how to replace specified word in vim

Question

when I search for a word there could be many matchings but I just want to replace some of them so use

/keyword

and

I can visit each matching

is there any method to visit each matching and then decide whether to replace it or not?

Bill Lynch · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-06 23:45:26Z

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This:

:%s/keyword/replacement/gc

edited Nov 6, 2012 at 23:45

answered Nov 6, 2012 at 19:57

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user1769686 Over a year ago

why I need to input this multiple times, sometimes, it can't get matching? not sensitive

user1769686 Over a year ago

and after I input n, the search won't continue

Bill Lynch Over a year ago

When I use this, "n" has the search skip to the next one, and "y" causes the current target to be replaced. If you'd like case to be ignored, add "i" to the flags. So :s/input/output/gci.

user1769686 Over a year ago

it seems that is only works on the words of one line, for a differnt line, I need to move the cursor to that line and input the command again

Bill Lynch Over a year ago

@user1769686: Oops. You're right. I forgot the % at the front. You can also do a visual region with this as well.

Matthew Strawbridge · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-06 22:58:04Z

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Keep pressing n until you get to the first word you want to change.

Then type cwreplacementEsc.

From then on you can type n to skip to the next match and . if you want to change it (otherwise just n again to skip to the next one).

answered Nov 6, 2012 at 22:58

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