TextMate contains a handy feature that allows you select columns of text (across multiple lines) and enter or edit those contents simultaneously. Consider the following text: * text1 * text2 * text3 Suppose we want to replace the * at the start of each line with a #. This can be done as follows: 1. Position the cursor before the first * 2. Hold shift and press left arrow to select the * 3. Hold shift and press down arrow to select the other *. Don't worry that the complete lines are selected 4. Tap the Alt key. This reduces the selected text to just the column of *s. 5. Press the # and all *s are replaced simultaneously. 6. Press enter or move the cursor with the arrow keys to break the selection. |
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TextMate - Editing Multiple Lines |