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<H1>Vim documentation: change</H1>
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*<A NAME="change.txt"></A><B>change.txt</B>*    For Vim version 7.3.  Last change: 2012 Jan 04


		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by <A HREF="intro.html#Bram">Bram</A> <A HREF="intro.html#Moolenaar">Moolenaar</A>


This file describes commands that delete or change text.  In this context,
<A HREF="#changing">changing</A> text means <A HREF="#deleting">deleting</A> the text and <A HREF="#replacing">replacing</A> <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> with other text using
one command.  You can <A HREF="undo.html#undo">undo</A> all of these commands.  You can repeat the non-Ex
commands with the &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>&quot; command.

1. Deleting text		|<A HREF="#deleting">deleting</A>|
2. Delete and insert		|<A HREF="#delete-insert">delete-insert</A>|

3. Simple changes		|<A HREF="#simple-change">simple-change</A>|		*<A NAME="changing"></A><B>changing</B>*
4. Complex changes		|<A HREF="#complex-change">complex-change</A>|
   4.1 Filter commands		   |<A HREF="#filter">filter</A>|
   4.2 Substitute		   |<A HREF="#:substitute">:substitute</A>|
   4.3 Search and replace	   |<A HREF="#search-replace">search-replace</A>|
   4.4 Changing tabs		   |<A HREF="#change-tabs">change-tabs</A>|
5. Copying and moving text	|<A HREF="#copy-move">copy-move</A>|
6. Formatting text		|<A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A>|
7. Sorting text			|<A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A>|

For <A HREF="insert.html#inserting">inserting</A> text see |<A HREF="insert.html">insert.txt</A>|.

==============================================================================

1. Deleting text					*<A NAME="deleting"></A><B>deleting</B>* *<A NAME="E470"></A><B>E470</B>*


[&quot;x]&lt;Del&gt;	or					*<A NAME="&lt;Del&gt;"></A><B>&lt;Del&gt;</B>* *<A NAME="x"></A><B>x</B>* *<A NAME="dl"></A><B>dl</B>*
[&quot;x]x			Delete <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> characters under and after the cursor
			[into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] (not |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|).  Does the same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A>
			&quot;<A HREF="#dl">dl</A>&quot;.
			The <A HREF="#&lt;Del&gt;">&lt;Del&gt;</A> key does not take a <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A>.  Instead, <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>
			deletes the last character of the <A HREF="intro.html#count">count</A>.
			See |<A HREF="options.html#:fixdel">:fixdel</A>| if the <A HREF="#&lt;Del&gt;">&lt;Del&gt;</A> key does not <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> what you
			want.  See |<A HREF="options.html#'whichwrap'">'whichwrap'</A>| for <A HREF="#deleting">deleting</A> a line break
			(join lines).  {Vi does not support &lt;Del&gt;}


							*<A NAME="X"></A><B>X</B>* *<A NAME="dh"></A><B>dh</B>*
[&quot;x]X			Delete <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> characters before the cursor [into
			<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] (not |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|).  Does the same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;<A HREF="#dh">dh</A>&quot;.
			Also see |<A HREF="options.html#'whichwrap'">'whichwrap'</A>|.


							*<A NAME="d"></A><B>d</B>*
[&quot;x]d{motion}		Delete text that <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> moves over [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>
			x].  See below for exceptions.


							*<A NAME="dd"></A><B>dd</B>*
[&quot;x]dd			Delete <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|.


							*<A NAME="D"></A><B>D</B>*
[&quot;x]D			Delete the characters under the cursor until the end
			of the line and [count]-1 more lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>
			x]; synonym for &quot;d$&quot;.
			(not |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|)
			When the '<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>' flag is in <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> the <A HREF="intro.html#count">count</A> is
			ignored.


{Visual}[&quot;x]x	or					*<A NAME="v_x"></A><B>v_x</B>* *<A NAME="v_d"></A><B>v_d</B>* *<A NAME="v_&lt;Del&gt;"></A><B>v_&lt;Del&gt;</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]d   or
{Visual}[&quot;x]&lt;Del&gt;	Delete the highlighted text [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] (for
			<A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in Vi}


{Visual}[&quot;x]CTRL-H   or					*<A NAME="v_CTRL-H"></A><B>v_CTRL-H</B>* *<A NAME="v_&lt;BS&gt;"></A><B>v_&lt;BS&gt;</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]&lt;BS&gt;	When in <A HREF="visual.html#Select">Select</A> mode: Delete the highlighted text [into
			<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x].


{Visual}[&quot;x]X	or					*<A NAME="v_X"></A><B>v_X</B>* *<A NAME="v_D"></A><B>v_D</B>* *<A NAME="v_b_D"></A><B>v_b_D</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]D		Delete the highlighted lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] (for
			<A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  In Visual block mode,
			&quot;<A HREF="#D">D</A>&quot; deletes the highlighted text plus all text until
			the end of the line.  {not in Vi}


					*<A NAME=":d"></A><B>:d</B>* *<A NAME=":de"></A><B>:de</B>* *<A NAME=":del"></A><B>:del</B>* *<A NAME=":delete"></A><B>:delete</B>* *<A NAME=":dl"></A><B>:dl</B>*
:[range]d[elete] [x]	Delete <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> lines (default: current line) [into
			<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x].

:[range]d[elete] [x] {count}
			Delete {count} lines, starting with <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A>
			(default: current line |<A HREF="cmdline.html#cmdline-ranges">cmdline-ranges</A>|) [into
			<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x].

These commands delete text.  You can repeat them with the &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>&quot; command
(except &quot;<A HREF="#:d">:d</A>&quot;) and <A HREF="undo.html#undo">undo</A> them.  Use <A HREF="visual.html#Visual">Visual</A> mode to delete blocks of text.  See
|<A HREF="#registers">registers</A>| for an explanation of registers.

An exception for the d{motion} command: If the motion is not <A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>, the
start and end of the motion are not in the same line, and there are only
blanks before the start and after the end of the motion, the delete becomes
<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>.  This means that the delete also removes the line of blanks that you
might expect to remain. Use the |<A HREF="motion.html#o_v">o_v</A>| <A HREF="motion.html#operator">operator</A> to force the motion to be
<A HREF="motion.html#characterwise">characterwise</A>.

Trying to delete an empty region of text (e.g., &quot;d0&quot; in the first column)
is an error when <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> includes the '<A HREF="motion.html#E">E</A>' flag.


							*<A NAME="J"></A><B>J</B>*
<A HREF="#J">J</A>			Join <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines, with a minimum of two lines.
			Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces (see
			below).


							*<A NAME="v_J"></A><B>v_J</B>*
{Visual}J		Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two
			lines.  Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces
			(see below).  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="gJ"></A><B>gJ</B>*
<A HREF="#gJ">gJ</A>			Join <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines, with a minimum of two lines.
			Don't insert or remove any spaces.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="v_gJ"></A><B>v_gJ</B>*
{Visual}gJ		Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two
			lines.  Don't insert or remove any spaces.  {not in
			Vi}


							*<A NAME=":j"></A><B>:j</B>* *<A NAME=":join"></A><B>:join</B>*
:[range]j[oin][!] [flags]
			Join <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> lines.  Same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;<A HREF="#J">J</A>&quot;, except with [!]
			the join does not insert or delete any spaces.
			If a <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> has equal start and end values, this
			command does nothing.  The default behavior is to
			join the current line with the line below <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>.
			{not in <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A>: !}
			See |<A HREF="cmdline.html#ex-flags">ex-flags</A>| for [flags].

:[range]j[oin][!] {count} [flags]
			Join {count} lines, starting with <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> (default:
			current line |<A HREF="cmdline.html#cmdline-ranges">cmdline-ranges</A>|).  Same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;<A HREF="#J">J</A>&quot;, except
			with [!] the join does not insert or delete any
			spaces.
			{not in <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A>: !}
			See |<A HREF="cmdline.html#ex-flags">ex-flags</A>| for [flags].

These commands delete the <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;EOL&gt;">&lt;EOL&gt;</A> between lines.  This has the effect of joining
multiple lines into one line.  You can repeat these commands (except &quot;<A HREF="#:j">:j</A>&quot;) and
<A HREF="undo.html#undo">undo</A> them.

These commands, except &quot;<A HREF="#gJ">gJ</A>&quot;, insert one space in place of the <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;EOL&gt;">&lt;EOL&gt;</A> unless
there is trailing white space or the next line starts with a '<A HREF="motion.html#)">)</A>'.  These
commands, except &quot;<A HREF="#gJ">gJ</A>&quot;, delete any leading white space on the next line.  If
the <A HREF="options.html#'joinspaces'">'joinspaces'</A> option is on, these commands insert two spaces after a '<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>',
'<A HREF="#!">!</A>' or '<A HREF="pattern.html#?">?</A>' (but if <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> includes the '<A HREF="motion.html#j">j</A>' flag, they insert two spaces
only after a '.').
The '<A HREF="motion.html#B">B</A>' and '<A HREF="motion.html#M">M</A>' flags in <A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A> change the behavior for <A HREF="insert.html#inserting">inserting</A>
spaces before and after a <A HREF="mbyte.html#multi-byte">multi-byte</A> character |<A HREF="#fo-table">fo-table</A>|.


==============================================================================

2. Delete and insert				*<A NAME="delete-insert"></A><B>delete-insert</B>* *<A NAME="replacing"></A><B>replacing</B>*


							*<A NAME="R"></A><B>R</B>*
<A HREF="#R">R</A>			Enter <A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode: Each character you type replaces
			an existing character, starting with the character
			under the cursor.  Repeat the entered text [count]-1
			times.  See |<A HREF="insert.html#Replace-mode">Replace-mode</A>| for more details.


							*<A NAME="gR"></A><B>gR</B>*
<A HREF="#gR">gR</A>			Enter Virtual <A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode: Each character you type
			replaces existing characters in screen space.  So a
			<A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A> may replace several characters at once.
			Repeat the entered text [count]-1 times.  See
			|<A HREF="insert.html#Virtual-Replace-mode">Virtual-Replace-mode</A>| for more details.
			{not available when compiled without the |<A HREF="various.html#+vreplace">+vreplace</A>|
			feature}


							*<A NAME="c"></A><B>c</B>*
[&quot;x]c{motion}		Delete <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] and start
			insert.  When  <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> includes the '<A HREF="motion.html#E">E</A>' flag and
			there is no text to delete (e.g., with &quot;cTx&quot; when the
			cursor is just after an 'x'), an error occurs and
			insert mode does not start (this is <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A> compatible).
			When  <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> does not include the '<A HREF="motion.html#E">E</A>' flag, the
			&quot;<A HREF="#c">c</A>&quot; command always starts insert mode, even if there
			is no text to delete.


							*<A NAME="cc"></A><B>cc</B>*
[&quot;x]cc			Delete <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] and start
			insert |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|.  If <A HREF="options.html#'autoindent'">'autoindent'</A> is on, preserve
			the indent of the first line.


							*<A NAME="C"></A><B>C</B>*
[&quot;x]C			Delete from the cursor position to the end of the
			line and [count]-1 more lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x], and
			start insert.  Synonym for c$ (not |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|).


							*<A NAME="s"></A><B>s</B>*
[&quot;x]s			Delete <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> characters [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] and start
			insert (s stands for Substitute).  Synonym for &quot;cl&quot;
			(not |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|).


							*<A NAME="S"></A><B>S</B>*
[&quot;x]S			Delete <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] and start
			insert.  Synonym for &quot;<A HREF="#cc">cc</A>&quot; |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|.


{Visual}[&quot;x]c	or					*<A NAME="v_c"></A><B>v_c</B>* *<A NAME="v_s"></A><B>v_s</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]s		Delete the highlighted text [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] and
			start insert (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not
			in Vi}


							*<A NAME="v_r"></A><B>v_r</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]r{char}	<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> all selected characters by {char}.


							*<A NAME="v_C"></A><B>v_C</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]C		Delete the highlighted lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] and
			start insert.  In <A HREF="visual.html#Visual">Visual</A> block mode <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> works
			differently |<A HREF="visual.html#v_b_C">v_b_C</A>|.  {not in Vi}

							*<A NAME="v_S"></A><B>v_S</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]S		Delete the highlighted lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] and
			start insert (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not
			in Vi}

							*<A NAME="v_R"></A><B>v_R</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]R		Currently just like {Visual}[&quot;x]S.  In a next version
			<A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> might work differently. {not in Vi}

Notes:
- You can end <A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> and <A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode with <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;Esc&gt;">&lt;Esc&gt;</A>.
- See the section &quot;<A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> and <A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode&quot; |<A HREF="insert.html#mode-ins-repl">mode-ins-repl</A>| for the other
  special characters in these modes.
- The effect of <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> takes place after Vim exits <A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> or <A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode.
- When the <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> option contains '<A HREF="motion.html#$">$</A>' and the change is within one line,
  Vim continues to show the text to be deleted and puts a '<A HREF="motion.html#$">$</A>' at the last
  deleted character.

See |<A HREF="#registers">registers</A>| for an explanation of registers.

<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode is just like <A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> mode, except that every character you enter
deletes one character.  If you reach the end of a line, Vim appends any
further characters (just like <A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> mode).  In <A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode, the backspace
key restores the original text (if there was any).  (See section &quot;<A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> and
<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> mode&quot; |<A HREF="insert.html#mode-ins-repl">mode-ins-repl</A>|).


						*<A NAME="cw"></A><B>cw</B>* *<A NAME="cW"></A><B>cW</B>*
Special <A HREF="#case">case</A>: When the cursor is in a <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A>, &quot;<A HREF="#cw">cw</A>&quot; and &quot;<A HREF="#cW">cW</A>&quot; <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> not include the
white space after a <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A>, they only change up to the end of the <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A>.  This is
because Vim interprets &quot;<A HREF="#cw">cw</A>&quot; <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> change-word, and a <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A> does not include the
following white space.
{Vi: &quot;<A HREF="#cw">cw</A>&quot; when on a blank followed by other blanks changes only the first
blank; this is probably a bug, because &quot;dw&quot; deletes all the blanks; use the
'<A HREF="motion.html#w">w</A>' flag in <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> to make <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> work like <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A> anyway}

If you prefer &quot;<A HREF="#cw">cw</A>&quot; to include the space after a <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A>, use this <A HREF="map.html#mapping">mapping</A>:
<B>	:map cw dwi</B>
Or use &quot;caw&quot; (see |<A HREF="motion.html#aw">aw</A>|).


							*<A NAME=":c"></A><B>:c</B>* *<A NAME=":ch"></A><B>:ch</B>* *<A NAME=":change"></A><B>:change</B>*
:{range}c[hange][!]	<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> lines of text with some different text.
			Type a line containing only &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>&quot; to stop <A HREF="#replacing">replacing</A>.
			Without {range}, this command changes only the current
			line.
			Adding [!] toggles <A HREF="options.html#'autoindent'">'autoindent'</A> for the time this
			command is executed.

==============================================================================

3. Simple changes					*<A NAME="simple-change"></A><B>simple-change</B>*


							*<A NAME="r"></A><B>r</B>*
r{char}			<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> the character under the cursor with {char}.
			If {char} is a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> or <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A>, a line break replaces the
			character.  To replace with a real <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A>, use <A HREF="visual.html#CTRL-V">CTRL-V</A>
			<A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A>.  <A HREF="visual.html#CTRL-V">CTRL-V</A> <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A> replaces with a <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;Nul&gt;">&lt;Nul&gt;</A>.
			{Vi: <A HREF="visual.html#CTRL-V">CTRL-V</A> <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> still replaces with a line break,
			cannot replace something with a &lt;CR&gt;}
			If you give a <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A>, Vim replaces <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> characters
			with <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> {char}s.  When {char} is a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> or <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A>,
			however, Vim inserts only one <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A>: &quot;5r&lt;CR&gt;&quot; replaces
			five characters with a single line break.
			When {char} is a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> or <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A>, Vim performs
			autoindenting.  This works just like <A HREF="#deleting">deleting</A> the
			characters that are replaced and then doing
			&quot;i&lt;CR&gt;&lt;Esc&gt;&quot;.
			{char} can be entered <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a digraph |<A HREF="#digraph-arg">digraph-arg</A>|.
			|<A HREF="map.html#:lmap">:lmap</A>| mappings apply to {char}.  The <A HREF="editing.html#CTRL-^">CTRL-^</A> command
			in <A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> mode can be used to switch this on/off
			|<A HREF="insert.html#i_CTRL-^">i_CTRL-^</A>|.  See |<A HREF="mbyte.html#utf-8-char-arg">utf-8-char-arg</A>| about using
			composing characters when <A HREF="options.html#'encoding'">'encoding'</A> is <A HREF="mbyte.html#Unicode">Unicode</A>.


							*<A NAME="gr"></A><B>gr</B>*
gr{char}		<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> the virtual characters under the cursor with
			{char}.  This replaces in screen space, not file
			space.  See |<A HREF="#gR">gR</A>| and |<A HREF="insert.html#Virtual-Replace-mode">Virtual-Replace-mode</A>| for more
			details.  As with |<A HREF="#r">r</A>| a <A HREF="intro.html#count">count</A> may be given.
			{char} can be entered like with |<A HREF="#r">r</A>|.
			{not available when compiled without the |<A HREF="various.html#+vreplace">+vreplace</A>|
			feature}


						*<A NAME="digraph-arg"></A><B>digraph-arg</B>*
The argument for <A HREF="intro.html#Normal">Normal</A> mode commands like |<A HREF="#r">r</A>| and |<A HREF="motion.html#t">t</A>| is a single character.
When <A HREF="options.html#'cpo'">'cpo'</A> doesn't contain the '<A HREF="#D">D</A>' flag, this character can also be entered
like |<A HREF="digraph.html#digraphs">digraphs</A>|.  First type CTRL-K and then the two digraph characters.
{not available when compiled without the |<A HREF="various.html#+digraphs">+digraphs</A>| feature}


						*<A NAME="case"></A><B>case</B>*
The following commands change the <A HREF="#case">case</A> of letters.  The currently active
|<A HREF="mbyte.html#locale">locale</A>| is used.  See |<A HREF="mlang.html#:language">:language</A>|.  The LC_CTYPE value matters here.


							*<A NAME="~"></A><B>~</B>*
~			<A HREF="options.html#'notildeop'">'notildeop'</A> option: Switch <A HREF="#case">case</A> of the character
			under the cursor and move the cursor to the right.
			If a <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> is given, <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> that many characters. {Vi:
			no count}

~{motion}		<A HREF="options.html#'tildeop'">'tildeop'</A> option: switch <A HREF="#case">case</A> of <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text. {Vi:
			tilde cannot be used <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> an operator}


							*<A NAME="g~"></A><B>g~</B>*
g~{motion}		Switch <A HREF="#case">case</A> of <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text. {not in Vi}


<A HREF="#g~g~">g~g~</A>							*<A NAME="g~g~"></A><B>g~g~</B>* *<A NAME="g~~"></A><B>g~~</B>*
<A HREF="#g~~">g~~</A>			Switch <A HREF="#case">case</A> of current line. {not in Vi}.


							*<A NAME="v_~"></A><B>v_~</B>*
{Visual}~		Switch <A HREF="#case">case</A> of highlighted text (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see
			|<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|). {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="v_U"></A><B>v_U</B>*
{Visual}U		Make highlighted text <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A> (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see
			|<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|). {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="gU"></A><B>gU</B>* *<A NAME="uppercase"></A><B>uppercase</B>*
gU{motion}		Make <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A>. {not in Vi}
			Example:
<B>				:map! &lt;C-F&gt; &lt;Esc&gt;gUiw`]a</B>
 			This works in <A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> mode: press <A HREF="scroll.html#CTRL-F">CTRL-F</A> to make the
			<A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A> before the cursor <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A>.  Handy to type
			words in <A HREF="#lowercase">lowercase</A> and then make them <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A>.



<A HREF="#gUgU">gUgU</A>							*<A NAME="gUgU"></A><B>gUgU</B>* *<A NAME="gUU"></A><B>gUU</B>*
<A HREF="#gUU">gUU</A>			Make current line <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A>. {not in Vi}.


							*<A NAME="v_u"></A><B>v_u</B>*
{Visual}u		Make highlighted text <A HREF="#lowercase">lowercase</A> (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see
			|<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="gu"></A><B>gu</B>* *<A NAME="lowercase"></A><B>lowercase</B>*
gu{motion}		Make <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text <A HREF="#lowercase">lowercase</A>. {not in Vi}


<A HREF="#gugu">gugu</A>							*<A NAME="gugu"></A><B>gugu</B>* *<A NAME="guu"></A><B>guu</B>*
<A HREF="#guu">guu</A>			Make current line <A HREF="#lowercase">lowercase</A>. {not in Vi}.


							*<A NAME="g?"></A><B>g?</B>* *<A NAME="rot13"></A><B>rot13</B>*
g?{motion}		Rot13 encode <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text. {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="v_g?"></A><B>v_g?</B>*
{Visual}g?		Rot13 encode the highlighted text (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see
			|<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in Vi}


<A HREF="#g?g?">g?g?</A>							*<A NAME="g?g?"></A><B>g?g?</B>* *<A NAME="g??"></A><B>g??</B>*
<A HREF="#g??">g??</A>			Rot13 encode current line. {not in Vi}.

To turn one line into title caps, make every first <A HREF="print.html#letter">letter</A> of a <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A>
<A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A>:
<B>	:s/\v&lt;(.)(\w*)/\u\1\L\2/g</B>


<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">Adding and subtracting </FONT></B>

							*<A NAME="CTRL-A"></A><B>CTRL-A</B>*
<A HREF="#CTRL-A">CTRL-A</A>			Add <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> to the number or alphabetic character at
			or after the cursor.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="CTRL-X"></A><B>CTRL-X</B>*
<A HREF="#CTRL-X">CTRL-X</A>			Subtract <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> from the number or alphabetic
			character at or after the cursor.  {not in Vi}

The <A HREF="#CTRL-A">CTRL-A</A> and <A HREF="#CTRL-X">CTRL-X</A> commands work for (signed) decimal numbers, unsigned
<A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A> and hexadecimal numbers and alphabetic characters.  This depends on the
<A HREF="options.html#'nrformats'">'nrformats'</A> option.
- When <A HREF="options.html#'nrformats'">'nrformats'</A> includes &quot;<A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A>&quot;, Vim considers numbers starting with a '<A HREF="motion.html#0">0</A>'
  to be <A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A>, unless the number includes a '8' or '9'.  Other numbers are
  decimal and may have a preceding minus sign.
  If the cursor is on a number, the commands apply to that number; otherwise
  Vim uses the number to the right of the cursor.
- When <A HREF="options.html#'nrformats'">'nrformats'</A> includes &quot;hex&quot;, Vim assumes numbers starting with '0x' or
  '0X' are hexadecimal.  The <A HREF="#case">case</A> of the rightmost <A HREF="print.html#letter">letter</A> in the number
  determines the <A HREF="#case">case</A> of the resulting hexadecimal number.  If there is no
  <A HREF="print.html#letter">letter</A> in the current number, Vim uses the previously detected <A HREF="#case">case</A>.
- When <A HREF="options.html#'nrformats'">'nrformats'</A> includes &quot;alpha&quot;, Vim will change the alphabetic character
  under or after the cursor.  This is useful to make lists with an alphabetic
  index.

For numbers with leading zeros (including all <A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A> and hexadecimal numbers),
Vim preserves the number of characters in the number when possible.  <A HREF="#CTRL-A">CTRL-A</A> on
&quot;0077&quot; results in &quot;0100&quot;, <A HREF="#CTRL-X">CTRL-X</A> on &quot;0x100&quot; results in &quot;0x0ff&quot;.
There is one exception: When a number that starts with a zero is found not to
be <A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A> (it contains a '8' or '9'), but <A HREF="options.html#'nrformats'">'nrformats'</A> does include &quot;<A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A>&quot;,
leading zeros are removed to avoid that the result may be recognized <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> an
<A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A> number.

Note that when <A HREF="options.html#'nrformats'">'nrformats'</A> includes &quot;<A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A>&quot;, decimal numbers with leading
zeros cause mistakes, because they can be confused with <A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A> numbers.

The <A HREF="#CTRL-A">CTRL-A</A> command is very useful in a <A HREF="map.html#macro">macro</A>.  Example: Use the following
steps to make a numbered list.

1. Create the first list entry, make sure <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> starts with a number.
2. qa	     - start <A HREF="repeat.html#recording">recording</A> into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>'
3. <A HREF="#Y">Y</A>	     - <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> the entry
4. <A HREF="#p">p</A>	     - put a copy of the entry below the first one
5. <A HREF="#CTRL-A">CTRL-A</A>    - increment the number
6. <A HREF="repeat.html#q">q</A>	     - stop <A HREF="repeat.html#recording">recording</A>
7. &lt;count&gt;@a - repeat the <A HREF="#yank">yank</A>, put and increment <A HREF="map.html#&lt;count&gt;">&lt;count&gt;</A> times



SHIFTING LINES LEFT OR RIGHT				*<A NAME="shift-left-right"></A><B>shift-left-right</B>*


							*<A NAME="&lt;"></A><B>&lt;</B>*
&lt;{motion}		Shift <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> leftwards.


							*<A NAME="&lt;&lt;"></A><B>&lt;&lt;</B>*
<A HREF="#&lt;&lt;">&lt;&lt;</A>			Shift <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> leftwards.


							*<A NAME="v_&lt;"></A><B>v_&lt;</B>*
{Visual}[count]&lt;	Shift the highlighted lines <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A>
			leftwards (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in
			Vi}


							*<A NAME="&gt;"></A><B>&gt;</B>*
 &gt;{motion}		Shift <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> rightwards.


							*<A NAME="&gt;&gt;"></A><B>&gt;&gt;</B>*
 <A HREF="#&gt;&gt;">&gt;&gt;</A>			Shift <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> rightwards.


							*<A NAME="v_&gt;"></A><B>v_&gt;</B>*
{Visual}[count]&gt;	Shift the highlighted lines <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A>
			rightwards (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in
			Vi}


							*<A NAME=":&lt;"></A><B>:&lt;</B>*
:[range]&lt;		Shift <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> left.  Repeat '<A HREF="#&lt;">&lt;</A>'
			for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.

:[range]&lt; {count}	Shift {count} lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> left, starting
			with <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> (default current line |<A HREF="cmdline.html#cmdline-ranges">cmdline-ranges</A>|).
			Repeat '<A HREF="#&lt;">&lt;</A>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.

:[range]le[ft] [indent]	left align lines in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A>.  Sets the indent in the
			lines to [indent] (default 0).  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME=":&gt;"></A><B>:&gt;</B>*
:[range]&gt; [flags]	Shift {count} <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> right.
			Repeat '<A HREF="#&gt;">&gt;</A>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
			See |<A HREF="cmdline.html#ex-flags">ex-flags</A>| for [flags].

:[range]&gt; {count} [flags]
			Shift {count} lines one <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> right, starting
			with <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> (default current line |<A HREF="cmdline.html#cmdline-ranges">cmdline-ranges</A>|).
			Repeat '<A HREF="#&gt;">&gt;</A>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
			See |<A HREF="cmdline.html#ex-flags">ex-flags</A>| for [flags].

The &quot;<A HREF="#&gt;">&gt;</A>&quot; and &quot;<A HREF="#&lt;">&lt;</A>&quot; commands are handy for <A HREF="#changing">changing</A> the indentation within
programs.  Use the <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> option to set the size of the white space
which these commands insert or delete.  Normally the <A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A> option is 8,
but you can set <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> to, say, 3 to make smaller indents.  The <A HREF="intro.html#shift">shift</A> leftwards
stops when there is no indent.  The <A HREF="intro.html#shift">shift</A> right does not affect empty lines.

If the <A HREF="options.html#'shiftround'">'shiftround'</A> option is on, the indent is rounded to a multiple of
<A HREF="options.html#'shiftwidth'">'shiftwidth'</A>.

If the <A HREF="options.html#'smartindent'">'smartindent'</A> option is on, or <A HREF="options.html#'cindent'">'cindent'</A> is on and <A HREF="options.html#'cinkeys'">'cinkeys'</A> contains
'<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>', <A HREF="intro.html#shift">shift</A> right does not affect lines starting with '<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>' (these are supposed
to be C preprocessor lines that must stay in column 1).

When the <A HREF="options.html#'expandtab'">'expandtab'</A> option is off (this is the default) Vim uses &lt;Tab&gt;s <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A>
much <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> possible to make the indent.  You can use &quot;&gt;&gt;&lt;&lt;&quot; to replace an indent
made out of spaces with the same indent made out of &lt;Tab&gt;s (and a few spaces
if necessary).  If the <A HREF="options.html#'expandtab'">'expandtab'</A> option is on, Vim uses only spaces.  Then
you can use &quot;&gt;&gt;&lt;&lt;&quot; to replace &lt;Tab&gt;s in the indent by spaces (or use
&quot;:retab!&quot;).

To move a line several 'shiftwidth's, use <A HREF="visual.html#Visual">Visual</A> mode or the &quot;<A HREF="cmdline.html#:">:</A>&quot; commands.
For example:
<B>	Vjj4&gt;		move three lines 4 indents to the right</B>
<B>	:&lt;&lt;&lt;		move current line 3 indents to the left</B>
<B>	:&gt;&gt; 5		move 5 lines 2 indents to the right</B>
<B>	:5&gt;&gt;		move line 5 2 indents to the right</B>

==============================================================================

4. Complex changes					*<A NAME="complex-change"></A><B>complex-change</B>*


4.1 Filter commands					*<A NAME="filter"></A><B>filter</B>*

A <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> is a program that accepts text at standard input, changes <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> in some
way, and sends <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> to standard output.  You can use the commands below to send
some text through a <A HREF="#filter">filter</A>, so that <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> is replaced by the <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> output.
Examples of filters are &quot;sort&quot;, which sorts lines alphabetically, and
&quot;indent&quot;, which formats C program files (you need a version of indent that
works like a <A HREF="#filter">filter</A>; not all versions <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A>).  The <A HREF="options.html#'shell'">'shell'</A> option specifies the
shell Vim uses to execute the <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> command (See also the <A HREF="options.html#'shelltype'">'shelltype'</A>
option).  You can repeat <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> commands with &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>&quot;.  Vim does not recognize a
comment (starting with &#39;&#34;'') after the &quot;<A HREF="various.html#:!">:!</A>&quot; command.


							*<A NAME="!"></A><B>!</B>*
!{motion}{filter}	Filter <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text lines through the external
			program {filter}.


							*<A NAME="!!"></A><B>!!</B>*
!!{filter}		Filter <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines through the external program
			{filter}.


							*<A NAME="v_!"></A><B>v_!</B>*
{Visual}!{filter}	Filter the highlighted lines through the external
			program {filter} (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).
			{not in Vi}


:{range}![!]{filter} [!][arg]				*<A NAME=":range!"></A><B>:range!</B>*
			Filter {range} lines through the external program
			{filter}.  Vim replaces the optional bangs with the
			latest given command and appends the optional [arg].
			Vim saves the output of the <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> command in a
			temporary file and then reads the file into the buffer
			|<A HREF="#tempfile">tempfile</A>|.  Vim uses the <A HREF="options.html#'shellredir'">'shellredir'</A> option to
			redirect the <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> output to the temporary file.
			However, if the <A HREF="options.html#'shelltemp'">'shelltemp'</A> option is off then pipes
			are used when possible (on <A HREF="os_unix.html#Unix">Unix</A>).
			When the '<A HREF="#R">R</A>' flag is included in <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> marks in
			the filtered lines are deleted, unless the
			|<A HREF="motion.html#:keepmarks">:keepmarks</A>| command is used.  Example:
<B>				:keepmarks '&lt;,'&gt;!sort</B>
 			When the number of lines after filtering is <A HREF="various.html#less">less</A> than
			before, marks in the missing lines are deleted anyway.


							*<A NAME="="></A><B>=</B>*
={motion}		Filter <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> lines through the external program
			given with the <A HREF="options.html#'equalprg'">'equalprg'</A> option.  When the <A HREF="options.html#'equalprg'">'equalprg'</A>
			option is empty (this is the default), use the
			internal <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> function |<A HREF="indent.html#C-indenting">C-indenting</A>| and
			|<A HREF="options.html#'lisp'">'lisp'</A>|.  But when <A HREF="options.html#'indentexpr'">'indentexpr'</A> is not empty, <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> will
			be used instead |<A HREF="indent.html#indent-expression">indent-expression</A>|.  When Vim was
			compiled without internal <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> then the &quot;indent&quot;
			program is used <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a last resort.


							*<A NAME="=="></A><B>==</B>*
<A HREF="#==">==</A>			Filter <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines like with ={motion}.


							*<A NAME="v_="></A><B>v_=</B>*
{Visual}=		Filter the highlighted lines like with ={motion}.
			{not in Vi}



						*<A NAME="tempfile"></A><B>tempfile</B>* *<A NAME="setuid"></A><B>setuid</B>*
Vim uses temporary files for filtering, generating diffs and also for
<A HREF="eval.html#tempname()">tempname()</A>.  For <A HREF="os_unix.html#Unix">Unix</A>, the file will be in a private directory (only
accessible by the current user) to avoid security problems (e.g., a symlink
attack or other people reading your file).  When Vim exits the directory and
all files in <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> are deleted.  When Vim has the <A HREF="#setuid">setuid</A> bit set this may cause
problems, the temp file is owned by the <A HREF="#setuid">setuid</A> user but the <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> command
probably runs <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> the original user.
On <A HREF="os_msdos.html#MS-DOS">MS-DOS</A> and <A HREF="os_os2.html#OS/2">OS/2</A> the first of these directories that works is used: $TMP,
$TEMP, c:\TMP, c:\TEMP.
For <A HREF="os_unix.html#Unix">Unix</A> the list of directories is: $TMPDIR, /tmp, current-dir, <A HREF="options.html#$HOME">$HOME</A>.
For <A HREF="os_win32.html#MS-Windows">MS-Windows</A> the GetTempFileName() system function is used.
For other systems the tmpnam() library function is used.




4.2 Substitute						*<A NAME=":substitute"></A><B>:substitute</B>*

							*<A NAME=":s"></A><B>:s</B>* *<A NAME=":su"></A><B>:su</B>*
:[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[flags] <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A>
			For each line in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> replace a match of {pattern}
			with {string}.
			For the {pattern} see |<A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>|.
			{string} can be a literal string, or something
			special; see |<A HREF="#sub-replace-special">sub-replace-special</A>|.
			When <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> and <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> are omitted, replace in the
			current line only.
			When <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> is given, replace in <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines,
			starting with the last line in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A>.  When <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A>
			is omitted start in the current line.
			Also see |<A HREF="cmdline.html#cmdline-ranges">cmdline-ranges</A>|.
			See |<A HREF="#:s_flags">:s_flags</A>| for [flags].

:[range]s[ubstitute] [flags] <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A>

:[range]&amp;[&amp;][flags] <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A>					*<A NAME=":&amp;"></A><B>:&amp;</B>*
			Repeat last <A HREF="#:substitute">:substitute</A> with same search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> and
			substitute string, but without the same flags.  You
			may add [flags], see |<A HREF="#:s_flags">:s_flags</A>|.
			Note that after &quot;<A HREF="#:substitute">:substitute</A>&quot; the '<A HREF="#&amp;">&amp;</A>' flag can't be
			used, it's recognized <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> separator.
			The space between &quot;<A HREF="#:substitute">:substitute</A>&quot; and the '<A HREF="#c">c</A>', '<A HREF="index.html#g">g</A>' and
			'<A HREF="#r">r</A>' flags isn't required, but in scripts it's a good
			idea to keep <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> to avoid confusion.


:[range]~[&amp;][flags] <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A>					*<A NAME=":~"></A><B>:~</B>*
			Repeat last substitute with same substitute string
			but with last used search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>.  This is like
			&quot;:&amp;r&quot;.  See |<A HREF="#:s_flags">:s_flags</A>| for [flags].


								*<A NAME="&amp;"></A><B>&amp;</B>*
<A HREF="#&amp;">&amp;</A>			Synonym for &quot;<A HREF="#:s">:s</A>&quot; (repeat last substitute).  Note
			that the flags are not remembered, thus <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> might
			actually work differently.  You can use &quot;:&amp;&amp;&quot; to keep
			the flags.


								*<A NAME="g&amp;"></A><B>g&amp;</B>*
<A HREF="#g&amp;">g&amp;</A>			Synonym for &quot;:&#37;s//~/&amp;&quot; (repeat last substitute on all
			lines with the same flags).
			Mnemonic: global substitute. {not in Vi}


						*<A NAME=":snomagic"></A><B>:snomagic</B>* *<A NAME=":sno"></A><B>:sno</B>*
:[range]sno[magic] <A HREF="eval.html#...">...</A>	Same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;<A HREF="#:substitute">:substitute</A>&quot;, but always use <A HREF="options.html#'nomagic'">'nomagic'</A>.
			{not in Vi}


						*<A NAME=":smagic"></A><B>:smagic</B>* *<A NAME=":sm"></A><B>:sm</B>*
:[range]sm[agic] <A HREF="eval.html#...">...</A>	Same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;<A HREF="#:substitute">:substitute</A>&quot;, but always use <A HREF="options.html#'magic'">'magic'</A>.
			{not in Vi}


							*<A NAME=":s_flags"></A><B>:s_flags</B>*
The flags that you can use for the substitute commands:

[&amp;]	Must be the first one: Keep the flags from the previous substitute
	command.  Examples:
<B>		:&amp;&amp;</B>
<B>		:s/this/that/&amp;</B>
 	Note that &quot;<A HREF="#:s">:s</A>&quot; and &quot;<A HREF="#:&amp;">:&amp;</A>&quot; don't keep the flags.
	{not in Vi}

[c]	Confirm each substitution.  Vim highlights the matching string (with

	|<A HREF="syntax.html#hl-IncSearch">hl-IncSearch</A>|).  You can type:				*<A NAME=":s_c"></A><B>:s_c</B>*
	    '<A HREF="#y">y</A>'	    to substitute this match
	    '<A HREF="motion.html#l">l</A>'	    to substitute this match and then quit (&quot;last&quot;)
	    '<A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>'	    to skip this match
	    <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;Esc&gt;">&lt;Esc&gt;</A>   to quit substituting
	    '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>'	    to substitute this and all remaining matches {not in Vi}
	    '<A HREF="repeat.html#q">q</A>'	    to quit substituting {not in Vi}
	    <A HREF="scroll.html#CTRL-E">CTRL-E</A>  to scroll the screen up {not in <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A>, not available when
			compiled without the |<A HREF="various.html#+insert_expand">+insert_expand</A>| feature}
	    <A HREF="scroll.html#CTRL-Y">CTRL-Y</A>  to scroll the screen down {not in <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A>, not available when
			compiled without the |<A HREF="various.html#+insert_expand">+insert_expand</A>| feature}
	If the <A HREF="options.html#'edcompatible'">'edcompatible'</A> option is on, Vim remembers the [c] flag and
	toggles <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> each time you use <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>, but resets <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> when you give a new
	search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>.
	{not in <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A>: highlighting of the match, other responses than '<A HREF="#y">y</A>' or 'n'}

[e]     When the search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> fails, <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> not issue an error message and, in
	particular, continue in maps <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> if no error occurred.  This is most
	useful to prevent the &quot;No match&quot; error from breaking a <A HREF="map.html#mapping">mapping</A>.  Vim
	does not suppress the following error <A HREF="message.html#messages">messages</A>, however:
		Regular expressions can't be delimited by letters
		\ should be followed by /, ? or <A HREF="#&amp;">&amp;</A>
		No previous substitute regular <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>
		Trailing characters
		Interrupted
	{not in Vi}

[g]	<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> all occurrences in the line.  Without this argument,
	replacement occurs only for the first occurrence in each line.  If
	the <A HREF="options.html#'edcompatible'">'edcompatible'</A> option is on, Vim remembers this flag and toggles
	<A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> each time you use <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>, but resets <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> when you give a new search
	<A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>.  If the <A HREF="options.html#'gdefault'">'gdefault'</A> option is on, this flag is on by default
	and the [g] argument switches <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> off.

[i]	Ignore <A HREF="#case">case</A> for the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>.  The <A HREF="options.html#'ignorecase'">'ignorecase'</A> and <A HREF="options.html#'smartcase'">'smartcase'</A> <A HREF="options.html#options">options</A>
	are not used.
	{not in Vi}

[I]	Don't ignore <A HREF="#case">case</A> for the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>.  The <A HREF="options.html#'ignorecase'">'ignorecase'</A> and <A HREF="options.html#'smartcase'">'smartcase'</A>
	<A HREF="options.html#options">options</A> are not used.
	{not in Vi}

[n]	Report the number of matches, <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> not actually substitute.  The [c]
	flag is ignored.  The matches are reported <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> if <A HREF="options.html#'report'">'report'</A> is zero.
	Useful to |<A HREF="tips.html#count-items">count-items</A>|.

[p]	Print the line containing the last substitute.

[#]	Like [p] and prepend the line number.

[l]	Like [p] but print the text like |<A HREF="various.html#:list">:list</A>|.

[r]	Only useful in combination with &quot;<A HREF="#:&amp;">:&amp;</A>&quot; or &quot;<A HREF="#:s">:s</A>&quot; without arguments.  &quot;:&amp;r&quot;
	works the same way <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;<A HREF="#:~">:~</A>&quot;:  When the search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> is empty, use the
	previously used search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> instead of the search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> from the
	last substitute or &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#:global">:global</A>&quot;.  If the last command that did a search
	was a substitute or &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#:global">:global</A>&quot;, there is no effect.  If the last
	command was a search command such <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>&quot;, use the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> from that
	command.
	For &quot;<A HREF="#:s">:s</A>&quot; with an argument this already happens:
<B>		:s/blue/red/</B>
<B>		/green</B>
<B>		:s//red/   or  :~   or  :&amp;r</B>
 	The last commands will replace &quot;green&quot; with &quot;red&quot;.
<B>		:s/blue/red/</B>
<B>		/green</B>
<B>		:&amp;</B>
 	The last command will replace &quot;blue&quot; with &quot;red&quot;.
	{not in Vi}

Note that there is no flag to change the &quot;magicness&quot; of the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>.  A
different command is used instead, or you can use |<A HREF="pattern.html#/\v">/\v</A>| and friends.  The
reason is that the flags can only be found by skipping the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>, and in
order to skip the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> the &quot;magicness&quot; must be known.  Catch 22!

If the {pattern} for the substitute command is empty, the command uses the
<A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> from the last substitute or &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#:global">:global</A>&quot; command.  If there is none, but
there is a previous search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>, that one is used.  With the [r] flag, the
command uses the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> from the last substitute, &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#:global">:global</A>&quot;, or search
command.

If the {string} is omitted the substitute is done <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> if it's empty.  Thus the
matched <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> is deleted.  The separator after {pattern} can also be left
out then.  Example:
<B>	:%s/TESTING</B>
This deletes &quot;TESTING&quot; from all lines, but only one per line.

For compatibility with <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A> these two exceptions are allowed:
&quot;\/{string}/&quot; and &quot;\?{string}?&quot; <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> the same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;//{string}/r&quot;.
&quot;\&amp;{string}&amp;&quot; does the same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> &quot;//{string}/&quot;.

							*<A NAME="E146"></A><B>E146</B>*
Instead of the '<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>' which surrounds the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> and replacement string, you
can use any other single-byte character, but not an alphanumeric character,
'\', &#39;&#34;'' or '&#124;'.  This is useful if you want to include a '<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>' in the search
<A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> or replacement string.  Example:
<B>	:s+/+//+</B>

For the definition of a pattern, see |<A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>|.  In <A HREF="visual.html#Visual">Visual</A> block mode, use
|<A HREF="pattern.html#/\&#37;V">/\&#37;V</A>| in the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> to have the substitute work in the block only.
Otherwise <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> works on whole lines anyway.


					*<A NAME="sub-replace-special"></A><B>sub-replace-special</B>* *<A NAME=":s\="></A><B>:s\=</B>*
When the {string} starts with &quot;\=&quot; <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> is evaluated <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> an <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>, see
|<A HREF="#sub-replace-expression">sub-replace-expression</A>|.  You can use that for complex replacement or special
characters.

Otherwise these characters in {string} have a special meaning:

								*<A NAME=":s&#37;"></A><B>:s&#37;</B>*
When {string} is equal to &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#&#37;">&#37;</A>&quot; and '<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>' is included with the <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> option,
then the {string} of the previous substitute command is used, see |<A HREF="options.html#cpo-/">cpo-/</A>|

<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">magic	nomagic	  action    </FONT></B>

  <A HREF="#&amp;">&amp;</A>	  \&amp;	  replaced with the whole matched <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>	     *<A NAME="s/\&amp;"></A><B>s/\&amp;</B>*
 \&amp;	   <A HREF="#&amp;">&amp;</A>	  replaced with <A HREF="#&amp;">&amp;</A>

      <A HREF="#\0">\0</A>	  replaced with the whole matched <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A>	   *<A NAME="\0"></A><B>\0</B>* *<A NAME="s/\0"></A><B>s/\0</B>*
      \1	  replaced with the matched <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> in the first

		  pair of ()					     *<A NAME="s/\1"></A><B>s/\1</B>*
      \2	  replaced with the matched <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> in the second

		  pair of ()					     *<A NAME="s/\2"></A><B>s/\2</B>*

      ..	  ..						     *<A NAME="s/\3"></A><B>s/\3</B>*
      \9	  replaced with the matched <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> in the ninth

		  pair of ()					     *<A NAME="s/\9"></A><B>s/\9</B>*
  ~	  \~	  replaced with the {string} of the previous

		  substitute					     *<A NAME="s~"></A><B>s~</B>*

 \~	   ~	  replaced with ~				     *<A NAME="s/\~"></A><B>s/\~</B>*

      \u	  next character made <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A>			     *<A NAME="s/\u"></A><B>s/\u</B>*

      \U	  following characters made <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A>, until \E      *<A NAME="s/\U"></A><B>s/\U</B>*

      \l	  next character made <A HREF="#lowercase">lowercase</A>			     *<A NAME="s/\l"></A><B>s/\l</B>*

      \L	  following characters made <A HREF="#lowercase">lowercase</A>, until \E      *<A NAME="s/\L"></A><B>s/\L</B>*

      \e	  end of \u, \U, \l and \L (NOTE: not &lt;Esc&gt;!)	     *<A NAME="s/\e"></A><B>s/\e</B>*

      \E	  end of \u, \U, \l and \L			     *<A NAME="s/\E"></A><B>s/\E</B>*
      <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A>	  split line in two at this point

		  (Type the <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> <A HREF="visual.html#CTRL-V">CTRL-V</A> <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;Enter&gt;">&lt;Enter&gt;</A>)		     *<A NAME="s&lt;CR&gt;"></A><B>s&lt;CR&gt;</B>*

      \r	  idem						     *<A NAME="s/\r"></A><B>s/\r</B>*
      \&lt;CR&gt;	  insert a <A HREF="intro.html#carriage-return">carriage-return</A> (CTRL-M)

		  (Type the <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> <A HREF="visual.html#CTRL-V">CTRL-V</A> <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;Enter&gt;">&lt;Enter&gt;</A>)		     *<A NAME="s/\&lt;CR&gt;"></A><B>s/\&lt;CR&gt;</B>*
      \n	  insert a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A> (&lt;NUL&gt; in the file)

		  (does NOT break the line)			     *<A NAME="s/\n"></A><B>s/\n</B>*

      \b	  insert a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;BS&gt;">&lt;BS&gt;</A>					     *<A NAME="s/\b"></A><B>s/\b</B>*

      \t	  insert a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A>				     *<A NAME="s/\t"></A><B>s/\t</B>*

      \\	  insert a single <A HREF="intro.html#backslash">backslash</A>			     *<A NAME="s/\\"></A><B>s/\\</B>*
      \x	  where <A HREF="#x">x</A> is any character not mentioned above:
		  Reserved for future expansion

The special meaning is also used inside the third argument {sub} of
the |<A HREF="eval.html#substitute()">substitute()</A>| function with the following exceptions:
  - A <A HREF="motion.html#&#37;">&#37;</A> inserts a percent literally without regard to <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A>.
  - magic is always set without regard to <A HREF="options.html#'magic'">'magic'</A>.
  - A ~ inserts a tilde literally.
  - <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> and \r inserts a <A HREF="intro.html#carriage-return">carriage-return</A> (CTRL-M).
  - \&lt;CR&gt; does not have a special meaning. it's just one of \x.

Examples:
<B>  :s/a\|b/xxx\0xxx/g		 modifies "a b"	     to "xxxaxxx xxxbxxx"</B>
<B>  :s/\([abc]\)\([efg]\)/\2\1/g	 modifies "af fa bg" to "fa fa gb"</B>
<B>  :s/abcde/abc^Mde/		 modifies "abcde"    to "abc", "de" (two lines)</B>
<B>  :s/$/\^M/			 modifies "abcde"    to "abcde^M"</B>
<B>  :s/\w\+/\u\0/g		 modifies "bla bla"  to "Bla Bla"</B>

Note: In previous versions <A HREF="visual.html#CTRL-V">CTRL-V</A> was handled in a special way.  Since this is
not <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A> compatible, this was removed.  Use a <A HREF="intro.html#backslash">backslash</A> instead.

<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">command		text	result </FONT></B>
:s/aa/a^Ma/	aa	a&lt;line-break&gt;a
:s/aa/a\^Ma/	aa	a^Ma
:s/aa/a\\^Ma/	aa	a\&lt;line-break&gt;a

(you need to type <A HREF="visual.html#CTRL-V">CTRL-V</A> <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> to get a ^M here)

The numbering of &quot;\1&quot;, &quot;\2&quot; etc. is done based on which &quot;\(&quot; comes first in
the <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> (going left to right).  When a parentheses group matches several
times, the last one will be used for &quot;\1&quot;, &quot;\2&quot;, etc.  Example:
<B>  :s/\(\(a[a-d] \)*\)/\2/      modifies "aa ab x" to "ab x"</B>

When using parentheses in combination with '&#124;', like in \([ab]\)\|\([cd]\),
either the first or second <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> in parentheses did not match, so either
\1 or \2 is empty.  Example:
<B>  :s/\([ab]\)\|\([cd]\)/\1x/g   modifies "a b c d"  to "ax bx x x"</B>
 


Substitute with an <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>			*<A NAME="sub-replace-expression"></A><B>sub-replace-expression</B>*

						*<A NAME="sub-replace-\="></A><B>sub-replace-\=</B>*
When the substitute string starts with &quot;\=&quot; the remainder is interpreted <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> an
<A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>.  This does not work recursively: a |<A HREF="eval.html#substitute()">substitute()</A>| function inside
the <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> cannot use &quot;\=&quot; for the substitute string.

The special meaning for characters <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> mentioned at |<A HREF="#sub-replace-special">sub-replace-special</A>| does
not apply except for &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A>&quot;.  A <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A> character is used <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a line break, you
can get one with a double-quote string: &quot;\n&quot;.  Prepend a <A HREF="intro.html#backslash">backslash</A> to get a
real <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A> character (which will be a NUL in the file).

The &quot;\=&quot; <A HREF="intro.html#notation">notation</A> can also be used inside the third argument {sub} of
|<A HREF="eval.html#substitute()">substitute()</A>| function.  In this <A HREF="#case">case</A>, the special meaning for characters <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A>
mentioned at |<A HREF="#sub-replace-special">sub-replace-special</A>| does not apply at all. Especially, <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A> and
<A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A> are interpreted not <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a line break but <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a <A HREF="intro.html#carriage-return">carriage-return</A> and a
new-line respectively.

When the result is a |<A HREF="eval.html#List">List</A>| then the items are joined with separating line
breaks.  Thus each item becomes a line, except that they can contain line
breaks themselves.

The whole matched text can be accessed with &quot;submatch(0)&quot;.  The text matched
with the first pair of () with &quot;submatch(1)&quot;.  Likewise for further
sub-matches in ().

Be careful: The separation character must not appear in the <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>!
Consider using a character like &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#@">@</A>&quot; or &quot;<A HREF="cmdline.html#:">:</A>&quot;.  There is no problem if the result
of the <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> contains the separation character.

Examples:
<B>	:s@\n@\="\r" . expand("$HOME") . "\r"@</B>
This replaces an end-of-line with a new line containing the value of <A HREF="options.html#$HOME">$HOME</A>.

<B>	s/E/\="\&lt;Char-0x20ac&gt;"/g</B>
This replaces each '<A HREF="motion.html#E">E</A>' character with a euro sign.  Read more in |<A HREF="map.html#&lt;Char-&gt;">&lt;Char-&gt;</A>|.



4.3 Search and replace					*<A NAME="search-replace"></A><B>search-replace</B>*


							*<A NAME=":pro"></A><B>:pro</B>* *<A NAME=":promptfind"></A><B>:promptfind</B>*
:promptf[ind] [string]
			Put up a Search <A HREF="gui_w32.html#dialog">dialog</A>.  When [string] is given, <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> is
			used <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> the initial search string.
			{only for <A HREF="os_win32.html#Win32">Win32</A>, <A HREF="gui_x11.html#Motif">Motif</A> and <A HREF="gui_x11.html#GTK">GTK</A> GUI}


						*<A NAME=":promptr"></A><B>:promptr</B>* *<A NAME=":promptrepl"></A><B>:promptrepl</B>*
:promptr[epl] [string]
			Put up a Search/Replace <A HREF="gui_w32.html#dialog">dialog</A>.  When [string] is
			given, <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> is used <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> the initial search string.
			{only for <A HREF="os_win32.html#Win32">Win32</A>, <A HREF="gui_x11.html#Motif">Motif</A> and <A HREF="gui_x11.html#GTK">GTK</A> GUI}



4.4 Changing tabs					*<A NAME="change-tabs"></A><B>change-tabs</B>*

							*<A NAME=":ret"></A><B>:ret</B>* *<A NAME=":retab"></A><B>:retab</B>*
:[range]ret[ab][!] [new_tabstop]
			<A HREF="insert.html#Replace">Replace</A> all sequences of <A HREF="pattern.html#white-space">white-space</A> containing a
			<A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A> with new strings of <A HREF="pattern.html#white-space">white-space</A> using the new
			tabstop value given.  If you <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> not specify a new
			tabstop size or <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> is zero, Vim uses the current value
			of <A HREF="options.html#'tabstop'">'tabstop'</A>.
			The current value of <A HREF="options.html#'tabstop'">'tabstop'</A> is always used to
			compute the width of existing tabs.
			With !, Vim also replaces strings of only normal
			spaces with tabs where appropriate.
			With <A HREF="options.html#'expandtab'">'expandtab'</A> on, Vim replaces all tabs with the
			appropriate number of spaces.
			This command sets <A HREF="options.html#'tabstop'">'tabstop'</A> to the new value given,
			and if performed on the whole file, which is default,
			should not make any visible change.
			Careful: This command modifies any <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A> characters
			inside of strings in a C program.  Use &quot;\t&quot; to avoid
			this (that's a good habit anyway).
			&quot;:retab!&quot; may also change a sequence of spaces by
			<A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A> characters, which can mess up a <A HREF="eval.html#printf()">printf()</A>.
			{not in Vi}
			Not available when |<A HREF="various.html#+ex_extra">+ex_extra</A>| feature was disabled at
			compile time.


							*<A NAME="retab-example"></A><B>retab-example</B>*
Example for using autocommands and &quot;<A HREF="#:retab">:retab</A>&quot; to edit a file which is stored
with tabstops at 8 but edited with tabstops set at 4.  Warning: white space
inside of strings can change!  Also see <A HREF="options.html#'softtabstop'">'softtabstop'</A> option.

<B>  :auto BufReadPost	*.xx	retab! 4</B>
<B>  :auto BufWritePre	*.xx	retab! 8</B>
<B>  :auto BufWritePost	*.xx	retab! 4</B>
<B>  :auto BufNewFile	*.xx	set ts=4</B>

==============================================================================

5. Copying and moving text				*<A NAME="copy-move"></A><B>copy-move</B>*


							*<A NAME="quote"></A><B>quote</B>*
&quot;{a-zA-Z0-9.&#37;#:-&quot;}	Use <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> {a-zA-Z0-9.&#37;#:-&quot;} for next delete, <A HREF="#yank">yank</A>
			or put (use <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A> character to append with
			delete and <A HREF="#yank">yank</A>) ({.&#37;#:} only work with put).


							*<A NAME=":reg"></A><B>:reg</B>* *<A NAME=":registers"></A><B>:registers</B>*
:reg[isters]		Display the contents of all numbered and named
			<A HREF="#registers">registers</A>.  If a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is written to for |<A HREF="various.html#:redir">:redir</A>|
			<A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> will not be listed.
			{not in Vi}


:reg[isters] {arg}	Display the contents of the numbered and named
			<A HREF="#registers">registers</A> that are mentioned in {arg}.  For example:
<B>				:dis 1a</B>
 			to display <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> '1' and '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>'.  Spaces are allowed
			in {arg}.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME=":di"></A><B>:di</B>* *<A NAME=":display"></A><B>:display</B>*
:di[splay] [arg]	Same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> <A HREF="#:registers">:registers</A>.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="y"></A><B>y</B>* *<A NAME="yank"></A><B>yank</B>*
[&quot;x]y{motion}		Yank <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> text [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x].  When no
			characters are to be yanked (e.g., &quot;y0&quot; in column 1),
			this is an error when <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> includes the '<A HREF="motion.html#E">E</A>'
			flag.


							*<A NAME="yy"></A><B>yy</B>*
[&quot;x]yy			Yank <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|.


							*<A NAME="Y"></A><B>Y</B>*
[&quot;x]Y			<A HREF="#yank">yank</A> <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] (synonym for
			<A HREF="#yy">yy</A>, |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|).  If you like &quot;<A HREF="#Y">Y</A>&quot; to work from the
			cursor to the end of line (which is more logical,
			but not Vi-compatible) use &quot;<A HREF="map.html#:map">:map</A> <A HREF="#Y">Y</A> y$&quot;.


							*<A NAME="v_y"></A><B>v_y</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]y		Yank the highlighted text [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] (for
			<A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="v_Y"></A><B>v_Y</B>*
{Visual}[&quot;x]Y		Yank the highlighted lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] (for
			<A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME=":y"></A><B>:y</B>* *<A NAME=":yank"></A><B>:yank</B>* *<A NAME="E850"></A><B>E850</B>*
:[range]y[ank] [x]	Yank <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> lines [into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x]. Yanking to the
			&quot;* or &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#+">+</A> <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> is possible only when the
			|<A HREF="various.html#+clipboard">+clipboard</A>| feature is included.

:[range]y[ank] [x] {count}
			Yank {count} lines, starting with last line number
			in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> (default: current line |<A HREF="cmdline.html#cmdline-ranges">cmdline-ranges</A>|),
			[into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x].


							*<A NAME="p"></A><B>p</B>* *<A NAME="put"></A><B>put</B>* *<A NAME="E353"></A><B>E353</B>*
[&quot;x]p			Put the text [from <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] after the cursor
			<A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> times.  {Vi: no count}


							*<A NAME="P"></A><B>P</B>*
[&quot;x]P			Put the text [from <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] before the cursor
			<A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A> times.  {Vi: no count}


							*<A NAME="&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;"></A><B>&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;</B>*
[&quot;x]&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;	Put the text from a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> before the cursor <A HREF="intro.html#[count]">[count]</A>
			times.  Uses the &quot;* <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>, unless another is
			specified.
			Leaves the cursor at the end of the new text.
			Using the mouse only works when <A HREF="options.html#'mouse'">'mouse'</A> contains '<A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>'
			or '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>'.
			{not in Vi}
			If you have a scrollwheel and often accidentally paste
			text, you can use these mappings to disable the
			pasting with the middle mouse button:
<B>				:map &lt;MiddleMouse&gt; &lt;Nop&gt;</B>
<B>				:imap &lt;MiddleMouse&gt; &lt;Nop&gt;</B>
 			You might want to disable the multi-click versions
			too, see |<A HREF="term.html#double-click">double-click</A>|.


							*<A NAME="gp"></A><B>gp</B>*
[&quot;x]gp			Just like &quot;<A HREF="#p">p</A>&quot;, but leave the cursor just after the new
			text.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="gP"></A><B>gP</B>*
[&quot;x]gP			Just like &quot;<A HREF="#P">P</A>&quot;, but leave the cursor just after the new
			text.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME=":pu"></A><B>:pu</B>* *<A NAME=":put"></A><B>:put</B>*
:[line]pu[t] [x]	Put the text [from <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] after [line] (default
			current line).  This always works |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|, thus
			this command can be used to put a yanked block <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> new
			lines.
			The cursor is left on the first non-blank in the last
			new line.
			The <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> can also be '<A HREF="#=">=</A>' followed by an optional
			<A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>.  The <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> continues until the end of
			the command.  You need to <A HREF="intro.html#escape">escape</A> the '&#124;' and &#39;&#34;''
			characters to prevent them from terminating the
			command.  Example:
<B>				:put ='path' . \",/test\"</B>
 			If there is no <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> after '<A HREF="#=">=</A>', Vim uses the
			previous <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>.  You can see <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> with &quot;:dis =&quot;.

:[line]pu[t]! [x]	Put the text [from <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> x] before [line] (default
			current line).


[&quot;x]]p		    or					*<A NAME="]p"></A><B>]p</B>* *<A NAME="]&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;"></A><B>]&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;</B>*
[&quot;x]]&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;	Like &quot;<A HREF="#p">p</A>&quot;, but adjust the indent to the current line.
			Using the mouse only works when <A HREF="options.html#'mouse'">'mouse'</A> contains '<A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>'
			or '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>'.  {not in Vi}


[&quot;x][P		    or					*<A NAME="[P"></A><B>[P</B>*

[&quot;x]]P		    or					*<A NAME="]P"></A><B>]P</B>*

[&quot;x][p		    or					*<A NAME="[p"></A><B>[p</B>* *<A NAME="[&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;"></A><B>[&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;</B>*
[&quot;x][&lt;MiddleMouse&gt;	Like &quot;<A HREF="#P">P</A>&quot;, but adjust the indent to the current line.
			Using the mouse only works when <A HREF="options.html#'mouse'">'mouse'</A> contains '<A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>'
			or '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>'.  {not in Vi}

You can use these commands to copy text from one place to another.  Do this
by first getting the text into a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> with a <A HREF="#yank">yank</A>, delete or change
command, then <A HREF="insert.html#inserting">inserting</A> the <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> contents with a put command.  You can
also use these commands to move text from one file to another, because Vim
preserves all <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> when <A HREF="#changing">changing</A> <A HREF="windows.html#buffers">buffers</A> (the <A HREF="editing.html#CTRL-^">CTRL-^</A> command is a quick
way to toggle between two files).


				*<A NAME="linewise-register"></A><B>linewise-register</B>* *<A NAME="characterwise-register"></A><B>characterwise-register</B>*
You can repeat the put commands with &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>&quot; (except for <A HREF="#:put">:put</A>) and <A HREF="undo.html#undo">undo</A> them.  If
the command that was used to get the text into the <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> was |<A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>|,
Vim inserts the text below (&quot;p&quot;) or above (&quot;P&quot;) the line where the cursor is.
Otherwise Vim inserts the text after (&quot;p&quot;) or before (&quot;P&quot;) the cursor.  With
the &quot;<A HREF="#:put">:put</A>&quot; command, Vim always inserts the text in the next line.  You can
exchange two characters with the command sequence &quot;xp&quot;.  You can exchange two
lines with the command sequence &quot;ddp&quot;.  You can exchange two words with the
command sequence &quot;deep&quot; (start with the cursor in the blank space before the
first <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A>).  You can use the &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#']">']</A>&quot; or &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#`]">`]</A>&quot; command after the put command to
move the cursor to the end of the inserted text, or use &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#'[">'[</A>&quot; or &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#`[">`[</A>&quot; to move
the cursor to the start.


						*<A NAME="put-Visual-mode"></A><B>put-Visual-mode</B>* *<A NAME="v_p"></A><B>v_p</B>* *<A NAME="v_P"></A><B>v_P</B>*
When using a put command like |<A HREF="#p">p</A>| or |<A HREF="#P">P</A>| in <A HREF="visual.html#Visual">Visual</A> mode, Vim will try to
replace the selected text with the contents of the <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  Whether this
works well depends on the type of selection and the type of the text in the
<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  With blockwise selection <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> also depends on the size of the block
and whether the corners are on an existing character.  (Implementation detail:
<A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> actually works by first putting the <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> after the selection and then
<A HREF="#deleting">deleting</A> the selection.)
The previously selected text is put in the unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  If you want to
put the same text into a <A HREF="visual.html#Visual">Visual</A> selection several times you need to use
another <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  E.g., <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> the text to copy, Visually select the text to
replace and use &quot;0p .  You can repeat this <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> many times <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> you like, the
unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> will be changed each time.


							*<A NAME="blockwise-register"></A><B>blockwise-register</B>*
If you use a blockwise <A HREF="visual.html#Visual">Visual</A> mode command to get the text into the <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>,
the block of text will be inserted before (&quot;P&quot;) or after (&quot;p&quot;) the cursor
column in the current and next lines.  Vim makes the whole block of text start
in the same column.  Thus the inserted text looks the same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> when <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> was
yanked or deleted.  Vim may replace some <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A> characters with spaces to make
this happen.  However, if the width of the block is not a multiple of a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A>
width and the text after the inserted block contains &lt;Tab&gt;s, that text may be
misaligned.

Note that after a <A HREF="motion.html#characterwise">characterwise</A> <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> command, Vim leaves the cursor on the
first yanked character that is closest to the start of the buffer.  This means
that &quot;yl&quot; doesn't move the cursor, but &quot;yh&quot; moves the cursor one character
left.
Rationale:	In <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A> the &quot;<A HREF="#y">y</A>&quot; command followed by a backwards motion would
		sometimes not move the cursor to the first yanked character,
		because redisplaying was skipped.  In Vim <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> always moves to
		the first character, <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> specified by <A HREF="intro.html#Posix">Posix</A>.
With a <A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A> <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> command the cursor is put in the first line, but the
column is unmodified, thus <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> may not be on the first yanked character.


There are nine types of <A HREF="#registers">registers</A>:			*<A NAME="registers"></A><B>registers</B>* *<A NAME="E354"></A><B>E354</B>*
1. The unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;&quot;
2. 10 numbered <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#0">0</A> to &quot;9
3. The small delete <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#-">-</A>
4. 26 named <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;a to &quot;<A HREF="index.html#z">z</A> or &quot;A to &quot;Z
5. four read-only <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;<A HREF="cmdline.html#:,">:,</A> &quot;., &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#&#37;">&#37;</A> and &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>
6. the <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;<A HREF="#=">=</A>
7. The selection and drop <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;*, &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#+">+</A> and &quot;<A HREF="#~">~</A> 
8. The black hole <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#_">_</A>
9. Last search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>


1. Unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;&quot;				*<A NAME="quote_quote"></A><B>quote_quote</B>* *<A NAME="quotequote"></A><B>quotequote</B>*
Vim fills this <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> with text deleted with the &quot;<A HREF="#d">d</A>&quot;, &quot;<A HREF="#c">c</A>&quot;, &quot;<A HREF="#s">s</A>&quot;, &quot;<A HREF="#x">x</A>&quot; commands
or copied with the <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> &quot;<A HREF="#y">y</A>&quot; command, regardless of whether or not a specific
<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> was used (e.g.  &quot;xdd).  This is like the unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is pointing
to the last used <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  Thus when appending using an <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>
name, the unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> contains the same text <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> the named <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.
An exception is the '<A HREF="motion.html#_">_</A>' <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>: &quot;_dd does not store the deleted text in any
<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.
Vim uses the contents of the unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> for any put command (p or <A HREF="#P">P</A>)
which does not specify a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  Additionally you can access <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> with the
name &#39;&#34;''.  This means you have to type two double <A HREF="quotes.html#quotes">quotes</A>.  Writing to the &quot;&quot;
<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> writes to <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;0.
{Vi: <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> contents are lost when <A HREF="#changing">changing</A> files, no &#39;&#34;''}


2. Numbered <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#0">0</A> to &quot;9		*<A NAME="quote_number"></A><B>quote_number</B>* *<A NAME="quote0"></A><B>quote0</B>*	*<A NAME="quote1"></A><B>quote1</B>*

					*<A NAME="quote2"></A><B>quote2</B>* *<A NAME="quote3"></A><B>quote3</B>* *<A NAME="quote4"></A><B>quote4</B>* *<A NAME="quote9"></A><B>quote9</B>*
Vim fills these <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> with text from <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> and delete commands.
   Numbered <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> 0 contains the text from the most recent <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> command,
unless the command specified another <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> with [&quot;x].
   Numbered <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> 1 contains the text deleted by the most recent delete or
change command, unless the command specified another <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> or the text is
<A HREF="various.html#less">less</A> than one line (the small delete <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is used then).  An exception is
made for the delete <A HREF="motion.html#operator">operator</A> with these <A HREF="intro.html#movement">movement</A> commands: |<A HREF="motion.html#&#37;">&#37;</A>|, |<A HREF="motion.html#(">(</A>|, |<A HREF="motion.html#)">)</A>|, |<A HREF="motion.html#`">`</A>|,
|<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>|, |<A HREF="pattern.html#?">?</A>|, |<A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>|, |<A HREF="pattern.html#N">N</A>|, |<A HREF="motion.html#{">{</A>| and |<A HREF="motion.html#}">}</A>|.  Register &quot;1 is always used then (this is <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A>
compatible).  The &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#-">-</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is used <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> well if the delete is within a line.
   With each successive deletion or change, Vim shifts the previous contents
of <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> 1 into <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> 2, 2 into 3, and so forth, losing the previous
contents of <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> 9.
{Vi: numbered <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> contents are lost when <A HREF="#changing">changing</A> files; <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> 0 does
not exist}


3. Small delete <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#-">-</A>				*<A NAME="quote_-"></A><B>quote_-</B>* *<A NAME="quote-"></A><B>quote-</B>*
This <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> contains text from commands that delete <A HREF="various.html#less">less</A> than one line,
except when the command specifies a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> with [&quot;x].
{not in Vi}


4. Named <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;a to &quot;<A HREF="index.html#z">z</A> or &quot;A to &quot;Z			*<A NAME="quote_alpha"></A><B>quote_alpha</B>* *<A NAME="quotea"></A><B>quotea</B>*
Vim fills these <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> only when you say so.  Specify them <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> <A HREF="#lowercase">lowercase</A>
letters to replace their previous contents or <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> <A HREF="#uppercase">uppercase</A> letters to append
to their previous contents.  When the '<A HREF="#&gt;">&gt;</A>' flag is present in <A HREF="options.html#'cpoptions'">'cpoptions'</A> then
a line break is inserted before the appended text.

5. Read-only <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;<A HREF="cmdline.html#:,">:,</A> &quot;., &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#&#37;">&#37;</A> and &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>
These are '<A HREF="motion.html#&#37;">&#37;</A>', '<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>', '<A HREF="cmdline.html#:">:</A>' and '<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>'.  You can use them only with the &quot;<A HREF="#p">p</A>&quot;, &quot;<A HREF="#P">P</A>&quot;,
and &quot;<A HREF="#:put">:put</A>&quot; commands and with <A HREF="undo.html#CTRL-R">CTRL-R</A>.  {not in Vi}

						*<A NAME="quote_."></A><B>quote_.</B>* *<A NAME="quote."></A><B>quote.</B>* *<A NAME="E29"></A><B>E29</B>*
	&quot;.	Contains the last inserted text (the same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> what is inserted
		with the insert mode commands <A HREF="#CTRL-A">CTRL-A</A> and CTRL-@).  Note: this
		doesn't work with <A HREF="undo.html#CTRL-R">CTRL-R</A> on the command-line.  It works a bit
		differently, like <A HREF="insert.html#inserting">inserting</A> the text instead of putting <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>
		('textwidth' and other <A HREF="options.html#options">options</A> affect what is inserted).

							*<A NAME="quote_&#37;"></A><B>quote_&#37;</B>* *<A NAME="quote&#37;"></A><B>quote&#37;</B>*
	&quot;<A HREF="motion.html#&#37;">&#37;</A>	Contains the name of the current file.

							*<A NAME="quote_#"></A><B>quote_#</B>* *<A NAME="quote#"></A><B>quote#</B>*
	&quot;<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>	Contains the name of the alternate file.

						*<A NAME="quote_:"></A><B>quote_:</B>* *<A NAME="quote:"></A><B>quote:</B>* *<A NAME="E30"></A><B>E30</B>*
	&quot;:	Contains the most recent executed command-line.  Example: Use
		&quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#@:">@:</A>&quot; to repeat the previous command-line command.
		The command-line is only stored in this <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> when at least
		one character of <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> was typed.  Thus <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> remains unchanged if
		the command was completely from a <A HREF="map.html#mapping">mapping</A>.
		{not available when compiled without the |<A HREF="various.html#+cmdline_hist">+cmdline_hist</A>|
		feature}


6. Expression <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;<A HREF="#=">=</A>			*<A NAME="quote_="></A><B>quote_=</B>* *<A NAME="quote="></A><B>quote=</B>* *<A NAME="@="></A><B>@=</B>*
This is not really a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> that stores text, but is a way to use an
<A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> in commands which use a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  The <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is
read-only; you cannot put text into <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>.  After the '<A HREF="#=">=</A>', the cursor moves to
the command-line, where you can enter any expression (see |<A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>|).  All
normal command-line editing commands are available, including a special
<A HREF="cmdline.html#history">history</A> for expressions.  When you end the command-line by typing <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;CR&gt;">&lt;CR&gt;</A>, Vim
computes the result of the <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>.  If you end <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> with <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;Esc&gt;">&lt;Esc&gt;</A>, Vim abandons
the <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>.  If you <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> not enter an <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A>, Vim uses the previous
<A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> (like with the &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>&quot; command).

The <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> must evaluate to a String.  A <A HREF="eval.html#Number">Number</A> is always automatically
converted to a String.  For the &quot;<A HREF="#p">p</A>&quot; and &quot;<A HREF="#:put">:put</A>&quot; command, if the result is a
<A HREF="eval.html#Float">Float</A> it's converted into a String.  If the result is a <A HREF="eval.html#List">List</A> each element is
turned into a String and used <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a line.  A <A HREF="eval.html#Dictionary">Dictionary</A> or FuncRef results in
an error message (use <A HREF="eval.html#string()">string()</A> to convert).

If the &quot;<A HREF="#=">=</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is used for the &quot;<A HREF="#p">p</A>&quot; command, the String is split up at <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A>
characters.  If the String ends in a <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;NL&gt;">&lt;NL&gt;</A>, <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> is regarded <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a <A HREF="motion.html#linewise">linewise</A>
<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  {not in Vi}

7. Selection and drop <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> &quot;*, &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#+">+</A> and &quot;<A HREF="#~">~</A> 
Use these <A HREF="#registers">registers</A> for storing and retrieving the selected text for the <A HREF="gui.html#GUI">GUI</A>.
See |<A HREF="gui.html#quotestar">quotestar</A>| and |<A HREF="gui_x11.html#quoteplus">quoteplus</A>|.  When the <A HREF="gui.html#clipboard">clipboard</A> is not available or not
working, the unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is used instead.  For <A HREF="os_unix.html#Unix">Unix</A> systems the <A HREF="gui.html#clipboard">clipboard</A>
is only available when the |<A HREF="various.html#+xterm_clipboard">+xterm_clipboard</A>| feature is present.  {not in Vi}

Note that there is only a distinction between &quot;* and &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#+">+</A> for <A HREF="options.html#X11">X11</A> systems.  For
an explanation of the difference, see |<A HREF="gui_x11.html#x11-selection">x11-selection</A>|.  Under <A HREF="os_win32.html#MS-Windows">MS-Windows</A>, use
of &quot;* and &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#+">+</A> is actually synonymous and refers to the |<A HREF="gui_w32.html#gui-clipboard">gui-clipboard</A>|.


						*<A NAME="quote_~"></A><B>quote_~</B>* *<A NAME="quote~"></A><B>quote~</B>* *<A NAME="&lt;Drop&gt;"></A><B>&lt;Drop&gt;</B>*
The read-only &quot;<A HREF="#~">~</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> stores the dropped text from the last drag'n'drop
operation.  When something has been dropped onto Vim, the &quot;<A HREF="#~">~</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is
filled in and the <A HREF="#&lt;Drop&gt;">&lt;Drop&gt;</A> pseudo key is sent for notification.  You can remap
this key if you want; the default action (for all modes) is to insert the
contents of the &quot;<A HREF="#~">~</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> at the cursor position.  {not in Vi}
{only available when compiled with the |<A HREF="various.html#+dnd">+dnd</A>| feature, currently only with the
<A HREF="gui_x11.html#GTK">GTK</A> GUI}

Note: The &quot;<A HREF="#~">~</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is only used when dropping plain text onto Vim.
Drag'n'drop of URI lists is handled internally.


8. Black hole <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#_">_</A>				*<A NAME="quote_"></A><B>quote_</B>*
When <A HREF="editing.html#writing">writing</A> to this <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>, nothing happens.  This can be used to delete
text without affecting the normal <A HREF="#registers">registers</A>.  When reading from this <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>,
nothing is returned.  {not in Vi}

9. Last search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>	&quot;<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>			*quote_/* *quote/*
Contains the most recent <A HREF="pattern.html#search-pattern">search-pattern</A>.  This is used for &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>&quot; and <A HREF="options.html#'hlsearch'">'hlsearch'</A>.
It is writable with &quot;<A HREF="eval.html#:let">:let</A>&quot;, you can change <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> to have <A HREF="options.html#'hlsearch'">'hlsearch'</A> highlight
other matches without actually searching.  You can't <A HREF="#yank">yank</A> or delete into this
<A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>.  The search direction is available in |<A HREF="eval.html#v:searchforward">v:searchforward</A>|.
Note that the valued is restored when returning from a function
|<A HREF="eval.html#function-search-undo">function-search-undo</A>|.
{not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="@/"></A><B>@/</B>*
You can write to a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> with a &quot;:let&quot; command |<A HREF="eval.html#:let-@">:let-@</A>|.  Example:
<B>	:let @/ = "the"</B>

If you use a put command without specifying a <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>, Vim uses the <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>
that was last filled (this is also the contents of the unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A>).  If
you are confused, use the &quot;:dis&quot; command to find out what Vim will put (this
command displays all named and numbered <A HREF="#registers">registers</A>; the unnamed <A HREF="sponsor.html#register">register</A> is
labelled &#39;&#34;'').

The next three commands always work on whole lines.


:[range]co[py] <A HREF="cmdline.html#{address}">{address}</A>				*<A NAME=":co"></A><B>:co</B>* *<A NAME=":copy"></A><B>:copy</B>*
			Copy the lines given by <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> to below the line
			given by <A HREF="cmdline.html#{address}">{address}</A>.


							*<A NAME=":t"></A><B>:t</B>*
<A HREF="#:t">:t</A>			Synonym for copy.


:[range]m[ove] <A HREF="cmdline.html#{address}">{address}</A>			*<A NAME=":m"></A><B>:m</B>* *<A NAME=":mo"></A><B>:mo</B>* *<A NAME=":move"></A><B>:move</B>* *<A NAME="E134"></A><B>E134</B>*
			Move the lines given by <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> to below the line
			given by <A HREF="cmdline.html#{address}">{address}</A>.

==============================================================================

6. Formatting text					*<A NAME="formatting"></A><B>formatting</B>*


:[range]ce[nter] [width]				*<A NAME=":ce"></A><B>:ce</B>* *<A NAME=":center"></A><B>:center</B>*
			Center lines in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> between [width] columns
			(default <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> or 80 when <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> is 0).
			{not in Vi}
			Not available when |<A HREF="various.html#+ex_extra">+ex_extra</A>| feature was disabled at
			compile time.


:[range]ri[ght] [width]					*<A NAME=":ri"></A><B>:ri</B>* *<A NAME=":right"></A><B>:right</B>*
			Right-align lines in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A> at [width] columns
			(default <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> or 80 when <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> is 0).
			{not in Vi}
			Not available when |<A HREF="various.html#+ex_extra">+ex_extra</A>| feature was disabled at
			compile time.


							*<A NAME=":le"></A><B>:le</B>* *<A NAME=":left"></A><B>:left</B>*
:[range]le[ft] [indent]
			Left-align lines in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A>.  Sets the indent in the
			lines to [indent] (default 0).  {not in Vi}
			Not available when |<A HREF="various.html#+ex_extra">+ex_extra</A>| feature was disabled at
			compile time.


							*<A NAME="gq"></A><B>gq</B>*
gq{motion}		Format the lines that <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> moves over.
			Formatting is done with one of three methods:
			1. If <A HREF="options.html#'formatexpr'">'formatexpr'</A> is not empty the <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> is
			   evaluated.  This can differ for each buffer.
			2. If <A HREF="options.html#'formatprg'">'formatprg'</A> is not empty an external program
			   is used.
			3. Otherwise <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> is done internally.

			In the third <A HREF="#case">case</A> the <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> option controls the
			length of each formatted line (see below).
			If the <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> option is 0, the formatted line
			length is the screen width (with a maximum width of
			79).
			The <A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A> option controls the type of
			<A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> |<A HREF="#fo-table">fo-table</A>|.
			The cursor is left on the first non-blank of the last
			formatted line.
			NOTE: The &quot;<A HREF="intro.html#Q">Q</A>&quot; command formerly performed this
			function.  If you still want to use &quot;<A HREF="intro.html#Q">Q</A>&quot; for
			<A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A>, use this <A HREF="map.html#mapping">mapping</A>:
<B>				:nnoremap Q gq</B>


<A HREF="#gqgq">gqgq</A>							*<A NAME="gqgq"></A><B>gqgq</B>* *<A NAME="gqq"></A><B>gqq</B>*
<A HREF="#gqq">gqq</A>			Format the current line.  With a <A HREF="intro.html#count">count</A> format that
			many lines.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="v_gq"></A><B>v_gq</B>*
{Visual}gq		Format the highlighted text.  (for <A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see
			|<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="gw"></A><B>gw</B>*
gw{motion}		Format the lines that <A HREF="intro.html#{motion}">{motion}</A> moves over.  Similar to
			|<A HREF="#gq">gq</A>| but puts the cursor back at the same position in
			the text.  However, <A HREF="options.html#'formatprg'">'formatprg'</A> and <A HREF="options.html#'formatexpr'">'formatexpr'</A> are
			not used.  {not in Vi}


<A HREF="#gwgw">gwgw</A>							*<A NAME="gwgw"></A><B>gwgw</B>* *<A NAME="gww"></A><B>gww</B>*
<A HREF="#gww">gww</A>			Format the current line <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> with &quot;<A HREF="#gw">gw</A>&quot;.  {not in Vi}


							*<A NAME="v_gw"></A><B>v_gw</B>*
{Visual}gw		Format the highlighted text <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> with &quot;<A HREF="#gw">gw</A>&quot;.  (for
			<A HREF="intro.html#{Visual}">{Visual}</A> see |<A HREF="visual.html#Visual-mode">Visual-mode</A>|).  {not in Vi}


Example: To format the current <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> use:			*<A NAME="gqap"></A><B>gqap</B>* 
<B>	gqap</B>

The &quot;<A HREF="#gq">gq</A>&quot; command leaves the cursor in the line where the motion command takes
the cursor.  This allows you to repeat <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> repeated with &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>&quot;.  This
works well with &quot;gqj&quot; (format current and next line) and &quot;gq}&quot; (format until
end of <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A>).  Note: When <A HREF="options.html#'formatprg'">'formatprg'</A> is set, &quot;<A HREF="#gq">gq</A>&quot; leaves the cursor on
the first formatted line (as with using a <A HREF="#filter">filter</A> command).

If you want to format the current <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> and continue where you were, use:
<B>	gwap</B>
If you always want to keep paragraphs formatted you may want to add the '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>'
flag to <A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A>.  See |<A HREF="#auto-format">auto-format</A>|.

If the <A HREF="options.html#'autoindent'">'autoindent'</A> option is on, Vim uses the indent of the first line for
the following lines.

Formatting does not change empty lines (but <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> does change lines with only
white space!).

The <A HREF="options.html#'joinspaces'">'joinspaces'</A> option is used when lines are joined together.

You can set the <A HREF="options.html#'formatexpr'">'formatexpr'</A> option to an <A HREF="eval.html#expression">expression</A> or the <A HREF="options.html#'formatprg'">'formatprg'</A> option
to the name of an external program for Vim to use for text <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A>.  The
<A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> and other <A HREF="options.html#options">options</A> have no effect on <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> by an external
program.


							*<A NAME="right-justify"></A><B>right-justify</B>*
There is no command in Vim to right justify text.  You can <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> with
an external command, like &quot;par&quot; (e.g.: &quot;!}par&quot; to format until the end of the
<A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A>) or set <A HREF="options.html#'formatprg'">'formatprg'</A> to &quot;par&quot;.


							*<A NAME="format-comments"></A><B>format-comments</B>*
An overview of comment <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> is in section |<A HREF="usr_30.html#30.6">30.6</A>| of the user manual.

Vim can automatically insert and format comments in a special way.  Vim
recognizes a comment by a specific string at the start of the line (ignoring
white space).  Three types of comments can be used:

- A comment string that repeats at the start of each line.  An example is the
  type of comment used in shell scripts, starting with &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A>&quot;.
- A comment string that occurs only in the first line, not in the following
  lines.  An example is this list with dashes.
- Three-piece comments that have a start string, an end string, and optional
  lines in between.  The strings for the start, middle and end are different.
  An example is the C style comment:
	/*
	 &#42; this is a C comment
	 */

The <A HREF="options.html#'comments'">'comments'</A> option is a comma-separated list of parts.  Each part defines a
type of comment string.  A part consists of:
	{flags}:{string}

{string} is the literal text that must appear.

{flags}:
  <A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>	Nested comment.  Nesting with mixed parts is allowed.  If <A HREF="options.html#'comments'">'comments'</A>
	is &quot;n:),n:&gt;&quot; a line starting with &quot;<A HREF="#&gt;">&gt;</A> ) &gt;&quot; is a comment.

  <A HREF="motion.html#b">b</A>	Blank (&lt;Space&gt;, <A HREF="motion.html#&lt;Tab&gt;">&lt;Tab&gt;</A> or <A HREF="intro.html#&lt;EOL&gt;">&lt;EOL&gt;</A>) required after {string}.

  <A HREF="motion.html#f">f</A>	Only the first line has the comment string.  Do not repeat comment on
	the next line, but preserve indentation (e.g., a bullet-list).

  <A HREF="#s">s</A>	Start of three-piece comment

  <A HREF="motion.html#m">m</A>	Middle of a three-piece comment

  <A HREF="motion.html#e">e</A>	End of a three-piece comment

  <A HREF="motion.html#l">l</A>	Left align. Used together with '<A HREF="#s">s</A>' or '<A HREF="motion.html#e">e</A>', the leftmost character of
	start or end will line up with the leftmost character from the middle.
	This is the default and can be omitted. See below for more details.

  <A HREF="#r">r</A>	Right align. Same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> above but rightmost instead of leftmost. See
	below for more details.

  <A HREF="insert.html#O">O</A>	Don't consider this comment for the &quot;<A HREF="insert.html#O">O</A>&quot; command.

  <A HREF="#x">x</A>	Allows three-piece comments to be ended by just typing the last
	character of the end-comment string <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> the first action on a new
	line when the middle-comment string has been inserted automatically.
	See below for more details.

  {digits}
	When together with '<A HREF="#s">s</A>' or '<A HREF="motion.html#e">e</A>': add {digit} amount of offset to an
	automatically inserted middle or end comment leader. The offset begins
	from a left alignment. See below for more details.

  -{digits}
	Like {digits} but reduce the indent.  This only works when there is
	some indent for the start or end part that can be removed.

When a string has none of the '<A HREF="motion.html#f">f</A>', '<A HREF="#s">s</A>', '<A HREF="motion.html#m">m</A>' or '<A HREF="motion.html#e">e</A>' flags, Vim assumes the
comment string repeats at the start of each line.  The flags field may be
empty.

Any blank space in the text before and after the {string} is part of the
{string}, so <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> not include leading or trailing blanks unless the blanks are a
required part of the comment string.

When one comment leader is part of another, specify the part after the whole.
For example, to include both &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#-">-</A>&quot; and &quot;-&gt;&quot;, use
<B>	:set comments=f:-&gt;,f:-</B>

A three-piece comment must always be given <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> start,middle,end, with no other
parts in between.  An example of a three-piece comment is
<B>	sr:/*,mb:*,ex:*/</B>
for C-comments.  To avoid recognizing &quot;*ptr&quot; <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a comment, the middle string
includes the '<A HREF="motion.html#b">b</A>' flag.  For three-piece comments, Vim checks the text after
the start and middle strings for the end string.  If Vim finds the end string,
the comment does not continue on the next line.  Three-piece comments must
have a middle string because otherwise Vim can't recognize the middle lines.

Notice the use of the &quot;<A HREF="#x">x</A>&quot; flag in the above three-piece comment definition.
When you hit Return in a C-comment, Vim will insert the middle comment leader
for the new line: &quot; &#42; &quot;.  To close this comment you just have to type &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>&quot;
before typing anything else on the new line.  This will replace the
middle-comment leader with the end-comment leader and apply any specified
alignment, leaving just &quot; */&quot;.  There is no need to hit BackSpace first.

When there is a match with a middle part, but there also is a maching end part
which is longer, the end part is used.  This makes a C style comment work
without requiring the middle part to end with a space.

Here is an example of alignment flags at work to make a comment stand out
(kind of looks like a 1 too). Consider comment string:
<B>	:set comments=sr:/***,m:**,ex-2:******/</B>
 
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">                                   /*** </FONT></B>
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">                                     **&lt;--right aligned from "r" flag </FONT></B>
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">                                     ** </FONT></B>
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">offset 2 spaces for the "-2" flag---&gt;** </FONT></B>
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">                                   ******/ </FONT></B>
In this <A HREF="#case">case</A>, the first comment was typed, then return was pressed 4 times,
then &quot;<A HREF="pattern.html#/">/</A>&quot; was pressed to end the comment.

Here are some finer points of three part comments. There are three times when
alignment and offset flags are taken into consideration: opening a new line
after a start-comment, opening a new line before an end-comment, and
automatically ending a three-piece comment.  The end alignment flag has a
backwards perspective; the result is that the same alignment flag used with
&quot;<A HREF="#s">s</A>&quot; and &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#e">e</A>&quot; will result in the same indent for the starting and ending pieces.
Only one alignment per comment part is meant to be used, but an offset number
will override the &quot;<A HREF="#r">r</A>&quot; and &quot;<A HREF="motion.html#l">l</A>&quot; flag.

Enabling <A HREF="options.html#'cindent'">'cindent'</A> will override the alignment flags in many cases.
Reindenting using a different method like |<A HREF="#gq">gq</A>| or |<A HREF="#=">=</A>| will not consult
alignment flags either. The same behaviour can be defined in those other
<A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> <A HREF="options.html#options">options</A>. One consideration is that <A HREF="options.html#'cindent'">'cindent'</A> has additional <A HREF="options.html#options">options</A>
for context based indenting of comments but cannot replicate many three piece
indent alignments.  However, <A HREF="options.html#'indentexpr'">'indentexpr'</A> has the ability to work better with
three piece comments.

Other examples:
<B>   "b:*"	Includes lines starting with "*", but not if the "*" is</B>
<B>		followed by a non-blank.  This avoids a pointer dereference</B>
<B>		like "*str" to be recognized as a comment.</B>
<B>   "n:&gt;"	Includes a line starting with "&gt;", "&gt;&gt;", "&gt;&gt;&gt;", etc.</B>
<B>   "fb:-"	Format a list that starts with "- ".</B>

By default, &quot;b:#&quot; is included.  This means that a line that starts with
&quot;#include&quot; is not recognized <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> a comment line.  But a line that starts with
&quot;<A HREF="pattern.html##">#</A> define&quot; is recognized.  This is a compromise.

{not available when compiled without the |<A HREF="various.html#+comments">+comments</A>| feature}


							*<A NAME="fo-table"></A><B>fo-table</B>*
You can use the <A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A> option  to influence how Vim formats text.
<A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A> is a string that can contain any of the letters below.  The
default setting is &quot;tcq&quot;.  You can separate the option letters with commas for
readability.

<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">letter	 meaning when present in 'formatoptions'    </FONT></B>

t	Auto-wrap text using textwidth
<A HREF="#c">c</A>	Auto-wrap comments using textwidth, <A HREF="insert.html#inserting">inserting</A> the current comment
	leader automatically.
<A HREF="#r">r</A>	Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting
	<A HREF="intro.html#&lt;Enter&gt;">&lt;Enter&gt;</A> in <A HREF="insert.html#Insert">Insert</A> mode.
<A HREF="insert.html#o">o</A>	Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting '<A HREF="insert.html#o">o</A>' or
	'<A HREF="insert.html#O">O</A>' in <A HREF="intro.html#Normal">Normal</A> mode.
<A HREF="repeat.html#q">q</A>	Allow <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> of comments with &quot;<A HREF="#gq">gq</A>&quot;.
	Note that <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> will not change blank lines or lines containing
	only the comment leader.  A new <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> starts after such a line,
	or when the comment leader changes.
<A HREF="motion.html#w">w</A>	Trailing white space indicates a <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> continues in the next line.
	A line that ends in a non-white character ends a <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A>.
a	Automatic <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> of paragraphs.  Every time text is inserted or
	deleted the <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> will be reformatted.  See |<A HREF="#auto-format">auto-format</A>|.
	When the '<A HREF="#c">c</A>' flag is present this only happens for recognized
	comments.
<A HREF="pattern.html#n">n</A>	When <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> text, recognize numbered lists.  This actually uses
	the <A HREF="options.html#'formatlistpat'">'formatlistpat'</A> option, thus any kind of list can be used.  The
	indent of the text after the number is used for the next line.  The
	default is to find a number, optionally followed by '<A HREF="repeat.html#.">.</A>', '<A HREF="cmdline.html#:">:</A>', '<A HREF="motion.html#)">)</A>',
	'<A HREF="index.html#]">]</A>' or '<A HREF="motion.html#}">}</A>'.  Note that <A HREF="options.html#'autoindent'">'autoindent'</A> must be set too.  Doesn't work
	well together with &quot;2&quot;.
	Example:
<B>		1. the first item</B>
<B>		   wraps</B>
<B>		2. the second item</B>
2	When <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> text, use the indent of the second line of a <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A>
	for the rest of the <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A>, instead of the indent of the first
	line.  This supports paragraphs in which the first line has a
	different indent than the rest.  Note that <A HREF="options.html#'autoindent'">'autoindent'</A> must be set
	too.  Example:
<B>			first line of a paragraph</B>
<B>		second line of the same paragraph</B>
<B>		third line.</B>
<A HREF="visual.html#v">v</A>	Vi-compatible auto-wrapping in insert mode: Only break a line at a
	blank that you have entered during the current insert command.  (Note:
	this is not 100&#37; <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A> compatible.  <A HREF="intro.html#Vi">Vi</A> has some &quot;unexpected features&quot; or
	bugs in this area.  It uses the screen column instead of the line
	column.)
<A HREF="motion.html#b">b</A>	Like '<A HREF="visual.html#v">v</A>', but only auto-wrap if you enter a blank at or before
	the wrap margin.  If the line was longer than <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> when you
	started the insert, or you <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> not enter a blank in the insert before
	reaching <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A>, Vim does not perform auto-wrapping.
<A HREF="motion.html#l">l</A>	Long lines are not broken in insert mode: When a line was longer than
	<A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> when the insert command started, Vim does not
	automatically format <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>.
<A HREF="motion.html#m">m</A>	Also break at a <A HREF="mbyte.html#multi-byte">multi-byte</A> character above 255.  This is useful for
	Asian text where every character is a <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A> on its own.
<A HREF="motion.html#M">M</A>	When joining lines, don't insert a space before or after a <A HREF="mbyte.html#multi-byte">multi-byte</A>
	character.  Overrules the '<A HREF="motion.html#B">B</A>' flag.
<A HREF="motion.html#B">B</A>	When joining lines, don't insert a space between two <A HREF="mbyte.html#multi-byte">multi-byte</A>
	characters.  Overruled by the '<A HREF="motion.html#M">M</A>' flag.
1	Don't break a line after a one-letter <A HREF="motion.html#word">word</A>.  It's broken before <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>
	instead (if possible).


With '<A HREF="motion.html#t">t</A>' and '<A HREF="#c">c</A>' you can specify when Vim performs auto-wrapping:
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">value	action	</FONT></B>
&quot;&quot;	no automatic <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> (you can use &quot;<A HREF="#gq">gq</A>&quot; for manual <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A>)
&quot;<A HREF="motion.html#t">t</A>&quot;	automatic <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> of text, but not comments
&quot;<A HREF="#c">c</A>&quot;	automatic <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> for comments, but not text (good for C code)
&quot;tc&quot;	automatic <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> for text and comments

Note that when <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> is 0, Vim does no automatic <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> anyway (but
does insert comment leaders according to the <A HREF="options.html#'comments'">'comments'</A> option).  An exception
is when the 'a' flag is present. |<A HREF="#auto-format">auto-format</A>|

Note that when <A HREF="options.html#'paste'">'paste'</A> is on, Vim does no <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> at all.

Note that <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> can be non-zero even if Vim never performs auto-wrapping;
<A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> is still useful for <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> with &quot;<A HREF="#gq">gq</A>&quot;.

If the <A HREF="options.html#'comments'">'comments'</A> option includes &quot;/*&quot;, &quot;*&quot; and/or &quot;*/&quot;, then Vim has some
built in stuff to treat these types of comments a bit more cleverly.
Opening a new line before or after &quot;/*&quot; or &quot;*/&quot; (with '<A HREF="#r">r</A>' or '<A HREF="insert.html#o">o</A>' present in
<A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A>) gives the correct start of the line automatically.  The same
happens with <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A> and auto-wrapping.  Opening a line after a line
starting with &quot;/*&quot; or &quot;*&quot; and containing &quot;*/&quot;, will cause no comment leader to
be inserted, and the indent of the new line is taken from the line containing
the start of the comment.
E.g.:
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">    /* </FONT></B>
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">     * Your typical comment. </FONT></B>
<B><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">     */ </FONT></B>
    The indent on this line is the same <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> the start of the above
    comment.

All of this should be really cool, especially in conjunction with the new
<A HREF="autocmd.html#:autocmd">:autocmd</A> command to prepare different settings for different types of file.

Some examples:
  for C code (only format comments):
<B>	:set fo=croq</B>
  for Mail/news	(format all, don't start comment with &quot;<A HREF="insert.html#o">o</A>&quot; command):
<B>	:set fo=tcrq</B>
 


Automatic <A HREF="#formatting">formatting</A>					*<A NAME="auto-format"></A><B>auto-format</B>*

When the '<A HREF="insert.html#a">a</A>' flag is present in <A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A> text is formatted
automatically when <A HREF="insert.html#inserting">inserting</A> text or <A HREF="#deleting">deleting</A> text.  This works <A HREF="todo.html#nice">nice</A> for
editing text paragraphs.  A few hints on how to use this:

- You need to properly define paragraphs.  The simplest is paragraphs that are
  separated by a blank line.  When there is no separating blank line, consider
  using the '<A HREF="motion.html#w">w</A>' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the
  paragraphs except the last one.

- You can set the <A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A> based on the type of file |<A HREF="filetype.html#filetype">filetype</A>| or
  specifically for one file with a |<A HREF="options.html#modeline">modeline</A>|.

- Set <A HREF="options.html#'formatoptions'">'formatoptions'</A> to &quot;aw2tq&quot; to make text with indents like this:

	    bla bla foobar bla 
	bla foobar bla foobar bla
	    bla bla foobar bla 
	bla foobar bla bla foobar

- Add the '<A HREF="#c">c</A>' flag to only <A HREF="#auto-format">auto-format</A> comments.  Useful in source code.

- Set <A HREF="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</A> to the desired width.  If <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> is zero then 79 is used, or the
  width of the screen if this is smaller.

And a few warnings:

- When part of the text is not properly separated in paragraphs, making
  changes in this text will cause <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> to be formatted anyway.  Consider doing

<B>	:set fo-=a</B>

- When using the '<A HREF="motion.html#w">w</A>' flag (trailing space means <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> continues) and
  <A HREF="#deleting">deleting</A> the last line of a <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> with |<A HREF="#dd">dd</A>|, the <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> will be
  joined with the next one.

- Changed text is saved for <A HREF="undo.html#undo">undo</A>.  Formatting is also a change.  Thus each
  format action saves text for <A HREF="undo.html#undo">undo</A>.  This may consume quite a lot of memory.

- Formatting a long <A HREF="motion.html#paragraph">paragraph</A> and/or with complicated indenting may be slow.

==============================================================================

7. Sorting text						*<A NAME="sorting"></A><B>sorting</B>*

Vim has a <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> function and a <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> command.  The <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> function can be
found here: |<A HREF="eval.html#sort()">sort()</A>|.


							*<A NAME=":sor"></A><B>:sor</B>* *<A NAME=":sort"></A><B>:sort</B>*
:[range]sor[t][!] [i][u][r][n][x][o] [/{pattern}/]
			Sort lines in <A HREF="cmdline.html#[range]">[range]</A>.  When no range is given all
			lines are sorted.

			With [!] the order is reversed.

			With [i] <A HREF="#case">case</A> is ignored.

			With [n] <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> is done on the first decimal number
			in the line (after or inside a {pattern} match).
			One leading '<A HREF="motion.html#-">-</A>' is included in the number.

			With [x] <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> is done on the first hexadecimal
			number in the line (after or inside a {pattern}
			match).  A leading &quot;0x&quot; or &quot;0X&quot; is ignored.
			One leading '<A HREF="motion.html#-">-</A>' is included in the number.

			With [o] <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> is done on the first <A HREF="eval.html#octal">octal</A> number in
			the line (after or inside a {pattern} match).

			With [u] only keep the first of a sequence of
			identical lines (ignoring <A HREF="#case">case</A> when [i] is used).
			Without this flag, a sequence of identical lines
			will be kept in their original order.
			Note that leading and trailing white space may cause
			lines to be different.

			When /{pattern}/ is specified and there is no [r] flag
			the text matched with {pattern} is skipped, so that
			you sort on what comes after the match.
			Instead of the slash any non-letter can be used.
			For example, to sort on the second comma-separated
			field:
<B>				:sort /[^,]*,/</B>
 			To sort on the text at virtual column 10 (thus
			ignoring the difference between tabs and spaces):
<B>				:sort /.*\%10v/</B>
 			To sort on the first number in the line, no matter
			what is in front of <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A>:
<B>				:sort /.\{-}\ze\d/</B>
 			(Explanation: &quot;.\{-}&quot; matches any text, &quot;\ze&quot; sets the
			end of the match and \d matches a digit.)
			With [r] <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> is done on the matching {pattern}
			instead of skipping past <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> <A HREF="motion.html#as">as</A> described above.
			For example, to sort on only the first three letters
			of each line:
<B>				:sort /\a\a\a/ r</B>

 			If a {pattern} is used, any lines which don't have a
			match for {pattern} are kept in their current order,
			but separate from the lines which <A HREF="diff.html#do">do</A> match {pattern}.
			If you sorted in reverse, they will be in reverse
			order after the sorted lines, otherwise they will be
			in their original order, right before the sorted
			lines.

			If {pattern} is empty (e.g. <A HREF="version7.html#//">//</A> is specified), the
			last search <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> is used.  This allows trying out
			a <A HREF="pattern.html#pattern">pattern</A> first.

Note that using &quot;<A HREF="#:sort">:sort</A>&quot; with &quot;<A HREF="repeat.html#:global">:global</A>&quot; doesn't sort the matching lines, it's
quite useless.

The details about <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> depend on the library function used.  There is no
guarantee that <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> is &quot;stable&quot; or obeys the current <A HREF="mbyte.html#locale">locale</A>.  You will have
to try <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> out.

The <A HREF="#sorting">sorting</A> can be interrupted, but if you interrupt <A HREF="motion.html#it">it</A> too late in the
process you may end up with duplicated lines.  This also depends on the system
library function used.

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