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| docs:vim:search_and_replace [2009/01/22 11:21] – 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 | ||
| - | ===== Metacharacters | + | ==== Metacharacters ==== |
| |. |any character except new line | | |. |any character except new line | | ||
| |\s |whitespace character | | |\s |whitespace character | | ||
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| Search results can be replaced with special characters like this: | Search results can be replaced with special characters like this: | ||
| * type :%s/SEARCH/ | * type :%s/SEARCH/ | ||
| - | * press CTRL-V (CTRL-Q on windows) | + | * press CTRL-V (CTRL-Q on windows); you now have the option to: |
| - | * now type the 3 digit decimal value for the character you want | + | * type the 3 digit decimal value for the character |
| + | * 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:< | * full example to replace all occurances of SEARCH with a vertical tab:< | ||
| :%s/SEARCH/ | :%s/SEARCH/ | ||
| (press CTRL-V or CTRL-Q) | (press CTRL-V or CTRL-Q) | ||
| - | 011/g | + | (press the letter o) |
| + | 013/g | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| + | * once the replace is done, you can move the cursor over the character and type ' | ||