[Tutorial] Count the number of occurrences of a pattern in a file in Vim

Published: April 18, 2024 by SingularityKChen (Last updated: April 18, 2024 )

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• Count the number of occurrences of a pattern in a file in Vim
  • Explanation:

Count the number of occurrences of a pattern in a file in Vim

:%s/pattern//gn

Explanation:

• % is the range, which means the whole file.
• s is the substitute command.
• pattern is the pattern to search.
• // is the replacement, which is empty in this case.
• g is the flag to replace all occurrences in a line.
• n is the flag to count the number of occurrences.