/\%>10l\%<20lpattern
Vim's \%>Nl and \%10l matches only after line 10 \%10l\%10l\%<20lold/new/g Combine with column restrictions for precise region targeting Tips Line numbers in \%
qq /pattern<CR> {commands} q
By incorporating a search command inside a macro, you can make it jump to the next occurrence of a pattern before performing its edits.
/\(pattern\)\@<=target or /target\(pattern\)\@=
Vim supports zero-width assertions (lookahead and lookbehind) in its regex engine.
:set incsearch hlsearch
The combination of incsearch and hlsearch gives you live, interactive search highlighting.
:vimgrep /pattern/g **/*.ext
The :vimgrep command searches for a pattern across multiple files and loads the results into the quickfix list.
* then :%s//new/g
Pressing searches for the word under the cursor, which also loads it into the search register.
:'<,'>s/\%Vold/new/g
The \%V atom restricts a search pattern to match only within the visual selection area, including visual block selections.
:%s/\<word\>/\u&/g
Vim's substitute command supports case conversion modifiers in the replacement string.
<C-r>/
Vim stores your last search pattern in the / register.
g&
The g& command repeats the last substitute command across the entire file.
:cdo s/old/new/g | update
The :cdo command executes a given command on every entry in the quickfix list.
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/pattern1\_.*pattern2
Vim's \ modifier makes any character class match newlines too.
s{char}{char}
The vim-sneak plugin by Justin Keyes provides a motion that lets you jump to any visible location by typing just two characters.
:Rg
The fzf.
:%Subvert/old/new/g
The vim-abolish plugin by Tim Pope provides the :Subvert command (abbreviated :S), which performs search-and-replace operations that automatically handle every
:%s/\<old\>/new/g
Wrapping your search pattern in \ word boundary anchors ensures that Vim only matches the exact whole word, preventing accidental replacements inside longer wor
:%s/old/new/gc
Adding the c flag to a substitute command makes Vim pause at every match and ask you whether to replace it.
:%s/pattern/\=expression/g
Vim's substitute command supports expression replacements using \= in the replacement string.
/\v
Vim's default regex syntax requires backslashes before most special characters like +, (, ), {, and , which is the opposite of what most developers expect from
:vimgrep /pattern/ **/*.ext | copen
The :vimgrep command searches for a regex pattern across multiple files and populates the quickfix list with every match.
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