Table of Contents Tip 92: Repeat the Previous Substitute Command Repeat a Line-Wise Substitution Across the Entire File References: Amend the Range of a Substitute Command References: Discussion Fixing the & Command

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• repeat the command across the entire file just by pressing `g&`
• equivalent to: repeat the last substitute command using the same flags, the same replacement string, and the current search pattern, but use the `%` range.

• `gv` command enables Visual mode and rehighlights the last selection.
• `:&&`

* First `&` forms the `:&` Ex command, which repeats the last `:substitute` command.

* Second `&` indicates that the flags from the previous :s command should be reused.

• `&` command is a synonym for `:s`, which repeats the last substitution.
• `:&&`: acts on the current line
• `:'<,'>&&` acts on the visual selection
• `:%&&` acts on the entire file.
• `g&` is a shortcut for `:%&&`

preserves flags for the `&` command: