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### Move any selection in any direction
See more details in [Features](#features) and [help file](../doc/mini-move.txt).
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⦿ This is a part of [mini.nvim](https://github.com/echasnovski/mini.nvim) library. Please use [this link](https://github.com/echasnovski/mini.nvim/blob/main/readmes/mini-move.md) if you want to mention this module.
⦿ All contributions (issues, pull requests, discussions, etc.) are done inside of 'mini.nvim'.
⦿ See the repository page to learn about common design principles and configuration recipes.
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## Demo
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24854248/213466308-2e732d83-7c49-452d-8974-6b18b38bf89f.mp4
## Features
- Works in two modes:
- Visual mode. Select text (charwise with `v`, linewise with `V`, and blockwise with `CTRL-V`) and press customizable mapping to move in all four directions (left, right, down, up). It keeps Visual mode.
- Normal mode. Press customizable mapping to move current line in all four directions (left, right, down, up).
- Special handling of linewise movement:
- Vertical movement gets reindented with `=`.
- Horizontal movement is improved indent/dedent with `>` / `<`.
- Cursor moves along with selection.
- Provides both mappings and Lua functions for motions. See `:h MiniMove.move_selection()` and `:h MiniMove.move_line()`.
- Respects `v:count`. Movement mappings can be preceded by a number which multiplies command effect.
- All consecutive moves (regardless of direction) can be undone by a single `u`.
- Respects preferred column for vertical movement. It will vertically move selection as how cursor is moving (not strictly vertically if target column is not present in target line).
## Installation
This plugin can be installed as part of 'mini.nvim' library (**recommended**) or as a standalone Git repository.
There are two branches to install from:
- `main` (default, **recommended**) will have latest development version of plugin. All changes since last stable release should be perceived as being in beta testing phase (meaning they already passed alpha-testing and are moderately settled).
- `stable` will be updated only upon releases with code tested during public beta-testing phase in `main` branch.
Here are code snippets for some common installation methods (use only one):
| Github repo | Branch | Code snippet |
|---|---|---|
| 'mini.nvim' library | Main | Follow recommended 'mini.deps' installation |
| Stable | ||
| Standalone plugin | Main | add('echasnovski/mini.move') |
| Stable | add({ source = 'echasnovski/mini.move', checkout = 'stable' }) |
| Github repo | Branch | Code snippet |
|---|---|---|
| 'mini.nvim' library | Main | { 'echasnovski/mini.nvim', version = false }, |
| Stable | { 'echasnovski/mini.nvim', version = '*' }, |
|
| Standalone plugin | Main | { 'echasnovski/mini.move', version = false }, |
| Stable | { 'echasnovski/mini.move', version = '*' }, |
| Github repo | Branch | Code snippet |
|---|---|---|
| 'mini.nvim' library | Main | Plug 'echasnovski/mini.nvim' |
| Stable | Plug 'echasnovski/mini.nvim', { 'branch': 'stable' } |
|
| Standalone plugin | Main | Plug 'echasnovski/mini.move' |
| Stable | Plug 'echasnovski/mini.move', { 'branch': 'stable' } |