In Vim, what is the simplest way to join all lines in a file into a single line?

Question

I want to join all lines in a file into a single line. What is the simplest way of doing this? I\'ve had poor luck trying to use substitution (\\r\\n or

Answer 1

Another way:

ggVGJ

"ggVG" visually selects all lines, and "J" joins them.