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highlight_word_under_cursor.vim : Temporary highlighting of all occurrences of the currently focused word.

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created by
joey twiddle
 
script type
utility
 
description
When you focus on a new word, all other occurrences of the word are lit up in red.

If you move again but remain on the same word, the highlight is removed.  So e.g. I just hit Space when I want to undo the highlighting.
 
install details
Drop in plugin/

If you want to also highlight words which *contain* the current word, without being an exact match:

:let g:hiword_partial = 1
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
highlight_word_under_cursor.vim 1.14 2012-10-24 7.0 joey twiddle Initial upload
ip used for rating: 44.200.141.122

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