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Rename : Rename a buffer within Vim and on disk

 script karma  Rating 365/165, Downloaded by 8920  Comments, bugs, improvements  Vim wiki

created by
Christian J. Robinson
 
script type
utility
 
description
A command and function that basically does a ":saveas <newfile>" then removes the old filename on the disk.
 
install details
Either :source it or put it in your plugin directory.
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
Rename.vim 0.5 2022-08-22 9.0 Christian J. Robinson - Update for Vim 9 (no new features)
Rename.vim 0.4 2021-07-16 7.2 Christian J. Robinson Minor tweaks
Rename.vim 0.3 2011-08-23 7.2 Christian J. Robinson - Multi-byte characters in the destination filename could cause issues
Rename.vim 0.2 2011-08-16 7.0 Christian J. Robinson - Minor correction in the :command definition to resolve issues with Windows style paths
Rename.vim 0.1 2007-06-18 7.0 Christian J. Robinson Initial upload
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