HI all!
I would like to insert a hash at the beginning of a selected block of text in VIM (ruby comment). I selected the lines in Visual Mode, but how do I perform the same operation to all lines?
Thank you in advance!
A:
You better use this.
COMMAND MODE with set number to see lines
:10,50s/^/#/g
First number before comma is the start line and second number after comma is the end line. Both are included.
Dez
2010-05-20 15:02:37
This isn't quite how you deal with a visual selection.
Jefromi
2010-05-20 15:05:12
@Jefromi, yes, but it is faster in the execution of the desired result.
Dez
2010-05-20 15:11:10
@Dez: Sure, if you already know the line numbers. What if the fastest way to specify the selection `nVn`, or `V}}}`? Why force yourself to look up line numbers? Just use `nVn:s/.../.../`.
Jefromi
2010-05-20 15:17:08
+6
A:
You have two primary options:
Select in block visual mode (ctrl-v), then use
Ito insert the same thing along the left side of the entire block. SimilarlyAappends; see blockwise operators.Select the lines in normal visual (v) or visual line (V) mode, then run the same command on all of them, for example
s/^/# /ornormal I#. Typing:while you have a visual selection automatically uses the visual selection as the line range (denoted by'<,'>).
Jefromi
2010-05-20 15:03:02
Block visual mode did not work for me, but normal did. In block visual, I selected the first char of every line, and it deleted all of them, not putting what I wanted in. The second worked though, thank you!
tesmar
2010-05-20 15:21:48
@tesmar: I use that all the time; I know it works - you must've done some little thing wrong. `ctrl-v`, get the selection you want (first char is fine, like you did), `I# <Esc>`.
Jefromi
2010-05-20 15:48:30
You are right, it worked once I realized I had to press ctrl + v. Thanks for the tip!
tesmar
2010-05-24 13:10:29
+2
A:
While in visual mode do the
:'<,'>s/^/#
actually, '<,'> will be inserted automatically when you hit :.
Michael Krelin - hacker
2010-05-20 15:06:59