| User: editor -- 2010-03-15 |
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| Type: Advanced search and replace |
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| Description: |
| How to replace every 3 instances found in a text file? I have a text file with many occurrance of 'search', how to replace the 1,4,7,10 instances of 'search' to 'FIND'? |
| Input Sample: |
| search and replace batch search advanced search advanced search and replace replace and search search binary files batch search and replace |
| Output Sample: |
| FIND and replace batch search advanced search advanced FIND and replace replace and search search binary files batch FIND and replace |
| Answer: |
| Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" to finish following steps. |
| Replace Pioneer support replace specified occurrance of matched string by "unit number filter". 1. ctrl-o open source text file 2. ctrl-h open 'Replace' dialog * in 'search for pattern', enter: * in 'replace with pattern', enter: * set 'unit number filter' to: Note: 1<3>N means start from 1, increased with step of 3, until reach the instance N, when N is omitted, will search until reach last instance. 3. click 'Replace', done! 4. ctrl-s save to file |
| Download Script: scripts/448.rst.zip |
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