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This category is for tips about searching or using the substitute command.

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“Vim provides the :s (substitute) command for search and replace; this tip shows examples of how...
Search and replace
“This tip shows how to search using Vim, including use of * (the super star) to search for the...
Searching
“When searching, it is often helpful to highlight all search hits (in a program, for example...
Highlight all search pattern matches
“A useful feature in many text editors is the ability to search for regular expressions in...
Find in files within Vim
“When searching in Vim, you enter a search pattern, aka regular expression or regex. This tip...
Search patterns
“You can visually select text, then operate on the selection. Press v to select a range of text...
Search and replace in a visual selection
“The global command :g is very useful. Here are some examples showing the power of :g. :[range]g...
Power of g
“You may need to insert a line break (newline) before or after each occurrence of a search...
Add a newline after given patterns

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