:nmap ,n /<C-R>//b<CR>ma/<C-R>//e<CR>mb`av`b :vmap ,n <ESC>/<C-R>//b<CR>ma/<C-R>//e<CR>mb`av`b
(using ,n instead of clobbering n) On Jul 19, 5:53 pm, Gary Johnson <garyj...@spocom.com> wrote: > On 2011-07-18, philipx wrote: > > Is there a way to have vim visually select (not just hlsearch) the > > current match? > > > That is every time I press "n" or "N" while performing a search I'd > > like vim to automatically visually select the match so that I can > > immediately perform operations on the match. > > v//e > > That has the side-effect of changing the current search pattern to > include the e flag, so if you want to repeat the search, you may > have to recall the original pattern from search history. > > There might also be a better solution to the actual problem you're > trying to solve, but it's hard to know without more information > about the problem. > > Regards, > Gary -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
