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Old 04-07-2012
Making Changes to large file in vi
so i have a large file that has many lines in it.

i want to make changes (replace certain things) that are in a range of lines, but NOT the whole file.

how do i do this?

say for instance, if i want to change all the occurrences of the word "ramamama" to "ram cow welcome" in lines 9333 to 35000. How do i do this?

below is as far as i've gotten:

Code:
:%s~ramamama~ram cow welcome~g

# 2  
Old 04-07-2012
Code:
:9333,35000s/ramamama/ram cow welcome/g

# 3  
Old 04-07-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by keb0x80
Code:
:9333,35000s/ramamama/ram cow welcome/g


can the slashes be avoided?
# 4  
Old 04-07-2012
If you're using vim you can replace the slashes with another character. I'm not sure in other versions of vi though.
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# 5  
Old 04-08-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by keb0x80
Code:
:9333,35000s/ramamama/ram cow welcome/g


i just tested it. unfortunately, it appears it isn't working.
# 6  
Old 04-08-2012
Please post what Operating System and version you are running and what Shell you are using.

Please post quantative figures for your file.
Exact size?
Number of records?
Largest record size?

And for your computer:
How much memory do you have fitted?


Quote:
can the slashes be avoided?
Why? There is no solidus in your strings.
Does the command work WITH the solidii?
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