Table of Contents Tip 78: Escape Problem Characters Escape / Characters When Searching Forward Escape ? Characters When Searching Backward Escape \ Characters Every Time Escape Characters Programmatically References: References: Search Field Terminators References:

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Example:

• yank the URL into register u with the command `"uyi[`
• ]`/\Vu` to populate the search field with the contents of that same register.

Vim interpreted the first `/` character as a search field terminator.

Example:

Example:

Example:

• Store the URL in the u register:
• Enter the \V literal switch and then type =.

`:promptfind` command: entering a pattern without having to worry about search field terminators (works only in GVim)