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The goal is to use the current line as a TODO and send this to some external program. Something like this:
:! /usr/bin/todo "content of current line" I know of the filtering command but this implies that I want to edit the current buffer which I do not want (:.! acts as a filter). I know how to get the current file with '%' but isn't there any way to get some other content ? Maybe by using :execute ...
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To go back to COMMAND mode, you type the esc key. vim starts out in COMMAND mode. Over time, you will likely spend more time in COMMAND mode than INSERT mode. Note that all commands mentioned below (except for arrow keys) only work in COMMAND mode.
The command to save a file in Vim is :w . To save the file without exiting the editor, switch back to normal mode by pressing Esc , type :w and hit Enter . There is also an update command :up , which writes the buffer to the file only if there are unsaved changes.
:.! works as a filter, but :.w ! (mind the space!) just passes the output. See :help :w_c. I.e.
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