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Vim: Seeing all lines change when inserting to a visual block

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Mar 15, 2026277 views

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When I Insert text before a visual block ('I') I only see the first line of the block change. After hitting esc, the rest of the lines change accordingly. Is there a way to have all lines change as I type?

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I'm sorry, but I'm fairly certain that you have to leave insert mode (press escape) to see the changes apply across all the lines in the visual block.

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Vim: Seeing *all* lines change when inserting to a visual block

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Vim: Seeing all lines change when inserting to a visual block

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