Searching and Replacing With vi
The procedure for replacing a text string is based on the search procedures that are discussed previously. You can use all the special matching characters for ...
How to Search in Vim Vi
To browse the search history, press / or ? and use the arrow up/down keys to find a previous search operation. To run the search, simply press ...
editing - Find next in Vim
The most useful shortcut in Vim, IMHO, is the * key. Put the cursor on a word and hit the * key and you will jump to the next instance of that word.
[PDF] vi Editor “Cheat Sheet”
Matches beginning of line. $. Matches end of line . Matches any single character. *. Matches any previous character .*. Matches any character. Search and ...
Basic and Advanced Searching in Vi
In this tutorial, we discuss simple and complex searching in Vi. First, we go over basic search commands and concepts. There, we cover directions, repeating ...
How to Search in Vim Vi
To find the next occurrence, simply type n. And to go back to the previous occurrence, type N. To stop searching press ESC to go normal mode.