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On 08/29/14 06:51, Rodney Lewis wrote:
> On 2014-08-29 09:20, Jamie Griffin wrote:
>
>> What is the best way to copy large sections of text in a file and 
>> copy it to another file, possibly a new file or not. Is vi even the 
>> best utility to do that?
>>
>> I have the source file open; I yank the text region then, do I open a 
>> new file/buffer first or is there a command to 'redirect' the data to?
>
>
> There are several ways to do this but I prefer the old ex commands. 
> It's just the way my brain works.
>
> First I enable visible line numbers so I know what's where.
>
> :set nu
>
> You can then use the following to write out to a new file.
> Select lines 10 to 30
> :10,30w ~/newfile
>
> Or append lines 45 to 66 to newfile
>
> :45,66w >>~/newfile
>
>
> To copy text chunks around a file
> Copy line 45,66 and insert at line 90
>
> :45,66co90
>
> Or substitute mo to move it
>
> :45,66mo90
>
> You can also use d to delete chunks of text
> Delete line 78 to 88
> :78,88d
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Rodney
>
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.... & of course, ex commands are available from within 'vi' using the 
same syntax as above ....


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