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Vim - 4: A Guide on Copying, Removing, and Pastingby@artwalker
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Vim - 4: A Guide on Copying, Removing, and Pasting

by Ethan WangFebruary 2nd, 2024
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Copy & Paste - copy current line. Paste after cursor - paste after cursor. Remove & Paster - remove current line - remove contents of line. undo - undo the contents of the line that has been removed. Use the Yank Buffer to save the contents were deleted.
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Copy & Paste

  • 'yy' - copy current line
  • 'p' - paste after cursor yy then p
  • 'u' - undo u
  • '3yy' then 'p' 3yy p

Remove & Paster

  • 'dd' - remove current line dd
  • 'p' - [N]dd uses the Yank Buffer to save the contents were deleted p
  • '3dd' then 'p' 3dd then p