vim: Paste repeatedly over visual selections
Since vim9
there's an extra mapping available in visual mode, P
(search v_P
), that pastes over the visual selection without changing the default register.
With the replacement text in the default register, pasting over a visual selection with p
will replace as expected but the deleted selection will end up in the default register preventing pasting it more than once. Using P
instead will paste and preserve the content of the default register so it is available again.
Published on: 30 Apr 2023