If I have a file with a shebang line (e.g. #!/bin/bash) open in Vim and the file has execute permissions (i.e. chmod +x) I know I can type this to execute it without leaving the editor:
:! %:p
: for command mode! to run a shell command% to refer to the file in the current buffer:p to use the full path of the current fileIs there a shorter shortcut for this frequent task?
e.g. there is a ZZ shortcut for :wq, etc.
:!%:p
,without the spaces, is shorter.
If you want an even shorter shortcut, you can create a custom mapping:
nnoremap <F9> :!%:p
or the more "mnemonic":
nnoremap <leader>r :!%:p
nnoremap <F9> :!%:p<Enter><Enter> to also skip Press ENTER or type command to continue after the script execution
nnoremap <F9> :!%:p<Enter><Enter> runs the code and returns to vim immediately. Use single Enter nnoremap <F9> :!%:p<Enter> to keep the output screen
nnoremap <F9> :!clear && %:p<Enter>
Commented
Aug 3, 2019 at 15:45
:w before the suggested sequence, I get E212.
Commented
Nov 28, 2020 at 2:12
If you haven't set permissions you can run:
:! sh %
None of the previous answers work if your filename/directory path has spaces in it. Simple fix.
:!"%:p"
After you've executed that once, a short :!! will repeat it.
When starting vi, specify file path explicitly, like this "vi ./blablabla"
vi ./yourscript.pl
Then start with !%
The other variant is to invoke the vi command like this
!./%
You can add a key mapping to your .vimrc
map <F5> :!%
In order to execute the current file in vim if there are spaces in file name
:!./"%"