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# Delete Every Other Line
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You can delete every other line in the current buffer using the following
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command.
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There is a fairly elegant way in vim to delete every other line in the
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current buffer. Why would you want to do that? I don't know. Nevertheless,
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here it is:
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```
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:g/^/+d
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```
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This will essentially delete all even numbered lines. If you'd like to
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delete all odd numbered lines, delete the first line in the file (`ggdd`)
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and then run the same command as above.
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This syntax is a bit awkward, so you may be better off going straight for a
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macro (e.g. `qqjddq5@q` or `qqddjq5@q`).
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[source](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1946738/vim-how-to-delete-every-second-row)
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