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(Word Search): Document incremental word search.

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Juri Linkov 2006-11-01 23:17:22 +00:00
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@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ Search for @var{words}, ignoring details of punctuation.
Search backward for @var{words}, ignoring details of punctuation.
@end table
Word search is a special case of nonincremental search and is invoked
Word search as a special case of nonincremental search is invoked
with @kbd{C-s @key{RET} C-w}. This is followed by the search string,
which must always be terminated with @key{RET}. Being nonincremental,
this search does not start until the argument is terminated. It works
@ -426,6 +426,13 @@ by constructing a regular expression and searching for that; see
Use @kbd{C-r @key{RET} C-w} to do backward word search.
You can also invoke word search with @kbd{C-s M-e C-w} or @kbd{C-r
M-e C-w} followed by the search string and terminated with @key{RET},
@kbd{C-s} or @kbd{C-r}. This puts word search into incremental mode
where you can use all keys available for incremental search. However,
when you type more words in incremental word search, it will fail
until you type complete words.
@findex word-search-forward
@findex word-search-backward
Forward and backward word searches are implemented by the commands