Tip #133: Windo and Bufdo

i like bufdo and windo but i don't like the fact that the commands end in a different window/buffer than from where i executed them.  these versions (starts with a capital letter) will restore the current window or buffer when the command's done.

for example, to turn on line numbers everywhere, i use :Windo set nu -- :windo set nu does the trick also but leaves me in a different window than where i started.

" just like windo but restores the current window when it's done
function! WinDo(command)
  let currwin=winnr()
  execute 'windo ' . a:command
  execute currwin . 'wincmd w'
endfunction
com! -nargs=+ -complete=command Windo call WinDo(<q-args>)

" just like bufdo but restores the current buffer when it's done
function! BufDo(command)
let currBuff=bufnr("%")
execute 'bufdo ' . a:command
execute 'buffer ' . currBuff
endfunction
com! -nargs=+ -complete=command Bufdo call BufDo(<q-args>)


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