gv FTW!! I use this all the time.

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:00 AM, David Fishburn <[email protected]>wrote:

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> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 8:48 AM, shawn wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> My problem is that I often select a portion of code and do multiple
>> :%s/foo/bar/g (or /gc - whatever) after, the code selection disappears
>> and I need to select that area again if I want to replace something
>> else. I can remember line numbers or put a mark at the end. Is there a
>> way to save the selected area or a better way to do this?
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> Just type gv after the command finishes, and the visual selection will be
> re-selected.
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> HTH,
>  David
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