from register ?

On 2020-01-15 17:29, M Kelly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In visual-line mode when I yank to the * register and then outside
> of vim paste - I am getting a newline at the end of the selection.
> This does not happen in visual block or char mode.
> Does anyone know of a way to load into * reg the same selection but
> have the last newline trimmed off ?
> ie something like:
> let @* = substitute(@a, "\(.*\)\\n/\1/", "", "")

Pretty sure you're 99% of the way there:

let @+ = substitute(@a, '\n\+$', '', '')

If you want all potential trailing whitespace (spaces, tabs, and
newlines)

let @+ = substitute(@a, '\_s\+$', '', '')

should do the trick.

-tim



--
--
You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.
Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to.
For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php

---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20200115194741.6171b3b6%40bigbox.attlocal.net.