How can I break a paragraph into sentences with Vim?

By breaking into sentences I mean that each new sentence should start with a new line.

How to repeat )i<CR><Esc> to the end of the paragraph }? (<CR> = Enter)

If I make a macro )i<CR><Esc> as "q", can I execute it until the end of the paragraph?

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By breaking into sentences I mean that each new sentence should start with a new line.

How to repeat )i<CR><Esc> to the end of the paragraph }? (<CR> = Enter)

If I make a macro )i<CR><Esc> as "q", can I execute it until the end of the paragraph?

edited May 21 '11 at 21:13

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By breaking into sentences I mean that each new sentence should start with a new line.

How to repeat )i<CR><Esc> to the end of the paragraph }? (<CR> = Enter)

If I make a macro )i<CR><Esc> as "q", can I execute it until the end of the paragraph?

edited May 21 '11 at 21:13

peth

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asked Apr 26 '11 at 0:04

kirill_igum

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By breaking into sentences I mean that each new sentence should start with a new line.

How to repeat )i<CR><Esc> to the end of the paragraph }? (<CR> = Enter)

If I make a macro )i<CR><Esc> as "q", can I execute it until the end of the paragraph?

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You can do a search and replace. I just wrote this out. It works, but you could probably do better.

:%s/v[ ]*([^.]*.)/1r/g

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

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vap:s/. /.^M/g

vap selects your current paragraph

:s/. /.^M/g replace all periods followed by a space with a period followed by a newline. (Note that to get that literal newline (^M) in the replacement expression, you'll have to type <CTRL-V><CR>.)

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My solution, start in normal mode and type:

vip:'<,'>s/n/ /|'<,'>s/([.?!])s/1r/g

Note that the first '<,'> will automatically be inserted on the command line when you press the ":" key after typing "vip" in normal mode.

The first substitute joins the paragraph into one line, then the "|" character delimits a second :-command within the same command line, and this time the "'<,'>" must be typed by hand. The second substitute command replaces a period, question mark, or exclamation mark followed by a space with the matching symbol and a newline.

This won't catch instances where a sentence ends with a period/excalmation/question and a quote character, etc. but the pattern can be extended to do so.

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I found that there is a very easy way of doing this using
vim-macros.

First in normal mode press q, then any key, suppose that key is
a. So you will see something at the bottom as recording @a.

Now follow the key-sequence as 0)i<cr><esc>q Now your macro is
recorded. This will break the paragraph at . .

Now, repeat this macro as many times by pressing
N@a in normal mode, where N is any number.

Note: You can choose any alphanumeric character to store your macro than a, this macro breaks the line at ., you can choose any column just replace . by any N of your choice.

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You can do a search and replace. I just wrote this out. It works, but you could probably do better.

:%s/v[ ]*([^.]*.)/1r/g

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

Dan Loewenherz

24817

add a comment |

You can do a search and replace. I just wrote this out. It works, but you could probably do better.

:%s/v[ ]*([^.]*.)/1r/g

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

Dan Loewenherz

24817

add a comment |

You can do a search and replace. I just wrote this out. It works, but you could probably do better.

:%s/v[ ]*([^.]*.)/1r/g

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

Dan Loewenherz

24817

You can do a search and replace. I just wrote this out. It works, but you could probably do better.

:%s/v[ ]*([^.]*.)/1r/g

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

Dan Loewenherz

24817

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

Dan Loewenherz

24817

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

Dan Loewenherz

24817

answered Apr 26 '11 at 0:12

Dan Loewenherz

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vap:s/. /.^M/g

vap selects your current paragraph

:s/. /.^M/g replace all periods followed by a space with a period followed by a newline. (Note that to get that literal newline (^M) in the replacement expression, you'll have to type <CTRL-V><CR>.)

answered May 2 '11 at 3:44

chisophugis

1585

add a comment |

vap:s/. /.^M/g

vap selects your current paragraph

:s/. /.^M/g replace all periods followed by a space with a period followed by a newline. (Note that to get that literal newline (^M) in the replacement expression, you'll have to type <CTRL-V><CR>.)

answered May 2 '11 at 3:44

chisophugis

1585

add a comment |

vap:s/. /.^M/g

vap selects your current paragraph

:s/. /.^M/g replace all periods followed by a space with a period followed by a newline. (Note that to get that literal newline (^M) in the replacement expression, you'll have to type <CTRL-V><CR>.)

answered May 2 '11 at 3:44

chisophugis

1585

vap:s/. /.^M/g

vap selects your current paragraph

:s/. /.^M/g replace all periods followed by a space with a period followed by a newline. (Note that to get that literal newline (^M) in the replacement expression, you'll have to type <CTRL-V><CR>.)

answered May 2 '11 at 3:44

chisophugis

1585

answered May 2 '11 at 3:44

chisophugis

1585

answered May 2 '11 at 3:44

chisophugis

1585

answered May 2 '11 at 3:44

chisophugis

1585

add a comment |

My solution, start in normal mode and type:

vip:'<,'>s/n/ /|'<,'>s/([.?!])s/1r/g

Note that the first '<,'> will automatically be inserted on the command line when you press the ":" key after typing "vip" in normal mode.

This won't catch instances where a sentence ends with a period/excalmation/question and a quote character, etc. but the pattern can be extended to do so.

answered May 21 '11 at 21:34

Heptite

14.7k54157

add a comment |

My solution, start in normal mode and type:

vip:'<,'>s/n/ /|'<,'>s/([.?!])s/1r/g

Note that the first '<,'> will automatically be inserted on the command line when you press the ":" key after typing "vip" in normal mode.

This won't catch instances where a sentence ends with a period/excalmation/question and a quote character, etc. but the pattern can be extended to do so.

answered May 21 '11 at 21:34

Heptite

14.7k54157

add a comment |

My solution, start in normal mode and type:

vip:'<,'>s/n/ /|'<,'>s/([.?!])s/1r/g

Note that the first '<,'> will automatically be inserted on the command line when you press the ":" key after typing "vip" in normal mode.

This won't catch instances where a sentence ends with a period/excalmation/question and a quote character, etc. but the pattern can be extended to do so.

answered May 21 '11 at 21:34

Heptite

14.7k54157

My solution, start in normal mode and type:

vip:'<,'>s/n/ /|'<,'>s/([.?!])s/1r/g

Note that the first '<,'> will automatically be inserted on the command line when you press the ":" key after typing "vip" in normal mode.

This won't catch instances where a sentence ends with a period/excalmation/question and a quote character, etc. but the pattern can be extended to do so.

answered May 21 '11 at 21:34

Heptite

14.7k54157

answered May 21 '11 at 21:34

Heptite

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answered May 21 '11 at 21:34

Heptite

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answered May 21 '11 at 21:34

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I found that there is a very easy way of doing this using
vim-macros.

First in normal mode press q, then any key, suppose that key is
a. So you will see something at the bottom as recording @a.

Now follow the key-sequence as 0)i<cr><esc>q Now your macro is
recorded. This will break the paragraph at . .

Now, repeat this macro as many times by pressing
N@a in normal mode, where N is any number.

Note: You can choose any alphanumeric character to store your macro than a, this macro breaks the line at ., you can choose any column just replace . by any N of your choice.

edited Dec 1 at 12:19

answered Dec 1 at 11:28

Galilean

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I found that there is a very easy way of doing this using
vim-macros.

First in normal mode press q, then any key, suppose that key is
a. So you will see something at the bottom as recording @a.

Now follow the key-sequence as 0)i<cr><esc>q Now your macro is
recorded. This will break the paragraph at . .

Now, repeat this macro as many times by pressing
N@a in normal mode, where N is any number.

Note: You can choose any alphanumeric character to store your macro than a, this macro breaks the line at ., you can choose any column just replace . by any N of your choice.

edited Dec 1 at 12:19

answered Dec 1 at 11:28

Galilean

add a comment |

I found that there is a very easy way of doing this using
vim-macros.

First in normal mode press q, then any key, suppose that key is
a. So you will see something at the bottom as recording @a.

Now follow the key-sequence as 0)i<cr><esc>q Now your macro is
recorded. This will break the paragraph at . .

Now, repeat this macro as many times by pressing
N@a in normal mode, where N is any number.

Note: You can choose any alphanumeric character to store your macro than a, this macro breaks the line at ., you can choose any column just replace . by any N of your choice.

edited Dec 1 at 12:19

answered Dec 1 at 11:28

Galilean

I found that there is a very easy way of doing this using
vim-macros.

First in normal mode press q, then any key, suppose that key is
a. So you will see something at the bottom as recording @a.

Now follow the key-sequence as 0)i<cr><esc>q Now your macro is
recorded. This will break the paragraph at . .

Now, repeat this macro as many times by pressing
N@a in normal mode, where N is any number.

Note: You can choose any alphanumeric character to store your macro than a, this macro breaks the line at ., you can choose any column just replace . by any N of your choice.

edited Dec 1 at 12:19

answered Dec 1 at 11:28

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edited Dec 1 at 12:19

answered Dec 1 at 11:28

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answered Dec 1 at 11:28

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