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Copy multiple lines of text in front of other multiple lines of text in Vim
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Copy multiple lines of text in front of other multiple lines of text in Vim

  1. Prep the initial multiline by for instance adding padding (e.g. on the right side of numbers)
  2. Select the multiline text you would like to copy
    1. Go to the first line
    2. Enter visual block mode (Ctrl + v or q)
    3. Move to the last line
    4. Go to the end of the line (Shift + 4)
  3. Cut it (d)
  4. Paste the initial multiline text to target multiline text
    1. Move cursor to the first line of the target text
    2. When inserting, account for the padding (Shift + a - goes in to insert mode at the end of the line)
    3. Exit insert mode (Ctrl + [ or Esc)
    4. Paste (p)
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