vim editor

siva balan · #1 8th February 2011, 11:00 AM

in MS word,
we can set The default text(as template) whenever we open it.
so we can avoid the repetitive typing.

is it possible in vim editor?

i need to type,

Quote:

<html>
<body>
<script>

script goes here.......

</script>
</body>
</html>

whenever i write the new script..
i am repeating the above format..
is there any possiblity to set vim editor to display the above text as default?

scott32746 · #2 8th February 2011, 01:02 PM

Hello,

I do not think VI can do that, not sure, but a work around is to create a starter file with the info in it, then just copy it to the new file name an edit it that.

bepaald · #3 8th February 2011, 01:11 PM

I don't use vim myself, but this looks easy enough and seems to be exactly what you want:
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1172

Good luck
bepaald

n213978745 · #4 8th February 2011, 02:15 PM

You can set Templates via Desktop Environment.

For example, in Gnome and Xfce, you have a directory/folder named Templates under your home directory.

Code:

$HOME/Templates

or

Code:

~/Templates

Try to create a file named page.html and write whatever you want in it. Then right click on your desktop, go to Templates and you should see page.html.

It may not be as convenient as Templates in vim, but I still hope this will help you

CronoCloud · #5 8th February 2011, 03:51 PM

The easiest thing to do would be to create a "template.html" and then open that up in vim, do your editing and then "save as" using:

Code:

:w filename

Ron Rogers Jr. (CronoCloud)

vallimar · #6 8th February 2011, 05:08 PM

Took me all of 10 seconds to find this in Google, maybe you should try searching next time?
http://vim.runpaint.org/typing/using-templates/