“super star” or find the word under the cursor equivalent in emacs
As pointed out by paldepind, isearch-forward-symbol-at-point (M-s., by default) is a close equivalent to * in Vim. This function is available starting in GNU Emacs 24.4; if your Emacs is different or older, read on for alternatives. Usually I just do (M-b …) C-s C-w … C-s. That is: M-b to move to beginning of … Read more