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How do I map a key to search for a pattern and replace it with newline in ex/vi?
I am trying to map q in vi (not Vim) to find a pattern and replace it with newline:
Name1 Name2 Name3 Name4
to
Name1
Name2
Name3
Name4
When I try ([Ctrl-V] and [Enter] are actual keystrokes)
:map ...
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Use ex-command to check whether two lines are identical?
I was looking at this
question and then
wondered how I might implement my answer which uses
sed using purely
POSIX
ex.
The trick is that while in sed I can compare the hold space with
the pattern ...
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What is "open mode" and why is it in Vi but not in Vim? [duplicate]
From the Vim documentation:
1. Simulated command *simulated-command*
This command is in Vi, but Vim only simulates it:
*:o* *:op* *:...
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