set hlsearch not working in vi
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I want the result to be highlighted when I search for it in a file.So,I opened a file with vi(version 7.2) and then used command :set hlsearch to enable highlighting.But even then I don't get my search results highlighted.Any idea what else to check ?
Edit
Now I tried same thing with vim and it works fine there.Is hlsearch only for vim ?
vi
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
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I want the result to be highlighted when I search for it in a file.So,I opened a file with vi(version 7.2) and then used command :set hlsearch to enable highlighting.But even then I don't get my search results highlighted.Any idea what else to check ?
Edit
Now I tried same thing with vim and it works fine there.Is hlsearch only for vim ?
vi
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
69951830
2
You answered your own question in the edit.
– rahmu
Mar 21 '13 at 7:35
1
vi should throw an error in that case.
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 7:47
In Linux, vi is a link to vim, but by default it is configured to compatibility mode which ignores most of the settings.
– Didi Kohen
Mar 21 '13 at 9:36
1
Do you havecompatibleset if you callvi? (i.e. what is the result of:set compatible?).
– jofel
Mar 21 '13 at 9:43
I got the resultnocompatible
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 12:56
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I want the result to be highlighted when I search for it in a file.So,I opened a file with vi(version 7.2) and then used command :set hlsearch to enable highlighting.But even then I don't get my search results highlighted.Any idea what else to check ?
Edit
Now I tried same thing with vim and it works fine there.Is hlsearch only for vim ?
vi
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
69951830
I want the result to be highlighted when I search for it in a file.So,I opened a file with vi(version 7.2) and then used command :set hlsearch to enable highlighting.But even then I don't get my search results highlighted.Any idea what else to check ?
Edit
Now I tried same thing with vim and it works fine there.Is hlsearch only for vim ?
vi
vi
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
69951830
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
69951830
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
69951830
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
69951830
asked Mar 21 '13 at 7:30
g4ur4vg4ur4v
69951830
69951830
2
You answered your own question in the edit.
– rahmu
Mar 21 '13 at 7:35
1
vi should throw an error in that case.
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 7:47
In Linux, vi is a link to vim, but by default it is configured to compatibility mode which ignores most of the settings.
– Didi Kohen
Mar 21 '13 at 9:36
1
Do you havecompatibleset if you callvi? (i.e. what is the result of:set compatible?).
– jofel
Mar 21 '13 at 9:43
I got the resultnocompatible
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 12:56
|
show 1 more comment
2
You answered your own question in the edit.
– rahmu
Mar 21 '13 at 7:35
1
vi should throw an error in that case.
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 7:47
In Linux, vi is a link to vim, but by default it is configured to compatibility mode which ignores most of the settings.
– Didi Kohen
Mar 21 '13 at 9:36
1
Do you havecompatibleset if you callvi? (i.e. what is the result of:set compatible?).
– jofel
Mar 21 '13 at 9:43
I got the resultnocompatible
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 12:56
2
2
You answered your own question in the edit.
– rahmu
Mar 21 '13 at 7:35
You answered your own question in the edit.
– rahmu
Mar 21 '13 at 7:35
1
1
vi should throw an error in that case.
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 7:47
vi should throw an error in that case.
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 7:47
In Linux, vi is a link to vim, but by default it is configured to compatibility mode which ignores most of the settings.
– Didi Kohen
Mar 21 '13 at 9:36
In Linux, vi is a link to vim, but by default it is configured to compatibility mode which ignores most of the settings.
– Didi Kohen
Mar 21 '13 at 9:36
1
1
Do you have
compatible set if you call vi? (i.e. what is the result of :set compatible?).– jofel
Mar 21 '13 at 9:43
Do you have
compatible set if you call vi? (i.e. what is the result of :set compatible?).– jofel
Mar 21 '13 at 9:43
I got the result
nocompatible– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 12:56
I got the result
nocompatible– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 12:56
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The Vi version 7.2 that you refer to may be Vim 7.2 (on some systems vi is actually vim). If it's actually Vim, the hlsearch setting should be in there unless it's been compiled without the extra_search feature. This feature is not available if Vim has been compiled with its "tiny" or "small" feature set.
It's strictly a Vim feature, not available in Vi.
Typing :help hlsearch in Vim 8.0 gives me
'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
global
not in Vi
not available when compiled without the
+extra_search feature
My guess is that vi on your system is actually Vim compiled with a small or tiny feature set, while vim is Vim compiled with a larger feature set.
answered Dec 30 '16 at 10:16
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The Vi version 7.2 that you refer to may be Vim 7.2 (on some systems vi is actually vim). If it's actually Vim, the hlsearch setting should be in there unless it's been compiled without the extra_search feature. This feature is not available if Vim has been compiled with its "tiny" or "small" feature set.
It's strictly a Vim feature, not available in Vi.
Typing :help hlsearch in Vim 8.0 gives me
'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
global
not in Vi
not available when compiled without the
+extra_search feature
My guess is that vi on your system is actually Vim compiled with a small or tiny feature set, while vim is Vim compiled with a larger feature set.
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The Vi version 7.2 that you refer to may be Vim 7.2 (on some systems vi is actually vim). If it's actually Vim, the hlsearch setting should be in there unless it's been compiled without the extra_search feature. This feature is not available if Vim has been compiled with its "tiny" or "small" feature set.
It's strictly a Vim feature, not available in Vi.
Typing :help hlsearch in Vim 8.0 gives me
'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
global
not in Vi
not available when compiled without the
+extra_search feature
My guess is that vi on your system is actually Vim compiled with a small or tiny feature set, while vim is Vim compiled with a larger feature set.
answered Dec 30 '16 at 10:16
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The Vi version 7.2 that you refer to may be Vim 7.2 (on some systems vi is actually vim). If it's actually Vim, the hlsearch setting should be in there unless it's been compiled without the extra_search feature. This feature is not available if Vim has been compiled with its "tiny" or "small" feature set.
It's strictly a Vim feature, not available in Vi.
Typing :help hlsearch in Vim 8.0 gives me
'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
global
not in Vi
not available when compiled without the
+extra_search feature
My guess is that vi on your system is actually Vim compiled with a small or tiny feature set, while vim is Vim compiled with a larger feature set.
answered Dec 30 '16 at 10:16
KusalanandaKusalananda
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The Vi version 7.2 that you refer to may be Vim 7.2 (on some systems vi is actually vim). If it's actually Vim, the hlsearch setting should be in there unless it's been compiled without the extra_search feature. This feature is not available if Vim has been compiled with its "tiny" or "small" feature set.
It's strictly a Vim feature, not available in Vi.
Typing :help hlsearch in Vim 8.0 gives me
'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
global
not in Vi
not available when compiled without the
+extra_search feature
My guess is that vi on your system is actually Vim compiled with a small or tiny feature set, while vim is Vim compiled with a larger feature set.
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You answered your own question in the edit.
– rahmu
Mar 21 '13 at 7:35
1
vi should throw an error in that case.
– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 7:47
In Linux, vi is a link to vim, but by default it is configured to compatibility mode which ignores most of the settings.
– Didi Kohen
Mar 21 '13 at 9:36
1
Do you have
compatibleset if you callvi? (i.e. what is the result of:set compatible?).– jofel
Mar 21 '13 at 9:43
I got the result
nocompatible– g4ur4v
Mar 21 '13 at 12:56