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Change part of a function name in multiple occurrences

Change the middle part of the function name in multiple places, preferably using the next and dot commands.

Start file

call_this_function()

_this_
  
  call_this_function()

 _this_

 call_this_function()

End file

call_that_function()

_this_
  
  call_that_function()

 _this_

 call_that_function()

View Diff

1c1
< call_this_function()
---
> call_that_function()
5c5
<   call_this_function()
---
>   call_that_function()
9c9
<  call_this_function()
---
>  call_that_function()

Solutions

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:%s/l_this_f/l_that_f/g<CR>ZZ

:%s/l_this_f/l_that_f/g<CR>ZZ

/ca<CR>ctfcall_that_<Esc>n.n.:wq<CR>

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