sticky-incsearch.vim

" Cancel searching with `/`, but stay in place

cnoremap <expr> <c-y> <SID>search_cr("\<c-y>", getcmdtype(), getcmdline())
function! s:search_cr(cmd, type, line)
  let [key, s:pos, s:search] = [a:cmd, getpos('.'), a:line]
  if a:type == '/' || a:type == '?'
    let key = "\<c-c>"
    augroup search_cr
      autocmd!
      autocmd CmdlineLeave * execute "autocmd! search_cr" |
            \ call setpos('.', s:pos) |
            \ call search(s:search, 'bcW')
    augroup END
  endif
  return key
endfunction