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Number Sequences

Sometimes we need to generate a sequence of increasing numbers, like: • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 • 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 • Or in a vertical list:

We can use the following Vim commands to generate these lists:

:put =''.join(range(1, 10), ',')  " Generates 1,2,3,...,9
:put =''.join(range(10, 100, 10), ',')  " Generates 10,20,30,...,90
:put =range(1, 10)  " Generates a vertical list of numbers

Incrementing Numbers

Sometimes we need to change existing numbers, like:

1 -> 2  # <C-a>
2 -> 3  # <C-a>
3 -> 4  # <C-a>
1 -> 2  # g<C-a>
2 -> 4  # g<C-a>
3 -> 6  # g<C-a>

We can use C-a (CTRL+A) to increment numbers.

Steps:

1. Use <C-v> to enter Visual Mode and select the number you want to change.
2. Press <C-a> (CTRL+A) to increment the selected number.
3. Press <C-x> (CTRL+X) to decrement the selected number.
4. Press g<C-a> (CTRL+A) to increment all the selected numbers.
5. Press g<C-x> (CTRL+X) to decrement all the selected numbers.