Highlight search terms in vim
John (304)By default, vim does not highlight search terms, and it can be difficult to find them in the document.
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John (304)
While editing a file in vim you can temporarily turn on the highlight search option by typing:
:set hlsearchTo automatically highlight search patterns in vim, first edit your .vimrc file:
vim ~/.vimrcand then add this line:
set hlsearchNEXT UP
How to Format JSON in Vim
Vim is amazing. Well, Python is doing all the work, but I still like Vim. Learn how to format JSON in Vim like a pro with this short guide! tl;dr Paste your json, and run this in vim normal mode. :%!