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Searching source files

There are two commands for searching through the current source file for a regular expression.

forward-search regexp

search regexp
The command, ‘forward-search regexp’, checks each line, starting with the one following the last line listed, for a match for regexp. It lists the line that is found. You can use the synonym, ‘search regexp’, or abbreviate the command name as fo.

reverse-search regexp
The command, ‘reverse-search regexp’, checks each line, starting with the one before the last line listed and going backward, for a match for regexp. It lists the line that is found. You can abbreviate this command as rev.

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