> I frequently need to switch two strings. For example, if I want to > switch 'a' and 'b', I shall use the following three commands. I'm > wondering if there is a more convenient way to do so. > > :%s/b/c/g > :%s/a/b/g > :%s/c/a/g
I'm not sure how much more/less convenient it is, but you can do things like :%s/a\|b/\=submatch(0)=='a'?'b':'a'/g to do swaps like that...it works for any fixed string: :%s/foo\|bar/\=submatch(0)=='foo'?'bar':'foo'/g -tim -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
