How to comment all lines in VI editor ? |
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How to comment all lines in VI editor ?
This can be done with a using a command like 'search and replace'
1.Open the file in 'vi' editor. 2.Press Escape and type :1,$s/^/##/g 3.Press Enter
1,$s/^/##/g can be broken down as 1: To start from 1st line $s :To end at the last line /^ : Search for the start of the line /##:Replace with ## /g: Replace all occurrences
contributed by : Pratik Shah
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