Integrated Netlink Solutions Sdn Bhd

GOAL

* search a string using vi

* search and replace a string using vi

1. to search a string in vi

command

/<string> (without < and >)

example, open addr.txt file using vi

command

vi addr.txt

find 'game' string

command

/game

2. to search and replace a string in vi

command

:%s/string/new_string/g

%s means subtitute

example, find 'good' and replace with 'bad'

command

:%s/good/bad/g