https://invisible-island.net/vile/perl/
search - drop-in replacement for Vile's search facilities
In .vilerc:
    perl "use search"In [x]vile:
    :perl-fsearch
    :perl-rsearch
    :perl-search-next
    :perl-search-prevand then provide responses to the ensuing prompts.
The search package contains perl subroutines which are intended as a drop in replacement for vile's search facilities. Not all features (such as visual matches) are implemented yet.
These bindings are proper motions, however, so things like 'dn' or 'd/foo' will work as expected.
Brendan O'Dea