Re: Fwd: Search for the visually select text

On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 04:44:50PM +0100, Paolo Bolzoni wrote:
> Dear list,
> seldom I need to search specific part of text that are not simply the current
> word (where * is handy). And I instinctively select the part visually, only to
> notice I do not know how to search for it in the whole text.

> Example, assuming the caret is on the beginning of the sequence I want to seek,
> I tend to do:
> vwwe
> and I am stuck. Is there a way to search for what I have selected?

there's probably a quicker/better way but what occurs to me is that you
could make a two step process out of it -- you already know the first
step, specifically how to visually select your desired text

the second step would be to yank it with the 'y' command

for your locate then you'd start with the '/', and then CTRL-R followed
by an asterisk will paste what you previously yanked after the '/'

@* is the default register for yanks and puts

if you have several strings you search for frequently you could yank
each into a named register and paste them as desired after your '/'

see

:help /
:help y
:help i_CTRL-R

for more details (:help may be abbreviated :h)

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