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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T05:57:01+00:00 2026-05-12T05:57:01+00:00

I have a log file with the string ERROR on some lines. I want

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I have a log file with the string “ERROR” on some lines. I want to delete every line that doesn’t have ERROR so that I can see just what needs fixing. I was going to do something like the following in vim:

%s/!(ERROR)//

to replace non-error lines with an empty string.

I do not believe that standard regexes can do this, but maybe I’m wrong…

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    2026-05-12T05:57:01+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 5:57 am

    Use the :g! command to delete every line that doesn’t match.

    :g!/ERROR/d
    
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