# Minor TextMate Annoyance

> Customizing the TextMate do snippet to omit the block variable by default

- Author: Curtis Miller
- Published: 2007-11-14
- Categories: code, how-to
- Canonical URL: https://millarian.com/posts/minor-textmate-annoyance/

A recent update to Textmate added a variable to the `do` snippet. So when you type 'do' followed by a tab, you get

```
do |variable|

end
```

Most of the time I don't need a variable, so I want the default 'do' snippet to not have a variable.

Open TextMate and use the keyboard shortcut to open the Snippet editor (Ctrl+Alt+⌘) Click Ruby in the Snippets area, click the plus sign (+) in the bottom left corner and click 'New Snippet'.

Name the snippet 'Insert do … end', assign Activation (Tab Trigger) the value 'do' and Scope Selector the value 'source.ruby'. The snippet text should be

```
do
  $0
end
```

Finally, change the existing Snippet named 'Insert do |variable| ... end' Activation (Tab Trigger) the value 'dov'. Now when you type 'do[tab]' you will get the 'do … end' block without a variable. When you type 'dov[tab]' you will get the 'do |variable| ... end' block.