如何从 vim 命令行以交互方式运行 vim 脚本？

Question

Is there a way to run these scripts from the : commandline with a few keystrokes?

Over the last couple of months, I've built a series of files full of vim-commands to auto-generate boilerplate code for my projects. It's allowed me to work faster.

However, the only way I know how to run these scripts is by assigning them to key-combinations in ~/.vimrc . There's only so many keys I can remap.

Is there a way to run these scripts from the : commandline with a few keystrokes?

For example, I have a unit_test_cpp.vim script, which builds a boilerplate unit test cpp file. I'd like to be able to type

:utc

or some other simple combination of letters with a simple mnemonic to run this script on my currently open file.

Answer 1

Open Vim and enter the following:

:source /path/to/vim/file/name.vim

If you are currently editing that file, you can also type:

:w <ENTER>
:source % <ENTER>

The percent sign (%) means the path to the currently opened file.

Answer 2

You could use the command feature of vim. In your unit_test_cpp.vim file you would add something like this:

command Utc call CreateUnitTests()

Now when you type :Utc it will call your function. The only limitation is that your command must start with an uppercase letter.

Answer 3

Script or function? If it is a function, try

:call FunctionName() 

Answer 4

:run file.vim

:run is like :source , but :run doesn't need the path. It searches the runtimepath .

A Linux runtimepath :

$HOME/.vim,
$VIM/vimfiles,
$VIMRUNTIME,
$VIM/vimfiles/after,
$HOME/.vim/after