Table of Contents

• Run commands in the Shell
• Bulk Rename multiple files
• Get the name of the current file

Run commands in the Shell howto

Bulk Rename multiple files howto

:read !ls

This will paste the files in the current directory, like follows:

a.txt
b.txt

Modify these lines to shell commands:

mv a.txt x.txt
mv b.txt y.txt

Make visual selection on these lines and run:

:'<:'>write !bash

Get the name of the current file howto

For example, in directory /abc the command vim def/my.txt would edit file /abc/def/my.txt.

:echo @%                def/my.txt       directory/name of file (relative to the current working directory of /abc)
:echo expand('%:t')     my.txt           name of file ('tail')
:echo expand('%:p')     /abc/def/my.txt  full path
:echo expand('%:p:h')   /abc/def         directory containing file ('head')
:echo expand('%:p:h:t') def              :p (/abc/def/my.txt), then  :h (/abc/def), then  :t (def)
:echo expand('%:r')     my               name of file less one extension ('root')
:echo expand('%:e')     txt              name of file's extension ('extension')

For more info run :help expand

• http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Get_the_name_of_the_current_file