We can retrieve search and replace history on IDEs and text editors. Likewise is there a search history or a way to retrieve previously searched expression in vim?
Yes, you have the history command:
:history /
Note that it can be used for /, :, =, >, ?, @, all, cmd, debug, expr, input and search.
Alternatively you can use the q:, q/ and q? commands to see previously entered commands and searches on a sepearate buffer. You can then modify as you want and replay them by pressing <CR>.
See :h :history, :h q:.
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4As for replace, one can look at
q:. It's not exclusive to replaces, but it's a real buffer, so all of vim's power works there. May 10 '16 at 11:54 -
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4Related Vimcasts episode: Refining search patterns with the command-line window May 10 '16 at 14:14
You can use :history s for search history. As a shortcut, you can use :his s. Same way for command line history also.