diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ebd5741..dacbd56 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ editor: grep src/**/*.odin
 	odin build src/ -out:bin/editor -debug
 
 grep:
+	cargo fmt --manifest-path "src/pkg/grep_lib/Cargo.toml"
 	cargo build --manifest-path "src/pkg/grep_lib/Cargo.toml"
 
 test: src/**/*.odin
diff --git a/src/core/core.odin b/src/core/core.odin
index 15f9fe1..e3001da 100644
--- a/src/core/core.odin
+++ b/src/core/core.odin
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ FileBufferPanel :: struct {
     buffer: FileBuffer,
     viewed_symbol: Maybe(string),
 
+    search_buffer: FileBuffer,
+    query_arena: mem.Arena,
+    query_region: mem.Arena_Temp_Memory,
+    query_results: []GrepQueryResult,
+    selected_result: int,
+    is_searching: bool,
+
     // only used for initialization
     file_path: string,
     line, col: int,
diff --git a/src/core/file_buffer.odin b/src/core/file_buffer.odin
index 5d807b2..7be2a7b 100644
--- a/src/core/file_buffer.odin
+++ b/src/core/file_buffer.odin
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ file_buffer_end :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer) -> Cursor {
     };
 }
 
+FileBufferIterResult :: struct {
+    character: u8,
+    done: bool,
+}
+
+iterate_file_buffer_c :: proc "c" (it: ^FileBufferIter) -> FileBufferIterResult {
+    context = runtime.default_context()
+    
+    character, _, cond := iterate_file_buffer(it)
+    
+    return FileBufferIterResult {
+        character = character,
+        done = !cond,
+    } 
+}
+
 iterate_file_buffer :: proc(it: ^FileBufferIter) -> (character: u8, idx: PieceTableIndex, cond: bool) {
     character, idx, cond = iterate_piece_table_iter(&it.piter)
 
@@ -405,6 +421,27 @@ file_buffer_line_length :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, index: PieceTableIndex) ->
     return line_length;
 }
 
+move_cursor_to_location :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, line, col: int, cursor: Maybe(^Cursor) = nil) {
+    cursor := cursor;
+
+    if cursor == nil {
+        cursor = &buffer.history.cursor;
+    }
+
+    it := new_file_buffer_iter(buffer);
+    for _ in iterate_file_buffer(&it) {
+        if (it.cursor.line == line && it.cursor.col >= col) || it.cursor.line > line {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    cursor.?^ = it.cursor
+
+    update_file_buffer_scroll(buffer, cursor)
+
+    buffer.last_col = cursor.?.col
+}
+
 move_cursor_start_of_line :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, cursor: Maybe(^Cursor) = nil) {
     cursor := cursor;
 
@@ -541,13 +578,13 @@ move_cursor_left :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, cursor: Maybe(^Cursor) = nil) {
         cursor = &buffer.history.cursor;
     }
 
-    buffer.last_col = cursor.?.col
-
     if cursor.?.col > 0 {
         it := new_file_buffer_iter_with_cursor(buffer, cursor.?^);
         iterate_file_buffer_reverse(&it);
         cursor.?^ = it.cursor;
     }
+
+    buffer.last_col = cursor.?.col
 }
 
 move_cursor_right :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, stop_at_end: bool = true, amt: int = 1, cursor: Maybe(^Cursor) = nil) {
@@ -557,8 +594,6 @@ move_cursor_right :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, stop_at_end: bool = true, amt: in
         cursor = &buffer.history.cursor;
     }
 
-    buffer.last_col = cursor.?.col
-
     it := new_file_buffer_iter_with_cursor(buffer, cursor.?^);
     line_length := file_buffer_line_length(buffer, it.cursor.index);
 
@@ -568,6 +603,8 @@ move_cursor_right :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, stop_at_end: bool = true, amt: in
             cursor.?^ = it.cursor;
         }
     }
+
+    buffer.last_col = cursor.?.col
 }
 
 move_cursor_forward_start_of_word :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, cursor: Maybe(^Cursor) = nil) {
diff --git a/src/core/history.odin b/src/core/history.odin
index 2e06d89..54e8332 100644
--- a/src/core/history.odin
+++ b/src/core/history.odin
@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@ recover_snapshot :: proc(history: ^FileHistory) {
     history.cursor = history.snapshots[history.next].cursor
 }
 
+first_snapshot :: proc(history: ^FileHistory) {
+    context.allocator = history.allocator
+
+    new_next :: 0
+
+    if history.snapshots[new_next].chunks == nil do return
+    history.next = new_next
+
+    delete(history.piece_table.chunks)
+
+    history.piece_table.chunks = clone_chunk(history.snapshots[history.next].chunks)
+    history.cursor = history.snapshots[history.next].cursor
+}
+
 clone_chunk :: proc(chunks: [dynamic][]u8) -> [dynamic][]u8 {
     new_chunks := make([dynamic][]u8, len(chunks), len(chunks))
 
diff --git a/src/panels/file_buffer.odin b/src/panels/file_buffer.odin
index 785b0d7..604b9ce 100644
--- a/src/panels/file_buffer.odin
+++ b/src/panels/file_buffer.odin
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package panels
 import "base:runtime"
 import "core:log"
 import "core:fmt"
+import "core:mem"
+import "core:strings"
 import "core:path/filepath"
 
 import "vendor:sdl2"
@@ -12,6 +14,26 @@ import "../core"
 import "../ui"
 
 make_file_buffer_panel :: proc(file_path: string, line: int = 0, col: int = 0) -> core.Panel {
+    run_query :: proc(panel_state: ^core.FileBufferPanel, buffer: ^core.FileBuffer) {
+        if panel_state.query_region.arena != nil {
+            mem.end_arena_temp_memory(panel_state.query_region)
+        }
+        panel_state.query_region = mem.begin_arena_temp_memory(&panel_state.query_arena)
+
+        context.allocator = mem.arena_allocator(&panel_state.query_arena)
+
+        it := core.new_file_buffer_iter(buffer)
+
+        rs_results := grep_buffer(
+            strings.clone_to_cstring(core.buffer_to_string(&panel_state.search_buffer)),
+            &it,
+            core.iterate_file_buffer_c
+        );
+
+        panel_state.selected_result = 0
+        panel_state.query_results = rs_grep_as_results(&rs_results)
+    }
+
     return core.Panel {
         type = core.FileBufferPanel {
             file_path = file_path,
@@ -27,7 +49,16 @@ make_file_buffer_panel :: proc(file_path: string, line: int = 0, col: int = 0) -
             context.allocator = panel.allocator
 
             panel_state := &panel.type.(core.FileBufferPanel)
+
+            arena_bytes, err := make([]u8, 1024*1024*2)
+            if err != nil {
+                log.errorf("failed to allocate arena for file buffer panel: '%v'", err)
+                return
+            }
+            mem.arena_init(&panel_state.query_arena, arena_bytes)
+
             panel.input_map = core.new_input_map()
+            panel_state.search_buffer = core.new_virtual_file_buffer(panel.allocator)
 
             if len(panel_state.file_path) == 0 {
                 panel_state.buffer = core.new_virtual_file_buffer(panel.allocator)
@@ -62,31 +93,61 @@ make_file_buffer_panel :: proc(file_path: string, line: int = 0, col: int = 0) -
         buffer = proc(panel: ^core.Panel, state: ^core.State) -> (buffer: ^core.FileBuffer, ok: bool) {
             panel_state := &panel.type.(core.FileBufferPanel)
 
-            return &panel_state.buffer, true
+            if panel_state.is_searching {
+                return &panel_state.search_buffer, true
+            } else {
+                return &panel_state.buffer, true
+            }
+        },
+        on_buffer_input = proc(panel: ^core.Panel, state: ^core.State) {
+            panel_state := &panel.type.(core.FileBufferPanel)
+            run_query(panel_state, &panel_state.buffer)
         },
         render = proc(panel: ^core.Panel, state: ^core.State) -> (ok: bool) {
             panel_state := &panel.type.(core.FileBufferPanel)
 
             s := transmute(^ui.State)state.ui
-            render_file_buffer(state, s, &panel_state.buffer)
 
-            if viewed_symbol, ok := panel_state.viewed_symbol.?; ok {
-                ui.open_element(s, nil,
-                    {
-                        dir = .TopToBottom,
-                        kind = {ui.Fit{}, ui.Fit{}},
-                        floating = true, 
-                    },
-                    style = {
-                        background_color = .Background2,
-                    },
-                )
+            ui.open_element(s, nil,
                 {
-                    ui.open_element(s, viewed_symbol, {})
+                    dir = .TopToBottom,
+                    kind = {ui.Grow{}, ui.Grow{}},
+                },
+            )
+            {
+                render_file_buffer(state, s, &panel_state.buffer)
+                if panel_state.is_searching {
+                    ui.open_element(s, nil,
+                        {
+                            dir = .TopToBottom,
+                            kind = {ui.Grow{}, ui.Exact(state.source_font_height)},
+                        },
+                    )
+                    {
+                        render_raw_buffer(state, s, &panel_state.search_buffer)
+                    }
+                    ui.close_element(s)
+                }
+
+                if viewed_symbol, ok := panel_state.viewed_symbol.?; ok {
+                    ui.open_element(s, nil,
+                        {
+                            dir = .TopToBottom,
+                            kind = {ui.Fit{}, ui.Fit{}},
+                            floating = true, 
+                        },
+                        style = {
+                            background_color = .Background2,
+                        },
+                    )
+                    {
+                        ui.open_element(s, viewed_symbol, {})
+                        ui.close_element(s)
+                    }
                     ui.close_element(s)
                 }
-                ui.close_element(s)
             }
+            ui.close_element(s)
 
             return true
         }
@@ -115,6 +176,11 @@ render_file_buffer :: proc(state: ^core.State, s: ^ui.State, buffer: ^core.FileB
             {
                 kind = {ui.Grow{}, ui.Grow{}}
             },
+            style = {
+                border = {.Left, .Right, .Top, .Bottom},
+                border_color = .Background4,
+                background_color = .Background1,
+            },
         )
         ui.close_element(s)
 
@@ -296,6 +362,20 @@ file_buffer_input_actions :: proc(input_map: ^core.InputActions) {
     file_buffer_delete_actions(&delete_actions);
     core.register_key_action(input_map, .D, delete_actions, "Delete commands");
 
+    core.register_key_action(input_map, .SLASH, proc(state: ^core.State, user_data: rawptr) {
+        panel_state := &(transmute(^core.Panel)user_data).type.(core.FileBufferPanel)
+
+        core.first_snapshot(&panel_state.search_buffer.history)
+        core.push_new_snapshot(&panel_state.search_buffer.history)
+
+        core.reset_input_map(state)
+
+        state.mode = .Insert;
+        sdl2.StartTextInput();
+
+        panel_state.is_searching = true
+    }, "search buffer")
+
     core.register_key_action(input_map, .V, proc(state: ^core.State, user_data: rawptr) {
         buffer := &(&(transmute(^core.Panel)user_data).type.(core.FileBufferPanel)).buffer
 
@@ -308,10 +388,35 @@ file_buffer_input_actions :: proc(input_map: ^core.InputActions) {
     core.register_key_action(input_map, .ESCAPE, proc(state: ^core.State, user_data: rawptr) {
         panel := transmute(^core.Panel)user_data
         panel_state := &panel.type.(core.FileBufferPanel)
-        buffer := &panel_state.buffer
+
+        if panel_state.is_searching {
+            panel_state.is_searching = false
+            sdl2.StopTextInput()
+        }
 
         panel_state.viewed_symbol = nil
     });
+
+    core.register_key_action(input_map, .N, proc(state: ^core.State, user_data: rawptr) {
+        panel := transmute(^core.Panel)user_data
+        panel_state := &panel.type.(core.FileBufferPanel)
+
+        if len(panel_state.query_results) > 0 {
+            for result, i in panel_state.query_results {
+                cursor := panel_state.buffer.history.cursor
+
+                if result.line > cursor.line || (result.line == cursor.line && result.col > cursor.col) {
+                    core.move_cursor_to_location(&panel_state.buffer, result.line, result.col)
+                    break
+                }
+
+                if i == len(panel_state.query_results)-1 {
+                    result := panel_state.query_results[0]
+                    core.move_cursor_to_location(&panel_state.buffer, result.line, result.col)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 file_buffer_visual_actions :: proc(input_map: ^core.InputActions) {
diff --git a/src/panels/grep.odin b/src/panels/grep.odin
index c9d8dd6..cfe0043 100644
--- a/src/panels/grep.odin
+++ b/src/panels/grep.odin
@@ -29,20 +29,26 @@ make_grep_panel :: proc() -> core.Panel {
 
         context.allocator = mem.arena_allocator(&panel_state.query_arena)
 
-        rs_results := grep(
-            strings.clone_to_cstring(core.buffer_to_string(buffer)),
-            strings.clone_to_cstring(directory)
-        );
+        search_query := core.buffer_to_string(buffer)
+        if len(search_query) > 0 {
+            rs_results := grep(
+                strings.clone_to_cstring(search_query),
+                strings.clone_to_cstring(directory)
+            );
 
-        panel_state.query_results = rs_grep_as_results(&rs_results)
+            panel_state.query_results = rs_grep_as_results(&rs_results)
 
-        panel_state.selected_result = 0
-        if len(panel_state.query_results) > 0 {
-            core.update_glyph_buffer_from_bytes(
-                &panel_state.glyphs,
-                transmute([]u8)panel_state.query_results[panel_state.selected_result].file_context,
-                panel_state.query_results[panel_state.selected_result].line,
-            )
+            panel_state.selected_result = 0
+            if len(panel_state.query_results) > 0 {
+                core.update_glyph_buffer_from_bytes(
+                    &panel_state.glyphs,
+                    transmute([]u8)panel_state.query_results[panel_state.selected_result].file_context,
+                    panel_state.query_results[panel_state.selected_result].line,
+                )
+            }
+        } else {
+            panel_state.selected_result = 0 
+            panel_state.query_results = nil
         }
     }
 
@@ -259,6 +265,7 @@ foreign import grep_lib "../pkg/grep_lib/target/debug/libgrep.a"
 @(default_calling_convention = "c")
 foreign grep_lib {
 	grep :: proc (pattern: cstring, directory: cstring) -> RS_GrepResults ---
+	grep_buffer :: proc (pattern: cstring, it: ^core.FileBufferIter, func: proc "c" (it: ^core.FileBufferIter) -> core.FileBufferIterResult) -> RS_GrepResults ---
     free_grep_results :: proc(results: RS_GrepResults) ---
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/grep_lib/src/lib.rs b/src/pkg/grep_lib/src/lib.rs
index 2345cbd..4bee332 100644
--- a/src/pkg/grep_lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/pkg/grep_lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     error::Error,
-    ffi::CStr,
+    ffi::{CStr, c_void},
 };
 
 use grep::{
@@ -33,32 +33,41 @@ struct Match {
 }
 impl Match {
     fn from_sink_match_with_path(
+        pattern: &str,
         value: &grep::searcher::SinkMatch<'_>,
         path: Option<String>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, SimpleSinkError> {
-        let line = value
-            .lines()
-            .next()
-            .ok_or(SimpleSinkError::NoLine)?
-            .to_vec();
-        let column = value.bytes_range_in_buffer().len() as u64;
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, SimpleSinkError> {
+        let line = String::from_utf8_lossy(value.lines().next().ok_or(SimpleSinkError::NoLine)?);
 
-        Ok(Self {
-            // TODO: only return N-lines of context instead of the entire freakin' buffer
-            text: value.buffer().to_vec(),
-            path: path.unwrap_or_default(),
-            line_number: value.line_number(),
-            column,
-        })
+        Ok(line
+            .match_indices(pattern)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(index, _)| Self {
+                text: value.buffer().to_vec(),
+                path: path.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+                line_number: value.line_number(),
+                column: index as u64 + 1,
+            })
+            .collect())
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default, Debug)]
-struct SimpleSink {
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct SimpleSink<'a> {
+    search_pattern: &'a str,
     current_path: Option<String>,
     matches: Vec<Match>,
 }
-impl Sink for SimpleSink {
+impl<'a> SimpleSink<'a> {
+    fn new(pattern: &'a str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            search_pattern: pattern,
+            current_path: None,
+            matches: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl Sink for SimpleSink<'_> {
     type Error = SimpleSinkError;
 
     fn matched(
@@ -66,16 +75,47 @@ impl Sink for SimpleSink {
         _searcher: &grep::searcher::Searcher,
         mat: &grep::searcher::SinkMatch<'_>,
     ) -> Result<bool, Self::Error> {
-        self.matches.push(Match::from_sink_match_with_path(
-            mat,
-            self.current_path.clone(),
-        )?);
+        let mut matches =
+            Match::from_sink_match_with_path(self.search_pattern, mat, self.current_path.clone())?;
+
+        self.matches.append(&mut matches);
 
         Ok(true)
     }
 }
 
-fn search(pattern: &str, paths: &[&str]) -> Result<SimpleSink, Box<dyn Error>> {
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct FileBufferIter(*const c_void);
+
+#[repr(C)]
+struct FileBufferIterResult {
+    character: u8,
+    done: bool,
+}
+
+struct BufferIter {
+    iter: FileBufferIter,
+    iter_func: extern "C" fn(it: FileBufferIter) -> FileBufferIterResult,
+}
+
+impl std::io::Read for BufferIter {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        let result = (self.iter_func)(self.iter);
+
+        if result.done || buf.len() < 1 {
+            return Ok(0);
+        } else {
+            buf[0] = result.character;
+            return Ok(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn search_buffer<'a>(
+    pattern: &'a str,
+    buffer: BufferIter,
+) -> Result<SimpleSink<'a>, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let matcher = RegexMatcherBuilder::new()
         .case_smart(true)
         .fixed_strings(true)
@@ -85,7 +125,26 @@ fn search(pattern: &str, paths: &[&str]) -> Result<SimpleSink, Box<dyn Error>> {
         .line_number(true)
         .build();
 
-    let mut sink = SimpleSink::default();
+    let mut sink = SimpleSink::new(pattern);
+    let result = searcher.search_reader(matcher, buffer, &mut sink);
+    if let Err(err) = result {
+        eprintln!("{:?}", err);
+    }
+
+    Ok(sink)
+}
+
+fn search<'a>(pattern: &'a str, paths: &[&str]) -> Result<SimpleSink<'a>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let matcher = RegexMatcherBuilder::new()
+        .case_smart(true)
+        .fixed_strings(true)
+        .build(pattern)?;
+    let mut searcher = SearcherBuilder::new()
+        .binary_detection(BinaryDetection::quit(b'\x00'))
+        .line_number(true)
+        .build();
+
+    let mut sink = SimpleSink::new(pattern);
     for path in paths {
         for result in WalkDir::new(path).into_iter().filter_entry(|dent| {
             if dent.file_type().is_dir()
@@ -147,9 +206,17 @@ impl From<Match> for GrepResult {
 impl From<GrepResult> for Match {
     fn from(value: GrepResult) -> Self {
         unsafe {
-            let text = Box::from_raw(std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(value.text as *mut _, value.text_len as usize)).to_vec();
+            let text = Box::from_raw(std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(
+                value.text as *mut _,
+                value.text_len as usize,
+            ))
+            .to_vec();
 
-            let path = Box::from_raw(std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(value.path as *mut _, value.path_len as usize)).to_vec();
+            let path = Box::from_raw(std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(
+                value.path as *mut _,
+                value.path_len as usize,
+            ))
+            .to_vec();
             let path = String::from_utf8_unchecked(path);
 
             Self {
@@ -182,8 +249,6 @@ extern "C" fn grep(
         )
     };
 
-    println!("pattern: '{pattern}', directory: '{directory}'");
-
     let boxed = search(&pattern, &[&directory])
         .into_iter()
         .map(|sink| sink.matches.into_iter())
@@ -200,10 +265,43 @@ extern "C" fn grep(
     }
 }
 
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+extern "C" fn grep_buffer(
+    pattern: *const std::ffi::c_char,
+    it: FileBufferIter,
+    iter_func: extern "C" fn(it: FileBufferIter) -> FileBufferIterResult,
+) -> GrepResults {
+    let pattern = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(pattern).to_string_lossy() };
+
+    let boxed = search_buffer(
+        &pattern,
+        BufferIter {
+            iter: it,
+            iter_func,
+        },
+    )
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(|sink| sink.matches.into_iter())
+    .flatten()
+    .map(|v| GrepResult::from(v))
+    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    .into_boxed_slice();
+
+    let len = boxed.len() as u32;
+
+    GrepResults {
+        results: Box::into_raw(boxed) as _,
+        len,
+    }
+}
+
 #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 extern "C" fn free_grep_results(results: GrepResults) {
     unsafe {
-        let mut array = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(results.results as *mut GrepResult, results.len as usize);
+        let mut array = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(
+            results.results as *mut GrepResult,
+            results.len as usize,
+        );
         let array = Box::from_raw(array);
 
         for v in array {
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.odin b/src/ui/ui.odin
index ae261ac..1bfd244 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.odin
+++ b/src/ui/ui.odin
@@ -451,9 +451,9 @@ draw :: proc(state: ^State, core_state: ^core.State) {
         if .Right in e.style.border {
             core.draw_line(
                 core_state,
-                e.layout.pos.x + e.layout.size.x,
+                e.layout.pos.x + e.layout.size.x - 1,
                 e.layout.pos.y,
-                e.layout.pos.x + e.layout.size.x,
+                e.layout.pos.x + e.layout.size.x - 1,
                 e.layout.pos.y + e.layout.size.y,
                 e.style.border_color,
             )
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index cbac4bc..69cb851 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     - [ ] Finish writing tests for all current user actions
 - Vim-like Macro replays
 - [ ] Simple File Search (vim /)
+    - [x] Forward Search
+    - [ ] Backward Search
 - Modify input system to allow for keybinds that take input
     - Vim's f and F movement commands
     - Vim's r command