Multiline column copy paste in VS Code

1-select column of data you want to copy by holding alt+shift+mouse selection box and copy it with ctrl+c

2- select the places you want to paste into with alt+mouse click(note: this helps if the lines to be pasted into are in different places)

3-paste into the selected locations with ctrl+v

I had some trouble with this until I figured it out. The second selection ( where you want to paste ), must be the same length as the first selection, otherwise it pastes all items at each location ( instead of one item per row ).

Use column-edit instead of the multi-line edit mode:

1. Click the end of the source text.
2. Shift Alt, click the beginning.
3. Copy.
4. Click the end of the destination text.
5. Shift Alt, click the beginning.
6. Paste.