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miguel angel bravo martinez answered on January 19, 2021 Popularity 10/10 Helpfulness 2/10

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To comment out blocks in vim:
press Esc (to leave editing or other mode)
hit ctrl+v (visual block mode)
use the ↑/↓ arrow keys to select lines you want (it won't highlight everything - it's OK!)
Shift+i (capital I)
insert the text you want, e.g. %
press EscEsc

To uncomment blocks in vim:
press Esc (to leave editing or other mode)
hit ctrl+v (visual block mode)
use the ↑/↓ arrow keys to select the lines to uncomment.
If you want to select multiple characters, use one or combine these methods:

use the left/right arrow keys to select more text
to select chunks of text use shift + ←/→ arrow key
you can repeatedly push the delete keys below, like a regular delete button
press d or x to delete characters, repeatedly if necessary

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#for commenting:
Press ESC
:[StartNumber],[ENDNumber]s/^/#
:66,70s/^/#

for uncommenting:
Press ESC
:[StartNumber],[ENDNumber]s/^#/
:66,70s/^#/

#PS: To see line numbers:
Pres ESC
:set number

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