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How to replace more than one character without entering insert mode?
:1,$s/xy/gh/g has worked for me since 1987. I interpret it to mean "From line 1 to the end ($) s-search for xy, replace with gh, do it in this 'space'.
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How to print yanked data in replace mode?
I would do:
R go to replace mode
Ctrl r* paste
Remark: if you have yank the clipboard from a visual selection you could also do:
1v replicate the visual selection shape from the original visual ...
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How to print yanked data in replace mode?
You can visual-select the text you want to overwrite and then paste from clipboard. For a single word, that would be ve to select until the end of the word to replace and "+p to insert the ...
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How to print yanked data in replace mode?
If your terminal supports bracketed paste, I would expect R<paste> to work fine, where <paste> is something like Ctrl/Cmd-V, or a middle click, or whatever your system’s paste command is.
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