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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T20:45:50+00:00 2026-05-30T20:45:50+00:00

how to call a function from the substitute string in vim? When i have:

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how to call a function from the substitute string in vim? When i have:

%s/regex/string/g and i want the group as argument and replace it with the return value of the function:

%s/regex/call function(\1)/g so the group #1 will be the argument of the function, and the return value of the function will replace all the matches in buffer.

is it posible?

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    2026-05-30T20:45:51+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 8:45 pm

    To use a vimscript expression you need to add \= to your replacement string:

    %s/regex/\= function(submatch(1))/g
    
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