How to select a text intelligently in a text editor?

Question

So I have a text say

Hello I am going to be late tonight.
Do not go outside.

And I would like to select:

Hello I 
Do not

Is this possible?

Yes, it's possible. Depends on the editor, though. – Timo Geusch Jul 15 '14 at 21:31 — Timo Geusch, Jul 15 '14 at 21:31
In Notepad++, hold `Alt` and select with the mouse. – Blorgbeard Jul 15 '14 at 21:33 — Blorgbeard, Jul 15 '14 at 21:33
@Chiba: Be more specific while asking questions – Sagar Jain Jul 16 '14 at 04:32 — Sagar Jain, Jul 16 '14 at 04:32
@mps I did not know that it depends on editor. – Chiba Jul 16 '14 at 13:23 — Chiba, Jul 16 '14 at 13:23

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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The below links explain exactly what you are looking for.

In notepad++,

use Alt + Mouse and drag or

Alt + Shift + Arrow keys

for selecting column wise and editing.

In vim use ctrl-v for selecting column wise.

You can also refer to this question on SO.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

Community

answered Jul 17 '14 at 04:13

Sagar Jain

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 15 '14 at 21:33

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Using Vim, you can do column-wise selection with Ctrl-v

edited Jul 15 '14 at 21:33

Ry-

answered Jul 15 '14 at 21:32

Kevin Seifert

Thank you my friend. Do you know what to do if I am using any other editor? Can I find some documentation on the website of the editor? – Chiba Jul 15 '14 at 21:48
Yes, and it will completely depend on the editor. Not all editors will allow you to do this. – Kevin Seifert Jul 17 '14 at 04:38

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