vi editor

[Kaushal Shriyan]

Hi ALL

How do i select the entire contents of the file using vi to copy and
then paste it to the other file

For example

vi copy --- > select the entire contents on one machine
vi paste ---> paste it on the second machine

Thanks

Kaushal

[Steve Searle]

Around 02:58pm on Friday, August 25, 2006 (UK time), Kaushal Shriyan scrawled:

>  Hi ALL
>  
>  How do i select the entire contents of the file using vi to copy and
>  then paste it to the other file
>  
>  For example
>  
>  vi copy --- > select the entire contents on one machine
>  vi paste ---> paste it on the second machine 
No need to do the "vi copy" bit.

Edit the paste file, move to the line above where you want the "copy"
data inserted, and in command mode enter

	:r paste

r is short for read.  If paste isn't in the working directory prefix the
name with the path information.

Or,
	:$r paste
pastes the data at the end of the file you are editing.

	:0r paste
pastes it at the beginning

	:185r paste
pastes it after line 185

	:/pattern/r paste
pastes it after line containing pattern

>  Kaushal 
Steve

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[Aaron Konstam]

On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 19:28 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
>  Hi ALL
>  
>  How do i select the entire contents of the file using vi to copy and
>  then paste it to the other file
>  
>  For example
>  
>  vi copy --- > select the entire contents on one machine
>  vi paste ---> paste it on the second machine 
Two methods seem to occur to me:
1. scp - the file between machines.
2. ssh to the other machine in one window. Open a file in that window.
	Open the original file in another window. Select what you want 
	using the left mouse button. The copy it into the file on the 
	remote machine using middle mouse button. 
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[Les Mikesell]

On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 15:53 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
>  > 
>  > How do i select the entire contents of the file using vi to copy and
>  > then paste it to the other file
>  > 
>  > For example
>  > 
>  > vi copy --- > select the entire contents on one machine
>  > vi paste ---> paste it on the second machine
>  Two methods seem to occur to me:
>  1. scp - the file between machines.
>  2. ssh to the other machine in one window. Open a file in that window.
>  	Open the original file in another window. Select what you want 
>  	using the left mouse button. The copy it into the file on the 
>  	remote machine using middle mouse button.  
The 2nd method is simple if you can get everything on the screen, but
unlike GUI editors, vi doesn't 'know' about selections at the window
level.  In something like nedit or gedit you could edit/select all,
edit/copy, move to remote window and edit/paste to take the whole
thing.

If you want to do it at the file/command level in vi you can put your
cursor where you want the insert and
:r !ssh user@remote_host cat /path/to/file

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[Kevac Marko]

By the way, what is the best method to copy some text from one position in
the file to another position?

While using the simple method of mouse copy\paste we emphasize two problems:

1. We have to delete text from previous position using dd
2. If we copy text with tabs and than paste it, there are some additional
tabs appearing

[Brad Bonkoski]

My stab, although it may not be the *best* and only way..


Kevac Marko wrote:
>  By the way, what is the best method to copy some text from one 
>  position in the file to another position?
>
>  While using the simple method of mouse copy\paste we emphasize two 
>  problems:
>
>  1. We have to delete text from previous position using dd 
move your cursor in
position
press <esc>
press v (for visual mode)
Highlight what you want to move (with the arrow keys)
press the d button (to delete it)

move to what you want it
press the p button (to paste/put it)
>  2. If we copy text with tabs and than paste it, there are some 
>  additional tabs appearing 
Usual this is from the *sometimes* nice auto-indent
feature.
:set noai
will turn it off.

-Brad

[Kevac Marko]

>  My stab, although it may not be the *best* and only way..
>
>  move your cursor in position
>  press <esc>
>  press v (for visual mode)
>  Highlight what you want to move (with the arrow keys)
>  press the d button (to delete it)
>
>  move to what you want it
>  press the p button (to paste/put it) 

Thanks. But is there any way to use mouse instead of arrow keys?

Usual this is from the *sometimes* nice auto-indent feature.
>  :set noai
>  will turn it off. 

Yes. You are right.

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[Mike Klinke]

On Saturday 26 August 2006 03:12, Kevac Marko wrote:

>  Thanks. But is there any way to use mouse instead of arrow keys?
Don't know if this has previously been covered in this thread or not 
but have you tried "gvim" ?  It's supposedly vi(m) with a graphical 
interface.

Regards, Mike Klinke

[Kevac Marko]

Yes, I'v tried, but i don't like it.

On 8/26/06, Mike Klinke <lsomike(a)futzin.com&gt; wrote:
>  On Saturday 26 August 2006 03:12, Kevac Marko wrote:
>
>  > Thanks. But is there any way to use mouse instead of arrow keys?
>
>  Don't know if this has previously been covered in this thread or not
>  but have you tried "gvim" ?  It's supposedly vi(m) with a graphical
>  interface.
>
>  Regards, Mike Klinke
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[David Christopher Chiipman]

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:48:48 +0200
"Kevac Marko" <mkevac(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  Yes, I'v tried, but i don't like it. 
Hi Kevac,

	What don't you like about gvim? There is always [X]enacs, if
you're prepared/able to try a different text-editor. I must admit, my
fave is gvim, though (that's why I want to know what you see wrong with
it). Later, 

		-David Chipman

[Kevac Marko]

I don't like it because it is X application. I cannot use it without X
loaded.

On 8/26/06, David C. Chipman <dchipman(a)ican.net&gt; wrote:
>          What don't you like about gvim? There is always [X]enacs, if
>  you're prepared/able to try a different text-editor. I must admit, my
>  fave is gvim, though (that's why I want to know what you see wrong with
>  it). Later,
>
>  -- 
Sincerely yours, Kevac Marko

[Dave Mitchell]

On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 08:20:59AM +0200, Kevac Marko wrote:
>  I don't like it because it is X application. I cannot use it
> without X
>  loaded. 
but that's the beauty of gvim. When you're in an X environment use gvim,
and you have access to scrollbars, and easy select and cut+paste etc;
when you're in a non-X environment, revert to vim - all the same editing
functionality minus a few extra features.

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[David Christopher Chiipman]

	Hi Kevac, 

>  I don't like it because it is X application. I cannot use it
> without X
>  loaded. 
		What's wrong with having X loaded? I assumed you were
using a desktop/workstation, not a remote server in my response to you.
If you want to use the mouse, you have to use X. You don't need a
bloated  Desktop Environment, just a nice and slim display manager. vi
uses ncurses, but I doubt it uses the (meager) mouse support in ncurses
(IIRC, ncurses mouse support is not portable anyhow). Sorry, Kevac, 

			-David Chipman

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 27 August 2006 23:56, David C. Chipman wrote:
>  Hi Kevac,
>
> > I don't like it because it is X application. I cannot use it without X
> > loaded.
>  
I should point out that only gvim needs X, vi and vim both work from a tty 
screen, happy as clams.

>   What's wrong with having X loaded? I assumed you were
> using a desktop/workstation, not a remote server in my response to you.
> If you want to use the mouse, you have to use X. You don't need a
> bloated  Desktop Environment, just a nice and slim display manager. vi
> uses ncurses, but I doubt it uses the (meager) mouse support in ncurses
> (IIRC, ncurses mouse support is not portable anyhow). Sorry, Kevac,
>
>    -David Chipman 
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[Kevac Marko]

>  but that's the beauty of gvim. When you're in an X
> environment use gvim,
>  and you have access to scrollbars, and easy select and cut+paste etc;
>  when you're in a non-X environment, revert to vim - all the same editing
>  functionality minus a few extra features. 
You are probably right. I just wanted to know if there is solution for vim
to use mouse properly.

Thanks.

[Jeff Vian]

On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 08:00 +0200, Kevac Marko wrote:
>  > but that's the beauty of gvim. When you're in an X
> environment use
>  gvim,
>  > and you have access to scrollbars, and easy select and cut+paste
>  etc;
>  > when you're in a non-X environment, revert to vim - all the same
>  editing 
>  > functionality minus a few extra features.
>  
>  You are probably right. I just wanted to know if there is solution for
>  vim to use mouse properly.
>   
That depends on your definition of properly!

In the text window you have the ability to use the mouse as it has been
used for years.
highlight desired text, then center click to copy.
That has been the usage for more than 15 years that I am aware of.

The cut/paste/delete/move/etc features are purely X features that do not
exist in the basic command line world.

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[Kevac Marko]

How to change gvim background color? It is white by default.

I'v tried

highlight Normal guibg=black

in ~/.vimrc and ~/.gvimrc

[Mike Klinke]

On Saturday 02 September 2006 10:17, Kevac Marko wrote:
>  How to change gvim background color? It is white by default. 
A quick check shows that "Edit->Color Scheme" gives you a few  
choices?  Can't attest to the utility of the schemes since I'm not 
a gvim user but there do seem to be about a dozen choices ( FC3 ).

Regards, Mike Klinke

[Kevac Marko]

Yes, but these changes are not permanent.

On 9/2/06, Mike Klinke <lsomike(a)futzin.com&gt; wrote:
>  On Saturday 02 September 2006 10:17, Kevac Marko wrote:
>  > How to change gvim background color? It is white by default.
>
>  A quick check shows that "Edit->Color Scheme" gives you a few
>  choices?  Can't attest to the utility of the schemes since I'm not
>  a gvim user but there do seem to be about a dozen choices ( FC3 ).
>
>  Regards, Mike Klinke
>
>
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[Thaddeus Nielsen]

Kevac Marko [mkevac(a)gmail.com] wrote:
>  Yes, but these changes are not permanent.
>  
>  On 9/2/06, Mike Klinke <lsomike(a)futzin.com&gt; wrote:
>  >
>  >On Saturday 02 September 2006 10:17, Kevac Marko wrote:
>  >> How to change gvim background color? It is white by default.
>  >
>  >A quick check shows that "Edit->Color Scheme" gives you a few
>  >choices?  Can't attest to the utility of the schemes since I'm not
>  >a gvim user but there do seem to be about a dozen choices ( FC3 ).
>  >
>  >Regards, Mike Klinke
>  > 
Have you looked at your gvimrc?  Or if you don't have one, copy the
sample (probably from /usr/share/vim/vim70/) and edit the Normal
color.  In theory that should work.  :)

	T.

[Todd Zullinger]

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Kevac Marko wrote:
>  Yes, but these changes are not permanent. 
To use a color scheme by default add this to ~/.gvimrc:

colorscheme <scheme>

I have a colorscheme I created (~/.vim/colors.terminal.vim) and I have
this in ~/.gvimrc:

colorscheme terminal

Change to your preferred colorscheme and enjoy.

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[magicus]

Kevac Marko wrote:

>  Yes, but these changes are not permanent. 
Then put them in your ~/.gvimrc file, for an example see:

http://gluv.univalle.edu.co/HOWTO/Vim-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.1


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On 02Sep2006 10:48, Mike Klinke <lsomike(a)futzin.com&gt; wrote:
| On Saturday 02 September 2006 10:17, Kevac Marko wrote:
| > How to change gvim background color? It is white by default.
| 
| A quick check shows that "Edit->Color Scheme" gives you a few  
| choices?  Can't attest to the utility of the schemes since I'm not 
| a gvim user but there do seem to be about a dozen choices ( FC3 ).

Yeah, and they all suck. How can there be no green-on-black? Where's
their sense of history?
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Kevac Marko wrote:
>  How to change gvim background color? It is white by default.
>  
>  I'v tried
>  
>  highlight Normal guibg=black
>  
>  in ~/.vimrc and ~/.gvimrc 
Set a foreground color as well:

highlight Normal guibg=black guifg=white

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[Kevac Marko]

Thanks a lot. It works.
And thank to everybody else answered.

On 9/2/06, Todd Zullinger <tmz(a)pobox.com&gt; wrote:

>  Set a foreground color as well:
>
>  highlight Normal guibg=black guifg=white
>
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[Tim]

On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 23:56 -0400, David C. Chipman wrote:
>  If you want to use the mouse, you have to use X. 
I thought gpm gave you mouse features outside of X.  I know I've been
able to use the mouse in just a text interface, I'm pretty certain that
gpm is what's used.

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On 28Aug2006 17:43, Tim <ignored_mailbox(a)yahoo.com.au&gt; wrote:
| On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 23:56 -0400, David C. Chipman wrote:
| > If you want to use the mouse, you have to use X.
| 
| I thought gpm gave you mouse features outside of X.  I know I've been
| able to use the mouse in just a text interface, I'm pretty certain that
| gpm is what's used.

Sure, but how do you get vi (nvi, vim, etc) to listen to it?
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[Tim]

Tim:
>  > I thought gpm gave you mouse features outside of X.  I know
> I've been
>  > able to use the mouse in just a text interface, I'm pretty certain
> > that gpm is what's used.
>   
Cameron Simpson:
>  Sure, but how do you get vi (nvi, vim, etc) to listen to it? 
The same way that you play with the middle mouse button in X.  At least
as far as how I tested with vim, just now.

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[Dave Mitchell]

On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 07:42:47PM +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote:
>  Sure, but how do you get vi (nvi, vim, etc) to listen to it? 
you may want to experiment with

    set mouse=a

in  ~/.vimrc

Also see the 'Using the mouse' section in the term.txt vim help.

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At 8:25 AM -0500 8/26/06, Mike Klinke wrote:
> On Saturday 26 August 2006 03:12, Kevac Marko wrote:
>
> > Thanks. But is there any way to use mouse instead of arrow keys?
>
> Don't know if this has previously been covered in this thread or not
> but have you tried "gvim" ?  It's supposedly vi(m) with a graphical
> interface. 
Also "cream" (cream.sourceforge.net).
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[Les Mikesell]

On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 22:30 +0200, Kevac Marko wrote:
>  By the way, what is the best method to copy some text from one
>  position in the file to another position?
>  
>  While using the simple method of mouse copy\paste we emphasize two
>  problems:
>  
>  1. We have to delete text from previous position using dd 
>  2. If we copy text with tabs and than paste it, there are some
>  additional tabs appearing 
Delete it with some variation of dd - numberdd to delete some number
of lines, or the ex mode d which takes any of the usual range selections
(:line#,line#d, or :.,/pattern/d, etc.), then go where you want it and
use P or p to put it before or after the cursor location respectively.

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[Berna Massingill]

On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 03:50:16PM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:

> >  On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 22:30 +0200, Kevac Marko wrote:
> >  > By the way, what is the best method to copy some text from one
> >  > position in the file to another position?
> >  > 
> >  > While using the simple method of mouse copy\paste we emphasize two
> >  > problems:
> >  > 
> >  > 1. We have to delete text from previous position using dd 
> >  > 2. If we copy text with tabs and than paste it, there are some
> >  > additional tabs appearing
> >  
> >  Delete it with some variation of dd - numberdd to delete some number
> >  of lines, or the ex mode d which takes any of the usual range selections
> >  (:line#,line#d, or :.,/pattern/d, etc.), then go where you want it and
> >  use P or p to put it before or after the cursor location respectively.
> >   
"visual mode" works well for this too -- use "v" plus cursor-movement
commands to select the text, then "d" or "D" to delete it.

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[Aaron Konstam]

On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 22:30 +0200, Kevac Marko wrote:
>  By the way, what is the best method to copy some text from one
>  position in the file to another position? 
You use : nyy and p (where n is the
number of lines you are copying).
>  
>  While using the simple method of mouse copy\paste we emphasize two
>  problems:
>  
>  1. We have to delete text from previous position using dd 
>  2. If we copy text with tabs and than paste it, there are some
>  additional tabs appearing
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[Aaron Konstam]

On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 15:18 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
>  On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 15:53 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
>  >
> >   
>  > > How do i select the entire contents of the file
> using vi to copy and
>  > > then paste it to the other file
>  >
> >   
>  > > For example
>  >
> >   
>  > > vi copy --- > select the entire contents on one
> machine
>  > > vi paste ---> paste it on the second machine
>  > Two methods seem to occur to me:
>  > 1. scp - the file between machines.
>  > 2. ssh to the other machine in one window. Open a file in that window.
>  > 	Open the original file in another window. Select what you want 
>  > 	using the left mouse button. The copy it into the file on the 
>  > 	remote machine using middle mouse button. 
>  
>  The 2nd method is simple if you can get everything on the screen, but
>  unlike GUI editors, vi doesn't 'know' about selections at the window
>  level.  In something like nedit or gedit you could edit/select all,
>  edit/copy, move to remote window and edit/paste to take the whole
>  thing. 
I have to admit the above is true about vi. It is anoying I can do the
complete copy in sections. Which I admit is a real pain if you have a
larger file.

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[Les Mikesell]

On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 08:48, Aaron Konstam wrote:
>  > 
>  > The 2nd method is simple if you can get everything on the screen, but
>  > unlike GUI editors, vi doesn't 'know' about selections at the window
>  > level.  In something like nedit or gedit you could edit/select all,
>  > edit/copy, move to remote window and edit/paste to take the whole
>  > thing. 
>  I have to admit the above is true about vi. It is anoying I can do
> the
>  complete copy in sections. Which I admit is a real pain if you have a
>  larger file. 
There is nothing specific to vi about this.  Character mode apps
don't know anything about the X clipboard and have no way to
transfer data to/from it under program control.  If you run
them in an xterm window, it is the terminal scraping the screen
and pushing the input though the keyboard that makes it work
at all.   Gvim had the edit/select all edit/copy options on
the menu, but that doesn't seem to be in fedora any more.

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[David Christopher Chiipman]

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:47:51 -0500
Les Mikesell <lesmikesell(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

Gvim had the edit/select all edit/copy options on
>  the menu, but that doesn't seem to be in fedora any more.
>   
Hi Les, 

	What are you talking about? I've got 7.0.42
("vim-X11-7.0.042-0.fc5") open right now as I'm typing this in
Sylpheed-Claws, and gvim most certainly does have that command on it's
edit menu. It also has copy on the edit menu. Sorry, Les, I'm afraid
you're mistaken (or I'm clueless, be kind in that case). Later, 

		-David Chipman

[Les Mikesell]

On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 15:21, David C. Chipman wrote:

>  Gvim had the edit/select all edit/copy options on
>  > the menu, but that doesn't seem to be in fedora any more.
>  > 
>  
>  Hi Les, 
>  
>  	What are you talking about? I've got 7.0.42
>  ("vim-X11-7.0.042-0.fc5") open right now as I'm typing this in
>  Sylpheed-Claws, and gvim most certainly does have that command on it's
>  edit menu. It also has copy on the edit menu. Sorry, Les, I'm afraid
>  you're mistaken (or I'm clueless, be kind in that case). Later, 
>   
Where is it?
# gvim
-bash: gvim: command not found
# yum install gvim
[...]
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: gvim
Nothing to do

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[James Wilkinson]

Les Mikesell wrote:
>  Where is it?
>  # gvim
>  -bash: gvim: command not found
>  # yum install gvim
>  [...]
>  Parsing package install arguments
>  No Match for argument: gvim
>  Nothing to do 
[james@kendrick ~]$ which gvim
/usr/bin/gvim
[james@kendrick ~]$ rpm -qf $(which gvim)
vim-X11-7.0.042-0.fc5.x86_64

Hope this helps,

James.
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[Les Mikesell]

On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 15:49, James Wilkinson wrote:
>  > Where is it?
>  > # gvim
>  > -bash: gvim: command not found
>  > # yum install gvim
>  > [...]
>  > Parsing package install arguments
>  > No Match for argument: gvim
>  > Nothing to do
>  
>  [james@kendrick ~]$ which gvim
>  /usr/bin/gvim
>  [james@kendrick ~]$ rpm -qf $(which gvim)
>  vim-X11-7.0.042-0.fc5.x86_64
>  
>  Hope this helps, 
Ahh... One of the victims of the loss of the 'everything'
install.  I thought it was just removed from the distribution.

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[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 26 August 2006 17:07, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 15:49, James Wilkinson wrote:
> > > Where is it?
> > > # gvim
> > > -bash: gvim: command not found
> > > # yum install gvim
> > > [...]
> > > Parsing package install arguments
> > > No Match for argument: gvim
> > > Nothing to do
> >
> > [james@kendrick ~]$ which gvim
> > /usr/bin/gvim
> > [james@kendrick ~]$ rpm -qf $(which gvim)
> > vim-X11-7.0.042-0.fc5.x86_64
> >
> > Hope this helps,
>
> Ahh... One of the victims of the loss of the 'everything'
> install.  I thought it was just removed from the distribution.
>  
That might be grounds for a lynching party, Les.

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