https://github.com/voldikss/vim-browser-search

:cyclone: Perform a quick web search for the text selected in (Neo)Vim
https://github.com/voldikss/vim-browser-search

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:cyclone: Perform a quick web search for the text selected in (Neo)Vim

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/voldikss/vim-browser-search
• Owner: voldikss
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-08-22T13:18:18.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-27T16:37:50.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-08-27T18:04:39.431Z (11 months ago)
• Topics: vim-plugin, vim-search
• Language: Vim Script
• Homepage:
• Size: 60.5 KB
• Stars: 81
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 11
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# vim-browser-search

This plugin helps perform a quick web search for the text selected in (Neo)Vim

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20282795/100518567-4f189580-31cd-11eb-91f1-4d9e70f5aa0a.png)

## Installation

```vim

Plug 'voldikss/vim-browser-search'

```

## Keymappings

This plugin doesn't supply any default mappings. Here are some recommended key mappings

```vim

nmap  s SearchNormal

vmap  s SearchVisual

```

## Use cases

- Select text and type `s` to do a web search

- Type `saw` in to search web for a word

- Type `sa(` to search web for the text wrapped in the bracket

- Type `sas` to search web for a sentence

- ...

## Variables

#### **`g:browser_search_default_engine`**

Defaut: `'google'`

#### **`g:browser_search_engines`**

Default: See [assets/json/engines.json](assets/json/engines.json)

## Commands

#### `:BrowserSearch [text]`

Search `text` with `engine`, if `text` is not given, use the word under

cursor.

Also, you can use this command in visual mode, i.e., `:'<,'>BrowserSearch`

## Contribution

If you would like to add new engine supports, see

[assets/json/engines.json](assets/json/engines.json).