Re: How can I disable search highlighting after I use search for delete {motion}?

On Jul 2, 10:46 pm, Xiaopan Zhang <zhangxiao...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can use the following key strokes 'd/_variable + 7<CR>', will does
> the job precisely, However, one problem is that after the deletion,
> '_variable + 7' will be highlighted if it occurs in other places in
> the same file, which is undesirable.
>
> Does anybody have solution to this annoying problem?

You can just clear the search register, which will also clear out all
the highlighting:

:let @/=''

You map that command to any keystrokes you want and it's a simple
matter to clear any highlights you don't like, without having to set
hlsearch to off for the next search.

-- Herb

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