Subj : Re: 2wk vim challenge
To   : NerdTower
From : Nelgin
Date : Fri Aug 18 2023 13:42:45

  Re: Re: 2wk vim challenge
  By: NerdTower to Nelgin on Fri Aug 18 2023 11:27:04

 > YES!  I would love to see more stuff!

OK, let me think of a few more I use

r will overwrite one character
R will overwrite until you escape.

In normal mode (not insert) ~ will change case from upper to lower or vice versa of the character under the cursor. Of course, 15~ will change the next 15 characters.

:set number
:set nonumber

will turn line numbers on and off (they're not saved to a file if turned on saved)

ZZ is a quick way to save a file, rather than having to do :w!

:r filename
will read in a file and add it to the file you're editing

:! command
Will run a shell command.

Combine the two

:r !ls

Will add the output of ls into your file.

yy will yank a line and p or P will paste it.
15yy will, of course, yank 15 lines.

Last one for now, let's record a macro.

q<letter from a-z>
a list of commands
<escape q> to stop recording. For example

qaiThis is a test<escape>q

This will record a macro on key a and insert the text. Now execute the macro with @a then use @@ to repeat it.

So any time you want to insert This is a test into your file, just use @a

Your macro should be saved automatically.

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