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I want to search for a string and find the number of occurrences in a file using the vi editor.
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To search using Vim/vi, for the current word: In normal mode, you can search forward or backward. One can search forward in vim/vi by pressing / and then typing your search pattern/word. To search backward in vi/vim by pressing ? and then typing your search pattern/word.
Count Number of Words in Vim For counting the number of words, press g, then Ctrl+g.
Search HistoryVim keeps track of all the search operations you made in the current session. To browse the search history, press / or ? and use the arrow up/down keys to find a previous search operation. To run the search, simply press Enter . You can also edit the search pattern before performing the operation.
Press / and type word to search. To search in forward press 'SHIFT' key with * key. To search in backward press 'SHIFT' key with # key.
THE way is
:%s/pattern//gn
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