Name
substitute
Synopsis
[address
] s [/pattern
/replacement
/] [options
] [count
]
Replace each instance of
pattern
on the specified lines with
replacement
. If
pattern
and
replacement
are omitted, repeat last
substitution. count
specifies the number
of lines on which to substitute, starting with
address
. When preceded by the global (g)
or v command, this command can be specified with a blank
pattern
, in which case the pattern from
the g or v command is used.
Options
- c
Prompt for confirmation before each change.
- g
Substitute all instances of
pattern
on each line.- p
Print the last line on which a substitution was made.
Examples
:1,10s/yes/no/g
Substitute on first 10 lines :%s/[Hh]ello/Hi/gc
Confirm global substitutions :s/Fortran/\U&/ 3
Uppercase first instance of "Fortran" on next three lines :g/^[0-9][0-9]*/s//Line &:/
For every line beginning with one or more digits, add the "Line" and a colon
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