This is an application specific thing - three things pop to mind: 1) grep - you know what that's useful for 2) less - hit the "/" key and then type the thing your looking for (and hit return) hit "n" to find the next occurance. "?" searches in reverse. 3) emacs - "ctrl-s" and type the word. Hit "ctrl-s" to find the next occurance.
as I said, the behavior you want is handled by the specific program, not the OS. It just so happens that most programs in Windows use the same key ("ctrl-f") and look the same. I think most good programs in linux will have a search behavior, but will just have different keys. I hope this helps. If you still have questions, ask away! -Michael NOTE: less is the standard man pager, so the search is VERY nice when flipping through man pages. On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, KTB wrote: >I can't say I'm a grep whiz but I don't think it will do what I'm looking >for. For example if I'm looking for a certain word in a long text >file, the file is loaded in an xterm window, will grep find the word >and place it in front of me highlighted? In windows I hit "ctrl+f", I >get a pop up that allows me to enter a word, search for the word up or >down and the program places it in my view. Kent > >Steve Lamb wrote: >> On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 21:27:37 -0600, KTB wrote: >> >> >Does anyone know if there's a program like the "find" program in >> >windows? It allows you to search for a key word in most windows you >> >have open, it finds the word, takes you to the word and highlights it. >> >> Do you mean in text files? grep Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 Duke University, Dept. of Physics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305