 Tip #5: Quickly searching for a word
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February 24, 2001 17:57 |
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5.7 |
To search for a word under the cursor in the current file you
can use either the "*" or "#" keys.
The "*" key will search for the word from the current cursor
position to the end of the file. The "#" key will search for the
word from the current cursor position to the top of the file.
Note that the above two keys will search for the whole word and not
the partial word. This is equivalent to using the <word> pattern
in the search commands (/ and ?).
To search for partial matches, you can use the "g*" and "g#" key
sequence.
You can also use the mouse to search for a word. This will only
work in the GUI version of VIM (gvim) or a console version
of VIM in an xterm which accepts a mouse. Also, the 'mousemodel'
should be set to 'extend'. Add the following line to your .vimrc:
set mousemodel=extend
To search for a word under the cursor from the current cursor
position to the end of the file, press the shift key and click
on the word using the left mouse button. To search in the opposite
direction, press the shift key and click on the word using the
the right mouse button.
To get more help on these, use
:help *
:help #
:help g*
:help g#
:help <S-LeftMouse>
:help <S-RightMouse>
<<Any word completion |
Using the % key >>
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