Thanks a lot Pratik.

From: Pratik Vyas <m@pd.io> Sent: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 16:08:24 To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Help on Vi Command Hi Joel,

On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Joel A Divekar

<joel_divekar@rediffmail.com> wrote:

>

> Hi All

> I am trying to do the following

> Search for all lines starting with INSERT command and append ; at End of Line

>

> I am aware about search and replace using

> :%s/^INSERT/$;/g

> but this replaces INSERT and not append ; at end of the line. Kindly help

> Regards

>

Try,

:%s/^INSERT(.*)$/\0 /g

ie. Capture everything after the INSERT and replace it by itself (\0)

and the text you want you append.

>

> Joel Divekar

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Thanks.

Pratik