:/apples/,/peaches/ s/^/# /g Insert " # " at the start of each line in the first block. :/apples/ /peaches/ s/old/new/g Same, but "peaches" identifies the first occurrence after "apples". The block is all lines from "apples" to "peaches", inclusive. peaches/ is similar (first line after the current line, not the first after "apples").
apples/ identifies the first line after the cursor containing "apples". :/apples/,/peaches/ s/old/new/g Replace all "old" in the first block that starts with "apples" and ends with "peaches". To do a replace in blocks identified by an initial and a final pattern: :/apples/.100s/old/new/g Replace all "old" in the next line in which "apples" occurs, and all lines up to and including 100 lines after the current line (where the command was entered). +1, and because was used, the cursor position is set to the line matching "apples" before interpreting the. :/apples/,/apples/+1s/old/new/g Replace all "old" in the next line in which the "apples" occurs, and the line following it. ,/green/co $ Copy the lines from the current line to the next line containing 'green' (inclusive), to the end of the buffer. Move lines from mark a to b inclusive, to the beginningĪppend lines from mark a to b to file.txt When using a mark, it must exist in the current buffer.ĭelete lines from mark a to mark b, inclusiveĭelete lines from the current line to mark b, inclusive
#GIVING LINE NUMBERS IN WORD HOW TO#
As well as the commands we've seen so far, it's handy to know how to use :d (delete lines), :t or :co (copy lines), and :m (move lines).Ĭopy lines 21 to 25 inclusive to just after line 30Ĭopy the last line to before the first line Ranges work with Ex commands (those typed after a colon, for example, :w). Then type :s/old/new/g to substitute in all lines in the selected paragraph. The range ' is entered automatically to identify the lines that were last visually selected (they do not need to be visually selected now).įor example, you might type vip to visually select "inner paragraph" (the paragraph holding the cursor). However, because the command was entered while lines were selected, Vim displays the command as: Then enter command :'a,'bs/old/new/g to substitute in lines from mark a to b, inclusive.Īnother method is to visually select lines, then enter a colon command (for example, :s/old/new/g). However, for :g// and :w the default is % (all lines).Ī command like :123,145s/old/new/g substitutes in lines 123 to 145 inclusive, but what if you're not sure what the line numbers are? 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). (the current line, for example, :s/// substitutes in the current line). Because you entered a count, Vim displays the command:įor most commands, the default range is. An easier method is to enter a count value (type 6), then enter the colon command with no range (type :s/old/new/g). If you know you want to substitute in six lines, starting from the current line, you can use either of the ranges shown above. The example above creates file single.txt containing the current line. Given a range and a file name, :w writes only the specified lines to the specified file. On its own, :w writes all lines from the current buffer to the file name for the buffer. The :s/// command substitutes in the specified lines. Six lines (current to current+5 inclusive) A range can be specified using line numbers or special characters, as in these examples:
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