title: How to empty out a column
body: <p>I'm searching to empty out multiple columns in VIM<br>
  (not to delete but to put spaces inside).</p>
  
  <p>This is my search command:<br>
   <code>/\%2c\|\%4c\|\%&gt;5c\%&lt;9c</code><br>
  (column: 2,4,6-8)</p>
  
  <p>How can I empty out these columns in vim?<br>
  <code>:%s/\%2c\|\%4c\|\%&gt;5c\%&lt;9c/ /g</code> doesn't work</p>