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Old 09-11-2008
how to use vi to replace specific line of text only
hi all,

i am new bee to Unix.
i know how to replace text for range of lines in vi
for e.g. replace | with |||| for line 4 through 7 using vi
: 4,7s/|/||||/g

but i have to replace | with |||| only for line no 4, 7 and 10 using vi only!!!

your help will be appreciated!

thanks,
pranav
# 2  
Old 09-11-2008
: 4,7s/\|/\|\|\|\|/g

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whoops - I need to spend more time reading these things before trying to jump in with a solution...
Last edited by avronius; 09-11-2008 at 04:19 PM.. Reason: Taking foot out of mouth
# 3  
Old 09-11-2008
hey i am not getting problem using escape character \
what you mentioned is correct for replacing any character between line 4 through 7
but what i want is
ONLY line number 4 and 7.

please help me if u can!!!
# 4  
Old 09-11-2008
There is no way of doing it with one command for line 4 and line 7 only. Either you must select all lines, a range of lines or one line only.
# 5  
Old 09-12-2008
thx for ur reply!
 
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