vim: How to insert output of shell command in-line?
Suppose I want to edit a new libvirt XML file:
virsh dumpxml machine1 > machine2.xml
Then I open the file with vim,
vim machine2.xml
and then I want to change the UUID. Now do this, I use
:r ! uuidgen
But the new UUID is inserted under the current line:
<uuid>6r123ttz-6t01-356t-1y7h-g7oe196c8u3m</uuid>
e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b
How may I insert the output of the uuidgen command into the current line, so that if I have
<uuid></uuid>
(with the cursor between ><), then, by executing uuidgen I get
<uuid>e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b</uuid>
The question is: is possible to use the :r vim command without adding a new line?
vim
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Suppose I want to edit a new libvirt XML file:
virsh dumpxml machine1 > machine2.xml
Then I open the file with vim,
vim machine2.xml
and then I want to change the UUID. Now do this, I use
:r ! uuidgen
But the new UUID is inserted under the current line:
<uuid>6r123ttz-6t01-356t-1y7h-g7oe196c8u3m</uuid>
e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b
How may I insert the output of the uuidgen command into the current line, so that if I have
<uuid></uuid>
(with the cursor between ><), then, by executing uuidgen I get
<uuid>e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b</uuid>
The question is: is possible to use the :r vim command without adding a new line?
vim
edited 7 mins ago
Kusalananda
137k17258426
asked 6 hours ago
elbarnaelbarna
4,199123986
I reformulated the question. If you feel that I misrepresented you, then feel free to roll back the edit.
– Kusalananda
6 mins ago
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Suppose I want to edit a new libvirt XML file:
virsh dumpxml machine1 > machine2.xml
Then I open the file with vim,
vim machine2.xml
and then I want to change the UUID. Now do this, I use
:r ! uuidgen
But the new UUID is inserted under the current line:
<uuid>6r123ttz-6t01-356t-1y7h-g7oe196c8u3m</uuid>
e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b
How may I insert the output of the uuidgen command into the current line, so that if I have
<uuid></uuid>
(with the cursor between ><), then, by executing uuidgen I get
<uuid>e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b</uuid>
The question is: is possible to use the :r vim command without adding a new line?
vim
edited 7 mins ago
Kusalananda
137k17258426
asked 6 hours ago
elbarnaelbarna
4,199123986
Suppose I want to edit a new libvirt XML file:
virsh dumpxml machine1 > machine2.xml
Then I open the file with vim,
vim machine2.xml
and then I want to change the UUID. Now do this, I use
:r ! uuidgen
But the new UUID is inserted under the current line:
<uuid>6r123ttz-6t01-356t-1y7h-g7oe196c8u3m</uuid>
e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b
How may I insert the output of the uuidgen command into the current line, so that if I have
<uuid></uuid>
(with the cursor between ><), then, by executing uuidgen I get
<uuid>e67baf90-751b-4aea-a14b-aca1b881542b</uuid>
The question is: is possible to use the :r vim command without adding a new line?
vim
vim
edited 7 mins ago
Kusalananda
137k17258426
asked 6 hours ago
elbarnaelbarna
4,199123986
edited 7 mins ago
Kusalananda
137k17258426
asked 6 hours ago
elbarnaelbarna
4,199123986
edited 7 mins ago
Kusalananda
137k17258426
edited 7 mins ago
Kusalananda
137k17258426
edited 7 mins ago
Kusalananda
137k17258426
137k17258426
asked 6 hours ago
elbarnaelbarna
4,199123986
asked 6 hours ago
elbarnaelbarna
4,199123986
asked 6 hours ago
elbarnaelbarna
4,199123986
4,199123986
I reformulated the question. If you feel that I misrepresented you, then feel free to roll back the edit.
– Kusalananda
6 mins ago
add a comment |
I reformulated the question. If you feel that I misrepresented you, then feel free to roll back the edit.
– Kusalananda
6 mins ago
I reformulated the question. If you feel that I misrepresented you, then feel free to roll back the edit.
– Kusalananda
6 mins ago
I reformulated the question. If you feel that I misrepresented you, then feel free to roll back the edit.
– Kusalananda
6 mins ago
add a comment |
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I had a play around and this doesn't do exactly as you want as :r will always enter a newline. But it should do what you want for a result.
:.!UUID=`uuidgen` ; echo "<uuid>$UUID</uuid>"
It puts the stdout on the current line (not at the cursor) - the smarts are done with the command that is being invoked.
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I had a play around and this doesn't do exactly as you want as :r will always enter a newline. But it should do what you want for a result.
:.!UUID=`uuidgen` ; echo "<uuid>$UUID</uuid>"
It puts the stdout on the current line (not at the cursor) - the smarts are done with the command that is being invoked.
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I had a play around and this doesn't do exactly as you want as :r will always enter a newline. But it should do what you want for a result.
:.!UUID=`uuidgen` ; echo "<uuid>$UUID</uuid>"
It puts the stdout on the current line (not at the cursor) - the smarts are done with the command that is being invoked.
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I had a play around and this doesn't do exactly as you want as :r will always enter a newline. But it should do what you want for a result.
:.!UUID=`uuidgen` ; echo "<uuid>$UUID</uuid>"
It puts the stdout on the current line (not at the cursor) - the smarts are done with the command that is being invoked.
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I had a play around and this doesn't do exactly as you want as :r will always enter a newline. But it should do what you want for a result.
:.!UUID=`uuidgen` ; echo "<uuid>$UUID</uuid>"
It puts the stdout on the current line (not at the cursor) - the smarts are done with the command that is being invoked.
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I reformulated the question. If you feel that I misrepresented you, then feel free to roll back the edit.
– Kusalananda
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