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Macros
Recording macros is a way to make some repetitive tasks automatically in VIM.
Recording Macros
Macros use one of the VIM registers to be storage, each register is indentify by a letter a
to z
.
To start a Macro, in Normal Mode, press:
q<REGISTER LETTER>
Example: qq
starts a macro in the register q
, qs
starts the macro in the register s
At this point you will see in VIM bottom line recording @q
, this means everything you type now will be register in the macro.
To stop record the macro, press <ESC>
to go back to NORMAL mode, and q
to quit the macro.
To execute the macro you record, press @
and the register q
.
The complete process look like this:
qq
-> start record the macro in registerq
...
-> the serie of commands you want to record<ESC>q
-> go back to NORMAL mode and quit the macro record@q
-> execute the macro, starting from the line you current are@@
-> execute the macro again
More Info
You can find more information about macros in the VIM Tips Wiki: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Macros