Search for tab characters in vim Advanced Linux Add comments Sep 192012 Search for tab characters in vim Answer: To search for any tab characters in vim, you can enter the command mode by typing esc key, then type /\t Related posts: Display non-printable character in vim How to display hidden characters in vi / vim Search the history of commands you have executed How to comment out a large block of lines in vi? How do I find and replace non-printable characters in vim? Leave a Reply Cancel reply Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>