How to Search and Replace with Vi Text Editor

by Sameer on August 29, 2010

in Softwares

First of all open your text file in VI

press ESC key

press : key

Now type %s

After this you will have a search and replace pattren seprated by a /

Here is how command look like

:%s/this/that/

So this command with replace this with that

The g flag is used to search and replace on multiple occasions

:%s/this/that/g

 

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