Vim: Jump to line and change from another line?
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I know from the question "Vim: Can you delete a specific line number from another line" that you delete a specific line by using :95d.
As far as I understand Vim, then it should be possible to use verbs in any combination, e.g. where you can use d (delete), you should also be able to use c (change) or y (yank). This does not seem to be the case with the jump-to-line motion. If I do a :95c then I would expect it to go to line 95 and change that line. This does not happen. Vim just stares at me, waiting for my next input.
I am aware i could just :95 and then cc, but since Vim is all about productivity and as few keystrokes as possible, I was hoping for a command similar to :95d
Is there any way to jump to a specific line and change it, in one command and without macros/binds (I'm trying to keep my install as clean as possible)?
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I know from the question "Vim: Can you delete a specific line number from another line" that you delete a specific line by using :95d.
As far as I understand Vim, then it should be possible to use verbs in any combination, e.g. where you can use d (delete), you should also be able to use c (change) or y (yank). This does not seem to be the case with the jump-to-line motion. If I do a :95c then I would expect it to go to line 95 and change that line. This does not happen. Vim just stares at me, waiting for my next input.
I am aware i could just :95 and then cc, but since Vim is all about productivity and as few keystrokes as possible, I was hoping for a command similar to :95d
Is there any way to jump to a specific line and change it, in one command and without macros/binds (I'm trying to keep my install as clean as possible)?
vim
asked Nov 19 at 10:01
Esben Boye-Jacobsen
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I know from the question "Vim: Can you delete a specific line number from another line" that you delete a specific line by using :95d.
As far as I understand Vim, then it should be possible to use verbs in any combination, e.g. where you can use d (delete), you should also be able to use c (change) or y (yank). This does not seem to be the case with the jump-to-line motion. If I do a :95c then I would expect it to go to line 95 and change that line. This does not happen. Vim just stares at me, waiting for my next input.
I am aware i could just :95 and then cc, but since Vim is all about productivity and as few keystrokes as possible, I was hoping for a command similar to :95d
Is there any way to jump to a specific line and change it, in one command and without macros/binds (I'm trying to keep my install as clean as possible)?
vim
asked Nov 19 at 10:01
Esben Boye-Jacobsen
731414
I know from the question "Vim: Can you delete a specific line number from another line" that you delete a specific line by using :95d.
As far as I understand Vim, then it should be possible to use verbs in any combination, e.g. where you can use d (delete), you should also be able to use c (change) or y (yank). This does not seem to be the case with the jump-to-line motion. If I do a :95c then I would expect it to go to line 95 and change that line. This does not happen. Vim just stares at me, waiting for my next input.
I am aware i could just :95 and then cc, but since Vim is all about productivity and as few keystrokes as possible, I was hoping for a command similar to :95d
Is there any way to jump to a specific line and change it, in one command and without macros/binds (I'm trying to keep my install as clean as possible)?
vim
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asked Nov 19 at 10:01
Esben Boye-Jacobsen
731414
asked Nov 19 at 10:01
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asked Nov 19 at 10:01
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If you go through command-line mode, you'll have to live with the peculiarities of the used Ex command.
For delete, there's not much difference between :95d<CR> and 95Gdd (both five keys, one of them shifted). For change, the :change command does not go into interactive editing, as you expect, but instead asks for the replacement text on the command-line (concluded by entering a single . on a separate line), as :help :change explains.
If that's weird for you, then by all means use 95Gcc, or :95norm! cc<CR> if you insist on going through command-line mode.
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
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Agreed, use95Ginstead of:95
– Conner
Nov 19 at 16:46
Ok, that makes sense - Thanks for your answer!
– Esben Boye-Jacobsen
Nov 20 at 8:07
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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down vote
accepted
If you go through command-line mode, you'll have to live with the peculiarities of the used Ex command.
For delete, there's not much difference between :95d<CR> and 95Gdd (both five keys, one of them shifted). For change, the :change command does not go into interactive editing, as you expect, but instead asks for the replacement text on the command-line (concluded by entering a single . on a separate line), as :help :change explains.
If that's weird for you, then by all means use 95Gcc, or :95norm! cc<CR> if you insist on going through command-line mode.
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
129k14141193
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Agreed, use95Ginstead of:95
– Conner
Nov 19 at 16:46
Ok, that makes sense - Thanks for your answer!
– Esben Boye-Jacobsen
Nov 20 at 8:07
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
If you go through command-line mode, you'll have to live with the peculiarities of the used Ex command.
For delete, there's not much difference between :95d<CR> and 95Gdd (both five keys, one of them shifted). For change, the :change command does not go into interactive editing, as you expect, but instead asks for the replacement text on the command-line (concluded by entering a single . on a separate line), as :help :change explains.
If that's weird for you, then by all means use 95Gcc, or :95norm! cc<CR> if you insist on going through command-line mode.
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
129k14141193
1
Agreed, use95Ginstead of:95
– Conner
Nov 19 at 16:46
Ok, that makes sense - Thanks for your answer!
– Esben Boye-Jacobsen
Nov 20 at 8:07
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
If you go through command-line mode, you'll have to live with the peculiarities of the used Ex command.
For delete, there's not much difference between :95d<CR> and 95Gdd (both five keys, one of them shifted). For change, the :change command does not go into interactive editing, as you expect, but instead asks for the replacement text on the command-line (concluded by entering a single . on a separate line), as :help :change explains.
If that's weird for you, then by all means use 95Gcc, or :95norm! cc<CR> if you insist on going through command-line mode.
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
129k14141193
If you go through command-line mode, you'll have to live with the peculiarities of the used Ex command.
For delete, there's not much difference between :95d<CR> and 95Gdd (both five keys, one of them shifted). For change, the :change command does not go into interactive editing, as you expect, but instead asks for the replacement text on the command-line (concluded by entering a single . on a separate line), as :help :change explains.
If that's weird for you, then by all means use 95Gcc, or :95norm! cc<CR> if you insist on going through command-line mode.
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
129k14141193
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
129k14141193
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
129k14141193
answered Nov 19 at 10:24
Ingo Karkat
129k14141193
129k14141193
1
Agreed, use95Ginstead of:95
– Conner
Nov 19 at 16:46
Ok, that makes sense - Thanks for your answer!
– Esben Boye-Jacobsen
Nov 20 at 8:07
add a comment |
1
Agreed, use95Ginstead of:95
– Conner
Nov 19 at 16:46
Ok, that makes sense - Thanks for your answer!
– Esben Boye-Jacobsen
Nov 20 at 8:07
1
1
Agreed, use
95G instead of :95– Conner
Nov 19 at 16:46
Agreed, use
95G instead of :95– Conner
Nov 19 at 16:46
Ok, that makes sense - Thanks for your answer!
– Esben Boye-Jacobsen
Nov 20 at 8:07
Ok, that makes sense - Thanks for your answer!
– Esben Boye-Jacobsen
Nov 20 at 8:07
add a comment |
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