13.Search

Tip 80. Meet the Search Command

In this tip, we’ll cover the basics of using the search command, including how to specify the direction of a search, repeat (or reverse) the last search, and work with the search history.

• / search forward
• ? search backward

Command	Effect
n	Jump to next match, preserving direction and offset
N	Jump to previous match, preserving direction and offset
/<CR>	Jump forward to next match of same pattern
?<CR>	Jump backward to previous match of same pattern
gn	Enable character-wise Visual mode and select next search match
gN	Enable character-wise Visual mode and select previous search match