Tag: replace | VimTricks

How do I replace exactly N consecutive characters with the same character without entering visual mode?

{count}r{char}

The {count}r{char} command replaces a precise number of characters starting at the cursor position with a single repeated character.

gr{char}

The gr{char} command is Vim's virtual replace variant of r{char}.

:%s/; /;\r/g

In the replacement part, use \r to insert a newline.

<C-v>jjr*

Enter visual block with , select a column with j, press r followed by the replacement character.

r{char} in visual mode

In visual mode, pressing r followed by a character replaces every character in the selection with that single character.

R

Replace mode lets you type over existing text one character at a time, like the "Insert" key behavior in traditional editors.