How do you record a macro to join every other line pair?
qaJjq
Record a macro that joins the current line with the next using J, then moves down one line with j.
Tag: macros
How do you use a macro to number each paragraph in a document?
qa{jI## Section \n<Esc>}q
Record a macro that goes to the start of each paragraph and inserts a section header.
How do you run a macro a specific number of times in Vim?
50@a
Prefix the macro playback command with a count.
How do you use a macro to create an incrementing numbered list in Vim?
qaYp<C-a>q
Record a macro that yanks the current line, pastes it below, and increments the number with .
How do you record a macro to increase indentation of a code block?
qaI <Esc>jq
Record a macro that inserts two spaces at the beginning of the line and moves down.
How do you record a macro that inserts a date stamp?
qaA <C-r>=strftime('%Y-%m-%d')\n<Esc>jq
Record a macro that appends a date stamp using the expression register with strftime().
How do you record a macro to extract a specific column from tabular data?
qa0f dwi\n<Esc>jq
Extract columns by recording a macro that navigates to the desired field and deletes or yanks it.
How do you record a macro to extract URLs from a file?
qa/https\?:\/\/\nyiW:put\nq
Record a macro that searches for URLs, yanks the URL, and puts it at the end of the file.
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.
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.