Using Links With Search Output

The Search Files command puts its output into a Search Results window. Along with each line of text in the Search Results window is a source link. In this case, the “link sources” are each line in the Search Results window. The “link target” for each link is the file and line where the search pattern was found.

To view each place where a pattern was found:

To perform a search and then visit each place where the pattern was found:

1. Run the Search Files command.

2. Use the Go To First Link command to see the first match.

3. Use the Go To Next Link command to see successive matches.

4. Continue using the Go To Next Link command until the “No Links.” message appears.