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created 2004 · complexity basic · author mosh · version 6.0

I need to sort log file by some substring (that cannot be precomputed, because it depends on data).

I would select substring with mouse, then press :g/<S-Insert>/m0 to move matching lines out of the way, it gets tedious, so here's the automation using vmap:

Select any part of the string with v<move>
Press 0, to move all matching lines to top of the file.
Or press p, to see other matches.
Or press $, to move junk to end of file.

" Sort by selection.
:vmap 0 :<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>g<M-x>\M<S-Insert><M-x>m0<CR>
:vmap $ :<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>g<M-x>\M<S-Insert><M-x>m$<CR>
:vmap p :<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>g<M-x>\M<S-Insert><M-x>p<CR>

I used M-x as a delimiter and very non magic \M modifier to avoid errors on subtrings like 'c:/xyz/*.*'

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The tip as given assumes that the selection is automatically copied to the clipboard. The following maps are more compatible, but modify the unnamed register. I also switched the maps to start with m, to preserve the original motions.

vmap m0 y:g<M-x>\M<C-R>"<M-x>m0<CR>
vmap m$ y:g<M-x>\M<C-R>"<M-x>m$<CR>
vmap mp y:g<M-x>\M<C-R>"<M-x>p<CR>

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-Recently I discovered the potential uses of vmap ...
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+I need to sort log file by some substring (that cannot be precomputed, because it depends on data).
+I would select substring with mouse, then press :g/&lt;S-Insert>/m0 to move matching lines out of the way, it gets tedious, so here's the automation using vmap:
+#Select any part of the string with <code>v<move></code>
+#Press 0, to move all matching lines to top of the file.
+#Or press p, to see other matches.
+#Or press $, to move junk to end of file.
+<pre>
+" Sort by selection.
+:vmap 0 :<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>g<M-x>\M&lt;S-Insert><M-x>m0<CR>
+:vmap $ :<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>g<M-x>\M&lt;S-Insert><M-x>m$<CR>
+:vmap p :<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>g<M-x>\M&lt;S-Insert><M-x>p<CR>
+</pre>
+I used M-x as a delimiter and very non magic \M modifier to avoid errors on subtrings like 'c:/xyz/*.*'
-I need to sort log file by some substring (that cannot
-be precomputed, because it depends on data).
-I would select substring with mouse, then press :g/&lt;S-Insert&gt;/m0
-to move matching lines out of the way, it gets tedious,
-so here's the automation using vmap:
-With tip,
-. you select the any part of the string with
- v&lt;move&gt;
-. then press 0, to move all matching lines to top of the file,
-. or press p, to see other matches.
-. or press $, to move junk to end of file.
-. You figure out more uses.
- " Sort by selection.
- :vmap 0 :&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;g&lt;M-x&gt;\M&lt;S-Insert&gt;&lt;M-x&gt;m0&lt;CR&gt;
- :vmap $ :&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;g&lt;M-x&gt;\M&lt;S-Insert&gt;&lt;M-x&gt;m$&lt;CR&gt;
- :vmap p :&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;&lt;BS&gt;g&lt;M-x&gt;\M&lt;S-Insert&gt;&lt;M-x&gt;p&lt;CR&gt;
-I used M-x as a delimiter and very non magic \M modifier
-to avoid errors on subtrings like 'c:/xyz/*.*'
-Mosh
-}}
-== Comments ==
-The tip as given assumes that the selection is automatically copied to the clipboard. The following maps are more compatible, but modify the unnamed register. I also switched the maps to start with m, to preserve the original motions.
+==Comments==
-vmap m0 y:g&lt;M-x&gt;\M&lt;C-R&gt;"&lt;M-x&gt;m0&lt;CR&gt;
+The tip as given assumes that the selection is automatically copied to the clipboard. The following maps are more compatible, but modify the unnamed register. I also switched the maps to start with m, to preserve the original motions.
-vmap m$ y:g&lt;M-x&gt;\M&lt;C-R&gt;"&lt;M-x&gt;m$&lt;CR&gt;
-vmap mp y:g&lt;M-x&gt;\M&lt;C-R&gt;"&lt;M-x&gt;p&lt;CR&gt;
+<pre>
+vmap m0 y:g<M-x>\M<C-R>"<M-x>m0<CR>
+vmap m$ y:g<M-x>\M<C-R>"<M-x>m$<CR>
+vmap mp y:g<M-x>\M<C-R>"<M-x>p<CR>
+</pre>
-Breadman
-, August 30, 2004 10:42
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