Re: Yank all lines in a file

Benjamin Klein <ben@silver-chalice.com> wrote:

> I have a silly question: What is the fastest way to yank all lines (V) in an opened file? I normally do:
>
> 1
> G
> V
> G
> yy
>
> Is that the simplest way to do this?


You have one y too much there. Instead of 1G it's quicker to type gg.

But you can also yank everything with:

:%y<Enter>

(4 keystrokes)

Another solution in 4 keystrokes:

ggyG

Neither of them use visual mode.

Dominique

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