How to replace this string using regular expression in vim?

Question

I want to replace X with Y in vim with the regular expression ^+.*X$, which begin with + and end with X.

Haven't tried it with regex, but you can check vim.wikia.com/wiki/Search_and_replace — cdvv7788
– cdvv7788, Commented Sep 29, 2016 at 2:41

Sundeep · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-29 04:51:03Z

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Another variant, using \zs to indicate start of match

%s/^+.*\zsX$/Y/

See :h \zs for more info

answered Sep 29, 2016 at 4:51

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sidyll · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-29 17:46:25Z

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Yet another alternative, use the :g command to operate in lines beginning with + and replace the final X:

g/^+/s/X$/Y

answered Sep 29, 2016 at 17:46

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LF-DevJourney · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-29 02:44:01Z

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just like this,

  %s/\(^+.*\)X$/\1Y/g

answered Sep 29, 2016 at 2:44

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