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Move entire line up and down in Vim

In Notepad++, I can use Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down to move the current line up and down. Is there a ...

May 12, 2022
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Traversing text in Insert mode

While in Insert Mode in Vim, is there any way to traverse the text moving some characters forward and backward other than using ...

May 11, 2022
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vim line numbers – how to have them on by default?

I can :set number from within a file I’m editing but how can I have them always be on by default? 9 Answers ...

May 10, 2022
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Replace tabs with spaces in vim

I would like to convert tab to spaces in gVim. I added the following line to my _vimrc: set tabstop=2 It works to ...

May 7, 2022
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Renaming the current file in Vim

How should I rename my current file in Vim? For example: I am editing person.html_erb_spec.rb I would like it renamed to person.haml_spec.rb I ...

May 6, 2022
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How do I close all open tabs at once?

If I have 10 tabs opened, I have to close each one using “:q” separately. How can I close them all at once? ...

May 6, 2022
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Find and replace strings in vim on multiple lines

I can do :%s/<search_string>/<replace_string>/g for replacing a string across a file, or :s/<search_string>/<replace_string>/ to replace in current line. How can I select and ...

May 3, 2022
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How do I fix the indentation of an entire file in Vi?

In Vim, what is the command to correct the indentation of all the lines? Often times I’ll copy and paste code into a ...

April 28, 2022
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Copy all the lines to clipboard

Is there any way to copy all lines from open file to clipboard in VI editor. I tried yG but it’s not using ...

April 27, 2022
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Vim delete blank lines

What command can I run to remove blank lines in Vim? 14 s 14 :g/^$/d :g will execute a command on lines which ...

April 27, 2022
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