Chapter 5: Command-Line Mode

Chapter Overview

Part I: Modes | Tips 27-35

Ex commands operate on lines, Vim commands operate on characters.

Tips in This Chapter

Tip Title Mastered

27

Meet Vim’s Command Line

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28

Execute a Command on One or More Consecutive Lines

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29

Duplicate or Move Lines Using ':t' and ':m' Commands

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30

Run Normal Mode Commands Across a Range

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31

Repeat the Last Ex Command

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32

Tab-Complete Your Ex Commands

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33

Insert the Current Word at the Command Prompt

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34

Recall Commands from History

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35

Run Commands in the Shell

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Range Symbols

Symbol Meaning

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Current line

$

Last line

%

All lines (same as 1,$)

'<,'>

Visual selection

0

Virtual line above first

Commands Learned

Command Description Notes

Practice

Commands I tried while reading:

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Questions

Things I want to explore further.

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