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How to highlight all occurrences of a selected word in VIM?

How can I highlight all occurrence of a selected word in GVim, like in Notepad++?

Solution

  • In Normal mode:

    :set hlsearch

    Then search for a pattern with the command / in Normal mode, or <Ctrl>o followed by / in Insert mode. * in Normal mode will search for the next occurrence of the word under the cursor. The hlsearch option will highlight all of them if set. # will search for the previous occurrence of the word.

    To remove the highlight of the previous search:

    :nohlsearch

    You might wish to map :nohlsearch<CR> to some convenient key.