Duplicating Lines Using the " Prefix Subcommand

To duplicate a line, enter the character " (double quotation mark) in the prefix area of a line.

A number can precede or follow the " to duplicate the line more than one time.

For example:

=3"== I want three more copies of this line.
===== They will appear before this line.

When you press Enter, the file looks like this:

===== I want three more copies of this line.
===== I want three more copies of this line.
===== I want three more copies of this line.
===== I want three more copies of this line.
===== They will appear before this line.

To duplicate a block of lines either one time or a specified number of times, you can type "" (two double quotation marks) in the first and last lines of the block. A number can precede or follow the first "" (for example, 5"") to duplicate the block more than one time.

When you type one "" and press Enter, the status area of the screen displays "" pending.... This lets you scroll the screen before completing the block and pressing Enter.