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Partial Word Search

• When you're typing and you enter a partial word, you can cause Vim to search for a completion by using the <C-p> (search for previous marching word) and <C-n> (search for next match).

Where you land

Searches in Vim put the cursor on the first character of the matched string by default

• if you search for Debian, it would put the cursor on the D.

We can offset the cursor placement in a few ways:

• To land on the last character in the matched string, rather than the beginning, add an /e to your search:
  • ex. /Debian/e
• To land 2 lines above/below, add -2/+2 to the end
  • ex. /Debian/-2
• To offset 2 chars from the beginning of the string, add b+3
• To offset 2 chars from the end of the string, add e-3

Tips

• use search with an operator to find the location easier
  • ex. Yank til })
    • y/})<Enter>

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