Re: In script always search from start of buffer

On Nov 22, 6:17 am, Tim Chase <v...@tim.thechases.com> wrote:

>
> You can do the following in a script which, while 2 steps, I find
> equally clear as Tony's use of search()
>
>    let @/=@"
>    /
>
Yes, the terser, the better

>
> As a side-note, depending on your line's contents, you may have
> to wrap the value of @" in a call to escape(), as in
>
>    let @/=escape(@/, '.\[*~')
>    call search(escape(@/, '.\[*~'))
>
But the verboser, the worser : )
Thanks for this variant, Tim

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