On Fri 21-Jul-06 1:36pm -0600, Steve Hall wrote:
> From: Bill McCarthy, Jul 21, 2006 2:14 PM
>>
>> I clear the last search pattern often enough that I use a
>> mapping:
>>
>> map <leader>\ :let @/=""<bar>echo "Search pattern cleared"<cr>
>
> Which does the same as:
>
> :noh
They do produce the same immediate visual affect. They are
not the same. :noh leaves the search pattern active. After
':noh' try 'n' to see the highlighting back on.
let @/=""
replaces the last search pattern with an empty string.
Typing 'n' will produce this message:
E35: No previous regular expression
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Best regards,
Bill
