Permuteatron brings a clutch of Sublime Text-style editing moves into VS Code: line permutation, quick deduping, and selection splitting that makes multi-cursor work feel snappy.
It is small, direct, and oddly satisfying when you have a block of text that needs a tidy little shuffle.
What It Helps You Do
Reverse selected lines.
Shuffle selected lines.
Remove duplicate selected lines while keeping the first occurrence.
Split a selection into one cursor per line.
Place cursors at the beginning, end, or active column of selected lines.
Use handy keyboard shortcuts for fast multi-cursor editing.
Access line permutation commands from the editor context menu.
Good Moments For Permuteatron
Reordering lists.
Cleaning repeated values.
Preparing test data.
Editing columns of similar text.
Turning a selected block into cursors for fast repeated edits.
Commands
Sublime Text: Permute Lines...
Sublime Text: Permute Lines: Reverse
Sublime Text: Permute Lines: Shuffle
Sublime Text: Permute Lines: Unique
Sublime Text: Split Selection into Lines
Sublime Text: Split Selection into Line Cursors...
Sublime Text: Split Selection into Line Cursors: Beginning
Sublime Text: Split Selection into Line Cursors: End
Sublime Text: Split Selection into Column Cursors
The Feel
Tiny tool, big relief. The sort of editor polish you miss the second it is gone.
