How do I keep vim from highlighting matches after a replace?
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I have in my . This is normally very useful, but it's annoying to have to do after I do a replace like (which highlights the end of every line after I run it). How do I get to not highlight after replacing like this? I'm on Ubuntu 9.04 with 7.2. I have the same problem on OS X 10.6 (also 7.2). Some…
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I have two different solutions, both pretty good, each with a nuanced different behavior. My favorite is option 2: I have the following 2 lines in my .vimrc: The first one waits for a timeout (not configurable) if the cursor doesn't move and turns o…
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