Dumb question, right? Literally can't figure this out.
Everytime I paste in vim, every line is commented out.
Is there a way around this?
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A:
Before you paste, type this in normal mode:
:set paste
Then enter insert mode. You will see the status bar say insert (paste). Paste your code. Hit ESC to return to normal mode, and:
:set nopaste
You are no longer in paste mode.
pkaeding
2010-07-09 22:46:33
To clarify, 'paste mode' turns off a lot of the auto-formatting and indentation features all at once, making it safe to paste large blocks of text without the content being munged.
Ether
2010-07-09 22:55:42
Don't forget to check out 'pastetoggle', which makes it easier to do these to steps. For instance, I have:set pastetoggle=<Insert>This way before I paste text I just hit the <Insert> key. Then when I'm done I press it again. This is very convenient since I paste text with Shift-<Insert>
Neg_EV
2010-07-12 15:27:29
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A:
Or, to avoid having to turn paste on and off, just put the text. Rather than going into insert mode and pasting, in command mode type:
"+p
The + buffer corresponds to the system clipboard.
If you insist on using paste, I'd suggest mapping something to toggle it. For example, :set pastetoggle=<F2> (wow, didn't realize there was a special option for that)
Jefromi
2010-07-09 22:49:33