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Re: VIM
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 01:40:17PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 06:53:00AM -0400, Jesse Goerz wrote: > > On Tuesday 18 September 2001 04:38, Craig wrote: > > > Need to do an extended find and replace with VIM, anyone > > > know the syntax for me ? I have a really long named.conf > > > file I need to modify ... > > > > sed -e 's/what_to_find/replace_it_with_this/g' named.conf > > > > By default it sends all the output to stdout. You can redirect > > it to another file. It does multi-line as well. Try info sed > > or Google it. Very cool program. > > try this instead: > > perl -p -i -e 's/find/replace/g' file1 file2 file3 ... fileN > > no need to mess around with temporary files, or stdout - perl edits > the file(s) in-place with the -i argument. > > it can optionally make a backup copy of the file(s) before editing them. > use e.g. "-i.bak" for that. > - just for information there is also a small tool that is very useful in that case, named replace, being a part of msql2mysql but widely usable. (it's included in mysql-server debian package) hth mose -- < mose > < Makina Corpus > < 105, avenue Parmentier > < http://makina-corpus.com > < FR 75011 PARIS > < P: +33 (0) 1 53 36 18 59 > < F: +33 (0) 1 40 21 03 39 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VIM
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 06:53:00AM -0400, Jesse Goerz wrote: > On Tuesday 18 September 2001 04:38, Craig wrote: > > Need to do an extended find and replace with VIM, anyone > > know the syntax for me ? I have a really long named.conf > > file I need to modify ... > > sed -e 's/what_to_find/replace_it_with_this/g' named.conf > > By default it sends all the output to stdout. You can redirect > it to another file. It does multi-line as well. Try info sed > or Google it. Very cool program. try this instead: perl -p -i -e 's/find/replace/g' file1 file2 file3 ... fileN no need to mess around with temporary files, or stdout - perl edits the file(s) in-place with the -i argument. it can optionally make a backup copy of the file(s) before editing them. use e.g. "-i.bak" for that. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fabricati Diem, PVNC. -- motto of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VIM
On Tuesday 18 September 2001 04:38, Craig wrote: > Hi ladies and fellas > > Need to do an extended find and replace with VIM, anyone > know the syntax for me ? I have a really long named.conf > file I need to modify ... > > Kind regards > Craig sed -e 's/what_to_find/replace_it_with_this/g' named.conf By default it sends all the output to stdout. You can redirect it to another file. It does multi-line as well. Try info sed or Google it. Very cool program. Jesse -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VIM
Charl Matthee wrote: > > On Tue Sep 18 2001 at 10:38:57AM +0200 'Craig' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Need to do an extended find and replace with VIM, anyone > > know the syntax for me ? I have a really long named.conf > > file I need to modify ... > > :%s/thing_to_find/thing_to_replace/gc > > g: global > c: check with operator before substituting > > If you need to find and replace over multiple lines I suggest you rather > use a little perl script. maybe if you want to script, you can use the -s option of vim cat < EOF > cmd.file :1,$s/thing_to_find/thing_to_replace/ :wq EOF vim -s cmd.file named.conf regards hugh > > Ciao > > Charl > __ > >Making reality real since 1974. > __ > > [ Charl Matthee ] [ +27-11-721-3800 ] > [ Reality Manufacturing ] [ +27-11-405-6508 ] > __ > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VIM
On Tue Sep 18 2001 at 10:38:57AM +0200 'Craig' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Need to do an extended find and replace with VIM, anyone > know the syntax for me ? I have a really long named.conf > file I need to modify ... :%s/thing_to_find/thing_to_replace/gc g: global c: check with operator before substituting If you need to find and replace over multiple lines I suggest you rather use a little perl script. Ciao Charl __ Making reality real since 1974. __ [ Charl Matthee ] [ +27-11-721-3800 ] [ Reality Manufacturing ] [ +27-11-405-6508 ] __ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VIM
Hi ladies and fellas Need to do an extended find and replace with VIM, anyone know the syntax for me ? I have a really long named.conf file I need to modify ... Kind regards Craig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
