Useful shell functions / scripts

vack.bash

vack() {
# Takes a keyword as an argument, acks current directory, opens a vim session
# with a tab for each file with a match found, and puts the keyword in the @/
# register, so that you can `n` through matches.
    my_search=$(ack -l "$1")
    if [[ -z $my_search ]]
    then
        echo "No results found for $1"
    else
        args=(--cmd "let @/=\"$1\"" -p )
        vim "${args[@]}" $(echo $my_search)
    fi
}