Vim global replacement command http://andyss.blog.51cto.com/315552/131652

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Syntax: [ADDR] S/source string/destination string/[Option] global replacement command: % S/source string/destination string/g

[ADDR]
Indicates the search range. If it is omitted, it indicates the current row. For example, "1st" indicates the number of rows from to 20; "%" indicates the entire file, which is the same as "1, $"; "., $ ": from the current row to the end of the file; s
: Indicates the replacement operation [Option].
: Indicates the operation type. For example, G indicates global replacement. c Indicates confirmation. P indicates that the replacement result is displayed row by row (CTRL + l ); if option is omitted, only the first matching string in each line is replaced. If special characters appear in the source string and destination string, escape "\".

Here are some examples: # Replace that or this with this or that

: % S/\ (that \) or \ (this \)/\ U \ 2 or \ L \ 1/

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# Replace child at the end of a sentence with children

: % S/child \([,.;! :?] \)/Children \ 1/g

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# Change MGI/R/abox to MGI/R/asquare

: G/Mg \ ([Ira] \) box/S // mg // my \ 1 square/g <=>: g/mg [Ira] box/S/box/square/g

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# Replace multiple spaces with one space

: % S/* // G

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# Use spaces to replace one or more spaces after the ending periods or colons

: % S/\ ([:.] \) */\ 1/g

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# Deleting all empty rows

: G/^ $/d

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# Delete all blank and empty rows

: G/^ [] [] * $/d

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# Insert two blank spaces at the beginning of each line

: % S/^/>/

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# Add at the end of the next six rows.

:., 5/$ /./

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# Reversing the object's line Order

: G/. */m0o <=>: G/^/m0o

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# Search for the starting line that is not a number and move it to the end of the file

: G! /^ [0-9]/M $ <=> G/^ [^ 0-9]/M $

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# Copy 10 words from lines 12th to 17 of the file to the end of the current file

: G/^/T $

~~~~ Function of repeated times

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# Write the content of the second row below the beginning of chapter to the begin File

: G/^ chapter/. + 2 W> begin

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:/^ Part2/,/^ Part3/G/^ chapter/. + 2 W> begin

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:/^ Part2/,/^ Part3/G/^ chapter/. + 2 W> begin | + T $