How to search for one of two similar strings in Vim?
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00:00 How To Search For One Of Two Similar Strings In Vim?
00:38 Accepted Answer Score 56
00:51 Answer 2 Score 6
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 56
/planet\(Awesome\|Terrible\)
To see the relevant documentation, issue :help /, and scroll down to the section “The definition of a pattern”.
ANSWER 2
Score 6
To add to Gilles' answer, you might want to add a few things in there:
/\<planet\(Awesome\|Terrible\)\>
\< marks the beginning of a 'word' (essentially alphanumerics)
\> marks the end of a 'word' (essentially alphanumerics)