search in vi editor

emailssent · 09-16-2004, 03:28 AM

suppose i have to search something text in a vi editor

i pressed
/
and typed the text i want to search.

but what if my search text appears more than once in the file. how can i see that

How can i search text in vi editor if it appears more than once in a file

how to find 2nd matched text in vi editor

question can be explained more , if needed

bathory · 09-16-2004, 03:37 AM

Press again / and <enter>.

emailssent · 09-16-2004, 03:38 AM

thanks

theYinYeti · 09-16-2004, 04:06 AM

Or simply type n while in command mode.
BTW, to go backward, type ?<enter>.

Yves

emailssent · 09-16-2004, 05:43 AM

thanks theYinYeti

chrism01 · 09-16-2004, 07:14 AM

Also, (at least with vim on RH9) once you type in the '/' char, you can then use the up-arrow key to select a previously used search pattern (and down arrow to go back down through the list).
The same with the '?' char.