Comments on: Use Vim As A Syntax Highlighting Pager http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: huyz http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-14831 huyz Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:39:19 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-14831 I fixed a few problems with that macro file and released it: http://huyz.us/2011/a-less-like-pager-with-color-syntax-highlighting/ I fixed a few problems with that macro file and released it:
http://huyz.us/2011/a-less-like-pager-with-color-syntax-highlighting/

]]> By: raphi http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-14696 raphi Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:06:01 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-14696 thanks a lot for that snippet, just added to my bashrc! thanks a lot for that snippet, just added to my bashrc!

]]> By: Lorenzo http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-14581 Lorenzo Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:37:18 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-14581 Thanks, nice tip! As of today many distrose ship Vim 7.2 (e.g. Ubuntu) thus the macro is in: /usr/share/vim/vim72/macros/less.vim So that the .bashrc file should be: alias vless='vim -u /usr/share/vim/vim72/macros/less.vim' In general one might check for the correct path doing a: locate less.vim Thanks, nice tip!
As of today many distrose ship Vim 7.2 (e.g. Ubuntu) thus the macro is in:
/usr/share/vim/vim72/macros/less.vim

So that the .bashrc file should be:
alias vless=’vim -u /usr/share/vim/vim72/macros/less.vim’

In general one might check for the correct path doing a:
locate less.vim

]]> By: Rink http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-12180 Rink Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:19:26 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-12180 Thanks, this is very useful (I use it a lot for inspecting Mercurial diff output) - much appreciated! Thanks, this is very useful (I use it a lot for inspecting Mercurial diff output) – much appreciated!

]]> By: skip tari http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-10551 skip tari Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:00:31 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-10551 add -n as paraeter to vim to avoid getting the .swp error if file is being edited somewhere else. add -n as paraeter to vim to avoid getting the .swp error if file is being edited somewhere else.

]]> By: Ben L http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-8603 Ben L Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:35:27 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-8603 the vim runtime directory has a wrapper script to do this in a more portable way, so it doesn't matter where your macro directory lives (e.g. if you work on alot of different boxes with various versions of vim) have a look at less.sh in your $VIMRUNTIME/macros director the vim runtime directory has a wrapper script to do this in a more portable way, so it doesn't matter where your macro directory lives (e.g. if you work on alot of different boxes with various versions of vim) have a look at less.sh in your $VIMRUNTIME/macros director

]]> By: Artur http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-8480 Artur Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:06:09 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-8480 Hi, its a very useful trick, but I need to go a step further. I use "watch" very often, but the above script stops vim without return to shell if the content is shorter then the page height. How to "release" vim and come back to command prompt? Hi,

its a very useful trick, but I need to go a step further. I use “watch” very often, but the above script stops vim without return to shell if the content is shorter then the page height. How to “release” vim and come back to command prompt?

]]> By: Bit http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-8045 Bit Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:35:38 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-8045 A very usefull tip. My unique problem was my dark background, the highlight is dark too and it is difficult to read. Solution: alias vless='vim -u /usr/share/vim/vim71/macros/less.vim "+set background=dark"' ;) A very usefull tip. My unique problem was my dark background, the highlight is dark too and it is difficult to read. Solution:

alias vless=’vim -u /usr/share/vim/vim71/macros/less.vim “+set background=dark”‘

;)

]]> By: Dr Small http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-5825 Dr Small Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:39:46 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-5825 Thanks for the tip. It wasn't in the same location on ArchLinux as it was on Ubuntu, but I found it here: /usr/share/vim/macros/less.vim Thanks for the tip. It wasn’t in the same location on ArchLinux as it was on Ubuntu, but I found it here:

/usr/share/vim/macros/less.vim

]]> By: Mark http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/14/use-vim-as-a-syntax-highlighting-pager/#comment-5690 Mark Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:35:52 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=730#comment-5690 Uh, on most distros, there is already a "view" hard link to vim, so "view" does the same as your tip. Uh, on most distros, there is already a “view” hard link to vim, so “view” does the same as your tip.

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