I am quite new to using vim so please forgive me if this has been asked else where.  I have tried Googling but am not really sure what to search for.In my vimrc I have the follwing function that will search for (<.>), delete it and enter insert mode:function! NextMark()    execute normal! /(<.>)\<cr>da(    execute startinsertendfunction This works as expected and I have the following mapping so that pressing double space in insert mode will run the function:inoremap <space><space> <Esc>:call NextMark()<cr>This works so I don't believe the problem is with the function.When I create a new HTML file (and in the future this will be extended for other files), I would like to read in a template file and run the above function.  Below is what I have so far but for some reason it isn't working:augroup new_html    autocmd!    autocmd BufNew *.html execute read ~/Templates/html    autocmd BufNew *.html execute normal! ggdd    autocmd BufNew *.html execute NextMark()augroup ENDThis partly works, it reads my file and deletes the first (empty) line.  For some reason though, it doesn't take me to the first (<.>) although it does put me into insert mode so I think the function is being run.  For some reason, it isn't doing the search.Thanks in advance for any helpEditI have just noticed that the first marker is being deleted, I am just being put in insert mode in the wrong place.Do the autocmds I specify get run one after the other?  It is a bit like the second and third are being run at the same time.Edit 2:Thank you @Naumann and @Tumbler41 for your suggestions.  I now have a seperate function that reads in my template, deletes the first line then calls NextMark.  Here s the function:function! NewHtml()    read ~/Templates/html    execute normal! ggdd    call NextMark()endfunctionand here is my revised autocmd block:augroup new_html    autocmd!    autocmd BufNew *.html call NewHtml()augroup ENDI am still being left with the first mark deleted but in inset mode at the begining of the document.Any more suggestions?Edit 3I have just added BufNewFile to the autocmd so that it will work if i run vim newFile.html from the command line.  This works.  If, however, I already have vim open and I run :e newFile.html, it almost works but my cursor is at the begining of the file, not at the point of my first mark.
Search not working in function called from autocmd
vimrc;autocmd;functions