text object for highlighted text

Question

If I have a file that contains

this_is_the_first_underscore_phrase
this_is_the_first_underscore_phrase

I search for "first" /first and my cursor is placed onto the start of the word "first".

I know I can change this word by doing ct_ but I wonder if there's a different way, is there a way to "change inside currently highlighted text" ?

D. Ben Knoble · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-25 00:41:06Z

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You can do:

gnc

gn will do a visual selection of the search result, then c is, as you know, change.

Also, cgn works (change the next occurence of the search result).

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Awesome (will accept in 9 mins), had no idea that existed. How can I discover this for myself in the future? – theonlygusti Apr 24 at 14:59
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Related Vimcasts episode: Operating on search matches using gn – Peter Rincker Apr 24 at 15:35
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@theonlygusti :help and :helpgrep are my go-tos – D. Ben Knoble Apr 24 at 17:26
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@theonlygusti for searching i like :helpgrep. – D. Ben Knoble Apr 25 at 0:40
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@theonlygusti if you are looking for text-objects, start reading at :h text-objects. And note, the gn and gN is mentioned right there. – Christian Brabandt Apr 25 at 7:30

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