How do you search for a word within the same line in Vim?

To search within the same line, use the command f[char] to search forward for a specific character. For example, fa will find the next occurrence of the letter 'a' on the same line. You can repeat the search forward by pressing ; and backward by pressing ,.

How do you search for a word throughout a file in Vim?

To search for a word throughout the file, use the command /word followed by pressing [Enter]. This will highlight the first occurrence of the word in the file. Press n to navigate to the next occurrence and N to go to the previous one.

How do you perform a backward search for a word in Vim?

To perform a backward search, use the command ?word followed by pressing [Enter]. This will find the previous occurrence of the word. Use N to continue searching backwards through the file.

How do you replace a word throughout the file in Vim?

To replace a word throughout the file, use the global substitution command :%s/oldword/newword/g. This replaces all instances of oldword with newword in the entire file. You can add the c flag (:%s/oldword/newword/gc) to confirm each replacement.

How do you search and replace text globally in Vim?

To search and replace text globally across the entire file, use the substitution command :%s/oldword/newword/g. This ensures that all occurrences of the oldword in the file are replaced with newword.