Table of Contents Tip 28: Execute a Command on One or More Consecutive Lines Use Line Numbers as an Address Specify a Range of Lines by Address Specify a Range of Lines by Visual Selection Specify a Range of Lines by Patterns Modify an Address Using an Offset

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Try replacing `:print` in the following examples with `:delete`/`:join`/`:substitute`/`:normal`.

`:p` is short for `:print`

Example:

• `:{start},{end}`: specify a range
• `.`: the current line
• `%`: all the lines in the current file

Example:

• `'<`: the first line of the visual selection
• `'>`: the last line of the visual selection

The marks above persist when we leave Visual mode.

Example:

Example:

The general form for an offset: `:{address}+n`

• If `n` is omitted, it defaults to 1.
• `{address}` can be a line number, a mark, or a pattern.

Example:

| Symbol | Address | | 1 | First line of the file | | $ | Last line of the file | | 0 | Virtual line above first line of the file | | . | Line where the cursor is placed | | 'm | Line containing mark `m` | | '< | Start of visual selection | | '> | End of visual selection | | % | The entire file (shorthand for `:1,$`) |