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In a previous question I asked about outputting evaluated code to a new window in MacVim. I got a great solution, but it presented another question: How can I map a key command in my .vimrc
that involves piping output in the shell?
As a simple example, let's say I wanted to pipe the results of ls -a
to a new MacVim window. From the Vim command line I can enter !ls -a | mvim -
, and the results will appear in a new window. Great! Now, I add that to my .vimrc
:
nmap <Leader>r :w !ls | mvim -<CR>
Vim now throws an error every time I try to source my .vimrc
, which reads as follows:
E492: Not an editor command: mvim -<CR>
Any ideas on how to overcome this?
awesome. i had tried escaping with
\|
to no avail. i didn't know you could use <bar>. thanks! – michaelmichael – 2010-04-23T23:57:11.1871I've been using vim for almost a decade. Ran into this today. Found an answer almost 10 years old. Amazing. Thanks from the future! – geoff – 2019-04-05T14:37:01.453