replace in vim selection one at a time code example

Example 1: vim search and replace between lines

# Basic syntax:
:,s/search_text/replacement_text/g

# Example usage:
# Say you have a file with the following text and only want to change 
# mispeled to misspelled on lines 2 and 3:
1. I mispeled a word on this line
2. I also mispeled a word on this line
3. Apparently I cant type mispeled properly

:2,3s/mispeled/misspelled/g # This would change the words on line 2 and 3

Example 2: search and replace vim

:6,10s///g | 14,18&&

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