### Move any selection in any direction
See more details in [Features](#features) and [Documentation](../doc/mini-move.txt).
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## Demo
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24854248/213466308-2e732d83-7c49-452d-8974-6b18b38bf89f.mp4
## Features
- Works in two modes:
- Visual mode. Select text (charwise with `v`, linewise with `V`, and blockwise with `CTRL-V`) and press customizable mapping to move in all four directions (left, right, down, up). It keeps Visual mode.
- Normal mode. Press customizable mapping to move current line in all four directions (left, right, down, up).
- Special handling of linewise movement:
- Vertical movement gets reindented with `=`.
- Horizontal movement is improved indent/dedent with `>` / `<`.
- Cursor moves along with selection.
- Provides both mappings and Lua functions for motions. See `:h MiniMove.move_selection()` and `:h MiniMove.move_line()`.
- Respects `v:count`. Movement mappings can be preceded by a number which multiplies command effect.
- All consecutive moves (regardless of direction) can be undone by a single `u`.
- Respects preferred column for vertical movement. It will vertically move selection as how cursor is moving (not strictly vertically if target column is not present in target line).
## Installation
This plugin can be installed as part of 'mini.nvim' library (**recommended**) or as a standalone Git repository.
There are two branches to install from:
- `main` (default, **recommended**) will have latest development version of plugin. All changes since last stable release should be perceived as being in beta testing phase (meaning they already passed alpha-testing and are moderately settled).
- `stable` will be updated only upon releases with code tested during public beta-testing phase in `main` branch.
Here are code snippets for some common installation methods (use only one):
(Recommended) With vim.pack (on Neovim 0.12 and newer)
**Full library**
Follow ['mini.nvim' installation](https://nvim-mini.org/mini.nvim#installation).
**Standalone plugin**
Main branch:
```lua
vim.pack.add({ 'https://github.com/nvim-mini/mini.move' })
```
Stable branch:
```lua
vim.pack.add({
{ src = 'https://github.com/nvim-mini/mini.move', version = 'stable' },
})
```
With mini.deps (before Neovim 0.12)
**Full library**
Follow [recommended 'mini.deps' installation](https://nvim-mini.org/mini.nvim/readmes/mini-deps#installation).
**Standalone plugin**:
Main branch:
```lua
add('nvim-mini/mini.move')
```
Stable branch:
```lua
add({ source = 'nvim-mini/mini.move', checkout = 'stable' })
```
With folke/lazy.nvim
**Full library**
Follow ['mini.nvim' installation](https://nvim-mini.org/mini.nvim#installation).
**Standalone plugin**
Main branch:
```lua
{ 'nvim-mini/mini.move', version = false },
```
Stable branch:
```lua
{ 'nvim-mini/mini.move', version = '*' },
```
**Important**: don't forget to call `require('mini.move').setup()` to enable its functionality.
**Note**: if you are on Windows, there might be problems with too long file paths (like `error: unable to create file : Filename too long`). Try doing one of the following:
- Enable corresponding git global config value: `git config --system core.longpaths true`. Then try to reinstall.
- Install plugin in other place with shorter path.
## Default config
```lua
-- No need to copy this inside `setup()`. Will be used automatically.
{
-- Module mappings. Use `''` (empty string) to disable one.
mappings = {
-- Move visual selection in Visual mode. Defaults are Alt (Meta) + hjkl.
left = '',
right = '',
down = '',
up = '',
-- Move current line in Normal mode
line_left = '',
line_right = '',
line_down = '',
line_up = '',
},
-- Options which control moving behavior
options = {
-- Automatically reindent selection during linewise vertical move
reindent_linewise = true,
},
}
```
## Similar plugins
- [matze/vim-move](https://github.com/matze/vim-move)
- [booperlv/nvim-gomove](https://github.com/booperlv/nvim-gomove)