Timeline for vi/vim, how can I write out a number of lines to a new file
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| Aug 18, 2023 at 13:07 | comment | added | jabellcu |
Just like any other command on a range, it also works on visually selected lines :'<,'>w filename
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| Feb 28, 2023 at 15:10 | comment | added | raindog308 | @felwithe - yes, for example :.,$ w file.txt That is "." for current line and "$" for "end of file". You can swap out line numbers for either "." or "$" as needed. | |
| Feb 17, 2023 at 16:32 | comment | added | felwithe | Is there a notation that means "this line until the end of the file"? Or even: "the cursor's present position to the end of the file"? | |
| Feb 12, 2019 at 9:35 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Mar 24, 2018 at 19:20 | comment | added | Ravi Sevta | Hi @Bernhard, what if i want to cut lines from current file. | |
| Jul 19, 2012 at 17:09 | vote | accept | Michael Durrant | ||
| Jul 19, 2012 at 15:46 | comment | added | user732 | Inclusive. Also inclusive if you use patterns: :/^something/,/^else/ w filename, or marks: 'a,'b w filename includes the lines marked 'a' and 'b'. | |
| Jul 19, 2012 at 15:34 | comment | added | Marcin | Are the addresses inclusive or exclusive? | |
| Jul 19, 2012 at 13:21 | history | answered | Bernhard | CC BY-SA 3.0 |