Tag: highlighting | VimTricks

How do I highlight multiple different patterns simultaneously using Vim's built-in match commands?

:2match Todo /FIXME/

Vim provides three independent match slots — :match, :2match, and :3match — each of which highlights a pattern using a specified highlight group.

:call matchadd('Search', 'pattern')

The matchadd() function lets you add persistent highlights to patterns without affecting the search register.

:set incsearch hlsearch

The combination of incsearch and hlsearch gives you live, interactive search highlighting.