Way 1: yank the selected text with y go to search mode / paste the last yanked text with Ctrl+R 0 Way 2: yank the selected text with y go to search mode with command-line window q/ paste p (and you can continue editing) Source: Search for selection in Vim - Stack Overflow

1. vimgrep (Error List) 1:vimgrep pattern % To open the list of matches in a buffer: 1:copen On the list, navigate normally, and use <Enter> to select a match. 2. lvim (Location List) 1:lvim pattern % To open the list 1:lopen Navigation is similar with vimgrep. 3. Global Search1 1:g/regular-expression/p Note that …