Discussion: Make grep use the search register as the default search pattern

[alexherbo2]

How about make grep use the search register as the default search pattern, instead of the main selection content?

[andreyorst]

At first I've thought that you mean, that we should populate search register with pattern that was used for grep command, so one could easily jump in grep buffer between matches. I often search over the grep buffer, so it seems like usable feature. But I've never actually grepped something that I was trying to search in the file. Is it a common practice among other users?

[danr]

I never do that. Also the regex syntaxes for grep and kakoune differ. Hence I'm against changing away from the main selection content.

[krobelus]

I often run grep with the search register, usually after using *. Of course that only works with an egrep-like tool that supports \b.