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How do I count the number of times a particular word occurs in a buffer?

April 26, 2017buffer occurs particular times word

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How do I count the number of times a particular word occurs in a buffer?

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/let cnt=cnt+1 :echo cnt This only counts the number of lines where the word occurs. You can also use the following command: :%s/\/&/g To count the number of alphabetic words in a file, you can use :%s/\a\+/&/g To count the number of words made up of non-space characters, you can use :%s/\S\+/&/g For more information, read :help count-items :help word-count :help v_g_CTRL-G :help 12.5 11.11. How do I place the cursor at the end of the matched word when searching for a pattern? You can use the ‘e’ offset to the search command to place the cursor at the end of the matched word. For example /mypattern/e For more information about search offsets, read :help search-offset :help / 11.12.