Ex Ranges
Every Ex command takes a range. Learn to speak it fluently.
Ranges precede Ex commands and tell them which lines to act on. They can be line numbers (5,10), marks ('a,'b), patterns (/foo/,/bar/), or shortcuts (%, .).
An Ex range tells the command which lines to operate on. It comes before the command name, separated by no space: :5,10s/foo/bar/g runs :s on lines 5 through 10.
| Range | Meaning |
|---|---|
| . | Current line |
| $ | Last line |
| % | All lines (= 1,$) |
| * | Last visual selection |
| 5 | Just line 5 |
| 5,10 | Lines 5 through 10 |
| .,+5 | Current line and 5 below |
| .,$ | Current line to end of file |
| 1,. | Start of file to current line |
| 'a,'b | From mark a to mark b |
| '<,'> | Last visual selection (auto-inserted when you press : from Visual) |
| /foo/,/bar/ | From next line matching /foo/ to next line matching /bar/ |
| ?foo?,/bar/ | From previous line matching /foo/ to next /bar/ |
Watch
- 📺 #0416 :tabnext / :tabprev Cycle Tabs (not yet published)
- 📺 #0422 :terminal Terminal Inside Vim (not yet published)
See also: Substitute ({key::s}), Global ({key::g}) and Vglobal ({key::v}), Setting and Jumping to Marks