topic Re: vi help in Operating System - Linux

vi help

lawrenzo_1 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:45:22 GMT

Hi,

what is the syntax to add a character to the end of each line containing a string?

ie:

gemp123
gemp234
gemp345
gemp456

so i want to add a : to the end of each line:

:g/^gemp/ help?

many thanks

Chris

Re: vi help

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:47:39 GMT

Hi Chris:

Type this:

:%s/$/:/g

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: vi help

lawrenzo_1 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:55:40 GMT

thats the one ....

Thanks James!