Re: Search using the Highlighted text as pattern

On May 16, 2:59 am, "John Beckett" <johnb.beck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Panciz wrote:
> > with the * and # command it is possible to search (foward and
> > backward) for the word nearest the cursor, is there a way to
> > use an entire block of highlighted text as pattern for the search.
>
> http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Search_for_visually_selected_text

Based on John's suggested link, I modified * for search forward.

""-----=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=
" multi line search selection literal (vi6.2 ok) :help c_<C-R>
vmap * y/\V<C-R><C-R>=substitute(escape(@",'\/'),'\n','\
\n','g')<cr><cr>
" ||| | | | | | | +flag
g=all
" ||| | | | | | +regex=<cr>
" ||| | | | | +<cr>
" ||| | | | +escape /
" ||| | | +contents of register
" ||| | +expression register
" ||| +insert contents of expression register = LITERALLY
" ||+"very nomagic", only \ is magic
" |+search
" +yank selected text into register "
""-----=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=

Sometimes I have regex strings in a file that I would like to use for
searches.

I did not need # to search backward, # has been redefined:

""-----=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=
" single line search selection regex
vmap # y/<C-R><C-R>"<cr>

""-----=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=

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