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user267324
user267324

Reputation: 63

Regex Question: how do I replace a single space with a newline in VI

Regex Question: how do I replace a single space with a newline in VI.

Upvotes: 5

Views: 1314

Answers (3)

nickd
nickd

Reputation: 4011

\([^ ]\|^\)\([^ ]\|$\) will find lone spaces only if that's what you need.

Upvotes: 0

ithcy
ithcy

Reputation: 5589

:%s/ /^V^M/g

note: hit ctrl-v, ctrl-m.

edit: if you really mean all single spaces, meaning spaces not followed by another space, use this:

:%s/ \{1\}/^V^M/g

and if you really meant just the first single space in the document, use this:

:%s/ /^V^M/

Upvotes: 8

rui
rui

Reputation: 11284

Just do the following in command mode:

:%s/ /\r/gic

gic in the end means:
- g: replace all occurrences in the same line (not just the first).
- i: case insensitive (not really helpful here but good to know).
- c: prompt for confirmation (nice to have to avoid you having to do immediate undo if it goes wrong :) ).

Upvotes: 5

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