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basic Tip #647: Single letter insert

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created:   January 30, 2004 6:40      complexity:   basic
author:   Astrobe      as of Vim:   5.7


Often I have to insert only one character ( typically a paren)
:map <C-x> ylpr


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Additional Notes

Anonymous, January 30, 2004 6:51
Doesn't work when there is nothing already on the line. I use
:map ,i i?<Esc>r
and
:map ,a a?<Esc>r
Anonymous, January 30, 2004 6:53
The previous note wasn't an original, but grew out of vimtip #466 .
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