Search for selection in vim

vim viemu string-search
Marcin picture Marcin · Dec 12, 2008 · Viewed 22.3k times · Source

I use vim and vim plugins for visual studio when writing C++. Often, I find myself wanting to search for a string within a function, for example every call to object->public_member.memberfunc().

I know vim offers a convenient way to search for a single word, by pressing * and #, and it can also search for typed strings using the ubiquitous slash / command. When trying to search for all the instances of a longer string like the one above, it takes a while to re-type after /.

Is there a way to search for selection? For example, highlight with v, then copy with y, is there a way to paste after /? Is there an easier shortcut?

Answer

Christian C. Salvadó picture Christian C. Salvadó · Dec 12, 2008

Check this Vim tip: Search for visually selected text

Or you can simply yank the selected text with y and go to search mode /, then you can paste the last yanked text with Ctrl+R 0

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