From a95dc71f99c0093f72cdc6ecd459be60ffd8670e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Pope <code@tpope.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:33:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Map <C-L> to clear search highlighting

<C-L> normally redraws the screen, so turning off search highlighting is
a natural addition.  But some people like it for <C-W>l, so don't
override it if it's already been mapped.

Note that hlsearch is currently left off by default.
---
 plugin/sensible.vim | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plugin/sensible.vim b/plugin/sensible.vim
index 48898cf..74b4648 100644
--- a/plugin/sensible.vim
+++ b/plugin/sensible.vim
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ set ttimeoutlen=50
 
 set incsearch
 set smartcase
+if maparg('<C-L>', 'n') ==# ''
+  nnoremap <silent> <C-L> :nohls<CR><C-L>
+endif
 
 set laststatus=2
 set ruler