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 | | From: | Shawn Corey | | Subject: | Re: [vim] How do I paste selected block into :ex command line? | | Date: | Fri, 07 Jan 2005 08:30:55 -0500 |
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 | Daewon YOON wrote:
> I'm using vim 6.1.
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> How do I select a word or block and put it into the
> :ex_mode command line to use it for further use?
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> For example I would select some function name using
> visual blocking, and I'd like to search or replace
> the selectd pattern.
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> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> ZOO-<
You use CONTROL-R during :ex or :s to paste a buffer in the command line.
^R/ contents of the search buffer
^R" contents of the un-named buffer
^R* contents of the visual (clipboard) buffer
^Ra contents of 'a' buffer
--- Shawn
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