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Old 09-10-2012
Research an expression in VI editor
Hi,
how to look for an expression like :
Code:
[09/06/12 00:03:44]

or

Code:
 Client ChkAeStatus4 service

in VI ?

For a word , of cours :
Code:
/word

But for an expression ?
Thank you.
# 2  
Old 09-10-2012
Code:
/Client ChkAeStatus4 service

Code:
/\[09\/06\/12 00:03:44\]

You have to escape characters that can have meaning to regex.
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Old 09-11-2012
Thanks.
 
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