Multiple commands on same line
VimCommandVim Problem Overview
I've been trying to find something that will let me run multiple commands on the same line in Vim, akin to using semicolons to separate commands in *nix systems or & in Windows. Is there a way to do this?
Vim Solutions
Solution 1 - Vim
A bar | will allow you to do this. From :help :bar
> '|' can be used to separate commands, so you can give multiple commands in one
line. If you want to use '|' in an argument, precede it with '\'.
Example:
:echo "hello" | echo "goodbye"
Output:
hello
goodbye
NB: You may find that your ~/.vimrc doesn't support mapping |, or \|. In these cases, try using <bar> instead.
Solution 2 - Vim
Put <CR> (Carriage Return/Enter) between and after commands. For example:
map <F5> :w<CR>:!make && ./run<CR>
Don't use | because:
-
Some commands have problems if you use
|after them -
|does not work consistently in configuration files, see:help map_bar
Solution 3 - Vim
You could define a function that executes your commands.
function Func()
:command
:command2
endfunction
And place this in, for example, your vimrc. Run the function with
exec Func()
Solution 4 - Vim
The command seperator in vim is |.
Solution 5 - Vim
I've always used ^J to separate multiple commands by pressing Ctrl+v, Ctrl+j.
Solution 6 - Vim
Thought this might help someone trying to do substitutions in a chain and one fails
from a comment
%s/word/newword/ge | %s/word2/newword2/ge
You can use the e flag to ignore the error when the string is not found.
Solution 7 - Vim
You can create a new file, and write your commands on it. Then :so %, which means source current file.