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| docs:vim:search_and_replace [2008/03/26 13:42] – billh | docs:vim:search_and_replace [2009/01/22 11:27] (current) – billh | ||
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| * g - tells vim to replace all instances on each line, instead of just the first | * g - tells vim to replace all instances on each line, instead of just the first | ||
| - | ===== clear search highlighting | + | ==== Metacharacters ==== |
| + | |. |any character except new line | | ||
| + | |\s |whitespace character | | ||
| + | |\S |non-whitespace character | ||
| + | |\d |digit | | ||
| + | |\D |non-digit | ||
| + | |\x |hex digit | | ||
| + | |\X |non-hex digit | | ||
| + | |\o |octal digit | | ||
| + | |\O |non-octal digit | | ||
| + | |\h |head of word character (a, | ||
| + | |\H |non-head of word character | ||
| + | |\p |printable character | | ||
| + | |\P |like \p, but excluding digits | ||
| + | |\w |word character | | ||
| + | |\W |non-word character | ||
| + | |\a |alphabetic character | | ||
| + | |\A |non-alphabetic character | ||
| + | |\l |lowercase character | | ||
| + | |\L |non-lowercase character | ||
| + | |\u |uppercase character | | ||
| + | |\U |non-uppercase character | ||
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| + | |||
| + | ==== clear search highlighting ==== | ||
| * :let @/ | * :let @/ | ||
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| * tab can also be accomplished the same way, but \t works anyway | * tab can also be accomplished the same way, but \t works anyway | ||
| * when using gvim (Windows), CTRL-V is probably mapped to paste from the clipboard; instead, use CTRL-Q the same way | * when using gvim (Windows), CTRL-V is probably mapped to paste from the clipboard; instead, use CTRL-Q the same way | ||
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| + | ===== Special Characters ===== | ||
| + | Search results can be replaced with special characters like this: | ||
| + | * type :%s/SEARCH/ | ||
| + | * press CTRL-V (CTRL-Q on windows); you now have the option to: | ||
| + | * type the 3 digit decimal value for the character you want | ||
| + | * type x then the 2 character hex value you want | ||
| + | * type o then the 3 digit octal value you want | ||
| + | * full example to replace all occurances of SEARCH with a vertical tab:< | ||
| + | :%s/SEARCH/ | ||
| + | (press CTRL-V or CTRL-Q) | ||
| + | (press the letter o) | ||
| + | 013/g | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | * once the replace is done, you can move the cursor over the character and type ' | ||