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  COMP_ID=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*COMP_ID=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  DOC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*DOC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_ID=`       echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_ID=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ACC=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ACC=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  PASS=`         echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*PASS=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  POP=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*POP=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_HOST=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_HOST=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_PATH=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_PATH=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ARCHIVE_PATH=` echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ARCHIVE_PATH=//' -e 's/:.*$//'`

Using vim (or vi) I want to align the sections with -e 's/:.*$//' to the same column number. What's the easiest and fastest way to do this? (ignore the ugly echo ..| sed .. bits for now)

vim vi

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  Did you consider using a plugin like Align or Tabular?
  
  – romainl
  Jun 20 '14 at 6:44
  

  
  
  
  

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  COMP_ID=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*COMP_ID=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  DOC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*DOC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_ID=`       echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_ID=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ACC=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ACC=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  PASS=`         echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*PASS=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  POP=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*POP=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_HOST=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_HOST=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_PATH=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_PATH=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ARCHIVE_PATH=` echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ARCHIVE_PATH=//' -e 's/:.*$//'`

Using vim (or vi) I want to align the sections with -e 's/:.*$//' to the same column number. What's the easiest and fastest way to do this? (ignore the ugly echo ..| sed .. bits for now)

vim vi

share|improve this question

edited 17 mins ago

kenorb

11.2k1578116

asked Jun 20 '14 at 6:13

Felipe AlvarezFelipe Alvarez

1,12031832

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Did you consider using a plugin like Align or Tabular?
  
  – romainl
  Jun 20 '14 at 6:44
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

  COMP_ID=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*COMP_ID=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  DOC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*DOC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_ID=`       echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_ID=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ACC=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ACC=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  PASS=`         echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*PASS=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  POP=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*POP=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_HOST=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_HOST=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_PATH=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_PATH=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ARCHIVE_PATH=` echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ARCHIVE_PATH=//' -e 's/:.*$//'`

Using vim (or vi) I want to align the sections with -e 's/:.*$//' to the same column number. What's the easiest and fastest way to do this? (ignore the ugly echo ..| sed .. bits for now)

vim vi

share|improve this question

edited 17 mins ago

kenorb

11.2k1578116

asked Jun 20 '14 at 6:13

Felipe AlvarezFelipe Alvarez

1,12031832

  COMP_ID=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*COMP_ID=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  DOC_TYP=`      echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*DOC_TYP=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  SRC_ID=`       echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*SRC_ID=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ACC=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ACC=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  PASS=`         echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*PASS=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  POP=`          echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*POP=//'      -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_HOST=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_HOST=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  REMOTE_PATH=`  echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*REMOTE_PATH=//'  -e 's/:.*$//'`

  ARCHIVE_PATH=` echo $SRC | sed -e 's/.*ARCHIVE_PATH=//' -e 's/:.*$//'`

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edited 17 mins ago

kenorb

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asked Jun 20 '14 at 6:13

Felipe AlvarezFelipe Alvarez

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share|improve this question

edited 17 mins ago

kenorb

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edited 17 mins ago

kenorb

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edited 17 mins ago

kenorb

11.2k1578116

asked Jun 20 '14 at 6:13

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asked Jun 20 '14 at 6:13

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For alignment, there are three well-known plugins:

• the venerable Align - Help folks to align text, eqns, declarations, tables, etc
  


• the modern tabular
  


• the contender vim-easy-align
  

With the first, your problem can be solved via

:%Align -e

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 20 '14 at 6:44

Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat

17.7k22544

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Well done. thanks for the those tips. For history's sake, the first two failed to install or operate correctly for me. vim-easy-plugin was the ticket. Did exactly what I want. vip<enter>-<CTRL-/> -e <enter> did it for me. My version VIM - Vi IMproved 7.0 (2006 May 7, compiled Jun 12 2009 07:08:36)
  
  – Felipe Alvarez
  Jun 27 '14 at 6:05
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Why are you using such an outdated Vim version?! By updating, you'll get many fixes and new features!
  
  – Ingo Karkat
  Jun 27 '14 at 6:12
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

You can do it with no plug-in, like this:

:%s#(.*)zsze-e#=repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1)))

Note: This assumes that -e is the last of line. But you can capture it otherwise if it is not suitable to your case.

Explanation:

• 
  %s#(.*) - captures the line before the -e.


• 
  zsze - starts and stops the match here.


• 
  -e# - just before the -e.


• Using zs and ze here let us to add our spaces directly before -e (otherwise concatenation with .submatch(x) would have been possible).


• 
  =repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1))) - replace this location with a variable number of spaces and where 58 is your aimed column.

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3

For alignment, there are three well-known plugins:

• the venerable Align - Help folks to align text, eqns, declarations, tables, etc
  


• the modern tabular
  


• the contender vim-easy-align
  

With the first, your problem can be solved via

:%Align -e

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 20 '14 at 6:44

Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat

17.7k22544

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Well done. thanks for the those tips. For history's sake, the first two failed to install or operate correctly for me. vim-easy-plugin was the ticket. Did exactly what I want. vip<enter>-<CTRL-/> -e <enter> did it for me. My version VIM - Vi IMproved 7.0 (2006 May 7, compiled Jun 12 2009 07:08:36)
  
  – Felipe Alvarez
  Jun 27 '14 at 6:05
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Why are you using such an outdated Vim version?! By updating, you'll get many fixes and new features!
  
  – Ingo Karkat
  Jun 27 '14 at 6:12
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

For alignment, there are three well-known plugins:

• the venerable Align - Help folks to align text, eqns, declarations, tables, etc
  


• the modern tabular
  


• the contender vim-easy-align
  

With the first, your problem can be solved via

:%Align -e

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 20 '14 at 6:44

Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat

17.7k22544

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Well done. thanks for the those tips. For history's sake, the first two failed to install or operate correctly for me. vim-easy-plugin was the ticket. Did exactly what I want. vip<enter>-<CTRL-/> -e <enter> did it for me. My version VIM - Vi IMproved 7.0 (2006 May 7, compiled Jun 12 2009 07:08:36)
  
  – Felipe Alvarez
  Jun 27 '14 at 6:05
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Why are you using such an outdated Vim version?! By updating, you'll get many fixes and new features!
  
  – Ingo Karkat
  Jun 27 '14 at 6:12
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

For alignment, there are three well-known plugins:

• the venerable Align - Help folks to align text, eqns, declarations, tables, etc
  


• the modern tabular
  


• the contender vim-easy-align
  

With the first, your problem can be solved via

:%Align -e

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 20 '14 at 6:44

Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat

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:%Align -e

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answered Jun 20 '14 at 6:44

Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat

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answered Jun 20 '14 at 6:44

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answered Jun 20 '14 at 6:44

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1

You can do it with no plug-in, like this:

:%s#(.*)zsze-e#=repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1)))

Note: This assumes that -e is the last of line. But you can capture it otherwise if it is not suitable to your case.

Explanation:

• 
  %s#(.*) - captures the line before the -e.


• 
  zsze - starts and stops the match here.


• 
  -e# - just before the -e.


• Using zs and ze here let us to add our spaces directly before -e (otherwise concatenation with .submatch(x) would have been possible).


• 
  =repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1))) - replace this location with a variable number of spaces and where 58 is your aimed column.

share|improve this answer

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11.2k1578116

answered 1 hour ago

bzbzhbzbzh

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1

You can do it with no plug-in, like this:

:%s#(.*)zsze-e#=repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1)))

Note: This assumes that -e is the last of line. But you can capture it otherwise if it is not suitable to your case.

Explanation:

• 
  %s#(.*) - captures the line before the -e.


• 
  zsze - starts and stops the match here.


• 
  -e# - just before the -e.


• Using zs and ze here let us to add our spaces directly before -e (otherwise concatenation with .submatch(x) would have been possible).


• 
  =repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1))) - replace this location with a variable number of spaces and where 58 is your aimed column.

share|improve this answer

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answered 1 hour ago

bzbzhbzbzh

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You can do it with no plug-in, like this:

:%s#(.*)zsze-e#=repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1)))

Note: This assumes that -e is the last of line. But you can capture it otherwise if it is not suitable to your case.

Explanation:

• 
  %s#(.*) - captures the line before the -e.


• 
  zsze - starts and stops the match here.


• 
  -e# - just before the -e.


• Using zs and ze here let us to add our spaces directly before -e (otherwise concatenation with .submatch(x) would have been possible).


• 
  =repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1))) - replace this location with a variable number of spaces and where 58 is your aimed column.

share|improve this answer

edited 18 mins ago

kenorb

11.2k1578116

answered 1 hour ago

bzbzhbzbzh

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:%s#(.*)zsze-e#=repeat(' ',58-strlen(submatch(1)))

share|improve this answer

edited 18 mins ago

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answered 1 hour ago

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edited 18 mins ago

kenorb

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edited 18 mins ago

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answered 1 hour ago

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answered 1 hour ago

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