Re: [MLUG] Vi Regex problem

[Scott Hussey <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 04:03:09PM -0600, Robin Hastings wrote:
> I created a substitution regex that found the first cap letter after a
> comma and replaced it with quote marks. What I *wanted* was to find the
> first cap letter after a comma and insert quote marks in front of it.
> Here is the substitution I used: :s/,[A-Z]/,"/g. Is there a way to make
> vi insert rather than substitute in this situation? Thanks for any
> hints, tips or advice you can give me. Google failed me on this one...

Try somethinglike s/,([A-Z])/,"$1/g

The parantheses (sp?) are a grouping operator and tell vi
to assign whatever matches the pattern inside them to the next
group variable ($1, $2, $3, ...) The $1 of course then references
the first grouping from the matching part of your re.

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