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− | To count the number of matches of a pattern, |
+ | To count the number of matches of a pattern, use the [[Search and replace|substitute command]] with the <code>n</code> flag. The following shows the number of times that <code>pattern</code> matches text in the current buffer: |
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− | After viewing the count in the status line, press <tt>u</tt> to undo the change. |
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− | However, in recent versions of Vim, there is a better procedure. The following will display the count, but will not change the buffer. |
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+ | To restrict the count to a region of the text, specify a range instead of <code>%</code> (<code>%</code> means all lines). For example, the following counts the number of occurrences in lines 10 to 50 inclusive: |
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+ | The following counts the number of occurrences in the lines in the most recent [[visual selection]]. |
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− | In newer versions of VIM, if you want to know the amount of matches of some lines, you may use the substitute command without the % such as: |
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+ | This makes it easy to count the number of occurrences of the word under the cursor: first press <code>*</code> to [[Searching|search for the current word]], then enter <code>:%s///gn</code> to count all occurrences of that word. |
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Revision as of 15:49, 27 May 2015
created 2005 · complexity basic · author Marc Weber · version 7.0
To count the number of matches of a pattern, use the substitute command with the n
flag. The following shows the number of times that pattern
matches text in the current buffer:
:%s/pattern//gn
Omit g
to display the number of lines where the pattern matches:
:%s/pattern//n
To restrict the count to a region of the text, specify a range instead of %
(%
means all lines). For example, the following counts the number of occurrences in lines 10 to 50 inclusive:
:10,50s/pattern//gn
The following counts the number of occurrences in the lines in the most recent visual selection.
:'<'>s/pattern//gn
Word under cursor
To count the number of occurrences of the last used search pattern, you can leave out the pattern entirely:
:%s///gn
This makes it easy to count the number of occurrences of the word under the cursor: first press *
to search for the current word, then enter :%s///gn
to count all occurrences of that word.