Is there a simple command that will move lines from one window to another. Currently I go to one window, yank the lines, and then paste in the other window.
I would like to know if I can do it without switching windows.
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Is there a simple command that will move lines from one window to another. Currently I go to one window, yank the lines, and then paste in the other window.
I would like to know if I can do it without switching windows.
I would do this sort of thing with a macro. So to record a macro for a, qa. Then yy to yank the line, :bnext to switch buffers, p to paste the line, then bnext again to switch back to the original buffer (on the line you started on). Then hit q to stop recording.
So to copy, switch windows, paste then switch back, you just need to use @a. Or map it to a function key (map @a).
N.B. Just noticed in the comments you had multiple buffers, so obviously you would need to record your macro accordingly.