Example
with q command we could simplify a lot of tedious work in vim.
example 1. generate array sequence (1 to 20).
STEP 1.
press i to enter insert mode, input 1
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STEP 2. Record following action: "append the last number to the next line, and increment the number"
- type
escto exit input mode - type
qato enter record mode, using buffera - type
yyandpto copy current line and paste it as the next line - type
ctrl+ato increment number - type
qagain to finish record
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STEP 3. Replay action 18 times.
type 18@a to replay action 3 and action 4 in step 2.
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