953 results for ":normal"
:'[,']normal! =
When you need to run a command on exactly the text you just changed, yanked, or pasted, Vim's automatic marks are faster and safer than reselecting manually.
command-line #command-line #marks #indentation #ex-commands #normal-mode
:'<,'>normal! I//
Visual Block insert (I.
:keepjumps normal! 500@q
Running a macro hundreds of times is efficient, but it can flood your jumplist and make normal navigation painful afterward.
:keeppatterns normal! @q<CR>
When you replay macros from Ex commands, Vim can overwrite @/ (the last search pattern) depending on what the macro does.
:argdo normal @a
The :argdo command applies any Ex command to every file in the argument list.
:normal! @q
Recorded macros can become fragile when your config defines mappings that shadow built-in keys.
:'<,'>normal @q
The :'normal @q command runs macro q on every line of the visual selection.
:lockmarks normal! >>
When you run editing commands from the command line, Vim usually updates special marks like '[ and '] to the changed text.
:[range]normal @a
The :[range]normal @a command runs a recorded macro against every line in a given range.
macros #macros #registers #ex-commands #normal-mode #advanced
:lfdo normal! @q | update
When you already have a curated location list, :lfdo lets you apply a change only to those files instead of touching your whole project.
macros #macros #location-list #refactoring #command-line #normal-mode
:'>,'<normal @q
Running a macro over a range usually goes top to bottom, but that can break when the macro inserts or deletes lines.
macros #macros #ex-commands #visual-mode #normal-mode #refactoring
:keepjumps normal! /\Vtarget\<CR>
Repeated navigational searches can pollute the jump list, especially when you are doing targeted inspections before returning to your main edit location.
navigation #navigation #search #jumplist #normal-mode #workflow
:for i in range(1,10) | execute "normal @q" | endfor
Using a Vimscript :for loop with execute "normal @q" lets you run a macro with a dynamically computed iteration count and interleave other Ex commands between i
:{range} normal @{reg}
The :normal command lets you execute Normal mode keystrokes over a range of lines.
:[range]normal @q
The :[range]normal @q command replays the macro in register q on every line within a given range.
:keepjumps normal! gg
Sometimes you need to make a quick structural move (for example, jump to top, inspect context, then return) without polluting jump navigation history.
:argdo normal @q | update
The :argdo command runs a command in every file in the argument list.
macros #macros #batch-editing #multi-file #ex-commands #workflow
:silent! %normal @q
Combining :silent!, the % range, and :normal @q gives you a powerful pattern for applying a macro across an entire file while gracefully skipping lines that don
:windo normal! @q
When you split a file into multiple windows or keep several related buffers visible, repeating the same small cleanup in each one can be tedious.
macros #macros #windows #normal-mode #ex-commands #automation
:execute 'normal! ' . count . 'j'
The :execute command evaluates a string as an Ex command, enabling dynamic command construction.
