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in reply to Learn vi/vim in 50 lines and 15 minutes

Don't forget that, if your Vim is compiled with Perl support, you can edit your files with Perl syntax directly.

For example, instead of

:%s/\(\d\+\)abc/\1/

You may say

:%perldo s/(\d+)abc/$1/

See Editing features for advanced users for more tips.