How Do You Copy Multiple Lines in Unix?

With the cursor at your desired line press nyy , where n is the number of lines down you want to copy. So if you want to copy 2 lines, press 2yy . To paste press p and the number of lines copied will be pasted below the line you are on now.

How do you copy and paste multiple lines in vi?

Cut and paste:

1. Position the cursor where you want to begin cutting.
2. Press v to select characters (or uppercase V to select whole lines).
3. Move the cursor to the end of what you want to cut.
4. Press d to cut (or y to copy).
5. Move to where you would like to paste.
6. Press P to paste before the cursor, or p to paste after.

19 нояб. 2012 г.

How do you select multiple lines in Unix?

Place your cursor somewhere in or next to the word you wish to select. Press Ctrl+D (Windows or Linux) or Command+D (Mac OS X) to highlight the entire word. Press Ctrl+D (Windows or Linux) or Command+D (Mac OS X) to select the next instance of the word. Repeat until you’ve selected the words you want to change.