David Turetsky wrote: >>:%s/^[a-z]:[0-9]/#/g > Try something like:
> %g!/^#/s/^/#/ Personally I'd do it this way: %s/\(.*\)/#\1/g I know there are more concise ways to do it but this at least shows why the approach the OP took was not working. -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. -------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
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