Selecting all in vi editor

[cola]

Hi,
What is the shortcut key to select all from vi editor like (CTRL+a) with other editor?

[axel]

Press gg to go to the first line, then v for visual selection, and then shift+g to go to the end of file.

There isn't a single shortcut for this. Of course you can map the above commands and make your own shortcut.

[weitjong]

May be there is but it does a little more.

Select all and delete (actually move to buffer)
:%d

Select all and copy to buffer
:%y

Use p to paste the buffer.

[bee]

Originally Posted by axel

Press gg to go to the first line, then v for visual selection, and then shift+g to go to the end of file.

There isn't a single shortcut for this. Of course you can map the above commands and make your own shortcut.

thank you!!!!!!!! that works for real!!!!!!!!! and good question cola!!!

bye!!!!!!!!!

[bob]

A good idea is to install 'vim-enhanced', which includes vim-tutor. Lots of great ideas in that.

[bee]

Yeah!!!! honey bee bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i've copied it, here: http://pastebin.com/f625e18a7, but there aren't that "select all" feature explained!!!!

bye honey bob!!!!!!!!

[bob]

No, it's just that the standard vim, included in Fedora these days doesn't have the vim-tutor, which I think is a great asset.

[sideways]

weitjong's reply is probably what you want in practice.