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I search Org files with C-s or isearch-forward. However, when the match is hidden inside a code block in a child several levels deep, and everything is collapsed, it takes a lot of extra keystrokes to see the match. Can isearch-forward or Org be configured to expand sections where matches are found?

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  • Related: The OP in this question is trying to tackle the same problem: searching the invisible text in org-mode files.
    – Kaushal Modi
    Mar 30, 2015 at 21:14
  • Doesn't it already reveal the match by default?
    – abo-abo
    Mar 30, 2015 at 21:19
  • @abo-abo I thought it used to but does not. I'm using latest Org from git head. Perhaps a recent change?
    – mankoff
    Mar 30, 2015 at 21:24
  • My version is release_8.3beta-929-g6f66c5, but this feature was working for years.
    – abo-abo
    Mar 30, 2015 at 21:35
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    The relevant option is search-invisible, though it'll only work with Isearch if the text is invisible my means of an overlay (not text properties).
    – politza
    Mar 30, 2015 at 23:09

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You can use C-c /, (org-sparse-tree) to generate a sparse tree, expanding the tree to display the matches.

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