Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 18:39:33 -0500 (EST) From: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net> To: Malartre <malartre@aei.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "vi" problem with search & replace (vi do not accept "/"). Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811241836330.233-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net> In-Reply-To: <365B4001.4EFA71EB@aei.ca>
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On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, Malartre wrote:
> :%s/</TT></B></FONT>/<</COMMAND>>/g
>
> But that give me an error (has I expected, because of the "/" in those
> HTML tags.
>
> Usage: [line [,line]] s [[/;]RE[/;]repl[/;] [cgr] [count] [#lp]].
^^^^ ^^^^
The answer is right there in the message vi gave you. Use / OR ;
as the seperator character.
:%s;</TT></B></FONT>;<</COMMAND>>;g
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