Excerpts from Eric Weir's message of Sun Dec 11 00:38:14 +0100 2011:
> Perhaps is more a wish than a question. I think I know the answer.
> Nevertheless, can vim search on files not open in it?
solution 1) use external grep like commands:
set grepprg=grep (this is default - unsure about windows)
:grep -r 'word' file-or-dir-liste
-ri = ignoring case etc. See man grep.
solution 2)
:h vimgrep
related solutions:
- gnu idutils (creates index so that you can search for words and regexes
faster)
- tags (create index of items found in source code or latex files, headers,
functions, ..)
- cscope (same but limited to C)
- ...
Marc Weber
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