vi editor help

[Kenn Chen]

I want to add one work into each line in my file. E.g. i have a file called abc.txt and contents below lines.

KKCHUA 19981212 SINGAPORE
YYZZZZ 2001SDFG HONGKONG
YYZZZZ 2001SDFG TAIWAN

Add new word (NULL) at end of each line become :-

KKCHUA 19981212 SINGAPORE NULL
YYZZZZ 2001SDFG HONGKONG NULL
YYZZZZ 2001SDFG TAIWAN NULL

[Steven Sim Kok Leong · Accepted solution]

Hi,

:1,$s/$/ NULL$/g

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong

[Wodisch]

Hello Idris,

to add something at the very end of the lines it is easiest to use the "substitue" command:

:1,$s/^V^M/NULL/

Attention: "^V" is Ctrl-V, and "^M" is the Return-key (or Ctrl-M, that's just the same)

HTH,
Wodisch

[Steven Sim Kok Leong]

Hi,

Sorry, made a typo. Should be:

:1,$s/$/ NULL/g

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong

[Michael Tully]

# vi yourfile

from the command prompt
:1,$s/$/ NULL/g

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