Questions tagged [shell]
Question about the functionality that let Vim interact with shell command typically triggered Cia the :! command.
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Shell commands in Vim vs. Neovim?
When I run a shell command in Neovim like :!ls the results come up in a little minibuffer.
In Vim, the Vim instance is temporarily closed and the results are printed to the terminal without my ...
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:.w !bash a temporarily modified line and executing it in the shell
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# scp /tmp/abc.sh SERVER1:~/bin && ssh SERVER1 "~/bin/abc.sh"
echo "Hello Stack Exchange"
echo "thanks for the help
I would like to be able to use ...
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neovim: pwntools process automatically stops when trying to invoke interactive shell
I'm using python pwntools.
I'm using python 3.10.x
This line of code should open a shell for me:
io.interactive()
But while running this file from vim using
!./% it doesn't open the shell doesn't ...
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Change default shell to powershell in Neovim
Currently the default shell nvim uses is cmd.exe I tried changing it by setting shell to powershell in my nvim config but that didn't work, so I tried this command in the nvim command line:
:let &...
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Selecting text from shell in neovim
I like to execute my scripts in the shell using
:! %
But once I do, I can't select the text from the shell in the output. I'm currently using neovim.
When I click into the shell to select the text, I ...
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Put word count of lines into variable
I can get a word count of a range of lines, by doing something like this:
:1,20w !wc -w
(where that gets lines 1 to 20, writes (w) them to the external shell command (!) wc -w, and outputs the result ...
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Determine if a bash script is called within vim
Is there a way for a bash script to determine if it's being run from within vim?
I'm writing a small bash script that is only useful if called within vim. I'd like to assure that it only does its ...
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set shell = powershell. But I want to use the Anaconda powershell
Is there any way to use the Anaconda powershell instead of the standard Windows powershell?
In my .vimrc I have
set shell=powershell
set shellcmdflag=-command
Running on Vim 9 for Windows.
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Setting a filetype for piped input
Is it possible to set filetype when starting vim?
I would like to get C highlighting when doing something like:
$ echo 'int main(){return 0;}' |vi -R -
from a shell.
I have tried adding --cmd 'set ...
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How to use value under cursor in the shell command?
Is it possible to use word under cursor in shell command? Say:
Elvis
^ cursor here
then
:r! echo <word_under_cursor>
and get "Elvis" read in.
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How to recognize Azure pipeline template expressions in bash?
When I work with Azure DevOps pipeline files (yaml), I don't get any syntax highlighting in script or bash blocks:
That's why I have installed inkarkat/vim-SyntaxRange and configured it to recognize ...
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Execute a shell command over a visual range with a user input prompt?
In my Markdown notes, I would like to:
Select a few lines with V
Encrypt those lines, externally, with :!gpg
Prompt for a password rather than store it, possibly with input()
I tried executing over ...
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What factors control the color scheme in a terminal?
I am trying to use VIM through new "Windows Terminal" app on a Windows 10 operating system. The VIM app is installed inside a debian WSL app.
I can't wrap my head around how the entire color ...
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gVim ':terminal' accents don't work
I am using gVim in Xubuntu 20.04. My version is vim 8.2.4295.
If I use a regular terminal, like xterm, and open Vim and then type ':terminal', I can use accents, e.g., íàê, etc. while in the vim-...
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False indentation after line continuation in if-else clause for `sh` filetype
I have shell script file (filetype=sh) like
if [ -f filename ]; then
echo "file exit" | \
cat -
else
echo "file not exist"
fi
When I select the block and apply ...
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How to view the full shell error from a vim script?
I have been using vim/nvim for years on my desktop, and one of the most useful libs I have is the FZF vim plugin, specifically the command that lists the tags from the current buffer:
:BTags [QUERY]: ...
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Help in troubleshooting strange behavior when resuming Vim from background
Latest update
I start to think that the problem is not due to Vim in the first place. See this.
Previous update
I think I've almost tracked it down. The issue seems to be due to either command-t or ...
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How to customize how neovims "shell command buffer" is shown?
I am wondering about the behavior of the buffer that appears in the bottom of the terminal when running a shell command in neovim.
How can I make it appear the right side instead?
How can I make the ...
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How can I launch interactive terminal programs in neovim just like I can do in vim? [duplicate]
I'd like an easy way to switch from neovim to vim for the reason of, some plugins are not compatible with neovim (Ultisnips).
I hope'd I could just run :!vim however that doesn't work - errors appear:
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Make `!` work with powershell (neovim)
I want to use ! with powershell. I use neovim natively on windows.
I tried these settings
set shell=powershell.exe
set shellcmdflag=-NoProfile\ -NoLogo\ -NonInteractive\ -Command
set shellpipe=|
set ...
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Make `%!` work in windows
I am on windows natively with neovim-qt .
I tried to use %!python -m json.tool on a valid json file .
It says Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0) .
In powershell : cat .\graphs.json | python -m ...
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Using inline cmdline expressions in windows
I wondered if I could use inline cmd expression like in the example
:args ``find -iname *.py``
So, I wanted to either use WSL expressions(same as above) or powershell (Get-ChildItem C:\temp | Select-...
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How can I create a shortcut that saves the file and executes a sequence of shell commands?
I know that I can create shortcuts on a vimrc file like the following:
:map <C-W> :w<CR>
However, let's say I have some different commands that I can execute on my shell:
notify-send &...
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Shell script runs multiple times, I want it to run only once
I use vim pretty extensively for latex compiling. I've a function which automatically compiles the current tex file. I use pdflatex as a compiler, which creates a bunch of different files that it ...
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how to run a shell command in the same shell process that vim was started
I want to source a file in the same shell process vim was started, from within vim as an ex command. As far as I know, vim creates a new subshell and run commands. In addition to that, If I source a ...
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Using the execute shell command (:!) on Windows and MSYS2
I'm new to neovim (and vim in general), and I'm trying to use it on Windows with MSYS2. I noticed they have a package for vim, but not for neovim.
I used the neovim installed through chocolatey ...
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Issue with makeprg Shell Script $? Variable
I have the following .vimrc:
let &makeprg="./run-tests"
The contents of run-tests:
#!/bin/sh
error_file=$(mktemp)
coverage run --source "$PWD" --branch -m pytest tests/ >&...
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Vim8 && in :terminal's [command]
When running the vim command :!echo A && echo B the result is as expected
A
B
Press ENTER or type command to continue
However when I try to do the same thing with the new integrated terminal ...
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How to execute a shell script from a line in a file with `%` in it
I have a shell script on a line alone in a file which I would like to be able to easily execute from vim. Normally I could simply use Y:!^R", but this particular script has % in it, which is ...
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See what Vim `:!` executes
Between
:%!
exe "!..."
exe "!bash -c" shellescape(...)
I'm getting quite confused as to what exactly Vim invokes. And I suspect at some point it invokes bash -c bash .... Is ...
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How can I open a file, edit it and save its output to a shell variable?
I know that I can open a file through a pipe with vim with the following command:
cat myfile.txt | vim -
I also know that I can edit files on vim directly from the command line as the following:
vim -...
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How to execute shell command and show result right inside vim similar to when execute command through autocmd?
The main objective of this question is I want to get the shell command's execution result to show in small split window right inside vim while I'm editing the file; the same result I would get when I ...
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"Inappropriate ioctl for device" and "no job control in this shell" bash error
I am getting a bash|1 warning| Inappropriate ioctl for device when Ale runs lint on cpp files with gcc/g++. Using gcc/g++ to compile manually in the terminal works fine. Otherwise the linting of cpp ...
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Why is it not possible to kill Vim using the TERM signal from inside Vim itself?
Out of curiosity, I tried to kill Vim from inside vim --clean. I tried:
:!kill $PPID
:call system('kill ' . getpid())
However, nothing happens after running the commands above. The commands give no ...
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How to color VIM ":!{cmd}" output?
I'm trying to get the same setup as the guy in this video, so that when :!pytest % gets called, the output is colored.
I've tried with various vanilla colorschemes, with no luck...
I'm using Neovim, ...
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How to turn this piped bash command into a vim map?
I have a bash command that will align text into a tabular form. If I have input such as this:
A | B | C
Alpha | Beta | Gamma
12 | 34.56 | 78.9
I can run cat test.txt | sed -e 's/|/'$'\001''|/g' | ...
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Can't use the usual !!foo in vim // gvim on Windows 10 - missing tmp files
I'm running vim // gvim 8.2 (fresh off of vim.org, and was before---just re-installed to do so as administrator, per instructions I'd missed before).
I've been getting this since getting this Windows ...
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How to pass custom arguments to the shell invoked by :terminal?
I would like to specify the startup command to run on the :terminal shell. E.g. bash -c ls. The shell can be specified with set shell=bash, but how to specify the arguments? In another use case, I ...
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Send command to :terminal buffer in Vim?
I used :term to open a new integrated split terminal window. The problem is, using :! <cmd> opens a new buffer which takes the entire screen, runs the shell command, then waits for me to press ...
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Shell syntax, how to patch bad highlight groups
The neovim syntax for shell scripts doesn't check if keywords like echo, done, exit etc.. are surrounded by blank spaces or if they're part of a bigger Word.
This results in the following bad ...
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Is there a filetype in Vim when opening the a file containing output/errors from g++ so that I can see those files with the original coloring?
Sometimes, when faulty outputs from compilations of C++ files/projects are to long, I like to redirect that output to a file, so that I can inspect it side-by-side with each of the offending files in ...
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Vim function : how to expand vim variable in shell command?
I'm trying to write a vim function to update ctags and cscope databases. I'm trying to save the vim variable projectRoot in environment variable then expand this enviroment variable in the find ...
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Running Vim in shell script opens rest of shell script in a buffer
I've got Vim starting in a shell script to install some plugins. I'm using nvim --headless +PlugInstall +qall, but when Vim opens, it has the rest of the shell script (cd $HOME/.config/coc/extensions &...
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In vim8.2, is there any difference between using :term vs :shell?
In vim 8.2, is there any difference between using :terminal versus :shell to run commands on shell? Or are they identical?
I would like to know if there are any specific use-cases for using :shell vs :...
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What is :silent !echo doing? Why does it get the cursor to the top?
This question on StackOverflow triggered my curiosity.
What does :silent !echo doing?
The first time I saw something like :excommand !shellcommand was when I was looking for a way to save a read-only ...
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Repeating command for running external script?
I have a script called lorem.sh which takes in the number of paragraphs(first argument) and number of lines in each paragraph(second argument) and prints random text of that format to standard out. I ...
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Pass visually-selected text as argument to script
I am trying to write a command that passes selected text to a shell script.
The command works fine when there is no \n character in the selected text (using Visual mode).
:vmap <Leader>tts 0y:...
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How to put partial command in command bar?
I am trying to do something like this, from a function:
nmap <F5> :!python %
Pressing F5 in this case causes the command :!python % to be left in the command line. This is preferred for me, ...
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Vim: How to have YouCompleteMe autocomplete shell script variable names and functions from "source"d files?
I use macvim with YouCompleteMe (YCM), which I recently updated and recompiled. I followed the YCM instructions for OSX. I'm also using iterm2, tmux and zsh, all of which are installed with brew and ...
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vim/gvim freezes when shelling out, how to trace events?
NOTE: This underlying problem was solved by an update of Cygwin
packages and re-install of vim. However, the question of how to
trace errors in shelling out remains, so answers along that front
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