Re: autocommand to replace special characters into a file.

yes I know s/string1/string2 will not replace ^M or ^A ;

I just want to make a first try to replace string1 to string2 first

before replacing "string1" by "^M"

2011/11/14 Tony Mechelynck <antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com>

On 14/11/11 11:37, Eddine wrote:

Hello
At work I have to edit regurlarly files containing special characters

like*^M or ^A*

for the moment Im' at the first stage where I just try to make replace a
string by another one in my autocommand:

   *au VimEnter,BufNewFile,BufRead,BufEnter  *.log  s/string1/string2/*

But this doesn't give me good results:
Wehn opeining a .log file, Vim prompts me to know if I want to replace
the first occurence ;
hitting "y" (yes key) change the first matching one then brings me error
messages :

   E488: trailing characters
   E486: pattern not found string1

Any mean to make it replace all matching strings whitout prompting and
without error ?
Thanks in adavance for your help.
Eddine.

_Exactly_ what command did you use? s/string1/string2 (where string1 is six letters, Sierra Tango Romeo India November Golf, and the digit one) will never replace a ^M or a ^A

Best regards,
Tony.
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