Is there any way to select a block of lines?

[rafaelrinaldi]

I'm looking for the ⌘⌥↑ or ⌘⌥↓ equivalent of TextMate, where you can select a block of text.

[rafaelrinaldi]

TL;DR – Is there a way to do column selection without using the mouse?

[qgates]

Ctrl+Alt+Down to multicursor down from current position (y-size of block). Shift+Right to extend the selection (x-size of block).

The key combo will likely differ on the Mac.

[iamntz]

Shift+up/down then press ctrl+shift+L (or CMD+shift+L) ?

[vitaLee]

this little command handles selection across blank lines as if there is virtual whitespace.
https://gist.github.com/vitaLee/4338959