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minus-square@TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 months agoOnly a Vim user can call RegEx an advantage
minus-square@kattfisk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink3•2 months agoI use macros to solve most of the same problems. You just on-the-fly record a sequence of regular vim commands that you can then replay as many times as you need. Great for formatting a bunch of data without having to deal with the misery of regex
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)linkfedilink2•2 months agoAlso a good choice. Just never had the need since I knew a bit of regex before learning vim.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)linkfedilink1•2 months agoThe ability to use a powerful, standardized string query and transformation language if one wants? Yes, I do call it an advantage.
Only a Vim user can call RegEx an advantage
I use macros to solve most of the same problems. You just on-the-fly record a sequence of regular vim commands that you can then replay as many times as you need. Great for formatting a bunch of data without having to deal with the misery of regex
Also a good choice. Just never had the need since I knew a bit of regex before learning vim.
The ability to use a powerful, standardized string query and transformation language if one wants? Yes, I do call it an advantage.