On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:28:58AM EDT, Gary Johnson wrote:
[..]
> Use the -E and -s options, e.g.,
>
> vim -E -s -n $1 -cTOhtml -c"w! $2" -cq! -cq!
>
> See
>
> :help -E
I've been using Vim daily for a few years, but I'd never even heard of
an ‘extended Ex-mode’ :-)
So I issued the above ‘:help -E’ command, which did not tell me much,
and proceeded to drill down to ‘*gQ’.. and I found this:
gQ Switch to "Ex" mode like with "Q", but really behave
like typing ":" commands after another. All command
line editing, completion etc. is available.
Use the ":vi" command |:visual| to exit "Ex" mode.
{not in Vi}
What does ‘really behave like typing ":" commands after another’ exactly
mean..? another what? Did the writer mean ‘typing ":" commands one after
the other’ ?? What did he have in mind when he wrote ‘*really* behave..?
‘really’.. as opposed to what..? Virtually..?
Failing to understand the documentation, I decided to give this extended
Ex-mode a go.. and all I could see was the same exact message as when
you enter regular Ex-mode via the ‘Q’ command: ‘Entering Ex mode. Type
"visual" to go to Normal mode..’
What additional features or functionality does this mode provide..? how
does it differ from regular Ex-mode..?
Is this extended Ex-mode described anywhere else in the help files, and
if so why is it not referenced by a link in the ‘*gQ’ article?
Please clarify.
CJ
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