Insert predefined text on keyboard shortcut

Question

I often insert binding.pry to my ruby files when I debug them. As I use Vim I\'d love to automate it to avoid retyping it every time. How could I do it?

Th

Answer 1

Based on Fredrik's idea, you can define and store a macro in your .vimrc, say g:

let @g = "Obinding.pry^["

Note that to type the escape character you hit CTRL-V then ESC.

You can then do @g to perform the macro.

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In general, if you want to save a macro, one easy way would be to record the macro, say in register q, then do "qp (where q is the macro name) to paste the macro. Then surround it with

let @x = "..."

where x is the macro name you want it to always have and put it in the .vimrc file.