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How can I use Regex in helpgrep?
I would like to use Regex in helpgrep.
For example, searching for lines or sections that contain two words. Something like :helpg 'word1' & 'word4' to find this line as my result:
word1 word2 ...
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Is there a grep-like command that can understand vim regex syntax?
ack, ag, grep, pgrep, ripgrep, ugrep are binary filter commands that understand various regex syntax flavors. Is there a binary filter command that can also understand vim regex syntax flavor? I'm so ...
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How to grep only the contents of the current file?
I have this alias to grep under the cursor (for the entire project):
" bind K to grep word under cursor
nnoremap K :grep! "\b<C-R><C-W>\b"<CR>:cw<CR><ENTER>...
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How to use alternation operator in ripgrep + vim?
I have the following in my .vimrc which (I believe) makes :grep within Vim use rg:
if executable('rg')
set grepprg=rg\ --no-heading\ --vimgrep\ --hidden\ --case-sensitive\ --ignore-vcs\ --glob\ '!....
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What vim plugin is hijacking my session to give me grep information I don't want?
I'm not sure how better to phrase this question. I have not recently installed anything new—in fact I'm a bit overdue to upgrade my three-year-old Linux Mint install—but in the last couple months I ...
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How can use :grep with range in neovim with ripgrep as external grep program?
I am using ripgrep as external grep program in neovim. Which works when I call :grep 'pattern' in neovim Command Mode.
I frequently have to search some strings within a blocked range in long json ...
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Accept hyphen when using `<C-R><C-W>`
I currently have this mapping:
" bind K to grep word under cursor
nnoremap K :grep! "\b<C-R><C-W>\b"<CR>:cw<CR><ENTER>
My ag setting in vimrc:
if ...
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grep in my specific dictionary
I often need to make a case-insensitive search of the current word (under cursor) in a dictionary file which has a simple txt format, one entry per line. One possible solution is to record a macro in ...
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Neovim - vim-grepper shows no result
I use Vim daily and use vim-grepper (https://github.com/mhinz/vim-grepper) as my grep plugin.
But since last week, it doesn't work anymore and every request I do result in... nothing found.
I tried to ...
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Find the specific line with character in specific position
Finding the line with a specific character before the last character. Suppose, I have the following string
1. addar_ctrl1,1,2,0,0,1
2. addar_ctrl2,3,2,0,1,0
3. addar_ctrl3,4,8,0,0,0
4. addar_ctrl4,2,6,...
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How to use read instead of execute in a function?
I'm trying to search for the selected line of a file using the following:
function! GrepSelection()
normal! gvy
let result = escape(@", '\\/.*$^~[]#')
let result = substitute(result, &...
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How to open a command in a split window?
I'm using grep in vim to do something such as:
:grep pattern file
and have a key-map for it that looks like that:
function! Escaped()
call inputsave()
let result = escape(@", '\\/.*$^~[]#...
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Given a set of patterns, list (in the quickfix window) the ocurrences in those files that contain all the patterns from a given directory
The context
Given a {pattern}, I can list the ocurrences of {pattern} in all files from a {directory}, in the quickfix window with the following command
:chdir {directory}
:vimgrep /{pattern}/ **/*
:...
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Highlight results of :grep while in quickfix window
To my .vimrc I added a hook which automates entering the quickfix after :grep processing:
autocmd QuickFixCmdPost [^l]* nested cwindow 20
Another thing I care about but can't achieve is automation ...
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How to get the number of the output of `vimgrep`
I wrote a vim-script function, which allows me to grep a keyword in my project.
function! CustomGrep(...)
if a:0 == 0
silent vimgrep <cword> **/*.h **/*.hpp **/*.c **/*.cpp
else
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How to reload vim buffer
I built a cpp environment with YCM, EasyGrep and some other plugins.
With YCM, I can jump to declaration/definition, with EasyGrep, I can grep a keyword easily.
But I found something weird:
Saying ...
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What is the green <92> that's in my file?
I have a file exported from some system, and in vi when I open the file, there's a green <92> in it when I open it up where an ' ought to be.
It messed up my bash script and left a line that ...
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Prevent "Press ENTER or type command to continue" prompt after external command executes
I am using :grep to search for occurences of a string within a set of files:
:grep rainbow *.txt
This result is then shown in the terminal:
doc1.txt:2:saw a rainbow today
doc2.txt:17:it was not a ...
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Echoing a message when grep has no result
Is there a way echoing a message if grep has no result and getqflist() is empty?
I've tried this, but it doesn't work:
au QuickFixCmdPost grep call g:GrepPostActions()
function! g:GrepPostActions()...
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