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I have a config file that have placeholder PKG, in workflow, I need to replace this PKG with a string but typing :%s/blah/blah/g cost time.
I need a quick map key that asks for a string to replace then replace all PKG with that string.
Can vim do that? :)
Something like this:
nnoremap <KEY> :%s/PKG//g<Left><Left>
It populates the command line with :%s/PKG//g with the cursor between //. You can then simply type the new string and Enter
:keeppatterns to avoid adding /PKG/ to the search history. See :h :keeppatterns
– Peter Rincker
Aug 16 '18 at 14:07
