Hi Eric!
On Mo, 11 Feb 2013, Eric Weir wrote:
>
> On Feb 10, 2013, at 9:23 PM, Marcin Szamotulski wrote:
>
> >> It's not gonna be so easy. Even with a relatively small number of plugins,
> >> there's a horrendous number of files to be listed. E.g., every one of my
> >> plugins has a .git folder associated with it. The number of files in just
> >> one of those is pretty big.
> >>
> >> Or is there a way to get my system---mac or vim---to write the paths to a
> >> range of files?
> >
> > That's what for are scripting languages. You can use bash, python, perl
> > or even VimL to do that. With Vim you can do the following:
> >
> > set nomore
> > redir @a
> > echo globpath('~/.vim', '**')
> > redir END
> >
> > Now paste the register a into a new buffer and review the list. It
> > should skip all the dot files (like .git, etc).
>
> Thanks, Marcin. I'm just a dumb writer. I don't know any scripting language.
> [Perhaps I should start.]
>
> From what Bill says, looks like I won't be able to use this for the purpose I
> had in mind, but I think I'll give it a try. It might be useful down the road.
>
> Is it possible to force inclusion of dot files? In the use I had in mind the
> .git files were the main challenge. There were several. Each associated with
> a plugin. Each with many files and more layers of folders than the plugins.
>
You don't need the .git files to make the plugin work.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Christian
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