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Removing line​

At nano we can run CTRL+K to remove a line.

vim do the same by entering command mode and issuing dd

You can also delete between:

:[start],[end]d
:1,5d

You can also use wildcard characters in the aforementioned command.

  • . Refers to the current line
  • $ Denotes the end of file
  • % Matches all the lines in the file

Example

:.,5d #deletes lines between the current line and the fifth line.
:.,$d #removes all lines starting from the current line till the end.
:%d #clears the entire file

Copy​

To select, CTRL+SHIFT+Left Click then CTRL+SHIFT+C to copy to the clipboard.

You can also select by going to the end of the selection, entering into the view mode by pressing v and selecting the whole line with END.

GPG encrypted files​

You can edit GPG Encrypted files on-the-fly with vim.

  1. Install the tool (vim-gnupg)
yay -S vim-gnupg
  1. This way, you can edit gpg encrypted files with vim
vim <file.asc>

Simple, isn't it?

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