command mode?
Hello, There are some unbound functions at the bottom of the help page "?" eg, "query" "delete-thread", However when I type :query It said unknown command, How to execute these commands without binding them to shortcut keys? Also commands like "set aaa=" seems working, but how to do things like, :set aaa? :echo $bbb Or does mutt has a command mode similar to that in vi/vim? TIA -- regards, GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3
Re: command mode?
On 28 Sep 2008 22:43 +0800, by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill lam): > There are some unbound functions at the bottom of the help page "?" eg, > "query" "delete-thread", However when I type > :query > It said unknown command, How to execute these commands without binding :push "" Works for me. -- Michael Kjörling .. [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. http://michael.kjorling.se * . No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings . * * ENCRYPTED email preferred -- OpenPGP key ID: 0x 758F8749 BDE9ADA6 * * ASCII Ribbon Campaign: Against HTML mail, proprietary attachments * signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: command mode?
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008, Michael Kjorling wrote: > :push "" Thank you for quick response. I see the syntax is to type :push first. memo -- regards, GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3
Re: command mode?
> On Sun, 28 Sep 2008, Michael Kjorling wrote:
> > :push ""
> Thank you for quick response. I see the syntax is to type
> :push first. memo
Right. These symbols from the help screen are names of key bindings.
Commands are different; they're what you putt in muttrc or after
pressing the ":" key (the keybinding).
The "push" command is the inverse of .
lets you initiate a command by pressing a key (":"). "push" lets you
enter keystrokes (or bindings) by entering a command.
When you "push" keystrokes, you can use either literal letters, numbers,
etc., or you can use binding names. Binding names are always inside
, with no spaces. Keys substitude for the bindings
they're bound to, but binding names can be used whether or not they're
bound to a key.
In other words, "push" arguments work the same way as macros definitions
do.
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Re: command mode?
On 2008-09-28, bill lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > There are some unbound functions at the bottom of the help page "?" eg, > "query" "delete-thread", However when I type > :query > It said unknown command, How to execute these commands without binding > them to shortcut keys? In addition to using :push you can also use :exec query I don't remember the difference, if any other than the syntax, off-hand. > Also commands like "set aaa=" seems working, but how to do things > like, > :set aaa? > :echo $bbb > > Or does mutt has a command mode similar to that in vi/vim? You can query the value of a variable by preceding its name with a question mark in the set command, like this, :set ?pager or by starting a set command, then typing a tab after the equals sign. For example, type this, :set pager= then hit tab. Note that mutt has variable-name-completion on the command line, too. Just type the first few characters of the variable name, then tab. If there is more than one match, successive tabs will cycle through the alternatives. Regards, Gary
Re: command mode?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, September 28 at 12:38 PM, quoth Gary Johnson: >In addition to using > > :push > >you can also use > > :exec query > >I don't remember the difference, if any other than the syntax, >off-hand. The difference is *when* the command gets executed. With "exec", the function is executed immediately. With "push", it is executed the next time mutt goes into its idle loop (for lack of a better term). For example, if you're calling those functions from a send-hook, using exec triggers whatever it is to be performed immediately, while push triggers whatever it is to be performed after all the hooks have finished. ~Kyle - -- Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. -- Oscar Wilde -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Thank you for using encryption! iEYEARECAAYFAkjf33IACgkQBkIOoMqOI16qPACfV2MQEGHvksxaUO6ST4RO2vSL Xv4AoLpwm6Xk3f4xVhZcGg3kEFMWZhcu =o8Sf -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: command mode?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, September 28 at 10:43 PM, quoth bill lam: >Also commands like "set aaa=" seems working, but how to do things >like, >:set aaa? >:echo $bbb In both cases, I think what you're looking for is this: :set ?aaa ~Kyle - -- Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human liberty; it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. -- William Pitt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Thank you for using encryption! iEYEARECAAYFAkjf3tcACgkQBkIOoMqOI1740ACfUzD+09Z153v7ZyfQuuaUoIO1 ZyQAoNYkiI8j5tQEI6lDup+3GwnjJwz+ =/uB2 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: command mode?
* Kyle Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-09-28 14:48 -0500]: > >I don't remember the difference, if any other than the syntax, > >off-hand. > > The difference is *when* the command gets executed. With "exec", the > function is executed immediately. With "push", it is executed the next > time mutt goes into its idle loop (for lack of a better term). Are you sure about this difference? Do you have any example where you can notice it? I think they behave in the same way, at least as I read manual.txt and a short glance over the code seems to confirm this. Nicolas -- http://www.rachinsky.de/nicolas
