.. title: #1 howto copypaste into vim -- micro-blogpost
.. slug: 1-howto-copypaste-into-vim-micro-blogpost
.. date: 2023-02-26 20:00:59 UTC+01:00
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.. description: vim howto copypaste
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how to insert text from bash into vim
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Sometimes when bound to hardware and not in comfy remote location 
I'm working in a command line env. there where no mouse support is 
available . Typically at OS reinstall. Need to insert an output inside 
vim editor. An awkward solution come up with is redirect an output in 
bash to a file which you want to edit , then edit the file which have 
now the content .  For example . : You need a disk UUID in grub.conf, 
then 
::

    #grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    #blkid | tee -a uuid
    #blkid >> /etc/default/grub

A better approach is to read and insert a command output into vim : 
::

    :r!blkid
    :r!ls /path/to/file

    or read an entire file :
    :r /path/to/file
    
	
Read in command mode will insert the contents of another file, or the 
output of a command into a vim buffer (file).