Make search results appear in the middle of the screen

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Tip 528 Previous Next created August 10, 2003 · complexity intermediate · author Yada · version 5.7

Some useful mappings to make search results appear in the middle of the screen.

nmap n nmzz.`z
nmap N Nmzz.`z
nmap * *mzz.`z
nmap # #mzz.`z
nmap g* g*mzz.`z
nmap g# g#mzz.`z

[edit] Comments

You can always make the cursor stay at the center of the screen. See :help 'scrolloff'.

Why set the marks? The following works without messing up existing marks:

nmap n nzz
nmap N Nzz
nmap * *zz
nmap # #zz
nmap g* g*zz
nmap g# g#zz

Yes, you are right. The mark is not needed. I reserved my z mark for last search result.

Problem: If you use 'nmap n nzz' then the message "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" does not appear.

I don't have that problem.

I'm using

nmap n nzzzv
nmap N Nzzzv
nmap * *zzzv
nmap # #zzzv
nmap g* g*zzzv
nmap g# g#zzzv

so that jumping to the next/previous search result opens the associated fold.

The above mappings preserve the "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" message under Vim 6.3.