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Best regards,
Tony.
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Subject: Re: Copying a Massive amount of text to the clipboard
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:06:31 +0530
From: MM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Also another way which I like to do it is fold the text you want to
copy using markers {{{ & }}} .
Then just copy and paste the folded line ..
On 3/21/07, A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
maskkkk wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a 9MB XML files I am working with.
>
> I would like to select a block of about 90,000 lines in a file and copy them
> to the clipboard so they can be pasted in another file.
>
> Doing this with the mouse would probably take until the sun burns out.
>
> Is there anyway to say to vim:
>
> "Start selecting on line 3, and continue selecting to 90,000" ?
>
> Thank you,
> Andrew J. Leer
>
>
Method I. Assuming you want to fine-tune the number of lines selected:
1. Go to line 3
:3
2. Start linewise visual mode
V
3. Go down 90,000 lines, selecting from line 3 to line 90003
90000j
4. Adjust the end of the selection by moving the cursor up or down as needed,
using j k ? / etc.
5. Yank the visual selection into the clipboard
"+y
Method II: If you know exactly the line numbers you want:
:3,90003y +
For Method II, see ":help :y".
Best regards,
Tony.
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