Phi-search by Zk-Phi

Provides an enhanced incremental search experience with features that make searching in the buffer more intuitive, particularly in conjunction with multiple-cursors.

As you type your search query, phi-search highlights matches in the buffer.

You have commands like phi-search-again-or-next and phi-search-again-or-previous to cycle through matches. Additionally, there are commands to scroll the buffer, recenter, and toggle case sensitivity.

If there is an active region when phi-search is invoked, it is used as the default search query.

To achieve this with default isearch one uses C-s w

A standout features of phi-search is its integration with the multiple-cursors package. If you have multiple cursors active, you can use phi-search to concurrently search from each cursor's position.

The multiple-cursors package is a great tool in Emacs.
Users love the power of multiple-cursors combined with phi-search.
With phi-search, navigating through text using multiple-cursors becomes even more dynamic.
Searching with multiple cursors active is a standout feature of phi-search.
Both multiple-cursors and phi-search are must-haves for advanced Emacs users.

With phi-replace.el, the package also offers search and replace functionality that leverages the same interface as phi-search.

[C-s] phi-search-again-or-next

[C-r] phi-search-again-or-previous

[C-v] phi-search-scroll-up

[M-v] phi-search-scroll-down

[C-l] phi-search-recenter

[M-c] phi-search-case-toggle

[C-w] phi-search-yank-word – useful when you want to extend your search query with adjacent words or terms without having to manually type them

[RET] phi-search-complete – end search

[C-RET] phi-search-complete-at-beginning –end search, place cursor at beginning

[C-c C-c] phi-search-unlimit – forces the search to update results without being constrained by the setting phi-search-limit.

(setq phi-search-limit 3)

[C-g] phi-search-abort

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