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Let's say I have ordered TODO list with priorities, sorted already with :sort n similar to :
1. shopping
3. cooking.
D 5. car repair.
D 11. tap fix.
12. project start
D means done.
I am using :sort n function to sort this list, but all done (D) things should go at the end of list. Result should be like this:
1. shopping
3. cooking
12. project start.
D 5. car repair.
D 11. tap fix.
How to do that?
Try adding this to your .vimrc:
nnoremap <leader>td :sort n<CR>:sort n /[D]/<CR>
Then in Normal mode, you can type \td (assuming you haven't changed the default leader key to something else) to sort your to-do list.
:sort n, Enter, :sort n /[D]/, Enter exactly? If you add my line above exactly to .vimrc, it can be done in a couple keystrokes rather than typing out both lines.
If your list is already sorted with :sort n, you can move the done D items to the bottom of the list with a global command:
:g/^D/m$
This works through the file from top to bottom, moving each line that starts with a D. Because the D lines are already sorted when you run the command, they remain sorted after it.
If you want to perform both steps in a single go, you could use a mapping similar to the one suggested by Kevin or perhaps a custom command:
" Run this command with :TodoSort
:command! TodoSort sort n | g/^D/m$
