Move entire line up and down in Vim

If I want to swap one line with the line above I usually do the following

ddkP

Explanation

• dd will delete the line and add it to the default register.
• k will move up a line (j would move down a line)
• P will paste above the current line

Assuming the cursor is on the line you like to move.

Moving up and down: :m for move

:m +1 - moves down 1 line

:m -2 - move up 1 lines

(Note you can replace +1 with any numbers depending on how many lines you want to move it up or down, ie +2 would move it down 2 lines, -3 would move it up 2 lines)

To move to specific line

:set number - display number lines (easier to see where you are moving it to)

:m 3 - move the line after 3rd line (replace 3 to any line you'd like)

Moving multiple lines:

V (i.e. Shift-V) and move courser up and down to select multiple lines in VIM

once selected hit : and run the commands above, m +1 etc