Select-all, cmd-c copy (in a document or terminal) Select a word or symbol of interest, and cmd-e to get it in the find buffer. $ pbpaste | fgrep -i `pbpaste

Select-all, cmd-c copy (in a document or terminal) Select a word or symbol of interest, and cmd-e to get it in the find buffer. $ pbpaste | fgrep -i `pbpaste -pboard find` I have this aliased to pbg, so will typically pipe the output to awk or some such.