On 11/06/12 08:00, vicky b wrote: > HI I have list of files in a dir, each file has a key=value pair > kind of entries so it basically a prop file .I want to change > all they key=value in all file to key,value is it possible using > vim , sorry if it is off topi
Depending on the complexity, it could be as simple as vim *.txt :argdo %s/=/,/e|w or slightly less recklessly, vim *.txt :set hidden :argdo %s/=/,/e (survey the changes) :xa " if they're good save & quit all, or :qa! " if they're bad, abandon all changes The :s command could be made more complex to tighten the requirements, something like %s/^\w\+\zs\s*=\s*\ze\</,/e which ensures that there's a "word" at the beginning of the line, followed by some optional whitespace (that will removed), the equals sign (which will get changed to a comma) followed by more optional whitespace (that will also get removed), followed by the start of a word. This can be tweaked depending on the particulars of your use-case. -tim -- 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
