🚀 go-pugleaf

It may not be very glamorous, but when I want a "query-replace"ish
operation in vi, I find the first occurrence of the string with the
slash "/" character, and, if it's an occurrence I want to replace,
I replace it with a suitable "change" operation, e.g., "cwBAR<esc>".
Having done this, the "n" key finds subsequent occurrences, and the
"." key repeats the substitution, if desired.  If you elect NOT to
do the replacement on a particular occurrence, just hit "n" again.


If you count keystrokes, this method is just as efficient as a real
query-replace command would be.


Coping with vi's egregious lack of a single-keystroke witticism injector
(but just barely),

Brian Rhodefer