> > > On 2008-11-20, fREW Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Tim Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > At some point I knew a command that you could use to paste > > > > visually selected text (or something along those lines) into > > > > the ex command box. I couldn't find it in the docs but I > > > > presume I didn't know where to look. Any tips? > > > > > > as far as I know, there's no command to bring in the visually > > > selected text *without yanking first*. However, once you have it > > > yanked into a register, you can do as Shawn suggested with the > > > control+R followed by the register identifier > > > > > > :help c_CTRL-R > > > > > > -tim > > > > > > Thanks, both of you! > > > > What about going (almost) the other direction; I typically type a search > > with / when I mean to do :s/. Is there a way to fix that? > > Sure. The last search string is saved in the / register, so after > you've typed > > :s/ > > you can then type Ctrl-R followed by / and your search string will > appear after the :s/. See also > > :help quote/ > > Regards, > Gary >
Awesome! Thanks Gary. -fREW --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
