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created 2002 · complexity basic · version 5.7

In shell scripts, you often define environment variables for different directory names, for example:

JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/jdk1.4
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin....

Normally typing Ctrl-X Ctrl-F is used to complete FileName under cursor. But this does not work if used on lines given above.

This is because Vim treats "=" sign as a valid filename character.

Since the actual possibility of "=" being in any filename is very less, this char can be removed from the list of valid filename char.

set isfname-==

Putting the above line in vimrc will remove "=" from the list of valid filename chars.

Thus you can easyly complete filenames using <Ctrl-X> <Ctrl-F>

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For source code editors of Progress, based on this tip, I used

set isfname-={,}

and now my include files are pulled in automatically with gf when they are in the format {myinclude.i}

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+In shell scripts, you often define environment variables for different directory names, for example:
+<pre>
+JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/jdk1.4
+PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin....
+</pre>
+Normally typing Ctrl-X Ctrl-F is used to complete FileName under cursor. But this does not work if used on lines given above.
-i.e.
+This is because Vim treats "=" sign as a valid filename character.
-JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/jdk1.4
+Since the actual possibility of "=" being in any filename is very less, this char can be removed from the list of valid filename char.
-PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin....
+<pre>
+set isfname-==
+</pre>
+Putting the above line in vimrc will remove "=" from the list of valid filename chars.
+Thus you can easyly complete filenames using <Ctrl-X> <Ctrl-F>
+==Comments==
-Normally typing Ctrl-X Ctrl-F is used to complete FileName under cursor.
+For source code editors of Progress, based on this tip, I used
+<pre>
-But this does not work if used on lines given above.
+set isfname-={,}
+</pre>
-This is because vim treats "=" sign as a valid filename character.
-Since the actual possibility of "=" being in any filename is very less, this
-char can be removed from the list of valid filename char.
-set isfname-==
-putting the above line in .vimrc will remove "=" from the list of valid filename chars.
-thus u can easyly complete filenames using &lt;Ctrl-X&gt; &lt;Ctrl-F&gt;
-Njoy
-}}
-== Comments ==
-For source code editors of Progress, based on this tip, I used
-set isfname-={,}
 and now my include files are pulled in automatically with gf when they are in the format {myinclude.i}
-'''Anonymous'''
-, September 17, 2002 7:41
-----
-Hi,
-I have a question regarding this tip...
-Suppose I want to escape the . (dot) how would i do it.
-In Java I have many cases wherin the static methods are called directory.
-For eg.: SomeClass.someMethod();
-When I take my cursor over SomeClass, it tries to search the whole string - "SomeClass.someMethod()" in the path.
-I tried to use the above tip: set isfname-=. but it didn't work. Any ideas?
---
-Regards,
-Suraj Amin
-Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/suraj_amin/
-/* May the source be with you */
-suraj_amin--AT--yahoo.com
-, June 15, 2004 20:31
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-Sorry for the typo... directory = directly.
-Sometimes my hand and my mind are not in sync.
-'''Anonymous'''
-, June 15, 2004 21:11
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