• find and replace

    1 min read · vim search replace find

    Search for the next and or previous occurrence of the word under your cursor with * and #. Search and replace the first 'one' found with 'two': :%s/one/two/ Run the last substitution globally: g& Same, but just replace 'one' globally: :%s/one/two/g Put quotes around every occurrence of $HOME: :%s/$HOME/"&" Same, but …


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  • Search System

    1 min read · data search locate plocate

    You can search every file on the computer instantly by installing plocate. Once installed, run sudo updatedb to create the database of (nearly) every file on the computer. Check how big the database is: 1du -h /var/lib/plocate/plocate.db Once you have the database, you can find nearly any file instantly. Search for …


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  • vim search

    1 min read · vim search

    Search for the next and or previous occurrence of the word under your cursor with * and #. Search and replace the first 'one' found with 'two': :%s/one/two/ Same, but replace 'one' globally: :%s/one/two/g Put quotes around every occurrence of $HOME: :%s/$HOME/"&" Same, but add curly brackets around $HOSTNAME: …


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