Table of Contents Tip 96: Find and Replace Across Multiple Files The Substitute Command Execute a Substitute Command on All Files in the Current Project Build a List of Files Containing Our Target Pattern References: References:

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Example: find and replace to change each occurrence of "Pragmatic Vim" to "Practical Vim" in each txt file.

• Each match returned by vimgrep is recorded in the quickfix list, and we can browse the results by running `:copen`, which opens the quickfix window.
• qargs.vim

* using qargs.vim

* `:update` saves the file, but only if it has been changed

* the last three commands could be combined into one

* On Vim’s command line, `|` simply stands for a command separator, making it equivalent to the semicolon in the Unix shell.