In GVIM how can we search and highlight while keeping the previous search highlighted

Question

In GVIM how can we search and highlight while keeping the previous search highlighted. Example As we search a new pattern the previous pattern gets un-highlighted.

So is ter a way we can retain the previous search highlighted while searching new patterns simultaneously.

regards

Answer 1

For your second search you can use

:2match Search /pattern/

For a third search term you can use :3match.

If you don't want to type this, you can put a command like this in .vimrc

command -nargs=1 S2 :2match search /<args>/

And in VIm just type :S2 pattern