Re: AW: Find a value , and insert it at the begining of line

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Subject: AW: Find a value , and insert it at the begining of line
A little shorter would probably be :%s/\(.*\)\(18\d\d\)\(.*\)/\2&/ (But=20
since you haven't provided input samples and corresponding expected=20
output I'm not sure and you will have to confirm it.) Janis=20
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Thanks Janis, and particularly Tim. I keep forgetting about &.
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<p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p>------ Original Message ------<br>From: janis_p=
[email protected]<br>To: [email protected]<br>Sent: Tuesday, May=
 26th 2026, 17:54<br>Subject: AW: Find a value , and insert it at the begin=
ing of line<br>A little shorter would probably be :%s/\(.*\)\(18\d\d\)\(.*\=
)/\2&amp;/ (But since you haven't provided input samples and corresponding =
expected output I'm not sure and you will have to confirm it.) Janis ______=
__________________________________ Von: 'c.willis111 ' via vim_use Gesendet=
: Dienstag, 26. Mai 2026 18:06 An: [email protected] Betreff: Find a=
 value , and insert it at the begining of line Hi this works. Is there a ni=
ftier way? (ie without capturing the context). :%s/\(.*\)\(18\d\d\)\(.*\)/\=
2\1\2\3/ It seems that the nested capture which wd have been a tad shorter,=
 doesn't work. regards - Chris -- -- You received this message from the "vi=
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088.19e6509f0f5.Webtop.140%40btinternet.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks J=
anis, and particularly Tim. I keep forgetting about &amp;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>=
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