"file.txt" is of the following format:
File "dummy.txt" contains the following lines:
$ cat dummy.txt
item2
item5
item9
item1
Required: In Vi, Copy the above lines from "dummy.txt" and paste to "file.txt" in the following format:
The solution:
In vim:
- In "dummy.txt", press 'Ctrl v' to go to the "Visual Block" mode.
- Select the required block from "dummy.txt" using the keyboard arrow keys and then press "y" for copy or "x" to cut the selected block to buffer.
- In "file.txt" move cursor to the location you want the paste the copied block (in this example its Row 3 Column 23) and in command mode press P (capital P)
- Done !
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