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*pi_tar.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Nov 03
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| Tar File Interface |
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Author: Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchip@ScampbellPfamily.AbizM>
(remove NOSPAM from Campbell's email first)
Copyright 2005-2010: The GPL (gnu public license) applies to *tar-copyright*
tar.vim, tarPlugin.vim, and pi_tar.txt.
No warranty, express or implied. Use At-Your-Own-Risk.
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1. Contents *tar* *tar-contents*
1. Contents..................................................|tar-contentsYXXY
2. Usage.....................................................|tar-usageYXXY
3. Options...................................................|tar-optionsYXXY
4. History...................................................|tar-historyYXXY
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2. Usage *tar-usage* *tar-manual*
When one edits a *.tar file, this plugin will handle displaying a
contents page. Select a file to edit by moving the cursor atop
the desired file, then hit the <return> key. After editing, one may
also write to the file. Currently, one may not make a new file in
tar archives via the plugin.
*:Vimuntar*
VIMUNTAR
:Vimuntar [vimhome]
This command copies, if necessary, the tarball to the .vim or vimfiles
directory using the first writable directory in the |'runtimepath'|
when no [vimhome] is specified. Otherwise, the [vimhome] argument
allows the user to specify that directory, instead.
The copy is done using the command in *g:tar_copycmd* , which is
cp for cygwin, unix, macunix
copy for windows (32, 95, 64, 16)
The extraction is done with the command specified with
*g:tar_extractcmd* , which by default is
"tar -xf"
PREVENTING LOADING
If for some reason you do not wish to use vim to examine tar'd files,
you may put the following two variables into your <.vimrc> to prevent
the tar plugin from loading:
let g:loaded_tarPlugin= 1
let g:loaded_tar = 1
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3. Options *tar-options*
These options are variables that one may change, typically in one's
<.vimrc> file.
Default
Variable Value Explanation
*g:tar_browseoptions* "Ptf" used to get a list of contents
*g:tar_readoptions* "OPxf" used to extract a file from a tarball
*g:tar_cmd* "tar" the name of the tar program
*g:tar_nomax* 0 if true, file window will not be maximized
*g:tar_secure* undef if exists:
"--"s will be used to prevent unwanted
option expansion in tar commands.
Please be sure that your tar command
accepts "--"; Posix compliant tar
utilities do accept them.
if not exists:
The tar plugin will reject any tar
files or member files that begin with
"-"
Not all tar's support the "--" which is why
it isn't default.
*g:tar_writeoptions* "uf" used to update/replace a file
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4. History *tar-history*
v26 Aug 09, 2010 * uses buffer-local instead of window variables to hold
tarfile name
v25 Jun 19, 2010 * (Jan Steffens) added support for xz compression
v24 Apr 07, 2009 * :Untarvim command implemented
Sep 28, 2009 * Added lzma support
v22 Aug 08, 2008 * security fixes
v16 Jun 06, 2008 * tarfile:: used instead of tarfile: when editing files
inside tarballs. Fixes a problem with tarballs called
things like c:\abc.tar. (tnx to Bill McCarthy)
v14 May 09, 2008 * arno caught a security bug
May 28, 2008 * various security improvements. Now requires patch 299
which provides the fnameescape() function
May 30, 2008 * allows one to view *.gz and *.bz2 files that are in
*.tar files.
v12 Sep 07, 2007 * &shq now used if not the empty string for g:tar_shq
v10 May 02, 2006 * now using "redraw then echo" to show messages, instead
of "echo and prompt user"
v9 May 02, 2006 * improved detection of masquerading as tar file
v8 May 02, 2006 * allows editing of files that merely masquerade as tar
files
v7 Mar 22, 2006 * work on making tar plugin work across network
Mar 27, 2006 * g:tar_cmd now available for users to change the name
of the tar program to be used. By default, of course,
it's "tar".
v6 Dec 21, 2005 * writing to files not in directories caused problems -
fixed (pointed out by Christian Robinson)
v5 Nov 22, 2005 * report option workaround installed
v3 Sep 16, 2005 * handles writing files in an archive back to the
archive
Oct 18, 2005 * <amatch> used instead of <afile> in autocmds
Oct 18, 2005 * handles writing to compressed archives
Nov 03, 2005 * handles writing tarfiles across a network using
netrw#NetWrite()
v2 * converted to use Vim7's new autoload feature by
Bram Moolenaar
v1 original * Michael Toren see http://michael.toren.net/code/
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