From 42de7d9c83ce5564f98b1deee80ee00b3c51893e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pratham Patel <prathampatel@thefossguy.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:11:09 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] nvim: add keymap to clear highlighted search

---
 .config/nvim/lua/key-mappings.lua | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/key-mappings.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/key-mappings.lua
index c38adfe..f5e5030 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/key-mappings.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/key-mappings.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+-- clear the highlighted search on <Esc> in normal mode
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<Esc>', '<cmd>nohlsearch<CR>')
+
 -- jump to start and end of line using the home row keys
 vim.keymap.set('n', 'H', '^')
 vim.keymap.set('n', 'L', '$')