Teja
Reputation: 13534
How to delete multiple lines of special characters in vi editor
I would like to delete multiple lines from a text file using vi editor. I can actually grep on such special patterns and list out them but how can I delete them from a file on the fly. Please share your thoughts if there is any command for that.
Upvotes: 1
Views: 1604
Answers (1)
Jacob Krall
Reputation: 28835
In vim (and possibly vi),
:g/foo/d
will remove all lines matching the pattern foo.
Upvotes: 3
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