Content:
1. Text is here.
20. More text.
Why does this Vim search and replace string fail?
:%s/^\d+\.\s+/# /g
Content: 1. Text is here. 20. More text. Why does this Vim search and
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Content:
1. Text is here.
20. More text.
Why does this Vim search and replace string fail?
:%s/^\d+\.\s+/# /g
Some metacharacters need to be escaped in order to take effect: