:%Subvert/old{,s}/new{,s}/g
Tim Pope's vim-abolish plugin provides the :Subvert command (aliased as :S), which performs substitutions that automatically preserve case variants and handle p
plugins #plugins #substitution #editing #ex-commands #search
:filter /pattern/ command
The :filter command restricts the output of another Ex command to only lines matching a given pattern.
/pattern\zs.*\ze/
Vim's \zs (start of match) and \ze (end of match) atoms let you define a search pattern but only highlight or operate on a portion of it.
/\%5l\%10cpattern
Vim provides position-matching atoms that constrain where a pattern can match based on line numbers, column positions, or virtual columns.
/pattern\{3}
Vim supports counted quantifiers that let you specify exactly how many times a pattern should repeat.
/pattern\@<=match
Vim supports zero-width assertions (lookahead and lookbehind) in its regex engine, allowing you to match text based on what precedes or follows it without inclu
:%s/\d\+/\=submatch(0)+1/g
Vim's expression replacement (\=) in substitutions lets you perform arithmetic on matched text.
:%s/\(\w\+\) \(\w\+\)/\2 \1/g
Vim's substitute command supports captured groups (back-references) using \( and \), allowing you to capture parts of a match and rearrange them in the replacem
/[\x00-\x1f]
Files sometimes contain hidden control characters that cause subtle bugs.
/pattern\_s\+next
Vim's regular expressions support multi-line matching through underscore-prefixed atoms.
/foo\|bar\|baz
Vim's search supports alternation with the \ operator, allowing you to find any one of several patterns in a single search.
/[[:digit:][:upper:]]
Vim supports POSIX character classes inside bracket expressions, providing a portable and readable way to match categories of characters.
:echo @/
The / register holds the most recent search pattern.
:call matchadd('Search', 'pattern')
The matchadd() function lets you add persistent highlights to patterns without affecting the search register.
/pattern<CR>cgnreplacement<Esc>.
The gn text object selects the next search match, and cgn changes it.
:lvimgrep /pattern/ %
While :vimgrep populates the global quickfix list, :lvimgrep uses the window-local location list instead.
qa/pattern<CR>dd@aq
By starting a macro with a search command, the macro becomes conditional — it jumps to the next match before acting, and terminates when no more matches are f
:syntax match Conceal /pattern/ conceal
Vim's conceal feature lets you visually hide text that matches a pattern, or replace it with a single character.
:set grepprg=rg\ --vimgrep
Vim's :grep command uses an external program to search files and populate the quickfix list.
q/k?pattern<CR>
Vim's command-line history window (q: for Ex commands, q/ for search) opens a full editing buffer containing your history.
