Tip: #954 - Restore state of edited files when reopened
Created: June 24, 2005 2:26 Complexity: advanced Author: Peter Version: 5.7 Karma: 24/11 Imported from: Tip#954
autocmd+mksession+expand+wviminfo
when using vim/gvim, we often open many subwindows in one vim/gvim. but when we terminate vim/gvim, the subwindows, marks, and contents in registers will be lost. using the pasted contents below, we can keep all and bring us back to the original circumstance.when we reopen a file edited before, it seems we have never close them. it's very useful to develop projects.
enjoy!
In /etc/vim/gvimrc, add the following two lines
au VimLeave * mksession! ~/.vim/session/%:t.session
au VimLeave * wviminfo! ~/.vim/session/%:t.viminfo
write a script named gvims
#!/bin/sh
if [ -r ~/.vim/session/$1.session ]; then
gvim "+source ~/.vim/session/$1.session" "+rviminfo ~/.vim/session/$1.viminfo"
else
gvim $1
fi
Comments
I'd recommend you to check v:this_session before saving the session. If you edit many files within single session, the way your tip works will depend on the buffer you're in when performing :qa. You will probably have a session-file saved for each buffer your session contains, because %:t will expand to different names in different buffers.
Ivan Tishchenko , June 26, 2005 23:52
Ivan Tishchenko,
Nice suggestion ! Using the modified commands below, Feel better now ! Thanx !
add the following two lines to /etc/vim/gvimrc or /etc/vim/gvimrc.local au VimLeave * exe ' if strlen(v:this_session) | exe "wviminfo! " . v:this_session . ".viminfo" | else | wviminfo! ~/.vim/session/%:t.session.viminfo | endif ' au VimLeave * exe 'if strlen(v:this_session) | exe "mksession! " . v:this_session | else | mksession! ~/.vim/session/%:t.session | endif '
shellscript gvims: #!/bin/sh if [ -r ~/.vim/session/$1.session ]; then gvim "+source ~/.vim/session/$1.session" "+rviminfo ~/.vim/session/$1.session.viminfo" else gvim $1 fi
Good Luck !
dongtao.cn--AT--gmail.com
, June 28, 2005 9:08
Improve it again. Now, it's more comfortable. ;)
au VimLeave * exe ' if strlen(v:this_session) | exe "wviminfo! " . v:this_session . ".viminfo" | else | exe "wviminfo! " . "~/.vim/session/" . g:myfilename . ".session.viminfo" | endif ' au VimLeave * exe 'if strlen(v:this_session) | exe "mksession! " . v:this_session | else | exe "mksession! " . "~/.vim/session/" . g:myfilename . ".session" | endif '
script gvims: #!/bin/sh if [ -r ~/.vim/session/$1.session ]; then gvim "+source ~/.vim/session/$1.session" "+rviminfo ~/.vim/session/$1.session.viminfo" else gvim "+let g:myfilename = \"$1\" " fi
If we start with a project named "storm", just enter the command "gvims storm", then gvim will open a empty windows. Do what you want to do in gvim. If you have to stop your work for some reasons, just type ":wa", then ":qa" and leave. When you want to continue your work sometime later, just enter "gvims storm". Everything is just restored.
In addition, using "g:myprojectname" instead of "g:myfilename" above should be more better ! enjoy !
Peter< dongtao.cn--AT--gmail.com> , June 28, 2005 10:05
The scripts above is optimized to avoid the conflict between gvim and gvims.
in gvimrc or gvimrc.local au VimLeave * exe 'if exists("g:cmd") && g:cmd == "gvims" | if strlen(v:this_session) | exe "wviminfo! " . v:this_session . ".viminfo" | else | exe "wviminfo! " . "~/.vim/session/" . g:myfilename . ".session.viminfo" | endif | endif ' au VimLeave * exe 'if exists("g:cmd") && g:cmd == "gvims" | if strlen(v:this_session) | exe "mksession! " . v:this_session | else | exe "mksession! " . "~/.vim/session/" . g:myfilename . ".session" | endif | endif'
#!/bin/sh if [ -r ~/.vim/session/$1.session ]; then gvim "+source ~/.vim/session/$1.session" "+rviminfo ~/.vim/session/$1.session.viminfo" "+let g:cmd = \"gvims\" " "+command Noprj let g:cmd = \"\" " else gvim "+let g:myfilename = \"$1\" " "+let g:cmd = \"gvims\" " "+command Noprj let g:cmd = \"\" " fi
Vim/Gvim is greate !
Peter< dongtao.cn--AT--gmail.com> , June 28, 2005 22:58
What if I want to open a file in vim and want the cursor back at the begining of the first line, instead of where it was before Ieft in the previous edit? Also, what to do to reset the search string used last time? Thanks.
its_me_only--AT--yahoo.com , June 30, 2005 13:44
if want the cursor back to the first line, use this in vimrc: au BufWinEnter * exe 'normal gg'
you can even let the cursor go to arbitrary line you want, check this one: au BufWinEnter * exe 'normal 6gg' this entry let the cursor go to the 6th line.
no idea about the second question. maybe should do more research on vim configuration and script programming ;)
Peter< dongtao.cn--AT--gmail.com> , June 30, 2005 21:11