Linux–Unix VI Search en replace
- Angelo Schalley
- Mar, 12, 2011
- Linux
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Vi: Search and Replace
Change to normal mode with <ESC>.
Search (Wraped around at end of file):
Search STRING forward : / STRING. Search STRING backward: ? STRING. Repeat search: n Repeat search in opposite direction: N (SHIFT-n)
Replace: Same as with sed, Replace OLD with NEW:
First occurrence on current line: :s/OLD/NEW Globally (all) on current line: :s/OLD/NEW/g Between two lines #,#: :#,#s/OLD/NEW/g Every occurrence in file: :%s/OLD/NEW/g