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+---
+date: 2021-03-14T15:48
+tags:
+  - vim
+---
+
+# specifying a range when running a `!` shell command filters
+
+Specifying a range when running a `!` shell command filters the range through
+the specified shell command by piping the range's content into the shell
+command via stdin and replacing the range with the shell command's stdout.
+
+Running
+
+```vim
+:1,10!sort -r
+```
+
+on
+
+```
+2
+3
+7
+1
+9
+4
+0
+8
+5
+6
+```
+
+results in:
+
+```
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1
+0
+```