Use ex mode in vim to move lines quickly

Move text quickly in vim. When you start out in vim, you might:

1. First, delete the text
2. Then, move your cursor to the desired location
3. Finally, put the text before or after the cursor (using P/p, respectively).

Next time, use ex commands to do this like a boss!

For example, let's assume you want to move line numbers 10-20 to line 8. You would do this by entering:

:10;+10m8

Let me explain the above:

• The colon brings you into ex mode.
• The first 10: line number 10
• The semicolon: used so that the next number is calculated relative to the first.
• +10 : means add to the first number
• m: means move
• 8: the line number where you want to move the text

Source: I learned this from Learning the vi and vim editors, 7th edition by By Arnold Robbins, Elbert Hannah, Linda Lamb