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2Author: Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchip@ScampbellPfamily.AbizM>
3 (remove NOSPAM from Campbell's email first)
4Copyright: (c) 2004-2006 by Charles E. Campbell, Jr. *Vimball-copyright*
5 The VIM LICENSE applies to Vimball.vim, and Vimball.txt
6 (see |copyright|) except use "Vimball" instead of "Vim".
7 No warranty, express or implied.
8 Use At-Your-Own-Risk!
9
10==============================================================================
111. Contents *vimball* *vimball-contents*
12
13 1. Contents......................................: |vimball-contents|
14 2. Vimball Manual................................: |vimball-manual|
15 3. Vimball History...............................: |vimball-history|
16
17
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192. Vimball Manual *vimball-manual*
20
21 *:MkVimball*
22 :[range]MkVimball[!] filename
23
24 This command takes lines holding a path to files to be included in
25 your vimball; as an example: >
26 plugin/something.vim
27 doc/something.txt
28< using MkVimball on this range will create a file called
29 "filename.vba" which can be used by Vimball.vim to re-create these
30 files. If the "filename.vba" file already exists, then MkVimball
31 will issue a warning and not create the file.
32
33 However, if you use the exclamation point (!), then MkVimball will
34 create the "filename.vba" file, overwriting it if it already exists.
35 This behavior resembles that for |:w|.
36
37 *vimball-extract*
38 vim filename.vba
39
40 Simply editing a Vimball will cause Vimball.vim to tell the user to
41 source the file to extract its contents.
42
43 Extraction will only proceed if the first line of a putative vimball
44 file holds the "Vimball Archiver by Charles E. Campbell, Jr., Ph.D."
45 line.
46
47 :VimballList *vimball-vimballlist*
48
49 This command will tell Vimball to list the files in the archive, along
50 with their lengths in lines.
51
52
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543. Vimball History *vimball-history*
55
56 3 : Mar 20, 2006 * removed query, now requires sourcing to be
57 extracted (:so %). Message to that effect
58 included.
59 * :VimballList now shows files that would be
60 extracted.
61 2 : Mar 20, 2006 * query, :UseVimball included
62 1 : Mar 20, 2006 * initial release
63
64
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