| Tip 79 | Escape Problem Characters |
The \V literal switch makes it easier to search for text verbatim because it disables the special meanings for the ., +, and * symbols, but there are a few characters whose special meaning can’t be turned off. In this advanced tip, we’ll look at how to handle these.
Escape / Characters When Searching Forward
Take this excerpt from a Markdown document:
| | Search items: [http://vimdoc.net/search?q=/\\][s] |
| | ... |
| | [s]: http://vimdoc.net/search?q=/\\ |
Suppose that we want to search for all instances of the URL http://vimdoc.net/search?q=/\\. Rather than typing it out in full, we’ll just yank it into a register so that we can paste it into our search field. We want to match this text exactly ...
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