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how do I copy/paste in vim ex mode
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I'm increasingly frustrated by typing this :%s/some_really_long_string/some_other_really_really_long_string_that_may_or_may_not_related_to_the_first_one/gc Is there any way to copy/paste those strings in ex mode?
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You can use Ctrl-R to insert the value of a register on the Ex command line. If you've yanked some text into the default register, for example, you can recall it with Ctrl-R". There are shortcuts for some common cases, too. You can insert the curren…
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