PracticalVim Tip98

Table of Contents Tip 98: Delete Lines Containing a Pattern On the Etymology of Grep Delete Matching Lines with `:g/re/d` Keep Only Matching Lines with `:v/re/d`

Tip 98: Delete Lines Containing a Pattern

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On the Etymology of Grep

abbreviated form of the `:global` command:

• `re`: regular expression
• `p`: `:print`

Delete Matching Lines with `:g/re/d`

Example: throw away everything except for the contents of each `` tag:

Keep Only Matching Lines with `:v/re/d`

Example: Delete each line that doesn’t contain `href`: