Vi and Vim Macros - Record and Play

Record and Play inside Vim

         1. Start recording by pressing q, followed by a lower case character to name the macro

         2. Perform any typical editing, actions inside Vim editor, which will be recorded

         3. Stop recording by pressing q

         4. Play the recorded macro by pressing @ followed by the macro name

         5. To repeat macros multiple times, press

        

         NN is a number

Example:

In test.php



If you want to copy this line and want to paste it 100 times, follow the steps:

         1. After entering into test.php using vi test.php

         2. Start recording by pressing q, followed by the lower case r(any name)

         3. yy will copy the current line, p will paste the line that was just copied

         4. Stop recording by pressing q

         5. Play the record macro by pressing 100@p.