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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T19:03:21+00:00 2026-05-30T19:03:21+00:00

There’s a way to replace all occurencies of a string in files in Vim

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There’s a way to replace all occurencies of a string in files in Vim using a combination of args and argdo commands. Unfortunately there’s a drawback with this solution: It will open all files which may be a problem for large projects. Does anyone know more compact and memory efficient way?

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    2026-05-30T19:03:22+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 7:03 pm
    find projectfolder -type f -exec grep -Iq 'pattern' {} \; -exec vim {} +
    
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