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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Insert line break in vi's command mode Post 302125680 by Shell_Life on Friday 6th of July 2007 09:22:04 AM
Old 07-06-2007
There are several ways you can split a line in 'vi'.
It will also depend on your criteria:
1) If you want to split lines without a defined logic that you can use
a regular expression, the only way is "i+return+esc" then for the next
times, "." (period).

2) If you can use a logic where a regular expression can define it:
:%s/\(RegExp\)/\1^M/

Where:
RegExp: Regular Expression.
^M: ctl-M (entered as ctl-V+ctl-M)
 

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gen-ctl-io

GEN-CTL-IO(1)							      libctl							     GEN-CTL-IO(1)

NAME

       gen-ctl-io - generate C interface code for libctl control files

SYNOPSIS

       gen-ctl-io [OPTION]... [spec-file]

DESCRIPTION

       gen-ctl-io  generates  C  code  to import/export the input/output variables used in a libctl control file.  gen-ctl-io generates files like
       ctl-io.h and ctl-io.c.  These files define global variables, data structures, and functions for the input/output  variables,  classes,  and
       function interfaces defined in the spec-file argument, automating the interaction between C and Guile.

       The  arguments  such  as  --code and --header are used to control whether ctl-io.c or ctl-io.h, etcetera, are generated.  If no argument is
       specified then both of these files are generated by default, for backwards compatibility.

       libctl is a free library to aid in interfacing scientific software with the GNU Guile scripting and extension language.	Documentation  for
       it may be found online at the libctl home page: http://ab-initio.mit.edu/libctl

OPTIONS

       --code Generate C (or C++) source code to implement the Guile interface functions.  The default output file name is ctl-io.c (in C) or ctl-
	      io.cpp (in C++).

       --header
	      Generate the header file declaring the interface data types and functions. The default output file name is ctl-io.h (in C)  or  ctl-
	      io.hpp (in C++).

       --swig Generate	a  SWIG  interface  definition file declaring automatic conversions for the various libctl data types.	The default output
	      file name is ctl-io.i.

       --cxx  Generate C++ code instead of C code.

       -o file
	      Use file as the output file name instead of the defaults (above).

BUGS

       Send bug reports to S. G. Johnson, stevenj@alum.mit.edu.

AUTHORS

       Written by Steven G. Johnson.

libctl								  March 27, 2006						     GEN-CTL-IO(1)
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