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# Vim Power Macros
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### Recording
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When recording macros, best practice is to start with a `0` motion and try to
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use absolute motions to the line like `A` not `w`
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Macros are a register, so they can be edited the same way as one. In fact `@` is
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just a shortcut for `:normal <paste-register-here>`. They can be viewed with
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`:reg`
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Modifying macros:
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- `"lp` paste register `l`
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- `<C-v><C-k>` literally inserts `<C-k>` as a key motion. Useful for pseudo-esc
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Saving macros:
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- `"lyy` copy line into register `l`
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- `:'<,'>y l` copy selected line into register `l`
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- `{Visual}"ly` copy selection into register `l`. Doesn't have `<C-j>` at the end
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On the line:
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- `<C-r>l` pastes the `l` register in insert mode
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- `:let @l = "<rec>"` sets the `l` register as `<rec>`
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- `:let @L = "<rec>"` appends `<rec>` to register `l`
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- `"i\<esc>"` in a string escapes to literal key strokes, like `<C-v>` inserts
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Escaping keystrokes, from the last example, only works with double quoted
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strings. You can check in `:reg` to see the literal expansion
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### Replaying macros
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The older convention for batch macros was adding `j` at the end of the macro,
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and using absolute motions:
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- `4@l` replay the macro 4 times
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A newer solution is to execute registers over command line through `:normal`.
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Macros executed this way always starts in the left-most column, so prepend `0`
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to your macro for consistency
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Command style:
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- `:norm[al][!] @l` can be used to replay macros. Keep the `!` to not use maps
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- `:'<,'>norm! @l` replays the macro over every select line
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- `:g/re/norm! @l` replays the macro over lines with a matching regex
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Oddly, while `:norm! @l` doesn't see maps for `@l`, it will see mapping in the
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register internally. So
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```
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:nnoremap <C-k> <esc>
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:let @l = "Ihello\<C-k>"
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:norm! @l
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```
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will still read `<C-k>` as `<esc>` when executing
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