[Vimoutliner] How do you use _exe_ ?

[Tim Roberts]

Scott Scriven wrote:
> * Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
>   
>> Now, place the cursor ANYWHERE on a line with _exe_ on it, 
>> press ,,e and the command line following the _exe_ will be 
>> executed.
>>     
>
> Personally, I find this awkward.  Why is _exe_ required?
>
> It seems like it would be simpler to just make ,,e execute any 
> line, with no particular marker needed.  I mean, just remove the 
> leading whitespace and any checkboxes and/or percents on the left 
> side, and then run the contents of the line.
>
> It would probably at least clear up confusion about things 
> like...
>
>   - move the cursor to a line containing "ls /tmp"
>   - type ,,e
>   - receive an error, "Not an executable line"
>   - scratch head...  "ls /tmp" sure looks executable
>   

It would also make it AWFULLY easy to run a dangerous command 
accidentally.  I believe it is better that strings that are intended by 
the author to be executable be clearly delimited.

    - Sample Unix command lines
        + ls -l
        + rm -rf *
        + echo This is a disaster just waiting to happen

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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