Re: how do you save a buffer out as a file in vim?

[Xavier Barnabe-Theriault <xbtheria@physique.usherb.ca>]

* Drew Cohan <drewcohan@drewcohan.com> [03-02-13 12:09]:
> Hi,
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> I want to be able to open one file in vim (vim file1), copy some arbitrary
> lines (v, down arrow, yy), and then save that buffer out as a file (file2).

NB: try "j" instead of down arrow (j is closer than the arrow).

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> What is the ":" command to save out the buffer?
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:e file2

paste with p 
(which paste the last register '""'. Btw, see them with :reg)

:w

(among others ways to do it).
  
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> Thanks,
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> Drew
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