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user1299784
user1299784

Reputation: 2097

Vim 'n' not working in command mode

I have the line:

public static void main(String args[])

with my cursor at the start. When I hit fc it correctly finds the first c at the end of public. When I press n, I expect it to jump to the second; instead I get the error E486: Pattern not found: alias rc

rc was an alias in my ~.bashrc that expaned to vim ~/.bashrc After experiencing this problem I removed the line (though I can't see why that should be the cause) and restarted bash and vim. But the problem still persists. I checked my vimrc and there is no mention of either alias or rc or any mapping for n.

In any case, here is the vimrc: http://codepaste.net/yz3b1r

Upvotes: 1

Views: 416

Answers (2)

Keith Thompson
Keith Thompson

Reputation: 263267

The f command finds a single character. fc finds the next c.

To repeat an f search, type ; (or , to repeat the search in the opposite direction).

The / command finds a regular expression.

To repeat a / search, type n (or N to repeat the search in the opposite direction).

Upvotes: 8

wengsht
wengsht

Reputation: 158

  1. I guess you have search for "rc" in another vim session.

    If you search for test (/test), and open another file without "test" using vim, you will properly get the following error when you try to search for "test":

    eE486: Pattern not found: test

  2. The fastest way I can think about to go to the second c is 2fc if you don't want to do searching.

Upvotes: 0

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