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:g/pattern/d A
Using :g/pattern/d A you can sweep through the entire buffer and extract every line that matches a pattern into register a, removing them from the buffer in the
:let @a = ''
Registers persist their contents throughout your Vim session and even across sessions if viminfo or shada is enabled.
:%s/,/\r/g
In Vim's substitute command, \r in the replacement string inserts a newline.
:'a,'b s/old/new/g
Marks can be used as range specifiers in any Ex command.
command-line #marks #command-line #ex-commands #ranges #editing
:let @a = getreg('0')
When you want to preserve a valuable yank before doing destructive edits, copying register 0 into a named register is safer than re-yanking text.
registers #registers #yanking #editing #command-line #refactoring
:let @a .= expand('%:t') . "\n"
Named registers are not just for yanks and deletes.
:'<,'>normal A;
The :normal command executes normal-mode keystrokes on every line in a range.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #editing #normal-mode #batch-editing
:put a ... edit ... "ayy
Recorded macros are stored as plain text in registers, but editing them by re-recording is tedious for complex sequences.
:call setreg('a', "foo\nbar", 'b')
Most register examples focus on interactive yanks, but setreg() lets you construct registers programmatically, including their type.
:'a,'bs/old/new/g
Named marks can serve as range endpoints for any Ex command, including :substitute.
{N}@q
Prefix a macro invocation with a count to execute it up to N times in a single command.
:put =getreg('a', 1, 1)
Most register pastes are character-oriented, but advanced edits often need to preserve exact line structure.
registers #registers #ex-commands #scripting #text-processing
:g/[^[:space:]]/normal! A;\<CR>
When you need to patch many lines at once, :g with :normal! is often faster and safer than recording a macro.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #editing #normal-mode
qaI<li><Esc>A</li><Esc>jq
This macro wraps each line in tags by inserting the opening tag at the start and appending the closing tag at the end.
let @a = 'sequence'
How it works Macros recorded with q are stored in registers, but they are lost when you close Vim (unless you have the viminfo or shada file preserving them).
:echo getregtype('a')
The getregtype() function returns the motion type of a register's content — whether it was yanked characterwise, linewise, or as a visual block.
"adiw
The "adiw command deletes the inner word under the cursor and stores it in register a.
@='A;<Esc>'<CR>
Recorded macros are powerful, but sometimes you need a quick ephemeral sequence and do not want to occupy a register.
getreginfo('a')
getreginfo('{reg}') (Vim 8.
:let @a .= getline('.') . "\n"
Named registers are usually filled with yanks and deletes, but they are also plain variables you can edit with Vimscript.
