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I recently needed the value of $VIMRUNTIME in a bash shell script and was forwarded these two terrific solutions that may be of use to others.
   
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vim --cmd 'echo $VIMRUNTIME' --cmd 'quit' 2> /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt
 
VIMRUNTIME=`perl -pe 's/\r\n//g' /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt`
 
rm -f /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt
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I recently needed the value of $VIMRUNTIME in a bash shell script and was forwarded these two terrific solutions I wanted to post publically:
 
 
VIMRUNTIME=`vim -e -T dumb --cmd 'exe "set t_cm=\<C-M>"|echo $VIMRUNTIME|quit' | tr -d '\015' `
 
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1. by Luc St-Louis
 
 
 
 
vim --cmd 'echo $VIMRUNTIME' --cmd 'quit' 2&gt; /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt
 
 
VIMRUNTIME=`perl -pe 's/\r\n//g' /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt`
 
 
rm -f /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt
 
 
 
 
2. by Jacob Lerner
 
 
 
 
VIMRUNTIME=`vim -e -T dumb --cmd 'exe "set t_cm=\&lt;C-M&gt;"|echo $VIMRUNTIME|quit' | tr -d '\015' `
 
 
 
 
 
 
Both properly capture Vim's output and handle the trailing line feed, although in remarkable different ways. Feel free to post additional solutions below.
 
 
 
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Both properly capture Vim's output and handle the trailing line feed, although in remarkably different ways.
== Comments ==
 
what use is the variable? when you have vim?
 
   
 
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motim
 
, June 15, 2004 19:13
 
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created June 15, 2004 · complexity advanced · author Steve Hall · version 6.0


I recently needed the value of $VIMRUNTIME in a bash shell script and was forwarded these two terrific solutions that may be of use to others.

vim --cmd 'echo $VIMRUNTIME' --cmd 'quit' 2> /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt
VIMRUNTIME=`perl -pe 's/\r\n//g' /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt`
rm -f /tmp/VIMRUNTIME.txt
VIMRUNTIME=`vim -e -T dumb --cmd 'exe "set t_cm=\<C-M>"|echo $VIMRUNTIME|quit' | tr -d '\015' `

Both properly capture Vim's output and handle the trailing line feed, although in remarkably different ways.

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