Like doing >> but 5 times >>>>>>>>>>>>.
I am not trying to indent multiple lines.
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You can use :>. Repeat > as many times as you want to shift. For example, if you want to shift 5 times use :>>>>>.
Personally, I would just use >> and then repeat the command with the . (repeat) command.
For more help see:
:h :> :h >> :h . 
- is there a hack for
:>to indent multiple lines multiple times?robertspierre– robertspierre2022-02-24 14:21:31 +00:00Commented Feb 24, 2022 at 14:21 - Not that I am aware of. You can always use cmdline-window and a count with
i/ato add many>, e.g.:<c-f>5><esc>. I do not think this is really faster or betterPeter Rincker– Peter Rincker2022-02-24 15:10:34 +00:00Commented Feb 24, 2022 at 15:10 - You can do
:.,+4>>to add two indents to the current and next 4 lines (5 lines total). Then you can@:to repeat it.idbrii– idbrii2023-01-31 20:08:41 +00:00Commented Jan 31, 2023 at 20:08
As an addition to Peter Rincker's answer, you can also enter visual-line mode (Shift+v) and use > with a count. Unlike in normal mode, the count is used to specify how many shiftwidths to indent.
If you prefer the comfort of giving a hard count, this is the only option that I'm aware of outside of a plugin or custom function.
Press shift-v to visually select the line, or block of lines.
Then in normal mode press
10>
The >takes a number input if a selection has been made. Select a chunk of text in visual mode v and then 5>to indent 5 times.
- This is basically the same answer as alpha_989'sBiggybi– Biggybi2023-02-02 16:19:16 +00:00Commented Feb 2, 2023 at 16:19