Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== executing buffers and registers ====== You have commands in a buffer, such as to manipulate the syntax and folding of a type of file, but it is a work in progress that will be constantly changed. You could set this up as an "after" file that loads for a particular type, or you could execute the contents directly, without ever creating a file until you are sure you have what you want. (see [[folding]] for example source text and folding code) To execute the contents of buffer A as a command in buffer B, do this: - switch to buffer A - visually select all text in buffer A, and yank it to a buffer (default ") - switch to buffer B - type this:<code> :@"<enter> </code> You can also map this to another key:<code> :map <F12> ggVGy<C-w><C-w>:@"<CR> </code> docs/vim/executing_buffers_and_registers.txt Last modified: 2009/02/16 20:52by billh