I think the following pattern shoud work :%s/Figure of \(.*\) =/\0 \1/g > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:52:47 -0800 > From: whereismel...@gmail.com > To: vim_use@googlegroups.com > Subject: Search & replace > > Hi, > > I wanted to search & replace a particular pattern like below > > Replace > > Figure of xx = > Figure of yyy = > Figure of ghd = > Figure of yry = > > with > > Figure of xx = xx > Figure of yyy = yyy > Figure of ghd = ghd > Figure of yry = yry > > I am looking at a command similar to below:- > > :1,$ s/Figure of .* = /\0 > > What I intended was the .* will pick up the characters between "Figure of" & > "=" & put it in \0, but looks like \0 takes the value of entire search > string. Is there some smart command where I can achieve the above search & > replace? > > Thanks for the advance help. > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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