Question

Let’s say I have a piece of text within my code which I want duplicated.

What I’ve been doing so far is to move to the start, press v to enter visual mode, then move to the end, press y to yank the text, move one character back and then p to put it there.

Is there an easier way? Something like:

1. Select text with v.
2. Press some sequence of commands and there is – it’s duplicated.

Answer 1

If it’s the “move one char back” you’re trying to avoid, press P rather than p for the “paste” operation.