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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T16:14:03+00:00 2026-05-11T16:14:03+00:00

How may I highlight in Vim with the :match command the text that does

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How may I highlight in Vim with the :match command the text that does not matches with the given pattern?

So, I want the opposite of:

:match myGroup /foo/
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    2026-05-11T16:14:04+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 4:14 pm

    Well, you could do something like:

    :match myBaseHighlight /foo/
    :2match myGroup /./
    

    where myBaseHighlight is defined to be your default appearance — white on black, or whatever. :match will override :2match, so everything other than /foo/ will get the myGroup highlight.

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