find and replace

vikas_j@hotmail · #1 (**permalink**) 02-25-2002

Hi

In our html pages, we have the image path as "/dir1/dir2/image.gif".
We are changing the location of the image directory.
So now we wish to do a global search and replace the path. I think we are having trouble with forward slash character.

Please help

Thanks in advance

Vikas
a newbie

Atama · #2 (**permalink**) 02-25-2002

If this is all in a single file then go into vi and do the following:

:%s/dir1/dir2/image.gif/<new path>

Atama · #3 (**permalink**) 02-25-2002

I take that back. This is what you to do:

:%s/\/dir1\/dir2\/image.gif/<new file>

peter.herlihy · #4 (**permalink**) 02-25-2002

If you're going to use vi for this then instead of using a / character for separations...use another character such as =

For example...instead of

:%s/\/dir1\/dir2\/image.gif/<new file>

use:

:%s=/dir1/dir2/image.gif=<new file>

or

:1,$ s=/dir1/dir2/image.gif=<new file>=g

Using the = for the separator will avoid having to specify the backslash to tell the substitution that the / is part of the substitution.

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