On Mi, 27 Sep 2023, Igor wrote:
> How to replace all of the spaces in each line after XXX string? > > Input sample data: > aaaaaa bbbbbb cccc XXX aaaaa bbbbbbb > cccccccc eeeeeeeeee XXX aaa bbbb cccc ddd > aaaa bbbb ddd ee XXX aaa bbb dddd eee > > Output sample data: > aaaaaa bbbbbb cccc XXX_aaaaa_bbbbbbb > cccccccc eeeeeeeeee XXX_aaa_bbbb_cccc_ddd > aaaa bbbb ddd ee XXX aaa_bbb_dddd_eee That is a bit tricky. I would probably use something like this: :%s/\(XXX.*\)$/\=substitute(submatch(1), ' ', '_', 'g')/ Which basically grabs everything after the 'XXX' and replaces in that submatch all whitespaces using a sub-replace-expression (see :h sub-replace-expression and :h sub-replace-special). Thanks, Christian -- Don't go surfing in South Dakota for a while. -- -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/ZRQdNCkqwetPL1%2BV%40256bit.org.
