Variable: global-hl-line-mode

global-hl-line-mode is a customizable variable defined in hl-line.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Non-nil if Global Hl-Line mode is enabled.

See the global-hl-line-mode(var)/global-hl-line-mode(fun) command for a description of this minor mode. Setting this variable directly does not take effect; either customize it (see the info node (emacs)Easy Customization) or call the function global-hl-line-mode(var)/global-hl-line-mode(fun).

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 21.1.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/hl-line.el.gz
;;;###autoload
(define-minor-mode global-hl-line-mode
  "Toggle line highlighting in all buffers (Global Hl-Line mode).

If `global-hl-line-sticky-flag' is non-nil, Global Hl-Line mode
highlights the line about the current buffer's point in all live
windows.

Global-Hl-Line mode uses the function `global-hl-line-highlight'
on `post-command-hook'."
  :global t
  :group 'hl-line
  (if global-hl-line-mode
      (progn
        ;; In case `kill-all-local-variables' is called.
        (add-hook 'change-major-mode-hook #'global-hl-line-unhighlight)
        (global-hl-line-highlight-all)
	(add-hook 'post-command-hook #'global-hl-line-highlight))
    (global-hl-line-unhighlight-all)
    (remove-hook 'post-command-hook #'global-hl-line-highlight)
    (remove-hook 'change-major-mode-hook #'global-hl-line-unhighlight)))