" Rename.vim - Rename a buffer within Vim and on the disk " " Copyright June 2007-2011 by Christian J. Robinson " " Distributed under the terms of the Vim license. See ":help license". " " Usage: " " :Rename[!] {newname} command! -nargs=* -complete=file -bang Rename call Rename(, '') function! Rename(name, bang) let l:name = a:name let l:oldfile = expand('%:p') if bufexists(fnamemodify(l:name, ':p')) if (a:bang ==# '!') silent exe bufnr(fnamemodify(l:name, ':p')) . 'bwipe!' else echohl ErrorMsg echomsg 'A buffer with that name already exists (use ! to override).' echohl None return 0 endif endif let l:status = 1 let v:errmsg = '' silent! exe 'saveas' . a:bang . ' ' . l:name if v:errmsg =~# '^$\|^E329' let l:lastbufnr = bufnr('$') if expand('%:p') !=# l:oldfile && filewritable(expand('%:p')) if fnamemodify(bufname(l:lastbufnr), ':p') ==# l:oldfile silent exe l:lastbufnr . 'bwipe!' else echohl ErrorMsg echomsg 'Could not wipe out the old buffer for some reason.' echohl None let l:status = 0 endif if delete(l:oldfile) != 0 echohl ErrorMsg echomsg 'Could not delete the old file: ' . l:oldfile echohl None let l:status = 0 endif else echohl ErrorMsg echomsg 'Rename failed for some reason.' echohl None let l:status = 0 endif else echoerr v:errmsg let l:status = 0 endif return l:status endfunction