Move section to new file in vim

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I have a `section` in `file1` which should be moved to `file2`. Normally I'd do this by visually-selecting the block, deleting it, `:wq` from `file1`, open `file2`, then paste. Is there an easy way to move a block of text from `file` to `file2` without closing `vim`?

Accepted Answer

You could open your new file in a split using `:sp newfile` and then delete the block as normal from your first file. Then, change to the other split with ctrl w and w. Then use `p` to put the deleted content into the other file.

Move section to new file in vim

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