how to paste code from vim to online pastebin ix.io

ixxing.md

1. Create a folder called ~scripts in your home directory.

2. In the directory create a file called ix.

3. Add the following script to the file

#!/bin/bash

if [ -n "$1" ]; then
  curl "ix.io/$1" 2>/dev/null
  exit 0
fi

curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io 2>/dev/null

4. Then run chmod +x ix.

5. Add export PATH=$PATH:~/scripts to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc.

6. Run source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.zshrc.

7. Test that the ix command works by running echo "abc" | ix, it should return a ix.io url.

8. Open up vim and position on top of the paragraph that you want paste online press !} to select the code to ix'ed.

9. Type ix in the bottom where it looks like :.,.+4!, this should return the ix.io url of the form http://ix.io/abcd.

10. Share the url with others.