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mosh
mosh

Reputation: 333

vim match a mark in regexp

In gvim (v8) regexp we can specify a point in the selected region with \%V, e.g. s/\%Vabc/xyz/. However, \%V matches anywhere in the selection, I want something to match only at the beginning or end of the visual-selection (marks <,>).

Moreover this regexp /\%V\_.*\%V/ doesn't select the final character of the region. \%V is supposed to be zero-width?

So how can I specify the position of a mark, as in:

:s/\mark(<).\zs(abc)\ze\mark.(>)/xyz/`

Upvotes: 4

Views: 169

Answers (1)

Ingo Karkat
Ingo Karkat

Reputation: 172570

Yes, \%V is zero-width; to include the last selected character, you need to append a . to include the last character: /\%V\_.*\%V./

There are special atoms for mark positions; you can use them with the '<,'> marks, too: /\%'<.*\%'>./. As they are zero-width, too, the above applies here, too, so it's not a better alternative.

Upvotes: 2

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