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Search/replace using visual block
Hi, how would we replace a few patterns on the same line with a change of it's own..using visual block on vim editor.

ie a file contains lines such as the following:

abccss (dfrss)) emailkk
abdcss (dfrss)) dmailkk

Using visual block once, replacement is indeed to get the following output:

abccss email(id)
abdcss dmail(id)

This is an example request for 2 changes in a line, how shall we replace more if needed to..

Thanks in advance.
 
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swirl

XScreenSaver(1) 					      General Commands Manual						   XScreenSaver(1)

NAME

       swirl - draws swirly color-cycling patterns

SYNOPSIS

       swirl  [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-ncol-
       ors integer] [-delay microseconds] [-count integer]

DESCRIPTION

       The swirl program draws swirly color-cycling patterns.

OPTIONS

       swirl accepts the following options:

       -window Draw on a newly-created window.	This is the default.

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -mono   If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       -install
	       Install a private colormap for the window.

       -visual visual
	       Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

       -ncolors integer
	       How many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 200.

       -count integer

ENVIRONMENT

       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
	       to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1), xlock(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1994 M. Dobie.

       Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, pro-
       vided  that  the  above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in sup-
       porting documentation.

AUTHOR

       M.Dobie <mrd@ecs.soton.ac.uk>, 1994.

       Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-May-97.

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