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Created February 12, 2015 07:39

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vi paste mode: turning off auto indentation when pasting

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If you paste a block into vim with autoindent turned on, each line will automatically be indented. It's a huge pain in the ass to fix.

Instead, use paste mode!

:set paste

# edit normally, insert mode is now `-- INSERT (paste) --`

:set nopaste

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