How to fill a line with character x up to column y using Vim

Question

How can I fill the remainder of a line with the specified character up to a certain column using Vim? For example, imagine that the cursor is on column four and I want to fi

Answer 1

You can insert first your dashes and then go to the first character and enter your text in replace mode: 80i-Esc0R

if you don't want to type the text, first delete the line with 0D, use 80i-Esc to insert the dashes and 0RCTRL+r " to paste the contents of the unamed register in replace mode.