Vi/Vim - Finding a word

Last update on November 23, 2008 06:22 PM by Jeff
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[VI/VIM] Finding a word


To find a word in VI / Vim, just type "/" or "?", followed by the word you’re searching for the search (downwards or upwards).

Pressing the n key, will allow you to go directly to the next occurrence of the word.

Another feature is to launch a search on the word where the cursor is positioned, just to position the cursor on the word to search for , then press * or # to look up forward or backward.
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