How do I move selected lines up or down in visual mode?
:'<,'>move'>+1 or :'<,'>move'<-2
How it works Vim's :move command lets you relocate lines to a different position.
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How do I pipe a visual selection through an external shell command and replace it with the output?
:'<,'>!{cmd}
After making a visual selection and entering the command line with :, Vim automatically inserts the range ' for the selection.
How do I yank a visual selection to a specific named register?
"ayv
Using named registers with visual mode lets you store multiple independent snippets simultaneously.
How do I move the cursor to the other corner of a visual block selection?
o and O
In visual-block mode (), pressing o moves the cursor to the diagonally opposite corner of the selection, and O moves it to the other end of the same row (flippi
How do I search for a pattern only within a visual selection?
/\%V
The \%V pattern atom restricts a search to the region spanned by the last visual selection.
How do I sort lines using only the text under a visual column?
:'<,'>sort /\%V.*$/
When you need to sort records by a substring that starts at a visual column, Vim can do it without external tools.
visual-mode #visual-mode #sorting #ex-commands #text-processing
How do I sort lines within a visual selection in reverse alphabetical order?
:'<,'>sort!
The sort! command sorts the selected lines in reverse (descending) order.
How do I indent or unindent selected lines in visual mode?
> and <
How it works In visual mode, you can shift selected lines to the right or left using the > and to indent them or or shifts the selected lines one shiftwidth to
How do I search for text only within a visual selection?
/\%Vpattern
The \%V atom restricts a search pattern to only match inside the most recent visual selection.
How do I move a column of text to a different position using visual block mode?
<C-v>jjxp
Visual block mode lets you select, cut, and paste rectangular columns of text.
How do I select to the end of each line in visual block mode?
<C-v>$
In visual block mode, pressing $ extends the selection to the end of every line, even when lines have different lengths.
How do I duplicate a visual selection of lines in Vim?
:'<,'>copy'>
How it works The :copy command (or its abbreviation :t) duplicates lines to a specified destination.
How do I select a word under the cursor in visual mode?
viw
How it works The command viw selects the word under the cursor in visual mode.
How do I reselect the previous visual area and convert it to linewise selection?
gvV
gv is well known for reselecting the previous visual area, but pairing it with V is a practical upgrade when your next action needs linewise semantics.
How do I sort only a visual selection using a fixed virtual column as the key?
:'<,'>sort /\%20v/
When lines contain aligned columns, plain :sort often gives the wrong order because it compares from column 1.
visual-mode #visual-mode #sorting #text-processing #command-line
How do I prepend text to every line in a visual block selection?
I{text}<Esc>
When you need to add the same prefix to many adjacent lines, Visual Block insert is faster and safer than repeating macros or substitutions.
How do I move the cursor to the other end of a visual selection to adjust it?
v_o
When you start a visual selection, the cursor is at one end and the anchor is at the other.
How do I surround a visual selection with delimiters using vim-surround?
S"
The vim-surround plugin provides the S command in visual mode to wrap any selection with a delimiter pair.
How do I run a normal-mode append on only matching lines inside a visual selection?
:'<,'>g/let /normal! A;<CR>
When you need a structural edit in part of a file, Visual mode ranges combine well with :global and :normal!.
visual-mode #visual-mode #command-line #ex-commands #editing
How do I turn a visual selection of lines into a numbered list?
:s/^/\=line('.') - line("'<") + 1 . '. '/
When you need to quickly number a set of lines — such as TODO items, steps, or bullet points — you can use a visual selection combined with a substitution e
visual-mode #visual-mode #editing #ex-commands #formatting #substitute