Name

global

Synopsis

[address] g[!]/ pattern</ /[commands]

Description

Execute commands on all lines that contain pattern or, if address is specified, on all lines within that range. If commands are not specified, print all such lines. If ! is used, execute commands on all lines that don’t contain pattern. See v.

Examples

:g/Unix/p               
                     Print all lines containing "Unix"
:g/Name:/s/tom/Tom/     
                     Change "tom" to "Tom" on all lines
                                              containing "Name:"

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