How can I repeat the last VIM macro?

Question

I know how to repeat the last command in Vim. I use ..

But how can I repeat the last macro? It's a little non-comfortable to press @q everytime I want to repeat it.

I tried with . but it just repeats the last command from the macro.

Is there a shorter way of doing that?

Read `:h 10.1` for a short, practical introduction to macros. It has all the answers. — glts, Dec 26 '13 at 13:48
It may be helpful to know that it is possible to do `3@q` if you would simply chain the macros - i.e. if you would otherwise type `@q@q@q`. — lucidbrot, May 20 '19 at 07:46

score 89 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 26 '13 at 22:49

89

Yes, you can use @@ to replay the last used macro.

As a bonus, use @: to replay the last ex command. (And then that becomes the "last used macro" that can be repeated with @@.)

edited Dec 26 '13 at 22:49

benjifisher

answered Dec 26 '13 at 13:46

john

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 29 '18 at 06:51

9

I find @@ a bit hard to type and as I don't use , much - and it's close enough to .:

:map , @@

edited Dec 29 '18 at 06:51

Benjamin W.

answered Nov 16 '17 at 14:53

Goblinhack

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