- vim filename
- press /
- type words which you want to search
- press Enter
Q: How can I search only for word, excluding searches for word1 and word2?
A: like this:
/\<word\>
\< means beginning of a word, and \> means the end of a word,
VIM provides a shortcut for this. If you already have word on screen and you want to find other instances of it, you can put the cursor on the word and press '*' to search forward in the file or '#' to search backwards.