# matze/vim-move

Plugin to move lines and selections up and down

Repository: https://github.com/matze/vim-move
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-move
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4687
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, vim-plugin
Last push: 2026-02-01T14:55:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4772, "days_push": 213, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1269, forks 57 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.740217+00:00)

## What it is
vim-move is a Vim plugin that moves lines and selections up, down, left, and right using intuitive key mappings in normal and visual mode. It supports counts, automatic indentation, and customizable key modifiers.

## Use cases
- move lines up and down in vim without delete and paste
- reorder selected text blocks with keyboard shortcuts
- shift lines left or right in vim
- move multiple lines at once with a count prefix
- auto-indent lines while moving them in vim

## When to choose
- you use Vim or Neovim and frequently rearrange lines or blocks
- you find the built-in :move command awkward
- you want simple, configurable key mappings for text movement

## When to avoid
- you use a different editor than Vim/Neovim
- you prefer built-in :m commands or already have a similar plugin

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim-plugin, text-editing, keybindings, line-movement

## Member repositories
- matze/vim-move (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.740217+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:33.011740+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/matze/vim-move (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.740217+00:00, sha 8168c4e6619a)
  - homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4687 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:15:04.022287+00:00, sha e451f2da48ec)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T12:15:04.031755+00:00, sha 1bd2c1907ce5)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php (fetched 2026-08-29T12:15:04.034028+00:00, sha 438015e9e2e2)
  - site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T12:15:04.035827+00:00, sha fbe78bde9535)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.