match.nvim

A minimal Neovim plugin for floating search & replace with live match tracking, navigation, and quick replacements.

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✨ Features

• Floating Search and Replace windows
• Live search highlighting using /
• Match counter ([current/total])
• Jump between matches (n, N)
• Replace current match or all matches
• Undo/redo-style replacement history navigation
• Auto-resizing floating windows on VimResized
• Clean minimal UI with configurable border and style

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📦 Installation

Using lazy.nvim:

{
  "ankushbhagats/match.nvim",
  config = true,
}

Using packer.nvim:

use {
  "ankushbhagats/match.nvim",
  config = function()
    require("match").setup()
  end
}

Commands

Command	Description
:Match {text}	Open Match UI with given search text
:MatchWord	Open Match UI using word under cursor
:MatchLine	Open Match UI using current line

⌨️ Keybindings

Key	Action
<Tab>	Switch between search/replace
<Esc> / <C-q>	Close UI

Search window

Key	Action
<Up>	Jump to previous match
<Down>	Jump to next match
<CR>	Switch to replace window

Replace window

Key	Action
<CR>	Replace all matches
<Up>	Replace previous match
<Down>	Replace next match
<C-u>	Undo replacement
<C-r>	Redo replacement

⚙️ Configuration

require("match").setup({
  prefix = "",
  style = "minimal",
  border = "rounded",
  border_hl = "Function",
})

🧠 How it works

• Search uses / register (vim.fn.setreg("/"))
• Matches tracked via vim.fn.searchcount()
• Replacements use :substitute internally
• Live updates via buf_attach (on_lines)