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From: ekw@world.std.com (Elliott C Winslow)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: VI question
Summary: : \([A-Z][A-Z][A-Z][A-Z]\) \([A-Z][A-Z][A-Z][A-Z]\)/\1,\2^M
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.072648.15462@world.std.com>
Date: 17 Apr 91 07:26:48 GMT
References: <1991Apr16.234809.23553@massey.ac.nz>
Sender: Elliott Winslow
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In article <1991Apr16.234809.23553@massey.ac.nz> R.Singh@massey.ac.nz (R. Singh) writes:
>Get VI to recognize a pattern of two 4 lettered uppercase words and insert
>a comma in them

>for eg

>XHLP XCEL
>APPL XCEL
>STAK WILD
>STAK WILD
>STAK WILD

>and make them

>XHLP,XCEL
>APPL,XCEL
>STAK,WILD
>STAK,WILD
>STAK,WILD

That does it once per line; you want multiple, stick the ubiquitous
'/g' at the end (no quotes).

BTW, this has been a great newsgroup for learning the tricks to vi.
Thanks to all.

  --Elliott