Search Current Word in Vim

Search for the word under the cursor with * forward or # backward. This is the fastest way to chase repeated terms.

Commands you practise

*
Press * to instantly search for the word under your cursor and jump to its next occurrence. It is the fastest way to trace variables and repeating terms.
#
Search backward for the whole word under your cursor. It is the fastest way to trace a variable back to its definition.

Levels

  1. Flag Hunter (easy): Delete all the '# hazardous' lines preceding each 'header'.
  2. Bidirectional Clean (medium): Delete the temporary lines above and below the markers.
  3. Draft Buster (hard): Clean up all 'draft_X' prefixes from the TEMP variables.

Each level opens a real Neovim session in your browser with a start file and a target file. Edit one into the other in as few keystrokes as you can, then race the vimbot's solution.

Part of VimGolf.ai Premium ($10 once, lifetime). Region: searching for word. See the whole skill map.