How to print (hardcopy) with folds in Vim? -

i have simple todo list dates , tags :

141218 call school &phone @me 141219 buy groceries &buy @me 141220 have w order books &buy @w 141220 think vacation &vac @me 141221 have w try santa claus outfit &fam @w 141222 ask question s.o. &vim @me 

this list not long (i have longer files in mind), suppose want print it, , print, e.g., @w part ?

first shall search :

/&w 

then fold (vim wikia simple folding : tip 282)

:set foldexpr=getline(v:lnum)!~@/ :nnoremap <f8> :set foldmethod=expr<cr><bar>zm 

i have :

+—- 2 lines 141220 have w order books &buy @w +—- 1 line 141221 have w try santa claus outfit &fam @w +—- 1 line 

this works fine down hardcopy part : lines displayed…

how should proceed print folded file ?

unfortunately, :hardcopy doesn't consider current representation in window, prints physical contents (and has other limitations, ignoring concealment).

use means of printing

the :tohtml command ships vim, , can create html representation of current window, including folds. can print html file browser.

(temporarily) remove lines instead of folding

you can :global command:

:global!/@w/delete _ :hardcopy :undo 

maybe custom command:

:command! -nargs=? hardcopymatching execute 'global!/' . <q-args> . '/delete _' | hardcopy | undo