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Asked: 2026-05-11T19:27:34+00:00

Is it possible to show/hide all matching lines in vi or Vim? Not highlight

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Is it possible to show/hide all matching lines in vi or Vim? Not highlight but just show only those lines.

For example I have a text with word the word ERROR. How do I make it show only lines containing ERROR and how to show only lines without ERROR?

Is there a solution without deleting all matching lines and then just undoing it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Do you know about the :global command? Does this do what you want?

    :g/ERROR

    and for the opposite:

    :g!/Error

    or equivalently:

    :v/Error
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