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Please tell me how to search for a specifig word if the file is opened in VI Editor. I know we can do it by using /word_to_be_search but it will not do the exact search for the word.

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/sachin will searches for sachin_server, sachin_client and not only sachin
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Try instead:

/\<word\>

the \< and \> match word boundaries.

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    ...and in Vim, you can ":set iskeyword" to define the characters considered part of a "word"
    – Nick Dixon
    Commented Dec 16, 2009 at 12:50
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/\<sachin\>

\< is the beginning of word, and \> is the end of word marker.

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do this:

/\

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  • It wont work as it will only search for words starting with the pattern to be searched
    – Sachin
    Commented Dec 16, 2009 at 13:03

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