Some interesting things !!

[lokesh walase]

**MILES TO GO BEFORE  WE SLEEP....

1.I always wished that as a programmer , I should not waste my time in writing the trivial stuff, the one I require every time I sit to write the program. For example, while writing any C-program, we have the general format of #include<...> & then main() {  ... return 0 ; }
What if every time I start writing the program, this format is ready for me ?? Well thats possible, atleast with "vim".

Create the standard format of the file you want , lets say at <~/format> is the path.

Now start vim : vim <file_name.c> ,& then type , in command-mode ---> :r ~/format ,thats all , whatever is in the file <~/format> will be simply pasted .

I have created the file : <~/lic.c> , it contains the GNU GPL disclaimer. Now after I finish writing the program , I just have to say ( in command mode ) --> :r ~/lic.c , thats all, the license-terms get pasted .
It looks like this :
/* ########################################################################
 *
 *LAST UPDATED :

 *Copyright (C) 2011 Lokesh Walase <loke...@gmail.com>
 *
 * Released under GNU General Public License v2.0+ .
 * FOR DETAILED LICENSE, SEE THE END OF THIS PROGRAM.
 *
 *########################################################################
 */


/*####################################################################################################################
*
*This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
*it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
*the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
*(at your option) any later version.
*
*This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
*but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
*MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
*GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* Visit <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>
*
*To  receive a copy of the GNU General Public License
* write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, *Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

*The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating this program
*into proprietary programs.
*
* ########################################################################################################################
*/


2.As you might have noticed , the <~/lic.c> has the field --> LAST UPDATED :  , now to put the date & time here , go to that line, & in command mode ---> :r !date .

3.Well, if that didnt really raise your eyebrows, here's somemore . What is the best thing of the "terminal" ?? Yes, it "auto-completes" the commands by '\t' key. Now what if the same feature of "auto-completion" is present everywhere & not only in the "terminal" ?? Well thats possible, (again) atleast with "vim" .

Create a new <.vimrc> file in your home-folder . Say : vim .vimrc , at your home-folder & then copy paste this code( I found it on net ) :

        function! Tab_Or_Complete()
         if col('.')>1 && strpart( getline('.'), col('.')-2, 3 ) =~ '^\w'
                 return "\<C-N>"
            else
                        return "\<Tab>"
               endif
        endfunction
         :inoremap <Tab> <C-R>=Tab_Or_Complete()<CR>
         :set dictionary="/usr/dict/words"

Pls be sure of the indentation ,everything has to be strictly indented . I dont know what exactly it is doing .
Now vim will "auto-complete" any words you type , press '\t' for the same . Its indeed cool ........proud to be a "vimmer" !! ;)

4.Now whats next ?? Well, enough of vim. Recently I came to know of the command that can convert .pdf files to text-files, post-script files , html-files & many more. Just type <pdf> in the terminal & then you press '\t' twice to see all the options .
Reading man pages is boring , so u may convert a lengthy man-page to a html file & get a nice look & feel to read it , I did it for "info flex" .
Type : info flex > flex.odt . Now open flex.odt & get its pdf format , & then use command --> pdftohtml flex.pdf flex.html


Indeed , we have miles to go ...........!!!

---Lokesh  Walase ( TY-Comp , Coep )

[akshay khole]

Thank you for sharing this. 

A good article indeed!

regards, 

arkiver

[ABHIJAY PATNE]

Nice one !!

 

 -- Regards 

 Abhijay Patne

 T. Y. B. Tech. Comp. 

 College of Engineering, Pune

 Shivaji Nagar, Pune - 411005.

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