Comments on: vimdiff – the cool way to diff for vim users http://gingerjoos.com/blog/linux/vimdiff-the-cool-way-to-diff-for-vim-users Are dreams thoughts... or are thoughts dreams.. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alvaro Zuniga http://gingerjoos.com/blog/linux/vimdiff-the-cool-way-to-diff-for-vim-users/comment-page-1#comment-355 Alvaro Zuniga Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:55:14 +0000 http://gingerjoos.com/blog/?p=171#comment-355 The following command will get all files that have text banana, peanut or bread in the current directory and any other directory under it. The files are opened in multiple buffers. vim `grep -REi '(banana|peanut|bread)' . | cut -f 1 -d : | sort -u` Remove the R to only search the current directory and the i for case sensitivity. The following is a simpler form that will load any php file with the world include. Notice the lack of E for extended regular expressions vim `grep 'include' *.php | cut -f 1 -d : | sort -u` Once the files are opened the following commands can be used :ls shows the files currently open :bN jumps to the appropriate file where N is a number of a file :bn and :bp for buffer next and previous etc. The following command will get all files that have text banana, peanut or bread in the current directory and any other directory under it. The files are opened in multiple buffers.

vim `grep -REi ‘(banana|peanut|bread)’ . | cut -f 1 -d : | sort -u`

Remove the R to only search the current directory and the i for case sensitivity.

The following is a simpler form that will load any php file with the world include. Notice the lack of E for extended regular expressions

vim `grep ‘include’ *.php | cut -f 1 -d : | sort -u`

Once the files are opened the following commands can be used

:ls
shows the files currently open

:bN
jumps to the appropriate file where N is a number of a file

:bn and :bp for buffer next and previous etc.

]]> By: Anirudh http://gingerjoos.com/blog/linux/vimdiff-the-cool-way-to-diff-for-vim-users/comment-page-1#comment-359 Anirudh Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:34:05 +0000 http://gingerjoos.com/blog/?p=171#comment-359 Thanks.. that was great :) Thanks.. that was great :)

]]> By: rob http://gingerjoos.com/blog/linux/vimdiff-the-cool-way-to-diff-for-vim-users/comment-page-1#comment-244 rob Wed, 12 May 2010 06:13:20 +0000 http://gingerjoos.com/blog/?p=171#comment-244 This is awesome. You have just made my day. I can't wait to use it at work tomorrow. This is awesome. You have just made my day. I can’t wait to use it at work tomorrow.

]]> By: Anirudh http://gingerjoos.com/blog/linux/vimdiff-the-cool-way-to-diff-for-vim-users/comment-page-1#comment-137 Anirudh Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:53:57 +0000 http://gingerjoos.com/blog/?p=171#comment-137 nice to know, John. Thanks :) nice to know, John. Thanks :)

]]> By: John Smith http://gingerjoos.com/blog/linux/vimdiff-the-cool-way-to-diff-for-vim-users/comment-page-1#comment-136 John Smith Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:38:42 +0000 http://gingerjoos.com/blog/?p=171#comment-136 If you have differences between files, you can use the keys 'do' and 'dp' to automatically copy from the second file and to the second file, respectively. If you have differences between files, you can use the keys ‘do’ and ‘dp’ to automatically copy from the second file and to the second file, respectively.

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