1 03/05/76 change, c
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3 Function: replaces a string of characters within a line with a new
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7 Syntax: c /old_string/new_string/ first_line last_line
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10 Arguments:
11 / is a delimiter that can be any character not found in old_string
12 or new_string except blank, tab, or digit.
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14 old_string is a string of characters to be replaced.
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16 new_string is a string of characters to be substituted for each
17 occurrence of old_string.
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19 first_line is the first line to be changed.
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21 last_line is the last line to be changed; if omitted, only
22 first_line is changed.
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25 Notes:
26 It is not possible to change line number at beginning of line
27 with this command.
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29 The first_line and last_line do not have to appear in the text, but the
30 range specified by them must contain at least one line.