vim quicky: shift a line comment full of meh

Problem: How do I move a line comment // to a specific column ?

Let’s say you want to shift a line comment to column 78, here is what you do:

qa0/\/\/<Enter>78i<Space><Esc>78|dwjq

Note: The commands between < > are actual key presses.

To execute just use @a like any macro (you can also do 10@a to execute it 10x, or call @@ repeatedly).

Here is the macro breakdown:

• qa Starts a macro named a

• 0 Move to the beginning of the line

• /\/\/<Enter> Search for //

• 78i<Space><Esc> Insert 78 spaces

• 78| Move to column 78

• dw Delete all spaces until the next word

• j Jump to the next line

• q Stops recording this marcro

FUQ (frequently useless questions)

Q: It doesn’t work ! (and this is not even a question)

A: Yeah, this quick macro won’t work for comments starting after line 78 =D

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