Replace a line 5 lines above current line in vi editor in ex mode
Question
I want to replace a line that is 5 lines above the current line in the vi editor. It has to be a single command in the ex mode.
1 answers
solution1
1 2014-11-26 14:43:24
use
:-5s/^.\*$/Your Replacement/
That should work, and will move the cursor to that line
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