How do I search for patterns in Gvim?

How do I search for patterns in Gvim?

In normal mode, press / to start a search, then type the pattern ( \ ), then press Enter. If you have an example of the word you want to find on screen, you do not need to enter a search pattern.

How do I search for two patterns in Gvim?

There are two simple ways to highlight multiple words in vim editor.

1. Go to search mode i.e. type ‘/’ and then type \v followed by the words you want to search separated by ‘|’ (pipe). E.g.: /\vword1|word2|word3.
2. Go to search mode and type the words you want to search separated by ‘\|’. E.g.: /word1\|word2\|word3.

Do you need to enter a search pattern in Vim?

In normal mode, press / to start a search, then type the pattern (), then press Enter. If you have an example of the word you want to find on screen, you do not need to enter a search pattern.

How do you find the next match in Vim?

To find the next match press * or # again. Vim keeps track of all the search operations you made in the current session. 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 Enter.

How can I search in Vim for line that has 2 specific words?

The ‘magic’ setting determines how VIM treats special characters in regular expressions. When it’s off VIM treats all chars literally, meaning that the expression you wrote foo.*bar will actually search for that string. However, when ‘magic’ is on then special regex chars get their special meaning and it works more like you expect.

How to set ignore case in vim / vi?

To ignore case type :set ignorecase or :set ic in the Vim command line. You can also set the ignore case to be a default option by adding the command in your ~/.vimrc file. To change back to case match mode, type :set noignorecase or :set noic. Another way to force ignore case is to append \\c after the search pattern.