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Sumit
Sumit

Reputation: 2264

How to define a string verbatim in vim

Is there a way to define a string with newline character, verbatim in vim. In short what I am looking for is an vim equivalent of the following bash command 

printf " 
/* -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
* File Name :
* Last Modified :
* Created By :  
_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.*/
"

I can do it by (a) printing every line individually, (b) add "^M" to each line, (c) read the text from a file using :r, all of which are a little cumbersome. Is there a clean way like bash's printf in vim.

I want to add this to my ~/.vim/after/c.vim so that whenever I open a new c file the above is added to the file.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 460

Answers (3)

Randy Morris
Randy Morris

Reputation: 40927

I want to add this to my ~/.vim/after/c.vim so that whenever I open a new c file the above is added to the file.

Without plugins, vim suggests doing this by reading in the contents of a skeleton file for filetypes of your choosing.

From :help skeleton:

To read a skeleton (template) file when opening a new file:
  :autocmd BufNewFile  *.c       0r ~/vim/skeleton.c
  :autocmd BufNewFile  *.h       0r ~/vim/skeleton.h
  :autocmd BufNewFile  *.java    0r ~/vim/skeleton.java

This is entirely non interactive. There are many plugins that provide and enhance this feature including the aforementioned mu-template as well as snipMate.

Upvotes: 2

Luc Hermitte
Luc Hermitte

Reputation: 32926

In your specific case, the usual approach is to rely on template loader/expander plugins (TEP), that are triggered on BufNewFile event -- there is no standard pathanme for this kind of feature (i.e. .vim/after/c.vim, .vim/after/plugin/c.vim or .vim/after/ftplugin/c.vim are no good).

Moreover, some TEP will be able to do much more than just filling-in a default header for all your files. For instance, mu-template (I'm maintaining) will provide default (customizable) header-guards (in header files case), or include any matching header-file found (in source files case). (File headers can also be overriden for each different project).

Upvotes: 0

THE DOCTOR
THE DOCTOR

Reputation: 4555

Give this a try:

:map foo i/* -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
* File Name :
* Last Modified :
* Created By :  
_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.*/

in ~.vimrc (Linux)

Notice the "i" in the beginning. Now you type foo in command mode to get the result.

Upvotes: 0

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