I've found several answers on how to indent multiple lines in vim, I want to know how to take a single line and indent it more than once. In effect, I want a shorter version of the following command: ">>>>>>>>>>" (That is 10 right bracket "greater-than" signs.)
Why shift+v? v alone will work fine.
strager
2010-09-13 17:03:02
Just a matter of preference, I like to see the whole line selected.
ldog
2010-09-13 17:03:52
Thank you. You just improved vim for me markedly. :-)
T.J. Crowder
2010-09-13 17:05:59
10 right-brackets is 5 indents, so the answer should be `5>`.
Jay
2010-09-13 17:15:06
+3
A:
You can select the current line by pressing v, and then type 5> to indent the current line 5 times, the equivalent of pressing > 10 times.
meagar
2010-09-13 16:55:54
+1
A:
Indent once the use . to redo the previous command or u to undo it.
Tudorizer
2010-09-13 17:03:35
+2
A:
One of the answers to "How do I indent multiple lines quickly in vi" showed me a neat trick to remap > in visual mode to reselect visual mode. In your .vimrc...
vnoremap < <gv
vnoremap > >gv
Then I just select the line (or lines) you want to indent and press the appropriate direction as many times as you want.
dash-tom-bang
2010-09-13 17:16:48