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Insert a string at the start of line in vi


To insert something at the start of line (for all the lines in the file) when editing file (in
this particular example the rm command) in vi do the following:

:1,%s/^/rm /g


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Tip reference : #141
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Added on : 11/08/06
Submited by : h8dk97
 
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