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ajaz_javeed

03-30-2007 05:22 AM

How to replace text using VI editor

Hello everybody,

I want to replace text using VI and I know to replace a single word like :

:%s/oracle/prod/g

This will replace the word oracle with prod.

Now, I am trying to replace /oracle/oracle with /Courseware/ora9i.

How could I achieve this ?

Thanks and Regards
AJAZ

pwc101

03-30-2007 05:26 AM

Code:

:%s/\/oracle\/oracle/\/Courseware\/ora9i/g

You have to escape the forward slashes (/) with backslashes (\).

Junior Hacker

03-31-2007 06:40 AM

You can also learn to use vim by typing "vim tutor" in a terminal to take a 20-30 minute crash course.

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