/ hpsal2:comp.bugs.sys5 / bak at csd-v.UUCP (Bruce A. Kern) / 7:36 pm Oct 8, 1988 / editing the following file: 0 ex:% s/0/abc/ 1 2 3 4 ex:% s/0/abc/ produces nothing interesting. ---------- You need to follow the command with another ":". Also, the space seems to confuse my vi. Try the following: 0 ex:%s/0/abc/: 1 2 3 4