How can I change the colour of the line highlighted with the 'cursorline' option?

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I can highlight the current line like this :set cursorline, which underlines the current line.

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However I would like to highlight the entire line in a lighter color. How can I achieve this look?

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muru · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-21 19:48:17Z

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According to :help cursorline, the highlight label is CursorLine. So you can try:

:highlight CursorLine ctermbg=LightBlue

See :help highlight-cterm for more options.

Experiment with the colours to see which suits you.

answered Mar 21, 2015 at 19:48

muru

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The command works and I want to put it in my .vimrc. So I added this set highlight cursorline ctermbg=LightBlue and I get this E518: Unknown option: ctermbg=LightBlue
– Vader
Mar 21, 2015 at 20:12
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@Vader try without the set. As in set cursorline on one line and the command in my answer on another line.
– muru
Mar 21, 2015 at 20:12
That removes the Error, but it still not showing up. Anyway you answered my original questions, so thanks.
– Vader
Mar 21, 2015 at 20:16
@Vader Did you enable the 256 colors option? Your .vimrc should have a line like set t_Co=256.
– Right leg
May 21, 2018 at 20:26

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