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Grepping Through The Vim Help Files

Trying to look up the help file for a Vim feature, but you cannot quite remember the right keyword? Use :helpgrep. With :helpgrep, you can search across all of the Vim help files for not just the specific keywords, but any pattern of text. For instance, if you want to find where substitution is mentioned in the help files, try:

:helpgrep substitution

It makes a list of all occurrences in the quick fix window and then opens up a split with the cursor on the line of the first occurrence. You can then hit :copen to see the rest of the entries.

See :h helpgrep for more details.