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Solution
Install a clipboard manager.
For example, I use clipmenu. I start it whenever X is started by putting this
CM_OWN_CLIPBOARD=1 clipmenud &
in my ~/.xinitrc.
Why
Yours is a common misunderstanding when talking about X selections.
From Arch Wiki: Clipboard:
According to the selection protocols, nothing is copied until it is pasted. For example, ...
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Another great use of indent-object: I believe dii or one of the other maps would do it here.
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The substitute command can accept a range prefix. Without it, like:
:s/foo/bar/g
Will just substitute on the current (cursor) line.
:%s/foo/bar/g
Will substitute on the whole file.
:5,10s/foo/bar/g
Will substitute on lines 5 through 10, inclusive.
When you visually highlight some text, there are two marks that are automatically updated, mark < denoting ...
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