Replace mode ReplaceReplace-modemode-replace Enter Replace mode with the " R " command in normal mode. In Replace mode, one character in the line is deleted for every character you type. If there is no character to delete (at the end of the line), the typed character is appended (as in Insert mode).
scroll.txt scrolling the text in the window insert.txt Insert and Replace mode change.txt deleting and replacing text undo.txt Undo and Redo repeat.txt repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging visual.txt using the Visual mode (selecting a text area) various.txt various remaining commands recover.txt recovering from a crash
GUI: The " Replace All" button didn't handle backslashes in the replacement in the same way as " Replace ". Escape backslashes so that they are taken literally. When using Select mode from Insert mode and typing a key, causing lines to be deleted and a message displayed, delayed the effect of inserting the key. Now overwrite the message without ...
Vim help pages, always up-to-date usr_12.txt For Vim version 9.2. Last change: 2026 Feb 14 VIM USER MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar Clever tricks By combining several commands you can make Vim do nearly everything. In this chapter a number of useful combinations will be presented. This uses the commands introduced in the previous chapters and a few more. 12.1 Replace a word 12.2 Change "Last, First ...