Search word from top to bottom: /word Search word from bottom to top: ?word Search john or joan: /jo[ha]n Search the, theatre or then: /\<the Search the or breathe: /the\> Search the: /\<the\> Search fred or joe: /fred\|joe Search exactly 4 digits: /\<\d\d\d\d\> Find 3 empty lines: /^\n\{3} Search in all open files: :bufdo /searchstr/