VIM: Search only between specific line numbers?

Question

I know that with Vim\'s substitution command you can specific a range of lines:

:12,24s/search/replace

I want to be able to specify a range

Answer 1

Keep using the substitution command, but append the gc flags to your original example.

:12,24s/search//gc

From :help search-range

[To search within a range] use the ":substitute" command with the 'c' flag.

Example: :.,300s/Pattern//gc

This command will search from the cursor position until line 300 for "Pattern". At the match, you can type 'q' to stop, or 'n' to find the next match.