On Monday, December 31, 2012 9:23:43 PM UTC-6, Jack Gates wrote: > I found this > > > > You have to use normal to execute normal mode commands in command mode: > > > > :g/searchString/ normal ^A > > > > Note that you have to press Ctrl-V Ctrl-A to get the ^A character. > > > > I have > > > > :s@\d\+@\=submatch(0) +1@g > > > > to do what I want. > > > > But can CTRL-A or ^A be used in a :s@search@replace@g command? I > > haven't found anything that shows that it can be used that way. I saw > > in :help that it can be used in a macro. It seems if it could be used > > in a single line search with global replacement at the command line > > then it could also be used in a map. >
I think it should be possible to use in an s command using the expression register and a function wrapping the normal command. But I think the solution you used with submatch() is much better. It can certainly be used in a mapping as well, where <C-A> is a better notation than a literal ^A character, but either will work. Just remember CTRL-A is a *normal mode* command, and therefore cannot be used directly from the command-line, where your :s command is executed. -- 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
