Jimmy Mack wrote:

> I really like the "gv" command, which starts visual
> mode and automatically selects the previous selection,
> regardless of where the cursor happens to be.  
> 
> I would like to see a similar command that starts
> visual mode and selects the block of text I have just
> pasted in.
> 
> After extensive browsing through the help system and
> online, I can't find a way to do this.
> 
> My vim scripting skills are weak, can anyone tell me
> if this is possible to script a command for?  I'm not
> sure if vim retains information about the boundaries
> of the most recently pasted text.

You can use:  `[v`]

If the cursor is still at the start of the pasted text then v`] works.

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