Thanks all! Based on your input my final version (taking into account vim's number setting):
command! -nargs=? P :call PrintHighlighted(<q-args>) function! PrintHighlighted(arg) echo "" if a:arg == "#" || &number let l:lnum = line(".") echohl LineNr echon " " . repeat(" ", len(line("$")) - strlen(l:lnum)) . l:lnum . " " echohl NONE endif let l:line = getline(".") let l:pos = 0 while 1 let l:ms = match(l:line, @/, l:pos) if l:ms == -1 echon strpart(l:line, l:pos) return endif echon strpart(l:line, l:pos, l:ms - l:pos) let l:me = matchend(l:line, @/, l:pos) echohl MarkerBlue echon strpart(l:line, l:ms, l:me - l:ms) echohl NONE if l:pos == l:me echon strpart(l:line, l:me) return endif let l:pos = l:me endwhile endfunction -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.