Select ALL in VI Editor - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

rakish · #1 08-10-2006

Hi all,

How can i select all and copy text in VI Editor.

Rakesh Gupta

rhfrommn · #2 08-10-2006

The only thought I have is to go to the top line of your document and do "yyX", where X is the number of lines in your doc. That will yank all the lines into the buffer. Then put your cursor where you want the copy to go and do a "p"

rakish · #3 08-10-2006

Is there no other way as with yyX i would have to know the number of lines in advance (though its not a problem) but still if there is shorter way please point it out.

Thanks for the reply,

Rakesh

tmarikle · #4 08-10-2006

You can do it this way also, which doesn't require you to know the number of lines:

Code:

:%Y a

which yanks all lines into buffer a.

Then, when you want to paste, position your cursor where you want it and type this in (without being in command mode):

Paste below the cursor position:

Code:

"ap

or

Paste above the cursor position:

Code:

"aP

rakish · #5 08-10-2006

I tried

Quote:

:%Y a

in my VI editor for GNOME Terminal 2.6.0

Quote:

E492: Not an editor command: %Y a

but

Quote:

:%y a

works fine.

I think we sould type :

Quote:

%y a instead of :%Y a

thanks for the reply

tmarikle · #6 08-10-2006

My bad, it was a typo.

tansha · #7 08-10-2006

Hi,
Can you elaborate pls. Does the command allow you to paste it another file?

I tried but it would not work. Any clue?
Thanks

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