Re: Search for a word in Emacs as is done in gvim

[Scott Frazer]

rakeshg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In gvim we have a feature where:
>
> By having the cursor on a particular word, and pressing "*" key , we can
> search for the word in the files.
>
> In emacs we have first copy the word and then do Ctl-S and then paste it.
>
> Is there a way in emacs to search for a word like we do in gvim(VI)
>
> -Rakesh

The EmacsWiki shows lots of ways ... of course I'm biased towards mine:

http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SearchAtPoint#toc8