[vim] ":help /\V" does not mention special meaning of "/" (#530)

Justin M. Keyes

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Dec 13, 2015, 2:33:46 PM12/13/15

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:help /\V states the following:

Use of "\V" means that in the pattern after it only the backslash has a                                                                                     
special meaning.  "very nomagic"

But this seems incorrect, because / (forward-slash) still must be escaped with a backslash.

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Christian Brabandt

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Dec 13, 2015, 2:40:47 PM12/13/15

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Closed #530.

Christian Brabandt

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Dec 13, 2015, 2:40:55 PM12/13/15

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Only, when using '/' for searching, because than the '/' would terminate the search command.

If you use `:let @/='\V/' then it works as expected.

This is actually not a bug.

Justin M. Keyes

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Dec 13, 2015, 3:04:33 PM12/13/15

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Er, ok. It's still confusing as a user when /\Vfoo/bar invokes the special meaning of /, contrary to the documentation of :help /\V.

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