Crazy Vi command's

[bigdaddy01]

Calling all you gurus out there!

I have a list of files that I need to make backups of,
about 50 files. I have been trying to use the :map command in vi to insert a cp at the front of each line, then copy each line (with out the cp) add it to the same line and then add a .bak ext to each file

so the file looks like:
/usr/informix/etc/onconfig
/usr/informix/etc/sqlhosts

I want it it to look like :
cp /usr/informix/etc/onconfig /usr/informix/etc/onconfig.bak
cp /usr/informix/etc/sqlhosts /usr/informix/etc/sqlhosts.bak

I am using the map command to insert the cp:

:map # I cp ^[ k I cp
is there an easer way or am I barking up the wrong tree ?! , I am saving myself from RSI. lol.

Paul.

 

[Annihilannic]

I'm not familiar with the map command, but you could use search and replace:

[tt]:%s/\(.*\)/cp \1 \1.bak/[/tt]

\1 is replaced with everything between \( and \) in the matching string.

Annihilannic.

 

[bigdaddy01]

You are offically "the guru".
Thank you.

Paul.