Select and replace strings in gvim

Here are some ways to replace strings in gvim.

For replacing a string across a file

:%s/<search_string>/<replace_string>/g

To replace in current line

:s/<search_string>/>replace_string>/

To select and replace words from selective lines in vim(In this example want to replace in line 6 to 10 and 14 to 18).

:6,10s/<search_string>/<replace_string>/g | 14,18&&

The :&& command repeats the last substitution with the same flags. You can supply the additional range(s) to it (and concatenate as many as you like):

If you have many ranges you can use loops as well.

:for range in split('6,10 14,18')| exe range 's/<search_string>/<replace_string>/g' | endfor

This four options can be used in almost any time that we want select and replace in gvim