On Mar 8, 11:43 am, Juanjo Gomez Navarro
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, I would like to create a map which removes all sort of indent
> within a selected text. I have tried this:
>
> vnoremap <BS> s/^ *//
>
> But when I select the text (with "V") and then press backspace, I get
> the whole line replaced by the text "/^*//"
>
> Any idea how to accomplish this? Thanks
>
Add a leading colon (:) and a trailing <CR>. You are trying to use
an :ex command in visual mode with your mapping. So what you're
actually doing is:
s - delete all text and enter insert mode
/^ *// - inserted as if typed
What you want to do is:
: - enter command-line mode, automatically inserting range equal to
the current visual selection ('<,'>)
s/^ *// - enter this command as if typed (a substitute command)
<CR> - run the command
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