Re: How to replace string in specific paragraph only?

On 2020-09-19 12:02, Igor wrote:
> I specially like bellow solution, that I have tested
> and it works fine.
>
> :g/^XXX/.,/^$/s:aaa:bbb:g
>
> Just one question, why is there a "." character in command?
> If I understand it correctly, a "." character means the line where
> cursor is,
> and with the range used in global command, "current line" (the dot)
> is the first line in range and that is the line with "XXX". If we
> simplify, we can omitte the "." character and we get:
>
> :g/^XXX/,/^$/s:aaa:bbb:g

Correct.

> The above command means:
> - search for the line where at the beginning of the line is XXX
> string, and this becomes beginning of the range,
> - then search empty line "^$" that is actually end of paragraph,
> and this becomes ending of range,
> - then execute search and replace command within (and including)
> beginning and ending of range.

Exactly! Once you start seeing this pattern, it's hard to unsee and
you find yourself using this regularly :-D

-tim


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