1 *pi_tar.txt* For Vim version 7.1. Last change: 2008 Jun 12
7 Author: Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchip@ScampbellPfamily.AbizM>
8 (remove NOSPAM from Campbell's email first)
9 Copyright 2005-2008: The GPL (gnu public license) applies to *tar-copyright*
10 tar.vim, tarPlugin.vim, and pi_tar.txt.
11 No warranty, express or implied. Use At-Your-Own-Risk.
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14 1. Contents *tar* *tar-contents*
15 1. Contents..................................................|tar-contents|
16 2. Usage.....................................................|tar-usage|
17 3. Options...................................................|tar-options|
18 4. History...................................................|tar-history|
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21 2. Usage *tar-usage* *tar-manual*
23 When one edits a *.tar file, this plugin will handle displaying a
24 contents page. Select a file to edit by moving the cursor atop
25 the desired file, then hit the <return> key. After editing, one may
26 also write to the file. Currently, one may not make a new file in
27 tar archives via the plugin.
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30 3. Options *tar-options*
32 These options are variables that one may change, typically in one's
35 Variable Value Explanation
36 *g:tar_browseoptions* "Ptf" used to get a list of contents
37 *g:tar_readoptions* "OPxf" used to extract a file from a tarball
38 *g:tar_cmd* "tar" the name of the tar program
39 *g:tar_nomax* 0 if true, file window will not be maximized
40 *g:tar_writeoptions* "uf" used to update/replace a file
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44 4. History *tar-history*
46 v16 Jun 06, 2008 * tarfile:: used instead of tarfile: when editing files
47 inside tarballs. Fixes a problem with tarballs called
48 things like c:\abc.tar. (tnx to Bill McCarthy)
49 v14 May 09, 2008 * arno caught a security bug
50 May 28, 2008 * various security improvements. Now requires patch 299
51 which provides the fnameescape() function
52 May 30, 2008 * allows one to view *.gz and *.bz2 files that are in
54 v12 Sep 07, 2007 * &shq now used if not the empty string for g:tar_shq
55 v10 May 02, 2006 * now using "redraw then echo" to show messages, instead
56 of "echo and prompt user"
57 v9 May 02, 2006 * improved detection of masquerading as tar file
58 v8 May 02, 2006 * allows editing of files that merely masquerade as tar
60 v7 Mar 22, 2006 * work on making tar plugin work across network
61 Mar 27, 2006 * g:tar_cmd now available for users to change the name
62 of the tar program to be used. By default, of course,
64 v6 Dec 21, 2005 * writing to files not in directories caused problems -
65 fixed (pointed out by Christian Robinson)
66 v5 Nov 22, 2005 * report option workaround installed
67 v3 Sep 16, 2005 * handles writing files in an archive back to the
69 Oct 18, 2005 * <amatch> used instead of <afile> in autocmds
70 Oct 18, 2005 * handles writing to compressed archives
71 Nov 03, 2005 * handles writing tarfiles across a network using
73 v2 * converted to use Vim7's new autoload feature by
75 v1 (original) * Michael Toren (see http://michael.toren.net/code/)
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