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vim-searchx
The extended search motion.
- Jump to the specific match via marker (like easymotion)
- Move cursor during searching
- Input converter
- Improved jumplist management
Settings
" Overwrite / and ?.
nnoremap ? <Cmd>call searchx#start({ 'dir': 0 })<CR>
nnoremap / <Cmd>call searchx#start({ 'dir': 1 })<CR>
xnoremap ? <Cmd>call searchx#start({ 'dir': 0 })<CR>
xnoremap / <Cmd>call searchx#start({ 'dir': 1 })<CR>
cnoremap ; <Cmd>call searchx#select()<CR>
" Move to next/prev match.
nnoremap N <Cmd>call searchx#prev_dir()<CR>
nnoremap n <Cmd>call searchx#next_dir()<CR>
xnoremap N <Cmd>call searchx#prev_dir()<CR>
xnoremap n <Cmd>call searchx#next_dir()<CR>
nnoremap <C-k> <Cmd>call searchx#prev()<CR>
nnoremap <C-j> <Cmd>call searchx#next()<CR>
xnoremap <C-k> <Cmd>call searchx#prev()<CR>
xnoremap <C-j> <Cmd>call searchx#next()<CR>
cnoremap <C-k> <Cmd>call searchx#prev()<CR>
cnoremap <C-j> <Cmd>call searchx#next()<CR>
" Clear highlights
nnoremap <C-l> <Cmd>call searchx#clear()<CR>
let g:searchx = {}
" Auto jump if the recent input matches to any marker.
let g:searchx.auto_accept = v:true
" The scrolloff value for moving to next/prev.
let g:searchx.scrolloff = &scrolloff
" To enable scrolling animation.
let g:searchx.scrolltime = 500
" To enable auto nohlsearch after cursor is moved
let g:searchx.nohlsearch = {}
let g:searchx.nohlsearch.jump = v:true
" Marker characters.
let g:searchx.markers = split('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ', '.\zs')
" Convert search pattern.
function g:searchx.convert(input) abort
if a:input !~# '\k'
return '\V' .. a:input
endif
return a:input[0] .. substitute(a:input[1:], '\\\@<! ', '.\\{-}', 'g')
endfunction
Side note
I was develop similar plugins before for experimenting and thrown them away.
I don't know if to maintein it, but this plugin is more convenient than the followings.