How to put cursor on every other line (on alternate lines)

Question

How can I put cursor on every other line (on alternate lines).

For example, I want to put cursor on line 1,3,5,7....

How can I do that?

I know I can do that by AltClick. But there are too many lines and an easier way will be very helpful.

Answer 1

You can do this with a regex:

1. Find: ^(.*\n){1}.*$

2. With focus on the find input, hit Alt+Enter. It will select all those matches - every two lines. Or if focus is in the editor, hit Ctrl+Shift+L - it'll do the same thing.

3. Home to put cursor at beginning of those selections. (If you have spaces or tabs at the beginning of a line, just hit Home until you are at the beginning.)

4. UpArrow or DownArrow to move those cursors where you want.

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Obviously this scales pretty easily:

Find: ^(.*\n){2}.*$ for every third line, ^(.*\n){3}.*$ for every fourth line, etc.