On 06/09/2011 08:48 AM, Jussi Hirvi wrote: > I am working on my first vim script. The script is supposed to do some > find/replace on a file, then save the file with a new name and quit vim. > > I will save the script in a file and then call it from a bash script > like this: > > vim path-to-the-file -s path-to-my-script > > Maybe I have not found the right resources. I can find/replace with > expressions that are similar to those I use manually, for example: > > :% s/\t/","/g > > Then I should add something to the beginning of file (line 1, char 1). > And append something to the end of the file (last line, last char). But > I cannot find a way to do this. Should I move the cursor (and how?), or > what? > > - Jussi > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos You can do this at the command line (or in a script) like this: sed "s/\t/","/g" [your file] > [new_modified_file] If needed then you can rename the modified file back over the original -- --------------------------------------------- Kevin Kempter - Constent State A PostgreSQL Professional Services Company www.consistentstate.com ---------------------------------------------