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how do i unhighlight astring in vi - tek-69 - 2004-05-19

so i accidently highlighted the word "the" and now it's really annoying the hell outta me, how do i unhighlight it?



how do i unhighlight astring in vi - P38 - 2004-05-19


The easiest way i have found is to search on something else.

 

/aaaaaaa will usually not match anything and will remove the hilights.

 

P38




how do i unhighlight astring in vi - tek-69 - 2004-05-20


dood, great little trick. it worked like a charm ,

thanx alot :)




how do i unhighlight astring in vi - Guest - 2004-05-30

Or type "set nohls". That will get all highlights out. Yeah, it is really Annoying tho.



how do i unhighlight astring in vi - Matthew - 2004-05-30


Quote:Or type "set nohls". That will get all highlights out. Yeah, it is really Annoying tho.
That was me...Didnt know I was not logged in :S