Vim Replacement Command Memo

1.   Replace the contents of the current line:: s/from/to/    (S is substitude): s/from/to/    :   Replaces the first from, in the current row, with a to. If the current row contains more than one                 　　            from, only the first one is replaced.　　: s/from/to/g    :   Replaces all the from in the current row with to. : S/FROM/TO/GC   :   Replaces all the from in the current row with to, but before each substitution                                will ask the user to confirm this action.   Note: Both from and to can be any string, where the from can also be a regular expression.  2.　　  Replace the contents of a line:: 33s/from/to/g:. s/from/to/g   :   Replace on current line.　　: 33s/from/to/g  :   Replace operation on line 33rd. : $s/from/to/g   :   Replace on the last line.  3.　　  Replace the contents of some lines:: 10,20s/from/to/g: 10,20s/from/to/g   :   Replaces the contents of lines 10th through 20th. : 1, $s/from/to/g     :   Replaces the contents of the first row to the last row (that is, all text).　　: 1,.s/from/to/g     :   Replaces the contents of the first line to the current line.　　:., $s/from/to/g     :   Replaces the contents of the current row to the last row. : ' A, ' bs/from/to/g   :   replaces the line between the marks A and B (with the row where A and b are located).                                   where A and B are tokens that were previously made with the M command.  4.   Replace the contents of all lines::%s/from/to/g:%s/from/to/g   :   Replaces the contents of all rows.  5. The full form of the   Replace command::[range]s/from/to/[flags]  5.1 s/from/to/replaces the from specified string with the string specified by to, and from can be a regular expression.   5.2 [Range] has some of the following representations: Do not write range   :   defaults to the line where the cursor is located ...　　　　         &NBSP:   The line where the cursor is located.　　　　1           :   first line.　　　　$           :   last line.          :   line 33rd.　　　　' A          :   marks a row (previously marked with MA).　　　　 .+1        &nbsp:   The line below which the current cursor is located. $-1         :   Countdown second line.　　　　(This shows that we can add a value to a row to get a relative line).　　　　22,33       :   22nd to 33rd line.　　　　1,$         :   1th line to the last row. 1,.        &NBSP:   1th line to Current line ..., $        &　　　　nbsp:   Current row to the last row.   ' A, ' B       :   marks a row to the row where Mark B is located.    %           :   All rows (equivalent to 1,$).  ? Chapter?   :   Search up from the current position, and the row where the first chapter is located. (                            &nbspWhere chapter can be any string or regular expression. /chapter/  :   searches down from the current position, and finds the row where the first chapter is located. (                              where chapter can be any string or regular expression.   Note that all of the above representations for range can be set relative to             by using the +,-action   Shift amount.　　　　   5.3 [Flags] The flags available here are:  without      :   Replaces only the first occurrence within the specified range.　　　　G       :   Replaces all occurrences within the specified range.　　　　c       :   Request user confirmation before replacing. e       :   ignores errors during execution.   NOTE: All flags above can be used together, such as GC for a specified range of               All matches are replaced, and the user is asked to confirm each time they are replaced.

Vim Replacement Command Memo