Highlight text when yanking

home/neovim/extra-config.lua

@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 -- https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim/blob/master/init.lua
-vim.g.mapleader = ' '
-vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
-
-vim.o.clipboard = 'unnamedplus'
-vim.o.colorcolumn = '80'
+vim.g.mapleader = " "
+vim.g.maplocalleader = " "
+
+-- clipboard
+vim.o.clipboard = "unnamedplus"
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TextYankPost", {
+  desc = "Highlight when yanking (copying) text",
+  group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("kickstart-highlight-yank", { clear = true }),
+  callback = function()
+    vim.highlight.on_yank()
+  end,
+})
+
+vim.o.colorcolumn = "80"
 vim.o.cursorline = true
-vim.o.inccommand = 'split'
+vim.o.inccommand = "split"
 
 -- tabs
 vim.o.expandtab = true
@@ -17,10 +26,10 @@ vim.o.tabstop = 2
 vim.o.splitright = true
 vim.o.splitbelow = true
 
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-h>', '<C-w><C-h>', { desc = 'Move focus to the left window' })
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-l>', '<C-w><C-l>', { desc = 'Move focus to the right window' })
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-j>', '<C-w><C-j>', { desc = 'Move focus to the lower window' })
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-k>', '<C-w><C-k>', { desc = 'Move focus to the upper window' })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-h>", "<C-w><C-h>", { desc = "Move focus to the left window" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-l>", "<C-w><C-l>", { desc = "Move focus to the right window" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-j>", "<C-w><C-j>", { desc = "Move focus to the lower window" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-k>", "<C-w><C-k>", { desc = "Move focus to the upper window" })
 
 -- line numbers
 vim.o.number = true
@@ -32,21 +41,21 @@ vim.o.ignorecase = true
 vim.o.smartcase = true
 
 -- arrows
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<left>', '<cmd>echo "Use h to move!!"<CR>')
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<right>', '<cmd>echo "Use l to move!!"<CR>')
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<up>', '<cmd>echo "Use k to move!!"<CR>')
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<down>', '<cmd>echo "Use j to move!!"<CR>')
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<left>", '<cmd>echo "Use h to move!!"<CR>')
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<right>", '<cmd>echo "Use l to move!!"<CR>')
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<up>", '<cmd>echo "Use k to move!!"<CR>')
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<down>", '<cmd>echo "Use j to move!!"<CR>')
 
 -- https://twitter.com/theprimeagen/status/1591996471951429633
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-u>', '<C-u>zz', {})
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-d>', '<C-d>zz', {})
-vim.keymap.set('n', 'n', 'nzz', {})
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-u>", "<C-u>zz", {})
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-d>", "<C-d>zz", {})
+vim.keymap.set("n", "n", "nzz", {})
 -- https://twitter.com/adib_hanna/status/1657074745978781701
-vim.keymap.set('n', 'j', 'jzz', {})
-vim.keymap.set('n', 'k', 'kzz', {})
+vim.keymap.set("n", "j", "jzz", {})
+vim.keymap.set("n", "k", "kzz", {})
 -- https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/init.lua/blob/master/lua/theprimeagen/remap.lua
 -- https://vimtricks.com/p/vimtrick-moving-lines/
-vim.keymap.set('v', 'J', ":m '>+1<CR>gv=gv")
-vim.keymap.set('v', 'K', ":m '<-2<CR>gv=gv")
+vim.keymap.set("v", "J", ":m '>+1<CR>gv=gv")
+vim.keymap.set("v", "K", ":m '<-2<CR>gv=gv")
 
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<Esc>', '<cmd>nohlsearch<CR>')
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<Esc>", "<cmd>nohlsearch<CR>")