Re: Matching a non-match - workaround: less

* A. Wik <awik32@gmail.com> [2020-12-20 14:39]:
> 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):
> /\(.*exim.input\)\@<!.*

workaround:
open the file with "less" and right after initiating search with '/'
type '!' and the prompt will switch to "Non-match /". now enter
eg "spool.exim.input" and less will skip all those lines. :-)
that's one of the features i dearly miss with vim. oh, well.

Sven

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LESS 563 | https://github.com/gwsw/less.git
SEARCHING: | http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
A search pattern may begin with one or more of:
^N or ! Search for NON-matching lines.
^E or * Search multiple files (pass thru END OF FILE).
^F or @ Start search at FIRST file (for /) or last file (for ?).
^K Highlight matches, but don't move (KEEP position).
^R Don't use REGULAR EXPRESSIONS.

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