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+#Tip68: Append Commands to a Macro  
+Sometimes we miss a vital step when we record a macro. There's no need to re-record the whole thing from scratch. Instead, we can tack extra commands onto the **end** of an existing macro.  
+![tip68_1](images/tip68_1.png)  
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+We realize that we should have finished by pressing `j` to advance to the next line.  
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+Before we fix it, let's inspect the contents of register a:  
+![tip68_2](images/tip68_2.png)  
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+##qa  
+>Vim will record our keystrokes, saving them into register a by overwriting the existing contents of that register.  
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+##qA  
+>Vim will record our keystrokes, **appending** them to the existing contents of register a.  
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+![tip68_3](images/tip68_3.png)  
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+**Discussion**  
+We can use this tech only to tack commands on at the **end** of a macro. If you want to add something at the beginning or somewhere in the middle of a macro, this technique would be no use to you!  
+
+#[Tip67](tip67.md) [Tip69](tip69.md)