"A.J.Mechelynck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> zzapper wrote: > [...] >> Tony >> is \0 always same as & ? > > yes, if 'magic' is TRUE, see ":help sub-replace-special". If ever you > set 'nomagic' (not recommended), then & will replace with an & > character while \0 still means the whole matched pattern. > > Tony. The other advantage I suppose in using \0 is that it makes your regexp more visible and fits in better with the memory syntax of \1..\9 -- zzapper Best of VimTips http://www.vim.org/tips/tip.php?tip_id=305
