From 0fc1e0369a03924cd64cd533c9b052592323b74b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Derek Lugowski <derek.lugowski@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:25:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add keymap to remove search highlight

---
 keymaps.lua | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/keymaps.lua b/keymaps.lua
index 548dfba..00ad8d1 100644
--- a/keymaps.lua
+++ b/keymaps.lua
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>..', vim.cmd.Ex)
\ No newline at end of file
+-- Open file explorer
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>..", vim.cmd.Ex)
+
+-- Clear highlights with <Esc>
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<Esc>", "<cmd>nohlsearch<CR>")
\ No newline at end of file