Using a Target with SET VARBLANK

The SET VARBLANK subcommand controls whether the number of blank characters between two words is significant in a target search.

SET VARBLANK ON means the number of blanks between two words can vary; the number of intervening blanks specified in a string target does not have to be equal to the number in the file.

For example:

====>  /the house/

would locate either of the following lines in the file:

===== the        house

===== the house

If SET VARBLANK OFF is in effect (the initial setting), the number of blanks between two words is significant in a target search. In the preceding example, only the second line would be located.