Move entire line up and down in Vim

Question

In Notepad++, I can use Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down to move the current line up and down. Is there a similar command to this in Vim?

Answer 1

Just add this code to .vimrc (or .gvimrc)

nnoremap <A-j> :m+<CR>==
nnoremap <A-k> :m-2<CR>==
inoremap <A-j> <Esc>:m+<CR>==gi
inoremap <A-k> <Esc>:m-2<CR>==gi
vnoremap <A-j> :m'>+<CR>gv=gv
vnoremap <A-k> :m-2<CR>gv=gv

Answer 2

Here is a solution that works on my machine : MacBook Pro running VIM 8.1

These commands will not delete your lines at the top or bottom of your buffer.

Using the actual symbols that Alt-J and Alt-K output is a workaround for their key-codes not mapping properly in my environment.

Throw this in the old .vimrc and see if works for you.

" Maps Alt-J and Alt-K to macros for moving lines up and down
" Works for modes: Normal, Insert and Visual
nnoremap ∆ :m .+1<CR>==
nnoremap ˚ :m .-2<CR>==
inoremap ∆ <Esc>:m .+1<CR>==gi
inoremap ˚ <Esc>:m .-2<CR>==gi
vnoremap ∆ :m '>+1<CR>gv=gv
vnoremap ˚ :m '<-2<CR>gv=gv

Answer 3

Assuming the cursor is on the line you like to move.

Moving up and down: :m for move

:m +1 - moves down 1 line

:m -2 - move up 1 lines

(Note you can replace +1 with any numbers depending on how many lines you want to move it up or down, ie +2 would move it down 2 lines, -3 would move it up 2 lines)

To move to specific line

:set number - display number lines (easier to see where you are moving it to)

:m 3 - move the line after 3rd line (replace 3 to any line you'd like)

Moving multiple lines:

V (i.e. Shift-V) and move courser up and down to select multiple lines in VIM

once selected hit : and run the commands above, m +1 etc

Answer 4

For me, ddkkp did it (instead of ddkP with an uppercase P, which would work too).

Answer 5

Exactly what you're looking for in this awesome plugin: https://github.com/vim-scripts/upAndDown

Answer 6

In case you want to do this on multiple lines that match a specific search:

• Up: :g/Your query/ normal ddp or :g/Your query/ m -1
• Down :g/Your query/ normal ddp or :g/Your query/ m +1