261 results for "visual mode"
"0p in visual mode
When you paste over a visual selection with p, Vim replaces the selection with the register contents — but it also puts the deleted selection into the unnamed
v3aw
In visual mode, repeating text object motions progressively expands the selection.
y (in visual mode)
In visual mode, pressing y yanks (copies) the selected text into the default register.
U, u, or ~ in visual mode
How it works When you have text selected in visual mode, you can change its case with three simple keys: U - Convert the entire selection to UPPERCASE u - Conve
r{char} in visual mode
In visual mode, pressing r followed by a character replaces every character in the selection with that single character.
g<C-a>
The g command increments numbers across a visual selection so that each subsequent line gets a progressively higher value.
v_o
When you start a visual selection, the cursor is at one end and the anchor is at the other.
y/<C-r>"<CR>
To search for the exact text you have selected in visual mode, yank it and paste it into the search prompt.
* (in visual mode)
In normal mode, searches for the word under the cursor with word-boundary anchors.
<C-v>selection r{char}
In visual block mode, pressing r followed by a character replaces every character in the selected rectangle with that character.
O (visual block mode)
In visual block mode (), pressing O (uppercase) moves your cursor to the other end of the current line — letting you expand or contract the block's horizontal
> and <
How it works In visual mode, you can shift selected lines to the right or left using the > and to indent them or or shifts the selected lines one shiftwidth to
<C-v>j$A;<Esc>
When lines have varying lengths, a normal visual block selection stops at the shortest line.
= (in visual mode)
After making a visual selection, pressing = applies Vim's auto-indent to every selected line at once.
<C-v>
The (Ctrl+v) command enters visual block mode, which lets you select a rectangular column of text across multiple lines.
<C-v>jjI1. <Esc>
Visual block insert can add numbered prefixes to lines.
<C-v>jjll
Press for visual block mode, then use movement keys to select a rectangle.
:'<,'>norm @a
Combining :normal with a visual range lets you replay a macro on each line of a selection individually — far more targeted than recursive macros or @@ repeati
"_dP in visual mode
Use "_dP which deletes the selection into the black hole register and pastes before.
vi{a{
In visual mode, you can expand your selection to include outer nested blocks by pressing additional text object commands.
