Would this solve your problem? :%s/HERE.*$//gc
On May 7, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Nerdio <logistexst...@gmail.com> wrote: I have a requirement which I am sure I can do in vi (plenty of other solutions I am sure), and this is it. I have a file that looks like this 1234 Some Text HERE rest of line 1235 Some Other Text HERE rest of line What I want to do is delete text from, and including the word HERE to the end of the line, leaving me with this; 1234 Some Text 1235 Some Other Text I have done search and replace things in vi, but am not sure how to do a search then run a command. Any help, as always is greatly appreciated. Thanks in anticipation (This has been posted elsewhere, so sorry for duplication) -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
