How do you record a macro to format phone numbers with dashes?
qa0f lll i-<Esc>llli-<Esc>jq
Record a macro that positions the cursor in a 10-digit number and inserts dashes at positions 3 and 6 to create the format xxx-xxx-xxxx.
Category: macros
How do you use a macro with the expression register to generate a number sequence?
:let i=1\nqao<C-r>=i\n<Esc>:let i+=1\nq
Use a counter variable with the expression register inside a macro.
How do you record a macro that duplicates a line and modifies the copy?
qayyp:s/old/new/\nq
Record a macro that yanks and pastes the current line, then substitutes text on the new line.
How do you edit a previously recorded macro in Vim?
:let @a='<C-r>a'
Paste the macro register contents with :let @a=' followed by a to insert the current contents, edit them, and close the quote.
How do you record a macro to enclose each word in parentheses?
qaciwi(<C-r>")<Esc>wq
Record a macro that changes the inner word, types an opening paren, pastes the original word, types a closing paren, and moves to the next word.
How do you record a macro to delete all blank lines in Vim?
qa/^$/\ndd@aq
Record a macro that searches for blank lines, deletes them, and recurses.
How do you use a macro to delete the first word of every line?
qa0dwjq
Record a macro that goes to the start of line with 0, deletes the first word with dw, and moves down with j.
How do you record a macro to delete text from cursor to a specific pattern?
qad/pattern\nq
Record a macro that deletes from the cursor to the next match of a pattern using d/pattern.
How do you record a macro to convert tabs to spaces on each line?
qa:s/\t/ /g\njq
Record a macro that substitutes all tabs with spaces on the current line, then moves down.
How do you record a macro to copy lines matching a pattern to end of file?
qa/pattern\nyy}pq
Record a macro that searches for a pattern, yanks the matching line, goes to the end of the paragraph, and pastes it.
How do you use a macro to convert CSV data to a Markdown table row?
qaI| <Esc>:s/,/ | /g\nA |<Esc>jq
Record a macro that adds pipe delimiters around CSV fields, converting each line to a Markdown table row format.
How do you use a macro to convert plain URLs to Markdown links?
qayiWi[<Esc>ea](<Esc>pa)<Esc>q
Record a macro that yanks the URL, wraps the text before it in brackets, and appends the URL in parentheses for Markdown link format.
How do you use a macro to convert single quotes to double quotes?
qaf'r"q
Record a macro that finds the next single quote with f' and replaces it with a double quote using r".
How do you use a macro to convert spaces in words to underscores?
qaf r_q
Record a macro that finds the next space with f and replaces it with an underscore using r_.
How do you record a macro to convert 4-space indentation to 2-space?
qa:s/^ / /\njq
Record a macro that substitutes leading 4-space indentation with 2 spaces on each line.
How do you record a macro to clean log file lines by removing timestamps?
qa0d2Wjq
Record a macro that goes to the start of the line, deletes the first two words (timestamp fields), then moves down.
How do you record a macro to convert a list of items into an array literal?
qaI"<Esc>A",<Esc>jq
Record a macro that wraps each line in quotes and adds a trailing comma.
How do you use a macro to rename a variable throughout a function?
qa*Ncgn<C-r>=newName\n<Esc>q
Record a macro using * to search for the word under cursor, cgn to change the next match, type the new name.
How do you record a macro to convert camelCase to snake_case?
qa/[A-Z]\ni_<Esc>l~q
Record a macro that finds the next uppercase letter, inserts an underscore before it, and lowercases it.
How do you use a macro to align variable assignments?
qa0f=40i <Esc>040lDjq
Record a macro that inserts spaces before = to pad to column 40, then trims excess.