How do I draw a vertical line instead of typing one by one? For

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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T04:01:40+00:00 2026-05-27T04:01:40+00:00

How do I draw a vertical line instead of typing one by one?

For example, I wanna set a vertical line in column 10 for 20 rows. Just like my first line.
how do I do that in smart way?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-27T04:01:40+00:00

First, set virtualedit=all, to allow yourself to navigate past the end of a line:

:set virtualedit=all

Then:

10|<C-V>20jr|

Where:

10|: moves you to screen column 10
CTRL+V: enters blockwise visual mode "v" typed as a control character; that is, typing "v" while holding the CTRL key down. The case of "v" does not matter; thus CTRL-V and CTRL-v are equivalent. But on some terminals, using the SHIFT key will produce another code, don’t use it then. Source: Vim documentation: intro / notation / CTRL-{char}
20j: moves you down 20 lines (adjust to taste)
r|: replaces the selection with bars

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