On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 03:01:41PM -0700, Ben Fritz wrote: > On Wednesday, April 24, 2013 12:56:20 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > "* Type :s/old/new/g to substitute 'new' for 'old'." > > > > should be: > > > > "* Type :s/old/new/g to substitute 'old' for 'new'." > > > > > >
> I think it's correct as written, but phrased a little strangely. > I'd rather it say, "Type :s/old/new/g to replace 'old' with 'new'." I'm guessing here but I bet it was written as it was so as to give the user a mnemonic for remembering the :s/// command, specifically the word "substitute" -- the use of the words "old" and "new" in the example should remove any doubt as to what happens when it's invoked -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
