Re: can vim do this?

[A.J.Mechelynck]

Lev Lvovsky wrote:
Thanks everyone for your help on this!  The advice below seems to be all 
that I need.

I forgot to ask one last thing - if I'm searching for something in a 
text file, can I have vim select every existing string that matches up 
to what I've typed at that point?  Meaning, if the first two characters 
of what I'm looking for are "va", all "va" gets highlighted as I type, 
then when I add "ria" to that, all "varia" strings get highlighted.

thanks!
-lev

        :set incsearch

is "almost" that. While you type the search command, it will show you 
the next place (if any) where what you've typed matches. Once you hit 
Enter on the / or ? command, all matches are highlighted and the cursor 
moves to the next match (if any).


Best regards,
Tony.