Re: Sorting a column without altering the other columns

On 11/10/2016 06:57 p.m., Jair Lopez wrote:
> On 10/11/2016 12:27 PM, andalou wrote:
>> I've tried to use the B command of the vis.vim plugin, as in:
>> '<,'>B sort n
>>
>> but it doesn't work.
>
> This issue has already been addressed here
>
http://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/9869/sorting-a-column-without-altering-other-columns
>
>
> Have you tried this?
>
> 1- In normal mode, put your cursor on the number 4 in the first line
>
> 2- Press `CTRL-v` (without backquotes) to take you to block-wise
> visual mode
>
> 3- Press `7j` to move the cursor to the number 8 on line 8
>
> 4- Press `$` to select the entire column (see `:help v_$` for details)
>
> 5- Press `:B sort` as usual.
>

Thanks Jair, it works. I didn't know about the step 4 and I always used
'set ve=all' to select visually the whole column.

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Cesar

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