Vim: Search and replace syntax
The syntax is as follows:
:s/Search/Replace/CommandFlag
:s/Search-Word/Replace-Word/g
:%s/Search-Word/Replace-Word/g
:%s/Search-Word/Replace-Word/gc
Examples Text
-A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
## full acess to lo and eth0 ##
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -i eth0 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -o eth0 -j ACCEPT
# log spoof
-A INPUT -i eth1 -s 10.0.0.0/8 -j LOG --log-prefix "IP DROP SPOOF A: "
-A INPUT -i eth1 -s 10.0.0.0/8 -j DROP
-A INPUT -i eth1 -s 172.16.0.0/12 -j LOG --log-prefix "IP DROP SPOOF B: "
-A INPUT -i eth1 -s 172.16.0.0/12 -j DROP
To find each occurrence of eth0
in the current line only, and replace it with br0
, enter (first press Esc
key and type):
:s/eth0/br0/g
To find and replace all occurrences of eth1
with br1
, enter:
:%s/eth1/br1/g
To find and replace all occurrences of eth1
with br1
, but ask for confirmation first, enter:
:%s/eth1/br1/gc
To find and replace all occurrences of case insensitive eth1
with br1
, enter:
:%s/eth1/br1/gi
The above example will find eth1
, ETH1
, eTh1
, ETh1
and so on and replace with br1
.
To find and replace all occurrences of eth1
with br1
for lines from 3 to 7, enter:
:3,7s/eth1/br1/g