Re: Stupid question

On Dec 10, 2011, at 6:42 PM, Taylor Hedberg wrote:

> Eric Weir, Sat 2011-12-10 @ 18:38:14-0500:
>> Perhaps is more a wish than a question. I think I know the answer.
>> Nevertheless, can vim search on files not open in it?
>
> :vimgrep does exactly that.

Wow! Great! I'm a vim newbie-relatively. I've encountered many references to grep, of course, since arriving on the scene. Had the sense that it was some kind of search capability, but too bogged down in basics to explore it. I will now.

Thanks,
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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
eeweir@bellsouth.net

"Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred."

- Amos Oz

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