Tip 89: Eyeball Each Substitution
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The c flag causes Vim to show us each match and ask "Replace with copy?"
| Trigger | Effect |
y
|
Substitute this match |
n
|
Skip this match |
q
|
Quit substituting |
l
|
"last"——Substitute this match, then quit |
a
|
"all"——Substitute this and any remaining matches |
<C-e>
|
Scroll the screen up |
<C-y>
|
Scroll the screen down |
References:
# If you open the file in vim, # then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: :h :s_c