Copy And Paste Content From One File To Another File In Vi


Answer :

Since you already know how to cut/yank text, here are a few ideas for pasting it back into another file:




  • Edit the first file, yanking the text you want. Then open your second file from within vi (:e /path/to/other/file) and paste it

  • Open both files together in a split window and navigate between them using Ctrl + w, Up/Down either by:




    • vi -o /path/to/file1 /path/to/file2

    • From within the first file, Ctrl + w, s




If you are using Vim on Windows, you can get access to the clipboard (MS copy/paste) using:



"*dd -- cut a line (or 3dd to cut three lines)



"*yy -- copy a line (or 3yy to copy three lines)



"*p -- paste line(s) on line after the cursor



"*P -- paste line(s) on line before the cursor



The lets you paste between separate Vim windows or between Vim and PC applications (Notepad, Microsoft Word, etc.).



Use the variations of d like dd to cut.



To write a range of lines to another file you can use:



:<n>,<m> w filename


Where <n> and <m> are numbers (or symbols) that designate a range of lines.



For using the desktop clipboard, take a look at the +g commands.



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