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snippets.vim : Simple snippet storage and retrieval separated by filetype.

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created by
Jeremy Cantrell
 
script type
utility
 
description
Simple utility for managing snippets of text within vim. Users can add, edit, and delete snippets within vim. Command completion is supported in all places that make sense. A menu is also added at "Plugin/Snippets".

COMMANDS
AddSnippet -- adds new snippet that contain a range of lines
EditSnippet -- edits a snippet in a new tab
DeleteSnippet -- deletes a snippet (with confirmation)
InsertSnippet -- inserts a snippet before the current line
AppendSnippet -- inserts a snippet after the current line
ListSnippets -- lists snippets

MAPPINGS (<leader> is set to '\', by default)
<leader>ssa -- AddSnippet with current buffer (normal mode)
<leader>ssa -- AddSnippet with range of lines (visual mode)
<leader>sse -- EditSnippet
<leader>ssd -- DeleteSnippet
<leader>ssp -- AppendSnippet
<leader>ssP -- InsertSnippet
<leader>ssl -- ListSnippets
 
install details
Place script in ~/.vim/plugin and start vim.
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
snippets.vim 0.2 2008-02-23 7.0 Jeremy Cantrell Made functions, variables, and mappings "script-friendly". Thanks #vim!
snippets.vim 0.1.5 2008-02-22 7.0 Jeremy Cantrell Split the PutSnippet command into InsertSnippet and AppendSnippet
snippets.vim 0.1.4 2008-02-14 7.0 Jeremy Cantrell The base snippet directory can now be overridden by setting the variable "g:snippets_base_directory" in the vimrc file.
snippets.vim 0.1.3 2008-02-14 7.0 Jeremy Cantrell Confirmation dialog now uses the builtin confirm()
snippets.vim 0.1.2 2008-02-14 7.0 Jeremy Cantrell Fixed a problem where the base snippet directory was not being created on startup.
snippets.vim 0.1.1 2008-02-13 7.0 Jeremy Cantrell Forgot to add a description to the script header.
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