If I search for 'string'; i want to find just 'string'; and not 'qstring', 'sostring' etc ect
Here are the options in my .vimrc
set ic
set showmatch
set smartcase
set incsearch
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3If i type in '\' to go into search mode; and then type in 's'; thenit tries to search for a 'space'; since \s means space right?
shergill
2009-08-23 15:25:15
here is my sequence of keystrokes1. \ (to go into search mode)2. /s (this tries to find a space)
shergill
2009-08-23 15:26:48
No. You need to go into search mode first and then type the pattern. So try hitting the keys exactly:- /\<string\>
Gavin Gilmour
2009-08-23 15:29:14
@shergill: you may want to look at :h \<
Michael
2009-08-23 15:43:57
If you can put your cursor on the string, then * will search forward for that exact string and # searches backwards.
Drew Stephens
2009-08-23 16:23:31
Doing that assumes the words don't have punctuation attached. It also won't match words that might be at the end of a line.
Gavin Gilmour
2009-08-23 15:27:09