Ranges | Vim Tips Wiki

In Vim, you can find and replace text using the :substitute ( :s ) command. To run commands in Vim, you must be in normal mode, the default mode when starting ... Basic Find and Replace · Case Sensitivity · Search Range

I can use :5,12s/foo/bar/g to search for foo and replace it by bar between lines 5 and 12. How can I do that only in line 5 and 12 (and not in the lines in ...

I'm trying to search/replace through one range of lines and through a second range of lines, via a single command.

Is there a way to perform a substitute based on a relative linespan, something to the effect of (trigger warning: pseudo-vim) :+5s/foo/bar/g ?

The following search command will make a range and search/replace within it. Specifically, it looks for 'first' in the text, then stops when it finds 'second' ...

One method is to use marks: Type ma in the first line, then type mb in the last line (to set marks a and b ). Then enter command :'a,'bs/old/new/g to substitute ... Examples · Default range · Selections · Deleting, copying and moving

Another way to specify the range is to enter visual mode and select the lines that you want to search, and then press : to enter command mode.

Vim's normal mode provides a quick and intuitive way to execute Vim find and replace operations within a line using the slash (/) command.

If my cursor is in the middle of a line somewhere, is it possible to perform a substitute command from the cursor position (column) to the ...

Substituting between a line range. To replace a pattern between specific lines, you can use the substitute command as follows: :<start> ...