Add a g at the end, otherwise it will only replace the first dot — David
> On Feb 2, 2018, at 1:45 PM, Bernard Fay <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a file with a bunch of lines like the following one: > > AAE ..........................................Above Aerodrome Elevation > > I would like to replace the dots by a single tab. > > I tried the following substitutions but it does not work. > %s/\.*/\t/ > %s/[\.]*/\t/ > > > vim keep seeing the dot in the s command as a wildcard even though it is > escaped. > > Is there as way to do it? > > Thanks, > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" 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/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" 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/d/optout.
