Re: text substitution for all the files opened in vim

On Thu, February 24, 2011 1:03 pm, Tim Chase wrote:
> On 02/23/2011 11:20 PM, Ben Schmidt wrote:
>> :help :argdo
>> :help :bufdo
>
> ...remembering that vim will complain if you try to leave a
> modified buffer unless you
>
> 1) save the buffer as part of your command:
>
> :bufdo %s/foo/bar/g|w
>
> 2) set 'hidden' to allow vim to leave a modified buffer:
>
> :set hidden
> :bufdo %s/foo/bar/g
> <review changes to make sure they're what you want>
> :wall

or
3) set 'autowriteall' which will automatically write your unsaved
changes. (Not that I think it is a good idea...)

regards,
Christian

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