在NERDTree（vim）中编辑文件时，是否可以执行cli命令？

Question

I'd like to do a grep -r -l "index.php" while inside vim. I am using the NERDTree plugin too. I've tried the command :! but after this it states

Press ENTER or type command to continue

I try to type a command in and it immediately reverts back to vim.

Answer 1

Without plugins:

:vimgrep \cindex.php **

( \\c forces ignorecase ; ** is "all files in this directory and below")

With ack and Ack.vim :

:Ack -i index.php

With the_silver_searcher and Ag.vim :

:Ag -i index.php

You can also add in NERDTree integration using NERDTree-Ack and NERDTree-Ag .

Answer 2

Inorder to run an external command, you can prefix it with :!

In your case,

:!grep -r -l "index.php"

ie, your supposed to type the command(s) after :! while you're in vim itself.

Using vimgrep , you can do

:vimgrep /\cindex\.php/ **

Do check the examples given in vim-tips-working-with-external-commands

but after this it states "Press ENTER or type command to continue"

This is the expected result. For grep command, you can see the results on top of this line.

Do checkout vimgrep , Silver Searcher etc for a better workflow. Some links to familiarize them

Faster Grepping in Vim
Search multiple files with :vimgrep