In VIM, how do I apply a macro to a set of lines?

Question

I have a file with a bunch of lines. I have recorded a macro that performs an operation on a single line. I want to repeat that macro on all of the remaining lines in the file. Is there a quick way to do this?

I tried Ctrl+Q, highlighted a set of lines, and pressed @@, but that didn't seem to do the trick.

Answer 1

See this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/355907/how-do-i-repeat-an-edit-on-multiple-lines-in-vim

Answer 2

Use the normal command in Ex mode to execute the macro on multiple/all lines:

Execute the macro stored in register a on lines 5 through 10.

:5,10norm! @a

Execute the macro stored in register a on all lines.

:%norm! @a

Enter :help normal in vim to read more.