Create a Clippy using selected text for your documents. It features both a command line python script and a Vim plugin. __ / \ _____________ | | / \ @ @ | It looks | || || | like you | || || <--| are writing | |\_/| | a letter. | \___/ \_____________/ INSTALLATION ============ Copy the plugin/clippy.vim script into your .vim/plugin folder. REQUIREMENTS ============ Vim must be installed with the +python extension. You can check that using the command: vim --version | grep +python Ubuntu Vim comes with +python support. USAGE ===== In Vim ------ You can pass a range into the command like so: :1,4Clippy Or using visual select: V Then select the lines, then clippyfy with: :Clippy In Shell -------- python clippy.py it looks like you are writing a letter