editor - Saving vim macros

Question

Does anyone know how to properly save/reuse macros recorded inside of a vim editor?

Answer 1

Use q followed by a letter to record a macro. This just goes into one of the copy/paste registers so you can paste it as normal with the "xp or "xP commands in normal mode, where x is the register to paste.

To save it you open up .vimrc and paste the contents, then the register will be around the next time you start vim.
The format is something like:

let @q = 'macro contents'

Be careful of quotes, though. They would have to be escaped properly.

So to save a macro you can do:

• From normal mode: qq
• enter whatever commands
• From normal mode: q
• open .vimrc
• "qp to insert the macro into your let @q = '...' line