configure vim to produce a default program format

[steve]

On 01/27/2010 06:41 PM, L wrote:
> Hi
>
> I come cross a remote server, when I type vim x.pl, it pops up a
> default format as below. It is nice. I look through my server,  can't
> figure out how to set up the vi parameters. Could some one show me
> how?
>
> I am on gnome desktop of F12.
>

There are a couple of ways to do this. The one I prefer is the one I first 
learned from Fedora's default /etc/vimrc file.

That file has a nice example of loading a spec file template when you create a 
new .spec file (ie: when you execute "vim does-not-exist.spec"). Look it up and 
adapt it to suit your needs.

FWIW, I've added this bit to include the name of the file in the new buffer:

" autocommands
if has("autocmd")
     ...
     ...
     " spec files
     autocmd BufNewFile *.spec
     \ 0r $HOME/.vim/template.spec | ks | call NewSpec() | 's
         fun NewSpec()
             exe "g/Name:/s/Name:/Name:\t\t" . expand("%:t:r")
         endfun
     ...
     ...
endif

The other (and possibly easier way) if you see yourself doing this very 
frequently is:

http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1172

HTH,
cheers,
- steve

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