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How can swiper or some other search be restricted to a range of columns in a buffer? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by vfclists@alien.top to c/emacs@communick.news
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When I do package-list-packages and I'm searching for a package, the search is not restricted to the package names, but searches the descriptions as well, and this requires scrolling down before starting the search.

Can the search be restricted to the column with the names?

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[–] gusbrs@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

/-n

[–] SlowValue@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is the meaning of that?
Just typing this at the swiper prompt searches for /-n....

[–] vfclists@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The command is specific to the packages list.

It won't work with regular sniper.

[–] SlowValue@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the explanation, that possibility did not cross my mind, since I'm used to use swiper. :)

TIL
So then it is / n.