Vim: case insensitive search
By default, Vim does case sensitive search. How to make case-insensitive search in Vim?
By default, Vim does case sensitive search.
:set ignorecase
can set Vim to conduct case insensitive search. However, it also affects substitutions, which is not we want
However, how to do a case insensitive search only when it is needed?
Use the c escape sequence.
To search ‘theword’ case insensitively:
/thewordc
or
/ctheword
c can appear at any place in the searching word.