vim - String search across a column -


i want search string written in column. there way search using vim? example:

b s c 

if wanted search word basic column wise, how in vim?

via regular expression

regular expressions (which power vim's search) can express consecutive character matches. therefore, can match text starting b , ending c, including text in between:

/b.*\n.*a.*\n.*s.*\n.*i.*\n.*c 

by using .*\n.*, asserts each character in following line. shortcoming of regular expressions cannot assert match @ same column, above match non-aligned basic. can avoid fixed column special \%v atom:

/\%32vb.*\n.*\%32va.*\n.*\%32vs.*\n.*\%32vi.*\n.*\%32vc 

via blockwise visual selection

vim have 1 way select vertical block of characters in visual mode <c-v>. using vimscript (e.g. getline() or searchpos()), search individual characters , build such selection.

via text transformation

as kent commented, if transform text (effectively 90° counter-clockwise rotation), can match (now horizontal) text via default search.


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