vim accumulate number issue

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I want to have the following contents in my file

#define BIT_MASK_1      (1 << 0)
#define BIT_MASK_2      (1 << 1)
#define BIT_MASK_3      (1 << 2)
#define BIT_MASK_4      (1 << 3)

so I write one line like this :

#define BIT_MASK_1      (1 << 0)

, and then type Y3p, V3j, so I got four same lines which are selected, and after that I wanted to use the command below to turn the text into the content I want

:'<,'>s/BIT_MASK_/zs/d*/ze//=line(".") - line("'<") + 1
:'<,'>s//zs/d*/ze)$//=line(".")-line("'<")

but I got the E488: Trailing characters error, what did I do wrong?

I've tried to format this, but you have HTML tags mixed up in this. Please correct — Brian Agnew, Oct 16 '12 at 08:39

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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I can't help thinking you're better off using Ctrl+A (increments the number under the cursor) and an interactively defined macro to do this sort of thing.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Oct 16 '12 at 08:40

Brian Agnew

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 16 '12 at 08:56

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assume you have the 1st line: (cursor at beginning)

#define BIT_MASK_1      (1 << 0)

then you type : (^A = Ctrl + A)

qaYp^Af<^Aq

then

3@a

answered Oct 16 '12 at 08:56

Kent

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 16 '12 at 08:48

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Not exactly an answer to your question, but I'd rather use C-a to increment the numbers

Something like

t(h^At)^A0

you can put it in a macro and run it as many times as needed

answered Oct 16 '12 at 08:48

Clément D.

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It's because the formatting has changed, spaces have been added. – Clément D. Oct 16 '12 at 12:33

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 27 '13 at 11:26

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Just type this:

:for i in range( 1, 4 ) | call append( line( '$' ), [ '#define BITMASK_' . i . ' (1 << ' . (i - 1) . ')' ] ) | endfor

Sometimes the using of vim as a programing language is better then using weird keystrokes.

answered Jun 27 '13 at 11:26

bimlas

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vim accumulate number issue

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