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ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister : Replace lines with the contents of a register, keeping the original indent.

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created by
Ingo Karkat
 
script type
utility
 
description
DESCRIPTION
Replacing existing lines with the contents of a register is a very common task
during editing. Often, one wants to adapt the indent of the pasted lines to
the current indent, e.g. when replacing a nested conditional from a yank that
originated at a different nesting level.

This plugin combines the replacement functionality of the
ReplaceWithRegister.vim plugin with the indent-adjustment done by the
built-in ]p command. With a simple mapping, you can replace line(s) with the
contents of a register while adjusting the indent to that of the first
replaced line.

SEE ALSO
- ReplaceWithRegister.vim (vimscript #2703) implements the general case of
  replacing text including the indent (also with a {motion} mapping for
  arbitrary text, not just lines).

USAGE
[count]["x]grR          Replace [count] lines with the contents of register x
                        and adjust the indent to the first replaced line (like
                        pasting with ]p).
{Visual}["x]gR          Replace the selection with the contents of register x
                        and adjust the indent to the first selected line.
                        As the replacement is always entire lines, this only
                        works with linewise selections (V).
 
install details
INSTALLATION
The code is hosted in a Git repo at
    https://github.com/inkarkat/vim-ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister
You can use your favorite plugin manager, or "git clone" into a directory used
for Vim packages. Releases are on the "stable" branch, the latest unstable
development snapshot on "master".

This script is also packaged as a vimball. If you have the "gunzip"
decompressor in your PATH, simply edit the *.vmb.gz package in Vim; otherwise,
decompress the archive first, e.g. using WinZip. Inside Vim, install by
sourcing the vimball or via the :UseVimball command.
    vim ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister*.vmb.gz
    :so %
To uninstall, use the :RmVimball command.

DEPENDENCIES
- Requires Vim 7.0 or higher.
- Requires the ingo-library.vim plugin (vimscript #4433), version 1.000 or
  higher.
- repeat.vim (vimscript #2136) plugin (optional)
  To support repetition with a register other than the default register, you
  need version 1.1 or later.
- visualrepeat.vim (vimscript #3848) plugin (version 2.00 or higher; optional)

CONFIGURATION
If you want to use different mappings, map your keys to the
<Plug>ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister... mapping targets _before_ sourcing the
script (e.g. in your vimrc):
    nmap <Leader>R  <Plug>ReplaceWithSameIndentRegisterLine
    xmap <Leader>R  <Plug>ReplaceWithSameIndentRegisterVisual
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister-1.01.vmb.gz 1.01 2019-11-19 7.0 Ingo Karkat - BUG: {count}grR does not repeat the count.
- BUG: Starting with v_gR, repeating in normal mode with {count}., repeating again uses the original number of selected lines, not the overridden {count}.
- Suppress "--No lines in buffer--" message when replacing the entire buffer, and combine "Deleted N lines" / "Added M lines" into a single message that is given when either previous or new amount of lines reaches 'report'.
ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister-1.00.vmb.gz 1.00 2014-10-29 7.0 Ingo Karkat Initial upload
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