On 11 Jul 2003 12:23:21 +1000 Richard Heycock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The easiest way to do this is to type: > A [insert at the beginning of the line] > <text><ESC> > j [moves down one line] > . [re-does the last command] > > This will work in both vi and vim.
Ungh. You're the second person to advocate the stupid home keys. That
isn't easy. Point me to a keyboard made in the last 20 years without them.
Hell, even my *PALM* keyboard has them!
And you're wrong, that isn't the easiest way. Assuming that all the text
is the entire file:
%s/\(.*\)/text\1/g
If it isn't change the % to the appropriate range markers (which in vi I
am unfamiliar with). In vim that would be V to start marking the entire lines
then just highlight the lines, then :s/\(.*\)/test\1/g. vim will insert the
appropriate markers for the marked text ({,} iirc) for the range for s to use.
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