CentOS Linux Server Guide

Vi Editor - Searching words, sentences , string using keyboard

Before performing any search operation, you must first make sure that you are in command mode.

Keyboard Operation

/string search from the cursor position to end of the file, forward search

?string search from the current position backwards to beginning of the file, backward search

n repeating search

Example

In the following example, we are searching the word 'error' until matched and the result will be highlighed.

/error

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