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This is a mirror of http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=664
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Overview
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You can use the scratch plugin to create a temporary scratch buffer to store
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and edit text that will be discarded when you quit/exit vim. The contents
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of the scratch buffer are not saved/stored in a file.
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Installation
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1. Copy the scratch.vim plugin to the $HOME/.vim/plugin directory. Refer to
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the following Vim help topics for more information about Vim plugins:
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:help add-plugin
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:help add-global-plugin
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:help runtimepath
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2. Restart Vim.
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Usage
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You can use the following command to open/edit the scratch buffer:
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:Scratch
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To open the scratch buffer in a new split window, use the following command:
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:Sscratch
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When you close the scratch buffer window, the buffer will retain the
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contents. You can again edit the scratch buffer by openeing it using one of
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the above commands. There is no need to save the scatch buffer.
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When you quit/exit Vim, the contents of the scratch buffer will be lost.
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You will not be prompted to save the contents of the modified scratch
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buffer.
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You can have only one scratch buffer open in a single Vim instance. If the
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current buffer has unsaved modifications, then the scratch buffer will be
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opened in a new window
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