Search operation shortcuts that leverage search and replace features to accelerate text finding and editing

Ctrl+S

Search forward

Searches for text forward from cursor.

💡 Hint: Search

🎯 Search text after cursor to quickly find target locations

Ctrl+R

Search backward

Searches for text backward from cursor.

💡 Hint: Reverse search

🎯 Search text before cursor to check missed locations

Alt+%

Query replace

Replaces text with confirmation for each match.

💡 Hint: % = percent (partial replace)

🎯 Replace with confirmation to safely update text

Ctrl+Alt+S

Regexp search forward

Searches forward using regular expressions.

💡 Hint: Alt + Search = regexp

🎯 Perform advanced search with regex to find complex patterns

Ctrl+Alt+R

Regexp search backward

Searches backward using regular expressions.

💡 Hint: Alt + Reverse = regexp backward

🎯 Search backward with regex to efficiently find specific patterns

Alt+=

Count words

Shows character and word count for selection.

💡 Hint: = equals (count result)

🎯 Check character and word count to understand document volume

Emacs