How do you show matching brackets in Vim?

Q: How do you show matching brackets in Vim?

`set showmatch` Enable `showmatch` to briefly highlight the matching bracket when you type a closing bracket. Set `matchtime` to control the display duration.

Answer

set showmatch

Explanation

Enable showmatch to briefly highlight the matching bracket when you type a closing bracket. Set matchtime to control the display duration.

category: config tags: #config #brackets #matching

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