Q:

How can I search for the dot character using the search command?

I'm trying to use the Search command in Vim:
:Rs/F/T/X

R = range
F = text to find
T = text to replace with
X = options

But, when I want to search for the "." (dot character) I'm getting some problems.
The task: Replace all occurences of " ." (space dot) for ">" (greater-than)
So, first I tried this:
:%s/ ./>/g

But this changed me all the " ." (space ANY-CHARACTER) to the ">" character.
Then I remembered that the dot character is a special one, so I tried this:
:%s/ \./>/g

But vim threw me an error: E486 Can't find pattern " \."
And finally I tried this crazy thing:
:%s/" ."/>/g and this :%s/" \."/>/g
But I got the same result: E486 Can't find pattern...
So, how can I search for the dot character using the search command?
PS: Sorry for my poor English.

A:

Both a space and a dot are special characters.  Try this:
:%s/\s\./>/g

Update: \s is used to represent all whitespace characters (space, tab, line break), not just a space.

