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From: sanjiv@hoss.unl.edu (Sanjiv K. Bhatia)
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Subject: Re: ex search & substitution question
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Date: 7 Aug 90 17:42:35 GMT
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In article <26814@nigel.ee.udel.edu> new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New) writes:
>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

Here is my $0.02 worth.  I prefer to use the substitute command 's'.

:10,20s/^#[iut]55/77/

Sanjiv
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