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Say I perform a combination of keys and now they are registered in .

Now I want to go down X lines and run . on each one.

For example say I have:

{colorComponentId: 0, value: (value.warmWhite * 255)},
{colorComponentId: 1, value: (value.coldWhite * 255)},
{colorComponentId: 2, value: (value.red * 255)},
{colorComponentId: 3, value: (value.green * 255)},
{colorComponentId: 4, value: (value.blue * 255)}

I then run d/} just after value: resulting in:

{colorComponentId: 0, value:},
{colorComponentId: 1, value: (value.coldWhite * 255)},
{colorComponentId: 2, value: (value.red * 255)},
{colorComponentId: 3, value: (value.green * 255)},
{colorComponentId: 4, value: (value.blue * 255)}

I then found myself pressing down+. 4 more times.

{colorComponentId: 0, value:},
{colorComponentId: 1, value:},
{colorComponentId: 2, value:},
{colorComponentId: 3, value:},
{colorComponentId: 4, value:}

Is there are a way to say something like "do . down X times"?

Philip Kirkbride
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2 Answers2

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I would use a macro:

Juste before the deletion do:

qqdf)jq

Which means:

  • qq start to record a macro in the register q
  • df) your deletion
  • j go down one line
  • q stop recording the macro

Then you can press several time @q to replay the macro of the q register or simply 4@q to replay it 4 times.

Or you could go with a substitution:

Visually select the lines you want to modify and then:

:'<,'>s/(.*)//

Which means:

  • '<,'> between the selected line
  • s/ substitute
  • (.*) anything between the parenthesys
  • // replace it by nothing

See:

statox
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You can use a macro, though it does require a (small) bit of planning ahead:

qqdt}jq4@q

will work, assuming your cursor is starting on the first line on the space after value:. Here's an explanation:

q
Start recording a macro...
 q
...in register `q`...
  dt}j
...delete until the next `}` and then go down one line...
      q
...finish recording the macro...
       4@q
...replay the macro in register `q` 4 times.
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