- Basic Substitution: Using
:sto replace the first occurrence of text on the current line. - Replacing Text on Specific Lines: Employing
:swith line numbers or ranges (e.g.,:90,110s) to replace text within defined line ranges. - Global Substitution: Utilizing
:swith thegflag (:s/pattern/replacement/g) to replace all occurrences of text on a line or throughout the file. - Pattern-based Substitution: Using regular expressions with the substitute command. For instance, replacing the first character of each word with its uppercase representation using
:%s/^./\u&/g.
