How to write buffer content to stdout?

Question

Is there any chance to write the content of the current vim buffer to stdout?

I\'d like to use vim to edit content that was passed via stdin - without the need of a

Answer 1

You can use the ex-mode (p)rint command to print any set of lines you want to stdout.

print all lines:

:1,$p

Also prints all lines (% is a shorthand for the range 1,$)

:%p

print lines 4-10:

:4,10p

print next line containing FOO

/FOO/ p

print all lines containing FOO

g/FOO/ p