Is there a way to search for some text in a folder and to display search results in a separate buffer in Vim? (Like Sublime Text Ctrl + Shift + F results)
Is there a way to search for some text in a folder and to
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Is there a way to search for some text in a folder and to display search results in a separate buffer in Vim? (Like Sublime Text Ctrl + Shift + F results)
No, you don’t need any plugin. The default
:vimgrep(or:vim) is all you need.Search for
fooin every file in the current directory:Search for
fooin every JavaScript file in the current directory:Search for
fooin every JavaScript file in the current directory recursively:Search for the current word in every file in the current directory:
(edit: use
:cw[indow]instead of:copen)