I tried the code unsuccessfully
:%s/\n/*\n/g
+10
A:
:%s/$/\*/g
should work. So should :%s/$/*/g as MrWiggles points out correctly.
dirkgently
2009-02-27 11:53:48
+1. No need to escape the asterisk in the replacement tho
MrWiggles
2009-02-27 11:56:13
Yup. More readable to me with one, though.
dirkgently
2009-02-27 11:57:10
I won't argue, you have an awesome username so that gets you kudos points ;-)
MrWiggles
2009-02-27 12:01:57
Is there a way to insert '*' at the same column, since all lines are not of same length, so line 1 might have '*' at 15th column, but line 2 has '*' at 25th column.
Aman Jain
2010-07-21 20:41:45
+1
A:
%s/\s*$/*/g
this will do the trick, and ensure leading spaces are ignored.
ng
2009-02-27 11:59:23
A:
:%s/\n/*\r/g
Your first one is correct anywhere else, but Vim has to have different newline handling for some reason.
Ant P.
2009-02-27 12:05:37
In my version of Vim \n works, but this just replaces the newline with a *, effectively joining the lines.
Nathan Fellman
2009-03-01 07:50:36
This command is verified to work fine on every version of Vim I've tried. Are you using the windows version or something?
Ant P.
2009-03-01 23:44:38
+2
A:
Note there is no need for the trailing 'g' as only one replacement is possible.
anon
2009-02-27 12:06:05
What does s// mean in the regex? I know a similar command, :g/ / /p, (grep). I am pretty sure that your command is close to mine, at least in the structure.
Masi
2009-02-28 00:23:49
The s is substitute - it replace the end of line anchor with the asterisk (well, not actually replaces it since it's an anchor point).
paxdiablo
2009-02-28 03:50:42
+9
A:
Even shorter than the :search command:
:%norm A*
This is what it means:
% = for every line
norm = type the following commands
A* = append '*' to the end of current line
Leonardo Constantino
2009-03-01 07:09:14
Man, there exists no vi or vim thread from which I do not learn something. Today I learn about norm. And as they say at Cheers, "Norm!"
smcameron
2009-03-01 07:27:44