Vim custom command doesn't work but it works when run manually line by line

Question

I am trying to write a simple vim command that will get some texts and clean everything else.

The following Vim script does it:

:let @a=""|%s//\=setreg('A', submatch(0), 'l')/g|%d _|pu a|0d _

I put this script into a custom command:

command! Getlinks :let @a=""|:%s/something/\=setreg('A', submatch(0), 'l')/g|:%d _|:pu a|:0d _

When I run Getlinks command, it removes everything but doesn't put the matched texts. But when I run the script's commands manually then it works as expected. Why doesn't it put the matched texts when used as Getlinks command.

For me (Vim 7.3.823), both your command and Kent's variant without the superfluous colons do work. — Ingo Karkat, Sep 06 '13 at 07:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '13 at 14:54

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remove those :, try this line:

command! Getlinks let @a=""|%s/something/\=setreg('A', submatch(0), 'l')/g|%d _|pu a|0d _

answered Sep 05 '13 at 14:54

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Vim custom command doesn't work but it works when run manually line by line

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