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created September 10, 2005 · complexity basic · author klausenhausen · version 5.7

The last command entered with ':' can be repeated with @: and further repeats can be done with @@

This is useful for commands like :bnext or :cNext.

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I scrol through the previous commands with cursor up/down after pressing ':'.

You still can edit the command or just press Enter.

This Tip becomes super useful with something like the following:

:%s/\<pig\>/cow/gie|:update|:next

This facilitates the modification of a series of files.

Note you need the 'e' of the gie

g=do as many times as occurs in line
i=ignore case
e=don't break command if no search string found

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-{{Tip
 |id=990
+|previous=989
-|title=Repeat last
+|next=991
-|created=September 10, 2005 5:12
+|created=September 10, 2005
 |complexity=basic
 |author=klausenhausen
 |version=5.7
 |rating=182/61
+}}
-|text=
-The last command entered at the ':' can be repeated with @: and further repeats can be done with @@
+The last command entered with ':' can be repeated with <tt>@:</tt> and further repeats can be done with <tt>@@</tt>
-Useful for commands like e.g. :bnext or :cNext.
+This is useful for commands like <tt>:bnext</tt> or <tt>:cNext</tt>.
+==Comments==
+I scrol through the previous commands with cursor up/down after pressing ':'.
+You still can edit the command or just press Enter.
-}}
-== Comments ==
-I'm scrolling through the last commands with cursor up/down after pressing ':'
-You still can edit the command or just press ENTER.
-'''Anonymous'''
-, September 11, 2005 23:26
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-This Tip becomes super useful with something like the following
+This Tip becomes super useful with something like the following:
+<pre>
 :%s/\&lt;pig\&gt;/cow/gie|:update|:next
+</pre>
-This facilitates (as suggested by the OP) the modification of a series of files.
+This facilitates the modification of a series of files.
 Note you need the 'e' of the gie
-g=do as many times as occurs in line
+*g=do as many times as occurs in line
-i=ignore case
+*i=ignore case
-e=don't break command if no search string found
+*e=don't break command if no search string found
-have added this excellent tip to [[VimTip305]]
-zzapper
-, September 12, 2005 6:05
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-Why not using :bufdo instead?
-'''Anonymous'''
-, September 18, 2005 12:02
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-This is especially useful when doing some semi-manual repetitive search/edit task in multiple files: it becomes a matter of hitting n n . n . n n n . --AT--: n . n n . ...etc, keeping your fingers in the middle of the keyboard without having to reach for : &lt;arrow-up&gt; each time you need to switch files.
-rix0r--AT--rix0r.nl
-, October 13, 2006 14:13
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