Re: Why doesn't this do what I expect?

[Chris Green]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 08:58:14PM +0100, Gary Jennejohn wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:55:49 +0000
> Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> 
> > I have a file, called .editfile which contains just a filename, e.g.:-
> >
> >     chris$ cat .editfile
> >     /srv/wiki/data/pages/telecoms/umidigi.txtchris$
> >     chris$
> >
> > When I open the file with vile or xvile I see (as expected) the
> > filename and I can enter ^X-e to edit the file.
> >
> > However if I try the following:-
> >
> >     chris$ vile -ce .editfile
> >
> > I don't get to edit the file whose name is in .editfile, I get
> > .editfile in one window and the following in the other window
> > (named [Binding List] :-
> >
> >     [Reading /home/chris/.vilerc]
> >     [Read 66 lines from "../.vilerc"]
> >     [Reading /usr/share/vile/filters.rc]
> >     [Reading /usr/share/vile/modes.rc]
> >     [Reading /usr/share/vile/digraphs.rc]
> >     [Reading /home/chris/wiki/.editfile]
> >     [Read 1 line from "./.editfile"]
> >
> >
> > Is there any way I can get this to work as I want?  I just want to
> > open the file whose name is in .editfile.
> >
> > I've tried the alternatives of 'edit-file', 'E', 'e' and 'find-file'
> > but they all act the same.
> >
> 
> Sending to the list since I'm now suscribed using my new email account.
> 
> This works for me:
> 
> vile `cat ^Xe .zot` where .zot contains .bashrc and vile opens .bashrc.
> 
> ^X = ctrl-V+ctrl-X
> 
Sadly this won't help me as I'm trying to run this from a panel
launcher button in [x]ubuntu, thus I can't use any bash, all I can
have is a plain text command line.

-- 
Chris Green