Replace Pathnames in VI

[KnowNix]

I want to replace every occurrence of a PATHNAME in a script with VI.
For example :

replace all occurence of : /usr/local/bin into /home/userx

I can't do it with VI's command :s/oldstring/newstring

Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks. Peer.

 

[bi]

You have to escape the / in the pathname. Try this:

:%s/\/usr\/local\/bin/\/home\/userx/g

 

[Yegolev]

or...
:%s#/usr/local/bin#/home/user#g

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[KnowNix]

Thanks both for you answer. Sorry bi, but I prefer the option of Yegolev, because for me it's easier to read and remember.

p.s.
Thanks to all people on this forum, for helping 'AIX-beginners' like me, I will follow this forum everyday !

 

[bi]

Yes. Yegolev's solution is less messy. But don't forget about using \ to escape a / or other characters. You may need it in the future when # doesn't work for a particular scripting scenario.

 

[Yegolev]

you may also use these as delimiters

: ^ ! $ @ * - _ + =

for example
:%s=/usr/local/bin=/home/user=g

tested in standard vi which comes with AIX 5100-04.

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[bi]

I added the comment about using \ to escape characters when escape characters (delimiters?) don't work "for a particular scripting scenario" -- for example, is you are using sed or awk in a script.