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» Sudo from vim to write file
» Making shell scripts executable via editor hooks
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Floyd Arguello
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A few quick ways to empty a file of text in vi (all of these are done in command mode):
:1,$d -- :1[enter]dG -- ggdG
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ggdG I like tihs one
Posted 2009-06-11 12:03:13
Floyd ArguelloI like Jackie's, but here's another way:
cat /dev/null > file
cat /dev/null > file
Posted 2009-06-11 16:45:52
MarioTechnically, the last one ggdG is a vim thing, and in pure old vi you have to do 1GdG.
But if you are not in vi, then clearing the file with >file is fastest.
But if you are not in vi, then clearing the file with >file is fastest.
Posted 2009-06-12 15:39:38
mikeIf you're at the beginning of the file:
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of if you aren't:
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of if you aren't:
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Posted 2009-07-22 04:09:03