Find and replace commands, Find and slash (/) commands, Optioncharacters for find and slash ( / ) commands – Slick EDIT V3.3 User Manual

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Keys

Function

Ctrl+Shift+W

(GNU Emacs emulation) Toggle word searching on
and off.

Incremental searching stops when you press a key that does not insert a character. You can press Esc to
terminate an incremental search (only during prompting). Press and hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift to terminate a
long search.

You can retrieve your previous search string by invoking the i_search or reverse_i_search command
and pressing Ctrl+S or Ctrl+R, respectively, before entering a search string.

Find and Replace Commands

Find and Slash (/) Commands

The command line is available for performing searches. You can use the forward slash (/) or find com-
mands which provide the same functionality as the Find and Replace view. Press Esc to toggle the cursor
to the command line.

The syntax of the slash (/) command is:

/string[/OptionCharacters]

The syntax of the find command is:

find /string/[OptionCharacters]

OptionCharacters

is one or more of the following option characters:

Table 6.10. OptionCharacters for find and Slash (/) Commands

Option

Description

E

Exact case.

I

Ignore case.

-

Reverse search.

M

Limit search to selection.

<

If found, place cursor at beginning of word.

>

If found, place cursor at end of word.

Find and Replace Commands

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