Run: nohlsearch in InsertEnter

Question

I can do <C-O> :noh <CR>it when I enter insert mode, but it does not work when it is executed automatically:

autocmd InsertEnter * :nohlsearch

This works, but it behaves differently:

autocmd InsertEnter * :set nohlsearch

To clarify, I want to start :nohlsearchif I enter the insert node, but I still want to keep the ability to do / <CR> Nto search for another element.

Answer 1

You must write a function that calls :nohl, and then redraw:

function DisableHL()
  nohl
  redraw
endfunction

and then autocmd InsertEnter * :call DisableHL()

Answer 2

I think what you want can be achieved by directly setting the search register:

:autocmd InsertEnter * :let let @/=''

, , - :

:autocmd InsertEnter * :let b:_search=@/|let @/=''
:autocmd InsertLeave * :let @/=get(b:,'_search','')

b: _search.