vim-fle-syntax

Vim syntax plugin for writing Fast Log Entry (https://df3cb.com/fle/) compatible log files in Vim.

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Why?

Because it's nice to take a small GNU/Linux based laptop with me on portable operations, just log everything with Vim and do the rest at home.

Extras / Shortcuts

You can insert the current time in UTC and HHMM format by pressing and the current date string by pressing if you add the following lines to your .vimrc file:

" set timezone to UTC
let $TZ='UTC'

" insert current time in HHMM format with <F5>
:nnoremap <F5> "=strftime("%H%M ")<CR>P
:inoremap <F5> <C-R>=strftime("%H%M ")<CR>

" insert current date with <F6>
:nnoremap <F6> "=strftime("date %G-%m-%d")<CR>P
:inoremap <F6> <C-R>=strftime("date %G-%m-%d")<CR>

Install

Copy or symlink these files to your $VIMRUNTIME/syntax and $VIMRUNTIME/ftdetect directory or to ~/.vim/syntax and ~/.vim/ftdetect directories:

# cd ~/
# git clone https://codeberg.org/mclemens/vim-fle-syntax.git
# mkdir -p ~/.vim/syntax
# mkdir -p ~/.vim/ftdetect
# ln -s ~/vim-fle-syntax/syntax/fle.vim ~/.vim/syntax/fle.vim
# ln -s ~/vim-fle-syntax/ftdetect/fle.vim ~/.vim/ftdetect/fle.vim
# vim ~/.vimrc # <<- optional: paste above lines into this file

Update

# cd ~/vim-fle-syntax
# git pull

Usage

Just open any text file ending with .fle in vim:

# vim ~/mylog.fle

Press F5 to enter timestamp, press F6 to enter current date string.