How to paste and remove current line?

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I copy several lines of text and open a brand new file.

If I paste with p, I get an empty line above the pasted text.

If I paste with P, I get an empty line below the pasted text.

How can I paste and remove/replace/delete the current line?

Undo · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-05 18:41:43Z

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Select the current line in visual mode before pasting: Vp.

answered Feb 5, 2015 at 18:41

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Makes sense. I was hoping there was something more simple, without visual mode.
– aharris88
Feb 5, 2015 at 18:44
@aharris88 I did a little research on this and I can't find a simpler way to do it. I'd love to be proven wrong, though!
– Undo
Feb 5, 2015 at 18:46
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You can always rebind this key combination to something else (like noremap p Vp).
– Martin Tournoij
Feb 5, 2015 at 18:57
Yeah, but p is too useful to overwrite. Vp is fine. I don't need it that often.
– aharris88
Feb 5, 2015 at 19:06

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Nabarun Chatterjee · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-18 16:20:57Z

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As you have mentioned that you want to paste the text in a new file. This would work once you have the text selected

:'<,'>w new_filename

answered Aug 18, 2016 at 16:20

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