2008-07-02

wget inside vi

Suppose a text file exists on the internet, and you want this text inside your current vi(m). In command mode, type the following:

:r !wget -q http://linux-training.be/dates.txt -O -

EDIT: Leo has a simpler solution:

:Nread http://linux-training.be/dates.txt
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousWednesday, July 02, 2008 8:19:00 PM

    Bedankt, handige tip!

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, July 02, 2008 8:45:00 PM

    In Vim, you can read straight from http using netrw, which uses curl internally.

    For vi, this is a good tip indeed!

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  3. AnonymousThursday, July 03, 2008 9:50:00 AM

    Check out the Nread command

    :Nread ?

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