How to execute file I'm editing in Vi(m)

Question

How to execute file that I\'m editing in Vi(m) and get output in split window (like in SciTE)?

Of course I could execute it like that:

:!scriptname
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Answer 1

I have a shortcut for that in my vimrc:

nmap  :w:silent !chmod 755 %:silent !./% > .tmp.xyz
     \ :tabnew:r .tmp.xyz:silent !rm .tmp.xyz:redraw!

This writes the current buffer, makes the current file executable (unix only), executes it (unix only) and redirects the output to .tmp.xyz, then creates a new tab, reads the file and then deletes it.

Breaking it down:

:w                             write current buffer
:silent !chmod 755 %           make file executable
:silent !./% > .tmp.xyz        execute file, redirect output
:tabnew                        new tab
:r .tmp.xyz                    read file in new tab
:silent !rm .tmp.xyz           remove file
:redraw!                       in terminal mode, vim get scrambled
                                   this fixes it