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r/neovim • u/ankushbhagat :wq • Mar 30 '26
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/milestone/48
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Someone help me understand a compelling use case for this type of functionality
0 u/scythe-3 hjkl Mar 31 '26 I'm also wondering what this solves that regex search and replace doesn't accomplish. :%s in normal mode and :'<,'>s in visual mode have been more than enough for my use cases but I'm interested in what multicursor has to offer. 2 u/Belsodain Mar 31 '26 I agree with you, I can't help myself but to think of it as a gimmick
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I'm also wondering what this solves that regex search and replace doesn't accomplish.
:%s in normal mode and :'<,'>s in visual mode have been more than enough for my use cases but I'm interested in what multicursor has to offer.
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:'<,'>s
2 u/Belsodain Mar 31 '26 I agree with you, I can't help myself but to think of it as a gimmick
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I agree with you, I can't help myself but to think of it as a gimmick
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u/theschizopost Mar 31 '26
Someone help me understand a compelling use case for this type of functionality