Search and replace contents of yanked text in vim
In my vimrc, I have a shortcut to copy the filename with its path to the clipboard.
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%")
This works fine. Now, I want to replace the contents of this yanked text to
1) replace with /
2) remove certain words from the yanked text.
I am familiar with search and replace on regular text but I don't know how to change my vimrc entry to do this every time on the yanked text when I use my shortcut.
So, something like this?
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%") || %s/\// || %s/<word>//
I am using gvim on windows.
search vim replace clipboard
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
InvalidsearchInvalidsearch
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In my vimrc, I have a shortcut to copy the filename with its path to the clipboard.
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%")
This works fine. Now, I want to replace the contents of this yanked text to
1) replace with /
2) remove certain words from the yanked text.
I am familiar with search and replace on regular text but I don't know how to change my vimrc entry to do this every time on the yanked text when I use my shortcut.
So, something like this?
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%") || %s/\// || %s/<word>//
I am using gvim on windows.
search vim replace clipboard
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
InvalidsearchInvalidsearch
1487
add a comment |
In my vimrc, I have a shortcut to copy the filename with its path to the clipboard.
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%")
This works fine. Now, I want to replace the contents of this yanked text to
1) replace with /
2) remove certain words from the yanked text.
I am familiar with search and replace on regular text but I don't know how to change my vimrc entry to do this every time on the yanked text when I use my shortcut.
So, something like this?
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%") || %s/\// || %s/<word>//
I am using gvim on windows.
search vim replace clipboard
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
InvalidsearchInvalidsearch
1487
In my vimrc, I have a shortcut to copy the filename with its path to the clipboard.
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%")
This works fine. Now, I want to replace the contents of this yanked text to
1) replace with /
2) remove certain words from the yanked text.
I am familiar with search and replace on regular text but I don't know how to change my vimrc entry to do this every time on the yanked text when I use my shortcut.
So, something like this?
:nmap cp :let @* = expand("%") || %s/\// || %s/<word>//
I am using gvim on windows.
search vim replace clipboard
search vim replace clipboard
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
InvalidsearchInvalidsearch
1487
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
InvalidsearchInvalidsearch
1487
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
InvalidsearchInvalidsearch
1487
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
InvalidsearchInvalidsearch
1487
asked Nov 16 '18 at 11:30
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The :substitute command works on the buffer contents itself; that's not so useful here. (You could temporarily :put the register / file name, transform it, and then :delete it (back) into a register.) Fortunately, there's an equivalent low-level :help substitute() function that you can apply on a String:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = substitute(expand("%"), '\', '/', 'g')<CR>
In fact, expand() directly supports a special substitution :help filename-modifiers, so this would be a (rather obscure) solution, too:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = expand("%:gs?\?/?")<CR>
For the additional removal of <word>, you can use another layer of substitute() / append another :gs???. I'll leave that to you.
Additional critique
- Your mapping is missing the trailing
<CR>to conclude command-line mode.
You should use:noremap; it makes the mapping immune to remapping and recursion.
%is relative to the current working dir. If you need the full absolute path, you can get that via%:p.- Starting your mapping with
cis unconventional. It's fine here, because thechange command wants a{motion}, andpis not a valid one. In general, I'd rather avoid such clever overloading (as long as you have other unused mapping prefixes still available).
answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
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Thank you kind sir! I used substitute and expand. It works fine. substitute(expand("%:gs?\?/?"),'<word>','','g')<CR> Thank you for the critique. I've fixed them also.
– Invalidsearch
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The :substitute command works on the buffer contents itself; that's not so useful here. (You could temporarily :put the register / file name, transform it, and then :delete it (back) into a register.) Fortunately, there's an equivalent low-level :help substitute() function that you can apply on a String:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = substitute(expand("%"), '\', '/', 'g')<CR>
In fact, expand() directly supports a special substitution :help filename-modifiers, so this would be a (rather obscure) solution, too:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = expand("%:gs?\?/?")<CR>
For the additional removal of <word>, you can use another layer of substitute() / append another :gs???. I'll leave that to you.
Additional critique
- Your mapping is missing the trailing
<CR>to conclude command-line mode.
You should use:noremap; it makes the mapping immune to remapping and recursion.
%is relative to the current working dir. If you need the full absolute path, you can get that via%:p.- Starting your mapping with
cis unconventional. It's fine here, because thechange command wants a{motion}, andpis not a valid one. In general, I'd rather avoid such clever overloading (as long as you have other unused mapping prefixes still available).
answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
134k14152204
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Thank you kind sir! I used substitute and expand. It works fine. substitute(expand("%:gs?\?/?"),'<word>','','g')<CR> Thank you for the critique. I've fixed them also.
– Invalidsearch
Nov 16 '18 at 13:10
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The :substitute command works on the buffer contents itself; that's not so useful here. (You could temporarily :put the register / file name, transform it, and then :delete it (back) into a register.) Fortunately, there's an equivalent low-level :help substitute() function that you can apply on a String:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = substitute(expand("%"), '\', '/', 'g')<CR>
In fact, expand() directly supports a special substitution :help filename-modifiers, so this would be a (rather obscure) solution, too:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = expand("%:gs?\?/?")<CR>
For the additional removal of <word>, you can use another layer of substitute() / append another :gs???. I'll leave that to you.
Additional critique
- Your mapping is missing the trailing
<CR>to conclude command-line mode.
You should use:noremap; it makes the mapping immune to remapping and recursion.
%is relative to the current working dir. If you need the full absolute path, you can get that via%:p.- Starting your mapping with
cis unconventional. It's fine here, because thechange command wants a{motion}, andpis not a valid one. In general, I'd rather avoid such clever overloading (as long as you have other unused mapping prefixes still available).
answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
134k14152204
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Thank you kind sir! I used substitute and expand. It works fine. substitute(expand("%:gs?\?/?"),'<word>','','g')<CR> Thank you for the critique. I've fixed them also.
– Invalidsearch
Nov 16 '18 at 13:10
add a comment |
The :substitute command works on the buffer contents itself; that's not so useful here. (You could temporarily :put the register / file name, transform it, and then :delete it (back) into a register.) Fortunately, there's an equivalent low-level :help substitute() function that you can apply on a String:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = substitute(expand("%"), '\', '/', 'g')<CR>
In fact, expand() directly supports a special substitution :help filename-modifiers, so this would be a (rather obscure) solution, too:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = expand("%:gs?\?/?")<CR>
For the additional removal of <word>, you can use another layer of substitute() / append another :gs???. I'll leave that to you.
Additional critique
- Your mapping is missing the trailing
<CR>to conclude command-line mode.
You should use:noremap; it makes the mapping immune to remapping and recursion.
%is relative to the current working dir. If you need the full absolute path, you can get that via%:p.- Starting your mapping with
cis unconventional. It's fine here, because thechange command wants a{motion}, andpis not a valid one. In general, I'd rather avoid such clever overloading (as long as you have other unused mapping prefixes still available).
answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
134k14152204
The :substitute command works on the buffer contents itself; that's not so useful here. (You could temporarily :put the register / file name, transform it, and then :delete it (back) into a register.) Fortunately, there's an equivalent low-level :help substitute() function that you can apply on a String:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = substitute(expand("%"), '\', '/', 'g')<CR>
In fact, expand() directly supports a special substitution :help filename-modifiers, so this would be a (rather obscure) solution, too:
:nnoremap cp :let @* = expand("%:gs?\?/?")<CR>
For the additional removal of <word>, you can use another layer of substitute() / append another :gs???. I'll leave that to you.
Additional critique
- Your mapping is missing the trailing
<CR>to conclude command-line mode.
You should use:noremap; it makes the mapping immune to remapping and recursion.
%is relative to the current working dir. If you need the full absolute path, you can get that via%:p.- Starting your mapping with
cis unconventional. It's fine here, because thechange command wants a{motion}, andpis not a valid one. In general, I'd rather avoid such clever overloading (as long as you have other unused mapping prefixes still available).
answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
134k14152204
answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
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answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
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answered Nov 16 '18 at 12:04
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Thank you kind sir! I used substitute and expand. It works fine. substitute(expand("%:gs?\?/?"),'<word>','','g')<CR> Thank you for the critique. I've fixed them also.
– Invalidsearch
Nov 16 '18 at 13:10
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Thank you kind sir! I used substitute and expand. It works fine. substitute(expand("%:gs?\?/?"),'<word>','','g')<CR> Thank you for the critique. I've fixed them also.
– Invalidsearch
Nov 16 '18 at 13:10
1
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Thank you kind sir! I used substitute and expand. It works fine. substitute(expand("%:gs?\?/?"),'<word>','','g')<CR> Thank you for the critique. I've fixed them also.
– Invalidsearch
Nov 16 '18 at 13:10
Thank you kind sir! I used substitute and expand. It works fine. substitute(expand("%:gs?\?/?"),'<word>','','g')<CR> Thank you for the critique. I've fixed them also.
– Invalidsearch
Nov 16 '18 at 13:10
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