Incremental search key – Slick EDIT V3.3 User Manual

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using the command line, use the i_search command (Ctrl+I). To start a reverse incremental search, use
the reverse_i_search command (Ctrl+Shift+I).

The following key combinations (based on the default CUA emulation) take on a different definition during
an incremental search:

Table 6.9. Incremental Search Key

Keys

Function

Ctrl+R

Search in reverse for the next occurrence of the
search string.

Ctrl+S

Search forward for the next occurrence of the
search string.

Ctrl+T

Toggle regular expression pattern matching on/off.

Ctrl+W

Toggle word searching on and off. To change the
word characters for a specific extension, from the
main menu, click Window

Preferences, expand

SlickEdit and click General in the tree, then
double-click the File Extension Setup setting.
Choose your extension from the Extension drop-
down list, then select the

Advanced Tab

.

Ctrl+Shift+W

Copy complete word at cursor to search string.

Ctrl+C

Toggle case sensitivity. The key bound to the Brief
emulation command case_toggle will also toggle
the case sensitivity.

Ctrl+M

Toggle searching within selection.

Ctrl+O

Toggle incremental search mode.

Ctrl+Q

Quote the next character typed.

Ctrl+S or F5

(Brief emulation) Search forward for the next occur-
rence of the search string.

Ctrl+R or Alt+F5

(Brief emulation) Search in reverse for the next oc-
currence of the search string.

Ctrl+W

(GNU Emacs emulation) Copy complete word at
cursor to search string.

Incremental Searching

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