Vim Cut, Copy, and Past

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Whole Line Operation

  • yy or Shift + Y: Yank (copy) the current line
  • dd: Delete (cut) the current line
  • p: Paste the yanked or deleted text after the current line on the cursor
  • Shift + p: Paste the yanked or deleted text before the current line on the the cursor

Partial Operation

  1. Move the cursor to the start point of the sentence that you want yank or delete
  2. Press v to enter visual mode. You will see -- Visual -- in the lower left corner of the terminal (Press Esc if you want cancel)
  3. Move the cursor to the end point of the sentence that you want yank or delete (Selected part will be highlighted)
  4. Press y for yank (copy) or d for delete (cut)
  5. Move the cursor and press p to past it to the next line or Shift + p for up line