[SOLVED] vim auto insert comments '#'

**prkfriryce** · June 18th, 2008

When I copy and paste using the 'right mouse button', comments and tabs automatically inserted in the copied text:

ie

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
my $test;
###
     if ($test) {  blah
           }
my $test2;

after copied:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
my $test;
###
     if ($test) {  blah
           }
my $test2;
###
#           if ($test) {   blah
#                           }
#                            my $test2;
#
#

I am not using any aliases for vi in .bashrc or .bashrc_alliases

Any ideas how to disable this?

**geirha** · June 18th, 2008

turn off smartindenting and autoindenting (not sure if you need to turn off both, but I never bother to check)

Code:

:set nosi noai

A better solution, in my opinion, is to use one of the graphical versions of vim, which will not indent like that. Install vim-gnome, and try it by running «gvim». It integrates better with the mouse; if you mark something with the mouse, it treats it as a marking in visual mode etc...

**rangalo** · June 19th, 2008

Another solution would be to turn on paste before pasting

Code:

:set paste

And after pasting, turn it off

Code:

:set nopaste

you can also bind a key to toggle these commands

regards,
Hardik

**geirha** · June 19th, 2008

Originally Posted by rangalo

Code:

:set paste

Nice, didn't know about that one. Much better solution

**rangalo** · June 19th, 2008

Originally Posted by geirha

Nice, didn't know about that one. Much better solution

I found this on vim.org they have really nice tips ...

**prkfriryce** · June 19th, 2008

Originally Posted by rangalo

Another solution would be to turn on paste before pasting

Code:

:set paste

And after pasting, turn it off

Code:

:set nopaste

you can also bind a key to toggle these commands

regards,
Hardik

ahhh,thank you! that's what I was looking for.

Originally Posted by geirha

turn off smartindenting and autoindenting (not sure if you need to turn off both, but I never bother to check)

Code:

:set nosi noai

A better solution, in my opinion, is to use one of the graphical versions of vim, which will not indent like that. Install vim-gnome, and try it by running «gvim». It integrates better with the mouse; if you mark something with the mouse, it treats it as a marking in visual mode etc...

yeah, i have gvim installed and that was not affected. no worries

thank you everyone!

**dani3lr** · May 20th, 2009

thank you this post.

I'm just lucky today.
it took years for me to find the solution.

**monkeyking** · May 20th, 2009

Hmm,
this had been nagging me for years.

I wonder why this isn't default

**Sfate** · March 18th, 2012

to someone who will get this info useful..

to resolve problem with inserting some text/code in vim with comments you can just add in your .vimrc file this line:

Code: