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on 1/18/00 10:22 AM, John at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 1. Using vim, how could I replace tabs with spaces ? Not just reduce
> or enlarge the tabsize like with 'set ts=' but phsyically replace them
> with a number of spaces. I've tried variations of the %s/ / /g command
> but can't get vim to actually recognise my tab parameter.
In command mode (i.e., not insert mode), type this:
:%s/\t/ /g
(that's four spaces, assuming you want to replace all tabs with 4 spaces)
What this does is:
: Tells vim you want to enter an ex command
% Tells vim you want to work on all lines in the file (you can also use
1,$)
s Tells vim you want to do a substitution. The syntax for a substitution
is "s/findval/replaceval/options".
\t Tells vim that you want to find tabs
4 spaces tell vim to replace with 4 spaces
g is an "s//" option that tells vim to replace all occurrences on the line.
(The % tells it every line, g tells it every occurence on a given line.)
> 2. Using vim (again), how could I find a matching brace or bracket '}'
> or ')' for a brace or bracket that the cursor is on? I'm using vim
> to brush up on some programming skills and need a quick way of finding
> a match for a brace, not just the 'next brace'.
In command mode (again), position the cursor on the brace, bracket,
parenthesis, etc. Press "%". Vim automatically jumps to the matching one.
(Pressing % again, of course, jumps back to the one you started on.)
Your other question regarding MC was answered elsewhere. :)
HTH,
JFK
