Re: Matching a non-match

A. Wik wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Browsing a directory listing, sometimes I hit lines like these:
> ./spool/exim/input/1FM8sl-00004n-Ix-H
> ./spool/exim/input/1FM8sn-00004u-OF-D
> ./spool/exim/input/1E9dsQ-00004f-MO-D
> [... thousands of similar lines ...]
>
> How can I use "/" to find the next line not matching the above
> pattern? I've tried the following (and several variations):
> /\(.*exim.input\)\@<!.*
>
Hello:

You could use LogiPat: :LP !"exim/input" and find the next line. Or, you
could use :LPE !"exim/input" and be given the expresson LogiPat used.
LogiPat comes with vim, by the way.

Regards,
Chip Campbell

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