moving lines from one window to another

Question

Is there a simple command that will move lines from one window to another. Currently I go to one window, yank the lines, and then paste in the other window.

I would like to know if I can do it without switching windows.

Answer 1

I doubt whether this is possible. But here is an interesting post about 100 Vim commands every programmer should know if you are interested.

Answer 2

I would do this sort of thing with a macro. So to record a macro for a, qa. Then yy to yank the line, :bnext to switch buffers, p to paste the line, then bnext again to switch back to the original buffer (on the line you started on). Then hit q to stop recording.

So to copy, switch windows, paste then switch back, you just need to use @a. Or map it to a function key (map @a).

N.B. Just noticed in the comments you had multiple buffers, so obviously you would need to record your macro accordingly.

Answer 3

using vimdiff you can use diffput or diffget to copy changes between buffers. From the manual:

There are two commands to copy text from one buffer to another.  The result is
that the buffers will be equal within the specified range.


      *:diffg* *:diffget*
:[range]diffg[et] [bufspec]
 Modify the current buffer to undo difference with another
 buffer.  If [bufspec] is given, that buffer is used.
 Otherwise this only works if there is one other buffer in diff
 mode.
 See below for [range].


      *:diffpu* *:diffput*
:[range]diffpu[t] [bufspec]
 Modify another buffer to undo difference with the current
 buffer.  Just like ":diffget" but the other buffer is modified
 instead of the current one.
 See below for [range].

Answer 4

You could try this mapping:

nmap <C-y> Y<C-w>wp<C-w>w