Questions tagged [vim-registers]
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Find first uncommented line in vim without erasing search
When uncommenting code in vim, I want to have a macro to jump to the first uncommented line in a variety of files. I am using the nerdcommenter in Vim so (after highlighting the first commented line) I search for any line starting with any non # or…
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How to fill a register without entering in insert mode?
I'd like to optimize the initialization of a register when I use it in a macro.
I usually initialize my register by doing something like q:i0 "eyiw:q, but I think there is a better way... I'd like to avoid entering insert mode if possible.
odessos
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Vim register completion
I would like to have some sort of auto completion for named registers.
If I try to access one (" or CTRL+r ...) a completion similar to the line completion (CTRL+l) should be opened.
Some nice visualization of the unused/free register would be nice…
Ivaldi
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VIM to delete a range of lines into a register
I am trying to delete a range of lines into a register a. Is this the easiest way to achieve this?
:5,10d a
UNagaswamy
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How to save registers in VIM
I am new to VIM and I use the command
qa
to start recording the operations in register a and the following command
q
to stop saving. And the following command to use the operations in a:
@a
But the problem is that, when I close the VIM, all these…
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