how to block select, move, copy, paste in vi?
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Mar 15, 20268331 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I am trying to migrate from Notepad++ to vi. In N++, I constantly rely on block edit (or "column mode"), as it is a great increase in productivity: I can select a rectangular area of text by pressing ALT before marking with the mouse, and copy, move, paste the rectangular area anywhere. Also, it is…
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Really, vi? You sure you didn't mean, vim or gVim? I'm gonna take a shot here and assume you ment the latter. gVim has got several ways of selecting text, the most similar to block edit in Notepad++, is conveniently also called block edit in gVim to…
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