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To undo recent changes, use the undo command:
 
To undo recent changes, use the undo command:
*<tt>u</tt>: undo last change (can be repeated to undo preceding commands)
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*<code>u</code>: undo last change (can be repeated to undo preceding commands)
 
*<code>Ctrl-R</code>: Redo changes which were undone (undo the undos). Compare to '<code>.</code>' to ''repeat'' a previous change, at the current cursor position. Ctrl-R will redo a previously undone change, wherever the change occurred.
*<tt>U</tt>: return the line to its original state (undo all changes in current line)
 
*<tt>Ctrl-R</tt>: Redo changes which were undone (undo the undos). Compare to '<tt>.</tt>' to ''repeat'' a previous change, at the current cursor position. Ctrl-R will redo a previously undone change, wherever the change occurred.
 
   
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A related command is:
Note that (somewhat confusingly) <tt>U</tt> is undo-able with <tt>u</tt>.
 
 
*<code>U</code>: return the last line which was modified to its original state (reverse all changes in last modified line)
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<code>U</code> is not actually a true "undo" command as it does not actually navigate undo history like <code>u</code> and <code>CTRL-R</code>. This means that (somewhat confusingly) <code>U</code> is itself undo-able with <code>u</code>; it creates a ''new'' change to reverse previous changes.
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<code>U</code> is seldom useful in practice, but is often accidentally pressed instead of <code>u</code>, so it is good to know about.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
*{{help|undo}}
 
*{{help|undo}}
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*{{help|U}}
   
 
==Comments==
 
==Comments==
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nnoremap U :echo " < < ===== C H E C K C A P S L O C K ===== > > "<CR>
<tt>Ctrl-R</tt> means to hold down the <tt>Ctrl</tt> key then press the <tt>R</tt> key. Note that you do not press the <tt>Shift</tt> key. Vim documentation uses traditional computer terminology including CTRL-R. In keeping with a more modern approach, we generally use "Ctrl" rather than "CTRL" on this wiki. The tips are not entirely consistent regarding whether to write Ctrl-R or Ctrl-r, but mostly Ctrl-R is preferred. [[User:JohnBeckett|JohnBeckett]] 10:04, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
 

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To undo recent changes, use the undo command:

  • u: undo last change (can be repeated to undo preceding commands)
  • Ctrl-R: Redo changes which were undone (undo the undos). Compare to '.' to repeat a previous change, at the current cursor position. Ctrl-R will redo a previously undone change, wherever the change occurred.

A related command is:

  • U: return the last line which was modified to its original state (reverse all changes in last modified line)

U is not actually a true "undo" command as it does not actually navigate undo history like u and CTRL-R. This means that (somewhat confusingly) U is itself undo-able with u; it creates a new change to reverse previous changes.

U is seldom useful in practice, but is often accidentally pressed instead of u, so it is good to know about.

See also

References

Comments

nnoremap U :echo " < < ===== C H E C K C A P S L O C K ===== > > "<CR>