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Question by red_day
Submitted on 10/29/2003
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How do I replace (from ex in vi )
the 000 character (i.e. NULL, seen as ^@ )
with carriage returns (015) but without
actually pressing Ctrl-V? I can get them to highlight using this sequence:
/\(\p\|$\)\@!. (highlighting non-printable characters)


Answer by anonymous
Submitted on 1/18/2006
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Note that, when using Vim on Windows, you will need to use CTRL-Q instead of CTRL-V to escape the special character on the ex command line.

From the documentation (usr_24.txt):

     Note:
     On MS-Windows CTRL-V is used to paste text.  Use CTRL-Q instead of
     CTRL-V.  On Unix, on the other hand, CTRL-Q does not work on some
     terminals, because it has a special meaning.

 

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