On Jan 10, 2011, at 11:02 AM, jbw wrote: > I'm trying to quickly change the date format in a downloaded csv file. > > Is there a way to change the following "12/27/2010" --> "2010/12/27"
:s:\(\d\+\)/\(\d\+\)/\(\d\+\):\3/\1/\2: > with one substitution command. > > The second substitution question I have is how to I perform a substitution > but just add something to the pattern instead of completely replacing it. > For the same csv file i want to add a newline before the pattern and then > add some words after the pattern. I remember seeing how to do this before > but can't find the instructions anymore > > for example. > > change the following > > one $100 > > to this > > one > $100 two three four :s/$100/\r& two three four/ & represents the whole text matched. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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
