vim - 0 How to Replace Text in a File With VIM

Written by artwalker | Published 2024/01/11
Tech Story Tags: vim | vim-editor | vim-tips | how-to-use-vim | replace-text-in-a-file-vim | replacing-text-vim-file | text-modification-in-vim | vim-beginners-guide

TLDR1. Basic Substitution: Using `:s` to replace the first occurrence of text on the current line. 2. Replacing Text on Specific Lines: Employing line numbers or ranges (e.g., `:90,110s`) to replace text within defined line ranges. 3. Pattern-based substitutions: Using regular expressions with the substitute command.via the TL;DR App

  1. Basic Substitution: Using :s to replace the first occurrence of text on the current line.
  2. Replacing Text on Specific Lines: Employing :s with line numbers or ranges (e.g., :90,110s) to replace text within defined line ranges.
  3. Global Substitution: Utilizing :s with the g flag (:s/pattern/replacement/g) to replace all occurrences of text on a line or throughout the file.
  4. Pattern-based Substitution: Using regular expressions with the substitute command. For instance, replacing the first character of each word with its uppercase representation using :%s/^./\u&/g.


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Published by HackerNoon on 2024/01/11