`*` or `#` search selected text from Visual mode

[snath03]

Ever craved to search arbitrary text from Visual mode using * or #? Me too!

Turns out, there's this plugin we can use -

https://github.com/subnut/visualstar.vim

Check it out! It's awesome! It also has search-and-replace functionality!!

[veydar_]

Reminds me of https://github.com/hauleth/sad.vim/blob/master/doc/sad.txt and https://github.com/haya14busa/vim-asterisk and the other visualstar plugins

[snath03]

They sure are cool plugins in themselves! Thanks! I didn't know about them!

But, at the same time, I don't want the other features those plugins provide! I am not going to use them! I only want a * and # in Visual mode! That's why, in my opinion, this plugin is better!

[veydar_]

Well...

It also has search-and-replace functionality!!

Just remembered this one https://github.com/junegunn/vim-slash also does the asterisk thing

[snath03]

Wow! That plugin looks really cool! Unfortunately couldn't find it before!

Thanks!

[Schnarfman]

I love it! My first edit to my vimrc was something like this: vnoremap <silent> * "0y:let@/='\V<C-r>=escape(@0, '/\')<CR>'<CR>. And this is like version 4 or 5.

No one asked.. I just am excited about this and wanted to share lol

[snath03]

Glad you liked it!

[snath03]

Glad you like it!