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/search_text search document for search_text going forward
?search_text search document for search_text going backward
n move to the next instance of the result from the search
N move to the previous instance of the result
:%s/original/replacement Search for the first occurrence of the string “original” and replace it with “replacement”
:%s/original/replacement/g Search and replace all occurrences of the string “original” with “replacement”
:%s/original/replacement/gc Search for all occurrences of the string “original” but ask for confirmation before replacing them with “replacement”
f or F Search for the next occurrence of a character or go to the previous occurrence
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-- How to search-replace (substitute) in vim --
:(RANGE)s/(SEARCH)/(REPLACE)/(GC)
(RANGE) can be
- Blank for just current line
- "Start, Stop" for line range, e.g. "4,8"
- "%" for whole file
(SEARCH) can be simple text or a regex (see source for details)
(REPLACE) should be obvious
(GC)
- Appending "g" replaces all occurances, not just the first
- Appending "c" allows vim to confirm each replacement
They can be used together, separate, or not at all