Vim: copy/delete line from the first none blank character to the last none blank character

Question

Most time when I copy or delete some code in Vim use yy or dd, I also got the indent spaces. Is there a quick command that I can yank a line without leading or trailing spaces?

Answer 1

I'm not a wizard, but:

^v$gey

works for me. You can always make an alias.

EDIT: here's a better one that doesn't rely on visual mode.

^yg_