What is Vimgrep?

Unlike normal within-file search, vimgrep (or rather, the quickfix list) tells you which match you’re on (e.g. 2 of 5 ). If you want to search within the current file but have this feature, tell vimgrep to search the current file with % : :vimgrep /foo/g %

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How do I search for a file in Vim?

The basic steps to perform a search in Vim are as follows:

Press / .
Type the search pattern.
Press Enter to perform the search.
Press n to find the next occurrence or N to find the previous occurrence.

How do I grep two lines in a file?

How do I grep for multiple patterns?

Use single quotes in the pattern: grep ‘pattern*’ file1 file2.
Next use extended regular expressions: egrep ‘pattern1|pattern2’ *. py.
Finally, try on older Unix shells/oses: grep -e pattern1 -e pattern2 *. pl.
Another option to grep two strings: grep ‘word1\|word2’ input.

How do you grep inside Gvim?

You simply type :Grep foobar , and it will search in your current directory through all file extensions (except json and pyc; you can add more to the blacklist). It also displays the results in a nice little buffer window, which you can navigate through with normal HJKL keys, and open matches in the main editor window.

What is Vim quickfix?

VIM helps save the cycle time slightly using a mode called quickfix. Basically, one has to save the compiler errors in a file and open the file with VIM using the command. $ vim -q compiler_error_file. VIM automatically opens the file containing the error and positions the cursor at the location of the first error.

How do I Grep a file in Vim?

To set the grep correctly in vim use something like following in your .vimrc. set grepprg=c:toolsgitbingrep.exe -nir $*. Now you run the grep inside vim like. :grep MySearch *.cpp. This will show the first match and use the quickfix window.

How do I check what is the PWD in Vim?

You can check what is the PWD using the command :pwd. So, it is to your advantage to invoke Vim from the base directory of a code base. This is the grep feature that is implemented inside Vim. Not surprisingly, this internal grep is far easier to use compared to Unix grep.

How to open a file in a new tab in Vim?

You can do :r ! ack-grep “function tracking” ../ to pull the output directly into the vim buffer, and then use gf to navigate to the file under the cursor. If you want to open the file in a new tab instead, you can do Control-W, gf in normal mode.

How to search recursively in a directory in Vim?

You can navigate through this window and press Enter on search results to jump to them. To recurse the directories or files in Vim, you have this strange wildcard called star-star wildcard. For example, to search recursively in all files and directories in PWD: :vim Xanadu **