How to select a rectangular range in VIM?

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Assuming I have a text like 

abc121313131abc
abc13153545464abc
abc4325435345abc
abc343535353535353abc

I want to select the abcs in front of the 4 lines.How can I do this?

SpawnST

Posted 2010-11-09T08:38:26.603

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CtrlV will allow you to visually select a rectangular block. Under Windows, try CtrlQ instead.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Posted 2010-11-09T08:38:26.603

Reputation: 100 516

ctrl+v worked in windows for me – Mr.Hunt – 2019-03-01T12:28:20.237

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