The latest articles on DEV Community by JhenYu Yang (@jefferyjeffery). https://dev.to/jefferyjeffery https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F413754%2F31c08eb1-4c95-4d60-8eff-acee0960e3c9.jpeg https://dev.to/jefferyjeffery en JhenYu Yang Sat, 16 Oct 2021 07:22:14 +0000 https://dev.to/jefferyjeffery/answer-whats-a-quick-way-to-commentuncomment-lines-in-vim-2a31 https://dev.to/jefferyjeffery/answer-whats-a-quick-way-to-commentuncomment-lines-in-vim-2a31 <div class="ltag__stackexchange--container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title-container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title"> <h1> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--7Gn-iPj_--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackoverflow-logo-b42691ae545e4810b105ee957979a853a696085e67e43ee14c5699cf3e890fb4.svg" alt=""> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1676632/whats-a-quick-way-to-comment-uncomment-lines-in-vim/15588798#15588798" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="title-flare">answer</span> re: What's a quick way to comment/uncomment lines in Vim? </a> </h1> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--post-metadata"> <span>Mar 23 '13</span> </div> </div> <a class="ltag__stackexchange--score-container" href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1676632/whats-a-quick-way-to-comment-uncomment-lines-in-vim/15588798#15588798" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Y9mJpuJP--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-up-eff2e2849e67d156181d258e38802c0b57fa011f74164a7f97675ca3b6ab756b.svg" alt=""> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--score-number"> 967 </div> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--wif5Zq3z--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-down-4349fac0dd932d284fab7e4dd9846f19a3710558efde0d2dfd05897f3eeb9aba.svg" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--body"> <h2>To comment out blocks in vim:</h2> <ul> <li>press Esc (to leave editing or other mode)</li> <li>hit ctrl+v (visual block mode)</li> <li>use the ↑/↓ arrow keys to select lines you want (it won't highlight everything - it's OK!)</li> <li> Shift+i (capital I)</li> <li>insert the text you want…</li> </ul> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--btn--container"> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1676632/whats-a-quick-way-to-comment-uncomment-lines-in-vim/15588798#15588798" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Full Answer</a> </div> </div>