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<h3 class="section">9.4 Searching Source Files</h3>
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<p>There are two commands for searching through the current source file for a
regular expression.
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<dt><code>forward-search <var>regexp</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>search <var>regexp</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>The command &lsquo;<samp>forward-search <var>regexp</var></samp>&rsquo; checks each line,
starting with the one following the last line listed, for a match for
<var>regexp</var>. It lists the line that is found. You can use the
synonym &lsquo;<samp>search <var>regexp</var></samp>&rsquo; or abbreviate the command name as
<code>fo</code>.
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<dt><code>reverse-search <var>regexp</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>The command &lsquo;<samp>reverse-search <var>regexp</var></samp>&rsquo; checks each line, starting
with the one before the last line listed and going backward, for a match
for <var>regexp</var>. It lists the line that is found. You can abbreviate
this command as <code>rev</code>.
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