Hi rewar! On Mi, 02 Jun 2010, rewar wrote:
> thanks for the prompt reply! i really appreciate it. it worked > perfectly, however it didnt require the "$" sign? Yes that is true. $ means line end. Since there was a .* beofre it, it will automatically match until the end of the line. > also, how would u do it so that its not case sensitive? so it will > return a line with CaTs and DOGS Add \c in the pattern. You should really lern to use regular expressions. Take a look at :h pattern.txt and :h usr_27.txt > further, how do you become better at using such an editor as vim? I > only know some basic stuff for c programming and when i need to do > something like search/replace, i just google it. is there a good guide > to start with? I mean that statement u wrote just then was quite > complex for me to even understand lol Read the help. When finished, read it again ;) This is really good and basically explains everything. Of course you can also hang up here and learn from others. That was how I did it ;) So take a look at :h help.txt and :h usr_toc.txt Oh and the wiki (http://vim.wikia.com) is probably also worth a look. [Fullquote snipped] please don't top quote. regards, Christian -- Der donnernde Gott, der zürnende Gott, der rächende Gott. Was für ein Choleriker. -- Heinrich Wiesner -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
