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[[Vim_Tips_Wiki:New_tips{{{subpage}}}#Search and replace in all buffers|created]] August 10, 2007 · complexity basic · author Sam Inverso · version 6.0
Simple way to search and replace in all buffers:
:bufdo %s/pattern/substitution/ge | update
bufdo – apply the following command to all buffers – see :help :bufdo.
%s – search and replace the whole file
g – change all instances in a line
e – avoid an error when the pattern doesn’t exist in a buffer
update – write the file only if changes were made
See also :help :argdo.