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How do I select the comment block under the cursor in vim?

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I’d like to select (or delete, or change, or …) the whole block of commentary under my cursor. If my cursor is at the beginning of the commentary block (i.e. over the opening comment character), and it’s a type of comment block with discrete start/end markers, then I can select the entire comment b…

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Fix for: How do I select the comment block under the cursor in vim?

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Assuming you're working with C++ block comments, these commands should do what you want: These will: The first will jump to the start of a block comment (the slash in /*) The second will turn on select mode The third will jump to the end of a block …

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