3 Searching

Simple Searches
To search for a string, use the /string command.
To find the next include, use the command /<Enter>.
Another way to find the next match is with the n command.
Both the / and n commands can have a count specified. If there is a count, the
command searches for the count number of matches from the current location.
Search History
Now let’s start searching by typing a simple / without pressing . If you press
Searching Options
highlight: :set hlsearch
:set nohlsearch turn off
To clear the current highlighting, use the following command: :nohlsearch
Search highlighting is now turned off; matched text will not be highlighted. However, the highlighting will return when you use a search command.
Incremental Searches
:set incsearch The editor starts searching as soon as you type the first character of the string. Each additional character further refines the search.
:set noincsearch
Searching Backward
The reverse search command (?) searches backward.

*Changing Direction
The N command reverses the direc- tion on the search and repeats it.

Basic Regular Expressions
The Beginning (^) and End ($) of a Line
Match Any Single Character (.)
Matching Special Characters
Most symbols have a special meaning inside a regular expression.To match these spe- cial symbols, you need to precede them with a backslash ().To find the. (period), for example, use the string the..

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