Tip 80: Highlight Search Matches

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• highlighting search matches: enabling the 'hlsearch' option.

References:

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h 'hlsearch'

Mute Search Highlighting

• disable the search highlighting feature entirely:
  • :set nohlsearch
  • :se nohls
  • :se hls!
• mute the search highlighting temporarily: :nohlsearch

References:

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h :noh

Create a Shortcut to Mute Highlighting

nnoremap <silent> <C-l> :<C-u>nohlsearch<CR><C-l>

Normally, <C-l> clears and redraws the screen:

References:

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h CTRL-L