vim - Append next line to end of current

Question

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I haven't had much luck with a search. Is there an easy way to append the next line to the end of the current line?

Example:

this.thing = that
    .getThing();

I am looking for a one-stroke command that turns it into:

this.thing = that.getThing();

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered May 17 '13 at 02:40

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Shift-J joins the next line with the current one. It removes indentation but usually adds a space, unfortunately.

These commands, except "gJ", insert one space in place of the <EOL> unless there is trailing white space or the next line starts with a ')'. These commands, except "gJ", delete any leading white space on the next line.

answered May 17 '13 at 02:40

John Kugelman

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Hey, it's better than going to the start of the next line then deleting backwards! :) – eggonlegs May 17 '13 at 02:43
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`Jx` will join and remove the joining space. – Gary Fixler May 17 '13 at 02:56

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 17 '13 at 02:39

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Use J which is short for join.

Vim doc copied below

                            *J*
J           Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines.
            Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces

answered May 17 '13 at 02:39

FDinoff

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 17 '13 at 09:32

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Adding to the other answers, if you want to keep the cursor position you can use a mark:

:nnoremap J mzJ`z

mz - add mark to register z
J - join as usual
`z - go to the mark set

answered May 17 '13 at 09:32

timss

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