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Answer 1

+9 A:

For counting the number of times some pattern occurs, use:

:%s/pattern//gn

vehomzzz 2009-10-23 14:21:50

+1 see :help count-items : An alternative is using |v_g_CTRL-G| in Visual mode.

Vereb 2009-10-23 14:31:03

I generally still use this way if you forget the "n", you still don't affect your file (yes, I know you can just undo it).

Jefromi 2009-10-23 14:36:54

Answer 2

+2 A:

The following will work with unmodifiable files, and the result can be kept and used elsewhere in our scripts.

:let g:n = 0
:g/pattern/let g:n += 1
:echo g:n

Luc Hermitte 2009-10-24 00:38:04

Using vi how to obtain a number of time a word or pattern occur in the file