Here: :%s/pattern//g
% means "for each line" s means "replace" g means "for all occurrences in that line" So without %, it'll replace all occurrences of "pattern" on the line you're on. With % but without g, it'll replace the first occurrence of "pattern" for each line for the entire file. Without % and without g, it'll replace the first occurrence of "pattern" only on the line you're on. Also... instead of %, you can specify the line range inside brackets using line numbers (kind of a hassle), or you can select the range you want via Ctrl-v before typing ":s/pattern//g" and Vim will figure out the line range by itself (really slick). -Mark On Fri, 2 Apr 2004, Ken Bloom wrote: > In sed, one can delete every line matching a pattern with the command > "/pattern/d". In vi, using the analagous command ":/pattern/d" only deletes > the first line that matches the pattern. How do you delete all the lines > that match the pattern? ":g/pattern/d" (:g[lobal] lets you apply an ex > command to every line matching a pattern) > > On 2004.04.02 06:16, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > > heh. at 6:15 in the morning, it blew my mind. it took a few seconds to > > register what was going on. > > > > if anybody has any vim tips they'd like to share, i'd love to see a > > thread of people's favorite vim tricks. > > > > here's another one i learned just recently: > > > > > > 1 one > > 2 two > > 3 three > > 4 four > > 5 five > > 6 six > > 7 seven > > 8 eight > > 9 nine > > > > use line highlighting (shift v) and highlight lines 4, 5, and 6. > > type "zf". > > you've now "folded" lines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6: > > > > 1 one > > +-- 5 lines: 2---------------------------------------------------- > > 7 seven > > 8 eight > > 9 nine > > > > now use line highlighting to to highlight the first 4 lines. > > type "zf" > > you've now folded the first four line: > > > > +-- 8 lines: 1---------------------------------------------------- > > 9 nine > > > > place the cursor somewhere on the fold. > > type "zo" to unfold: > > > > 1 one > > +-- 5 lines: 2---------------------------------------------------- > > 7 seven > > 8 eight > > 9 nine > > > > place the cursor somewhere on the fold. > > type "zo" to unfold again: > > > > 1 one > > 2 two > > 3 three > > 4 four > > 5 five > > 6 six > > 7 seven > > 8 eight > > 9 nine > > > > > > really great for programming. one of the uses is when i'm editing a > > function and need to see another function that's way down in the source > > file. i can bring them "close together" by folding. > > > > previously, i either moved the functions using block cut and copy (ick) > > or by using vim's marks (better, but still ick). > > > > > > zf: fold the highlighted selection. it can take movement commands too, > > like "zf}" to fold the next paragraph. > > > > zo: open a fold. the cursor must be on top of the proper fold. > > > > zc: refold the last fold. > > > > what would be nice is if we could have "named folds", like named > > registers or named marks. > > > > > > wouldn't mind hearing other people's tips.... :-) > > > > pete > > > > > > > > On Fri 02 Apr 04, 4:43 AM, Issac Trotts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 03:18:36AM -0800, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > > > > it turns out that vim knows what an URL is, and will download the > > file > > > > pointed to by that URL. another vim coolity. > > > > > > Thanks for the tip! > > > > > > -- > > > Issac Trotts > > > http://mallorn.ucdavis.edu/~ijtrotts > > > (w) 530-757-8789 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > vox-tech mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > -- > > Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler. -- Albert > > Einstein > > GPG Instructions: http://www.dirac.org/linux/gpg > > GPG Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > I usually have a GPG digital signature included as an attachment. > See http://www.gnupg.org/ for info about these digital signatures. > My key was last signed 10/14/2003. If you use GPG *please* see me about > signing the key. ***** My computer can't give you viruses by email. *** > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > -- Mark K. Kim AIM: markus kimius Homepage: http://www.cbreak.org/ Xanga: http://www.xanga.com/vindaci Friendster: http://www.friendster.com/user.jsp?id=13046 PGP key fingerprint: 7324 BACA 53AD E504 A76E 5167 6822 94F0 F298 5DCE PGP key available on the homepage _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
