I searched a little for a global function that would act as the :g command but in a more Function-style.
Like the substitute command which has a function associated :
:h substitute()
:h :substitute
Do you know if such exists ?
1 Answer
No there is no such function and it would not make much sense. If you need to do something for each item in a list, you can loop around it.
answered Sep 2, 2015 at 18:59
substitute()acts on a string - are you looking for aglobal()function that acts on a string? If not, you are not looking for a:gequivalent in the same waysubstitute()is associated with:substitute.:help function-listwill show you all the built-in functions with short descriptions and should help you find something that meets your needs. Also, it's common in scripts to put a while loop around a call to search() and then perform the desired editing operation (e.g., substitute()) on the lines found.