How to paste in a new line with vim?

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Shortly after :help p it says:

:[line]pu[t] [x]    Put the text [from register x] after [line] (default
                    current line).  This always works |linewise|, thus
                    this command can be used to put a yanked block as
                    new lines.

:[line]pu[t]! [x]   Put the text [from register x] before [line]
                    (default current line).

Unfortunately it’s not shorter than your current solution unless you combined it with some keyboard map as suggested in a different answer. For instance, you can map it to any key (even p):

:nmap p :pu<CR>

Options:

1) Use yy to yank the whole line (including the end of line character). p will then paste the line on a new line after the current one and P (Shift-P) will paste above the current line.

2) Make a mapping: then it's only one or two keys:

:nmap ,p o<ESC>p
:nmap <F4> o<ESC>p

3) The function version of the mapping (unnecessary really, but just for completeness):

:nmap <F4> :call append(line('.'), @")<CR>

" This one may be a little better (strip the ending new-line before pasting)
:nmap <F4> :call append(line('.'), substitute(@", '\n$', '', ''))<CR>

:help let-register
:help :call
:help append()
:help line()
:help nmap

You can paste a buffer in insert mode using <C-R> followed by the name of the buffer to paste. The default buffer is ", so you would do

o<C-R>"

I found that I use <C-R>" very often and bound that to <C-F> in my vimrc:

inoremap <C-F> <C-R>"

This still uses three keystrokes, but I find it easier than Esc:

o<Alt-p>

Since you're in insert mode after hitting o, the Alt modifier will allow you to use a command as if you weren't.

Using this plugin: https://github.com/tpope/vim-unimpaired

]p pastes on the line below

[p pastes on the line above

advantages:

• works on all yanked text (word, line, character, etc)
• indents the pasted text to match the indentation of the text around it
• 2 keystrokes instead of 3 and much "easier" strokes
• fast