Re: [tlug] stupid regex question

[Brett Robson <b-robson@example.com>]

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 17:21:35 +0900
Blomberg David <dblomber@example.com> wrote:

> 
> > > I'm trying to use this
> > > :%s/ +.*/$//g
> > 
> > Why do you need the '+'? Just this should work:
> > 
> > :%s/ .*$//g
> wouldn't this delete all lines in the file starting with a space rather
> than just the current one?


There is aren't any lines starting with spaces. It's actually an oracle
table defintion and there are lots lines like this.

USERNAME  VARCHAR(32)

so it gives

USERNAME



Just noticed my original had a typo in it

:%s/ +.*/$//g

I put an extra slash in it

:%s/ +.*$//g

I'm a bit better than that, really.


Brett





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