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From: new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New)
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Subject: Re: ex search & substitution question
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Date: 7 Aug 90 15:23:45 GMT
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In article <3440001@hprnd.HP.COM> brent@hprnd.HP.COM (Brent McInnis) writes:
>But to perform it on a *range* of lines (say, lines 10 thru 20), I
>*want* to say
>:10,20/^#[iut]55/s/55/71/

Try 
:10,20g/^#[iut]55/s/55/71/

I think you can give a range to the g command to have it operate on the lines
within the range that also match the pattern.       -- Darren