Last Updated: February 25, 2016

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Repeating Characters in VI

Make sure you're in Command mode not Insert mode

Instruction

Number of characters + i + characters + ESC

For example. I would like to create = character 10 times

10 + i + '=' + ESC

Written by Rezigned

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