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1 *eval.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Aug 30
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Expression evaluation *expression* *expr* *E15* *eval*
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9 Using expressions is introduced in chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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11 Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
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12 done, the features in this document are not available. See |+eval| and
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13 |no-eval-feature|.
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15 1. Variables |variables|
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16 1.1 Variable types
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17 1.2 Function references |Funcref|
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18 1.3 Lists |Lists|
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19 1.4 Dictionaries |Dictionaries|
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20 1.5 More about variables |more-variables|
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21 2. Expression syntax |expression-syntax|
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22 3. Internal variable |internal-variables|
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23 4. Builtin Functions |functions|
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24 5. Defining functions |user-functions|
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25 6. Curly braces names |curly-braces-names|
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26 7. Commands |expression-commands|
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27 8. Exception handling |exception-handling|
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28 9. Examples |eval-examples|
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29 10. No +eval feature |no-eval-feature|
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30 11. The sandbox |eval-sandbox|
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31 12. Textlock |textlock|
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32 13. Testing |testing|
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34 {Vi does not have any of these commands}
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36 ==============================================================================
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37 1. Variables *variables*
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39 1.1 Variable types ~
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40 *E712*
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41 There are nine types of variables:
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43 Number A 32 or 64 bit signed number. |expr-number| *Number*
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44 64-bit Numbers are available only when compiled with the
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45 |+num64| feature.
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46 Examples: -123 0x10 0177 0b1011
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48 Float A floating point number. |floating-point-format| *Float*
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49 {only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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50 Examples: 123.456 1.15e-6 -1.1e3
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52 *E928*
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53 String A NUL terminated string of 8-bit unsigned characters (bytes).
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54 |expr-string| Examples: "ab\txx\"--" 'x-z''a,c'
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56 List An ordered sequence of items |List|.
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57 Example: [1, 2, ['a', 'b']]
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59 Dictionary An associative, unordered array: Each entry has a key and a
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60 value. |Dictionary|
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61 Example: {'blue': "#0000ff", 'red': "#ff0000"}
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63 Funcref A reference to a function |Funcref|.
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64 Example: function("strlen")
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67 Example: function("Callback", [arg], myDict)
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69 Special |v:false|, |v:true|, |v:none| and |v:null|. *Special*
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71 Job Used for a job, see |job_start()|. *Job* *Jobs*
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73 Channel Used for a channel, see |ch_open()|. *Channel* *Channels*
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78 Conversion from a Number to a String is by making the ASCII representation of
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79 the Number. Examples:
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80 Number 123 --> String "123" ~
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83 *octal*
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84 Conversion from a String to a Number is done by converting the first digits to
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85 a number. Hexadecimal "0xf9", Octal "017", and Binary "0b10" numbers are
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88 String "456" --> Number 456 ~
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89 String "6bar" --> Number 6 ~
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91 String "0xf1" --> Number 241 ~
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92 String "0100" --> Number 64 ~
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93 String "0b101" --> Number 5 ~
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94 String "-8" --> Number -8 ~
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95 String "+8" --> Number 0 ~
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97 To force conversion from String to Number, add zero to it: >
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98 :echo "0100" + 0
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101 To avoid a leading zero to cause octal conversion, or for using a different
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102 base, use |str2nr()|.
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104 *TRUE* *FALSE*
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105 For boolean operators Numbers are used. Zero is FALSE, non-zero is TRUE.
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106 You can also use |v:false| and |v:true|. When TRUE is returned from a
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107 function it is the Number one, FALSE is the number zero.
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109 Note that in the command: >
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112 "foo" is converted to 0, which means FALSE. If the string starts with a
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116 To test for a non-empty string, use empty(): >
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117 :if !empty("foo")
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119 *non-zero-arg*
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120 Function arguments often behave slightly different from |TRUE|: If the
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122 non-empty String, then the value is considere to be TRUE.
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127 *E745* *E728* *E703* *E729* *E730* *E731* *E908* *E910* *E913*
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128 List, Dictionary, Funcref and Job types are not automatically converted.
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130 *E805* *E806* *E808*
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132 there is no automatic conversion of Float. You can use str2float() for String
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143 *Funcref* *E695* *E718*
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275 :let otherlist = mylist[:] " make a copy of the List
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277 If the first index is beyond the last item of the List or the second item is
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278 before the first item, the result is an empty list. There is no error
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279 message.
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281 If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
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283 :let mylist = [0, 1, 2, 3]
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284 :echo mylist[2:8] " result: [2, 3]
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291 List identity ~
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292 *list-identity*
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293 When variable "aa" is a list and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
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294 variables refer to the same list. Thus changing the list "aa" will also
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295 change "bb": >
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296 :let aa = [1, 2, 3]
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297 :let bb = aa
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298 :call add(aa, 4)
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299 :echo bb
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300 < [1, 2, 3, 4]
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302 Making a copy of a list is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
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303 works, as explained above. This creates a shallow copy of the list: Changing
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304 a list item in the list will also change the item in the copied list: >
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305 :let aa = [[1, 'a'], 2, 3]
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306 :let bb = copy(aa)
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307 :call add(aa, 4)
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308 :let aa[0][1] = 'aaa'
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309 :echo aa
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310 < [[1, aaa], 2, 3, 4] >
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311 :echo bb
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314 To make a completely independent list use |deepcopy()|. This also makes a
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315 copy of the values in the list, recursively. Up to a hundred levels deep.
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317 The operator "is" can be used to check if two variables refer to the same
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318 List. "isnot" does the opposite. In contrast "==" compares if two lists have
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319 the same value. >
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320 :let alist = [1, 2, 3]
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321 :let blist = [1, 2, 3]
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322 :echo alist is blist
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323 < 0 >
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324 :echo alist == blist
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325 < 1
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327 Note about comparing lists: Two lists are considered equal if they have the
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328 same length and all items compare equal, as with using "==". There is one
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330 different. There is no automatic type conversion, as with using "==" on
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331 variables. Example: >
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332 echo 4 == "4"
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333 < 1 >
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334 echo [4] == ["4"]
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337 Thus comparing Lists is more strict than comparing numbers and strings. You
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339
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340 :let a = 5
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341 :let b = "5"
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342 :echo a == b
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343 < 1 >
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348 List unpack ~
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350 To unpack the items in a list to individual variables, put the variables in
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351 square brackets, like list items: >
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352 :let [var1, var2] = mylist
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354 When the number of variables does not match the number of items in the list
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355 this produces an error. To handle any extra items from the list append ";"
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356 and a variable name: >
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357 :let [var1, var2; rest] = mylist
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358
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359 This works like: >
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360 :let var1 = mylist[0]
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361 :let var2 = mylist[1]
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362 :let rest = mylist[2:]
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364 Except that there is no error if there are only two items. "rest" will be an
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365 empty list then.
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368 List modification ~
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369 *list-modification*
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370 To change a specific item of a list use |:let| this way: >
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371 :let list[4] = "four"
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372 :let listlist[0][3] = item
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373
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374 To change part of a list you can specify the first and last item to be
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375 modified. The value must at least have the number of items in the range: >
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376 :let list[3:5] = [3, 4, 5]
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377
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378 Adding and removing items from a list is done with functions. Here are a few
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379 examples: >
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380 :call insert(list, 'a') " prepend item 'a'
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381 :call insert(list, 'a', 3) " insert item 'a' before list[3]
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382 :call add(list, "new") " append String item
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383 :call add(list, [1, 2]) " append a List as one new item
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384 :call extend(list, [1, 2]) " extend the list with two more items
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385 :let i = remove(list, 3) " remove item 3
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386 :unlet list[3] " idem
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387 :let l = remove(list, 3, -1) " remove items 3 to last item
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388 :unlet list[3 : ] " idem
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389 :call filter(list, 'v:val !~ "x"') " remove items with an 'x'
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391 Changing the order of items in a list: >
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392 :call sort(list) " sort a list alphabetically
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393 :call reverse(list) " reverse the order of items
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394 :call uniq(sort(list)) " sort and remove duplicates
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397 For loop ~
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398
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399 The |:for| loop executes commands for each item in a list. A variable is set
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400 to each item in the list in sequence. Example: >
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401 :for item in mylist
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402 : call Doit(item)
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403 :endfor
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405 This works like: >
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406 :let index = 0
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407 :while index < len(mylist)
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408 : let item = mylist[index]
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409 : :call Doit(item)
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410 : let index = index + 1
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411 :endwhile
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413 If all you want to do is modify each item in the list then the |map()|
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418 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 8], [3, 0]]
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419 : call Doit(lnum, col)
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420 :endfor
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422 This works like a |:let| command is done for each list item. Again, the types
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425 It is also possible to put remaining items in a List variable: >
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426 :for [i, j; rest] in listlist
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427 : call Doit(i, j)
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428 : if !empty(rest)
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429 : echo "remainder: " . string(rest)
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430 : endif
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431 :endfor
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434 List functions ~
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435 *E714*
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436 Functions that are useful with a List: >
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437 :let r = call(funcname, list) " call a function with an argument list
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438 :if empty(list) " check if list is empty
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439 :let l = len(list) " number of items in list
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440 :let big = max(list) " maximum value in list
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441 :let small = min(list) " minimum value in list
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442 :let xs = count(list, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in list
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443 :let i = index(list, 'x') " index of first 'x' in list
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444 :let lines = getline(1, 10) " get ten text lines from buffer
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445 :call append('$', lines) " append text lines in buffer
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446 :let list = split("a b c") " create list from items in a string
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447 :let string = join(list, ', ') " create string from list items
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448 :let s = string(list) " String representation of list
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449 :call map(list, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
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451 Don't forget that a combination of features can make things simple. For
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452 example, to add up all the numbers in a list: >
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453 :exe 'let sum = ' . join(nrlist, '+')
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456 1.4 Dictionaries ~
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457 *dict* *Dictionaries* *Dictionary*
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458 A Dictionary is an associative array: Each entry has a key and a value. The
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459 entry can be located with the key. The entries are stored without a specific
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460 ordering.
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461
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462
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463 Dictionary creation ~
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464 *E720* *E721* *E722* *E723*
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465 A Dictionary is created with a comma separated list of entries in curly
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466 braces. Each entry has a key and a value, separated by a colon. Each key can
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467 only appear once. Examples: >
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468 :let mydict = {1: 'one', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'}
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469 :let emptydict = {}
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470 < *E713* *E716* *E717*
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471 A key is always a String. You can use a Number, it will be converted to a
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472 String automatically. Thus the String '4' and the number 4 will find the same
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473 entry. Note that the String '04' and the Number 04 are different, since the
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477 A value can be any expression. Using a Dictionary for a value creates a
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478 nested Dictionary: >
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479 :let nestdict = {1: {11: 'a', 12: 'b'}, 2: {21: 'c'}}
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480
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481 An extra comma after the last entry is ignored.
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482
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483
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484 Accessing entries ~
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485
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486 The normal way to access an entry is by putting the key in square brackets: >
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487 :let val = mydict["one"]
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488 :let mydict["four"] = 4
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489
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490 You can add new entries to an existing Dictionary this way, unlike Lists.
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491
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492 For keys that consist entirely of letters, digits and underscore the following
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493 form can be used |expr-entry|: >
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494 :let val = mydict.one
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495 :let mydict.four = 4
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496
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497 Since an entry can be any type, also a List and a Dictionary, the indexing and
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498 key lookup can be repeated: >
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499 :echo dict.key[idx].key
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501
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502 Dictionary to List conversion ~
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503
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504 You may want to loop over the entries in a dictionary. For this you need to
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505 turn the Dictionary into a List and pass it to |:for|.
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506
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507 Most often you want to loop over the keys, using the |keys()| function: >
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508 :for key in keys(mydict)
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509 : echo key . ': ' . mydict[key]
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510 :endfor
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511
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512 The List of keys is unsorted. You may want to sort them first: >
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513 :for key in sort(keys(mydict))
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514
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515 To loop over the values use the |values()| function: >
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516 :for v in values(mydict)
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517 : echo "value: " . v
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518 :endfor
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520 If you want both the key and the value use the |items()| function. It returns
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521 a List in which each item is a List with two items, the key and the value: >
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522 :for [key, value] in items(mydict)
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523 : echo key . ': ' . value
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524 :endfor
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525
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526
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527 Dictionary identity ~
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528 *dict-identity*
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529 Just like Lists you need to use |copy()| and |deepcopy()| to make a copy of a
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530 Dictionary. Otherwise, assignment results in referring to the same
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531 Dictionary: >
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532 :let onedict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
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533 :let adict = onedict
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534 :let adict['a'] = 11
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535 :echo onedict['a']
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536 11
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537
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538 Two Dictionaries compare equal if all the key-value pairs compare equal. For
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539 more info see |list-identity|.
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541
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542 Dictionary modification ~
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543 *dict-modification*
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544 To change an already existing entry of a Dictionary, or to add a new entry,
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545 use |:let| this way: >
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546 :let dict[4] = "four"
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547 :let dict['one'] = item
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548
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549 Removing an entry from a Dictionary is done with |remove()| or |:unlet|.
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550 Three ways to remove the entry with key "aaa" from dict: >
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551 :let i = remove(dict, 'aaa')
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552 :unlet dict.aaa
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553 :unlet dict['aaa']
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555 Merging a Dictionary with another is done with |extend()|: >
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556 :call extend(adict, bdict)
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557 This extends adict with all entries from bdict. Duplicate keys cause entries
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558 in adict to be overwritten. An optional third argument can change this.
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559 Note that the order of entries in a Dictionary is irrelevant, thus don't
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560 expect ":echo adict" to show the items from bdict after the older entries in
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561 adict.
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562
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563 Weeding out entries from a Dictionary can be done with |filter()|: >
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564 :call filter(dict, 'v:val =~ "x"')
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565 This removes all entries from "dict" with a value not matching 'x'.
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568 Dictionary function ~
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569 *Dictionary-function* *self* *E725* *E862*
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570 When a function is defined with the "dict" attribute it can be used in a
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571 special way with a dictionary. Example: >
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572 :function Mylen() dict
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573 : return len(self.data)
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574 :endfunction
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575 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3], 'len': function("Mylen")}
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576 :echo mydict.len()
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578 This is like a method in object oriented programming. The entry in the
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579 Dictionary is a |Funcref|. The local variable "self" refers to the dictionary
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580 the function was invoked from.
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581
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582 It is also possible to add a function without the "dict" attribute as a
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583 Funcref to a Dictionary, but the "self" variable is not available then.
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585 *numbered-function* *anonymous-function*
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586 To avoid the extra name for the function it can be defined and directly
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587 assigned to a Dictionary in this way: >
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588 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3]}
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589 :function mydict.len()
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590 : return len(self.data)
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591 :endfunction
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592 :echo mydict.len()
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593
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594 The function will then get a number and the value of dict.len is a |Funcref|
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595 that references this function. The function can only be used through a
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596 |Funcref|. It will automatically be deleted when there is no |Funcref|
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597 remaining that refers to it.
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598
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599 It is not necessary to use the "dict" attribute for a numbered function.
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600
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601 If you get an error for a numbered function, you can find out what it is with
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602 a trick. Assuming the function is 42, the command is: >
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603 :function {42}
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604
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606 Functions for Dictionaries ~
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607 *E715*
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608 Functions that can be used with a Dictionary: >
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609 :if has_key(dict, 'foo') " TRUE if dict has entry with key "foo"
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610 :if empty(dict) " TRUE if dict is empty
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611 :let l = len(dict) " number of items in dict
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612 :let big = max(dict) " maximum value in dict
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613 :let small = min(dict) " minimum value in dict
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614 :let xs = count(dict, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in dict
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615 :let s = string(dict) " String representation of dict
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616 :call map(dict, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
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619 1.5 More about variables ~
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620 *more-variables*
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621 If you need to know the type of a variable or expression, use the |type()|
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622 function.
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624 When the '!' flag is included in the 'viminfo' option, global variables that
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625 start with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase letter, are
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626 stored in the viminfo file |viminfo-file|.
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628 When the 'sessionoptions' option contains "global", global variables that
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629 start with an uppercase letter and contain at least one lowercase letter are
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630 stored in the session file |session-file|.
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633 my_var_6 not
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634 My_Var_6 session file
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635 MY_VAR_6 viminfo file
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639 |curly-braces-names|.
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640
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641 ==============================================================================
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643
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644 Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant:
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646 |expr1| expr2
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647 expr2 ? expr1 : expr1 if-then-else
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649 |expr2| expr3
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650 expr3 || expr3 .. logical OR
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652 |expr3| expr4
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653 expr4 && expr4 .. logical AND
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655 |expr4| expr5
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656 expr5 == expr5 equal
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657 expr5 != expr5 not equal
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658 expr5 > expr5 greater than
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659 expr5 >= expr5 greater than or equal
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660 expr5 < expr5 smaller than
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661 expr5 <= expr5 smaller than or equal
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662 expr5 =~ expr5 regexp matches
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663 expr5 !~ expr5 regexp doesn't match
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664
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665 expr5 ==? expr5 equal, ignoring case
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666 expr5 ==# expr5 equal, match case
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667 etc. As above, append ? for ignoring case, # for
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668 matching case
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669
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670 expr5 is expr5 same |List| instance
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671 expr5 isnot expr5 different |List| instance
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673 |expr5| expr6
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674 expr6 + expr6 .. number addition or list concatenation
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675 expr6 - expr6 .. number subtraction
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676 expr6 . expr6 .. string concatenation
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678 |expr6| expr7
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679 expr7 * expr7 .. number multiplication
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680 expr7 / expr7 .. number division
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681 expr7 % expr7 .. number modulo
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683 |expr7| expr8
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684 ! expr7 logical NOT
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685 - expr7 unary minus
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686 + expr7 unary plus
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688 |expr8| expr9
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689 expr8[expr1] byte of a String or item of a |List|
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690 expr8[expr1 : expr1] substring of a String or sublist of a |List|
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691 expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary|
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692 expr8(expr1, ...) function call with |Funcref| variable
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694 |expr9| number number constant
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695 "string" string constant, backslash is special
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696 'string' string constant, ' is doubled
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697 [expr1, ...] |List|
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698 {expr1: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
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699 &option option value
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700 (expr1) nested expression
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701 variable internal variable
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702 va{ria}ble internal variable with curly braces
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703 $VAR environment variable
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704 @r contents of register 'r'
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705 function(expr1, ...) function call
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706 func{ti}on(expr1, ...) function call with curly braces
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707 {args -> expr1} lambda expression
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710 ".." indicates that the operations in this level can be concatenated.
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711 Example: >
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712 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
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713
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714 All expressions within one level are parsed from left to right.
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716
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717 expr1 *expr1* *E109*
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718 -----
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719
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720 expr2 ? expr1 : expr1
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721
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722 The expression before the '?' is evaluated to a number. If it evaluates to
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723 |TRUE|, the result is the value of the expression between the '?' and ':',
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724 otherwise the result is the value of the expression after the ':'.
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725 Example: >
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726 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum
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727
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728 Since the first expression is an "expr2", it cannot contain another ?:. The
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729 other two expressions can, thus allow for recursive use of ?:.
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730 Example: >
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731 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum == 1000 ? "last" : lnum
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732
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733 To keep this readable, using |line-continuation| is suggested: >
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734 :echo lnum == 1
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735 :\ ? "top"
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736 :\ : lnum == 1000
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737 :\ ? "last"
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738 :\ : lnum
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739
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740 You should always put a space before the ':', otherwise it can be mistaken for
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741 use in a variable such as "a:1".
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742
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743
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744 expr2 and expr3 *expr2* *expr3*
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745 ---------------
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747 expr3 || expr3 .. logical OR *expr-barbar*
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748 expr4 && expr4 .. logical AND *expr-&&*
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749
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753 input output ~
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754 n1 n2 n1 || n2 n1 && n2 ~
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755 |FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE|
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756 |FALSE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
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757 |TRUE| |FALSE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
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758 |TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE|
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760 The operators can be concatenated, for example: >
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761
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762 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
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763
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764 Note that "&&" takes precedence over "||", so this has the meaning of: >
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766 &nu || (&list && &shell == "csh")
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768 Once the result is known, the expression "short-circuits", that is, further
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769 arguments are not evaluated. This is like what happens in C. For example: >
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771 let a = 1
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772 echo a || b
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774 This is valid even if there is no variable called "b" because "a" is |TRUE|,
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777 echo exists("b") && b == "yes"
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778
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779 This is valid whether "b" has been defined or not. The second clause will
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780 only be evaluated if "b" has been defined.
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783 expr4 *expr4*
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784 -----
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786 expr5 {cmp} expr5
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787
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788 Compare two expr5 expressions, resulting in a 0 if it evaluates to false, or 1
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789 if it evaluates to true.
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791 *expr-==* *expr-!=* *expr->* *expr->=*
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792 *expr-<* *expr-<=* *expr-=~* *expr-!~*
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793 *expr-==#* *expr-!=#* *expr->#* *expr->=#*
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794 *expr-<#* *expr-<=#* *expr-=~#* *expr-!~#*
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795 *expr-==?* *expr-!=?* *expr->?* *expr->=?*
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796 *expr-<?* *expr-<=?* *expr-=~?* *expr-!~?*
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797 *expr-is* *expr-isnot* *expr-is#* *expr-isnot#*
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798 *expr-is?* *expr-isnot?*
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799 use 'ignorecase' match case ignore case ~
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800 equal == ==# ==?
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801 not equal != !=# !=?
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802 greater than > ># >?
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803 greater than or equal >= >=# >=?
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804 smaller than < <# <?
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805 smaller than or equal <= <=# <=?
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806 regexp matches =~ =~# =~?
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807 regexp doesn't match !~ !~# !~?
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808 same instance is is# is?
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809 different instance isnot isnot# isnot?
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810
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811 Examples:
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812 "abc" ==# "Abc" evaluates to 0
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813 "abc" ==? "Abc" evaluates to 1
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814 "abc" == "Abc" evaluates to 1 if 'ignorecase' is set, 0 otherwise
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815
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816 *E691* *E692*
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817 A |List| can only be compared with a |List| and only "equal", "not equal" and
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818 "is" can be used. This compares the values of the list, recursively.
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819 Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing item values.
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821 *E735* *E736*
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822 A |Dictionary| can only be compared with a |Dictionary| and only "equal", "not
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823 equal" and "is" can be used. This compares the key/values of the |Dictionary|
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824 recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing item values.
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825
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826 *E694*
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827 A |Funcref| can only be compared with a |Funcref| and only "equal", "not
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828 equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. Case is never ignored. Whether
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829 arguments or a Dictionary are bound (with a partial) matters. The
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830 Dictionaries must also be equal (or the same, in case of "is") and the
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831 arguments must be equal (or the same).
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832
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833 To compare Funcrefs to see if they refer to the same function, ignoring bound
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834 Dictionary and arguments, use |get()| to get the function name: >
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835 if get(Part1, 'name') == get(Part2, 'name')
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836 " Part1 and Part2 refer to the same function
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837
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838 When using "is" or "isnot" with a |List| or a |Dictionary| this checks if the
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839 expressions are referring to the same |List| or |Dictionary| instance. A copy
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840 of a |List| is different from the original |List|. When using "is" without
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841 a |List| or a |Dictionary| it is equivalent to using "equal", using "isnot"
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842 equivalent to using "not equal". Except that a different type means the
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843 values are different: >
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844 echo 4 == '4'
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845 1
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846 echo 4 is '4'
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847 0
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848 echo 0 is []
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849 0
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850 "is#"/"isnot#" and "is?"/"isnot?" can be used to match and ignore case.
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851
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852 When comparing a String with a Number, the String is converted to a Number,
9877
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853 and the comparison is done on Numbers. This means that: >
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854 echo 0 == 'x'
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855 1
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856 because 'x' converted to a Number is zero. However: >
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857 echo [0] == ['x']
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858 0
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859 Inside a List or Dictionary this conversion is not used.
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860
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861 When comparing two Strings, this is done with strcmp() or stricmp(). This
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862 results in the mathematical difference (comparing byte values), not
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863 necessarily the alphabetical difference in the local language.
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864
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865 When using the operators with a trailing '#', or the short version and
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866 'ignorecase' is off, the comparing is done with strcmp(): case matters.
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867
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868 When using the operators with a trailing '?', or the short version and
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869 'ignorecase' is set, the comparing is done with stricmp(): case is ignored.
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870
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871 'smartcase' is not used.
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872
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873 The "=~" and "!~" operators match the lefthand argument with the righthand
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874 argument, which is used as a pattern. See |pattern| for what a pattern is.
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875 This matching is always done like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no
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876 matter what the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is. This makes scripts
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877 portable. To avoid backslashes in the regexp pattern to be doubled, use a
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878 single-quote string, see |literal-string|.
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879 Since a string is considered to be a single line, a multi-line pattern
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882 "foo\nbar" =~ "\n" evaluates to 1
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883 "foo\nbar" =~ "\\n" evaluates to 0
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884
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885
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886 expr5 and expr6 *expr5* *expr6*
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887 ---------------
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888 expr6 + expr6 .. Number addition or |List| concatenation *expr-+*
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889 expr6 - expr6 .. Number subtraction *expr--*
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890 expr6 . expr6 .. String concatenation *expr-.*
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891
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892 For |Lists| only "+" is possible and then both expr6 must be a list. The
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893 result is a new list with the two lists Concatenated.
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894
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895 expr7 * expr7 .. Number multiplication *expr-star*
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896 expr7 / expr7 .. Number division *expr-/*
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897 expr7 % expr7 .. Number modulo *expr-%*
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899 For all, except ".", Strings are converted to Numbers.
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900 For bitwise operators see |and()|, |or()| and |xor()|.
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902 Note the difference between "+" and ".":
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903 "123" + "456" = 579
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904 "123" . "456" = "123456"
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906 Since '.' has the same precedence as '+' and '-', you need to read: >
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907 1 . 90 + 90.0
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908 As: >
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909 (1 . 90) + 90.0
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910 That works, since the String "190" is automatically converted to the Number
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911 190, which can be added to the Float 90.0. However: >
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912 1 . 90 * 90.0
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913 Should be read as: >
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914 1 . (90 * 90.0)
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915 Since '.' has lower precedence than '*'. This does NOT work, since this
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916 attempts to concatenate a Float and a String.
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917
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918 When dividing a Number by zero the result depends on the value:
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919 0 / 0 = -0x80000000 (like NaN for Float)
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920 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffff (like positive infinity)
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921 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffff (like negative infinity)
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922 (before Vim 7.2 it was always 0x7fffffff)
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924 When 64-bit Number support is enabled:
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925 0 / 0 = -0x8000000000000000 (like NaN for Float)
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926 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffffffffffff (like positive infinity)
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927 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffffffffffff (like negative infinity)
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929 When the righthand side of '%' is zero, the result is 0.
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933 . and % do not work for Float. *E804*
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936 expr7 *expr7*
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938 ! expr7 logical NOT *expr-!*
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939 - expr7 unary minus *expr-unary--*
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940 + expr7 unary plus *expr-unary-+*
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942 For '!' |TRUE| becomes |FALSE|, |FALSE| becomes |TRUE| (one).
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943 For '-' the sign of the number is changed.
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944 For '+' the number is unchanged.
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945
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946 A String will be converted to a Number first.
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947
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948 These three can be repeated and mixed. Examples:
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949 !-1 == 0
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950 !!8 == 1
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951 --9 == 9
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952
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953
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954 expr8 *expr8*
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955 -----
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956 expr8[expr1] item of String or |List| *expr-[]* *E111*
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957 *E909* *subscript*
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958 If expr8 is a Number or String this results in a String that contains the
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959 expr1'th single byte from expr8. expr8 is used as a String, expr1 as a
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960 Number. This doesn't recognize multi-byte encodings, see |byteidx()| for
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961 an alternative, or use `split()` to turn the string into a list of characters.
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962
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963 Index zero gives the first byte. This is like it works in C. Careful:
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964 text column numbers start with one! Example, to get the byte under the
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965 cursor: >
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966 :let c = getline(".")[col(".") - 1]
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967
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968 If the length of the String is less than the index, the result is an empty
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969 String. A negative index always results in an empty string (reason: backward
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970 compatibility). Use [-1:] to get the last byte.
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971
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972 If expr8 is a |List| then it results the item at index expr1. See |list-index|
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973 for possible index values. If the index is out of range this results in an
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974 error. Example: >
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975 :let item = mylist[-1] " get last item
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976
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977 Generally, if a |List| index is equal to or higher than the length of the
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978 |List|, or more negative than the length of the |List|, this results in an
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979 error.
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980
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981
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982 expr8[expr1a : expr1b] substring or sublist *expr-[:]*
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983
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984 If expr8 is a Number or String this results in the substring with the bytes
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985 from expr1a to and including expr1b. expr8 is used as a String, expr1a and
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986 expr1b are used as a Number. This doesn't recognize multi-byte encodings, see
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987 |byteidx()| for computing the indexes.
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988
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989 If expr1a is omitted zero is used. If expr1b is omitted the length of the
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990 string minus one is used.
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991
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992 A negative number can be used to measure from the end of the string. -1 is
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993 the last character, -2 the last but one, etc.
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994
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995 If an index goes out of range for the string characters are omitted. If
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996 expr1b is smaller than expr1a the result is an empty string.
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997
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998 Examples: >
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999 :let c = name[-1:] " last byte of a string
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1000 :let c = name[-2:-2] " last but one byte of a string
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1001 :let s = line(".")[4:] " from the fifth byte to the end
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1002 :let s = s[:-3] " remove last two bytes
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1003 <
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1004 *slice*
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1005 If expr8 is a |List| this results in a new |List| with the items indicated by
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1006 the indexes expr1a and expr1b. This works like with a String, as explained
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1007 just above. Also see |sublist| below. Examples: >
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1008 :let l = mylist[:3] " first four items
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1009 :let l = mylist[4:4] " List with one item
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1010 :let l = mylist[:] " shallow copy of a List
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1011
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1012 Using expr8[expr1] or expr8[expr1a : expr1b] on a |Funcref| results in an
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1013 error.
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1014
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1015 Watch out for confusion between a namespace and a variable followed by a colon
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1016 for a sublist: >
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1017 mylist[n:] " uses variable n
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1018 mylist[s:] " uses namespace s:, error!
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1019
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1020
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1021 expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary| *expr-entry*
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1022
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1023 If expr8 is a |Dictionary| and it is followed by a dot, then the following
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1024 name will be used as a key in the |Dictionary|. This is just like:
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1025 expr8[name].
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1026
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1027 The name must consist of alphanumeric characters, just like a variable name,
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1028 but it may start with a number. Curly braces cannot be used.
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1029
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1030 There must not be white space before or after the dot.
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1031
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1032 Examples: >
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1033 :let dict = {"one": 1, 2: "two"}
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1034 :echo dict.one
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1035 :echo dict .2
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1036
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1037 Note that the dot is also used for String concatenation. To avoid confusion
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1038 always put spaces around the dot for String concatenation.
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1039
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1040
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1041 expr8(expr1, ...) |Funcref| function call
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1042
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1043 When expr8 is a |Funcref| type variable, invoke the function it refers to.
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1044
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1046
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1047 *expr9*
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1048 number
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1049 ------
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1050 number number constant *expr-number*
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1051 *hex-number* *octal-number* *binary-number*
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1052
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1053 Decimal, Hexadecimal (starting with 0x or 0X), Binary (starting with 0b or 0B)
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1054 and Octal (starting with 0).
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1056 *floating-point-format*
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1057 Floating point numbers can be written in two forms:
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1058
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1059 [-+]{N}.{M}
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1060 [-+]{N}.{M}[eE][-+]{exp}
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1061
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1062 {N} and {M} are numbers. Both {N} and {M} must be present and can only
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1063 contain digits.
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1064 [-+] means there is an optional plus or minus sign.
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1065 {exp} is the exponent, power of 10.
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1066 Only a decimal point is accepted, not a comma. No matter what the current
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1067 locale is.
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1068 {only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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1069
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1070 Examples:
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1071 123.456
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1072 +0.0001
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1073 55.0
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1074 -0.123
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1075 1.234e03
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1076 1.0E-6
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1077 -3.1416e+88
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1078
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1079 These are INVALID:
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1080 3. empty {M}
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1081 1e40 missing .{M}
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1082
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1083 *float-pi* *float-e*
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1084 A few useful values to copy&paste: >
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1085 :let pi = 3.14159265359
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1086 :let e = 2.71828182846
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1087
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1088 Rationale:
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1089 Before floating point was introduced, the text "123.456" was interpreted as
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1090 the two numbers "123" and "456", both converted to a string and concatenated,
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1091 resulting in the string "123456". Since this was considered pointless, and we
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1092 could not find it intentionally being used in Vim scripts, this backwards
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1093 incompatibility was accepted in favor of being able to use the normal notation
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1094 for floating point numbers.
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1095
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1096 *floating-point-precision*
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1097 The precision and range of floating points numbers depends on what "double"
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1098 means in the library Vim was compiled with. There is no way to change this at
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1099 runtime.
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1100
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1101 The default for displaying a |Float| is to use 6 decimal places, like using
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1102 printf("%g", f). You can select something else when using the |printf()|
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1103 function. Example: >
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1104 :echo printf('%.15e', atan(1))
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1105 < 7.853981633974483e-01
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1106
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1109 string *string* *String* *expr-string* *E114*
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1111 "string" string constant *expr-quote*
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1112
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1113 Note that double quotes are used.
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1114
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1115 A string constant accepts these special characters:
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1116 \... three-digit octal number (e.g., "\316")
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1117 \.. two-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
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1118 \. one-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
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1119 \x.. byte specified with two hex numbers (e.g., "\x1f")
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1120 \x. byte specified with one hex number (must be followed by non-hex char)
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1121 \X.. same as \x..
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1122 \X. same as \x.
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1123 \u.... character specified with up to 4 hex numbers, stored according to the
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1125 \U.... same as \u but allows up to 8 hex numbers.
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1126 \b backspace <BS>
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1127 \e escape <Esc>
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1128 \f formfeed <FF>
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1129 \n newline <NL>
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1130 \r return <CR>
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1131 \t tab <Tab>
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1132 \\ backslash
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1133 \" double quote
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1134 \<xxx> Special key named "xxx". e.g. "\<C-W>" for CTRL-W. This is for use
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1135 in mappings, the 0x80 byte is escaped.
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1136 To use the double quote character it must be escaped: "<M-\">".
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1137 Don't use <Char-xxxx> to get a utf-8 character, use \uxxxx as
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1138 mentioned above.
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1140 Note that "\xff" is stored as the byte 255, which may be invalid in some
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1141 encodings. Use "\u00ff" to store character 255 according to the current value
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1142 of 'encoding'.
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1143
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1145
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1146
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1147 literal-string *literal-string* *E115*
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1149 'string' string constant *expr-'*
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1150
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1151 Note that single quotes are used.
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1153 This string is taken as it is. No backslashes are removed or have a special
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1154 meaning. The only exception is that two quotes stand for one quote.
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1155
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1156 Single quoted strings are useful for patterns, so that backslashes do not need
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1157 to be doubled. These two commands are equivalent: >
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1158 if a =~ "\\s*"
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1159 if a =~ '\s*'
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1161
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1162 option *expr-option* *E112* *E113*
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1164 &option option value, local value if possible
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1165 &g:option global option value
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1166 &l:option local option value
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1167
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1168 Examples: >
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1169 echo "tabstop is " . &tabstop
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1170 if &insertmode
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1171
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1172 Any option name can be used here. See |options|. When using the local value
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1173 and there is no buffer-local or window-local value, the global value is used
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1175
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1177 register *expr-register* *@r*
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1179 @r contents of register 'r'
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1180
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1181 The result is the contents of the named register, as a single string.
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1183 register use @" or @@. See |registers| for an explanation of the available
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1184 registers.
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1186 When using the '=' register you get the expression itself, not what it
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1187 evaluates to. Use |eval()| to evaluate it.
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1190 nesting *expr-nesting* *E110*
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1192 (expr1) nested expression
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1193
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1195 environment variable *expr-env*
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1197 $VAR environment variable
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1198
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1199 The String value of any environment variable. When it is not defined, the
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1200 result is an empty string.
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1201 *expr-env-expand*
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1203 expand("$VAR"). Using it directly will only expand environment variables that
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1205 the environment variables known inside the current Vim session. If that
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1208 :echo $shell
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1209 :echo expand("$shell")
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1210 The first one probably doesn't echo anything, the second echoes the $shell
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1212
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1213
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1214 internal variable *expr-variable*
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1216 variable internal variable
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1217 See below |internal-variables|.
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1218
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1220 function call *expr-function* *E116* *E118* *E119* *E120*
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1222 function(expr1, ...) function call
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1223 See below |functions|.
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1224
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1226 lambda expression *expr-lambda* *lambda*
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1228 {args -> expr1} lambda expression
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1230 A lambda expression creates a new unnamed function which returns the result of
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1231 evaluating |expr1|. Lambda expressions differ from |user-functions| in
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1232 the following ways:
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1234 1. The body of the lambda expression is an |expr1| and not a sequence of |Ex|
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1235 commands.
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1236 2. The prefix "a:" should not be used for arguments. E.g.: >
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1237 :let F = {arg1, arg2 -> arg1 - arg2}
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1238 :echo F(5, 2)
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1239 < 3
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1241 The arguments are optional. Example: >
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1242 :let F = {-> 'error function'}
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1243 :echo F()
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1244 < error function
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1245 *closure*
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1246 Lambda expressions can access outer scope variables and arguments. This is
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1248 while they exist in the function scope. They remain valid even after the
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1249 function returns: >
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1250 :function Foo(arg)
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1251 : let i = 3
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1252 : return {x -> x + i - a:arg}
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1253 :endfunction
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1254 :let Bar = Foo(4)
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1255 :echo Bar(6)
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1256 < 5
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1258 See also |:func-closure|. Lambda and closure support can be checked with: >
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1259 if has('lambda')
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1260
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1261 Examples for using a lambda expression with |sort()|, |map()| and |filter()|: >
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1262 :echo map([1, 2, 3], {idx, val -> val + 1})
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1263 < [2, 3, 4] >
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1264 :echo sort([3,7,2,1,4], {a, b -> a - b})
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1265 < [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
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1266
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1267 The lambda expression is also useful for Channel, Job and timer: >
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1268 :let timer = timer_start(500,
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1269 \ {-> execute("echo 'Handler called'", "")},
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1270 \ {'repeat': 3})
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1271 < Handler called
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1272 Handler called
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1273 Handler called
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1274
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1275 Note how execute() is used to execute an Ex command. That's ugly though.
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1276
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1277
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1278 Lambda expressions have internal names like '<lambda>42'. If you get an error
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1279 for a lambda expression, you can find what it is with the following command: >
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1280 :function {'<lambda>42'}
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1281 See also: |numbered-function|
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1284 3. Internal variable *internal-variables* *E461*
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1285
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1286 An internal variable name can be made up of letters, digits and '_'. But it
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1288 |curly-braces-names|.
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1289
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1290 An internal variable is created with the ":let" command |:let|.
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1291 An internal variable is explicitly destroyed with the ":unlet" command
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1292 |:unlet|.
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1293 Using a name that is not an internal variable or refers to a variable that has
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1294 been destroyed results in an error.
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1295
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1296 There are several name spaces for variables. Which one is to be used is
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1297 specified by what is prepended:
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1298
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1299 (nothing) In a function: local to a function; otherwise: global
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1300 |buffer-variable| b: Local to the current buffer.
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1302 |tabpage-variable| t: Local to the current tab page.
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1303 |global-variable| g: Global.
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1304 |local-variable| l: Local to a function.
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1305 |script-variable| s: Local to a |:source|'ed Vim script.
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1306 |function-argument| a: Function argument (only inside a function).
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1307 |vim-variable| v: Global, predefined by Vim.
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1308
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1309 The scope name by itself can be used as a |Dictionary|. For example, to
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1310 delete all script-local variables: >
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1311 :for k in keys(s:)
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1312 : unlet s:[k]
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1313 :endfor
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1314 <
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1315 *buffer-variable* *b:var* *b:*
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1316 A variable name that is preceded with "b:" is local to the current buffer.
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1317 Thus you can have several "b:foo" variables, one for each buffer.
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1318 This kind of variable is deleted when the buffer is wiped out or deleted with
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1319 |:bdelete|.
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1320
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1321 One local buffer variable is predefined:
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1322 *b:changedtick* *changetick*
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1323 b:changedtick The total number of changes to the current buffer. It is
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1325 in this case. This can be used to perform an action only when
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1326 the buffer has changed. Example: >
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1327 :if my_changedtick != b:changedtick
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1328 : let my_changedtick = b:changedtick
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1329 : call My_Update()
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1330 :endif
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1331 <
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1332 *window-variable* *w:var* *w:*
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1333 A variable name that is preceded with "w:" is local to the current window. It
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1334 is deleted when the window is closed.
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1335
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1336 *tabpage-variable* *t:var* *t:*
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1337 A variable name that is preceded with "t:" is local to the current tab page,
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1338 It is deleted when the tab page is closed. {not available when compiled
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1339 without the |+windows| feature}
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1340
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1341 *global-variable* *g:var* *g:*
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1343 access a variable local to a function. But "g:" can also be used in any other
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1344 place if you like.
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1345
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1346 *local-variable* *l:var* *l:*
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1347 Inside functions local variables are accessed without prepending anything.
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1349 you may run into reserved variable names. For example "count". By itself it
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1350 refers to "v:count". Using "l:count" you can have a local variable with the
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1351 same name.
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1352
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1353 *script-variable* *s:var*
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1354 In a Vim script variables starting with "s:" can be used. They cannot be
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1355 accessed from outside of the scripts, thus are local to the script.
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1356
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1357 They can be used in:
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1358 - commands executed while the script is sourced
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1362 defined in the script (recursively)
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1363 - user defined commands defined in the script
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1364 Thus not in:
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1365 - other scripts sourced from this one
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1367 - menus
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1372
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1373 let s:counter = 0
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1374 function MyCounter()
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1375 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
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1376 echo s:counter
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1377 endfunction
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1378 command Tick call MyCounter()
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1379
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1381 that script will not be changed, only the "s:counter" in the script where
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1382 "Tick" was defined is used.
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1383
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1384 Another example that does the same: >
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1385
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1386 let s:counter = 0
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1390 script variables is set to the script where the function or command was
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1391 defined.
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1392
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1393 The script variables are also available when a function is defined inside a
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1394 function that is defined in a script. Example: >
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1396 let s:counter = 0
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1397 function StartCounting(incr)
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1398 if a:incr
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1399 function MyCounter()
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1400 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
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1401 endfunction
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1402 else
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1403 function MyCounter()
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1404 let s:counter = s:counter - 1
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1405 endfunction
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1406 endif
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1407 endfunction
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1408
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1409 This defines the MyCounter() function either for counting up or counting down
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1410 when calling StartCounting(). It doesn't matter from where StartCounting() is
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1411 called, the s:counter variable will be accessible in MyCounter().
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1412
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1413 When the same script is sourced again it will use the same script variables.
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1414 They will remain valid as long as Vim is running. This can be used to
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1415 maintain a counter: >
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parents:
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1416
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1417 if !exists("s:counter")
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1418 let s:counter = 1
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1419 echo "script executed for the first time"
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parents:
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1420 else
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parents:
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1421 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
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parents:
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1422 echo "script executed " . s:counter . " times now"
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parents:
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1423 endif
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1424
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1425 Note that this means that filetype plugins don't get a different set of script
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parents:
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1426 variables for each buffer. Use local buffer variables instead |b:var|.
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parents:
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1427
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1428
4358
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1429 Predefined Vim variables: *vim-variable* *v:var* *v:*
7
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1430
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1431 *v:beval_col* *beval_col-variable*
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parents: 179
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1432 v:beval_col The number of the column, over which the mouse pointer is.
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parents: 179
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1433 This is the byte index in the |v:beval_lnum| line.
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parents: 179
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1434 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
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parents: 179
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1435
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1436 *v:beval_bufnr* *beval_bufnr-variable*
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parents: 179
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1437 v:beval_bufnr The number of the buffer, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
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parents: 179
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1438 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
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parents: 179
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1439
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parents: 179
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1440 *v:beval_lnum* *beval_lnum-variable*
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parents: 179
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1441 v:beval_lnum The number of the line, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
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parents: 179
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1442 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
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parents: 179
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1443
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parents: 179
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1444 *v:beval_text* *beval_text-variable*
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1445 v:beval_text The text under or after the mouse pointer. Usually a word as
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parents: 370
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1446 it is useful for debugging a C program. 'iskeyword' applies,
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parents: 370
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1447 but a dot and "->" before the position is included. When on a
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parents: 370
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1448 ']' the text before it is used, including the matching '[' and
189
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parents: 179
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1449 word before it. When on a Visual area within one line the
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parents: 179
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1450 highlighted text is used.
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parents: 179
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1451 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
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parents: 179
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1452
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1453 *v:beval_winnr* *beval_winnr-variable*
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parents: 179
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1454 v:beval_winnr The number of the window, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
2709
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parents: 2698
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1455 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option. The first
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2698
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1456 window has number zero (unlike most other places where a
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2698
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1457 window gets a number).
189
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parents: 179
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1458
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1459 *v:beval_winid* *beval_winid-variable*
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1460 v:beval_winid The |window-ID| of the window, over which the mouse pointer
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1461 is. Otherwise like v:beval_winnr.
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1462
844
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parents: 843
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1463 *v:char* *char-variable*
2033
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parents: 1998
diff changeset
1464 v:char Argument for evaluating 'formatexpr' and used for the typed
2249
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs.
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1465 character when using <expr> in an abbreviation |:map-<expr>|.
4502
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parents: 4437
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1466 It is also used by the |InsertCharPre| and |InsertEnter| events.
844
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parents: 843
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1467
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1468 *v:charconvert_from* *charconvert_from-variable*
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parents:
diff changeset
1469 v:charconvert_from
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parents:
diff changeset
1470 The name of the character encoding of a file to be converted.
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parents:
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1471 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
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parents:
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1472
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parents:
diff changeset
1473 *v:charconvert_to* *charconvert_to-variable*
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parents:
diff changeset
1474 v:charconvert_to
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parents:
diff changeset
1475 The name of the character encoding of a file after conversion.
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parents:
diff changeset
1476 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
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parents:
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1477
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parents:
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1478 *v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
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parents:
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1479 v:cmdarg This variable is used for two purposes:
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parents:
diff changeset
1480 1. The extra arguments given to a file read/write command.
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parents:
diff changeset
1481 Currently these are "++enc=" and "++ff=". This variable is
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parents:
diff changeset
1482 set before an autocommand event for a file read/write
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parents:
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1483 command is triggered. There is a leading space to make it
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parents:
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1484 possible to append this variable directly after the
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1485 read/write command. Note: The "+cmd" argument isn't
7
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parents:
diff changeset
1486 included here, because it will be executed anyway.
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parents:
diff changeset
1487 2. When printing a PostScript file with ":hardcopy" this is
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parents:
diff changeset
1488 the argument for the ":hardcopy" command. This can be used
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parents:
diff changeset
1489 in 'printexpr'.
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parents:
diff changeset
1490
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parents:
diff changeset
1491 *v:cmdbang* *cmdbang-variable*
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parents:
diff changeset
1492 v:cmdbang Set like v:cmdarg for a file read/write command. When a "!"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1493 was used the value is 1, otherwise it is 0. Note that this
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parents:
diff changeset
1494 can only be used in autocommands. For user commands |<bang>|
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parents:
diff changeset
1495 can be used.
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parents:
diff changeset
1496
6909
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1497 *v:completed_item* *completed_item-variable*
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6884
diff changeset
1498 v:completed_item
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parents: 6884
diff changeset
1499 |Dictionary| containing the |complete-items| for the most
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6884
diff changeset
1500 recently completed word after |CompleteDone|. The
676906c33768 patch 7.4.774
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6884
diff changeset
1501 |Dictionary| is empty if the completion failed.
676906c33768 patch 7.4.774
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parents: 6884
diff changeset
1502
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1503 *v:count* *count-variable*
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diff changeset
1504 v:count The count given for the last Normal mode command. Can be used
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1505 to get the count before a mapping. Read-only. Example: >
7
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parents:
diff changeset
1506 :map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:count<CR>
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1507 < Note: The <C-U> is required to remove the line range that you
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1508 get when typing ':' after a count.
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
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parents: 1998
diff changeset
1509 When there are two counts, as in "3d2w", they are multiplied,
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
1510 just like what happens in the command, "d6w" for the example.
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
1511 Also used for evaluating the 'formatexpr' option.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1512 "count" also works, for backwards compatibility.
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parents:
diff changeset
1513
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parents:
diff changeset
1514 *v:count1* *count1-variable*
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parents:
diff changeset
1515 v:count1 Just like "v:count", but defaults to one when no count is
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1516 used.
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parents:
diff changeset
1517
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parents:
diff changeset
1518 *v:ctype* *ctype-variable*
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parents:
diff changeset
1519 v:ctype The current locale setting for characters of the runtime
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parents:
diff changeset
1520 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
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parents:
diff changeset
1521 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1522 LC_CTYPE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
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parents:
diff changeset
1523 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
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parents:
diff changeset
1524 command.
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parents:
diff changeset
1525 See |multi-lang|.
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parents:
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1526
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1527 *v:dying* *dying-variable*
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1528 v:dying Normally zero. When a deadly signal is caught it's set to
7
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parents:
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1529 one. When multiple signals are caught the number increases.
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parents:
diff changeset
1530 Can be used in an autocommand to check if Vim didn't
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parents:
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1531 terminate normally. {only works on Unix}
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parents:
diff changeset
1532 Example: >
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parents:
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1533 :au VimLeave * if v:dying | echo "\nAAAAaaaarrrggghhhh!!!\n" | endif
2226
36a9ac99e1ca Don't execute some autocommands when v:dying is 2 or more.
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parents: 2214
diff changeset
1534 < Note: if another deadly signal is caught when v:dying is one,
36a9ac99e1ca Don't execute some autocommands when v:dying is 2 or more.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2214
diff changeset
1535 VimLeave autocommands will not be executed.
36a9ac99e1ca Don't execute some autocommands when v:dying is 2 or more.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2214
diff changeset
1536
7
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parents:
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1537 *v:errmsg* *errmsg-variable*
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parents:
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1538 v:errmsg Last given error message. It's allowed to set this variable.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1539 Example: >
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parents:
diff changeset
1540 :let v:errmsg = ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1541 :silent! next
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1542 :if v:errmsg != ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1543 : ... handle error
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parents:
diff changeset
1544 < "errmsg" also works, for backwards compatibility.
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parents:
diff changeset
1545
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1546 *v:errors* *errors-variable*
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1547 v:errors Errors found by assert functions, such as |assert_true()|.
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1548 This is a list of strings.
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1549 The assert functions append an item when an assert fails.
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1550 To remove old results make it empty: >
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1551 :let v:errors = []
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1552 < If v:errors is set to anything but a list it is made an empty
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1553 list by the assert function.
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1554
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parents:
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1555 *v:exception* *exception-variable*
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parents:
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1556 v:exception The value of the exception most recently caught and not
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parents:
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1557 finished. See also |v:throwpoint| and |throw-variables|.
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parents:
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1558 Example: >
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parents:
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1559 :try
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parents:
diff changeset
1560 : throw "oops"
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parents:
diff changeset
1561 :catch /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1562 : echo "caught" v:exception
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parents:
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1563 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1564 < Output: "caught oops".
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1565
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1566 *v:false* *false-variable*
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1567 v:false A Number with value zero. Used to put "false" in JSON. See
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1568 |json_encode()|.
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1569 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:false". >
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1570 echo v:false
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1572 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
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1573 value. Read-only.
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1575 *v:fcs_reason* *fcs_reason-variable*
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1576 v:fcs_reason The reason why the |FileChangedShell| event was triggered.
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1577 Can be used in an autocommand to decide what to do and/or what
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1578 to set v:fcs_choice to. Possible values:
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1579 deleted file no longer exists
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1580 conflict file contents, mode or timestamp was
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1581 changed and buffer is modified
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1582 changed file contents has changed
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1583 mode mode of file changed
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1584 time only file timestamp changed
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1585
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1586 *v:fcs_choice* *fcs_choice-variable*
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1587 v:fcs_choice What should happen after a |FileChangedShell| event was
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1588 triggered. Can be used in an autocommand to tell Vim what to
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1589 do with the affected buffer:
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1590 reload Reload the buffer (does not work if
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1591 the file was deleted).
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1592 ask Ask the user what to do, as if there
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1593 was no autocommand. Except that when
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1594 only the timestamp changed nothing
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1595 will happen.
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1596 <empty> Nothing, the autocommand should do
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1597 everything that needs to be done.
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1598 The default is empty. If another (invalid) value is used then
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1599 Vim behaves like it is empty, there is no warning message.
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1600
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1601 *v:fname_in* *fname_in-variable*
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1602 v:fname_in The name of the input file. Valid while evaluating:
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1603 option used for ~
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1604 'charconvert' file to be converted
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1605 'diffexpr' original file
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1606 'patchexpr' original file
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1607 'printexpr' file to be printed
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1608 And set to the swap file name for |SwapExists|.
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1609
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1610 *v:fname_out* *fname_out-variable*
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1611 v:fname_out The name of the output file. Only valid while
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1612 evaluating:
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1613 option used for ~
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1614 'charconvert' resulting converted file (*)
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1615 'diffexpr' output of diff
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1616 'patchexpr' resulting patched file
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1617 (*) When doing conversion for a write command (e.g., ":w
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1618 file") it will be equal to v:fname_in. When doing conversion
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1620 file and different from v:fname_in.
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1621
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1622 *v:fname_new* *fname_new-variable*
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1623 v:fname_new The name of the new version of the file. Only valid while
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1624 evaluating 'diffexpr'.
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1625
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1626 *v:fname_diff* *fname_diff-variable*
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1627 v:fname_diff The name of the diff (patch) file. Only valid while
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1628 evaluating 'patchexpr'.
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1629
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1630 *v:folddashes* *folddashes-variable*
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1631 v:folddashes Used for 'foldtext': dashes representing foldlevel of a closed
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1632 fold.
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1633 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
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1634
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1635 *v:foldlevel* *foldlevel-variable*
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1636 v:foldlevel Used for 'foldtext': foldlevel of closed fold.
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1637 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
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1638
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1639 *v:foldend* *foldend-variable*
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1640 v:foldend Used for 'foldtext': last line of closed fold.
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1641 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
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1642
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1643 *v:foldstart* *foldstart-variable*
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1644 v:foldstart Used for 'foldtext': first line of closed fold.
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1645 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
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1646
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1647 *v:hlsearch* *hlsearch-variable*
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1648 v:hlsearch Variable that indicates whether search highlighting is on.
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1649 Setting it makes sense only if 'hlsearch' is enabled which
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1650 requires |+extra_search|. Setting this variable to zero acts
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1652 let &hlsearch = &hlsearch
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1653 < Note that the value is restored when returning from a
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1654 function. |function-search-undo|.
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1655
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1656 *v:insertmode* *insertmode-variable*
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1657 v:insertmode Used for the |InsertEnter| and |InsertChange| autocommand
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1658 events. Values:
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1659 i Insert mode
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1660 r Replace mode
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1661 v Virtual Replace mode
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1662
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1663 *v:key* *key-variable*
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1664 v:key Key of the current item of a |Dictionary|. Only valid while
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1665 evaluating the expression used with |map()| and |filter()|.
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1666 Read-only.
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1667
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1669 v:lang The current locale setting for messages of the runtime
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1670 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
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1671 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_MESSAGES.
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1672 The value is system dependent.
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1673 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
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1674 command.
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1675 It can be different from |v:ctype| when messages are desired
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1676 in a different language than what is used for character
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1677 encoding. See |multi-lang|.
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1680 v:lc_time The current locale setting for time messages of the runtime
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1681 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
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1682 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_TIME.
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1683 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
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1691 |sandbox|.
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1693 *v:mouse_win* *mouse_win-variable*
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1694 v:mouse_win Window number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
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1695 First window has number 1, like with |winnr()|. The value is
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1696 zero when there was no mouse button click.
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1698 *v:mouse_winid* *mouse_winid-variable*
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1699 v:mouse_winid Window ID for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
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1702 *v:mouse_lnum* *mouse_lnum-variable*
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1703 v:mouse_lnum Line number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
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1704 This is the text line number, not the screen line number. The
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1705 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
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1707 *v:mouse_col* *mouse_col-variable*
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1708 v:mouse_col Column number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
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1709 This is the screen column number, like with |virtcol()|. The
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1712 *v:none* *none-variable*
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1714 |json_encode()|.
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1716 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:none". >
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1717 echo v:none
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1720 value. Read-only.
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1722 *v:null* *null-variable*
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1723 v:null An empty String. Used to put "null" in JSON. See
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1724 |json_encode()|.
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1725 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
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1726 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:null". >
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1727 echo v:null
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1728 < v:null ~
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1729 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
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1730 value. Read-only.
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1731
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1732 *v:oldfiles* *oldfiles-variable*
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1733 v:oldfiles List of file names that is loaded from the |viminfo| file on
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1734 startup. These are the files that Vim remembers marks for.
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1735 The length of the List is limited by the ' argument of the
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1736 'viminfo' option (default is 100).
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1737 When the |viminfo| file is not used the List is empty.
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1738 Also see |:oldfiles| and |c_#<|.
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1739 The List can be modified, but this has no effect on what is
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1740 stored in the |viminfo| file later. If you use values other
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1741 than String this will cause trouble.
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1742 {only when compiled with the |+viminfo| feature}
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1743
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1744 *v:option_new*
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1745 v:option_new New value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
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1746 autocommand.
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1747 *v:option_old*
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1748 v:option_old Old value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
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1749 autocommand.
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1750 *v:option_type*
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1751 v:option_type Scope of the set command. Valid while executing an
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1752 |OptionSet| autocommand. Can be either "global" or "local"
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1753 *v:operator* *operator-variable*
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1754 v:operator The last operator given in Normal mode. This is a single
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1755 character except for commands starting with <g> or <z>,
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1756 in which case it is two characters. Best used alongside
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1757 |v:prevcount| and |v:register|. Useful if you want to cancel
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1758 Operator-pending mode and then use the operator, e.g.: >
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1759 :omap O <Esc>:call MyMotion(v:operator)<CR>
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1760 < The value remains set until another operator is entered, thus
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1761 don't expect it to be empty.
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1762 v:operator is not set for |:delete|, |:yank| or other Ex
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1763 commands.
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1764 Read-only.
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1765
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1766 *v:prevcount* *prevcount-variable*
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1767 v:prevcount The count given for the last but one Normal mode command.
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1768 This is the v:count value of the previous command. Useful if
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1769 you want to cancel Visual or Operator-pending mode and then
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1770 use the count, e.g.: >
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1771 :vmap % <Esc>:call MyFilter(v:prevcount)<CR>
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1772 < Read-only.
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1773
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1774 *v:profiling* *profiling-variable*
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1775 v:profiling Normally zero. Set to one after using ":profile start".
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1776 See |profiling|.
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1777
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1778 *v:progname* *progname-variable*
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1779 v:progname Contains the name (with path removed) with which Vim was
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1780 invoked. Allows you to do special initialisations for |view|,
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1781 |evim| etc., or any other name you might symlink to Vim.
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1782 Read-only.
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1783
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1784 *v:progpath* *progpath-variable*
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1785 v:progpath Contains the command with which Vim was invoked, including the
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1786 path. Useful if you want to message a Vim server using a
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1787 |--remote-expr|.
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1788 To get the full path use: >
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1789 echo exepath(v:progpath)
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1790 < NOTE: This does not work when the command is a relative path
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1791 and the current directory has changed.
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1792 Read-only.
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1793
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1794 *v:register* *register-variable*
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1795 v:register The name of the register in effect for the current normal mode
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1796 command (regardless of whether that command actually used a
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1797 register). Or for the currently executing normal mode mapping
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1798 (use this in custom commands that take a register).
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1799 If none is supplied it is the default register '"', unless
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1801 '*' or '+'.
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1802 Also see |getreg()| and |setreg()|
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1804 *v:scrollstart* *scrollstart-variable*
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1805 v:scrollstart String describing the script or function that caused the
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1806 screen to scroll up. It's only set when it is empty, thus the
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1807 first reason is remembered. It is set to "Unknown" for a
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1808 typed command.
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1809 This can be used to find out why your script causes the
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1810 hit-enter prompt.
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1811
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1813 v:servername The resulting registered |x11-clientserver| name if any.
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1814 Read-only.
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1817 v:searchforward *v:searchforward* *searchforward-variable*
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1818 Search direction: 1 after a forward search, 0 after a
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1819 backward search. It is reset to forward when directly setting
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1820 the last search pattern, see |quote/|.
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1821 Note that the value is restored when returning from a
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1822 function. |function-search-undo|.
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1823 Read-write.
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1826 v:shell_error Result of the last shell command. When non-zero, the last
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1827 shell command had an error. When zero, there was no problem.
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1828 This only works when the shell returns the error code to Vim.
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1829 The value -1 is often used when the command could not be
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1830 executed. Read-only.
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1831 Example: >
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1832 :!mv foo bar
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1833 :if v:shell_error
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1834 : echo 'could not rename "foo" to "bar"!'
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1835 :endif
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1839 v:statusmsg Last given status message. It's allowed to set this variable.
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1842 v:swapname Only valid when executing |SwapExists| autocommands: Name of
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1843 the swap file found. Read-only.
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1844
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1845 *v:swapchoice* *swapchoice-variable*
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1846 v:swapchoice |SwapExists| autocommands can set this to the selected choice
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1847 for handling an existing swap file:
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1848 'o' Open read-only
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1849 'e' Edit anyway
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1850 'r' Recover
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1851 'd' Delete swapfile
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1852 'q' Quit
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1853 'a' Abort
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1858 *v:swapcommand* *swapcommand-variable*
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1859 v:swapcommand Normal mode command to be executed after a file has been
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1861 another Vim open the file and jump to the right place. For
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1862 example, when jumping to a tag the value is ":tag tagname\r".
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1863 For ":edit +cmd file" the value is ":cmd\r".
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1865 *v:t_TYPE* *v:t_bool* *t_bool-variable*
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1866 v:t_bool Value of Boolean type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1867 *v:t_channel* *t_channel-variable*
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1868 v:t_channel Value of Channel type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1869 *v:t_dict* *t_dict-variable*
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1870 v:t_dict Value of Dictionary type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1871 *v:t_float* *t_float-variable*
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1872 v:t_float Value of Float type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1873 *v:t_func* *t_func-variable*
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1874 v:t_func Value of Funcref type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1875 *v:t_job* *t_job-variable*
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1876 v:t_job Value of Job type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1877 *v:t_list* *t_list-variable*
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1878 v:t_list Value of List type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1879 *v:t_none* *t_none-variable*
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1880 v:t_none Value of None type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1881 *v:t_number* *t_number-variable*
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1882 v:t_number Value of Number type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1883 *v:t_string* *t_string-variable*
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1884 v:t_string Value of String type. Read-only. See: |type()|
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1886 *v:termresponse* *termresponse-variable*
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1888 termcap entry. It is set when Vim receives an escape sequence
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1890 digits, ';' and '.' in between.
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1891 When this option is set, the TermResponse autocommand event is
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1892 fired, so that you can react to the response from the
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1893 terminal.
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1894 The response from a new xterm is: "<Esc>[ Pp ; Pv ; Pc c". Pp
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1895 is the terminal type: 0 for vt100 and 1 for vt220. Pv is the
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1898 {only when compiled with |+termresponse| feature}
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1900 *v:testing* *testing-variable*
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1901 v:testing Must be set before using `test_garbagecollect_now()`.
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1903 *v:this_session* *this_session-variable*
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1904 v:this_session Full filename of the last loaded or saved session file. See
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1905 |:mksession|. It is allowed to set this variable. When no
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1906 session file has been saved, this variable is empty.
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1907 "this_session" also works, for backwards compatibility.
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1908
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1909 *v:throwpoint* *throwpoint-variable*
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1910 v:throwpoint The point where the exception most recently caught and not
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1911 finished was thrown. Not set when commands are typed. See
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1913 Example: >
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1914 :try
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1915 : throw "oops"
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1916 :catch /.*/
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1917 : echo "Exception from" v:throwpoint
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1918 :endtry
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1919 < Output: "Exception from test.vim, line 2"
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1921 *v:true* *true-variable*
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1922 v:true A Number with value one. Used to put "true" in JSON. See
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1923 |json_encode()|.
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1924 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:true". >
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1925 echo v:true
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1926 < v:true ~
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1927 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
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1928 value. Read-only.
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1929 *v:val* *val-variable*
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1930 v:val Value of the current item of a |List| or |Dictionary|. Only
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1931 valid while evaluating the expression used with |map()| and
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1932 |filter()|. Read-only.
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1933
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1934 *v:version* *version-variable*
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1935 v:version Version number of Vim: Major version number times 100 plus
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1936 minor version number. Version 5.0 is 500. Version 5.1 (5.01)
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1937 is 501. Read-only. "version" also works, for backwards
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1938 compatibility.
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1939 Use |has()| to check if a certain patch was included, e.g.: >
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1940 if has("patch-7.4.123")
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1942 version 5.0 and 5.1 may have a patch 123, but these are
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1943 completely different.
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1944
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1945 *v:vim_did_enter* *vim_did_enter-variable*
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1946 v:vim_did_enter Zero until most of startup is done. It is set to one just
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1947 before |VimEnter| autocommands are triggered.
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1948
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1949 *v:warningmsg* *warningmsg-variable*
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1950 v:warningmsg Last given warning message. It's allowed to set this variable.
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1952 *v:windowid* *windowid-variable*
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1953 v:windowid When any X11 based GUI is running or when running in a
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1954 terminal and Vim connects to the X server (|-X|) this will be
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1955 set to the window ID.
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1956 When an MS-Windows GUI is running this will be set to the
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1957 window handle.
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1958 Otherwise the value is zero.
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1959 Note: for windows inside Vim use |winnr()| or |win_getid()|,
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1960 see |window-ID|.
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1961
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1964
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1967 (Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.)
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1971 abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
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1972 acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
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1973 add({list}, {item}) List append {item} to |List| {list}
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1974 and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
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1975 append({lnum}, {string}) Number append {string} below line {lnum}
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1976 append({lnum}, {list}) Number append lines {list} below line {lnum}
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1978 argidx() Number current index in the argument list
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1979 arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
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1980 argv({nr}) String {nr} entry of the argument list
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1981 argv() List the argument list
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1982 assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}]) none assert {exp} is equal to {act}
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1983 assert_exception({error} [, {msg}]) none assert {error} is in v:exception
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1984 assert_fails({cmd} [, {error}]) none assert {cmd} fails
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1985 assert_false({actual} [, {msg}]) none assert {actual} is false
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1986 assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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1987 none assert {actual} is inside the range
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1988 assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}]) none assert {pat} matches {text}
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1989 assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}]) none assert {exp} is not equal {act}
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1990 assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}]) none assert {pat} not matches {text}
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1991 assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) none assert {actual} is true
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1992 asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
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1993 atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
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1994 atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
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1995 browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
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1996 String put up a file requester
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1997 browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
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1998 bufexists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {expr} exists
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1999 buflisted({expr}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {expr} is listed
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2000 bufloaded({expr}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {expr} is loaded
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2001 bufname({expr}) String Name of the buffer {expr}
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2002 bufnr({expr} [, {create}]) Number Number of the buffer {expr}
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2003 bufwinid({expr}) Number window ID of buffer {expr}
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2004 bufwinnr({expr}) Number window number of buffer {expr}
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2005 byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
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2006 byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
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2007 byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
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2008 call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
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2009 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
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2010 ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
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2011 ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
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2012 ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
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2013 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
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2014 ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
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2015 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
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2016 ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
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2017 ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
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2018 ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
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2019 ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
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2020 ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
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2021 ch_open({address} [, {options}])
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2022 Channel open a channel to {address}
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2023 ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
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2024 ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
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2025 String read raw from {handle}
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2026 ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
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2027 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
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2028 ch_sendraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
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2029 any send {string} over raw {handle}
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2030 ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
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2031 none set options for {handle}
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2032 ch_status({handle}) String status of channel {handle}
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2033 changenr() Number current change number
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2034 char2nr({expr}[, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF8 value of first char in {expr}
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2035 cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
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2036 clearmatches() none clear all matches
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2037 col({expr}) Number column nr of cursor or mark
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2038 complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
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2039 complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
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2040 complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
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2041 confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
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2042 Number number of choice picked by user
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2043 copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
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2044 cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
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2045 cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
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2046 count({list}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
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2047 Number count how many {expr} are in {list}
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2048 cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
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2049 Number checks existence of cscope connection
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2050 cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
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2051 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
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2052 cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
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2053 deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
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2054 delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
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2055 did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
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2056 diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
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2057 diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
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2058 empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
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2059 escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
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2060 eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
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2061 eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
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2063 execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
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2064 exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
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2071 feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
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2072 filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
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2073 filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
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2076 finddir({name}[, {path}[, {count}]])
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2077 String find directory {name} in {path}
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2078 findfile({name}[, {path}[, {count}]])
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2079 String find file {name} in {path}
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2080 float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
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2081 floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
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2082 fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
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2083 fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
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2084 fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
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2085 foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
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2086 foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
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2087 foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
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2088 foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
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2089 foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
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2090 foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
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2091 funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
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2092 Funcref reference to function {name}
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2093 function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
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2094 Funcref named reference to function {name}
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2095 garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
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2096 get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
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2097 get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
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2098 get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
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2099 getbufinfo([{expr}]) List information about buffers
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2100 getbufline({expr}, {lnum} [, {end}])
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2101 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {expr}
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2102 getbufvar({expr}, {varname} [, {def}])
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2103 any variable {varname} in buffer {expr}
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2104 getchar([expr]) Number get one character from the user
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2105 getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
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2106 getcharsearch() Dict last character search
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2107 getcmdline() String return the current command-line
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2108 getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
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2109 getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
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2110 getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
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2111 getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
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2112 List list of cmdline completion matches
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2113 getcurpos() List position of the cursor
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2114 getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
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2115 getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
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2116 getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
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2117 getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
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2118 getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
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2119 getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
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2120 getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
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2121 getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
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2122 getloclist({nr}[, {what}]) List list of location list items
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2123 getmatches() List list of current matches
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2124 getpid() Number process ID of Vim
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2125 getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
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2126 getqflist([{what}]) List list of quickfix items
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2127 getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
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2128 String or List contents of register
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2129 getregtype([{regname}]) String type of register
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2130 gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
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2131 gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
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2132 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
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2133 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
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2134 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
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2135 getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of windows
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2136 getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of GUI Vim window
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2137 getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of GUI Vim window
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2138 getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
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2139 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
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2140 glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
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2141 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
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2142 glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
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2143 globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
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2144 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
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2145 has({feature}) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
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2146 has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
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2147 haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
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2148 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
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2149 hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
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2150 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
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2151 histadd({history}, {item}) String add an item to a history
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2152 histdel({history} [, {item}]) String remove an item from a history
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2153 histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
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2154 histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
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2155 hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
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2156 hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
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2157 hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
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2158 iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
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2159 indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
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2160 index({list}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
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2161 Number index in {list} where {expr} appears
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2162 input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
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2163 String get input from the user
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2164 inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]])
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2165 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
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2166 inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
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2167 inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
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2168 inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
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2169 inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
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2170 insert({list}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {list} [before {idx}]
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2171 invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
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2172 isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
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2173 islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
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2174 isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
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2175 items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
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2176 job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
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2177 job_info({job}) Dict get information about {job}
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2178 job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
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2179 job_start({command} [, {options}])
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2180 Job start a job
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2181 job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
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2182 job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
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2183 join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
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2184 js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
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2185 js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
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2186 json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
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2187 json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
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2188 keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
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2189 len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
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2190 libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
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2191 libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
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2192 line({expr}) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
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2193 line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
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2194 lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
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2195 localtime() Number current time
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2196 log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
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2197 log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
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2198 luaeval({expr}[, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
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2199 map({expr}, {string}) List/Dict change each item in {expr} to {expr}
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2200 maparg({name}[, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
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2201 String or Dict
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2202 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
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2203 mapcheck({name}[, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
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2204 String check for mappings matching {name}
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2205 match({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]])
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2206 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
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2207 matchadd({group}, {pattern}[, {priority}[, {id} [, {dict}]]])
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2208 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
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2209 matchaddpos({group}, {pos}[, {priority}[, {id}[, {dict}]]])
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2210 Number highlight positions with {group}
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2211 matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
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2212 matchdelete({id}) Number delete match identified by {id}
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2213 matchend({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]])
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2214 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
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2215 matchlist({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]])
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2216 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
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2217 matchstr({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]])
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2218 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
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2219 matchstrpos({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]])
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2220 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
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2221 max({list}) Number maximum value of items in {list}
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2222 min({list}) Number minimum value of items in {list}
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2223 mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
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2224 Number create directory {name}
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2225 mode([expr]) String current editing mode
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2226 mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
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2227 nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
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2228 nr2char({expr}[, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF8 value {expr}
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2229 or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
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2230 pathshorten({expr}) String shorten directory names in a path
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2231 perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
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2232 pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
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2233 prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
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2234 printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
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2235 pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
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2236 pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
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2237 py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
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2238 range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
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2239 List items from {expr} to {max}
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2240 readfile({fname} [, {binary} [, {max}]])
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2241 List get list of lines from file {fname}
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2242 reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
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2243 reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
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2244 reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
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2245 remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
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2246 String send expression
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2247 remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
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2248 remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
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2249 Number check for reply string
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2250 remote_read({serverid}) String read reply string
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2251 remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
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2252 String send key sequence
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2253 remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
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2254 remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
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2255 rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
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2256 repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
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2257 resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
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2258 reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
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2259 round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
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2260 screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
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2261 screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
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2262 screencol() Number current cursor column
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2263 screenrow() Number current cursor row
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2264 search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]])
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2265 Number search for {pattern}
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2266 searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
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2267 Number search for variable declaration
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2268 searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
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2269 Number search for other end of start/end pair
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2270 searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
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2271 List search for other end of start/end pair
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2272 searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]])
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2273 List search for {pattern}
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2274 server2client({clientid}, {string})
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2276 serverlist() String get a list of available servers
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2277 setbufvar({expr}, {varname}, {val})
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2278 none set {varname} in buffer {expr} to {val}
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2279 setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
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2280 setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
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2281 setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
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2282 setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
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2283 setloclist({nr}, {list}[, {action}[, {what}]])
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2284 Number modify location list using {list}
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2285 setmatches({list}) Number restore a list of matches
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2286 setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
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2287 setqflist({list}[, {action}[, {what}]])
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2288 Number modify quickfix list using {list}
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2289 setreg({n}, {v}[, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
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2290 settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
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2291 settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
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2292 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
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2293 page {tabnr} to {val}
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2294 setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
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2295 sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
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2296 shellescape({string} [, {special}])
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2297 String escape {string} for use as shell
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2298 command argument
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2299 shiftwidth() Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
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2300 simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
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2301 sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
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2302 sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
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2303 sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
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2304 List sort {list}, using {func} to compare
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2305 soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
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2306 spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
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2307 spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
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2308 List spelling suggestions
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2309 split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
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2310 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
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2311 sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
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2312 str2float({expr}) Float convert String to Float
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2313 str2nr({expr} [, {base}]) Number convert String to Number
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2314 strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character length of the String {expr}
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2315 strcharpart({str}, {start}[, {len}])
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2316 String {len} characters of {str} at {start}
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2317 strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
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2318 strftime({format}[, {time}]) String time in specified format
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2319 strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
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2320 stridx({haystack}, {needle}[, {start}])
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2321 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
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2322 string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
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2323 strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
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2324 strpart({str}, {start}[, {len}])
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2325 String {len} characters of {str} at {start}
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2326 strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
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2327 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
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2328 strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
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2329 strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
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2330 submatch({nr}[, {list}]) String or List
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2331 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
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2332 substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
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2333 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
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2334 synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
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2335 synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
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2336 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
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2337 synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
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2338 synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
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2339 synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
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2340 system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
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2341 systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
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2342 tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
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2343 tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
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2344 tabpagewinnr({tabarg}[, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
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2345 taglist({expr}) List list of tags matching {expr}
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2346 tagfiles() List tags files used
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2347 tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
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2348 tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
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2349 tempname() String name for a temporary file
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2350 test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
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2351 none make memory allocation fail
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2352 test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
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2353 test_disable_char_avail({expr}) none test without typeahead
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2355 test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
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2356 test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
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2357 test_null_job() Job null value for testing
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2358 test_null_list() List null value for testing
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2359 test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
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2360 test_null_string() String null value for testing
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2361 test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
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2363 timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
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2364 timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
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2365 Number create a timer
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2366 timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
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2367 timer_stopall() none stop all timers
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2368 tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
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2369 toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
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2370 tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
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2372 trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
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2373 type({name}) Number type of variable {name}
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2374 undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
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2375 undotree() List undo file tree
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diff changeset
2376 uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
2377 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
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parents: 8881
diff changeset
2378 values({dict}) List values in {dict}
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parents: 8881
diff changeset
2379 virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8881
diff changeset
2380 visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
4151
13170a796134 updated for version 7.3.828
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4126
diff changeset
2381 wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
8883
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parents: 8881
diff changeset
2382 win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
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parents: 8881
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2383 win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
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parents: 8881
diff changeset
2384 win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
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parents: 8881
diff changeset
2385 win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
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diff changeset
2386 win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
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2387 winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
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parents:
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2388 wincol() Number window column of the cursor
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2389 winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
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vimboss
parents:
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2390 winline() Number window line of the cursor
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2391 winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
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vimboss
parents: 37
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2392 winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
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2393 winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
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2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
2394 winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
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parents: 8881
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2395 winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
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2396 wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
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2397 writefile({list}, {fname} [, {flags}])
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vimboss
parents: 153
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2398 Number write list of lines to file {fname}
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9527
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2399 xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
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vimboss
parents:
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2400
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2401
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parents: 1609
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2402 abs({expr}) *abs()*
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parents: 1609
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2403 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2404 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2405 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2406 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2407 Examples: >
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parents: 1609
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2408 echo abs(1.456)
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2409 < 1.456 >
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2410 echo abs(-5.456)
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2411 < 5.456 >
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parents: 1609
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2412 echo abs(-4)
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2413 < 4
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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2414 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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parents: 1609
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2415
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2416
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parents: 2154
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2417 acos({expr}) *acos()*
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parents: 2154
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2418 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
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2419 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
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2420 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
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2421 [-1, 1].
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2422 Examples: >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
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2423 :echo acos(0)
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2424 < 1.570796 >
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2425 :echo acos(-0.5)
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2426 < 2.094395
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2427 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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2428
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2429
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2430 add({list}, {expr}) *add()*
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2431 Append the item {expr} to |List| {list}. Returns the
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2432 resulting |List|. Examples: >
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2433 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
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2434 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
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2435 < Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
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parents: 688
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2436 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
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parents: 82
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2437 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
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2438
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2439
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2440 and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
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2441 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
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2442 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
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parents: 3153
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2443 Example: >
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parents: 3153
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2444 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
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2445
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parents: 3153
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2446
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parents: 79
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2447 append({lnum}, {expr}) *append()*
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parents: 681
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2448 When {expr} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
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vimboss
parents: 681
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2449 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
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vimboss
parents: 148
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2450 Otherwise append {expr} as one text line below line {lnum} in
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vimboss
parents: 148
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2451 the current buffer.
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parents: 148
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2452 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
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2453 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
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2454 0 for success. Example: >
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parents: 37
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2455 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
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parents: 79
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2456 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
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parents: 37
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2457 <
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2458 *argc()*
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2459 argc() The result is the number of files in the argument list of the
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parents:
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2460 current window. See |arglist|.
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parents:
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2462 *argidx()*
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2463 argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
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parents:
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2464 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
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parents:
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2466 *arglistid()*
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2467 arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
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parents: 5940
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2468 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5940
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2469 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
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1e8ebf870720 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6110
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2470 global argument list. See |arglist|.
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parents: 6110
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2471 Return -1 if the arguments are invalid.
5942
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5940
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2472
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5940
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2473 Without arguments use the current window.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5940
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2474 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5940
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2475 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
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parents: 5940
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2476 page.
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2477 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5942
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5940
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2478
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parents:
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2479 *argv()*
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parents: 810
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2480 argv([{nr}]) The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list of the
7
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vimboss
parents:
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2481 current window. See |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one.
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parents:
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2482 Example: >
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parents:
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2483 :let i = 0
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parents:
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2484 :while i < argc()
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2485 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
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parents:
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2486 : exe 'amenu Arg.' . f . ' :e ' . f . '<CR>'
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parents:
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2487 : let i = i + 1
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parents:
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2488 :endwhile
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vimboss
parents: 810
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2489 < Without the {nr} argument a |List| with the whole |arglist| is
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vimboss
parents: 810
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2490 returned.
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parents: 810
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2491
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2492 *assert_equal()*
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2493 assert_equal({expected}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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2494 When {expected} and {actual} are not equal an error message is
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parents: 7147
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2496 There is no automatic conversion, the String "4" is different
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parents: 7147
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2497 from the Number 4. And the number 4 is different from the
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parents: 7147
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2498 Float 4.0. The value of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case
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parents: 7147
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2499 always matters.
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2500 When {msg} is omitted an error in the form "Expected
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2501 {expected} but got {actual}" is produced.
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2502 Example: >
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2503 assert_equal('foo', 'bar')
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2504 < Will result in a string to be added to |v:errors|:
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parents: 7147
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2505 test.vim line 12: Expected 'foo' but got 'bar' ~
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2507 assert_exception({error} [, {msg}]) *assert_exception()*
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2508 When v:exception does not contain the string {error} an error
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2509 message is added to |v:errors|.
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2510 This can be used to assert that a command throws an exception.
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2511 Using the error number, followed by a colon, avoids problems
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2512 with translations: >
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2513 try
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2514 commandthatfails
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2515 call assert_false(1, 'command should have failed')
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2516 catch
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2517 call assert_exception('E492:')
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2518 endtry
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2519
7593
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2520 assert_fails({cmd} [, {error}]) *assert_fails()*
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2521 Run {cmd} and add an error message to |v:errors| if it does
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2522 NOT produce an error.
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2523 When {error} is given it must match |v:errmsg|.
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2524
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2525 assert_false({actual} [, {msg}]) *assert_false()*
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2526 When {actual} is not false an error message is added to
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2527 |v:errors|, like with |assert_equal()|.
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2528 A value is false when it is zero. When {actual} is not a
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2529 number the assert fails.
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2530 When {msg} is omitted an error in the form
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2531 "Expected False but got {actual}" is produced.
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2532
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2533 assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}]) *assert_inrange()*
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2534 This asserts number values. When {actual} is lower than
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2535 {lower} or higher than {upper} an error message is added to
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2536 |v:errors|.
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2537 When {msg} is omitted an error in the form
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2538 "Expected range {lower} - {upper}, but got {actual}" is
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2539 produced.
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2540
8749
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2541 *assert_match()*
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2542 assert_match({pattern}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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2543 When {pattern} does not match {actual} an error message is
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2544 added to |v:errors|.
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2545
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2546 {pattern} is used as with |=~|: The matching is always done
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2547 like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no matter what
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2548 the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is.
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2549
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2550 {actual} is used as a string, automatic conversion applies.
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2551 Use "^" and "$" to match with the start and end of the text.
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2552 Use both to match the whole text.
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2553
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2554 When {msg} is omitted an error in the form
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2555 "Pattern {pattern} does not match {actual}" is produced.
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2556 Example: >
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2557 assert_match('^f.*o$', 'foobar')
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2558 < Will result in a string to be added to |v:errors|:
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2559 test.vim line 12: Pattern '^f.*o$' does not match 'foobar' ~
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2560
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2561 *assert_notequal()*
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2562 assert_notequal({expected}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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2563 The opposite of `assert_equal()`: add an error message to
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2564 |v:errors| when {expected} and {actual} are equal.
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2565
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2566 *assert_notmatch()*
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2567 assert_notmatch({pattern}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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2568 The opposite of `assert_match()`: add an error message to
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2569 |v:errors| when {pattern} matches {actual}.
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2570
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2571 assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) *assert_true()*
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2572 When {actual} is not true an error message is added to
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2573 |v:errors|, like with |assert_equal()|.
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2574 A value is TRUE when it is a non-zero number. When {actual}
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2575 is not a number the assert fails.
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2576 When {msg} is omitted an error in the form "Expected True but
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2577 got {actual}" is produced.
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2578
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2579 asin({expr}) *asin()*
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2580 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
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2581 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
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2582 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
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2583 [-1, 1].
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2584 Examples: >
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2585 :echo asin(0.8)
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2586 < 0.927295 >
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2587 :echo asin(-0.5)
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2588 < -0.523599
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2589 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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2590
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2591
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2592 atan({expr}) *atan()*
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2593 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
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2594 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
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2595 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
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2596 Examples: >
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2597 :echo atan(100)
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2598 < 1.560797 >
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2599 :echo atan(-4.01)
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2600 < -1.326405
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2601 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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2603
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2604 atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
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2605 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
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2606 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
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2607 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
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2608 Examples: >
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2609 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
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2610 < -0.785398 >
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2611 :echo atan2(1, -1)
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2612 < 2.356194
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2613 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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2614
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2615
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2616 *browse()*
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2617 browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
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2618 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
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2619 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
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2620 The input fields are:
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2621 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
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2622 {title} title for the requester
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2623 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
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2624 {default} default file name
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2625 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
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2626 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
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2627
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2628 *browsedir()*
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2629 browsedir({title}, {initdir})
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2630 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
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2631 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
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2632 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
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2633 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
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2634 to be used.
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2635 The input fields are:
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2636 {title} title for the requester
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2637 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
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2638 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
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2639 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
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2640
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2641 bufexists({expr}) *bufexists()*
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2642 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
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2643 {expr} exists.
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2644 If the {expr} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
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2645 If the {expr} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
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2646 exactly. The name can be:
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2647 - Relative to the current directory.
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2648 - A full path.
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2649 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
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2650 - A URL name.
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2651 Unlisted buffers will be found.
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2652 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
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2653 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
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2654 long name to be able to find them.
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2655 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
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2656 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
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2657 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
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2658 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
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2659 file name.
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2660 *buffer_exists()*
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2661 Obsolete name: buffer_exists().
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2662
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2663 buflisted({expr}) *buflisted()*
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2664 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
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2665 {expr} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
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2666 The {expr} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
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2667
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2668 bufloaded({expr}) *bufloaded()*
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2669 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
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2670 {expr} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
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2671 The {expr} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
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2672
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2673 bufname({expr}) *bufname()*
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2674 The result is the name of a buffer, as it is displayed by the
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2675 ":ls" command.
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2676 If {expr} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
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2677 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
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2678 If {expr} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
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2679 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
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2680 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
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2681 match an empty string is returned.
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2682 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
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2683 alternate buffer.
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2684 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
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2685 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
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2686 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
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2687 pattern.
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2688 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
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2689 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
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2690 buffers are searched for.
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2691 If the {expr} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
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2692 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
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2693 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
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2694 < If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
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2695 string is returned. >
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2696 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
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2697 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
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2698 bufname("%") name of current buffer
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2699 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
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2700 < *buffer_name()*
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2701 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
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2702
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2703 *bufnr()*
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2704 bufnr({expr} [, {create}])
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2705 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
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2706 the ":ls" command. For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()|
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2707 above.
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2708 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
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2709 {create} argument is present and not zero, a new, unlisted,
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2710 buffer is created and its number is returned.
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2711 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
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2712 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
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2713 < The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
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2714 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
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2715 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
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2716 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
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2717 *buffer_number()*
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2718 Obsolete name: buffer_number().
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2719 *last_buffer_nr()*
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2720 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
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2721
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2722 bufwinid({expr}) *bufwinid()*
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2723 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
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2724 window associated with buffer {expr}. For the use of {expr},
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2725 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {expr} doesn't exist or
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2726 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
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2728 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinid(1))
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2729 <
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2730 Only deals with the current tab page.
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2731
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2732 bufwinnr({expr}) *bufwinnr()*
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2733 The result is a Number, which is the number of the first
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2734 window associated with buffer {expr}. For the use of {expr},
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2735 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {expr} doesn't exist or
7
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2736 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
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parents:
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2737
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2738 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinnr(1))
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2739
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2740 < The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
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2741 |:wincmd|.
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2742 Only deals with the current tab page.
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2743
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2744 byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
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2745 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
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2746 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
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2747 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
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2748 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
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2749 one.
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2750 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
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2751 {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
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2752 feature}
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2753
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2754 byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
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2755 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the string
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2756 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it returns zero.
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2757 This function is only useful when there are multibyte
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2758 characters, otherwise the returned value is equal to {nr}.
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2759 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
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2760 length is added to the preceding base character. See
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2761 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
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2762 separately.
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2763 Example : >
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2764 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
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2765 < will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
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2766 same: >
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2767 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
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2768 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
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2769 < Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
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2771 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
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2772 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
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2773 in bytes is returned.
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2774
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2775 byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
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parents: 5340
diff changeset
2776 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2777 as a separate character. Example: >
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2778 let s = 'e' . nr2char(0x301)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2779 echo byteidx(s, 1)
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2780 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2781 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2782 < The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2783 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2784 one byte).
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2785 Only works different from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set to
3109053ce4e3 updated for version 7.4.057
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
2786 a Unicode encoding.
18
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vimboss
parents: 15
diff changeset
2787
102
0aa0e89bfd5f updated for version 7.0039
vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
2788 call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
2789 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
79
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
2790 arguments.
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
2791 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
79
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
2792 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
2793 Returns the return value of the called function.
102
0aa0e89bfd5f updated for version 7.0039
vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
2794 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
0aa0e89bfd5f updated for version 7.0039
vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
2795 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
79
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
2796
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2797 ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2798 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2799 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2800 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2801 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2802 echo ceil(1.456)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2803 < 2.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2804 echo ceil(-5.456)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2805 < -5.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2806 echo ceil(4.0)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2807 < 4.0
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2808 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2809
777
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vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2810 changenr() *changenr()*
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vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2811 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
f664cc974a7a updated for version 7.0227
vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2812 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
f664cc974a7a updated for version 7.0227
vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2813 with the |:undo| command.
f664cc974a7a updated for version 7.0227
vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2814 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
f664cc974a7a updated for version 7.0227
vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2815 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
f664cc974a7a updated for version 7.0227
vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2816 one less than the number of the undone change.
f664cc974a7a updated for version 7.0227
vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
2817
4051
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
2818 char2nr({expr}[, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2819 Return number value of the first char in {expr}. Examples: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2820 char2nr(" ") returns 32
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2821 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
4051
42edc5dac33c updated for version 7.3.780
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
2822 < When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
42edc5dac33c updated for version 7.3.780
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
2823 Example for "utf-8": >
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
2824 char2nr("á") returns 225
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
2825 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
4051
42edc5dac33c updated for version 7.3.780
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
2826 < With {utf8} set to 1, always treat as utf-8 characters.
42edc5dac33c updated for version 7.3.780
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
2827 A combining character is a separate character.
2965
f2de38a019a2 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2908
diff changeset
2828 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2829
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2830 cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2831 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2832 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2833 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2834 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2835 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2836 feature, -1 is returned.
548
f43150a669dc updated for version 7.0155
vimboss
parents: 540
diff changeset
2837 See |C-indenting|.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2838
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
2839 clearmatches() *clearmatches()*
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
2840 Clears all matches previously defined by |matchadd()| and the
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
2841 |:match| commands.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
2842
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2843 *col()*
24
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vimboss
parents: 22
diff changeset
2844 col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2845 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2846 . the cursor position
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2847 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
3513
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3507
diff changeset
2848 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2849 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2850 returned)
6447
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
2851 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
2852 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
2853 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
2854 that it's updated right away.
1317
45bae37de037 updated for version 7.1-031
vimboss
parents: 1293
diff changeset
2855 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
45bae37de037 updated for version 7.1-031
vimboss
parents: 1293
diff changeset
2856 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
2857 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1317
45bae37de037 updated for version 7.1-031
vimboss
parents: 1293
diff changeset
2858 out of range then col() returns zero.
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
2859 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
703
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
2860 |getpos()|.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2861 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2862 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2863 Examples: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2864 col(".") column of cursor
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2865 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2866 col("'t") column of mark t
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2867 col("'" . markname) column of mark markname
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
2868 < The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
2869 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
2870 buffer.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2871 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2872 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2873 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2874 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2875 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2876 \<C-O>:echo col(".") . "\n" <Bar>
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2877 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2878 <
464
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2879
724
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2880 complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2881 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2882 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
9850
67781bb0a61a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d823fa910cca43fec3c31c030ee908a14c272640
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
2883 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
67781bb0a61a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d823fa910cca43fec3c31c030ee908a14c272640
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
2884 or with an expression mapping.
724
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2885 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2886 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2887 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2888 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2889 match.
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2890 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2891 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2892 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
2893 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
724
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2894 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2895 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2896 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2897 Example: >
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
2898 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
724
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2899
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2900 func! ListMonths()
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2901 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2902 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2903 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2904 return ''
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2905 endfunc
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2906 < This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2907 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
a35dce0cabc5 updated for version 7.0220
vimboss
parents: 716
diff changeset
2908
464
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2909 complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2910 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2911 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2912 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2913 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2914 the list.
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
2915 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
786
8f6a426bc1e0 updated for version 7.0229
vimboss
parents: 782
diff changeset
2916 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
464
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2917
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2918 complete_check() *complete_check()*
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2919 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2920 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9416
diff changeset
2921 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
464
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2922 zero otherwise.
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2923 Only to be used by the function specified with the
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2924 'completefunc' option.
3b705e71c7b0 updated for version 7.0124
vimboss
parents: 459
diff changeset
2925
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2926 *confirm()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2927 confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2928 Confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2929 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2930 choice this is 1.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2931 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2932 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
2280
941ff1cd317a Add file save counter to undo information. Add undotree() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
2933
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2934 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2935 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
2936 used (and translated).
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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2941 by '\n', e.g. >
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2942 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
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2943 < The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
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2944 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
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2946 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
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2947 < For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
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2949
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2950 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
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2951 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
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2952 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
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2953 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
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2954
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2955 The optional {type} argument gives the type of dialog. This
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2956 is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and Win32
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2957 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error", "Question",
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2958 "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first character is
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2959 relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is used.
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2960
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2962 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
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2963
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2964 An example: >
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2965 :let choice = confirm("What do you want?", "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
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2966 :if choice == 0
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2967 : echo "make up your mind!"
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2968 :elseif choice == 3
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2969 : echo "tasteful"
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2970 :else
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2971 : echo "I prefer bananas myself."
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2972 :endif
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2973 < In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
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2974 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
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2975 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
7
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2978 the horizontal layout is always used.
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2979
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2980 ch_close({handle}) *ch_close()*
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2981 Close {handle}. See |channel-close|.
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2982 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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2984 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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2986 ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}]) *ch_evalexpr()*
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2987 Send {expr} over {handle}. The {expr} is encoded
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2988 according to the type of channel. The function cannot be used
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2989 with a raw channel. See |channel-use|.
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2990 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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2991 *E917*
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2992 {options} must be a Dictionary. It must not have a "callback"
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2993 entry. It can have a "timeout" entry to specify the timeout
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2994 for this specific request.
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2995
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2996 ch_evalexpr() waits for a response and returns the decoded
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2997 expression. When there is an error or timeout it returns an
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2998 empty string.
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2999
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3000 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3001
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3002 ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}]) *ch_evalraw()*
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3003 Send {string} over {handle}.
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3004 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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3005
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3006 Works like |ch_evalexpr()|, but does not encode the request or
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3007 decode the response. The caller is responsible for the
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3008 correct contents. Also does not add a newline for a channel
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3009 in NL mode, the caller must do that. The NL in the response
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3010 is removed.
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3011 See |channel-use|.
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3012
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3013 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3014
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3015 ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) *ch_getbufnr()*
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3016 Get the buffer number that {handle} is using for {what}.
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3017 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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3018 {what} can be "err" for stderr, "out" for stdout or empty for
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3019 socket output.
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3020 Returns -1 when there is no buffer.
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3021 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3022
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3023 ch_getjob({channel}) *ch_getjob()*
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3024 Get the Job associated with {channel}.
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3025 If there is no job calling |job_status()| on the returned Job
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3026 will result in "fail".
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3028 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| and
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3029 |+job| features}
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3030
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3031 ch_info({handle}) *ch_info()*
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3032 Returns a Dictionary with information about {handle}. The
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3033 items are:
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3034 "id" number of the channel
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3035 "status" "open" (any part is open) or "closed"
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3036 When opened with ch_open():
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3037 "hostname" the hostname of the address
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3038 "port" the port of the address
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3039 "sock_status" "open" or "closed"
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3040 "sock_mode" "NL", "RAW", "JSON" or "JS"
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3041 "sock_io" "socket"
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3042 "sock_timeout" timeout in msec
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3043 When opened with job_start():
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3044 "out_status" "open" or "closed"
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3045 "out_mode" "NL", "RAW", "JSON" or "JS"
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3046 "out_io" "null", "pipe", "file" or "buffer"
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3047 "out_timeout" timeout in msec
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3048 "err_status" "open" or "closed"
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3049 "err_mode" "NL", "RAW", "JSON" or "JS"
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3050 "err_io" "out", "null", "pipe", "file" or "buffer"
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3051 "err_timeout" timeout in msec
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3052 "in_status" "open" or "closed"
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3053 "in_mode" "NL", "RAW", "JSON" or "JS"
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3054 "in_io" "null", "pipe", "file" or "buffer"
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3055 "in_timeout" timeout in msec
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3057 ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) *ch_log()*
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3058 Write {msg} in the channel log file, if it was opened with
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3059 |ch_logfile()|.
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3060 When {handle} is passed the channel number is used for the
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3061 message.
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3062 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel. The
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3063 Channel must open.
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3065 ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) *ch_logfile()*
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3066 Start logging channel activity to {fname}.
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3067 When {fname} is an empty string: stop logging.
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3069 When {mode} is omitted or "a" append to the file.
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3070 When {mode} is "w" start with an empty file.
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3072 The file is flushed after every message, on Unix you can use
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3073 "tail -f" to see what is going on in real time.
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3076 ch_open({address} [, {options}]) *ch_open()*
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3077 Open a channel to {address}. See |channel|.
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3078 Returns a Channel. Use |ch_status()| to check for failure.
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3080 {address} has the form "hostname:port", e.g.,
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3081 "localhost:8765".
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3083 If {options} is given it must be a |Dictionary|.
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3084 See |channel-open-options|.
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3085
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3086 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3088 ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) *ch_read()*
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3089 Read from {handle} and return the received message.
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3090 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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3091 See |channel-more|.
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3092 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3094 ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}]) *ch_readraw()*
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3095 Like ch_read() but for a JS and JSON channel does not decode
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3096 the message. See |channel-more|.
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3097 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3099 ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}]) *ch_sendexpr()*
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3100 Send {expr} over {handle}. The {expr} is encoded
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3101 according to the type of channel. The function cannot be used
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3102 with a raw channel.
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3103 See |channel-use|. *E912*
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3104 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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3106 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3108 ch_sendraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}]) *ch_sendraw()*
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3109 Send {string} over {handle}.
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3110 Works like |ch_sendexpr()|, but does not encode the request or
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3111 decode the response. The caller is responsible for the
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3112 correct contents. Also does not add a newline for a channel
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3113 in NL mode, the caller must do that. The NL in the response
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3114 is removed.
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3115 See |channel-use|.
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3117 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
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3119 ch_setoptions({handle}, {options}) *ch_setoptions()*
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3120 Set options on {handle}:
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3121 "callback" the channel callback
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3122 "timeout" default read timeout in msec
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3123 "mode" mode for the whole channel
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3124 See |ch_open()| for more explanation.
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3125 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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3128 lost.
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3131 "waittime" only applies to |ch_open()|
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3133 ch_status({handle}) *ch_status()*
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3134 Return the status of {handle}:
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3135 "fail" failed to open the channel
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3137 "buffered" channel can be read, not written to
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3138 "closed" channel can not be used
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3139 {handle} can be Channel or a Job that has a Channel.
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3140 "buffered" is used when the channel was closed but there is
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3141 still data that can be obtained with |ch_read()|.
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3143 *copy()*
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3144 copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
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3145 different from using {expr} directly.
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3146 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
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3147 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
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3148 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
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3149 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
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3150 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
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3151 Also see |deepcopy()|.
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3152
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3153 cos({expr}) *cos()*
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3154 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
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parents: 1609
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3155 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
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parents: 1609
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3156 Examples: >
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3157 :echo cos(100)
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3158 < 0.862319 >
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
3159 :echo cos(-4.01)
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parents: 1609
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3160 < -0.646043
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3161 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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parents: 1609
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3162
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3163
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3164 cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
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3165 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
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3166 [1, inf].
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3167 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
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3168 Examples: >
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parents: 2154
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3169 :echo cosh(0.5)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3170 < 1.127626 >
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3171 :echo cosh(-0.5)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
3172 < -1.127626
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3173 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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3174
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3175
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3176 count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
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3177 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
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3178 in |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
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3179 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
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3180 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
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3181 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
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3182
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3183
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3184 *cscope_connection()*
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3185 cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
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3186 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
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3187 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
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3188 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
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3189 if there are no cscope connections;
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3190 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
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3191
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3192 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
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3193 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
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3194
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3195 {num} Description of existence check
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3196 ----- ------------------------------
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3197 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
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3198 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
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3199 {dbpath}.
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3200 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
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3201 {dbpath}.
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3202 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
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3203 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
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3204 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
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3205 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
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3206
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3207 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
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3208
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3209 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
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3210
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3211 # pid database name prepend path
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3212 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
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3213 <
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3214 Invocation Return Val ~
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3215 ---------- ---------- >
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3216 cscope_connection() 1
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3217 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
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3218 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
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3219 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
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3220 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
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3221 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
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3222 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
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3223 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
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3224 <
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3225 cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
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3226 cursor({list})
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3227 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
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3228 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
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3229
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3230 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
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3231 with two, three or four item:
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3232 [{lnum}, {col}]
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3233 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
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3234 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
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3235 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
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3236 but without the first item.
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3237
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3238 Does not change the jumplist.
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3239 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
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3240 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
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3241 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
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3242 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
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3243 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
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3244 line.
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3245 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
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3246 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
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3247 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
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3248
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3249 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
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3250 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
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3251 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
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3252 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
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3253
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3254
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3255 deepcopy({expr}[, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
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3256 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
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3257 different from using {expr} directly.
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3258 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
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3259 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
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3260 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
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3261 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
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3262 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
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3263 the original |List|.
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3264 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
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3265 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
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3266 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
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3267 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
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3268 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
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3269 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
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3270 *E724*
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3271 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
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3272 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
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3273 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
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3274 Also see |copy()|.
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3275
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3276 delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
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3277 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
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3278 name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
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3280 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
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3281 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
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3283 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
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3284 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
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3285 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
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3286 that is being used.
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3287
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3288 A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
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3290 The result is a Number, which is 0 if the delete operation was
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3291 successful and -1 when the deletion failed or partly failed.
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3292
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3293 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
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3294 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete|. Use |:exe|
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3295 when the line number is in a variable.
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3296
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3297 *did_filetype()*
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3298 did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
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3299 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
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3300 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
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3301 that detect the file type. |FileType|
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3302 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
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3303 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
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3304 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
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3305 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
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3306 file.
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3307
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3308 diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
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3309 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
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3310 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
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3311 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
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3312 display but don't exist in the buffer.
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3313 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
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3314 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
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3315 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
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3316
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3317 diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
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3318 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
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3319 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
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3320 diff change zero is returned.
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3321 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
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3322 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
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3323 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
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3324 line.
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3325 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
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3326 syntax information about the highlighting.
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3327
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3328 empty({expr}) *empty()*
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3329 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
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3330 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
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3331 items.
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3332 - A Number and Float is empty when its value is zero.
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3333 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
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3334 - A Job is empty when it failed to start.
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3335 - A Channel is empty when it is closed.
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3336
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3337 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
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3338 length with zero.
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3339
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3340 escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
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3341 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
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3342 backslash. Example: >
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3343 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
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3344 < results in: >
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3345 c:\\program\ files\\vim
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3346 < Also see |shellescape()|.
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3347
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3348 *eval()*
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3349 eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
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3350 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
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3351 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings and composites of
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3352 them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
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3353 functions.
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3354
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3355 eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
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3356 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
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3357 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
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3358 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
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3359 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
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3360
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3361 executable({expr}) *executable()*
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3362 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
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3363 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
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3364 arguments.
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3365 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
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3366 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
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3367 On MS-DOS and MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can
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3368 optionally be included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are
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3369 tried. Thus if "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be
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3371 used. A dot by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using
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3372 the name without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a
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3373 Unix shell, then the name is also tried without adding an
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3374 extension.
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3375 On MS-DOS and MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and
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3376 is not a directory, not if it's really executable.
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3377 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
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3378 always found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
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3379 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
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3380 The result is a Number:
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3381 1 exists
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3382 0 does not exist
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3383 -1 not implemented on this system
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3384
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3385 execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
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3386 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
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3387 string.
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3388 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
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3389 lines are executed one by one.
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3390 This is equivalent to: >
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3391 redir => var
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3392 {command}
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3393 redir END
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3394 <
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3396 "" no `:silent` used
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3398 "silent!" `:silent!` used
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3400 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
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3401 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
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3402 *E930*
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3403 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
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3405 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
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3406 split(execute('args'), "\n")
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3408 < When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
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3409 included in the output of the higher level call.
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3412 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
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3413 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
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3414 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
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3415 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
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3418 an empty string is returned.
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3421 exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
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3422 zero otherwise.
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3424 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
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3425 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
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3427 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
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3428 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
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3429 not if it really works)
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3430 +option-name Vim option that works.
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3431 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
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3432 done by comparing with an empty
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3433 string)
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3434 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
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3435 or user defined function (see
5862
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parents: 5815
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3436 |user-functions|). Also works for a
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5815
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3437 variable that is a Funcref.
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3438 varname internal variable (see
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3439 |internal-variables|). Also works
685
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3440 for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
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3441 entries, |List| items, etc. Beware
1668
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3442 that evaluating an index may cause an
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parents: 1661
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3443 error message for an invalid
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3444 expression. E.g.: >
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vimboss
parents: 1661
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3445 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
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parents: 1661
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3446 :echo exists("l[5]")
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parents: 1661
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3447 < 0 >
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3448 :echo exists("l[xx]")
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3449 < E121: Undefined variable: xx
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3450 0
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3451 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
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3452 command or command modifier |:command|.
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3453 Returns:
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3454 1 for match with start of a command
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3455 2 full match with a command
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3456 3 matches several user commands
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3457 To check for a supported command
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3458 always check the return value to be 2.
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3459 :2match The |:2match| command.
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3460 :3match The |:3match| command.
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3461 #event autocommand defined for this event
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3462 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
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3463 pattern (the pattern is taken
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3464 literally and compared to the
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3465 autocommand patterns character by
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3466 character)
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3467 #group autocommand group exists
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3468 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
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parents: 593
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3469 event.
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3470 #group#event#pattern
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3471 autocommand defined for this group,
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parents: 593
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3472 event and pattern.
615
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3473 ##event autocommand for this event is
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3474 supported.
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3475
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3476 Examples: >
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3477 exists("&shortname")
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3478 exists("$HOSTNAME")
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3479 exists("*strftime")
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3480 exists("*s:MyFunc")
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vimboss
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3481 exists("bufcount")
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3482 exists(":Make")
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3483 exists("#CursorHold")
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3484 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
613
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parents: 593
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3485 exists("#filetypeindent")
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vimboss
parents: 593
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3486 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
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parents: 593
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3487 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
615
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parents: 613
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3488 exists("##ColorScheme")
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3489 < There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
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3490 name.
867
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3491 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
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vimboss
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3492 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
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vimboss
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3493 the future, thus don't count on it!
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vimboss
parents: 864
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3494 Working example: >
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vimboss
parents: 864
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3495 exists(":make")
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vimboss
parents: 864
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3496 < NOT working example: >
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vimboss
parents: 864
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3497 exists(":make install")
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vimboss
parents: 857
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3498
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parents: 857
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3499 < Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
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vimboss
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3500 variable itself. For example: >
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3501 exists(bufcount)
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3502 < This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
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3503 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
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3504
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3505 exp({expr}) *exp()*
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
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3506 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2206
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
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3507 [0, inf].
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
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3508 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2206
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parents: 2154
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3509 Examples: >
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
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3510 :echo exp(2)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
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3511 < 7.389056 >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
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3512 :echo exp(-1)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
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3513 < 0.367879
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
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3514 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2206
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
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3515
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
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3516
3410
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
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3517 expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
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3518 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in {expr}.
3410
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
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3519 'wildignorecase' applies.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
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3520
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3521 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
3410
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
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3522 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
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3523 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
diff changeset
3524 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
diff changeset
3525 file name contains a space]
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3526
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
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3527 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
4869
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4835
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3528 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {expr} does
a5352e73dc00 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4835
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3529 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
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3530
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3531 When {expr} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is done
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vimboss
parents:
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3532 like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their associated
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3533 modifiers. Here is a short overview:
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3534
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3535 % current file name
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3536 # alternate file name
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3537 #n alternate file name n
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3538 <cfile> file name under the cursor
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parents:
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3539 <afile> autocmd file name
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3540 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
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3541 <amatch> autocmd matched name
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3542 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
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3543 <slnum> sourced script file line number
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3544 <cword> word under the cursor
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3545 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
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3546 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
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3547 message |server2client()|
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parents:
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3548 Modifiers:
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3549 :p expand to full path
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parents:
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3550 :h head (last path component removed)
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vimboss
parents:
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3551 :t tail (last path component only)
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vimboss
parents:
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3552 :r root (one extension removed)
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parents:
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3553 :e extension only
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3554
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3555 Example: >
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3556 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") . "/tags"
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parents:
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3557 < Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
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vimboss
parents:
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3558 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
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vimboss
parents:
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3559 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3560 < Use this: >
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3561 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") . ".bak"
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3562 < Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
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parents:
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3563 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
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parents:
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3564 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
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vimboss
parents:
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3565 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
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vimboss
parents:
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3566 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3567 <
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parents:
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3568 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
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parents:
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3569 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
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3570 to modify normal file names.
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parents:
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3571
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3572 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
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3573 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
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3574 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
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vimboss
parents:
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3575 '/' added.
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parents:
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3576
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3577 When {expr} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
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vimboss
parents:
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3578 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
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parents:
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3579 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
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3580 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
3398
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parents: 3312
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3581 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
d1096a4e96bd updated for version 7.3.465
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3312
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3582 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3312
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3583 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
444
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vimboss
parents: 438
diff changeset
3584 :echo expand("**/README")
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vimboss
parents: 438
diff changeset
3585 <
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3586 Expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
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parents:
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3587 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
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3588 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
6921742f396a Update runtime files.
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parents: 6153
diff changeset
3589 |expr-env-expand|.
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3590 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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3591 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
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parents:
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3592 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
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parents:
diff changeset
3593 "$FOOBAR".
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parents:
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3594
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parents:
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3595 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
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parents:
diff changeset
3596 getting the raw output of an external command.
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parents:
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3597
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3598 extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
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parents: 688
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3599 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
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vimboss
parents: 688
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3600 |Dictionaries|.
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parents: 688
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3601
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3602 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
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3603 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before item
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
3604 {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero insert before the
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
3605 first item. When {expr3} is equal to len({expr1}) then
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parents: 99
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3606 {expr2} is appended.
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parents: 75
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3607 Examples: >
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3608 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
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parents: 75
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3609 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
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parents: 1698
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3610 < When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
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vimboss
parents: 1698
diff changeset
3611 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
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vimboss
parents: 1698
diff changeset
3612 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
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parents: 1698
diff changeset
3613 (where N is the original length of the List).
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3614 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
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parents: 79
diff changeset
3615 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
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3616 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
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3617 <
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3618 If they are |Dictionaries|:
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3619 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
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3620 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
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vimboss
parents: 99
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3621 used to decide what to do:
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parents: 99
diff changeset
3622 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
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parents: 99
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3623 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
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parents: 853
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3624 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
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3625 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
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parents: 99
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3626
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3627 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
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parents: 99
diff changeset
3628 make a copy of {expr1} first.
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vimboss
parents: 99
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3629 {expr2} remains unchanged.
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3630 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
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3631 fails.
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3632 Returns {expr1}.
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parents: 99
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3633
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parents: 75
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3634
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parents: 841
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3635 feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
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parents: 841
diff changeset
3636 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
6549
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parents: 6530
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3637 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
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parents: 6530
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3638 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
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parents: 6530
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3639 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
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parents: 6530
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3640 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
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parents: 6530
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3641 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
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parents: 6530
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3642 characters from a mapping.
842
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parents: 841
diff changeset
3643 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
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vimboss
parents: 841
diff changeset
3644 {string}.
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parents: 841
diff changeset
3645 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
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vimboss
parents: 841
diff changeset
3646 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
1215
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vimboss
parents: 1156
diff changeset
3647 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
842
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parents: 841
diff changeset
3648 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
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vimboss
parents: 841
diff changeset
3649 If {mode} is absent, keys are remapped.
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parents: 841
diff changeset
3650 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
843
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vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
3651 'm' Remap keys. This is default.
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vimboss
parents: 842
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3652 'n' Do not remap keys.
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vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
3653 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
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vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
3654 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
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vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
3655 opening folds, etc.
6549
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3656 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
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3657 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
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3658 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
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3659 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
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3660 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
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3661 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
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3662 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
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3663 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
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3664 script continues.
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3665 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
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3666 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
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3667 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
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3668
842
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parents: 841
diff changeset
3669 Return value is always 0.
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parents: 841
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3670
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parents:
diff changeset
3671 filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
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3672 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3673 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
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3674 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
7
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parents:
diff changeset
3675 expression, which is used as a String.
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3676 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
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3677 |glob()|.
7
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parents:
diff changeset
3678 *file_readable()*
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parents:
diff changeset
3679 Obsolete name: file_readable().
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parents:
diff changeset
3680
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parents: 90
diff changeset
3681
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3682 filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3683 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3684 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3685 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3686 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3687
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3688
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3689 filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
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3690 {expr1} must be a |List| or a |Dictionary|.
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3691 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
3692 is zero remove the item from the |List| or |Dictionary|.
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3693 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
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3694
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3695 if {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
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3696 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
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3697 of the current item.
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parents: 99
diff changeset
3698 Examples: >
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3699 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
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parents: 99
diff changeset
3700 < Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
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3701 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
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parents: 99
diff changeset
3702 < Removes the items with a key below 8. >
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3703 call filter(var, 0)
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parents: 681
diff changeset
3704 < Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
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parents: 95
diff changeset
3705
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3706 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
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diff changeset
3707 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
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vimboss
parents: 99
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3708 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
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parents: 99
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3709
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3710 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
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3711 1. the key or the index of the current item.
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3712 2. the value of the current item.
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3713 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
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3714 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
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3715 func Odd(idx, val)
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3716 return a:idx % 2 == 1
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3717 endfunc
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3718 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
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3719 <
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vimboss
parents: 681
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3720 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
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vimboss
parents: 681
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3721 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
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vimboss
parents: 648
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3722 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
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parents: 99
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3723
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3724 < Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered.
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3725 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
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3726 further items in {expr1} are processed. When {expr2} is a
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3727 Funcref errors inside a function are ignored, unless it was
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3728 defined with the "abort" flag.
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a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
3729
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
3730
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
3731 finddir({name}[, {path}[, {count}]]) *finddir()*
1095
4c8b90b7a94a updated for version 7.0-221
vimboss
parents: 1065
diff changeset
3732 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
4c8b90b7a94a updated for version 7.0-221
vimboss
parents: 1065
diff changeset
3733 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
4c8b90b7a94a updated for version 7.0-221
vimboss
parents: 1065
diff changeset
3734 for the syntax of {path}.
4c8b90b7a94a updated for version 7.0-221
vimboss
parents: 1065
diff changeset
3735 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
4c8b90b7a94a updated for version 7.0-221
vimboss
parents: 1065
diff changeset
3736 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
4c8b90b7a94a updated for version 7.0-221
vimboss
parents: 1065
diff changeset
3737 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
3738 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
3739 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
3740 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
809
4f1b94b51e99 updated for version 7.0b02
vimboss
parents: 805
diff changeset
3741 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
3742 This is quite similar to the ex-command |:find|.
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
3743 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
3744 feature}
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
3745
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
3746 findfile({name}[, {path}[, {count}]]) *findfile()*
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
3747 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
3748 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
3749 Example: >
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
3750 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3751 < Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
3752 it finds the file "tags.vim".
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3753
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3754 float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3755 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3756 decimal point.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3757 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3758 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
9389
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parents: 9344
diff changeset
3759 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9344
diff changeset
3760 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
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parents: 9344
diff changeset
3761 -0x7fffffffffffffff. NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
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parents: 9344
diff changeset
3762 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3763 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3764 echo float2nr(3.95)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3765 < 3 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3766 echo float2nr(-23.45)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3767 < -23 >
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3768 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
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diff changeset
3769 < 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3770 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
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diff changeset
3771 < -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3772 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3773 < 0
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3774 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3775
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3776
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3777 floor({expr}) *floor()*
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3778 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3779 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3780 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3781 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3782 echo floor(1.856)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3783 < 1.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3784 echo floor(-5.456)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3785 < -6.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3786 echo floor(4.0)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3787 < 4.0
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3788 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3789
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3790
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3791 fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3792 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3793 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3794 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3795 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3796 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
3797 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
3798 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3799 Examples: >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3800 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3801 < 0.13 >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3802 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3803 < -0.13
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
3804 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
2206
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3805
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
3806
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vimboss
parents: 1548
diff changeset
3807 fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
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parents: 9861
diff changeset
3808 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
1586
fe7db192c7cc updated for version 7.1-299
vimboss
parents: 1548
diff changeset
3809 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
fe7db192c7cc updated for version 7.1-299
vimboss
parents: 1548
diff changeset
3810 are escaped with a backslash.
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3811 For most systems the characters escaped are
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3812 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3813 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
1700
9e1cefec84dd updated for version 7.2c-002
vimboss
parents: 1699
diff changeset
3814 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
9e1cefec84dd updated for version 7.2c-002
vimboss
parents: 1699
diff changeset
3815 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
1586
fe7db192c7cc updated for version 7.1-299
vimboss
parents: 1548
diff changeset
3816 Example: >
1700
9e1cefec84dd updated for version 7.2c-002
vimboss
parents: 1699
diff changeset
3817 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
1586
fe7db192c7cc updated for version 7.1-299
vimboss
parents: 1548
diff changeset
3818 :exe "edit " . fnameescape(fname)
fe7db192c7cc updated for version 7.1-299
vimboss
parents: 1548
diff changeset
3819 < results in executing: >
1700
9e1cefec84dd updated for version 7.2c-002
vimboss
parents: 1699
diff changeset
3820 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
1586
fe7db192c7cc updated for version 7.1-299
vimboss
parents: 1548
diff changeset
3821
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3822 fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3823 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3824 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3825 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3826 Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3827 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3828 < results in: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3829 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
3830 < Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3831 |expand()| first then.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3832
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3833 foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3834 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3835 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3836 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3837
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3838 foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3839 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3840 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3841 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3842
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3843 foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3844 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
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parents: 9861
diff changeset
3845 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3846 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3847 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3848 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3849 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3850 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3851 previous line is usually available.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3852
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3853 *foldtext()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3854 foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3855 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3856 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3857 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3858 The returned string looks like this: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3859 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
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diff changeset
3860 < The number of dashes depends on the foldlevel. The "45" is
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3861 the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text in the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3862 first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space, "//"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3863 or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and 'commentstring'
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3864 options is removed.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3865 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3866
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parents: 26
diff changeset
3867 foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3868 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3869 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3870 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3871 returned.
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3872 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3873 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3874 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3875 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
3876
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3877 *foreground()*
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3878 foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3879 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3880 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3881 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3882 |remote_foreground()| instead.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3883 {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3884 Win32 console version}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
3885
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parents: 9688
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3886 *funcref()*
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3887 funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
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3888 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
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3889 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
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3890 function {name} is redefined later.
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3891
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3892 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
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3893 Also for autoloaded functions. {name} cannot be a builtin
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3894 function.
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3895
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3896 *function()* *E700* *E922* *E923*
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3897 function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
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3898 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
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3899 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
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3900 internal function.
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3901
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3902 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
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3903 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
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3904 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
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3905 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
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3906 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
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3907 <
9723
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3908 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
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3909 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
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3910 same function.
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3911
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3912 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
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3913 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
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3914 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
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3915
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3916 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
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3917 arguments. Example: >
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3918 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
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3919 ...
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3920 let Func = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
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3921 ...
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3922 call Func('name')
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3923 < Invokes the function as with: >
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3924 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
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3925
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3926 < The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
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3927 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
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3928 arguments. Example: >
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3929 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
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3930 ...
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3931 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
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3932 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
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3933 ...
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3934 call Func2('name')
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3935 < Invokes the function as with: >
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3936 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
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3937
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3938 < The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
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3939 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
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3940 function Callback() dict
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3941 echo "called for " . self.name
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3942 endfunction
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3943 ...
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3944 let context = {"name": "example"}
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3945 let Func = function('Callback', context)
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3946 ...
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3947 call Func() " will echo: called for example
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3948 < The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
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3949 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
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3950 let Func = function('Callback', context)
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3951 let Func = context.Callback
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3953 < The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
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3954 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
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3955 ...
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3956 let context = {"name": "example"}
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3957 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
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3958 ...
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3959 call Func(500)
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3960 < Invokes the function as with: >
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3961 call context.Callback('one', 500)
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3964 garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
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3965 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
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3966 that have circular references.
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3968 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
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3969 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
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3970 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
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3971 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
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3972 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
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3973 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
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3974 for a long time.
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3976 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
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3977 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
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3978 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
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3980 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
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3981 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
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3982 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
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3983 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
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3985 get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
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3986 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
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3987 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
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3988 omitted.
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3989 get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
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3990 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
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3991 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
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3992 {default} is omitted.
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3993 get({func}, {what})
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3994 Get an item with from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
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3995 {what} are:
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3996 'name' The function name
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3997 'func' The function
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3998 'dict' The dictionary
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3999 'args' The list with arguments
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4000
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4001 *getbufinfo()*
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4002 getbufinfo([{expr}])
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4003 getbufinfo([{dict}])
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4004 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
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4005
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4006 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
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4007 returned.
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4008
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4009 When the argument is a Dictionary only the buffers matching
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4010 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
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4011 be specified in {dict}:
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4012 buflisted include only listed buffers.
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4013 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
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4014
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4015 Otherwise, {expr} specifies a particular buffer to return
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4016 information for. For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()|
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4017 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
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4018 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
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4019
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4020 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
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4021 entries:
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4022 bufnr buffer number.
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4023 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
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4024 changedtick number of changes made to the buffer.
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4025 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
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4026 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
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4027 lnum current line number in buffer.
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4028 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
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4029 name full path to the file in the buffer.
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4030 signs list of signs placed in the buffer.
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4031 Each list item is a dictionary with
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4032 the following fields:
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4033 id sign identifier
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4034 lnum line number
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4035 name sign name
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4036 variables a reference to the dictionary with
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4037 buffer-local variables.
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4038 windows list of |window-ID|s that display this
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4039 buffer
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4040
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4041 Examples: >
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4042 for buf in getbufinfo()
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4043 echo buf.name
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4044 endfor
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4045 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
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4046 if buf.changed
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4047 ....
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4048 endif
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4049 endfor
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4050 <
10000
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4051 To get buffer-local options use: >
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4052 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&')
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4053
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4054 <
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4055 *getbufline()*
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4056 getbufline({expr}, {lnum} [, {end}])
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4057 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
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4058 (inclusive) in the buffer {expr}. If {end} is omitted, a
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4059 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
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4060
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4061 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
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4062
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4063 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
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4064 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
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4065
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4066 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
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4067 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
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4068
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4069 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
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4070 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
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4071 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
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4072 returned.
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4073
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4074 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
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4075 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
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4076
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4077 Example: >
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4078 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
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4079
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4080 getbufvar({expr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
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4081 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
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4082 {varname} in buffer {expr}. Note that the name without "b:"
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4083 must be used.
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4084 When {varname} is empty returns a dictionary with all the
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4085 buffer-local variables.
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4086 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a dictionary with all
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4087 the buffer-local options.
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4088 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
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4089 a buffer-local option.
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4090 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
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4091 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
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4092 window-local option.
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4093 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
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4094 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
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4095 string is returned, there is no error message.
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4096 Examples: >
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4097 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
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4098 :echo "todo myvar = " . getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
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4099 <
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4100 getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
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4101 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
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4102 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
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4103 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
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4104 Return zero otherwise.
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4105 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
867
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4106 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
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4107
5555
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4108 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
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4109 special key is returned. If it is an 8-bit character, the
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4110 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
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parents: 864
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4111 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
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vimboss
parents: 864
diff changeset
4112 For a special key it's a sequence of bytes starting with 0x80
872
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vimboss
parents: 867
diff changeset
4113 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as the string
e6c3e7c34232 updated for version 7.0g05
vimboss
parents: 867
diff changeset
4114 "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is also a
e6c3e7c34232 updated for version 7.0g05
vimboss
parents: 867
diff changeset
4115 String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used that is
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vimboss
parents: 867
diff changeset
4116 not included in the character.
867
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vimboss
parents: 864
diff changeset
4117
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parents: 5944
diff changeset
4118 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
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parents: 5944
diff changeset
4119 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5944
diff changeset
4120 sequence.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5944
diff changeset
4121
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parents: 5466
diff changeset
4122 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
872
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vimboss
parents: 867
diff changeset
4123 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
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vimboss
parents: 867
diff changeset
4124 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
867
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vimboss
parents: 864
diff changeset
4125
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
diff changeset
4126 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
diff changeset
4127
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4128 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4129 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
9221
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9219
diff changeset
4130 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|. This
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9219
diff changeset
4131 example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
1029
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4132 let c = getchar()
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
4133 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
1029
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4134 exe v:mouse_win . "wincmd w"
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4135 exe v:mouse_lnum
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4136 exe "normal " . v:mouse_col . "|"
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4137 endif
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vimboss
parents: 985
diff changeset
4138 <
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4139 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4140 user that a character has to be typed.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4141 There is no mapping for the character.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4142 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4143 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4144 sequence. Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4145 getchar() == "\<Del>"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4146 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4147 < This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4148 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4149 :function FindChar()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4150 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4151 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4152 : normal l
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4153 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4154 : break
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4155 : endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4156 : endwhile
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4157 :endfunction
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4158 <
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parents: 6583
diff changeset
4159 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
6421
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6413
diff changeset
4160 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6413
diff changeset
4161 another character: >
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6413
diff changeset
4162 :function GetKey()
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4163 : let c = getchar()
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4164 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4165 : let c = getchar()
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4166 : endwhile
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4167 : return c
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4168 :endfunction
7
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parents:
diff changeset
4169
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4170 getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4171 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4172 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4173 These values are added together:
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4174 2 shift
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4175 4 control
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4176 8 alt (meta)
3224
8b8ef1fed009 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
diff changeset
4177 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
diff changeset
4178 32 mouse double click
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
diff changeset
4179 64 mouse triple click
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
diff changeset
4180 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
diff changeset
4181 128 command (Macintosh only)
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4182 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
4183 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
2033
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4184 without a modifier.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4185
6991
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4186 getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4187 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4188 with the following entries:
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4189
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4190 char character previously used for a character
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4191 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4192 if no character search has been performed
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4193 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4194 0 for backward
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4195 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4196 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4197 character search
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4198
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4199 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4200 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4201 character search: >
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4202 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4203 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4204 < Also see |setcharsearch()|.
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
4205
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4206 getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4207 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4208 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4209 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4210 Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4211 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
531
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4212 < Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4213
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
4214 getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4215 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4216 byte count. The first column is 1.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4217 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3456
4dde9b516e72 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3445
diff changeset
4218 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4dde9b516e72 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3445
diff changeset
4219 Returns 0 otherwise.
531
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4220 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4221
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4222 getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4223 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4224 are:
532
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
4225 : normal Ex command
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
4226 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
4227 / forward search command
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
4228 ? backward search command
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
4229 @ |input()| command
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
4230 - |:insert| or |:append| command
6213
37c24033b260 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6197
diff changeset
4231 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
531
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4232 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3456
4dde9b516e72 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3445
diff changeset
4233 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4dde9b516e72 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3445
diff changeset
4234 Returns an empty string otherwise.
531
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4235 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4236
6153
1e8ebf870720 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6110
diff changeset
4237 getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6110
diff changeset
4238 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
1e8ebf870720 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6110
diff changeset
4239 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
1e8ebf870720 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6110
diff changeset
4240 when not in the command-line window.
1e8ebf870720 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6110
diff changeset
4241
9861
74f67cb4f7e1 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9d58a6459687a1228b5aa85bd7b31f8f1e528a8
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9858
diff changeset
4242 getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
9460
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4243 Return a list of command-line completion matches. {type}
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4244 specifies what for. The following completion types are
cdffa812f9d1 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/aa4d73235bf4deee167aa5314b89ae3d3db334b7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4245 supported:
cdffa812f9d1 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/aa4d73235bf4deee167aa5314b89ae3d3db334b7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4246
cdffa812f9d1 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/aa4d73235bf4deee167aa5314b89ae3d3db334b7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4247 augroup autocmd groups
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4248 buffer buffer names
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4249 behave :behave suboptions
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4250 color color schemes
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4251 command Ex command (and arguments)
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4252 compiler compilers
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4253 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4254 dir directory names
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4255 environment environment variable names
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4256 event autocommand events
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4257 expression Vim expression
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4258 file file and directory names
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9454
diff changeset
4259 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
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parents: 9454
diff changeset
4260 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
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4261 function function name
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4262 help help subjects
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4263 highlight highlight groups
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4264 history :history suboptions
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4265 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
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4266 mapping mapping name
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4267 menu menus
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4268 option options
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4269 shellcmd Shell command
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4270 sign |:sign| suboptions
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4271 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
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4272 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
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4273 tag tags
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4274 tag_listfiles tags, file names
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4275 user user names
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4276 var user variables
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4277
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4278 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are returned.
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4279 Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned. See
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4280 |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
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4281
9861
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4282 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
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4283 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
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4284 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
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4285
9460
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4286 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
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4287 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
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4288
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4289 *getcurpos()*
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4290 getcurpos() Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
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4291 includes an extra item in the list:
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4292 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
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4293 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
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4294 cursor vertically.
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4295 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
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4296 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
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4297 MoveTheCursorAround
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4298 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
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4299 <
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4300 *getcwd()*
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4301 getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
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4302 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
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4303 working directory.
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4304 Without arguments, for the current window.
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4305
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4306 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
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4307 in the current tab page.
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4308 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
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4309 the window in the specified tab page.
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4310 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
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4311 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
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4312
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4313 getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
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4314 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
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4315 given file {fname}.
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4316 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
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4317 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
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4318 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
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4319 is returned.
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4321 getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
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4322 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
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4323 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
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4324 |hl-Normal|.
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4325 With an argument a check is done whether {name} is a valid
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4326 font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
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4327 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
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4328 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
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4329 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
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4330 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
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4331 function just after the GUI has started.
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4332 Note that the GTK 2 GUI accepts any font name, thus checking
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4333 for a valid name does not work.
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4334
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4335 getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
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4336 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
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4337 permissions of the given file {fname}.
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4338 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
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4339 empty string is returned.
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4340 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
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4341 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
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4342 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
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4343 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
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4344 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
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4345 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
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4346 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
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4347 < This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
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4348 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
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4349
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4350 For setting permissins use |setfperm()|.
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4351
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4353 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
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4354 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
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4355 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
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4356 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
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4357 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
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4358
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4359 getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
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4360 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
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4361 file of the given file {fname}.
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4362 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
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4363 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
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4364 results:
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4365 Normal file "file"
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4366 Directory "dir"
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4367 Symbolic link "link"
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4368 Block device "bdev"
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4369 Character device "cdev"
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4370 Socket "socket"
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4371 FIFO "fifo"
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4372 All other "other"
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4373 Example: >
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4374 getftype("/home")
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4375 < Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
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4376 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
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4377 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
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4378 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
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4379
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4380 *getline()*
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4381 getline({lnum} [, {end}])
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4382 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
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4383 from the current buffer. Example: >
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4385 < When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
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4386 digit, line() is called to translate the String into a Number.
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4387 To get the line under the cursor: >
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4388 getline(".")
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4389 < When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
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4390 lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
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4391
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4392 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
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4393 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
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4394 including line {end}.
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4395 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
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4396 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
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4397 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
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4398 Example: >
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4399 :let start = line('.')
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
4400 :let end = search("^$") - 1
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
4401 :let lines = getline(start, end)
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
4402
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
4403 < To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
4404
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4405 getloclist({nr}[, {what}]) *getloclist()*
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vimboss
parents: 644
diff changeset
4406 Returns a list with all the entries in the location list for
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diff changeset
4407 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
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4408 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
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diff changeset
4409
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parents: 644
diff changeset
4410 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
648
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vimboss
parents: 647
diff changeset
4411 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
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parents: 1998
diff changeset
4412 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
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parents: 79
diff changeset
4413
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4414 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
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4415 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
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4416 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
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4417
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parents: 1317
diff changeset
4418 getmatches() *getmatches()*
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4419 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined by
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4420 |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands. |getmatches()| is
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4421 useful in combination with |setmatches()|, as |setmatches()|
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4422 can restore a list of matches saved by |getmatches()|.
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4423 Example: >
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4424 :echo getmatches()
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4425 < [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4426 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4427 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4428 :let m = getmatches()
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4429 :call clearmatches()
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4430 :echo getmatches()
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4431 < [] >
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4432 :call setmatches(m)
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4433 :echo getmatches()
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4434 < [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4435 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4436 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4437 :unlet m
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
4438 <
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4439 *getpid()*
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4440 getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
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parents: 5944
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4441 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
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4442 exits. On MS-DOS it's always zero.
5968
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parents: 5944
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4443
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4444 *getpos()*
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4445 getpos({expr}) Get the position for {expr}. For possible values of {expr}
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parents: 5944
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4446 see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
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parents: 5944
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4447 |getcurpos()|.
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parents: 5944
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4448 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
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parents: 5944
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4449 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
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parents: 5944
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4450 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
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parents: 5944
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4451 is the buffer number of the mark.
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parents: 5944
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4452 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
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parents: 5944
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4453 column is 1.
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parents: 5944
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4454 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
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parents: 5944
diff changeset
4455 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5944
diff changeset
4456 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5944
diff changeset
4457 character.
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parents: 5944
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4458 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
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parents: 5944
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4459 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
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parents: 5944
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4460 '> is a large number.
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parents: 5944
diff changeset
4461 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
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parents: 5944
diff changeset
4462 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
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parents: 5944
diff changeset
4463 ...
6421
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parents: 6413
diff changeset
4464 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
5968
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parents: 5944
diff changeset
4465 < Also see |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
92751673cc37 Update runtime files.
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parents: 5944
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4466
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parents: 1317
diff changeset
4467
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4468 getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
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4469 Returns a list with all the current quickfix errors. Each
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4470 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
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vimboss
parents: 216
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4471 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
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parents: 216
diff changeset
4472 bufname() to get the name
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parents: 216
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4473 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
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parents: 216
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4474 col column number (first column is 1)
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diff changeset
4475 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
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4476 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
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parents: 216
diff changeset
4477 nr error number
1065
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parents: 1029
diff changeset
4478 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4479 text description of the error
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4480 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
9422
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diff changeset
4481 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
230
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4482
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diff changeset
4483 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
1065
caa550fe4457 updated for version 7.0-191
vimboss
parents: 1029
diff changeset
4484 returned. Quickfix list entries with non-existing buffer
caa550fe4457 updated for version 7.0-191
vimboss
parents: 1029
diff changeset
4485 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero.
515
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vimboss
parents: 504
diff changeset
4486
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4487 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4488 do something with them: >
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4489 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4490 :for d in getqflist()
9281a51ca7a2 updated for version 7.0064
vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4491 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
9281a51ca7a2 updated for version 7.0064
vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
4492 :endfor
9850
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parents: 9810
diff changeset
4493 <
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parents: 9810
diff changeset
4494 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
4495 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
4496 following string items are supported in {what}:
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parents: 9810
diff changeset
4497 nr get information for this quickfix list
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diff changeset
4498 title get the list title
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4499 winid get the |window-ID| (if opened)
9850
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4500 all all of the above quickfix properties
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4501 Non-string items in {what} are ignored.
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4502 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
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diff changeset
4503 In case of error processing {what}, an empty dictionary is
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4504 returned.
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diff changeset
4505
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4506 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
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4507 nr quickfix list number
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4508 title quickfix list title text
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4509 winid quickfix |window-ID| (if opened)
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4511 Examples: >
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4512 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
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4513 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
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4514 <
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parents: 216
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4515
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4516 getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
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parents:
diff changeset
4517 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
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parents: 233
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4518 {regname}. Example: >
7
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vimboss
parents:
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4519 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
9887
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parents: 9881
diff changeset
4520 < When {regname} was not set the result is an empty string.
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diff changeset
4521
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4522 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
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parents: 233
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4523 register. (For use in maps.)
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parents: 277
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4524 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
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parents: 277
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4525 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
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vimboss
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4526 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
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diff changeset
4527
9422
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4528 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
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4529 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
5796
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parents: 5794
diff changeset
4530 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
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parents: 5794
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4531 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
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4532 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
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4533 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
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4534
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4535 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
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4536
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4537
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4538 getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
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4539 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
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4540 The value will be one of:
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4541 "v" for |characterwise| text
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4542 "V" for |linewise| text
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4543 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
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4544 "" for an empty or unknown register
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4545 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
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4546 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
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4547
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4548 gettabinfo([{arg}]) *gettabinfo()*
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4549 If {arg} is not specified, then information about all the tab
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4550 pages is returned as a List. Each List item is a Dictionary.
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4551 Otherwise, {arg} specifies the tab page number and information
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4552 about that one is returned. If the tab page does not exist an
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4553 empty List is returned.
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4554
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4555 Each List item is a Dictionary with the following entries:
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4556 tabnr tab page number.
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4557 variables a reference to the dictionary with
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4558 tabpage-local variables
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4559 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tag page.
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4560
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4561 gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
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4562 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
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4563 {tabnr}. |t:var|
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4564 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
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4565 When {varname} is empty a dictionary with all tab-local
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4566 variables is returned.
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4567 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
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4568 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
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4569 string is returned, there is no error message.
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4570
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4571 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
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4572 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
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4573 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
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4574 When {varname} is empty a dictionary with all window-local
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4575 variables is returned.
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4576 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
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4577 window-local options in a Dictionary.
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4578 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
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4579 window-local option.
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4580 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
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4581 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
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4582 use |getwinvar()|.
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4583 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
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4584 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
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4585 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
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4586 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
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4587 or buffer-local variable.
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4588 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
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4589 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
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4590 Examples: >
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4591 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
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4592 :echo "myvar = " . gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
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4593 <
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4594 *getwinposx()*
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4595 getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
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4596 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. The result will be
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4597 -1 if the information is not available.
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4598
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4599 *getwinposy()*
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4600 getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
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4601 the top of the GUI Vim window. The result will be -1 if the
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4602 information is not available.
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4603
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4604 getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
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4605 Returns information about windows as a List with Dictionaries.
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4606
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4607 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
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4608 is returned. If the window does not exist the result is an
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4609 empty list.
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4610
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4611 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
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4612 tab pages is returned.
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4613
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4614 Each List item is a Dictionary with the following entries:
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4615 bufnr number of buffer in the window
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4616 height window height
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4617 loclist 1 if showing a location list
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4618 {only with the +quickfix feature}
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4619 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
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4620 {only with the +quickfix feature}
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4621 tabnr tab page number
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4622 variables a reference to the dictionary with
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4623 window-local variables
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4624 width window width
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4625 winid |window-ID|
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4626 winnr window number
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4627
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4628 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
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4629 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
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4631 getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
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4632 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
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4633 Examples: >
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parents:
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4636 <
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4637 glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
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4638 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
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parents: 1104
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4639 use of special characters.
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4641 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
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parents: 1733
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4642 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
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parents: 1733
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4643 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
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parents: 1733
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4644 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
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4645 'wildignorecase' always applies.
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4647 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a List
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4648 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
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parents: 3398
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4649 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
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4650 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
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4651 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
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4653 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6647
diff changeset
4654
3445
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3410
diff changeset
4655 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
2cfb68fa26cd Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3410
diff changeset
4656 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
6663
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parents: 6647
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4657 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
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4658 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
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parents:
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4659
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vimboss
parents:
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4660 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
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vimboss
parents:
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4661 any external command. Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4662 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4663 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4664 < The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
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parents: 9861
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4665 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
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parents:
diff changeset
4666
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parents:
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4667 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
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vimboss
parents:
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4668 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
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parents:
diff changeset
4669
6697
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parents: 6663
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4670 glob2regpat({expr}) *glob2regpat()*
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parents: 6663
diff changeset
4671 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
12155a47f6c2 Update runtime files.
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parents: 6663
diff changeset
4672 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
12155a47f6c2 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6663
diff changeset
4673 is a file name. E.g. >
12155a47f6c2 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6663
diff changeset
4674 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
12155a47f6c2 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6663
diff changeset
4675 < This is equivalent to: >
12155a47f6c2 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6663
diff changeset
4676 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7782
diff changeset
4677 < When {expr} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
192ae655ac91 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3b5f929b18492fec291d1ec95a91f54e5912c03b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7782
diff changeset
4678 empty string.
9850
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
4679 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
4680 a backslash usually means a path separator.
7788
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7782
diff changeset
4681
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parents: 6647
diff changeset
4682 *globpath()*
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4683 globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
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parents:
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4684 Perform glob() on all directories in {path} and concatenate
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vimboss
parents:
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4685 the results. Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
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4686 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
5873
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parents: 5862
diff changeset
4687 <
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parents: 5862
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4688 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
7
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vimboss
parents:
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4689 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
1754
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vimboss
parents: 1733
diff changeset
4690 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4691 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4692 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4693 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4694 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4695 error message.
5873
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parents: 5862
diff changeset
4696
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parents: 9416
diff changeset
4697 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
1754
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vimboss
parents: 1733
diff changeset
4698 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
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vimboss
parents: 1733
diff changeset
4699 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
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vimboss
parents: 1733
diff changeset
4700 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4701
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parents: 9416
diff changeset
4702 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a List
5873
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parents: 5862
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4703 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
8e9db1f27a00 updated for version 7.4.279
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5862
diff changeset
4704 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
8e9db1f27a00 updated for version 7.4.279
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5862
diff changeset
4705 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
8e9db1f27a00 updated for version 7.4.279
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5862
diff changeset
4706 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5862
diff changeset
4707 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5862
diff changeset
4708 <
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parents: 8019
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4709 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
6663
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parents: 6647
diff changeset
4710
444
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vimboss
parents: 438
diff changeset
4711 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
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vimboss
parents: 438
diff changeset
4712 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
d0d15b184c56 updated for version 7.0116
vimboss
parents: 438
diff changeset
4713 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
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vimboss
parents: 438
diff changeset
4714 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
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parents: 1661
diff changeset
4715 < Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
4716 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
4717
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4718 *has()*
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4719 has({feature}) The result is a Number, which is 1 if the feature {feature} is
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vimboss
parents:
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4720 supported, zero otherwise. The {feature} argument is a
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vimboss
parents:
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4721 string. See |feature-list| below.
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parents:
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4722 Also see |exists()|.
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4723
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4724
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parents: 99
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4725 has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
4726 The result is a Number, which is 1 if |Dictionary| {dict} has
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vimboss
parents: 681
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4727 an entry with key {key}. Zero otherwise.
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parents: 99
diff changeset
4728
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parents: 7651
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4729 haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
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parents: 7651
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4730 The result is a Number, which is 1 when the window has set a
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parents: 7651
diff changeset
4731 local path via |:lcd|, and 0 otherwise.
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parents: 7651
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4732
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7651
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4733 Without arguments use the current window.
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parents: 7651
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4734 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
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parents: 7651
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4735 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
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parents: 7651
diff changeset
4736 page.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9904
diff changeset
4737 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7653
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parents: 7651
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4738 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
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parents: 99
diff changeset
4739
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parents: 777
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4740 hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
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4741 The result is a Number, which is 1 if there is a mapping that
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4742 contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is mapped to)
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parents:
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4743 and this mapping exists in one of the modes indicated by
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parents:
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4744 {mode}.
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parents: 9416
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4745 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
786
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vimboss
parents: 782
diff changeset
4746 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
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vimboss
parents: 782
diff changeset
4747 Command-line mode.
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parents:
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4748 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
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parents:
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4749 buffer are checked for a match.
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vimboss
parents:
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4750 If no matching mapping is found 0 is returned.
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vimboss
parents:
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4751 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4752 n Normal mode
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vimboss
parents:
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4753 v Visual mode
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vimboss
parents:
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4754 o Operator-pending mode
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vimboss
parents:
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4755 i Insert mode
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vimboss
parents:
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4756 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4757 c Command-line mode
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vimboss
parents:
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4758 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
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parents:
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4759
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parents:
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4760 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
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4761 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
7
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parents:
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4762 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
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parents:
diff changeset
4763 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
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parents:
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4764 :endif
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parents:
diff changeset
4765 < This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
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vimboss
parents:
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4766 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
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parents:
diff changeset
4767
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parents:
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4768 histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
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parents:
diff changeset
4769 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4770 one of: *hist-names*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4771 "cmd" or ":" command line history
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4772 "search" or "/" search pattern history
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
4773 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
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4774 "input" or "@" input line history
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4775 "debug" or ">" debug command history
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4776 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
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4777 character is sufficient.
7
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parents:
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4778 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
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parents:
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4779 shifted to become the newest entry.
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parents:
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4780 The result is a Number: 1 if the operation was successful,
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parents:
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4781 otherwise 0 is returned.
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parents:
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4782
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4783 Example: >
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parents:
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4784 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
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parents:
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4785 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
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parents:
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4786 < This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
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4787
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4788 histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
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4789 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
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4790 for the possible values of {history}.
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4791
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4792 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
4793 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
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parents: 1661
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4794 be removed from the history (if there are any).
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4795 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
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4796 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
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parents: 1661
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4797 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
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parents: 1661
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4798 be removed if it exists.
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4799
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4800 The result is a Number: 1 for a successful operation,
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parents:
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4801 otherwise 0 is returned.
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4802
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4803 Examples:
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4804 Clear expression register history: >
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4805 :call histdel("expr")
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parents:
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4806 <
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4807 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
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parents:
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4808 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4809 <
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vimboss
parents:
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4810 The following three are equivalent: >
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vimboss
parents:
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4811 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
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vimboss
parents:
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4812 :call histdel("search", -1)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4813 :call histdel("search", '^'.histget("search", -1).'$')
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4814 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4815 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4816 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4817 :call histdel("search", -1)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4818 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4819
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vimboss
parents:
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4820 histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4821 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4822 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4823 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4824 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4825 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4826
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vimboss
parents:
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4827 Examples:
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4828 Redo the second last search from history. >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4829 :execute '/' . histget("search", -2)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4830
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4831 < Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4832 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4833 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4834 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4835 histnr({history}) *histnr()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4836 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4837 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4838 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4839
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4840 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4841 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4842 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4843 hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4844 The result is a Number, which is non-zero if a highlight group
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4845 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4846 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4847 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4848 item.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4849 *highlight_exists()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4850 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4851
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4852 *hlID()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4853 hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4854 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4855 zero is returned.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4856 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
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parents: 9861
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4857 group. For example, to get the background color of the
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4858 "Comment" group: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4859 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4860 < *highlightID()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4861 Obsolete name: highlightID().
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4862
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4863 hostname() *hostname()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4864 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
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parents: 233
diff changeset
4865 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4866 256 characters long are truncated.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4867
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4868 iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4869 The result is a String, which is the text {expr} converted
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4870 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
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parents: 1998
diff changeset
4871 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
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parents: 1998
diff changeset
4872 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4873 are replaced with "?".
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4874 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4875 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4876 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4877 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4878 can be done.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4879 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4880 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4881 UTF-8 and use: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4882 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4883 < Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4884 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4885 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
4886 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte| feature}
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4887
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4888 *indent()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4889 indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4890 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4891 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4892 |getline()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4893 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4894
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
4895
95
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vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
4896 index({list}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
4897 Return the lowest index in |List| {list} where the item has a
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4898 value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic conversion, so
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4899 the String "4" is different from the Number 4. And the number
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4900 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value of 'ignorecase'
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4901 is not used here, case always matters.
153
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vimboss
parents: 148
diff changeset
4902 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
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vimboss
parents: 148
diff changeset
4903 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
9422
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9416
diff changeset
4904 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
79
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
4905 case must match.
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
4906 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {list}.
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
4907 Example: >
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
4908 :let idx = index(words, "the")
87
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
4909 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
79
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
4910
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
4911
531
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4912 input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4913 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4914 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4915 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4916 in the prompt to start a new line.
531
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4917 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4918 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
4919 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
531
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4920 for lines typed for input().
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4921 Example: >
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4922 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4923 : echo "Cheers!"
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4924 :endif
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4925 <
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4926 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4927 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4928 Example: >
531
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4929 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4930
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4931 < The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4932 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
4933 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
531
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4934 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
4935 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
531
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4936 more information. Example: >
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4937 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4938 <
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4939 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
da9142bd190a updated for version 7.0149
vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4940 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4941 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4942 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4943 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4944 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4945 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4946 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4947 |:execute| or |:normal|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4948
531
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4949 Example with a mapping: >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4950 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" . Foo<CR>
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4951 :function GetFoo()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4952 : call inputsave()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4953 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4954 : call inputrestore()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4955 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4956
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4957 inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
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parents: 1998
diff changeset
4958 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
4959 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4960 Example: >
3875
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
4961 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
4962 :if n != ""
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
4963 : let &sw = n
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
4964 :endif
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4965 < When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4966 omitted an empty string is returned.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4967 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4968 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
531
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
4969 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
4970
519
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vimboss
parents: 515
diff changeset
4971 inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
819
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vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
4972 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
4973 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
4974 enter a number, which is returned.
519
d50452846776 updated for version 7.0145
vimboss
parents: 515
diff changeset
4975 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
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4976 mouse. For the first string 0 is returned. When clicking
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4977 above the first item a negative number is returned. When
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diff changeset
4978 clicking on the prompt one more than the length of {textlist}
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parents: 515
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4979 is returned.
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4980 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
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4981 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
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4982 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
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4983 Example: >
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4984 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
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4985 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
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4986
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4987 inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
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4988 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
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4989 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
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4990 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
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4991 Returns 1 when there is nothing to restore, 0 otherwise.
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4992
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4993 inputsave() *inputsave()*
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4994 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
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4995 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
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4996 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
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4997 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
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4998 many inputrestore() calls.
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4999 Returns 1 when out of memory, 0 otherwise.
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5000
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5001 inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
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5002 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
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5003 two exceptions:
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5004 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
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5005 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
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5006 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
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5007 |history| stack.
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5008 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
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5009 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
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5010 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
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5011
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5012 insert({list}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
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5013 Insert {item} at the start of |List| {list}.
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5014 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
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5015 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
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5016 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
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5017 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
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5018 Returns the resulting |List|. Examples: >
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5019 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
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5020 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
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5021 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
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5022 < The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
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5023 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
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5024 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
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5025
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5026 invert({expr}) *invert()*
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5027 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
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5028 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
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5029 :let bits = invert(bits)
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5030
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5031 isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
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5032 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
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5033 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
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5034 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
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5035 is any expression, which is used as a String.
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5036
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5037 islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
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5038 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
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5039 name of a locked variable.
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5040 {expr} must be the name of a variable, |List| item or
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5041 |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself! Example: >
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5042 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
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5043 :lockvar 1 alist
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5044 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
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5045 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
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5046
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5047 < When {expr} is a variable that does not exist you get an error
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5048 message. Use |exists()| to check for existence.
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5049
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5050 isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
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5051 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
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5052 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
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5053 < 1 ~
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5054
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5055 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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5056
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5057 items({dict}) *items()*
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5058 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
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parents: 681
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5059 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
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parents: 681
diff changeset
5060 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
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parents: 681
diff changeset
5061 order.
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5062
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5063 job_getchannel({job}) *job_getchannel()*
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5064 Get the channel handle that {job} is using.
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5065 To check if the job has no channel: >
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5066 if string(job_getchannel()) == 'channel fail'
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5067 <
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5068 {only available when compiled with the |+job| feature}
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5069
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5070 job_info({job}) *job_info()*
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5071 Returns a Dictionary with information about {job}:
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5072 "status" what |job_status()| returns
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5073 "channel" what |job_getchannel()| returns
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5074 "exitval" only valid when "status" is "dead"
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5075 "exit_cb" function to be called on exit
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5076 "stoponexit" |job-stoponexit|
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5078 job_setoptions({job}, {options}) *job_setoptions()*
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5079 Change options for {job}. Supported are:
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5080 "stoponexit" |job-stoponexit|
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5081 "exit_cb" |job-exit_cb|
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5083 job_start({command} [, {options}]) *job_start()*
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5084 Start a job and return a Job object. Unlike |system()| and
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5085 |:!cmd| this does not wait for the job to finish.
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5087 {command} can be a String. This works best on MS-Windows. On
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5088 Unix it is split up in white-separated parts to be passed to
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5089 execvp(). Arguments in double quotes can contain white space.
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5090
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5091 {command} can be a List, where the first item is the executable
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5092 and further items are the arguments. All items are converted
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5093 to String. This works best on Unix.
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5094
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5095 On MS-Windows, job_start() makes a GUI application hidden. If
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5096 want to show it, Use |:!start| instead.
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5097
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5098 The command is executed directly, not through a shell, the
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5099 'shell' option is not used. To use the shell: >
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5100 let job = job_start(["/bin/sh", "-c", "echo hello"])
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5101 < Or: >
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5102 let job = job_start('/bin/sh -c "echo hello"')
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5103 < Note that this will start two processes, the shell and the
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5104 command it executes. If you don't want this use the "exec"
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5105 shell command.
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5106
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5107 On Unix $PATH is used to search for the executable only when
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5108 the command does not contain a slash.
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5109
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5110 The job will use the same terminal as Vim. If it reads from
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5111 stdin the job and Vim will be fighting over input, that
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5112 doesn't work. Redirect stdin and stdout to avoid problems: >
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5113 let job = job_start(['sh', '-c', "myserver </dev/null >/dev/null"])
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5114 <
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5115 The returned Job object can be used to get the status with
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5116 |job_status()| and stop the job with |job_stop()|.
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5117
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5118 {options} must be a Dictionary. It can contain many optional
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5119 items, see |job-options|.
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5120
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5121 {only available when compiled with the |+job| feature}
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5122
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5123 job_status({job}) *job_status()* *E916*
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5124 Returns a String with the status of {job}:
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5125 "run" job is running
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5126 "fail" job failed to start
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5127 "dead" job died or was stopped after running
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5128
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5129 On Unix a non-existing command results in "dead" instead of
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5130 "fail", because a fork happens before the failure can be
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5131 detected.
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5132
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5133 If an exit callback was set with the "exit_cb" option and the
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5134 job is now detected to be "dead" the callback will be invoked.
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5135
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5136 For more information see |job_info()|.
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5137
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5138 {only available when compiled with the |+job| feature}
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5139
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5140 job_stop({job} [, {how}]) *job_stop()*
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5141 Stop the {job}. This can also be used to signal the job.
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5142
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5143 When {how} is omitted or is "term" the job will be terminated.
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5144 For Unix SIGTERM is sent. On MS-Windows the job will be
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5145 terminated forcedly (there is no "gentle" way).
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5146 This goes to the process group, thus children may also be
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5147 affected.
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5148
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5149 Effect for Unix:
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5150 "term" SIGTERM (default)
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5151 "hup" SIGHUP
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5152 "quit" SIGQUIT
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5153 "int" SIGINT
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5154 "kill" SIGKILL (strongest way to stop)
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5155 number signal with that number
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5156
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5157 Effect for MS-Windows:
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5158 "term" terminate process forcedly (default)
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5159 "hup" CTRL_BREAK
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5160 "quit" CTRL_BREAK
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5161 "int" CTRL_C
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5162 "kill" terminate process forcedly
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5163 Others CTRL_BREAK
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5165 On Unix the signal is sent to the process group. This means
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5166 that when the job is "sh -c command" it affects both the shell
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5167 and the command.
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5168
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5169 The result is a Number: 1 if the operation could be executed,
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5170 0 if "how" is not supported on the system.
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5171 Note that even when the operation was executed, whether the
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5172 job was actually stopped needs to be checked with
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5173 job_status().
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5174 The status of the job isn't checked, the operation will even
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5175 be done when Vim thinks the job isn't running.
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5177 {only available when compiled with the |+job| feature}
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5179 join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
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5180 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
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5181 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
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5182 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
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5183 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
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5184 add it there too: >
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5185 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") . "\n"
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5186 < String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
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5187 converted into a string like with |string()|.
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5188 The opposite function is |split()|.
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5189
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5190 js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
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5191 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
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5192 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
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5193 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
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5194 result in v:none items.
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5196 js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
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5197 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
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5198 - Object key names are not in quotes.
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5199 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
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5200 commas.
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5201 For example, the Vim object:
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5202 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
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5203 Will be encoded as:
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5204 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
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5205 While json_encode() would produce:
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5206 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
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5207 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
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diff changeset
5208 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
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5209
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5210
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5211 json_decode({string}) *json_decode()*
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5212 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
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diff changeset
5213 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
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diff changeset
5214 JSON and Vim values.
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diff changeset
5215 The decoding is permissive:
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5216 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored.
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5217 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5f6f35a3cb12 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/705ada1aff27ecd9c47c690df817d043c2ceb5e2
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parents: 7712
diff changeset
5218 "1.0".
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5219 The result must be a valid Vim type:
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parents: 7742
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5220 - An empty object member name is not allowed.
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parents: 7742
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5221 - Duplicate object member names are not allowed.
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diff changeset
5222
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5223 json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
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5224 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
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5225 The encoding is specified in:
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parents: 7742
diff changeset
5226 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
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5227 Vim values are converted as follows:
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5228 Number decimal number
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5229 Float floating point number
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5230 Float nan "NaN"
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5231 Float inf "Infinity"
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5232 String in double quotes (possibly null)
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5233 Funcref not possible, error
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5234 List as an array (possibly null); when
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5235 used recursively: []
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5236 Dict as an object (possibly null); when
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5237 used recursively: {}
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5238 v:false "false"
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5239 v:true "true"
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5240 v:none "null"
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5241 v:null "null"
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5242 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
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5243 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
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5244 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
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5245
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5246 keys({dict}) *keys()*
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5247 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
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vimboss
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5248 arbitrary order.
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5249
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5250 *len()* *E701*
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vimboss
parents: 37
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5251 len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
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vimboss
parents: 37
diff changeset
5252 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
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vimboss
parents: 37
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5253 used, as with |strlen()|.
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
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5254 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
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parents: 37
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5255 returned.
685
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parents: 681
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5256 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
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vimboss
parents: 681
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5257 |Dictionary| is returned.
55
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parents: 37
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5258 Otherwise an error is given.
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parents: 37
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5259
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5260 *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
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5261 libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
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vimboss
parents:
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5262 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
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vimboss
parents:
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5263 with single argument {argument}.
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vimboss
parents:
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5264 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
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vimboss
parents:
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5265 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5266 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5267 limited.
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vimboss
parents:
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5268 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
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vimboss
parents:
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5269 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5270 to Vim.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5271 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5272 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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5273 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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5274 null-terminated string.
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parents:
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5275 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
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parents:
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5276
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5277 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5278 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5279 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5280 very probably crash.
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parents:
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5281
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parents:
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5282 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
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vimboss
parents:
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5283 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
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vimboss
parents:
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5284 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5285 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5286 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5287 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5288 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
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parents:
diff changeset
5289 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5290 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5291 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
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vimboss
parents:
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5292
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5293 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
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parents: 1609
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5294 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
7
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parents:
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5295 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
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parents:
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5296 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
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vimboss
parents:
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5297 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
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vimboss
parents:
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5298 the DLL is not in the usual places.
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vimboss
parents:
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5299 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
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vimboss
parents:
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5300 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
2033
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
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5301 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5302 feature is present}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5303 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5304 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5305 <
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parents:
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5306 *libcallnr()*
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parents:
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5307 libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
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parents: 1998
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5308 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
7
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parents:
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5309 int instead of a string.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5310 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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parents:
diff changeset
5311 feature is present}
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5312 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5313 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5314 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
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parents:
diff changeset
5315 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
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parents:
diff changeset
5316 <
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5317 *line()*
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parents:
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5318 line({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5319 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5320 . the cursor position
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5321 $ the last line in the current buffer
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5322 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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5323 returned)
665
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parents: 653
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5324 w0 first line visible in current window
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vimboss
parents: 653
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5325 w$ last line visible in current window
1609
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parents: 1586
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5326 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1324b7b755f3 updated for version 7.1-322
vimboss
parents: 1586
diff changeset
5327 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1324b7b755f3 updated for version 7.1-322
vimboss
parents: 1586
diff changeset
5328 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1324b7b755f3 updated for version 7.1-322
vimboss
parents: 1586
diff changeset
5329 that it's updated right away.
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
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5330 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
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5331 then applies to another buffer.
703
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
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parents: 697
diff changeset
5332 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
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parents: 697
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5333 |getpos()|.
7
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parents:
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5334 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5335 line(".") line number of the cursor
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5336 line("'t") line number of mark t
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5337 line("'" . marker) line number of mark marker
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5338 < *last-position-jump*
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parents:
diff changeset
5339 This autocommand jumps to the last known position in a file
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parents:
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5340 just after opening it, if the '" mark is set: >
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
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5341 :au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal! g`\"" | endif
9
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vimboss
parents: 7
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5342
7
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parents:
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5343 line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
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parents:
diff changeset
5344 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5345 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5346 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
3237
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parents: 3224
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5347 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
7
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parents:
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5348 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
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parents:
diff changeset
5349 below the last line: >
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parents:
diff changeset
5350 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
3237
91e53bcb7946 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3224
diff changeset
5351 < This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
91e53bcb7946 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3224
diff changeset
5352 it is the file size plus one.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5353 When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset| feature has been
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5354 disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5355 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5356
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5357 lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5358 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5359 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5360 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5361 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5362 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5363 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5364
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5365 localtime() *localtime()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5366 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5367 1970. See also |strftime()| and |getftime()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5368
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vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5369
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5370 log({expr}) *log()*
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
5371 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
5372 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5373 (0, inf].
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5374 Examples: >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5375 :echo log(10)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5376 < 2.302585 >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5377 :echo log(exp(5))
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5378 < 5.0
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
5379 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5380
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
5381
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5382 log10({expr}) *log10()*
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5383 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5384 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5385 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5386 :echo log10(1000)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5387 < 3.0 >
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5388 :echo log10(0.01)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5389 < -2.0
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5390 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5391
3492
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5392 luaeval({expr}[, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5393 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5394 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5395 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5396 Strings are returned as they are.
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5397 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5398 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5399 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5400 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5401 as-is.
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5402 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5403 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5404 {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5405
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5406 map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5407 {expr1} must be a |List| or a |Dictionary|.
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5408 Replace each item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5409 {expr2}. {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9407
diff changeset
5410
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9407
diff changeset
5411 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5412 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
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diff changeset
5413 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
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diff changeset
5414 the current item.
102
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
5415 Example: >
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
5416 :call map(mylist, '"> " . v:val . " <"')
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5417 < This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
102
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
5418
9416
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5419 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
102
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
5420 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
5421 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
5422 still have to double ' quotes
102
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
5423
9416
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5424 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5425 1. The key or the index of the current item.
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5426 2. the value of the current item.
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5427 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5428 that changes each value by "key-value": >
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5429 func KeyValue(key, val)
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5430 return a:key . '-' . a:val
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9407
diff changeset
5431 endfunc
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9407
diff changeset
5432 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9407
diff changeset
5433 <
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5434 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5435 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
3682
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
5436 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val . "\t"')
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
5437
9416
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5438 < Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered.
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5439 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5440 further items in {expr1} are processed. When {expr2} is a
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5441 Funcref errors inside a function are ignored, unless it was
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parents: 9407
diff changeset
5442 defined with the "abort" flag.
95
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vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5443
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vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5444
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5445 maparg({name}[, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5446 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5447 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5448 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5449 listing.
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5450
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5451 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5452 returned.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5453
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5454 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5455 command.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5456
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parents: 634
diff changeset
5457 {mode} can be one of these strings:
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parents:
diff changeset
5458 "n" Normal
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parents: 2609
diff changeset
5459 "v" Visual (including Select)
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parents:
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5460 "o" Operator-pending
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parents:
diff changeset
5461 "i" Insert
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parents:
diff changeset
5462 "c" Cmd-line
2610
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5463 "s" Select
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
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parents: 2609
diff changeset
5464 "x" Visual
7
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parents:
diff changeset
5465 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
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parents:
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5466 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
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parents: 634
diff changeset
5467 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
2610
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parents: 2609
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5468
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5469 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
782
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vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
5470 instead of mappings.
2610
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5471
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5472 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
2610
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
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5473 containing all the information of the mapping with the
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5474 following items:
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5475 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping.
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5476 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
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5477 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
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5478 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
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5479 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
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5480 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
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5481 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
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5482 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
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5483 characters will be used:
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5484 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
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5485 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
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parents: 2625
diff changeset
5486 (|mapmode-ic|)
2625
0aa21d63aba0 Updated runtile files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2616
diff changeset
5487 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
0aa21d63aba0 Updated runtile files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2616
diff changeset
5488 (|<SID>|).
5555
7818ca6de3d0 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5466
diff changeset
5489 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
7818ca6de3d0 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5466
diff changeset
5490 (|:map-<nowait>|).
2610
6c05b5e5c1be updated for version 7.3.032
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2609
diff changeset
5491
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5492 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5493 then the global mappings.
626
732c7ae5743e updated for version 7.0180
vimboss
parents: 625
diff changeset
5494 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
732c7ae5743e updated for version 7.0180
vimboss
parents: 625
diff changeset
5495 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
732c7ae5743e updated for version 7.0180
vimboss
parents: 625
diff changeset
5496 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' . maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
732c7ae5743e updated for version 7.0180
vimboss
parents: 625
diff changeset
5497
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5498
782
d20041a02ee5 updated for version 7.0228
vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
5499 mapcheck({name}[, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5500 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5501 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5502 {name}.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9416
diff changeset
5503 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
782
d20041a02ee5 updated for version 7.0228
vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
5504 instead of mappings.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5505 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5506 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5507
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5508 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5509 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5510 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5511 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5512 mapcheck("b") no no no
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5513
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5514 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5515 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5516 mapping for {name} exactly.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5517 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5518 String is returned. If there is one, the rhs of that mapping
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5519 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5520 {name}, the rhs of one of them is returned.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5521 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5522 then the global mappings.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5523 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5524 without being ambiguous. Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5525 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5526 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5527 :endif
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5528 < This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5529 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5530
19
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vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
5531 match({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]]) *match()*
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5532 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5533 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
692
a28f83d37113 updated for version 7.0208
vimboss
parents: 688
diff changeset
5534 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
5535 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5536 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5537 {pat} matches.
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5538 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
5539 If there is no match -1 is returned.
2833
c869ff170ddc Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2826
diff changeset
5540 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
5541 Example: >
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5542 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
714
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
5543 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5544 < See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
170
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5545 *strpbrk()*
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
5546 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
170
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5547 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5548 < *strcasestr()*
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5549 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5550 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5551 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5552 <
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5553 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5554 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5555 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
236
4707450c2b33 updated for version 7.0066
vimboss
parents: 233
diff changeset
5556 first character/item. Example: >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5557 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5558 < result is again "4". >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5559 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5560 < result is again "4". >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5561 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5562 < result is "3".
694
07d199fe02ed updated for version 7.0209
vimboss
parents: 692
diff changeset
5563 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
703
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
5564 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
5565 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
5566 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
5567 backwards compatible).
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5568 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5569 the index is counted from the end.
697
f08390485cd3 updated for version 7.0210
vimboss
parents: 694
diff changeset
5570 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
f08390485cd3 updated for version 7.0210
vimboss
parents: 694
diff changeset
5571 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5572
694
07d199fe02ed updated for version 7.0209
vimboss
parents: 692
diff changeset
5573 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
697
f08390485cd3 updated for version 7.0210
vimboss
parents: 694
diff changeset
5574 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
694
07d199fe02ed updated for version 7.0209
vimboss
parents: 692
diff changeset
5575 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
07d199fe02ed updated for version 7.0209
vimboss
parents: 692
diff changeset
5576 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
07d199fe02ed updated for version 7.0209
vimboss
parents: 692
diff changeset
5577 < In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
703
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
5578 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
5579 see above.
694
07d199fe02ed updated for version 7.0209
vimboss
parents: 692
diff changeset
5580
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5581 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5582 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
5583 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5584 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5585
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5586 *matchadd()* *E798* *E799* *E801*
8031
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8019
diff changeset
5587 matchadd({group}, {pattern}[, {priority}[, {id}[, {dict}]]])
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5588 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5589 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5590 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5591 match using |matchdelete()|.
5466
d060c429b21f Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5460
diff changeset
5592 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
d060c429b21f Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5460
diff changeset
5593 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
d060c429b21f Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5460
diff changeset
5594 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6951
b2673982c625 Updated and new runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6947
diff changeset
5595 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
b2673982c625 Updated and new runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6947
diff changeset
5596 concealed.
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5597
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5598 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
5599 match. A match with a high priority will have its
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5600 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5601 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5602 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5603 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5604 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5605 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5606 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5607 always overrule syntax highlighting.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5608
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5609 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5610 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5611 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5612 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5613 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
6947
1efa7c2b9368 patch 7.4.792
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6935
diff changeset
5614 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5615 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5616
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7653
diff changeset
5617 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
07f11de5efca commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/85084ef1e999dcf50e8d466106a33bac24a0febb
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7653
diff changeset
5618 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6947
1efa7c2b9368 patch 7.4.792
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6935
diff changeset
5619 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
1efa7c2b9368 patch 7.4.792
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6935
diff changeset
5620 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
1efa7c2b9368 patch 7.4.792
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6935
diff changeset
5621
1efa7c2b9368 patch 7.4.792
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6935
diff changeset
5622 conceal Special character to show instead of the
8031
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8019
diff changeset
5623 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6947
1efa7c2b9368 patch 7.4.792
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6935
diff changeset
5624 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
1efa7c2b9368 patch 7.4.792
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6935
diff changeset
5625
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5626 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5627 the |:match| commands.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5628
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5629 Example: >
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5630 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5631 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5632 < Deletion of the pattern: >
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5633 :call matchdelete(m)
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5634
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5635 < A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
5636 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5637 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
819
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5638
9790
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9737
diff changeset
5639 *matchaddpos()*
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9737
diff changeset
5640 matchaddpos({group}, {pos}[, {priority}[, {id}[, {dict}]]])
5979
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5641 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5642 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5643 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5644 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5645 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5646 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5647
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5648 The list {pos} can contain one of these items:
6007
ce284c205558 updated for version 7.4.344
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5995
diff changeset
5649 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5979
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5650 line has number 1.
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5651 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5652 number will be highlighted.
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5653 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6007
ce284c205558 updated for version 7.4.344
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5995
diff changeset
5654 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
ce284c205558 updated for version 7.4.344
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5995
diff changeset
5655 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
ce284c205558 updated for version 7.4.344
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5995
diff changeset
5656 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
ce284c205558 updated for version 7.4.344
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5995
diff changeset
5657 be highlighted.
5979
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5658 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6007
ce284c205558 updated for version 7.4.344
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5995
diff changeset
5659 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5979
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5660
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5661 The maximum number of positions is 8.
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5662
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5663 Example: >
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5664 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5665 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5666 < Deletion of the pattern: >
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5667 :call matchdelete(m)
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5668
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5669 < Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5670 |getmatches()| with an entry "pos1", "pos2", etc., with the
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5671 value a list like the {pos} item.
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5672 These matches cannot be set via |setmatches()|, however they
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5673 can still be deleted by |clearmatches()|.
f9fa2e506b9f updated for version 7.4.330
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5968
diff changeset
5674
819
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5675 matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
5676 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
819
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5677 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5678 Return a |List| with two elements:
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5679 The name of the highlight group used
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5680 The pattern used.
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5681 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5682 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5683 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5684 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5685 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5686
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5687 matchdelete({id}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5688 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5689 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
1326
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5690 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
5691 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
819
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5692
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
5693 matchend({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]]) *matchend()*
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
5694 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
5695 after the match. Example: >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5696 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5697 < results in "7".
170
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5698 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5699 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5700 do it with matchend(): >
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5701 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5702 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5703 < Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
5704
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
5705 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5706 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5707 < results in "7". >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5708 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5709 < result is "-1".
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
5710 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5711
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
5712 matchlist({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
5713 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
5714 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
5715 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
842
a209672376fd updated for version 7.0f
vimboss
parents: 841
diff changeset
5716 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
a209672376fd updated for version 7.0f
vimboss
parents: 841
diff changeset
5717 empty string is used. Example: >
a209672376fd updated for version 7.0f
vimboss
parents: 841
diff changeset
5718 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
a209672376fd updated for version 7.0f
vimboss
parents: 841
diff changeset
5719 < Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
5720 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
5721
19
a81bc802c17c updated for version 7.0011
vimboss
parents: 18
diff changeset
5722 matchstr({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5723 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5724 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5725 < results in "ing".
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5726 When there is no match "" is returned.
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
5727 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5728 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5729 < results in "ing". >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5730 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5731 < result is "".
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5732 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
95
a2081e6febb8 updated for version 7.0037
vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
5733 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5734
8793
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5735 matchstrpos({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5736 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5737 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5738 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5739 < results in ["ing", 4, 7].
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5740 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5741 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5742 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5743 < results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5744 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5745 < result is ["", -1, -1].
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5746 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5747 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5748 end position of the match are returned. >
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5749 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5750 < result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5751 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
dda254280bab commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7fed5c18f8577b75404b80d8b9a9907b1bbd27e4
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8749
diff changeset
5752
87
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5753 *max()*
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5754 max({list}) Return the maximum value of all items in {list}.
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5755 If {list} is not a list or one of the items in {list} cannot
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5756 be used as a Number this results in an error.
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5757 An empty |List| results in zero.
87
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5758
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5759 *min()*
1215
1d08aac0aea9 updated for version 7.1b
vimboss
parents: 1156
diff changeset
5760 min({list}) Return the minimum value of all items in {list}.
87
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5761 If {list} is not a list or one of the items in {list} cannot
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5762 be used as a Number this results in an error.
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
5763 An empty |List| results in zero.
87
014ba200db86 updated for version 7.0035
vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
5764
843
9f279ebda751 updated for version 7.0f01
vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
5765 *mkdir()* *E739*
168
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5766 mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5767 Create directory {name}.
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5768 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5769 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5770 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5771 the new directory. The default is 0755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
5772 the user readable for others). Use 0700 to make it unreadable
1702
5232b9862f23 updated for version 7.2-000
vimboss
parents: 1700
diff changeset
5773 for others. This is only used for the last part of {name}.
5232b9862f23 updated for version 7.2-000
vimboss
parents: 1700
diff changeset
5774 Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be created
5232b9862f23 updated for version 7.2-000
vimboss
parents: 1700
diff changeset
5775 with 0755.
5232b9862f23 updated for version 7.2-000
vimboss
parents: 1700
diff changeset
5776 Example: >
5232b9862f23 updated for version 7.2-000
vimboss
parents: 1700
diff changeset
5777 :call mkdir($HOME . "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0700)
5232b9862f23 updated for version 7.2-000
vimboss
parents: 1700
diff changeset
5778 < This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
168
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5779 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5780 :if exists("*mkdir")
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
5781 <
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5782 *mode()*
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5783 mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
5784 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
5785 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
9422
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diff changeset
5786 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
5787
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5788 n Normal
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5789 no Operator-pending
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5790 v Visual by character
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5791 V Visual by line
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5792 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5793 s Select by character
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5794 S Select by line
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5795 CTRL-S Select blockwise
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5796 i Insert
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5797 R Replace |R|
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5798 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5799 c Command-line
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5800 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5801 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5802 r Hit-enter prompt
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5803 rm The -- more -- prompt
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5804 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5805 ! Shell or external command is executing
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5806 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5807 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5808 "c" or "n".
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5809 Also see |visualmode()|.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5810
2050
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5811 mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5812 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
3492
3482d151136b Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3465
diff changeset
5813 converted to Vim data structures.
2050
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5814 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5815 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5816 returned as Vim |Lists|.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5817 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5818 converted to strings.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5819 All other types are converted to string with display function.
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5820 Examples: >
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5821 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5822 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5823 :echo mzeval("l")
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5824 :echo mzeval("h")
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5825 <
afcf9db31561 updated for version 7.2.336
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5826 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2033
diff changeset
5827
7
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parents:
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5828 nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5829 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5830 that is not blank. Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5831 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5832 < When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5833 below it, zero is returned.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5834 See also |prevnonblank()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5835
4051
42edc5dac33c updated for version 7.3.780
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
5836 nr2char({expr}[, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5837 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5838 value {expr}. Examples: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5839 nr2char(64) returns "@"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5840 nr2char(32) returns " "
4051
42edc5dac33c updated for version 7.3.780
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
5841 < When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
5842 Example for "utf-8": >
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5843 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
4051
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
5844 < With {utf8} set to 1, always return utf-8 characters.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3996
diff changeset
5845 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5846 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5847 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
119
e8f07016e34d updated for version 7.0042
vimboss
parents: 114
diff changeset
5848 string, thus results in an empty string.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
5849
3214
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
5850 or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
5851 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
5852 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
5853 Example: >
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
5854 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
5855
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
5856
819
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5857 pathshorten({expr}) *pathshorten()*
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5858 Shorten directory names in the path {expr} and return the
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5859 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5860 components in the path are reduced to single letters. Leading
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5861 '~' and '.' characters are kept. Example: >
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5862 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5863 < ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5864 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
23f82b5d2814 updated for version 7.0c10
vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
5865
7651
c7575b07de98 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9b892ebcd8596bf813793a1eed5a460a9495a28
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5866 perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
c7575b07de98 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9b892ebcd8596bf813793a1eed5a460a9495a28
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5867 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
c7575b07de98 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9b892ebcd8596bf813793a1eed5a460a9495a28
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5868 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
7659
07f11de5efca commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/85084ef1e999dcf50e8d466106a33bac24a0febb
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7653
diff changeset
5869 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
07f11de5efca commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/85084ef1e999dcf50e8d466106a33bac24a0febb
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7653
diff changeset
5870 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
07f11de5efca commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/85084ef1e999dcf50e8d466106a33bac24a0febb
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7653
diff changeset
5871 reference to it.
7651
c7575b07de98 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9b892ebcd8596bf813793a1eed5a460a9495a28
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5872 Example: >
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5873 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
c7575b07de98 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9b892ebcd8596bf813793a1eed5a460a9495a28
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5874 < [1, 2, 3, 4]
c7575b07de98 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9b892ebcd8596bf813793a1eed5a460a9495a28
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5875 {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
c7575b07de98 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e9b892ebcd8596bf813793a1eed5a460a9495a28
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7629
diff changeset
5876
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5877 pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5878 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5879 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5880 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5881 :echo pow(3, 3)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5882 < 27.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5883 :echo pow(2, 16)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5884 < 65536.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5885 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5886 < 2.0
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5887 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5888
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5889 prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5890 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5891 that is not blank. Example: >
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5892 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5893 < When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5894 above it, zero is returned.
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5895 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5896
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
5897
449
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5898 printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5899 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5900 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
452
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5901 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
449
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5902 < May result in:
452
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5903 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
449
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5904
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5905 Often used items are:
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
5906 %s string
3914
f15769bce0b8 updated for version 7.3.713
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3893
diff changeset
5907 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
653
5acda076fb0c updated for version 7.0192
vimboss
parents: 650
diff changeset
5908 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5909 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5910 %c single byte
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5911 %d decimal number
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5912 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5913 %x hex number
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5914 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5915 %X hex number using upper case letters
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5916 %o octal number
9894
b01afb4e8f66 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/91984b9034d3b698459622be277d963e0c6df60e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9887
diff changeset
5917 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
10038
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10027
diff changeset
5918 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
7cf4e210cf3c commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/04186095346daa60e82e981dad114de2b641d672
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10027
diff changeset
5919 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
7cf4e210cf3c commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/04186095346daa60e82e981dad114de2b641d672
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10027
diff changeset
5920 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
7cf4e210cf3c commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/04186095346daa60e82e981dad114de2b641d672
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10027
diff changeset
5921 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5922 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5923 %G floating point number, as %f or %E depending on value
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
5924 %% the % character itself
449
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5925
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5926 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5927 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5928 the result.
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5929
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5930 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
452
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5931 arguments appear in sequence:
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5932
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5933 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5934
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
5935 flags
452
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5936 Zero or more of the following flags:
01af1008a8d8 updated for version 7.0120
vimboss
parents: 449
diff changeset
5937
449
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5938 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5939 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5940 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
3709cf52b9b5 updated for version 7.0119
vimboss
parents: 448
diff changeset
5941 of the number is increased to force the first
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5942 character of the output string to a zero (except
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5943 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
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5944 precision of zero).
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5945 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
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5946 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
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5947 prepended to it.
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5948 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
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parents: 448
diff changeset
5949 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
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parents: 448
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5950 prepended to it.
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5951
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5952 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
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parents: 448
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5953 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
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5954 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
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5955 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
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5956 flag is ignored.
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5957
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diff changeset
5958 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
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parents: 448
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5959 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
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parents: 448
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5960 The converted value is padded on the right with
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parents: 448
diff changeset
5961 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
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parents: 448
diff changeset
5962 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5963
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diff changeset
5964 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
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parents: 448
diff changeset
5965 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
452
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5966
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5967 + A sign must always be placed before a number
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5968 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
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parents: 448
diff changeset
5969 a space if both are used.
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parents: 449
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5970
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5971 field-width
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parents: 449
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5972 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
653
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parents: 650
diff changeset
5973 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
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parents: 650
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5974 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
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parents: 650
diff changeset
5975 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
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parents: 650
diff changeset
5976 been given) to fill out the field width.
452
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5977
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5978 .precision
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5979 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5980 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
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diff changeset
5981 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5982 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5983 d, o, x, and X conversions, or the maximum number of
653
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parents: 650
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5984 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions.
1621
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
5985 For floating point it is the number of digits after
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
5986 the decimal point.
452
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5987
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5988 type
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5989 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5990 be applied, see below.
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5991
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diff changeset
5992 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
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5993 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
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5994 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
449
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5995 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
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5996 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
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parents: 448
diff changeset
5997 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
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parents: 449
diff changeset
5998 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
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parents: 448
diff changeset
5999 < This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
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parents: 449
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6000 "width" bytes.
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parents: 448
diff changeset
6001
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parents: 853
diff changeset
6002 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
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6003
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6004 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
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6005 *printf-x* *printf-X*
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6006 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
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6007 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
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6008 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
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6009 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
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6010 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
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6011 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
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6012 digits that must appear; if the converted value
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6013 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
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diff changeset
6014 zeros.
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6015 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
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6016 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
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6017 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
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6018 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
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6019 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
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6020 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
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6021 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
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6022 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
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6023 ignored when type is known from the argument.
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6024
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6025 i alias for d
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6026 D alias for ld
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6027 U alias for lu
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6028 O alias for lo
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6029
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6030 *printf-c*
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6031 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
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parents: 449
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6032 resulting character is written.
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6033
1621
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6034 *printf-s*
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6035 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
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parents: 449
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6036 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
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6037 specified are used.
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6038 If the argument is not a String type, it is
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6039 automatically converted to text with the same format
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6040 as ":echo".
6583
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parents: 6549
diff changeset
6041 *printf-S*
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6042 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
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6043 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
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6044 number specified are used. Without the |+multi_byte|
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6045 feature works just like 's'.
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6046
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6047 *printf-f* *E807*
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6048 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
1621
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6049 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
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parents: 1609
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6050 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
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6051 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
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6052 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
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6055 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
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6056 Example: >
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6057 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
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6058 < 12.12
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6059 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
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6060 Use |round()| when in doubt.
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6061
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6062 *printf-e* *printf-E*
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6063 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
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parents: 1609
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6064 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
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6065 precision specifies the number of digits after the
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parents: 1609
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6066 decimal point, like with 'f'.
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parents: 1609
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6067
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6068 *printf-g* *printf-G*
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parents: 1609
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6069 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
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parents: 1609
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6070 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
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6071 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
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6072 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
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6073 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
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6074 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
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6075 results in 1.0e7.
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6076
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6077 *printf-%*
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6078 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
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6079 complete conversion specification is "%%".
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6080
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6081 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
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6082 accepted and automatically converted.
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6083 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
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6084 is also accepted and automatically converted.
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6085 Any other argument type results in an error message.
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6086
459
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6087 *E766* *E767*
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6088 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
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6089 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
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6090 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
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6091
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6092
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6093 pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
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parents: 665
diff changeset
6094 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6095 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
712
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
6096 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
6097 popup menu.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6098
3682
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parents: 3513
diff changeset
6099 py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6100 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6101 converted to Vim data structures.
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6102 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6647
3af822eb4da5 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6583
diff changeset
6103 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
3682
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6104 'encoding').
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6105 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6106 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6107 keys converted to strings.
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6108 {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6109
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6110 *E858* *E859*
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6111 pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6112 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6113 converted to Vim data structures.
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6114 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6115 copied though).
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6116 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
3830
04592728474a Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3750
diff changeset
6117 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
04592728474a Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3750
diff changeset
6118 non-string keys result in error.
3682
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6119 {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
6120
114
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
6121 *E726* *E727*
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6122 range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6123 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6124 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6125 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6126 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6127 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6128 producing a value past {max}).
336
2d8c2622e1fa updated for version 7.0087
vimboss
parents: 327
diff changeset
6129 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
2d8c2622e1fa updated for version 7.0087
vimboss
parents: 327
diff changeset
6130 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
2d8c2622e1fa updated for version 7.0087
vimboss
parents: 327
diff changeset
6131 start this is an error.
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6132 Examples: >
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
6133 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6134 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6135 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
6136 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
336
2d8c2622e1fa updated for version 7.0087
vimboss
parents: 327
diff changeset
6137 range(0) " []
2d8c2622e1fa updated for version 7.0087
vimboss
parents: 327
diff changeset
6138 range(2, 0) " error!
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6139 <
158
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vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6140 *readfile()*
168
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6141 readfile({fname} [, {binary} [, {max}]])
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6142 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6143 as an item. Lines broken at NL characters. Macintosh files
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6144 separated with CR will result in a single long line (unless a
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6145 NL appears somewhere).
2513
a88237afdb20 Change readfile() to ignore byte order marks, unless in binary mode.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2490
diff changeset
6146 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6918
2def7b25de60 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
6147 When {binary} contains "b" binary mode is used:
158
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vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6148 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6149 added.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6150 - No CR characters are removed.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6151 Otherwise:
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6152 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6153 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
2513
a88237afdb20 Change readfile() to ignore byte order marks, unless in binary mode.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2490
diff changeset
6154 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
a88237afdb20 Change readfile() to ignore byte order marks, unless in binary mode.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2490
diff changeset
6155 removed from the text.
168
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6156 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6157 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6158 lines of a file: >
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6159 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6160 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6161 :endfor
233
fca8a9b65afa updated for version 7.0065
vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6162 < When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
fca8a9b65afa updated for version 7.0065
vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6163 are returned, or as many as there are.
fca8a9b65afa updated for version 7.0065
vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6164 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
168
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vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6165 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6166 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
4d9eabb1396e updated for version 7.0051
vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
6167 file into a buffer if you need to.
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6168 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6169 the result is an empty list.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6170 Also see |writefile()|.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
6171
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6172 reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6173 Return an item that represents a time value. The format of
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6174 the item depends on the system. It can be passed to
8876
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parents: 8831
diff changeset
6175 |reltimestr()| to convert it to a string or |reltimefloat()|
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parents: 8831
diff changeset
6176 to convert to a Float.
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6177 Without an argument it returns the current time.
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6178 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6179 specified in the argument.
843
9f279ebda751 updated for version 7.0f01
vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
6180 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6181 and {end}.
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6182 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6183 reltime().
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
6184 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6185
8876
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parents: 8831
diff changeset
6186 reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8831
diff changeset
6187 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8831
diff changeset
6188 Example: >
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8831
diff changeset
6189 let start = reltime()
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8831
diff changeset
6190 call MyFunction()
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parents: 8831
diff changeset
6191 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
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parents: 8831
diff changeset
6192 < See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8831
diff changeset
6193 Also see |profiling|.
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parents: 8831
diff changeset
6194 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8831
diff changeset
6195
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vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6196 reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6197 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6198 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6199 microseconds. Example: >
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6200 let start = reltime()
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6201 call MyFunction()
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6202 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6203 < Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6204 The accuracy depends on the system.
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
6205 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
6206 can use split() to remove it. >
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
6207 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
6208 < Also see |profiling|.
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
6209 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
6210
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6211 *remote_expr()* *E449*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6212 remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
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parents: 9861
diff changeset
6213 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as an
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6214 expression and the result is returned after evaluation.
714
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6215 The result must be a String or a |List|. A |List| is turned
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6216 into a String by joining the items with a line break in
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6217 between (not at the end), like with join(expr, "\n").
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6218 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6219 variable and a {serverid} for later use with
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6220 remote_read() is stored there.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6221 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6222 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6223 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6224 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6225 and the result will be the empty string.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6226 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6227 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6228 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6229 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6230
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6231 remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6232 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6233 This works like: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6234 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6235 < Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6236 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6237 to bring itself to the foreground.
574
25a70b1cd2da updated for version 7.0163
vimboss
parents: 557
diff changeset
6238 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
25a70b1cd2da updated for version 7.0163
vimboss
parents: 557
diff changeset
6239 like foreground() does.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6240 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6241 {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6242 Win32 console version}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6243
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6244
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6245 remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6246 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6247 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
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6248 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6249 name of a variable.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6250 Returns zero if none are available.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6251 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6252 See also |clientserver|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6253 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6254 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6255 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6256 :let repl = ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6257 :echo "PEEK: ".remote_peek(id, "repl").": ".repl
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6258
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6259 remote_read({serverid}) *remote_read()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6260 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6261 it. It blocks until a reply is available.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6262 See also |clientserver|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6263 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6264 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6265 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6266 :echo remote_read(id)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6267 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6268 *remote_send()* *E241*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6269 remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
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parents: 9861
diff changeset
6270 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as input
22
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vimboss
parents: 20
diff changeset
6271 keys and the function returns immediately. At the Vim server
cc049b00ee70 updated for version 7.0014
vimboss
parents: 20
diff changeset
6272 the keys are not mapped |:map|.
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6273 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6274 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6275 there.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6276 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6277 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6278 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6279 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6280 up the display.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6281 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6282 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply ".file, "serverid").
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6283 \ remote_read(serverid)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6284
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6285 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6286 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6287 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo ".
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6288 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6289 <
79
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6290 remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6291 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
6292 return the item.
79
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6293 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
6294 return a List with these items. When {idx} points to the same
79
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6295 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6296 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6297 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
55
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vimboss
parents: 37
diff changeset
6298 Example: >
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vimboss
parents: 37
diff changeset
6299 :echo "last item: " . remove(mylist, -1)
79
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6300 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6301 remove({dict}, {key})
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6302 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key}. Example: >
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6303 :echo "removed " . remove(dict, "one")
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6304 < If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6305
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6306 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
55
225cc00b2eda updated for version 7.0029
vimboss
parents: 37
diff changeset
6307
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6308 rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6309 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6310 should also work to move files across file systems. The
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6311 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6312 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
1851
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vimboss
parents: 1768
diff changeset
6313 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6314 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6315
18
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vimboss
parents: 15
diff changeset
6316 repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
293621502c4d updated for version 7.0010
vimboss
parents: 15
diff changeset
6317 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
293621502c4d updated for version 7.0010
vimboss
parents: 15
diff changeset
6318 result. Example: >
843
9f279ebda751 updated for version 7.0f01
vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
6319 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
18
293621502c4d updated for version 7.0010
vimboss
parents: 15
diff changeset
6320 < When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6321 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
6322 {count} times. Example: >
79
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6323 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
e918d3e340a4 updated for version 7.0032
vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
6324 < Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
18
293621502c4d updated for version 7.0010
vimboss
parents: 15
diff changeset
6325
82
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6326
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6327 resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6328 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6329 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6330 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6331 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6332 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6333 stopped after 100 iterations.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6334 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6335 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6336 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6337 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6338 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6339
82
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6340 *reverse()*
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
6341 reverse({list}) Reverse the order of items in {list} in-place. Returns
82
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6342 {list}.
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6343 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6344 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6345
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6346 round({expr}) *round()*
1668
0b796e045c42 updated for version 7.2b-000
vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
6347 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6348 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6349 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6350 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6351 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6352 echo round(0.456)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6353 < 0.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6354 echo round(4.5)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6355 < 5.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6356 echo round(-4.5)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6357 < -5.0
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6358 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3996
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6359
4835
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6360 screenattr(row, col) *screenattr()*
10027
018fead968c1 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/36f44c21da2e912c008683a0c4447fca2a071e9a
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10004
diff changeset
6361 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
4835
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6362 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6363 attribute at other positions.
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6364
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6365 screenchar(row, col) *screenchar()*
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6366 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6367 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6368 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6369 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6370 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6371 encodings it may only be the first byte.
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6372 This is mainly to be used for testing.
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6373 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
4db0bf9f1b44 updated for version 7.3.1164
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4502
diff changeset
6374
3996
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6375 screencol() *screencol()*
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6376 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6377 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6378 This function is mainly used for testing.
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6379
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6380 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6381 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6382 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6383 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6384 the following mappings: >
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6385 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom ".screencol()."\n"
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6386 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6387 <
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6388 screenrow() *screenrow()*
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6389 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6390 cursor. The top line has number one.
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6391 This function is mainly used for testing.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9688
diff changeset
6392 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
3996
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6393
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6394 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
b3f3237a3d72 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3986
diff changeset
6395
1496
29c09fa57168 updated for version 7.1-211
vimboss
parents: 1490
diff changeset
6396 search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]) *search()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6397 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
119
e8f07016e34d updated for version 7.0042
vimboss
parents: 114
diff changeset
6398 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
707
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6399
3967
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3920
diff changeset
6400 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
3312
b7811ab264bf updated for version 7.3.423
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3256
diff changeset
6401 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
b7811ab264bf updated for version 7.3.423
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3256
diff changeset
6402 move. No error message is given.
b7811ab264bf updated for version 7.3.423
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3256
diff changeset
6403
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6404 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7358
6fbeef3b65e6 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ad4d8a192abf44b89371af87d70b971cd654b799
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7315
diff changeset
6405 'b' search Backward instead of forward
6fbeef3b65e6 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ad4d8a192abf44b89371af87d70b971cd654b799
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7315
diff changeset
6406 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
712
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
6407 'e' move to the End of the match
20
4ac1dce8dd5e updated for version 7.0012
vimboss
parents: 19
diff changeset
6408 'n' do Not move the cursor
7358
6fbeef3b65e6 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ad4d8a192abf44b89371af87d70b971cd654b799
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7315
diff changeset
6409 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
6fbeef3b65e6 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ad4d8a192abf44b89371af87d70b971cd654b799
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7315
diff changeset
6410 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
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6411 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
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diff changeset
6412 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
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6413 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
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6414 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
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6415
444
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diff changeset
6416 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
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parents: 438
diff changeset
6417 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
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parents: 438
diff changeset
6418 flag.
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diff changeset
6419
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diff changeset
6420 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7358
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6421
7659
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diff changeset
6422 When the 'z' flag is not given, searching always starts in
7358
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6423 column zero and then matches before the cursor are skipped.
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6424 When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next search starts
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6425 after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next search starts
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6426 one column further.
1156
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
6427
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6428 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
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diff changeset
6429 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
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parents: 688
diff changeset
6430 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
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parents: 688
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6431 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
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parents: 688
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6432 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
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6433 < When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
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parents: 688
diff changeset
6434 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
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diff changeset
6435 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
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parents: 1490
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6436
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6437 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
9877
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6438 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
1496
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parents: 1490
diff changeset
6439 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
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parents: 1490
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6440 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
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parents: 1490
diff changeset
6441 giving the argument.
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71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
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6442 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
692
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parents: 688
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6443
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diff changeset
6444 *search()-sub-match*
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6445 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
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vimboss
parents: 712
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6446 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
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parents: 712
diff changeset
6447 whole pattern did match.
712
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6448 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
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parents: 707
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6449
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6450 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
707
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6451 flag is used.
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6452
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6453 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
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parents:
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6454 :let n = 1
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6455 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
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parents:
diff changeset
6456 : exe "argument " . n
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parents:
diff changeset
6457 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
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parents:
diff changeset
6458 : " first search to find match at start of file
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parents:
diff changeset
6459 : normal G$
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diff changeset
6460 : let flags = "w"
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6461 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
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diff changeset
6462 : s/foo/bar/g
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6463 : let flags = "W"
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diff changeset
6464 : endwhile
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6465 : update " write the file if modified
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parents:
diff changeset
6466 : let n = n + 1
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6467 :endwhile
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parents:
diff changeset
6468 <
712
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diff changeset
6469 Example for using some flags: >
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6470 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6471 < This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
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diff changeset
6472 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6473 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6474 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6475 line:
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6476 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6477 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
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parents: 707
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6478 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6479 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
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diff changeset
6480 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
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6481
504
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parents: 502
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6482
523
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6483 searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
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6484 Search for the declaration of {name}.
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parents: 853
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6485
523
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parents: 519
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6486 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
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parents: 519
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6487 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
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parents: 519
diff changeset
6488 first match in the function.
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parents: 519
diff changeset
6489
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parents: 519
diff changeset
6490 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
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parents: 519
diff changeset
6491 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
a7ae7e043e43 updated for version 7.0146
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parents: 519
diff changeset
6492 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
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parents: 519
diff changeset
6493
504
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parents: 502
diff changeset
6494 Moves the cursor to the found match.
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parents: 502
diff changeset
6495 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
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parents: 502
diff changeset
6496 Example: >
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parents: 502
diff changeset
6497 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
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parents: 502
diff changeset
6498 echo getline('.')
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parents: 502
diff changeset
6499 endif
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parents: 502
diff changeset
6500 <
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6501 *searchpair()*
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6502 searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
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diff changeset
6503 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7
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6504 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
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6505 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
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6506 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
677
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6507 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
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parents: 674
diff changeset
6508 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
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parents: 674
diff changeset
6509 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
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parents: 674
diff changeset
6510 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
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parents: 674
diff changeset
6511 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
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parents: 674
diff changeset
6512 given.
7
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6513
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6514 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
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6515 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
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6516 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
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6517 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
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diff changeset
6518 typical use is: >
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diff changeset
6519 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
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6520 < By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
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parents:
diff changeset
6521
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6522 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
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diff changeset
6523 |search()|. Additionally:
7
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6524 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
1621
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6525 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
6526 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
712
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parents: 707
diff changeset
6527 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
1621
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
6528 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
6529 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7
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parents:
diff changeset
6530
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6531 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
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parents:
diff changeset
6532 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
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parents:
diff changeset
6533 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
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parents:
diff changeset
6534 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
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parents:
diff changeset
6535 or a string.
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parents:
diff changeset
6536 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
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parents:
diff changeset
6537 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
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parents:
diff changeset
6538 and -1 returned.
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parents:
diff changeset
6539
1496
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parents: 1490
diff changeset
6540 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
692
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parents: 688
diff changeset
6541
7
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parents:
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6542 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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parents:
diff changeset
6543 patterns are used like it's on.
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parents:
diff changeset
6544
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parents:
diff changeset
6545 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
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parents:
diff changeset
6546 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
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parents:
diff changeset
6547 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
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parents:
diff changeset
6548 if 1
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parents:
diff changeset
6549 if 2
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parents:
diff changeset
6550 endif 2
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parents:
diff changeset
6551 endif 1
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parents:
diff changeset
6552 < When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
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parents:
diff changeset
6553 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
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parents:
diff changeset
6554 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
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6555 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7
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parents:
diff changeset
6556 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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parents:
diff changeset
6557 "endif 2".
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parents:
diff changeset
6558 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
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parents:
diff changeset
6559 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6560 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
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parents:
diff changeset
6561 the matching start.
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parents:
diff changeset
6562
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parents:
diff changeset
6563 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6564
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parents:
diff changeset
6565 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6566 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
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parents:
diff changeset
6567
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parents:
diff changeset
6568 < The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
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parents:
diff changeset
6569 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6570 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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parents:
diff changeset
6571 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6572 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6573 match.
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parents:
diff changeset
6574 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6575
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parents:
diff changeset
6576 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6577
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parents:
diff changeset
6578 < This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6579 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6580 highlighting recognized as strings: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6581
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6582 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6583 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6584 <
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6585 *searchpairpos()*
1496
29c09fa57168 updated for version 7.1-211
vimboss
parents: 1490
diff changeset
6586 searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
29c09fa57168 updated for version 7.1-211
vimboss
parents: 1490
diff changeset
6587 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
6588 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6589 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6590 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6591 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
6592 returns [0, 0]. >
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
6593
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6594 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6595 <
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6596 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
vimboss
parents: 665
diff changeset
6597
1496
29c09fa57168 updated for version 7.1-211
vimboss
parents: 1490
diff changeset
6598 searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]) *searchpos()*
692
a28f83d37113 updated for version 7.0208
vimboss
parents: 688
diff changeset
6599 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6600 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6601 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6602 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
6603 returns [0, 0].
714
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6604 Example: >
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6605 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6606
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6607 < When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6608 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6609 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6610 < In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6611 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
0f9f4761ad9c updated for version 7.0216
vimboss
parents: 712
diff changeset
6612
8883
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8881
diff changeset
6613 server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6614 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6615 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6616 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6617 Note:
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6618 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
236
4707450c2b33 updated for version 7.0066
vimboss
parents: 233
diff changeset
6619 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6620 before calling any commands that waits for input.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6621 See also |clientserver|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6622 Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6623 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6624 <
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6625 serverlist() *serverlist()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6626 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6627 When there are no servers or the information is not available
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6628 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6629 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6630 Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6631 :echo serverlist()
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6632 <
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6633 setbufvar({expr}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6634 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {expr} to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6635 {val}.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6636 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6637 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6638 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6639 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6640 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6641 Examples: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6642 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6643 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6644 < This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6645
7100
f717d96a39b3 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/12969c04fe7bd27dc0cbf37709eb40a86d4a27f9
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7013
diff changeset
6646 setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
6991
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6647 Set the current character search information to {dict},
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6648 which contains one or more of the following entries:
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6649
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6650 char character which will be used for a subsequent
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6651 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6652 character search
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6653 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6654 0 for backward
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6655 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6656 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6657 character search
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6658
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6659 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6660 from a script: >
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6661 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6662 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6663 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6664 < Also see |getcharsearch()|.
814f1f569e4a patch 7.4.813
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6951
diff changeset
6665
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6666 setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6667 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
6668 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6669 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6670 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6671 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6672 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6673 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6674 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
6675 before inserting the resulting text.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6676 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6677 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6678 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6679 line.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6680
8451
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6681 setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6682 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6683 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6684 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6685 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6686 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6687 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6688 characters are not supported.
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6689
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6690 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6691 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6692 would do the same thing.
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6693
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6694 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6695
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6696 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6697
c0b5c2b0a5ee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8049253b96838b3584600e5ad229abad37a95b10
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8440
diff changeset
6698
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6699 setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
3312
b7811ab264bf updated for version 7.3.423
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3256
diff changeset
6700 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
b7811ab264bf updated for version 7.3.423
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3256
diff changeset
6701 lines use |append()|.
236
4707450c2b33 updated for version 7.0066
vimboss
parents: 233
diff changeset
6702 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6703 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
282
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
6704 added as a new line.
236
4707450c2b33 updated for version 7.0066
vimboss
parents: 233
diff changeset
6705 If this succeeds, 0 is returned. If this fails (most likely
4707450c2b33 updated for version 7.0066
vimboss
parents: 233
diff changeset
6706 because {lnum} is invalid) 1 is returned. Example: >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6707 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6708 < When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
282
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
6709 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
6710 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
6711 < This is equivalent to: >
3465
161d01cbb165 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3456
diff changeset
6712 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
282
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vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
6713 : call setline(n, l)
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
6714 :endfor
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6715 < Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6716
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
6717 setloclist({nr}, {list}[, {action}[, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
647
19106f131c87 updated for version 7.0188
vimboss
parents: 644
diff changeset
6718 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
9908
2b6654519a7c commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7571d55f7dcc009a375b2124cce2c8b21f361234
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9904
diff changeset
6719 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9223
6c4d610fce0a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/888ccac8902cee186fbd47e971881f6d9b19c068
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9221
diff changeset
6720 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
6c4d610fce0a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/888ccac8902cee186fbd47e971881f6d9b19c068
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9221
diff changeset
6721
6c4d610fce0a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/888ccac8902cee186fbd47e971881f6d9b19c068
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9221
diff changeset
6722 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
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diff changeset
6723 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
1326
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
6724 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
22886f3d882d updated for version 7.1-040
vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
6725 Also see |location-list|.
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
6726
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diff changeset
6727 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
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diff changeset
6728 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
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diff changeset
6729 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
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diff changeset
6730
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
6731 setmatches({list}) *setmatches()*
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
6732 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()|. Returns 0
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6733 if successful, otherwise -1. All current matches are cleared
1326
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vimboss
parents: 1317
diff changeset
6734 before the list is restored. See example for |getmatches()|.
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parents: 216
diff changeset
6735
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6736 *setpos()*
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6737 setpos({expr}, {list})
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6738 Set the position for {expr}. Possible values:
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6739 . the cursor
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6740 'x mark x
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6741
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6742 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
707
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6743 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
5938
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parents: 5908
diff changeset
6744 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6745
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6746 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
6747 current buffer. Setting the cursor is only possible for
707
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
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6748 the current buffer. To set a mark in another buffer you can
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6749 use the |bufnr()| function to turn a file name into a buffer
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6750 number.
798
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vimboss
parents: 794
diff changeset
6751 Does not change the jumplist.
707
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6752
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parents: 703
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6753 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
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6754 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
6755 smaller than 1 then 1 is used.
707
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6756
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vimboss
parents: 703
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6757 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6758 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
1266
54588e2e8041 updated for version 7.1
vimboss
parents: 1215
diff changeset
6759 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
707
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6760 character.
111b7dcc8a17 updated for version 7.0213
vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6761
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6762 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
diff changeset
6763 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
diff changeset
6764 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
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6765 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
diff changeset
6766 mark position it is not used.
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parents: 5908
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6767
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parents: 5466
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6768 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
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parents: 5466
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6769 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5466
diff changeset
6770 before '>.
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parents: 5466
diff changeset
6771
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vimboss
parents: 1504
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6772 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
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vimboss
parents: 1504
diff changeset
6773 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
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vimboss
parents: 1504
diff changeset
6774
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5942
diff changeset
6775 Also see |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
707
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vimboss
parents: 703
diff changeset
6776
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
6777 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
5938
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
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6778 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
diff changeset
6779 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
ccac0aa34eea updated for version 7.4.310
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
diff changeset
6780 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
ccac0aa34eea updated for version 7.4.310
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5908
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6781 |winrestview()|.
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vimboss
parents: 1104
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6782
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6783 setqflist({list} [, {action}[, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
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vimboss
parents: 644
diff changeset
6784 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list using the items
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vimboss
parents: 644
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6785 in {list}. Each item in {list} is a dictionary.
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vimboss
parents: 644
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6786 Non-dictionary items in {list} are ignored. Each dictionary
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vimboss
parents: 644
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6787 item can contain the following entries:
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6788
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6789 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
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82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6790 buffer
1065
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vimboss
parents: 1029
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6791 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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6792 present or it is invalid.
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diff changeset
6793 lnum line number in the file
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vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6794 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
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parents: 216
diff changeset
6795 col column number
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parents: 230
diff changeset
6796 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
856
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6797 when zero: "col" is byte index
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vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6798 nr error number
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parents: 216
diff changeset
6799 text description of the error
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parents: 230
diff changeset
6800 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
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vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6801
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parents: 230
diff changeset
6802 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
fca8a9b65afa updated for version 7.0065
vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6803 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
fca8a9b65afa updated for version 7.0065
vimboss
parents: 230
diff changeset
6804 locate a matching error line.
1065
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parents: 1029
diff changeset
6805 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
caa550fe4457 updated for version 7.0-191
vimboss
parents: 1029
diff changeset
6806 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
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vimboss
parents: 1029
diff changeset
6807 item will not be handled as an error line.
230
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parents: 216
diff changeset
6808 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
6809 be used.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2120
diff changeset
6810 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2120
diff changeset
6811 cleared.
1065
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vimboss
parents: 1029
diff changeset
6812 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
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vimboss
parents: 1029
diff changeset
6813 |getqflist()| returns.
230
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parents: 216
diff changeset
6814
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diff changeset
6815 *E927*
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parents: 270
diff changeset
6816 If {action} is set to 'a', then the items from {list} are
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vimboss
parents: 270
diff changeset
6817 added to the existing quickfix list. If there is no existing
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6818 list, then a new list is created.
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6819
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6820 If {action} is set to 'r', then the items from the current
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6821 quickfix list are replaced with the items from {list}. This
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6822 can also be used to clear the list: >
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6823 :call setqflist([], 'r')
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6824 <
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6825 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
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6826 is created.
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parents: 270
diff changeset
6827
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6828 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
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6829 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
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6830 argument is ignored. The following items can be specified in
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6831 {what}:
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6832 nr list number in the quickfix stack
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6833 title quickfix list title text
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6834 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
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6835 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
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6836 is modified.
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6837
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6838 Examples: >
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6839 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
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6840 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
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6841 <
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6842 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
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vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
6843
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parents: 216
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6844 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
9281a51ca7a2 updated for version 7.0064
vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
6845 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
9281a51ca7a2 updated for version 7.0064
vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
6846 ":cc 1" to jump to the first position.
9281a51ca7a2 updated for version 7.0064
vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
6847
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parents: 216
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6848
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parents:
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6849 *setreg()*
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parents: 8094
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6850 setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6851 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
5798
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6852 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()|, including
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6853 a |List|.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6854 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6855 then the value is appended.
2423
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2413
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6856 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6857 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6858 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6859 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6860 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6861 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6862 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
1266
54588e2e8041 updated for version 7.1
vimboss
parents: 1215
diff changeset
6863 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6864
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6865 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
5798
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6866 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6867 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6868 mode is never selected automatically.
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6869 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6870
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6871 *E883*
6180
6921742f396a Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6153
diff changeset
6872 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
5798
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6873 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6874 items act like empty strings.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6875
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6876 Examples: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6877 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6878 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6879 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6880
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6881 < This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
5798
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6882 register (note: you may not reliably restore register value
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6883 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6884 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6885 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|). >
9f8fa56f1906 updated for version 7.4.243
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5796
diff changeset
6886 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6887 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6888 ....
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6889 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6890
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6891 < You can also change the type of a register by appending
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6892 nothing: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6893 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6894
2207
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2206
diff changeset
6895 settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2206
diff changeset
6896 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2206
diff changeset
6897 |t:var|
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2206
diff changeset
6898 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2206
diff changeset
6899 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2206
diff changeset
6900 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2206
diff changeset
6901
831
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6902 settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6903 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6904 {val}.
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6905 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6906 use |setwinvar()|.
9908
2b6654519a7c commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7571d55f7dcc009a375b2124cce2c8b21f361234
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9904
diff changeset
6907 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
831
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6908 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6909 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6910 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6911 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6912 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
831
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6913 Examples: >
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6914 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6915 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6916 < This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6917
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6918 setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
f24a95dae8ee updated for version 7.0d05
vimboss
parents: 829
diff changeset
6919 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6920 Examples: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6921 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6922 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6923
4126
2b340e5c5baa updated for version 7.3.816
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4073
diff changeset
6924 sha256({string}) *sha256()*
6647
3af822eb4da5 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6583
diff changeset
6925 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
4126
2b340e5c5baa updated for version 7.3.816
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4073
diff changeset
6926 checksum of {string}.
2b340e5c5baa updated for version 7.3.816
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4073
diff changeset
6927 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
2b340e5c5baa updated for version 7.3.816
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4073
diff changeset
6928
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6929 shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
6930 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
985
656853d9c014 updated for version 7.0-111
vimboss
parents: 874
diff changeset
6931 On MS-Windows and MS-DOS, when 'shellslash' is not set, it
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6932 will enclose {string} in double quotes and double all double
985
656853d9c014 updated for version 7.0-111
vimboss
parents: 874
diff changeset
6933 quotes within {string}.
9422
f93704b11e43 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e381d3d5e098546854b008e01ca1d28ba1a4a057
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9416
diff changeset
6934 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
f93704b11e43 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e381d3d5e098546854b008e01ca1d28ba1a4a057
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9416
diff changeset
6935 replace all "'" with "'\''".
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6936 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6937 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
1698
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6938 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6939 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6940 command.
1698
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6941 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6942 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6943 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6944 even when inside single quotes.
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6945 The <NL> character is also escaped. With a |non-zero-arg|
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6946 {special} and 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
f4f8014d516e updated for version 7.2c-000
vimboss
parents: 1668
diff changeset
6947 escaped a second time.
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6948 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6949 :exe '!dir ' . shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6950 < This results in a directory listing for the file under the
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6951 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
6952 :call system("chmod +w -- " . shellescape(expand("%")))
5690
40f18a1c1592 updated for version 7.4.191
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5663
diff changeset
6953 < See also |::S|.
985
656853d9c014 updated for version 7.0-111
vimboss
parents: 874
diff changeset
6954
656853d9c014 updated for version 7.0-111
vimboss
parents: 874
diff changeset
6955
3875
8235ccf121bb updated for version 7.3.694
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
6956 shiftwidth() *shiftwidth()*
8235ccf121bb updated for version 7.3.694
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
6957 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8235ccf121bb updated for version 7.3.694
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
6958 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
7782
3a99194bd187 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/009d84a34f3678ec93921bee3bc05be2fd606264
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7742
diff changeset
6959 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
3a99194bd187 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/009d84a34f3678ec93921bee3bc05be2fd606264
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7742
diff changeset
6960 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now.
3875
8235ccf121bb updated for version 7.3.694
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
6961
8235ccf121bb updated for version 7.3.694
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3830
diff changeset
6962
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6963 simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6964 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6965 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6966 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6967 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6968 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6969 not removed either.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6970 Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6971 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6972 < Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6973 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6974 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6975 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6976 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
6977
82
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
6978
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6979 sin({expr}) *sin()*
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6980 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6981 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6982 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6983 :echo sin(100)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6984 < -0.506366 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6985 :echo sin(-4.01)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6986 < 0.763301
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6987 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6988
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
6989
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
6990 sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
6991 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
6992 [-inf, inf].
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
6993 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
6994 Examples: >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
6995 :echo sinh(0.5)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
6996 < 0.521095 >
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
6997 :echo sinh(-0.9)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
6998 < -1.026517
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2569
diff changeset
6999 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7000
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7001
2902
69e0783ed0ef updated for version 7.3.224
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2845
diff changeset
7002 sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
5747
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7003 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7004
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7005 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
82
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7006 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
5968
92751673cc37 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5944
diff changeset
7007
6009
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7008 < When {func} is omitted, is empty or zero, then sort() uses the
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7009 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7010 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7011 current buffer use |:sort|.
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7012
6180
6921742f396a Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6153
diff changeset
7013 When {func} is given and it is '1' or 'i' then case is
6009
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7014 ignored.
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7015
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7016 When {func} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7017 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: This uses the
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7018 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7019 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
7020
7291
6ffc75d807bd commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b00da1d6d1655cb6e415f84ecc3be5ff3b790811
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7279
diff changeset
7021 When {func} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
6ffc75d807bd commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b00da1d6d1655cb6e415f84ecc3be5ff3b790811
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7279
diff changeset
7022 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
6ffc75d807bd commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b00da1d6d1655cb6e415f84ecc3be5ff3b790811
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7279
diff changeset
7023 digits will be used as the number they represent.
6ffc75d807bd commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b00da1d6d1655cb6e415f84ecc3be5ff3b790811
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7279
diff changeset
7024
7707
41768bcebc9b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/13d5aeef56e3140a8eb8f40c7062aa1c5700f76e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7703
diff changeset
7025 When {func} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
41768bcebc9b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/13d5aeef56e3140a8eb8f40c7062aa1c5700f76e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7703
diff changeset
7026 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
41768bcebc9b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/13d5aeef56e3140a8eb8f40c7062aa1c5700f76e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7703
diff changeset
7027
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7028 When {func} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7029 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7030 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7031 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7032 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
5747
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7033
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7034 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7035 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7036
6032
b8f703a4e55f Updated runtime files. Overhauled HTML indent script.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6009
diff changeset
7037 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
b8f703a4e55f Updated runtime files. Overhauled HTML indent script.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6009
diff changeset
7038 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
6051
0efec12f52ac Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
diff changeset
7039 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
6032
b8f703a4e55f Updated runtime files. Overhauled HTML indent script.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6009
diff changeset
7040 same order as they were originally.
b8f703a4e55f Updated runtime files. Overhauled HTML indent script.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6009
diff changeset
7041
5747
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7042 Also see |uniq()|.
ddc3f32a4b21 updated for version 7.4.218
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7043
2033
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7044 Example: >
82
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7045 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7046 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7047 endfunc
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7048 let sortedlist = sort(mylist, "MyCompare")
2033
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7049 < A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7050 ignores overflow: >
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7051 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7052 return a:i1 - a:i2
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
7053 endfunc
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parents: 336
diff changeset
7054 <
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vimboss
parents: 370
diff changeset
7055 *soundfold()*
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vimboss
parents: 370
diff changeset
7056 soundfold({word})
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vimboss
parents: 370
diff changeset
7057 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7058 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
375
f14cbd913415 updated for version 7.0097
vimboss
parents: 374
diff changeset
7059 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
f14cbd913415 updated for version 7.0097
vimboss
parents: 374
diff changeset
7060 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
374
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vimboss
parents: 370
diff changeset
7061 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
575dacb554d8 updated for version 7.0096
vimboss
parents: 370
diff changeset
7062 the method can be quite slow.
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vimboss
parents: 370
diff changeset
7063
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vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7064 *spellbadword()*
532
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7065 spellbadword([{sentence}])
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7066 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7067 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7068 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7069 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7070
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7071 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7072 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7073 result is an empty string.
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7074
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vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7075 The return value is a list with two items:
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7076 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7077 - The type of the spelling error:
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
7078 "bad" spelling mistake
532
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7079 "rare" rare word
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7080 "local" word only valid in another region
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7081 "caps" word should start with Capital
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7082 Example: >
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7083 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7084 < ['quik', 'bad'] ~
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7085
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7086 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7087 'spell' option must be set and the value of 'spelllang' is
7052f11a3dc9 updated for version 7.0150
vimboss
parents: 531
diff changeset
7088 used.
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vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7089
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vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7090 *spellsuggest()*
537
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vimboss
parents: 532
diff changeset
7091 spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7092 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
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vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7093 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
7033303ea0c0 updated for version 7.0089
vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7094 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
7033303ea0c0 updated for version 7.0089
vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7095
537
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vimboss
parents: 532
diff changeset
7096 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
e321639cfa3e updated for version 7.0152
vimboss
parents: 532
diff changeset
7097 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
e321639cfa3e updated for version 7.0152
vimboss
parents: 532
diff changeset
7098 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
e321639cfa3e updated for version 7.0152
vimboss
parents: 532
diff changeset
7099
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vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7100 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
7033303ea0c0 updated for version 7.0089
vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7101 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
359
6c62b9b939bd updated for version 7.0093
vimboss
parents: 344
diff changeset
7102 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
6c62b9b939bd updated for version 7.0093
vimboss
parents: 344
diff changeset
7103 replace a line.
6c62b9b939bd updated for version 7.0093
vimboss
parents: 344
diff changeset
7104
6c62b9b939bd updated for version 7.0093
vimboss
parents: 344
diff changeset
7105 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
537
e321639cfa3e updated for version 7.0152
vimboss
parents: 532
diff changeset
7106 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
e321639cfa3e updated for version 7.0152
vimboss
parents: 532
diff changeset
7107 although it may appear capitalized.
344
7033303ea0c0 updated for version 7.0089
vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7108
7033303ea0c0 updated for version 7.0089
vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7109 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
375
f14cbd913415 updated for version 7.0097
vimboss
parents: 374
diff changeset
7110 'spell' option must be set and the values of 'spelllang' and
f14cbd913415 updated for version 7.0097
vimboss
parents: 374
diff changeset
7111 'spellsuggest' are used.
344
7033303ea0c0 updated for version 7.0089
vimboss
parents: 336
diff changeset
7112
82
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7113
282
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vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
7114 split({expr} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7115 Make a |List| out of {expr}. When {pattern} is omitted or
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7116 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7117 item.
82
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7118 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
3920
c53344bacabf Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3914
diff changeset
7119 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
c53344bacabf Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3914
diff changeset
7120 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
282
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vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
7121 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
7122 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
293
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vimboss
parents: 282
diff changeset
7123 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
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vimboss
parents: 282
diff changeset
7124 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
82
366d9947baf2 updated for version 7.0033
vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7125 Example: >
95
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vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
7126 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
282
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vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
7127 < To split a string in individual characters: >
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vimboss
parents: 233
diff changeset
7128 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
7100
f717d96a39b3 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/12969c04fe7bd27dc0cbf37709eb40a86d4a27f9
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7013
diff changeset
7129 < If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
f717d96a39b3 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/12969c04fe7bd27dc0cbf37709eb40a86d4a27f9
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7013
diff changeset
7130 the end of the pattern: >
258
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vimboss
parents: 236
diff changeset
7131 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
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vimboss
parents: 236
diff changeset
7132 < ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
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vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
7133 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
7134 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
33d9c918b8ab updated for version 7.0075
vimboss
parents: 277
diff changeset
7135 < The opposite function is |join()|.
82
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7136
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7137
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7138 sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7139 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7140 |Float|.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7141 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7142 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7143 Examples: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7144 :echo sqrt(100)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7145 < 10.0 >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7146 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7147 < nan
1668
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
7148 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7149 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7150
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7151
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8881
diff changeset
7152 str2float({expr}) *str2float()*
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7153 Convert String {expr} to a Float. This mostly works the same
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7154 as when using a floating point number in an expression, see
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7155 |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7156 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7157 write "1.0e40".
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7158 Text after the number is silently ignored.
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7159 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7160 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7161 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7162 |substitute()|: >
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7163 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7164 < {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7165
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7166
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8881
diff changeset
7167 str2nr({expr} [, {base}]) *str2nr()*
782
d20041a02ee5 updated for version 7.0228
vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
7168 Convert string {expr} to a number.
7477
05cf4cc72a9f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fa7353428f705f7a13465a1943dddeede4083023
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7384
diff changeset
7169 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
782
d20041a02ee5 updated for version 7.0228
vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
7170 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
d20041a02ee5 updated for version 7.0228
vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
7171 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
d20041a02ee5 updated for version 7.0228
vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
7172 with the default String to Number conversion.
d20041a02ee5 updated for version 7.0228
vimboss
parents: 777
diff changeset
7173 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
7477
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7384
diff changeset
7174 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
05cf4cc72a9f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fa7353428f705f7a13465a1943dddeede4083023
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7384
diff changeset
7175 {base} is 8 a leading "0" is ignored, and when {base} is 2 a
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diff changeset
7176 leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
782
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parents: 777
diff changeset
7177 Text after the number is silently ignored.
856
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vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
7178
782
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parents: 777
diff changeset
7179
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parents: 6870
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7180 strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
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parents: 2337
diff changeset
7181 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
6884
29c328f69aaa Update help files.
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parents: 6870
diff changeset
7182 in String {expr}.
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parents: 6870
diff changeset
7183 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
29c328f69aaa Update help files.
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parents: 6870
diff changeset
7184 counted separately.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6870
diff changeset
7185 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
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01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
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parents: 2338
diff changeset
7186 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
6918
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parents: 6909
diff changeset
7187
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7188 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
2def7b25de60 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7189 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
2def7b25de60 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7190 if has("patch-7.4.755")
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7191 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7192 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7193 endfunction
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7194 else
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parents: 6909
diff changeset
7195 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
2def7b25de60 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7196 if a:skipcc
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7197 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
2def7b25de60 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7198 else
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7199 return strchars(a:str)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7200 endif
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6909
diff changeset
7201 endfunction
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parents: 6909
diff changeset
7202 endif
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parents: 6909
diff changeset
7203 <
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diff changeset
7204 strcharpart({src}, {start}[, {len}]) *strcharpart()*
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parents: 8883
diff changeset
7205 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
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parents: 8883
diff changeset
7206 of byte index and length.
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parents: 8883
diff changeset
7207 When a character index is used where a character does not
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parents: 8883
diff changeset
7208 exist it is assumed to be one byte. For example: >
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parents: 8883
diff changeset
7209 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
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diff changeset
7210 < results in 'a'.
6918
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parents: 6909
diff changeset
7211
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7212 strdisplaywidth({expr}[, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7213 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
6884
29c328f69aaa Update help files.
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parents: 6870
diff changeset
7214 String {expr} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}.
2339
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7215 When {col} is omitted zero is used. Otherwise it is the
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7216 screen column where to start. This matters for Tab
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7217 characters.
2343
0703d2fd5749 Last few changes for the 7.3a BETA release.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2339
diff changeset
7218 The option settings of the current window are used. This
0703d2fd5749 Last few changes for the 7.3a BETA release.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2339
diff changeset
7219 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
0703d2fd5749 Last few changes for the 7.3a BETA release.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2339
diff changeset
7220 'tabstop' and 'display'.
2339
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7221 When {expr} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7222 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7223 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
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parents: 2337
diff changeset
7224
7
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parents:
diff changeset
7225 strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7226 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7227 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7228 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7229 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7230 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7231 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7232 See also |localtime()| and |getftime()|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7233 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7234 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
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7235 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7236 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7237 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7238 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7239 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7240 Show mod time of file.c.
82
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7241 < Not available on all systems. To check use: >
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vimboss
parents: 79
diff changeset
7242 :if exists("*strftime")
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parents: 79
diff changeset
7243
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diff changeset
7244 strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
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diff changeset
7245 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
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diff changeset
7246 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
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diff changeset
7247 separate characters here.
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7248 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
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7249
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7250 stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
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vimboss
parents: 123
diff changeset
7251 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
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parents: 123
diff changeset
7252 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
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7253 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
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parents: 133
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7254 This can be used to find a second match: >
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parents: 2642
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7255 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
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parents: 2642
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7256 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
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parents: 133
diff changeset
7257 < The search is done case-sensitive.
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diff changeset
7258 For pattern searches use |match()|.
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7259 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
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7260 See also |strridx()|.
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parents: 133
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7261 Examples: >
7
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7262 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
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parents:
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7263 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
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parents:
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7264 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
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parents: 853
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7265 < *strstr()* *strchr()*
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parents: 168
diff changeset
7266 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
7267 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
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vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
7268
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parents: 37
diff changeset
7269 *string()*
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parents: 90
diff changeset
7270 string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7271 Float, String or a composition of them, then the result can be
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7272 parsed back with |eval()|.
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parents: 37
diff changeset
7273 {expr} type result ~
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7274 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
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parents: 90
diff changeset
7275 Number 123
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parents: 1609
diff changeset
7276 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
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vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
7277 Funcref function('name')
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vimboss
parents: 90
diff changeset
7278 List [item, item]
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parents: 314
diff changeset
7279 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
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diff changeset
7280
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7281 When a List or Dictionary has a recursive reference it is
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7282 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
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7283 will then fail.
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7284
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7285 Also see |strtrans()|.
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parents: 37
diff changeset
7286
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parents:
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7287 *strlen()*
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parents:
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7288 strlen({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
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vimboss
parents: 493
diff changeset
7289 {expr} in bytes.
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parents: 37
diff changeset
7290 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
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parents: 37
diff changeset
7291 For other types an error is given.
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parents: 6840
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7292 If you want to count the number of multi-byte characters use
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parents: 6840
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7293 |strchars()|.
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parents: 6840
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7294 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
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parents:
diff changeset
7295
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7296 strpart({src}, {start}[, {len}]) *strpart()*
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parents:
diff changeset
7297 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
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parents: 557
diff changeset
7298 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
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7299 To count characters instead of bytes use |strcharpart()|.
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7300
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7301 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
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7302 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
7
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7303 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
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7304 end of the {src}. >
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diff changeset
7305 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
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7306 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
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7307 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
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diff changeset
7308 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
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7309
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7310 < Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
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7311 example, to get three bytes under and after the cursor: >
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parents: 819
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7312 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 3)
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7313 <
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7314 strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
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diff changeset
7315 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
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parents: 133
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7316 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
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7317 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
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diff changeset
7318 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
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vimboss
parents: 133
diff changeset
7319 match: >
8ecb0db93e9a updated for version 7.0045
vimboss
parents: 133
diff changeset
7320 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
8ecb0db93e9a updated for version 7.0045
vimboss
parents: 133
diff changeset
7321 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
8ecb0db93e9a updated for version 7.0045
vimboss
parents: 133
diff changeset
7322 < The search is done case-sensitive.
133
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vimboss
parents: 123
diff changeset
7323 For pattern searches use |match()|.
bcb347a8f934 updated for version 7.0044
vimboss
parents: 123
diff changeset
7324 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
22
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vimboss
parents: 20
diff changeset
7325 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
236
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vimboss
parents: 233
diff changeset
7326 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7327 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
856
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
vimboss
parents: 853
diff changeset
7328 < *strrchr()*
170
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vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
7329 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
7330 function strrchr().
8c60f65311fa updated for version 7.0052
vimboss
parents: 168
diff changeset
7331
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7332 strtrans({expr}) *strtrans()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7333 The result is a String, which is {expr} with all unprintable
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7334 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7335 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7336 echo strtrans(@a)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7337 < This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7338 starting a new line.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7339
2338
da6ec32d8d8f Added strwidth() and strchars() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2337
diff changeset
7340 strwidth({expr}) *strwidth()*
da6ec32d8d8f Added strwidth() and strchars() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2337
diff changeset
7341 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
da6ec32d8d8f Added strwidth() and strchars() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2337
diff changeset
7342 String {expr} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
2339
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7343 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
2338
da6ec32d8d8f Added strwidth() and strchars() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2337
diff changeset
7344 When {expr} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
da6ec32d8d8f Added strwidth() and strchars() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2337
diff changeset
7345 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
2339
01e4b4d37842 Added strdisplaywidth() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2338
diff changeset
7346 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
2338
da6ec32d8d8f Added strwidth() and strchars() functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2337
diff changeset
7347
9975
03fa8a51e9dc commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e4a3bcf28d92d0bde9ca227ccb40d401038185e5
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9908
diff changeset
7348 submatch({nr}[, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
2908
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7349 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7350 substitute() function.
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7351 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7352 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
5794
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7353 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7354 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
2908
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7355 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
5794
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7356
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7357 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7358 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7359 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7360 text.
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7361 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7362 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7363 items, since there are no real line breaks.
a63d0cd691dc updated for version 7.4.241
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5786
diff changeset
7364
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7365 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7366 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7367 < This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7368 A line break is included as a newline character.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7369
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7370 substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7371 The result is a String, which is a copy of {expr}, in which
2908
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7372 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7373 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {expr} are
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7374 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7375
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7376 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7377 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7378 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
3967
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3920
diff changeset
7379 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3920
diff changeset
7380 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3920
diff changeset
7381 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3920
diff changeset
7382 used.
2908
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7383
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7384 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7385 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
7386 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7387 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
2908
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7388
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7389 When {pat} does not match in {expr}, {expr} is returned
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7390 unmodified.
2908
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7391
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7392 Example: >
9626
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7393 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7394 < This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9626
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7395 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7396 < results in "TESTING".
2908
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7397
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7398 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
fd09a9c8468e Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2902
diff changeset
7399 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9626
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7400 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
2833
c869ff170ddc Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2826
diff changeset
7401 \ '\=nr2char("0x" . submatch(1))', 'g')
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7402
9626
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7403 < When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7404 optional argument. Example: >
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7405 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7406 < The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
7407 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
7408 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
7409 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' . m[1]}, 'g')
9626
172131507c85 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/df48fb456fb6bf63d94cad9b302ff01d8ee8d311
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9587
diff changeset
7410
32
41f9fd58cf13 updated for version 7.0019
vimboss
parents: 29
diff changeset
7411 synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7412 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
32
41f9fd58cf13 updated for version 7.0019
vimboss
parents: 29
diff changeset
7413 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7414 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7415 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
419
f713fc55bf7b updated for version 7.0109
vimboss
parents: 401
diff changeset
7416
32
41f9fd58cf13 updated for version 7.0019
vimboss
parents: 29
diff changeset
7417 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
419
f713fc55bf7b updated for version 7.0109
vimboss
parents: 401
diff changeset
7418 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
7147
c590de398af9 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ca63501fbcd1cf9c8aa9ff12c093c95b62a89ed7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7100
diff changeset
7419 Note that when the position is after the last character,
c590de398af9 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ca63501fbcd1cf9c8aa9ff12c093c95b62a89ed7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7100
diff changeset
7420 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
c590de398af9 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ca63501fbcd1cf9c8aa9ff12c093c95b62a89ed7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7100
diff changeset
7421 zero.
419
f713fc55bf7b updated for version 7.0109
vimboss
parents: 401
diff changeset
7422
9454
9da0cb39cbee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79815f1ec77406f2f21a618c053e5793b597db7a
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9430
diff changeset
7423 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
7424 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9454
9da0cb39cbee commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79815f1ec77406f2f21a618c053e5793b597db7a
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9430
diff changeset
7425 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7426 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7427 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7428 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7429 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7430
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7431 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7432 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7433 <
2401
e7751177126b Add the synconcealed() function and use it for :TOhtml. (Benjamin Fritz)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2350
diff changeset
7434
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7435 synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7436 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7437 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7438 about a syntax item.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7439 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
7440 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7441 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7442 used (GUI, cterm or term).
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7443 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7444 {what} result
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7445 "name" the name of the syntax item
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7446 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7447 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7448 term: empty string)
1755
0c6c64edcbe0 updated for version 7.2-052
vimboss
parents: 1754
diff changeset
7449 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
2106
15674e198164 updated for version 7.2.389
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2072
diff changeset
7450 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
15674e198164 updated for version 7.2.389
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2072
diff changeset
7451 |highlight-font|
1755
0c6c64edcbe0 updated for version 7.2-052
vimboss
parents: 1754
diff changeset
7452 "sp" special color (as with "fg") |highlight-guisp|
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7453 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7454 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7455 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
1755
0c6c64edcbe0 updated for version 7.2-052
vimboss
parents: 1754
diff changeset
7456 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7457 "bold" "1" if bold
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7458 "italic" "1" if italic
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7459 "reverse" "1" if reverse
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7460 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
2106
15674e198164 updated for version 7.2.389
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2072
diff changeset
7461 "standout" "1" if standout
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7462 "underline" "1" if underlined
205
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vimboss
parents: 189
diff changeset
7463 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7464
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7465 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7466 cursor): >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7467 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7468 <
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7469 synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7470 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7471 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7472 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7473 ":highlight link" are followed.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7474
2608
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7475 synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7476 The result is a List. The first item in the list is 0 if the
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7477 character at the position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7478 concealable region, 1 if it is. The second item in the list is
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7479 a string. If the first item is 1, the second item contains the
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7480 text which will be displayed in place of the concealed text,
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7481 depending on the current setting of 'conceallevel'. The third
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7482 and final item in the list is a unique number representing the
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7483 specific syntax region matched. This allows detection of the
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7484 beginning of a new concealable region if there are two
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7485 consecutive regions with the same replacement character.
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7486 For an example use see $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/2html.vim .
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7487
7d8af31066c8 Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2596
diff changeset
7488
1500
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7489 synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7490 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7491 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. Each item in
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7492 the List is an ID like what |synID()| returns.
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7493 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7494 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7495 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7496 transparent item.
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7497 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7498 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7499 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7500 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7501 endfor
2290
22529abcd646 Fixed ":s" message. Docs updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2281
diff changeset
7502 < When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
22529abcd646 Fixed ":s" message. Docs updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2281
diff changeset
7503 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
22529abcd646 Fixed ":s" message. Docs updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2281
diff changeset
7504 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
22529abcd646 Fixed ":s" message. Docs updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2281
diff changeset
7505 valid positions.
1500
ea9f418ed072 updated for version 7.1-215
vimboss
parents: 1496
diff changeset
7506
24
8ff7fd162d3c updated for version 7.0016
vimboss
parents: 22
diff changeset
7507 system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
5808
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7508 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a string. See
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7509 |systemlist()| to get the output as a List.
5806
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7510
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7511 When {input} is given and is a string this string is written
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7512 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7513 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7514 separators yourself.
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7515 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7516 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7517 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7518 list items converted to NULs).
9527
e8b3db8e2d30 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/069c1e7fa9f45a665064f7f2c17da84d6a48f544
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9464
diff changeset
7519
e8b3db8e2d30 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/069c1e7fa9f45a665064f7f2c17da84d6a48f544
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9464
diff changeset
7520 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
5806
76863b4b48a3 updated for version 7.4.247
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5798
diff changeset
7521
10038
7cf4e210cf3c commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/04186095346daa60e82e981dad114de2b641d672
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10027
diff changeset
7522 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
6183
fca35aa9380a updated for version 7.4.427
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6180
diff changeset
7523 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
fca35aa9380a updated for version 7.4.427
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6180
diff changeset
7524 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
fca35aa9380a updated for version 7.4.427
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6180
diff changeset
7525 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
fca35aa9380a updated for version 7.4.427
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6180
diff changeset
7526 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
fca35aa9380a updated for version 7.4.427
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6180
diff changeset
7527 <
5690
40f18a1c1592 updated for version 7.4.191
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5663
diff changeset
7528 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
40f18a1c1592 updated for version 7.4.191
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5663
diff changeset
7529 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
40f18a1c1592 updated for version 7.4.191
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5663
diff changeset
7530 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
40f18a1c1592 updated for version 7.4.191
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5663
diff changeset
7531 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
40f18a1c1592 updated for version 7.4.191
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5663
diff changeset
7532 cause trouble.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7533 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
7534
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7535 The result is a String. Example: >
1661
5bbc2d6658ad updated for version 7.2a-013
vimboss
parents: 1621
diff changeset
7536 :let files = system("ls " . shellescape(expand('%:h')))
5690
40f18a1c1592 updated for version 7.4.191
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5663
diff changeset
7537 :let files = system('ls ' . expand('%:h:S'))
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7538
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7539 < To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7540 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7541 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
5277
42bf9264e64e Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5247
diff changeset
7542 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
42bf9264e64e Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5247
diff changeset
7543 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
42bf9264e64e Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5247
diff changeset
7544
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7545 The command executed is constructed using several options:
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7546 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7547 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7548 For Unix and OS/2 braces are put around {expr} to allow for
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7549 concatenated commands.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7550
794
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
7551 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
7552 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
f19994020dad updated for version 7.0231
vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
7553
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7554 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7555 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
625
81fe2ccc1207 updated for version 7.0179
vimboss
parents: 620
diff changeset
7556
81fe2ccc1207 updated for version 7.0179
vimboss
parents: 620
diff changeset
7557 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
81fe2ccc1207 updated for version 7.0179
vimboss
parents: 620
diff changeset
7558 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
81fe2ccc1207 updated for version 7.0179
vimboss
parents: 620
diff changeset
7559 when using a security agent application.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7560 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7561 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7562
205
d292c40ca788 updated for version 7.0060
vimboss
parents: 189
diff changeset
7563
5808
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7564 systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7565 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7566 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7567 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7568 set to "b".
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7569
8577
63dc856bd13d commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/975b5271eed4fa0500c24a8f37be0b1797cb9db7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8538
diff changeset
7570 Returns an empty string on error.
5808
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7571
e5f1f2ea0b4a updated for version 7.4.248
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5806
diff changeset
7572
677
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7573 tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7574 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
677
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7575 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9887
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
7576 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
677
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7577 omitted the current tab page is used.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7578 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7579 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
3445
2cfb68fa26cd Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3410
diff changeset
7580 let buflist = []
677
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7581 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
3445
2cfb68fa26cd Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3410
diff changeset
7582 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
677
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7583 endfor
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7584 < Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7585
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7586
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7587 tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
674
4b8583e82cb8 updated for version 7.0201
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
7588 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
4b8583e82cb8 updated for version 7.0201
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
7589 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
4b8583e82cb8 updated for version 7.0201
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
7590 When the optional argument is "$", the number of the last tab
4b8583e82cb8 updated for version 7.0201
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
7591 page is returned (the tab page count).
4b8583e82cb8 updated for version 7.0201
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
7592 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
4b8583e82cb8 updated for version 7.0201
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
7593
4b8583e82cb8 updated for version 7.0201
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
7594
5763
c52a655d927d Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5747
diff changeset
7595 tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
2569
f612f6b0b883 Docs fix for tabpagewinnr(). (Sylvain Hitier)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2561
diff changeset
7596 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
677
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7597 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7598 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7599 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7600 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7601 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7602 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7603 Useful examples: >
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7604 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7605 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7606 < When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
e649c78407e6 updated for version 7.0202
vimboss
parents: 674
diff changeset
7607
805
497fab3f99d6 updated for version 7.0b01
vimboss
parents: 800
diff changeset
7608 *tagfiles()*
497fab3f99d6 updated for version 7.0b01
vimboss
parents: 800
diff changeset
7609 tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
497fab3f99d6 updated for version 7.0b01
vimboss
parents: 800
diff changeset
7610 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
497fab3f99d6 updated for version 7.0b01
vimboss
parents: 800
diff changeset
7611
497fab3f99d6 updated for version 7.0b01
vimboss
parents: 800
diff changeset
7612
205
d292c40ca788 updated for version 7.0060
vimboss
parents: 189
diff changeset
7613 taglist({expr}) *taglist()*
d292c40ca788 updated for version 7.0060
vimboss
parents: 189
diff changeset
7614 Returns a list of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
438
59b7b7e99c95 updated for version 7.0113
vimboss
parents: 435
diff changeset
7615 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
59b7b7e99c95 updated for version 7.0113
vimboss
parents: 435
diff changeset
7616 entries:
648
9032e4668296 updated for version 7.0189
vimboss
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7617 name Name of the tag.
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7618 filename Name of the file where the tag is
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7619 defined. It is either relative to the
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7620 current directory or a full path.
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7621 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
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diff changeset
7622 the file.
648
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parents: 647
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7623 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
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parents: 189
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7624 entry depends on the language specific
1156
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7625 kind values. Only available when
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7626 using a tags file generated by
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7627 Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
648
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parents: 647
diff changeset
7628 static A file specific tag. Refer to
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diff changeset
7629 |static-tag| for more information.
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7630 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7631 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7632 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7633 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7634 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
7635 contained in.
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diff changeset
7636
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7637 The ex-command 'cmd' can be either an ex search pattern, a
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diff changeset
7638 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
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7639
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diff changeset
7640 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
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7641
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diff changeset
7642 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
4073
e362db8b2d7b Update runtime files.
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parents: 4051
diff changeset
7643 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
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parents: 4051
diff changeset
7644 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
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parents: 4051
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7645 search regular expression pattern.
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7646
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parents: 189
diff changeset
7647 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
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parents: 189
diff changeset
7648 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
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parents: 189
diff changeset
7649 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
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parents: 189
diff changeset
7650
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diff changeset
7651 tan({expr}) *tan()*
2337
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diff changeset
7652 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
2206
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diff changeset
7653 in the range [-inf, inf].
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
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diff changeset
7654 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2206
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diff changeset
7655 Examples: >
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diff changeset
7656 :echo tan(10)
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
7657 < 0.648361 >
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
7658 :echo tan(-4.01)
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diff changeset
7659 < -1.181502
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71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
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parents: 2569
diff changeset
7660 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7661
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7662
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
7663 tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
2337
a0f87fc19d1d Better conceal in help. (partly by Dominique Pelle)
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2320
diff changeset
7664 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7665 range [-1, 1].
2337
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parents: 2320
diff changeset
7666 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
7667 Examples: >
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parents: 2154
diff changeset
7668 :echo tanh(0.5)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7669 < 0.462117 >
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7670 :echo tanh(-1)
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7671 < -0.761594
2570
71b56b4e7785 Make the references to features in the help more consistent. (Sylvain Hitier)
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parents: 2569
diff changeset
7672 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2206
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7673
a8afba7027ae Add extra floating point functions.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2154
diff changeset
7674
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diff changeset
7675 tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
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7676 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
7677 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9108
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diff changeset
7678 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
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7679 :let tmpfile = tempname()
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diff changeset
7680 :exe "redir > " . tmpfile
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diff changeset
7681 < For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
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diff changeset
7682 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
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7683 option is set or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-'.
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diff changeset
7684
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diff changeset
7685
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diff changeset
7686 test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat}) *test_alloc_fail()*
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diff changeset
7687 This is for testing: If the memory allocation with {id} is
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diff changeset
7688 called, then decrement {countdown}, and when it reaches zero
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diff changeset
7689 let memory allocation fail {repeat} times. When {repeat} is
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diff changeset
7690 smaller than one it fails one time.
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diff changeset
7691
9644
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diff changeset
7692 test_autochdir() *test_autochdir()*
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diff changeset
7693 Set a flag to enable the effect of 'autochdir' before Vim
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diff changeset
7694 startup has finished.
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diff changeset
7695
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diff changeset
7696 *test_disable_char_avail()*
9121
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diff changeset
7697 test_disable_char_avail({expr})
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diff changeset
7698 When {expr} is 1 the internal char_avail() function will
9422
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diff changeset
7699 return |FALSE|. When {expr} is 0 the char_avail() function will
9121
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diff changeset
7700 function normally.
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diff changeset
7701 Only use this for a test where typeahead causes the test not
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diff changeset
7702 to work. E.g., to trigger the CursorMovedI autocommand event.
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diff changeset
7703
9108
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7704 test_garbagecollect_now() *test_garbagecollect_now()*
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7705 Like garbagecollect(), but executed right away. This must
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7706 only be called directly to avoid any structure to exist
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7707 internally, and |v:testing| must have been set before calling
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diff changeset
7708 any function.
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7710 test_null_channel() *test_null_channel()*
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7711 Return a Channel that is null. Only useful for testing.
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7712 {only available when compiled with the +channel feature}
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7713
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7714 test_null_dict() *test_null_dict()*
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7715 Return a Dict that is null. Only useful for testing.
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7716
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7717 test_null_job() *test_null_job()*
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7718 Return a Job that is null. Only useful for testing.
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7719 {only available when compiled with the +job feature}
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7721 test_null_list() *test_null_list()*
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7722 Return a List that is null. Only useful for testing.
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7724 test_null_partial() *test_null_partial()*
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7725 Return a Partial that is null. Only useful for testing.
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7727 test_null_string() *test_null_string()*
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7728 Return a String that is null. Only useful for testing.
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7730 test_settime({expr}) *test_settime()*
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7731 Set the time Vim uses internally. Currently only used for
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7732 timestamps in the history, as they are used in viminfo, and
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7733 for undo.
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7735 normal behavior is restored.
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7736
9790
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7737 *timer_info()*
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7738 timer_info([{id}])
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7739 Return a list with information about timers.
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7740 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
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7741 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
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7742 returned.
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7743 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
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7744
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7745 For each timer the information is stored in a Dictionary with
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7746 these items:
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7747 "id" the timer ID
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7748 "time" time the timer was started with
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7749 "remaining" time until the timer fires
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7750 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9810
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7751 -1 means forever
9790
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7752 "callback" the callback
9810
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7753 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
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7754
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7755 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
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7756
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7757 timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
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7758 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
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7759 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
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7760 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
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7761 has passed.
9810
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7762
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7763 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
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7764 for a short time.
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7765
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7766 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
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7767 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
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7768 See |non-zero-arg|.
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7769
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7770 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9790
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7771
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7772 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
8577
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7773 timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
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7774 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
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7775
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7776 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
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7777 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
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7778 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
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7779
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7780 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
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7781 function or a Funcref. It is called with one argument, which
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7782 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
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7783 waiting for input.
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7784
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7785 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
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7786 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
8883
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7787 callback. -1 means forever.
8577
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7788
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7789 Example: >
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7790 func MyHandler(timer)
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7791 echo 'Handler called'
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7792 endfunc
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7793 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
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7794 \ {'repeat': 3})
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7795 < This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
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7796 intervals.
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7797
8577
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7798 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
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7799
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7800 timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
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7801 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
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7802 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
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7803 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
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7804
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7805 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
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7806
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7807 timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
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7808 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
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7809 invoked. Useful if some timers is misbehaving. If there are
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7810 no timers there is no error.
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7812 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
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7813
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7814 tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
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7815 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
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7817 the string).
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7819 toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
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7820 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
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7822 the string).
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7824 tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
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7825 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
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7826 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
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7827 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
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7828 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
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7829 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
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7830 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
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7831
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7832 Examples: >
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7833 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
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7834 < returns "Hello THere" >
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7835 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
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7836 < returns "{blob}"
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7838 trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
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7839 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
1621
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7840 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
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7841 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
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7842 Examples: >
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7843 echo trunc(1.456)
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7844 < 1.0 >
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7845 echo trunc(-5.456)
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7846 < -5.0 >
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7847 echo trunc(4.0)
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7848 < 4.0
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7849 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
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7850
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7851 *type()*
9626
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7852 type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
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7853 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
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7854 v:t_ variable that has the value:
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7855 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
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7856 String: 1 |v:t_string|
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7857 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
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7858 List: 3 |v:t_list|
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7859 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
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7860 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
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7861 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
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7862 None 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
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7863 Job 8 |v:t_job|
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7864 Channel 9 |v:t_channel|
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7865 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
87
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
7866 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
7867 :if type(myvar) == type("")
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
7868 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
7869 :if type(myvar) == type([])
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vimboss
parents: 148
diff changeset
7870 :if type(myvar) == type({})
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7871 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
7742
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7712
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7872 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
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parents: 8019
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7873 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9626
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7874 < To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
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7875 :if exists('v:t_number')
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parents:
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7876
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7877 undofile({name}) *undofile()*
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7878 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7879 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7880 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
2250
1bac28a53fae Add the conceal patch from Vince Negri.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2249
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7881 the undo file exists.
2249
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2236
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7882 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2236
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7883 is used internally.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3492
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7884 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
8201108e9cf0 More runtime file fixes for 'compatible' mode.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3492
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7885 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
2236
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7886 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7887 When compiled without the +persistent_undo option this always
dc2e5ec0500d Added the undofile() function. Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7888 returns an empty string.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2226
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7889
2280
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7890 undotree() *undotree()*
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parents: 2252
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7891 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7892 the following items:
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7893 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
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7894 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
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parents: 2252
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7895 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7896 when some changes were undone.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7897 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7898 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
941ff1cd317a Add file save counter to undo information. Add undotree() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7899 something readable.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7900 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7901 write yet.
2281
e41433ea71df Added ":earlier 1f" and ":later 1f".
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2280
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7902 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
e41433ea71df Added ":earlier 1f" and ":later 1f".
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2280
diff changeset
7903 tree.
2280
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7904 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7905 This happens when waiting from input from the
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7906 user. See |undo-blocks|.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7907 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7908 undo blocks.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7909
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7910 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
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7911 Each List item is a Dictionary with these items:
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7912 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
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parents: 2252
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7913 |:undolist|.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7914 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7915 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7916 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7917 that was added. This marks the last change
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7918 and where further changes will be added.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7919 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7920 that was undone. This marks the current
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7921 position in the undo tree, the block that will
941ff1cd317a Add file save counter to undo information. Add undotree() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7922 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
941ff1cd317a Add file save counter to undo information. Add undotree() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7923 undone after the last change this item will
941ff1cd317a Add file save counter to undo information. Add undotree() function.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7924 not appear anywhere.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
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7925 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
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parents: 2252
diff changeset
7926 write. The number is the write count. The
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7927 first write has number 1, the last one the
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7928 "save_last" mentioned above.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7929 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
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parents: 2252
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7930 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7931 item.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2252
diff changeset
7932
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parents: 5734
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7933 uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
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parents: 5734
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7934 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
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7935 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7936 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
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7937 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
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7938 < The default compare function uses the string representation of
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5734
diff changeset
7939 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
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7940
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7941 values({dict}) *values()*
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7942 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
7943 in arbitrary order.
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vimboss
parents: 133
diff changeset
7944
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parents: 133
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7945
7
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parents:
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7946 virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
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parents:
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7947 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
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vimboss
parents:
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7948 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
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vimboss
parents:
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7949 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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7950 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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7951 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7952 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
3445
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3410
diff changeset
7953 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
1317
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vimboss
parents: 1293
diff changeset
7954 For the byte position use |col()|.
45bae37de037 updated for version 7.1-031
vimboss
parents: 1293
diff changeset
7955 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
45bae37de037 updated for version 7.1-031
vimboss
parents: 1293
diff changeset
7956 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
703
2fae45239fb3 updated for version 7.0212
vimboss
parents: 697
diff changeset
7957 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
1266
54588e2e8041 updated for version 7.1
vimboss
parents: 1215
diff changeset
7958 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
2965
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parents: 2908
diff changeset
7959 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
7
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vimboss
parents:
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7960 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7961 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7962 The accepted positions are:
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7963 . the cursor position
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7964 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7965 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7966 plus one)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7967 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7968 returned)
6447
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
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parents: 6421
diff changeset
7969 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
7970 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
7971 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
0550be8fc7f6 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6421
diff changeset
7972 that it's updated right away.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7973 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7974 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7975 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
7976 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
7977 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
9877
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parents: 9861
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7978 < The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
7979 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
7980 all lines: >
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
7981 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
7982
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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7983
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7984 visualmode([expr]) *visualmode()*
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7985 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
856
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parents: 853
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7986 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
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parents: 853
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7987 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
8cd729851562 updated for version 7.0g
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parents: 853
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7988 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
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parents: 853
diff changeset
7989 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
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parents: 853
diff changeset
7990 respectively.
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7991 Example: >
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7992 :exe "normal " . visualmode()
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7993 < This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
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parents:
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7994 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
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7995 Visual mode that was used.
1621
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7996 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
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parents: 1609
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7997 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
1661
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parents: 1621
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7998 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
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parents: 1621
diff changeset
7999 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
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8000 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
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8001
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8002 wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
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8003 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
4151
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8004 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
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parents: 4126
diff changeset
8005 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4126
diff changeset
8006 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4126
diff changeset
8007
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parents: 4126
diff changeset
8008 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
13170a796134 updated for version 7.3.828
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4126
diff changeset
8009 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4126
diff changeset
8010 <
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parents: 4126
diff changeset
8011 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 4126
diff changeset
8012
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parents: 4126
diff changeset
8013
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parents: 8534
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8014 win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
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diff changeset
8015 Returns a list with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
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diff changeset
8016 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
8536
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diff changeset
8017
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diff changeset
8018 win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
9908
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diff changeset
8019 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
8534
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diff changeset
8020 When {win} is missing use the current window.
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8021 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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diff changeset
8022 number 1.
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diff changeset
8023 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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diff changeset
8024 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
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diff changeset
8025 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
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diff changeset
8026
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8512
diff changeset
8027 win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
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diff changeset
8028 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8512
diff changeset
8029 tabpage.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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diff changeset
8030 Return 1 if successful, 0 if the window cannot be found.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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diff changeset
8031
8876
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8831
diff changeset
8032 win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
8534
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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diff changeset
8033 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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diff changeset
8034 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
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diff changeset
8035 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
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diff changeset
8036
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8512
diff changeset
8037 win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
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diff changeset
8038 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
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8039 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
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8040
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8041 *winbufnr()*
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8042 winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
9223
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9221
diff changeset
8043 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
9908
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diff changeset
8044 the |window-ID|.
9223
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9221
diff changeset
8045 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9221
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8046 window is returned.
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8047 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
7
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parents:
diff changeset
8048 Example: >
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parents:
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8049 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8050 <
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parents:
diff changeset
8051 *wincol()*
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8052 wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8053 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8054 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8055
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parents:
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8056 winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
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parents:
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8057 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
9908
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8058 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7
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parents:
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8059 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
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parents:
diff changeset
8060 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8061 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8062 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8063 :echo "The current window has " . winheight(0) . " lines."
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8064 <
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parents:
diff changeset
8065 *winline()*
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parents:
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8066 winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
8067 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8068 the window. The first line is one.
531
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vimboss
parents: 530
diff changeset
8069 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
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parents: 530
diff changeset
8070 first, this may cause a scroll.
7
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parents:
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8071
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8072 *winnr()*
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parents: 19
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8073 winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
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vimboss
parents: 19
diff changeset
8074 window. The top window has number 1.
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vimboss
parents: 19
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8075 When the optional argument is "$", the number of the
3967
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files.
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parents: 3920
diff changeset
8076 last window is returned (the window count). >
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parents: 3920
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8077 let window_count = winnr('$')
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parents: 3920
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8078 < When the optional argument is "#", the number of the last
20
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vimboss
parents: 19
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8079 accessed window is returned (where |CTRL-W_p| goes to).
1156
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parents: 1104
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8080 If there is no previous window or it is in another tab page 0
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parents: 1104
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8081 is returned.
20
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parents: 19
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8082 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
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parents: 19
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8083 |:wincmd|.
1156
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parents: 1104
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8084 Also see |tabpagewinnr()|.
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8085
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8086 *winrestcmd()*
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8087 winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
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vimboss
parents:
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8088 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
712
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
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8089 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
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vimboss
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8090 unchanged.
7
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8091 Example: >
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parents:
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8092 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
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parents:
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8093 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
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parents:
diff changeset
8094 :exe cmd
712
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parents: 707
diff changeset
8095 <
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8096 *winrestview()*
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8097 winrestview({dict})
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8098 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
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vimboss
parents: 707
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8099 the view of the current window.
5940
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parents: 5938
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8100 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
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parents: 5938
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8101 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
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8102 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
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parents: 5938
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8103 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5938
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8104 <
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8105 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
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8106 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
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8107 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
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8108 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
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parents: 5938
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8109
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8110 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
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8111 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
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8112
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8113 *winsaveview()*
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8114 winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
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8115 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
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8116 restore the view.
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8117 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
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vimboss
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8118 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
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8119 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
798
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8120 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
6070
32a77cc160d9 Update runtime files. Make matchparen plugin backwards compatible.
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parents: 6051
diff changeset
8121 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
712
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8122 The return value includes:
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8123 lnum cursor line number
5940
f6f754304324 updated for version 7.4.311
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5938
diff changeset
8124 col cursor column (Note: the first column
f6f754304324 updated for version 7.4.311
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5938
diff changeset
8125 zero, as opposed to what getpos()
f6f754304324 updated for version 7.4.311
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5938
diff changeset
8126 returns)
712
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8127 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8128 curswant column for vertical movement
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8129 topline first line in the window
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8130 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8131 leftcol first column displayed
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8132 skipcol columns skipped
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8133 Note that no option values are saved.
2e887dfa8917 updated for version 7.0214
vimboss
parents: 707
diff changeset
8134
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8135
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8136 winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8137 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
9908
2b6654519a7c commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7571d55f7dcc009a375b2124cce2c8b21f361234
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9904
diff changeset
8138 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8139 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8140 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8141 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8142 Examples: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8143 :echo "The current window has " . winwidth(0) . " columns."
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8144 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8145 : exe "normal 50\<C-W>|"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8146 :endif
9389
32e34e574716 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/22fcfad29276bd5f317faf516637dcd491b96a12
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9344
diff changeset
8147 < For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
32e34e574716 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/22fcfad29276bd5f317faf516637dcd491b96a12
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9344
diff changeset
8148 option.
32e34e574716 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/22fcfad29276bd5f317faf516637dcd491b96a12
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9344
diff changeset
8149
32e34e574716 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/22fcfad29276bd5f317faf516637dcd491b96a12
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9344
diff changeset
8150
7480
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8151 wordcount() *wordcount()*
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8152 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8153 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8154 |g_CTRL-G|
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8155 The return value includes:
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8156 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8157 chars Number of chars in the buffer
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8158 words Number of words in the buffer
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8159 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8160 (not in Visual mode)
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8161 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8162 (not in Visual mode)
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8163 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8164 (not in Visual mode)
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8165 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8166 (only in Visual mode)
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8167 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8168 (only in Visual mode)
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8169 visual_words Number of chars visually selected
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8170 (only in Visual mode)
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8171
a49163681559 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ed767a2073ef150971b0439a58e7ee582af6984e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7477
diff changeset
8172
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vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8173 *writefile()*
6341
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8174 writefile({list}, {fname} [, {flags}])
685
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8175 Write |List| {list} to file {fname}. Each list item is
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8176 separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String or
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8177 Number.
6341
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8178 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8179 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8180 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
6341
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8181
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8182 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8183 append to the file: >
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8184 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8185 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8186 >
094a87e76155 updated for version 7.4.503
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6259
diff changeset
8187 < All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
158
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8188 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8189 to writefile().
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8190 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8191 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8192 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8193 fails.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8194 Also see |readfile()|.
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8195 To copy a file byte for byte: >
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8196 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
78423945b251 updated for version 7.0048
vimboss
parents: 153
diff changeset
8197 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
3214
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8198
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8199
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8200 xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8201 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8202 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8203 Example: >
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8204 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
3256
ba708ee8d69d Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3237
diff changeset
8205 <
3214
cd145cc2f2c9 updated for version 7.3.377
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3153
diff changeset
8206
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8207
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8208 *feature-list*
6009
7b83c190d370 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6007
diff changeset
8209 There are four types of features:
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8210 1. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8211 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8212 :if has("cindent")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8213 2. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8214 Example: >
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8215 :if has("gui_running")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8216 < *has-patch*
5814
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8217 3. Included patches. The "patch123" feature means that patch 123 has been
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8218 included. Note that this form does not check the version of Vim, you need
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8219 to inspect |v:version| for that.
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8220 Example (checking version 6.2.148 or later): >
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8221 :if v:version > 602 || v:version == 602 && has("patch148")
5814
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8222 < Note that it's possible for patch 147 to be omitted even though 148 is
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8223 included.
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8224
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8225 4. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
5862
306caa30d83b Runtime file updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5815
diff changeset
8226 patch. The "patch-7.4.237" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
306caa30d83b Runtime file updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5815
diff changeset
8227 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 237 was included.
306caa30d83b Runtime file updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5815
diff changeset
8228 Note that this only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that you
306caa30d83b Runtime file updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5815
diff changeset
8229 need to use the example above that checks v:version. Example: >
306caa30d83b Runtime file updates.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5815
diff changeset
8230 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
5814
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
8231 < Note that it's possible for patch 147 to be omitted even though 148 is
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
8232 included.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8233
9850
67781bb0a61a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d823fa910cca43fec3c31c030ee908a14c272640
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
8234 Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
67781bb0a61a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d823fa910cca43fec3c31c030ee908a14c272640
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
8235 use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
67781bb0a61a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d823fa910cca43fec3c31c030ee908a14c272640
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
8236
67781bb0a61a commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d823fa910cca43fec3c31c030ee908a14c272640
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9810
diff changeset
8237
5340
22da5ab9aaa1 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5294
diff changeset
8238 acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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8239 all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8240 amiga Amiga version of Vim.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8241 arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8242 arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
613
53114ef7778f updated for version 7.0174
vimboss
parents: 593
diff changeset
8243 autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. |autocommand|
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8244 balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
435
73f016dbb279 updated for version 7.0112
vimboss
parents: 419
diff changeset
8245 balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8246 beos BeOS version of Vim.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8247 browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8248 work.
3682
11d40fc82f11 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3513
diff changeset
8249 browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8250 builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8251 byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8252 cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8253 clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8254 clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8255 cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8256 cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8257 cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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8258 comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
2681
85c5a72551e2 Updated runtime files.
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parents: 2662
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8259 compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
7
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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8260 cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8261 cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8262 debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8263 dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8264 dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8265 diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8266 digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
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8267 directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
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8268 dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
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8269 ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
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8270 emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
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8271 eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
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8272 true, of course!
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8273 ex_extra |+ex_extra|, always true now
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8274 extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
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8275 |'hlsearch'|
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8276 farsi Compiled with Farsi support |farsi|.
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8277 file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
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8278 filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
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8279 read/write/filter commands
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8280 find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
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8281 |+find_in_path|.
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8282 float Compiled with support for |Float|.
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8283 fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga, MS-DOS, and
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8284 Windows this is not present).
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8285 folding Compiled with |folding| support.
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8286 footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
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8287 fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
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8288 gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
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8289 gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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8290 gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI.
2681
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parents: 2662
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8291 gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
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3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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8292 gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
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8293 gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
8218
3456e2ebebd4 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9892189d2e7ab94b750f99e6da4cbfc3c8014517
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parents: 8178
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8294 gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
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8295 gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
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8296 gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
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8297 gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
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8298 gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
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8299 gui_win32 Compiled with MS Windows Win32 GUI.
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8300 gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
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8301 hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
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8302 iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
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8303 insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
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8304 Insert mode.
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8305 jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
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8306 keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9688
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8307 lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
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8308 langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
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8309 libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
5995
ef83b423ebf7 updated for version 7.4.338
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5979
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8310 linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5979
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8311 'breakindent' support.
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8312 lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
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8313 listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
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8314 and the argument list |arglist|.
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8315 localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
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parents: 2290
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8316 lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
8094
18a3f0f05244 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/910b8aac5dc4693c4508b7acd2cef0bbfac04242
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8078
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8317 mac Any Macintosh version of Vim.
8078
7676818d486b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f8df7addc5f741c16fa2a458f8777ac1fdf2e01e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8061
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8318 macunix Compiled for OS X, with darwin
7676818d486b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f8df7addc5f741c16fa2a458f8777ac1fdf2e01e
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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8319 osx Compiled for OS X, with or without darwin
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8320 menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
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8321 mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
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8322 modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
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8323 mouse Compiled with support mouse.
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8324 mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
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8325 mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
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8326 mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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8327 mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
1621
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parents: 1609
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8328 mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
3750
536aa8b0c934 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3682
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8329 mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
3224
8b8ef1fed009 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3214
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8330 mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
7
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8331 mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
2681
85c5a72551e2 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2662
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8332 mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
1768
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vimboss
parents: 1755
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8333 multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding'
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8334 multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multi-byte encoding.
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8335 multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
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8336 multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
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8337 mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
2681
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2662
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8338 netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
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8339 netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
9389
32e34e574716 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/22fcfad29276bd5f317faf516637dcd491b96a12
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9344
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8340 num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
7
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8341 ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
9076
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9041
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8342 packages Compiled with |packages| support.
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8343 path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
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8344 perl Compiled with Perl interface.
2214
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2210
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8345 persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
7
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8346 postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
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8347 printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
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8348 profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
2826
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2725
diff changeset
8349 python Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
3c7da93eb7f9 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2725
diff changeset
8350 python3 Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
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8351 qnx QNX version of Vim.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
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8352 quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
857
b933657f7c9d updated for version 7.0g01
vimboss
parents: 856
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8353 reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
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8354 rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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8355 ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
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8356 scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support.
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8357 showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
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8358 signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
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8359 smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
2681
85c5a72551e2 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2662
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8360 spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
1989
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parents: 1851
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8361 startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
7
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vimboss
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8362 statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
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vimboss
parents:
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8363 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
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8364 sun_workshop Compiled with support for Sun |workshop|.
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8365 syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
7
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8366 syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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8367 current buffer.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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8368 system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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8369 tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
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8370 |tag-binary-search|.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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8371 tag_old_static Compiled with support for old static tags
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
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8372 |tag-old-static|.
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8373 tag_any_white Compiled with support for any white characters in tags
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vimboss
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8374 files |tag-any-white|.
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8375 tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
9076
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9041
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8376 termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
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8377 terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
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8378 termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
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8379 textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
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8380 tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
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8381 or terminfo file.
8577
63dc856bd13d commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/975b5271eed4fa0500c24a8f37be0b1797cb9db7
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8538
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8382 timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
7
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8383 title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
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8384 toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
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8385 unix Unix version of Vim.
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vimboss
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8386 user_commands User-defined commands.
2681
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parents: 2662
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8387 vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
2581
e8a482a7fa6c Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2577
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8388 vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
8748
b1a19a2f73f0 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4f3f668c8486444e53163c29d2fc79bf47eb3c82
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8738
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8389 *vim_starting*
2681
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parents: 2662
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8390 viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
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8391 virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option.
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8392 visual Compiled with Visual mode.
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8393 visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands.
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8394 |blockwise-operators|.
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8395 vms VMS version of Vim.
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8396 vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands.
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8397 wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
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8398 wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
2698
b6471224d2af Updated runtime files and translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2681
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8399 win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2681
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8400 64 bits)
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parents: 2662
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8401 win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
7
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8402 win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
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vimboss
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8403 win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME.
2681
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2662
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8404 winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
85c5a72551e2 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2662
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8405 windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
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8406 writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
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8407 xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
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8408 xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
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parents: 5294
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8409 xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
22da5ab9aaa1 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5294
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8410 xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
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parents: 5294
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8411 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
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8412 xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
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8413 xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
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8414 xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
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8415 xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
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8416 xterm screen.
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8417 x11 Compiled with X11 support.
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8418
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8419 *string-match*
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8420 Matching a pattern in a String
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8421
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8422 A regexp pattern as explained at |pattern| is normally used to find a match in
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8423 the buffer lines. When a pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost
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8424 everything works in the same way. The difference is that a String is handled
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8425 like it is one line. When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a
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8426 line break for the pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or
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8427 with ".". Example: >
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8428 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
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8429 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
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8430 aa
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8431 xx
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8432 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
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8433 a
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8434 x
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8435
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8436 Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
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8437 "$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
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8438 "\n".
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8439
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8440 ==============================================================================
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8441 5. Defining functions *user-functions*
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8442
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8443 New functions can be defined. These can be called just like builtin
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8444 functions. The function executes a sequence of Ex commands. Normal mode
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8445 commands can be executed with the |:normal| command.
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8446
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8447 The function name must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid confusion with
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8448 builtin functions. To prevent from using the same name in different scripts
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8449 avoid obvious, short names. A good habit is to start the function name with
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8450 the name of the script, e.g., "HTMLcolor()".
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8451
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8452 It's also possible to use curly braces, see |curly-braces-names|. And the
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8453 |autoload| facility is useful to define a function only when it's called.
7
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8454
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8455 *local-function*
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8456 A function local to a script must start with "s:". A local script function
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8457 can only be called from within the script and from functions, user commands
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8458 and autocommands defined in the script. It is also possible to call the
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8459 function from a mapping defined in the script, but then |<SID>| must be used
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8460 instead of "s:" when the mapping is expanded outside of the script.
5862
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8461 There are only script-local functions, no buffer-local or window-local
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8462 functions.
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8463
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8464 *:fu* *:function* *E128* *E129* *E123*
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8465 :fu[nction] List all functions and their arguments.
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8466
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8467 :fu[nction] {name} List function {name}.
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8468 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
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8469 |Funcref|: >
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8470 :function dict.init
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8471
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8472 :fu[nction] /{pattern} List functions with a name matching {pattern}.
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8473 Example that lists all functions ending with "File": >
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8474 :function /File$
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8475 <
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8476 *:function-verbose*
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8477 When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing a function will also display where it was
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8478 last defined. Example: >
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8479
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8480 :verbose function SetFileTypeSH
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8481 function SetFileTypeSH(name)
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8482 Last set from /usr/share/vim/vim-7.0/filetype.vim
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parents: 477
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8483 <
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parents: 482
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8484 See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
482
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8485
5862
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8486 *E124* *E125* *E853* *E884*
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8487 :fu[nction][!] {name}([arguments]) [range] [abort] [dict] [closure]
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8488 Define a new function by the name {name}. The name
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8489 must be made of alphanumeric characters and '_', and
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8490 must start with a capital or "s:" (see above). Note
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8491 that using "b:" or "g:" is not allowed. (since patch
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8492 7.4.260 E884 is given if the function name has a colon
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8493 in the name, e.g. for "foo:bar()". Before that patch
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8494 no error was given).
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8495
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8496 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
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8497 |Funcref|: >
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8498 :function dict.init(arg)
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8499 < "dict" must be an existing dictionary. The entry
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8500 "init" is added if it didn't exist yet. Otherwise [!]
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8501 is required to overwrite an existing function. The
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8502 result is a |Funcref| to a numbered function. The
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8503 function can only be used with a |Funcref| and will be
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8504 deleted if there are no more references to it.
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8505 *E127* *E122*
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8506 When a function by this name already exists and [!] is
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8507 not used an error message is given. When [!] is used,
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8508 an existing function is silently replaced. Unless it
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8509 is currently being executed, that is an error.
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8510
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8511 For the {arguments} see |function-argument|.
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8512
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8513 *:func-range* *a:firstline* *a:lastline*
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8514 When the [range] argument is added, the function is
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8515 expected to take care of a range itself. The range is
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8516 passed as "a:firstline" and "a:lastline". If [range]
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8517 is excluded, ":{range}call" will call the function for
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parents:
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8518 each line in the range, with the cursor on the start
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8519 of each line. See |function-range-example|.
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diff changeset
8520 The cursor is still moved to the first line of the
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diff changeset
8521 range, as is the case with all Ex commands.
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8522 *:func-abort*
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8523 When the [abort] argument is added, the function will
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8524 abort as soon as an error is detected.
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8525 *:func-dict*
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8526 When the [dict] argument is added, the function must
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8527 be invoked through an entry in a |Dictionary|. The
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diff changeset
8528 local variable "self" will then be set to the
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parents: 99
diff changeset
8529 dictionary. See |Dictionary-function|.
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8530 *:func-closure* *E932*
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8531 When the [closure] argument is added, the function
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8532 can access variables and arguments from the outer
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8533 scope. This is usually called a closure. In this
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8534 example Bar() uses "x" from the scope of Foo(). It
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8535 remains referenced even after Foo() returns: >
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8536 :function! Foo()
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8537 : let x = 0
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8538 : function! Bar() closure
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8539 : let x += 1
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8540 : return x
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8541 : endfunction
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8542 : return funcref('Bar')
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8543 :endfunction
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8544
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8545 :let F = Foo()
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8546 :echo F()
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8547 < 1 >
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8548 :echo F()
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8549 < 2 >
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8550 :echo F()
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8551 < 3
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8552
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8553 *function-search-undo*
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8554 The last used search pattern and the redo command "."
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8555 will not be changed by the function. This also
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8556 implies that the effect of |:nohlsearch| is undone
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8557 when the function returns.
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8558
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8559 *:endf* *:endfunction* *E126* *E193*
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8560 :endf[unction] The end of a function definition. Must be on a line
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8561 by its own, without other commands.
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8562
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8563 *:delf* *:delfunction* *E130* *E131* *E933*
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8564 :delf[unction] {name} Delete function {name}.
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8565 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
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8566 |Funcref|: >
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8567 :delfunc dict.init
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8568 < This will remove the "init" entry from "dict". The
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8569 function is deleted if there are no more references to
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8570 it.
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8571 *:retu* *:return* *E133*
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8572 :retu[rn] [expr] Return from a function. When "[expr]" is given, it is
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8573 evaluated and returned as the result of the function.
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8574 If "[expr]" is not given, the number 0 is returned.
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8575 When a function ends without an explicit ":return",
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8576 the number 0 is returned.
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8577 Note that there is no check for unreachable lines,
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8578 thus there is no warning if commands follow ":return".
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8579
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8580 If the ":return" is used after a |:try| but before the
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8581 matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
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8582 following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
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8583 are executed first. This process applies to all
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8584 nested ":try"s inside the function. The function
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8585 returns at the outermost ":endtry".
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8586
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8587 *function-argument* *a:var*
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8588 An argument can be defined by giving its name. In the function this can then
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8589 be used as "a:name" ("a:" for argument).
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8590 *a:0* *a:1* *a:000* *E740* *...*
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8591 Up to 20 arguments can be given, separated by commas. After the named
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8592 arguments an argument "..." can be specified, which means that more arguments
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8593 may optionally be following. In the function the extra arguments can be used
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8594 as "a:1", "a:2", etc. "a:0" is set to the number of extra arguments (which
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8595 can be 0). "a:000" is set to a |List| that contains these arguments. Note
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8596 that "a:1" is the same as "a:000[0]".
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8597 *E742*
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8598 The a: scope and the variables in it cannot be changed, they are fixed.
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8599 However, if a composite type is used, such as |List| or |Dictionary| , you can
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8600 change their contents. Thus you can pass a |List| to a function and have the
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8601 function add an item to it. If you want to make sure the function cannot
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8602 change a |List| or |Dictionary| use |:lockvar|.
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8603
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8604 When not using "...", the number of arguments in a function call must be equal
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8605 to the number of named arguments. When using "...", the number of arguments
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8606 may be larger.
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8607
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8608 It is also possible to define a function without any arguments. You must
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8609 still supply the () then. The body of the function follows in the next lines,
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8610 until the matching |:endfunction|. It is allowed to define another function
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8611 inside a function body.
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8612
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8613 *local-variables*
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8614 Inside a function local variables can be used. These will disappear when the
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8615 function returns. Global variables need to be accessed with "g:".
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8616
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8617 Example: >
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8618 :function Table(title, ...)
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8619 : echohl Title
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8620 : echo a:title
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8621 : echohl None
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8622 : echo a:0 . " items:"
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8623 : for s in a:000
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8624 : echon ' ' . s
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8625 : endfor
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8626 :endfunction
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8627
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8628 This function can then be called with: >
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8629 call Table("Table", "line1", "line2")
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8630 call Table("Empty Table")
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8631
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8632 To return more than one value, return a |List|: >
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8633 :function Compute(n1, n2)
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8634 : if a:n2 == 0
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8635 : return ["fail", 0]
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8636 : endif
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8637 : return ["ok", a:n1 / a:n2]
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8638 :endfunction
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8639
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8640 This function can then be called with: >
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8641 :let [success, div] = Compute(102, 6)
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8642 :if success == "ok"
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8643 : echo div
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8644 :endif
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8645 <
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8646 *:cal* *:call* *E107* *E117*
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8647 :[range]cal[l] {name}([arguments])
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8648 Call a function. The name of the function and its arguments
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8649 are as specified with |:function|. Up to 20 arguments can be
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8650 used. The returned value is discarded.
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8651 Without a range and for functions that accept a range, the
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8652 function is called once. When a range is given the cursor is
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8653 positioned at the start of the first line before executing the
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8654 function.
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8655 When a range is given and the function doesn't handle it
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8656 itself, the function is executed for each line in the range,
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8657 with the cursor in the first column of that line. The cursor
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8658 is left at the last line (possibly moved by the last function
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8659 call). The arguments are re-evaluated for each line. Thus
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8660 this works:
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8661 *function-range-example* >
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8662 :function Mynumber(arg)
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8663 : echo line(".") . " " . a:arg
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8664 :endfunction
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8665 :1,5call Mynumber(getline("."))
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8666 <
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8667 The "a:firstline" and "a:lastline" are defined anyway, they
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8668 can be used to do something different at the start or end of
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8669 the range.
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8670
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8671 Example of a function that handles the range itself: >
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8672
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8673 :function Cont() range
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8674 : execute (a:firstline + 1) . "," . a:lastline . 's/^/\t\\ '
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8675 :endfunction
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8676 :4,8call Cont()
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8677 <
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8678 This function inserts the continuation character "\" in front
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8679 of all the lines in the range, except the first one.
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8680
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8681 When the function returns a composite value it can be further
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8682 dereferenced, but the range will not be used then. Example: >
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8683 :4,8call GetDict().method()
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8684 < Here GetDict() gets the range but method() does not.
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8685
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8686 *E132*
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8687 The recursiveness of user functions is restricted with the |'maxfuncdepth'|
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8688 option.
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8689
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8690
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8691 AUTOMATICALLY LOADING FUNCTIONS ~
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8692 *autoload-functions*
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8693 When using many or large functions, it's possible to automatically define them
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8694 only when they are used. There are two methods: with an autocommand and with
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8695 the "autoload" directory in 'runtimepath'.
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8696
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8697
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8698 Using an autocommand ~
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8699
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8700 This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.14|.
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8701
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8702 The autocommand is useful if you have a plugin that is a long Vim script file.
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8703 You can define the autocommand and quickly quit the script with |:finish|.
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8704 That makes Vim startup faster. The autocommand should then load the same file
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8705 again, setting a variable to skip the |:finish| command.
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8706
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8707 Use the FuncUndefined autocommand event with a pattern that matches the
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8708 function(s) to be defined. Example: >
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8709
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8710 :au FuncUndefined BufNet* source ~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim
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8711
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8712 The file "~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim" should then define functions that start with
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8713 "BufNet". Also see |FuncUndefined|.
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8714
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8715
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8716 Using an autoload script ~
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8717 *autoload* *E746*
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8718 This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.15|.
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8719
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8720 Using a script in the "autoload" directory is simpler, but requires using
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8721 exactly the right file name. A function that can be autoloaded has a name
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8722 like this: >
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8723
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8724 :call filename#funcname()
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8725
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8726 When such a function is called, and it is not defined yet, Vim will search the
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8727 "autoload" directories in 'runtimepath' for a script file called
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8728 "filename.vim". For example "~/.vim/autoload/filename.vim". That file should
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8729 then define the function like this: >
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8730
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8731 function filename#funcname()
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8732 echo "Done!"
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8733 endfunction
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8734
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8735 The file name and the name used before the # in the function must match
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8736 exactly, and the defined function must have the name exactly as it will be
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8737 called.
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8738
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8739 It is possible to use subdirectories. Every # in the function name works like
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8740 a path separator. Thus when calling a function: >
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8741
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8742 :call foo#bar#func()
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8743
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8744 Vim will look for the file "autoload/foo/bar.vim" in 'runtimepath'.
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8745
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8746 This also works when reading a variable that has not been set yet: >
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8747
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8748 :let l = foo#bar#lvar
168
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diff changeset
8749
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diff changeset
8750 However, when the autoload script was already loaded it won't be loaded again
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vimboss
parents: 555
diff changeset
8751 for an unknown variable.
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diff changeset
8752
168
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diff changeset
8753 When assigning a value to such a variable nothing special happens. This can
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vimboss
parents: 164
diff changeset
8754 be used to pass settings to the autoload script before it's loaded: >
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diff changeset
8755
270
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8756 :let foo#bar#toggle = 1
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8757 :call foo#bar#func()
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diff changeset
8758
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parents: 161
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8759 Note that when you make a mistake and call a function that is supposed to be
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8760 defined in an autoload script, but the script doesn't actually define the
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vimboss
parents: 161
diff changeset
8761 function, the script will be sourced every time you try to call the function.
168
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parents: 164
diff changeset
8762 And you will get an error message every time.
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parents: 164
diff changeset
8763
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8764 Also note that if you have two script files, and one calls a function in the
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vimboss
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diff changeset
8765 other and vice versa, before the used function is defined, it won't work.
168
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parents: 164
diff changeset
8766 Avoid using the autoload functionality at the toplevel.
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diff changeset
8767
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vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
8768 Hint: If you distribute a bunch of scripts you can pack them together with the
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vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
8769 |vimball| utility. Also read the user manual |distribute-script|.
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vimboss
parents: 790
diff changeset
8770
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parents:
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8771 ==============================================================================
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8772 6. Curly braces names *curly-braces-names*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8773
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8774 In most places where you can use a variable, you can use a "curly braces name"
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diff changeset
8775 variable. This is a regular variable name with one or more expressions
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parents: 3398
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8776 wrapped in braces {} like this: >
7
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parents:
diff changeset
8777 my_{adjective}_variable
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8778
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parents:
diff changeset
8779 When Vim encounters this, it evaluates the expression inside the braces, puts
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8780 that in place of the expression, and re-interprets the whole as a variable
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8781 name. So in the above example, if the variable "adjective" was set to
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8782 "noisy", then the reference would be to "my_noisy_variable", whereas if
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8783 "adjective" was set to "quiet", then it would be to "my_quiet_variable".
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vimboss
parents:
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8784
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8785 One application for this is to create a set of variables governed by an option
9877
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8786 value. For example, the statement >
7
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parents:
diff changeset
8787 echo my_{&background}_message
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8788
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parents:
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8789 would output the contents of "my_dark_message" or "my_light_message" depending
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8790 on the current value of 'background'.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8791
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8792 You can use multiple brace pairs: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8793 echo my_{adverb}_{adjective}_message
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8794 ..or even nest them: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8795 echo my_{ad{end_of_word}}_message
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8796 where "end_of_word" is either "verb" or "jective".
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8797
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diff changeset
8798 However, the expression inside the braces must evaluate to a valid single
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8799 variable name, e.g. this is invalid: >
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8800 :let foo='a + b'
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8801 :echo c{foo}d
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8802 .. since the result of expansion is "ca + bd", which is not a variable name.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8803
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parents:
diff changeset
8804 *curly-braces-function-names*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8805 You can call and define functions by an evaluated name in a similar way.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8806 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8807 :let func_end='whizz'
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8808 :call my_func_{func_end}(parameter)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8809
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8810 This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)".
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8811
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diff changeset
8812 This does NOT work: >
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
diff changeset
8813 :let i = 3
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
diff changeset
8814 :let @{i} = '' " error
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
diff changeset
8815 :echo @{i} " error
94601b379f38 Updated runtime files. Add Dutch translations.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 3398
diff changeset
8816
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8817 ==============================================================================
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8818 7. Commands *expression-commands*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8819
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8820 :let {var-name} = {expr1} *:let* *E18*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8821 Set internal variable {var-name} to the result of the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8822 expression {expr1}. The variable will get the type
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8823 from the {expr}. If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8824 is created.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8825
85
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vimboss
parents: 82
diff changeset
8826 :let {var-name}[{idx}] = {expr1} *E689*
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vimboss
parents: 82
diff changeset
8827 Set a list item to the result of the expression
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vimboss
parents: 82
diff changeset
8828 {expr1}. {var-name} must refer to a list and {idx}
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vimboss
parents: 82
diff changeset
8829 must be a valid index in that list. For nested list
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vimboss
parents: 82
diff changeset
8830 the index can be repeated.
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
8831 This cannot be used to add an item to a |List|.
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
8832 This cannot be used to set a byte in a String. You
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
8833 can do that like this: >
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
8834 :let var = var[0:2] . 'X' . var[4:]
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
8835 <
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8836 *E711* *E719*
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8837 :let {var-name}[{idx1}:{idx2}] = {expr1} *E708* *E709* *E710*
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8838 Set a sequence of items in a |List| to the result of
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8839 the expression {expr1}, which must be a list with the
87
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
8840 correct number of items.
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
8841 {idx1} can be omitted, zero is used instead.
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
8842 {idx2} can be omitted, meaning the end of the list.
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
8843 When the selected range of items is partly past the
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
8844 end of the list, items will be added.
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
8845
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vimboss
parents: 148
diff changeset
8846 *:let+=* *:let-=* *:let.=* *E734*
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8847 :let {var} += {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} + {expr1}".
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8848 :let {var} -= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} - {expr1}".
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8849 :let {var} .= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} . {expr1}".
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8850 These fail if {var} was not set yet and when the type
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8851 of {var} and {expr1} don't fit the operator.
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8852
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8853
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8854 :let ${env-name} = {expr1} *:let-environment* *:let-$*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8855 Set environment variable {env-name} to the result of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8856 the expression {expr1}. The type is always String.
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8857 :let ${env-name} .= {expr1}
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8858 Append {expr1} to the environment variable {env-name}.
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8859 If the environment variable didn't exist yet this
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8860 works like "=".
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8861
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8862 :let @{reg-name} = {expr1} *:let-register* *:let-@*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8863 Write the result of the expression {expr1} in register
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8864 {reg-name}. {reg-name} must be a single letter, and
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8865 must be the name of a writable register (see
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8866 |registers|). "@@" can be used for the unnamed
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8867 register, "@/" for the search pattern.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8868 If the result of {expr1} ends in a <CR> or <NL>, the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8869 register will be linewise, otherwise it will be set to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8870 characterwise.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8871 This can be used to clear the last search pattern: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8872 :let @/ = ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8873 < This is different from searching for an empty string,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8874 that would match everywhere.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8875
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8876 :let @{reg-name} .= {expr1}
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
8877 Append {expr1} to register {reg-name}. If the
114
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8878 register was empty it's like setting it to {expr1}.
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8879
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
8880 :let &{option-name} = {expr1} *:let-option* *:let-&*
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8881 Set option {option-name} to the result of the
68
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vimboss
parents: 55
diff changeset
8882 expression {expr1}. A String or Number value is
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8883 always converted to the type of the option.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8884 For an option local to a window or buffer the effect
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8885 is just like using the |:set| command: both the local
555
a5efb97bc104 updated for version 7.0157
vimboss
parents: 548
diff changeset
8886 value and the global value are changed.
68
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vimboss
parents: 55
diff changeset
8887 Example: >
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vimboss
parents: 55
diff changeset
8888 :let &path = &path . ',/usr/local/include'
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8889
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8890 :let &{option-name} .= {expr1}
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8891 For a string option: Append {expr1} to the value.
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8892 Does not insert a comma like |:set+=|.
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8893
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8894 :let &{option-name} += {expr1}
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8895 :let &{option-name} -= {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8896 For a number or boolean option: Add or subtract
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8897 {expr1}.
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8898
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parents:
diff changeset
8899 :let &l:{option-name} = {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8900 :let &l:{option-name} .= {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8901 :let &l:{option-name} += {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8902 :let &l:{option-name} -= {expr1}
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8903 Like above, but only set the local value of an option
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8904 (if there is one). Works like |:setlocal|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8905
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parents:
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8906 :let &g:{option-name} = {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8907 :let &g:{option-name} .= {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8908 :let &g:{option-name} += {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8909 :let &g:{option-name} -= {expr1}
7
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parents:
diff changeset
8910 Like above, but only set the global value of an option
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8911 (if there is one). Works like |:setglobal|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8912
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parents: 82
diff changeset
8913 :let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1} *:let-unpack* *E687* *E688*
685
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parents: 681
diff changeset
8914 {expr1} must evaluate to a |List|. The first item in
68
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vimboss
parents: 55
diff changeset
8915 the list is assigned to {name1}, the second item to
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vimboss
parents: 55
diff changeset
8916 {name2}, etc.
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8917 The number of names must match the number of items in
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8918 the |List|.
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8919 Each name can be one of the items of the ":let"
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8920 command as mentioned above.
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parents: 55
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8921 Example: >
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parents: 55
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8922 :let [s, item] = GetItem(s)
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8923 < Detail: {expr1} is evaluated first, then the
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parents: 108
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8924 assignments are done in sequence. This matters if
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8925 {name2} depends on {name1}. Example: >
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8926 :let x = [0, 1]
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8927 :let i = 0
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8928 :let [i, x[i]] = [1, 2]
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8929 :echo x
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8930 < The result is [0, 2].
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8931
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8932 :let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] .= {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8933 :let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] += {expr1}
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8934 :let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] -= {expr1}
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8935 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8936 |List| item.
68
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8937
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8938 :let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1}
685
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parents: 681
diff changeset
8939 Like |:let-unpack| above, but the |List| may have more
114
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8940 items than there are names. A list of the remaining
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8941 items is assigned to {lastname}. If there are no
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8942 remaining items {lastname} is set to an empty list.
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8943 Example: >
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8944 :let [a, b; rest] = ["aval", "bval", 3, 4]
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parents: 55
diff changeset
8945 <
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8946 :let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] .= {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8947 :let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] += {expr1}
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parents: 108
diff changeset
8948 :let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] -= {expr1}
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
8949 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8950 |List| item.
2596
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parents: 2581
diff changeset
8951
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2581
diff changeset
8952 *E121*
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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8953 :let {var-name} .. List the value of variable {var-name}. Multiple
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parents: 119
diff changeset
8954 variable names may be given. Special names recognized
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vimboss
parents: 119
diff changeset
8955 here: *E738*
777
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vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
8956 g: global variables
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vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
8957 b: local buffer variables
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vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
8958 w: local window variables
819
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vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
8959 t: local tab page variables
777
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vimboss
parents: 724
diff changeset
8960 s: script-local variables
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parents: 724
diff changeset
8961 l: local function variables
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parents: 119
diff changeset
8962 v: Vim variables.
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parents:
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8963
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vimboss
parents: 37
diff changeset
8964 :let List the values of all variables. The type of the
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vimboss
parents: 37
diff changeset
8965 variable is indicated before the value:
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vimboss
parents: 37
diff changeset
8966 <nothing> String
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parents: 37
diff changeset
8967 # Number
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parents: 853
diff changeset
8968 * Funcref
7
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parents:
diff changeset
8969
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parents: 140
diff changeset
8970
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
8971 :unl[et][!] {name} ... *:unlet* *:unl* *E108* *E795*
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parents: 140
diff changeset
8972 Remove the internal variable {name}. Several variable
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8973 names can be given, they are all removed. The name
685
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parents: 681
diff changeset
8974 may also be a |List| or |Dictionary| item.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8975 With [!] no error message is given for non-existing
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
8976 variables.
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8977 One or more items from a |List| can be removed: >
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vimboss
parents: 102
diff changeset
8978 :unlet list[3] " remove fourth item
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vimboss
parents: 102
diff changeset
8979 :unlet list[3:] " remove fourth item to last
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
8980 < One item from a |Dictionary| can be removed at a time: >
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vimboss
parents: 102
diff changeset
8981 :unlet dict['two']
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vimboss
parents: 102
diff changeset
8982 :unlet dict.two
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
8983 < This is especially useful to clean up used global
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
8984 variables and script-local variables (these are not
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
8985 deleted when the script ends). Function-local
0b796e045c42 updated for version 7.2b-000
vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
8986 variables are automatically deleted when the function
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vimboss
parents: 1661
diff changeset
8987 ends.
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parents:
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8988
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8989 :lockv[ar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:lockvar* *:lockv*
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8990 Lock the internal variable {name}. Locking means that
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8991 it can no longer be changed (until it is unlocked).
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8992 A locked variable can be deleted: >
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8993 :lockvar v
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8994 :let v = 'asdf' " fails!
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8995 :unlet v
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8996 < *E741*
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8997 If you try to change a locked variable you get an
6530
435956324539 Update runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6447
diff changeset
8998 error message: "E741: Value is locked: {name}"
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
8999
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9000 [depth] is relevant when locking a |List| or
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9001 |Dictionary|. It specifies how deep the locking goes:
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9002 1 Lock the |List| or |Dictionary| itself,
148
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9003 cannot add or remove items, but can
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9004 still change their values.
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9005 2 Also lock the values, cannot change
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9006 the items. If an item is a |List| or
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9007 |Dictionary|, cannot add or remove
148
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9008 items, but can still change the
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9009 values.
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9010 3 Like 2 but for the |List| /
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9011 |Dictionary| in the |List| /
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9012 |Dictionary|, one level deeper.
d7e33248b9c8 updated for version 7.0206
vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9013 The default [depth] is 2, thus when {name} is a |List|
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9014 or |Dictionary| the values cannot be changed.
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parents: 140
diff changeset
9015 *E743*
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9016 For unlimited depth use [!] and omit [depth].
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9017 However, there is a maximum depth of 100 to catch
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9018 loops.
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9019
685
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9020 Note that when two variables refer to the same |List|
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vimboss
parents: 681
diff changeset
9021 and you lock one of them, the |List| will also be
819
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vimboss
parents: 818
diff changeset
9022 locked when used through the other variable.
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parents: 818
diff changeset
9023 Example: >
148
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9024 :let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9025 :let cl = l
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9026 :lockvar l
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9027 :let cl[1] = 99 " won't work!
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9028 < You may want to make a copy of a list to avoid this.
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9029 See |deepcopy()|.
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9030
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9031
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9032 :unlo[ckvar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:unlockvar* *:unlo*
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9033 Unlock the internal variable {name}. Does the
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9034 opposite of |:lockvar|.
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9035
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vimboss
parents: 140
diff changeset
9036
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9037 :if {expr1} *:if* *:endif* *:en* *E171* *E579* *E580*
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parents:
diff changeset
9038 :en[dif] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9039 or ":endif" if {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9040
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9041 From Vim version 4.5 until 5.0, every Ex command in
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9042 between the ":if" and ":endif" is ignored. These two
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9043 commands were just to allow for future expansions in a
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07f11de5efca commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/85084ef1e999dcf50e8d466106a33bac24a0febb
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 7653
diff changeset
9044 backward compatible way. Nesting was allowed. Note
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9045 that any ":else" or ":elseif" was ignored, the "else"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9046 part was not executed either.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9047
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parents:
diff changeset
9048 You can use this to remain compatible with older
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9049 versions: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9050 :if version >= 500
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9051 : version-5-specific-commands
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9052 :endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9053 < The commands still need to be parsed to find the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9054 "endif". Sometimes an older Vim has a problem with a
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9055 new command. For example, ":silent" is recognized as
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9056 a ":substitute" command. In that case ":execute" can
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9057 avoid problems: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9058 :if version >= 600
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9059 : execute "silent 1,$delete"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9060 :endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9061 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9062 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9063 properly in between ":if" and ":endif".
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9064
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parents:
diff changeset
9065 *:else* *:el* *E581* *E583*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9066 :el[se] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9067 or ":endif" if they previously were not being
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9068 executed.
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parents:
diff changeset
9069
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parents:
diff changeset
9070 *:elseif* *:elsei* *E582* *E584*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9071 :elsei[f] {expr1} Short for ":else" ":if", with the addition that there
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9072 is no extra ":endif".
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parents:
diff changeset
9073
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parents:
diff changeset
9074 :wh[ile] {expr1} *:while* *:endwhile* *:wh* *:endw*
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diff changeset
9075 *E170* *E585* *E588* *E733*
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parents:
diff changeset
9076 :endw[hile] Repeat the commands between ":while" and ":endwhile",
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parents:
diff changeset
9077 as long as {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9078 When an error is detected from a command inside the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9079 loop, execution continues after the "endwhile".
75
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9080 Example: >
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9081 :let lnum = 1
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9082 :while lnum <= line("$")
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9083 :call FixLine(lnum)
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9084 :let lnum = lnum + 1
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9085 :endwhile
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9086 <
7
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parents:
diff changeset
9087 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
99
04f2e519ab18 updated for version 7.0038
vimboss
parents: 95
diff changeset
9088 properly inside a ":while" and ":for" loop.
75
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9089
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vimboss
parents: 108
diff changeset
9090 :for {var} in {list} *:for* *E690* *E732*
75
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9091 :endfo[r] *:endfo* *:endfor*
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9092 Repeat the commands between ":for" and ":endfor" for
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9093 each item in {list}. Variable {var} is set to the
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parents: 75
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9094 value of each item.
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parents: 75
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9095 When an error is detected for a command inside the
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9096 loop, execution continues after the "endfor".
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parents: 459
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9097 Changing {list} inside the loop affects what items are
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parents: 459
diff changeset
9098 used. Make a copy if this is unwanted: >
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parents: 75
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9099 :for item in copy(mylist)
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parents: 75
diff changeset
9100 < When not making a copy, Vim stores a reference to the
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
9101 next item in the list, before executing the commands
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
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9102 with the current item. Thus the current item can be
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
9103 removed without effect. Removing any later item means
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
9104 it will not be found. Thus the following example
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vimboss
parents: 75
diff changeset
9105 works (an inefficient way to make a list empty): >
2033
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
9106 for item in mylist
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
9107 call remove(mylist, 0)
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
9108 endfor
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parents: 85
diff changeset
9109 < Note that reordering the list (e.g., with sort() or
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vimboss
parents: 85
diff changeset
9110 reverse()) may have unexpected effects.
75
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9111
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9112 :for [{var1}, {var2}, ...] in {listlist}
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9113 :endfo[r]
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parents: 68
diff changeset
9114 Like ":for" above, but each item in {listlist} must be
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9115 a list, of which each item is assigned to {var1},
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vimboss
parents: 68
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9116 {var2}, etc. Example: >
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9117 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 5], [3, 8]]
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vimboss
parents: 68
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9118 :echo getline(lnum)[col]
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vimboss
parents: 68
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9119 :endfor
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parents: 68
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9120 <
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parents:
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9121 *:continue* *:con* *E586*
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parents: 68
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9122 :con[tinue] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, jumps back
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vimboss
parents: 68
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9123 to the start of the loop.
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vimboss
parents: 68
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9124 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9125 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9126 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
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vimboss
parents: 68
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9127 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9128 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
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vimboss
parents: 68
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9129 ":endtry" then jumps back to the start of the loop.
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parents:
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9130
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parents:
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9131 *:break* *:brea* *E587*
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parents: 68
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9132 :brea[k] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, skips to
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9133 the command after the matching ":endwhile" or
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9134 ":endfor".
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9135 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9136 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9137 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9138 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9139 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
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vimboss
parents: 68
diff changeset
9140 ":endtry" then jumps to the command after the loop.
7
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parents:
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9141
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parents:
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9142 :try *:try* *:endt* *:endtry* *E600* *E601* *E602*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9143 :endt[ry] Change the error handling for the commands between
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vimboss
parents:
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9144 ":try" and ":endtry" including everything being
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9145 executed across ":source" commands, function calls,
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vimboss
parents:
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9146 or autocommand invocations.
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vimboss
parents:
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9147
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parents:
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9148 When an error or interrupt is detected and there is
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9149 a |:finally| command following, execution continues
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vimboss
parents:
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9150 after the ":finally". Otherwise, or when the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9151 ":endtry" is reached thereafter, the next
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9152 (dynamically) surrounding ":try" is checked for
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9153 a corresponding ":finally" etc. Then the script
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9154 processing is terminated. (Whether a function
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9155 definition has an "abort" argument does not matter.)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9156 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9157 :try | edit too much | finally | echo "cleanup" | endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9158 :echo "impossible" " not reached, script terminated above
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9159 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9160 Moreover, an error or interrupt (dynamically) inside
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9161 ":try" and ":endtry" is converted to an exception. It
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9162 can be caught as if it were thrown by a |:throw|
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9163 command (see |:catch|). In this case, the script
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9164 processing is not terminated.
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vimboss
parents:
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9165
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parents:
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9166 The value "Vim:Interrupt" is used for an interrupt
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9167 exception. An error in a Vim command is converted
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9168 to a value of the form "Vim({command}):{errmsg}",
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9169 other errors are converted to a value of the form
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9170 "Vim:{errmsg}". {command} is the full command name,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9171 and {errmsg} is the message that is displayed if the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9172 error exception is not caught, always beginning with
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9173 the error number.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9174 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9175 :try | sleep 100 | catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ | endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9176 :try | edit | catch /^Vim(edit):E\d\+/ | echo "error" | endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9177 <
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vimboss
parents:
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9178 *:cat* *:catch* *E603* *E604* *E605*
2033
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
9179 :cat[ch] /{pattern}/ The following commands until the next |:catch|,
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9180 |:finally|, or |:endtry| that belongs to the same
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9181 |:try| as the ":catch" are executed when an exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9182 matching {pattern} is being thrown and has not yet
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9183 been caught by a previous ":catch". Otherwise, these
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9184 commands are skipped.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9185 When {pattern} is omitted all errors are caught.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9186 Examples: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9187 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ " catch interrupts (CTRL-C)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9188 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E/ " catch all Vim errors
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9189 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:/ " catch errors and interrupts
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9190 :catch /^Vim(write):/ " catch all errors in :write
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9191 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E123/ " catch error E123
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9192 :catch /my-exception/ " catch user exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9193 :catch /.*/ " catch everything
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9194 :catch " same as /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9195 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9196 Another character can be used instead of / around the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9197 {pattern}, so long as it does not have a special
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9198 meaning (e.g., '|' or '"') and doesn't occur inside
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9199 {pattern}.
5814
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
9200 Information about the exception is available in
755931e042e4 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5808
diff changeset
9201 |v:exception|. Also see |throw-variables|.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9202 NOTE: It is not reliable to ":catch" the TEXT of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9203 an error message because it may vary in different
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9204 locales.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9205
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9206 *:fina* *:finally* *E606* *E607*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9207 :fina[lly] The following commands until the matching |:endtry|
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9208 are executed whenever the part between the matching
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9209 |:try| and the ":finally" is left: either by falling
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9210 through to the ":finally" or by a |:continue|,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9211 |:break|, |:finish|, or |:return|, or by an error or
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9212 interrupt or exception (see |:throw|).
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9213
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9214 *:th* *:throw* *E608*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9215 :th[row] {expr1} The {expr1} is evaluated and thrown as an exception.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9216 If the ":throw" is used after a |:try| but before the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9217 first corresponding |:catch|, commands are skipped
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9218 until the first ":catch" matching {expr1} is reached.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9219 If there is no such ":catch" or if the ":throw" is
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9220 used after a ":catch" but before the |:finally|, the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9221 commands following the ":finally" (if present) up to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9222 the matching |:endtry| are executed. If the ":throw"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9223 is after the ":finally", commands up to the ":endtry"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9224 are skipped. At the ":endtry", this process applies
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9225 again for the next dynamically surrounding ":try"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9226 (which may be found in a calling function or sourcing
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9227 script), until a matching ":catch" has been found.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9228 If the exception is not caught, the command processing
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9229 is terminated.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9230 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9231 :try | throw "oops" | catch /^oo/ | echo "caught" | endtry
2725
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2709
diff changeset
9232 < Note that "catch" may need to be on a separate line
6f63330ec225 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2709
diff changeset
9233 for when an error causes the parsing to skip the whole
6f63330ec225 Updated runtime files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2709
diff changeset
9234 line and not see the "|" that separates the commands.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9235
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9236 *:ec* *:echo*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9237 :ec[ho] {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, with a space in between. The
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9238 first {expr1} starts on a new line.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9239 Also see |:comment|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9240 Use "\n" to start a new line. Use "\r" to move the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9241 cursor to the first column.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9242 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9243 Cannot be followed by a comment.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9244 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9245 :echo "the value of 'shell' is" &shell
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9246 < *:echo-redraw*
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9247 A later redraw may make the message disappear again.
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9248 And since Vim mostly postpones redrawing until it's
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9249 finished with a sequence of commands this happens
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9250 quite often. To avoid that a command from before the
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9251 ":echo" causes a redraw afterwards (redraws are often
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9252 postponed until you type something), force a redraw
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
9253 with the |:redraw| command. Example: >
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9254 :new | redraw | echo "there is a new window"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9255 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9256 *:echon*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9257 :echon {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, without anything added. Also see
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9258 |:comment|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9259 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9260 Cannot be followed by a comment.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9261 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9262 :echon "the value of 'shell' is " &shell
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9263 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9264 Note the difference between using ":echo", which is a
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9265 Vim command, and ":!echo", which is an external shell
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9266 command: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9267 :!echo % --> filename
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9268 < The arguments of ":!" are expanded, see |:_%|. >
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9269 :!echo "%" --> filename or "filename"
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9270 < Like the previous example. Whether you see the double
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9271 quotes or not depends on your 'shell'. >
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9272 :echo % --> nothing
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9273 < The '%' is an illegal character in an expression. >
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9274 :echo "%" --> %
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9275 < This just echoes the '%' character. >
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9276 :echo expand("%") --> filename
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9277 < This calls the expand() function to expand the '%'.
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9278
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9279 *:echoh* *:echohl*
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9280 :echoh[l] {name} Use the highlight group {name} for the following
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9281 |:echo|, |:echon| and |:echomsg| commands. Also used
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9282 for the |input()| prompt. Example: >
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9283 :echohl WarningMsg | echo "Don't panic!" | echohl None
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9284 < Don't forget to set the group back to "None",
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9285 otherwise all following echo's will be highlighted.
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9286
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9287 *:echom* *:echomsg*
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9288 :echom[sg] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as a true message, saving the
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9289 message in the |message-history|.
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9290 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
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9291 |:echo| command. But unprintable characters are
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9292 displayed, not interpreted.
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9293 The parsing works slightly different from |:echo|,
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9294 more like |:execute|. All the expressions are first
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9295 evaluated and concatenated before echoing anything.
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parents: 1104
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9296 The expressions must evaluate to a Number or String, a
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9297 Dictionary or List causes an error.
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9298 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
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9299 Example: >
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9300 :echomsg "It's a Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz, as you can plainly see."
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9301 < See |:echo-redraw| to avoid the message disappearing
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9302 when the screen is redrawn.
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9303 *:echoe* *:echoerr*
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9304 :echoe[rr] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as an error message, saving the
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9305 message in the |message-history|. When used in a
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9306 script or function the line number will be added.
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9307 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
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9308 :echo command. When used inside a try conditional,
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9309 the message is raised as an error exception instead
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9310 (see |try-echoerr|).
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9311 Example: >
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9312 :echoerr "This script just failed!"
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9313 < If you just want a highlighted message use |:echohl|.
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9314 And to get a beep: >
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9315 :exe "normal \<Esc>"
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parents:
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9316 <
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9317 *:exe* *:execute*
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9318 :exe[cute] {expr1} .. Executes the string that results from the evaluation
2152
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9319 of {expr1} as an Ex command.
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parents: 2120
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9320 Multiple arguments are concatenated, with a space in
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parents: 2120
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9321 between. To avoid the extra space use the "."
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parents: 2120
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9322 operator to concatenate strings into one argument.
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parents: 2120
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9323 {expr1} is used as the processed command, command line
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9324 editing keys are not recognized.
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9325 Cannot be followed by a comment.
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9326 Examples: >
2152
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parents: 2120
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9327 :execute "buffer" nextbuf
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 2120
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9328 :execute "normal" count . "w"
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9329 <
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9330 ":execute" can be used to append a command to commands
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vimboss
parents:
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9331 that don't accept a '|'. Example: >
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9332 :execute '!ls' | echo "theend"
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9333
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9334 < ":execute" is also a nice way to avoid having to type
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parents:
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9335 control characters in a Vim script for a ":normal"
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vimboss
parents:
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9336 command: >
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parents:
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9337 :execute "normal ixxx\<Esc>"
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vimboss
parents:
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9338 < This has an <Esc> character, see |expr-string|.
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9339
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9340 Be careful to correctly escape special characters in
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vimboss
parents: 1609
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9341 file names. The |fnameescape()| function can be used
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parents: 1621
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9342 for Vim commands, |shellescape()| for |:!| commands.
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vimboss
parents: 1621
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9343 Examples: >
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9344 :execute "e " . fnameescape(filename)
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9345 :execute "!ls " . shellescape(filename, 1)
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parents: 1609
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9346 <
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9347 Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
5763
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parents: 5747
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9348 starting or ending "if", "while" and "for" does not
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parents: 5747
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9349 always work, because when commands are skipped the
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parents: 5747
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9350 ":execute" is not evaluated and Vim loses track of
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parents: 5747
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9351 where blocks start and end. Also "break" and
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parents: 5747
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9352 "continue" should not be inside ":execute".
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parents: 5747
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9353 This example does not work, because the ":execute" is
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9354 not evaluated and Vim does not see the "while", and
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parents: 5747
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9355 gives an error for finding an ":endwhile": >
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9356 :if 0
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parents: 5747
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9357 : execute 'while i > 5'
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parents: 5747
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9358 : echo "test"
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parents: 5747
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9359 : endwhile
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9360 :endif
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9361 <
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9362 It is allowed to have a "while" or "if" command
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9363 completely in the executed string: >
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9364 :execute 'while i < 5 | echo i | let i = i + 1 | endwhile'
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parents:
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9365 <
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9366
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9367 *:exe-comment*
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9368 ":execute", ":echo" and ":echon" cannot be followed by
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9369 a comment directly, because they see the '"' as the
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9370 start of a string. But, you can use '|' followed by a
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9371 comment. Example: >
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9372 :echo "foo" | "this is a comment
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9373
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9374 ==============================================================================
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9375 8. Exception handling *exception-handling*
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9376
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9377 The Vim script language comprises an exception handling feature. This section
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9378 explains how it can be used in a Vim script.
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9379
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9380 Exceptions may be raised by Vim on an error or on interrupt, see
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9381 |catch-errors| and |catch-interrupt|. You can also explicitly throw an
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9382 exception by using the ":throw" command, see |throw-catch|.
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9383
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9384
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9385 TRY CONDITIONALS *try-conditionals*
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9386
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9387 Exceptions can be caught or can cause cleanup code to be executed. You can
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9388 use a try conditional to specify catch clauses (that catch exceptions) and/or
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9389 a finally clause (to be executed for cleanup).
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9390 A try conditional begins with a |:try| command and ends at the matching
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9391 |:endtry| command. In between, you can use a |:catch| command to start
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9392 a catch clause, or a |:finally| command to start a finally clause. There may
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9393 be none or multiple catch clauses, but there is at most one finally clause,
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9394 which must not be followed by any catch clauses. The lines before the catch
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9395 clauses and the finally clause is called a try block. >
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9396
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9397 :try
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9398 : ...
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9399 : ... TRY BLOCK
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9400 : ...
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9402 : ...
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9403 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
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9404 : ...
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9406 : ...
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9407 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
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9408 : ...
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9409 :finally
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9410 : ...
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9411 : ... FINALLY CLAUSE
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9412 : ...
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9413 :endtry
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9414
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9415 The try conditional allows to watch code for exceptions and to take the
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9416 appropriate actions. Exceptions from the try block may be caught. Exceptions
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9417 from the try block and also the catch clauses may cause cleanup actions.
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9418 When no exception is thrown during execution of the try block, the control
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9419 is transferred to the finally clause, if present. After its execution, the
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9420 script continues with the line following the ":endtry".
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9421 When an exception occurs during execution of the try block, the remaining
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9422 lines in the try block are skipped. The exception is matched against the
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9423 patterns specified as arguments to the ":catch" commands. The catch clause
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9424 after the first matching ":catch" is taken, other catch clauses are not
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9425 executed. The catch clause ends when the next ":catch", ":finally", or
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9426 ":endtry" command is reached - whatever is first. Then, the finally clause
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9427 (if present) is executed. When the ":endtry" is reached, the script execution
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9428 continues in the following line as usual.
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9429 When an exception that does not match any of the patterns specified by the
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9430 ":catch" commands is thrown in the try block, the exception is not caught by
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9431 that try conditional and none of the catch clauses is executed. Only the
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9432 finally clause, if present, is taken. The exception pends during execution of
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9433 the finally clause. It is resumed at the ":endtry", so that commands after
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9434 the ":endtry" are not executed and the exception might be caught elsewhere,
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9435 see |try-nesting|.
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9436 When during execution of a catch clause another exception is thrown, the
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9439 try conditional and none of its catch clauses is taken. If there is, however,
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9440 a finally clause, it is executed, and the exception pends during its
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9441 execution. The commands following the ":endtry" are not executed. The new
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9442 exception might, however, be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
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9443 When during execution of the finally clause (if present) an exception is
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9444 thrown, the remaining lines in the finally clause are skipped. If the finally
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9445 clause has been taken because of an exception from the try block or one of the
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9446 catch clauses, the original (pending) exception is discarded. The commands
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9447 following the ":endtry" are not executed, and the exception from the finally
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9448 clause is propagated and can be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
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9449
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9450 The finally clause is also executed, when a ":break" or ":continue" for
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9451 a ":while" loop enclosing the complete try conditional is executed from the
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parents:
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9452 try block or a catch clause. Or when a ":return" or ":finish" is executed
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parents:
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9453 from the try block or a catch clause of a try conditional in a function or
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parents:
diff changeset
9454 sourced script, respectively. The ":break", ":continue", ":return", or
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9455 ":finish" pends during execution of the finally clause and is resumed when the
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9456 ":endtry" is reached. It is, however, discarded when an exception is thrown
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parents:
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9457 from the finally clause.
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9458 When a ":break" or ":continue" for a ":while" loop enclosing the complete
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9459 try conditional or when a ":return" or ":finish" is encountered in the finally
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parents:
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9460 clause, the rest of the finally clause is skipped, and the ":break",
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parents:
diff changeset
9461 ":continue", ":return" or ":finish" is executed as usual. If the finally
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parents:
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9462 clause has been taken because of an exception or an earlier ":break",
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parents:
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9463 ":continue", ":return", or ":finish" from the try block or a catch clause,
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parents:
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9464 this pending exception or command is discarded.
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parents:
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9465
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9466 For examples see |throw-catch| and |try-finally|.
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9467
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9468
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9469 NESTING OF TRY CONDITIONALS *try-nesting*
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parents:
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9470
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9471 Try conditionals can be nested arbitrarily. That is, a complete try
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9472 conditional can be put into the try block, a catch clause, or the finally
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parents:
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9473 clause of another try conditional. If the inner try conditional does not
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parents:
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9474 catch an exception thrown in its try block or throws a new exception from one
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parents:
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9475 of its catch clauses or its finally clause, the outer try conditional is
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parents:
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9476 checked according to the rules above. If the inner try conditional is in the
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parents:
diff changeset
9477 try block of the outer try conditional, its catch clauses are checked, but
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9478 otherwise only the finally clause is executed. It does not matter for
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9479 nesting, whether the inner try conditional is directly contained in the outer
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9480 one, or whether the outer one sources a script or calls a function containing
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9481 the inner try conditional.
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9482
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9483 When none of the active try conditionals catches an exception, just their
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9484 finally clauses are executed. Thereafter, the script processing terminates.
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9485 An error message is displayed in case of an uncaught exception explicitly
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9486 thrown by a ":throw" command. For uncaught error and interrupt exceptions
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9487 implicitly raised by Vim, the error message(s) or interrupt message are shown
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parents:
diff changeset
9488 as usual.
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9489
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9490 For examples see |throw-catch|.
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parents:
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9491
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parents:
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9492
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9493 EXAMINING EXCEPTION HANDLING CODE *except-examine*
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parents:
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9494
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9495 Exception handling code can get tricky. If you are in doubt what happens, set
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9496 'verbose' to 13 or use the ":13verbose" command modifier when sourcing your
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9497 script file. Then you see when an exception is thrown, discarded, caught, or
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9498 finished. When using a verbosity level of at least 14, things pending in
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parents:
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9499 a finally clause are also shown. This information is also given in debug mode
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parents:
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9500 (see |debug-scripts|).
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parents:
diff changeset
9501
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parents:
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9502
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parents:
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9503 THROWING AND CATCHING EXCEPTIONS *throw-catch*
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parents:
diff changeset
9504
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9505 You can throw any number or string as an exception. Use the |:throw| command
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parents:
diff changeset
9506 and pass the value to be thrown as argument: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9507 :throw 4711
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parents:
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9508 :throw "string"
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parents:
diff changeset
9509 < *throw-expression*
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parents:
diff changeset
9510 You can also specify an expression argument. The expression is then evaluated
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parents:
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9511 first, and the result is thrown: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9512 :throw 4705 + strlen("string")
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parents:
diff changeset
9513 :throw strpart("strings", 0, 6)
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parents:
diff changeset
9514
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parents:
diff changeset
9515 An exception might be thrown during evaluation of the argument of the ":throw"
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parents:
diff changeset
9516 command. Unless it is caught there, the expression evaluation is abandoned.
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parents:
diff changeset
9517 The ":throw" command then does not throw a new exception.
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parents:
diff changeset
9518 Example: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9519
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parents:
diff changeset
9520 :function! Foo(arg)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9521 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9522 : throw a:arg
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9523 : catch /foo/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9524 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9525 : return 1
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parents:
diff changeset
9526 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9527 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9528 :function! Bar()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9529 : echo "in Bar"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9530 : return 4710
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parents:
diff changeset
9531 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9532 :
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parents:
diff changeset
9533 :throw Foo("arrgh") + Bar()
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parents:
diff changeset
9534
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diff changeset
9535 This throws "arrgh", and "in Bar" is not displayed since Bar() is not
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parents:
diff changeset
9536 executed. >
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parents:
diff changeset
9537 :throw Foo("foo") + Bar()
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parents:
diff changeset
9538 however displays "in Bar" and throws 4711.
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parents:
diff changeset
9539
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9540 Any other command that takes an expression as argument might also be
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9541 abandoned by an (uncaught) exception during the expression evaluation. The
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9542 exception is then propagated to the caller of the command.
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diff changeset
9543 Example: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9544
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parents:
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9545 :if Foo("arrgh")
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parents:
diff changeset
9546 : echo "then"
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parents:
diff changeset
9547 :else
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parents:
diff changeset
9548 : echo "else"
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parents:
diff changeset
9549 :endif
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parents:
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9550
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parents:
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9551 Here neither of "then" or "else" is displayed.
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parents:
diff changeset
9552
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parents:
diff changeset
9553 *catch-order*
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parents:
diff changeset
9554 Exceptions can be caught by a try conditional with one or more |:catch|
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parents:
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9555 commands, see |try-conditionals|. The values to be caught by each ":catch"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9556 command can be specified as a pattern argument. The subsequent catch clause
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parents:
diff changeset
9557 gets executed when a matching exception is caught.
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parents:
diff changeset
9558 Example: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9559
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parents:
diff changeset
9560 :function! Foo(value)
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parents:
diff changeset
9561 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9562 : throw a:value
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parents:
diff changeset
9563 : catch /^\d\+$/
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parents:
diff changeset
9564 : echo "Number thrown"
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parents:
diff changeset
9565 : catch /.*/
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parents:
diff changeset
9566 : echo "String thrown"
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parents:
diff changeset
9567 : endtry
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parents:
diff changeset
9568 :endfunction
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parents:
diff changeset
9569 :
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parents:
diff changeset
9570 :call Foo(0x1267)
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parents:
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9571 :call Foo('string')
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parents:
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9572
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9573 The first call to Foo() displays "Number thrown", the second "String thrown".
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parents:
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9574 An exception is matched against the ":catch" commands in the order they are
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parents:
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9575 specified. Only the first match counts. So you should place the more
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parents:
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9576 specific ":catch" first. The following order does not make sense: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9577
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parents:
diff changeset
9578 : catch /.*/
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parents:
diff changeset
9579 : echo "String thrown"
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parents:
diff changeset
9580 : catch /^\d\+$/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9581 : echo "Number thrown"
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parents:
diff changeset
9582
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parents:
diff changeset
9583 The first ":catch" here matches always, so that the second catch clause is
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parents:
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9584 never taken.
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parents:
diff changeset
9585
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parents:
diff changeset
9586 *throw-variables*
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parents:
diff changeset
9587 If you catch an exception by a general pattern, you may access the exact value
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9588 in the variable |v:exception|: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9589
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parents:
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9590 : catch /^\d\+$/
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parents:
diff changeset
9591 : echo "Number thrown. Value is" v:exception
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parents:
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9592
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9593 You may also be interested where an exception was thrown. This is stored in
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parents:
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9594 |v:throwpoint|. Note that "v:exception" and "v:throwpoint" are valid for the
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parents:
diff changeset
9595 exception most recently caught as long it is not finished.
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parents:
diff changeset
9596 Example: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9597
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parents:
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9598 :function! Caught()
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parents:
diff changeset
9599 : if v:exception != ""
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parents:
diff changeset
9600 : echo 'Caught "' . v:exception . '" in ' . v:throwpoint
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parents:
diff changeset
9601 : else
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parents:
diff changeset
9602 : echo 'Nothing caught'
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parents:
diff changeset
9603 : endif
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parents:
diff changeset
9604 :endfunction
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parents:
diff changeset
9605 :
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parents:
diff changeset
9606 :function! Foo()
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parents:
diff changeset
9607 : try
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parents:
diff changeset
9608 : try
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parents:
diff changeset
9609 : try
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parents:
diff changeset
9610 : throw 4711
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parents:
diff changeset
9611 : finally
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parents:
diff changeset
9612 : call Caught()
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parents:
diff changeset
9613 : endtry
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parents:
diff changeset
9614 : catch /.*/
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parents:
diff changeset
9615 : call Caught()
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parents:
diff changeset
9616 : throw "oops"
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parents:
diff changeset
9617 : endtry
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parents:
diff changeset
9618 : catch /.*/
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parents:
diff changeset
9619 : call Caught()
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parents:
diff changeset
9620 : finally
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parents:
diff changeset
9621 : call Caught()
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parents:
diff changeset
9622 : endtry
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parents:
diff changeset
9623 :endfunction
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parents:
diff changeset
9624 :
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parents:
diff changeset
9625 :call Foo()
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parents:
diff changeset
9626
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parents:
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9627 This displays >
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parents:
diff changeset
9628
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parents:
diff changeset
9629 Nothing caught
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parents:
diff changeset
9630 Caught "4711" in function Foo, line 4
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parents:
diff changeset
9631 Caught "oops" in function Foo, line 10
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parents:
diff changeset
9632 Nothing caught
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parents:
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9633
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9634 A practical example: The following command ":LineNumber" displays the line
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9635 number in the script or function where it has been used: >
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9636
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9637 :function! LineNumber()
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9638 : return substitute(v:throwpoint, '.*\D\(\d\+\).*', '\1', "")
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parents:
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9639 :endfunction
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parents:
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9640 :command! LineNumber try | throw "" | catch | echo LineNumber() | endtry
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parents:
diff changeset
9641 <
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parents:
diff changeset
9642 *try-nested*
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vimboss
parents:
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9643 An exception that is not caught by a try conditional can be caught by
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9644 a surrounding try conditional: >
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vimboss
parents:
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9645
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9646 :try
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parents:
diff changeset
9647 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9648 : throw "foo"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9649 : catch /foobar/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9650 : echo "foobar"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9651 : finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9652 : echo "inner finally"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9653 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9654 :catch /foo/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9655 : echo "foo"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9656 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
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9657
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vimboss
parents:
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9658 The inner try conditional does not catch the exception, just its finally
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vimboss
parents:
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9659 clause is executed. The exception is then caught by the outer try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9660 conditional. The example displays "inner finally" and then "foo".
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parents:
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9661
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parents:
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9662 *throw-from-catch*
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parents:
diff changeset
9663 You can catch an exception and throw a new one to be caught elsewhere from the
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parents:
diff changeset
9664 catch clause: >
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parents:
diff changeset
9665
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parents:
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9666 :function! Foo()
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parents:
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9667 : throw "foo"
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parents:
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9668 :endfunction
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parents:
diff changeset
9669 :
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parents:
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9670 :function! Bar()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9671 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9672 : call Foo()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9673 : catch /foo/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9674 : echo "Caught foo, throw bar"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9675 : throw "bar"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9676 : endtry
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parents:
diff changeset
9677 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9678 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9679 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9680 : call Bar()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9681 :catch /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9682 : echo "Caught" v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9683 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9684
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9685 This displays "Caught foo, throw bar" and then "Caught bar".
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parents:
diff changeset
9686
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parents:
diff changeset
9687 *rethrow*
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parents:
diff changeset
9688 There is no real rethrow in the Vim script language, but you may throw
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9689 "v:exception" instead: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9690
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9691 :function! Bar()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9692 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9693 : call Foo()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9694 : catch /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9695 : echo "Rethrow" v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9696 : throw v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9697 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9698 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9699 < *try-echoerr*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9700 Note that this method cannot be used to "rethrow" Vim error or interrupt
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9701 exceptions, because it is not possible to fake Vim internal exceptions.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9702 Trying so causes an error exception. You should throw your own exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9703 denoting the situation. If you want to cause a Vim error exception containing
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9704 the original error exception value, you can use the |:echoerr| command: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9705
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9706 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9707 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9708 : asdf
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9709 : catch /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9710 : echoerr v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9711 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9712 :catch /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9713 : echo v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9714 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9715
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9716 This code displays
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9717
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
9718 Vim(echoerr):Vim:E492: Not an editor command: asdf ~
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9719
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9720
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9721 CLEANUP CODE *try-finally*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9722
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9723 Scripts often change global settings and restore them at their end. If the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9724 user however interrupts the script by pressing CTRL-C, the settings remain in
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
9725 an inconsistent state. The same may happen to you in the development phase of
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9726 a script when an error occurs or you explicitly throw an exception without
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9727 catching it. You can solve these problems by using a try conditional with
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9728 a finally clause for restoring the settings. Its execution is guaranteed on
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9729 normal control flow, on error, on an explicit ":throw", and on interrupt.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9730 (Note that errors and interrupts from inside the try conditional are converted
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
9731 to exceptions. When not caught, they terminate the script after the finally
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9732 clause has been executed.)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9733 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9734
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9735 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9736 : let s:saved_ts = &ts
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9737 : set ts=17
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9738 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9739 : " Do the hard work here.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9740 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9741 :finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9742 : let &ts = s:saved_ts
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9743 : unlet s:saved_ts
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9744 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9745
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9746 This method should be used locally whenever a function or part of a script
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9747 changes global settings which need to be restored on failure or normal exit of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9748 that function or script part.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9749
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9750 *break-finally*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9751 Cleanup code works also when the try block or a catch clause is left by
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9752 a ":continue", ":break", ":return", or ":finish".
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9753 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9754
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9755 :let first = 1
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9756 :while 1
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9757 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9758 : if first
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9759 : echo "first"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9760 : let first = 0
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9761 : continue
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9762 : else
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9763 : throw "second"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9764 : endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9765 : catch /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9766 : echo v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9767 : break
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9768 : finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9769 : echo "cleanup"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9770 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9771 : echo "still in while"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9772 :endwhile
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9773 :echo "end"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9774
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9775 This displays "first", "cleanup", "second", "cleanup", and "end". >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9776
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9777 :function! Foo()
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9778 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9779 : return 4711
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9780 : finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9781 : echo "cleanup\n"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9782 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9783 : echo "Foo still active"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9784 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9785 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9786 :echo Foo() "returned by Foo"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9787
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9788 This displays "cleanup" and "4711 returned by Foo". You don't need to add an
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
9789 extra ":return" in the finally clause. (Above all, this would override the
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9790 return value.)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9791
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9792 *except-from-finally*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9793 Using either of ":continue", ":break", ":return", ":finish", or ":throw" in
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9794 a finally clause is possible, but not recommended since it abandons the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9795 cleanup actions for the try conditional. But, of course, interrupt and error
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9796 exceptions might get raised from a finally clause.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9797 Example where an error in the finally clause stops an interrupt from
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9798 working correctly: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9799
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9800 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9801 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9802 : echo "Press CTRL-C for interrupt"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9803 : while 1
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9804 : endwhile
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9805 : finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9806 : unlet novar
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9807 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9808 :catch /novar/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9809 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9810 :echo "Script still running"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9811 :sleep 1
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9812
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9813 If you need to put commands that could fail into a finally clause, you should
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9814 think about catching or ignoring the errors in these commands, see
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9815 |catch-errors| and |ignore-errors|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9816
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parents:
diff changeset
9817
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parents:
diff changeset
9818 CATCHING ERRORS *catch-errors*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9819
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parents:
diff changeset
9820 If you want to catch specific errors, you just have to put the code to be
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9821 watched in a try block and add a catch clause for the error message. The
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9822 presence of the try conditional causes all errors to be converted to an
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9823 exception. No message is displayed and |v:errmsg| is not set then. To find
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9824 the right pattern for the ":catch" command, you have to know how the format of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9825 the error exception is.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9826 Error exceptions have the following format: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9827
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parents:
diff changeset
9828 Vim({cmdname}):{errmsg}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9829 or >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9830 Vim:{errmsg}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
9831
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parents:
diff changeset
9832 {cmdname} is the name of the command that failed; the second form is used when
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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9833 the command name is not known. {errmsg} is the error message usually produced
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9834 when the error occurs outside try conditionals. It always begins with
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9835 a capital "E", followed by a two or three-digit error number, a colon, and
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9836 a space.
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9837
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9838 Examples:
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9839
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9840 The command >
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9841 :unlet novar
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9842 normally produces the error message >
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9843 E108: No such variable: "novar"
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9844 which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
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9845 Vim(unlet):E108: No such variable: "novar"
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9846
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9847 The command >
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9848 :dwim
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9849 normally produces the error message >
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9850 E492: Not an editor command: dwim
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9851 which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
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9852 Vim:E492: Not an editor command: dwim
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9853
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9854 You can catch all ":unlet" errors by a >
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9855 :catch /^Vim(unlet):/
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9856 or all errors for misspelled command names by a >
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9857 :catch /^Vim:E492:/
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9858
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9859 Some error messages may be produced by different commands: >
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9860 :function nofunc
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9861 and >
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9862 :delfunction nofunc
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9863 both produce the error message >
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9864 E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
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9865 which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
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9866 Vim(function):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
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9867 or >
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9868 Vim(delfunction):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
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9869 respectively. You can catch the error by its number independently on the
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9870 command that caused it if you use the following pattern: >
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9871 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E128:/
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9872
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9873 Some commands like >
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9874 :let x = novar
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9875 produce multiple error messages, here: >
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9876 E121: Undefined variable: novar
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9877 E15: Invalid expression: novar
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9878 Only the first is used for the exception value, since it is the most specific
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9879 one (see |except-several-errors|). So you can catch it by >
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9880 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E121:/
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9881
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9882 You can catch all errors related to the name "nofunc" by >
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9883 :catch /\<nofunc\>/
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9884
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9885 You can catch all Vim errors in the ":write" and ":read" commands by >
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9886 :catch /^Vim(\(write\|read\)):E\d\+:/
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9887
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9888 You can catch all Vim errors by the pattern >
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9889 :catch /^Vim\((\a\+)\)\=:E\d\+:/
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9890 <
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9891 *catch-text*
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9892 NOTE: You should never catch the error message text itself: >
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9893 :catch /No such variable/
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9894 only works in the English locale, but not when the user has selected
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9895 a different language by the |:language| command. It is however helpful to
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9896 cite the message text in a comment: >
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9897 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E108:/ " No such variable
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9898
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9899
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9900 IGNORING ERRORS *ignore-errors*
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9901
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9902 You can ignore errors in a specific Vim command by catching them locally: >
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9903
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9904 :try
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9905 : write
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9906 :catch
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9907 :endtry
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9908
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9909 But you are strongly recommended NOT to use this simple form, since it could
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9910 catch more than you want. With the ":write" command, some autocommands could
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9911 be executed and cause errors not related to writing, for instance: >
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9912
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9913 :au BufWritePre * unlet novar
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9914
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9915 There could even be such errors you are not responsible for as a script
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9916 writer: a user of your script might have defined such autocommands. You would
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9917 then hide the error from the user.
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9918 It is much better to use >
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9919
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9920 :try
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9921 : write
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9922 :catch /^Vim(write):/
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9923 :endtry
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9924
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9925 which only catches real write errors. So catch only what you'd like to ignore
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9926 intentionally.
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9927
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9928 For a single command that does not cause execution of autocommands, you could
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9929 even suppress the conversion of errors to exceptions by the ":silent!"
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9930 command: >
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9931 :silent! nunmap k
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9932 This works also when a try conditional is active.
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9933
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9934
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9935 CATCHING INTERRUPTS *catch-interrupt*
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9936
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9937 When there are active try conditionals, an interrupt (CTRL-C) is converted to
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9938 the exception "Vim:Interrupt". You can catch it like every exception. The
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9939 script is not terminated, then.
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9940 Example: >
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9941
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9942 :function! TASK1()
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9943 : sleep 10
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9944 :endfunction
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9945
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9946 :function! TASK2()
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9947 : sleep 20
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9948 :endfunction
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9949
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9950 :while 1
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9951 : let command = input("Type a command: ")
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9952 : try
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9953 : if command == ""
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9954 : continue
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9955 : elseif command == "END"
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9956 : break
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9957 : elseif command == "TASK1"
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9958 : call TASK1()
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9959 : elseif command == "TASK2"
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9960 : call TASK2()
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9961 : else
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9962 : echo "\nIllegal command:" command
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9963 : continue
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9964 : endif
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9965 : catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
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9966 : echo "\nCommand interrupted"
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9967 : " Caught the interrupt. Continue with next prompt.
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9968 : endtry
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9969 :endwhile
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9970
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9971 You can interrupt a task here by pressing CTRL-C; the script then asks for
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9972 a new command. If you press CTRL-C at the prompt, the script is terminated.
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9973
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9974 For testing what happens when CTRL-C would be pressed on a specific line in
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9975 your script, use the debug mode and execute the |>quit| or |>interrupt|
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9976 command on that line. See |debug-scripts|.
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9977
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9978
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9979 CATCHING ALL *catch-all*
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9980
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9981 The commands >
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9982
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9983 :catch /.*/
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9984 :catch //
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9985 :catch
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9986
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9987 catch everything, error exceptions, interrupt exceptions and exceptions
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9988 explicitly thrown by the |:throw| command. This is useful at the top level of
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9989 a script in order to catch unexpected things.
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9990 Example: >
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9991
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9992 :try
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9993 :
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9994 : " do the hard work here
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9995 :
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9996 :catch /MyException/
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9997 :
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9998 : " handle known problem
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9999 :
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10000 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
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10001 : echo "Script interrupted"
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10002 :catch /.*/
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10003 : echo "Internal error (" . v:exception . ")"
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10004 : echo " - occurred at " . v:throwpoint
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10005 :endtry
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10006 :" end of script
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10007
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10008 Note: Catching all might catch more things than you want. Thus, you are
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10009 strongly encouraged to catch only for problems that you can really handle by
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10010 specifying a pattern argument to the ":catch".
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10011 Example: Catching all could make it nearly impossible to interrupt a script
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10012 by pressing CTRL-C: >
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10013
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10014 :while 1
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10015 : try
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10016 : sleep 1
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10017 : catch
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10018 : endtry
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10019 :endwhile
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10020
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10021
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10022 EXCEPTIONS AND AUTOCOMMANDS *except-autocmd*
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10023
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10024 Exceptions may be used during execution of autocommands. Example: >
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10025
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10026 :autocmd User x try
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10027 :autocmd User x throw "Oops!"
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10028 :autocmd User x catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10029 :autocmd User x echo v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10030 :autocmd User x endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10031 :autocmd User x throw "Arrgh!"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10032 :autocmd User x echo "Should not be displayed"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10033 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10034 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10035 : doautocmd User x
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10036 :catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10037 : echo v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10038 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10039
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10040 This displays "Oops!" and "Arrgh!".
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10041
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10042 *except-autocmd-Pre*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10043 For some commands, autocommands get executed before the main action of the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10044 command takes place. If an exception is thrown and not caught in the sequence
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10045 of autocommands, the sequence and the command that caused its execution are
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10046 abandoned and the exception is propagated to the caller of the command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10047 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10048
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10049 :autocmd BufWritePre * throw "FAIL"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10050 :autocmd BufWritePre * echo "Should not be displayed"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10051 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10052 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10053 : write
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10054 :catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10055 : echo "Caught:" v:exception "from" v:throwpoint
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10056 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10057
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10058 Here, the ":write" command does not write the file currently being edited (as
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10059 you can see by checking 'modified'), since the exception from the BufWritePre
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10060 autocommand abandons the ":write". The exception is then caught and the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10061 script displays: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10062
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10063 Caught: FAIL from BufWrite Auto commands for "*"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10064 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10065 *except-autocmd-Post*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10066 For some commands, autocommands get executed after the main action of the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10067 command has taken place. If this main action fails and the command is inside
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10068 an active try conditional, the autocommands are skipped and an error exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10069 is thrown that can be caught by the caller of the command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10070 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10071
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10072 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "File successfully written!"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10073 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10074 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10075 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10076 :catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10077 : echo v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10078 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10079
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10080 This just displays: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10081
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10082 Vim(write):E212: Can't open file for writing (/i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10083
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10084 If you really need to execute the autocommands even when the main action
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10085 fails, trigger the event from the catch clause.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10086 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10087
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10088 :autocmd BufWritePre * set noreadonly
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10089 :autocmd BufWritePost * set readonly
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10090 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10091 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10092 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10093 :catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10094 : doautocmd BufWritePost /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10095 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10096 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10097 You can also use ":silent!": >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10098
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10099 :let x = "ok"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10100 :let v:errmsg = ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10101 :autocmd BufWritePost * if v:errmsg != ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10102 :autocmd BufWritePost * let x = "after fail"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10103 :autocmd BufWritePost * endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10104 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10105 : silent! write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10106 :catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10107 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10108 :echo x
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10109
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10110 This displays "after fail".
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10111
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10112 If the main action of the command does not fail, exceptions from the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10113 autocommands will be catchable by the caller of the command: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10114
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10115 :autocmd BufWritePost * throw ":-("
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10116 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "Should not be displayed"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10117 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10118 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10119 : write
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10120 :catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10121 : echo v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10122 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10123 <
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10124 *except-autocmd-Cmd*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10125 For some commands, the normal action can be replaced by a sequence of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10126 autocommands. Exceptions from that sequence will be catchable by the caller
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10127 of the command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10128 Example: For the ":write" command, the caller cannot know whether the file
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
10129 had actually been written when the exception occurred. You need to tell it in
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10130 some way. >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10131
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10132 :if !exists("cnt")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10133 : let cnt = 0
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10134 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10135 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if &modified
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10136 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * let cnt = cnt + 1
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10137 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 2
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10138 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10139 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10140 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * write | set nomodified
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10141 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 0
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10142 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10143 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10144 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * echo "File successfully written!"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10145 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10146 :endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10147 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10148 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10149 : write
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10150 :catch /^BufWriteCmdError$/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10151 : if &modified
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10152 : echo "Error on writing (file contents not changed)"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10153 : else
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10154 : echo "Error after writing"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10155 : endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10156 :catch /^Vim(write):/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10157 : echo "Error on writing"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10158 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10159
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10160 When this script is sourced several times after making changes, it displays
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10161 first >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10162 File successfully written!
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10163 then >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10164 Error on writing (file contents not changed)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10165 then >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10166 Error after writing
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10167 etc.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10168
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10169 *except-autocmd-ill*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10170 You cannot spread a try conditional over autocommands for different events.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10171 The following code is ill-formed: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10172
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10173 :autocmd BufWritePre * try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10174 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10175 :autocmd BufWritePost * catch
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10176 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo v:exception
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10177 :autocmd BufWritePost * endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10178 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10179 :write
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10180
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10181
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10182 EXCEPTION HIERARCHIES AND PARAMETERIZED EXCEPTIONS *except-hier-param*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10183
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10184 Some programming languages allow to use hierarchies of exception classes or to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10185 pass additional information with the object of an exception class. You can do
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10186 similar things in Vim.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10187 In order to throw an exception from a hierarchy, just throw the complete
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10188 class name with the components separated by a colon, for instance throw the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10189 string "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW" for an overflow in a mathematical library.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10190 When you want to pass additional information with your exception class, add
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10191 it in parentheses, for instance throw the string "EXCEPT:IO:WRITEERR(myfile)"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10192 for an error when writing "myfile".
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10193 With the appropriate patterns in the ":catch" command, you can catch for
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10194 base classes or derived classes of your hierarchy. Additional information in
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10195 parentheses can be cut out from |v:exception| with the ":substitute" command.
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10196 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10197
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10198 :function! CheckRange(a, func)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10199 : if a:a < 0
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10200 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE(" . a:func . ")"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10201 : endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10202 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10203 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10204 :function! Add(a, b)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10205 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Add")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10206 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Add")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10207 : let c = a:a + a:b
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10208 : if c < 0
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10209 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10210 : endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10211 : return c
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10212 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10213 :
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10214 :function! Div(a, b)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10215 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Div")
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10216 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Div")
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10217 : if (a:b == 0)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10218 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:ZERODIV"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10219 : endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10220 : return a:a / a:b
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10221 :endfunction
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10222 :
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vimboss
parents:
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10223 :function! Write(file)
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10224 : try
1621
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10225 : execute "write" fnameescape(a:file)
7
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10226 : catch /^Vim(write):/
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10227 : throw "EXCEPT:IO(" . getcwd() . ", " . a:file . "):WRITEERR"
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10228 : endtry
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10229 :endfunction
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10230 :
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10231 :try
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10232 :
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10233 : " something with arithmetics and I/O
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parents:
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10234 :
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10235 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE/
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10236 : let function = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(\a\+\)).*', '\1', "")
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parents:
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10237 : echo "Range error in" function
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parents:
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10238 :
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parents:
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10239 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR/ " catches OVERFLOW and ZERODIV
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parents:
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10240 : echo "Math error"
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parents:
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10241 :
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parents:
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10242 :catch /^EXCEPT:IO/
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parents:
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10243 : let dir = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(.\+\),\s*.\+).*', '\1', "")
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parents:
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10244 : let file = substitute(v:exception, '.*(.\+,\s*\(.\+\)).*', '\1', "")
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parents:
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10245 : if file !~ '^/'
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parents:
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10246 : let file = dir . "/" . file
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parents:
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10247 : endif
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parents:
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10248 : echo 'I/O error for "' . file . '"'
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parents:
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10249 :
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parents:
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10250 :catch /^EXCEPT/
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parents:
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10251 : echo "Unspecified error"
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parents:
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10252 :
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parents:
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10253 :endtry
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10254
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10255 The exceptions raised by Vim itself (on error or when pressing CTRL-C) use
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10256 a flat hierarchy: they are all in the "Vim" class. You cannot throw yourself
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10257 exceptions with the "Vim" prefix; they are reserved for Vim.
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10258 Vim error exceptions are parameterized with the name of the command that
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10259 failed, if known. See |catch-errors|.
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10260
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10261
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10262 PECULIARITIES
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diff changeset
10263 *except-compat*
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10264 The exception handling concept requires that the command sequence causing the
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10265 exception is aborted immediately and control is transferred to finally clauses
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10266 and/or a catch clause.
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10267
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10268 In the Vim script language there are cases where scripts and functions
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10269 continue after an error: in functions without the "abort" flag or in a command
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10270 after ":silent!", control flow goes to the following line, and outside
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10271 functions, control flow goes to the line following the outermost ":endwhile"
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10272 or ":endif". On the other hand, errors should be catchable as exceptions
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10273 (thus, requiring the immediate abortion).
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parents:
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10274
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parents:
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10275 This problem has been solved by converting errors to exceptions and using
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parents:
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10276 immediate abortion (if not suppressed by ":silent!") only when a try
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
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10277 conditional is active. This is no restriction since an (error) exception can
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
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10278 be caught only from an active try conditional. If you want an immediate
7
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vimboss
parents:
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10279 termination without catching the error, just use a try conditional without
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10280 catch clause. (You can cause cleanup code being executed before termination
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vimboss
parents:
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10281 by specifying a finally clause.)
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parents:
diff changeset
10282
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10283 When no try conditional is active, the usual abortion and continuation
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vimboss
parents:
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10284 behavior is used instead of immediate abortion. This ensures compatibility of
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parents:
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10285 scripts written for Vim 6.1 and earlier.
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parents:
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10286
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10287 However, when sourcing an existing script that does not use exception handling
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10288 commands (or when calling one of its functions) from inside an active try
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vimboss
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10289 conditional of a new script, you might change the control flow of the existing
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vimboss
parents:
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10290 script on error. You get the immediate abortion on error and can catch the
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vimboss
parents:
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10291 error in the new script. If however the sourced script suppresses error
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vimboss
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10292 messages by using the ":silent!" command (checking for errors by testing
9877
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
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10293 |v:errmsg| if appropriate), its execution path is not changed. The error is
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
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10294 not converted to an exception. (See |:silent|.) So the only remaining cause
7
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10295 where this happens is for scripts that don't care about errors and produce
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vimboss
parents:
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10296 error messages. You probably won't want to use such code from your new
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10297 scripts.
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vimboss
parents:
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10298
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parents:
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10299 *except-syntax-err*
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parents:
diff changeset
10300 Syntax errors in the exception handling commands are never caught by any of
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10301 the ":catch" commands of the try conditional they belong to. Its finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10302 clauses, however, is executed.
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parents:
diff changeset
10303 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10304
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parents:
diff changeset
10305 :try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10306 : try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10307 : throw 4711
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10308 : catch /\(/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10309 : echo "in catch with syntax error"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10310 : catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10311 : echo "inner catch-all"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10312 : finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10313 : echo "inner finally"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10314 : endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10315 :catch
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10316 : echo 'outer catch-all caught "' . v:exception . '"'
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10317 : finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10318 : echo "outer finally"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10319 :endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10320
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10321 This displays: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10322 inner finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10323 outer catch-all caught "Vim(catch):E54: Unmatched \("
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10324 outer finally
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10325 The original exception is discarded and an error exception is raised, instead.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10326
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10327 *except-single-line*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10328 The ":try", ":catch", ":finally", and ":endtry" commands can be put on
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10329 a single line, but then syntax errors may make it difficult to recognize the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10330 "catch" line, thus you better avoid this.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10331 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10332 :try | unlet! foo # | catch | endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10333 raises an error exception for the trailing characters after the ":unlet!"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10334 argument, but does not see the ":catch" and ":endtry" commands, so that the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10335 error exception is discarded and the "E488: Trailing characters" message gets
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10336 displayed.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10337
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parents:
diff changeset
10338 *except-several-errors*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10339 When several errors appear in a single command, the first error message is
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10340 usually the most specific one and therefor converted to the error exception.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10341 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10342 echo novar
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10343 causes >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10344 E121: Undefined variable: novar
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10345 E15: Invalid expression: novar
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10346 The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10347 Vim(echo):E121: Undefined variable: novar
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10348 < *except-syntax-error*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10349 But when a syntax error is detected after a normal error in the same command,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10350 the syntax error is used for the exception being thrown.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10351 Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10352 unlet novar #
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10353 causes >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10354 E108: No such variable: "novar"
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10355 E488: Trailing characters
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10356 The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10357 Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10358 This is done because the syntax error might change the execution path in a way
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10359 not intended by the user. Example: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10360 try
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10361 try | unlet novar # | catch | echo v:exception | endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10362 catch /.*/
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10363 echo "outer catch:" v:exception
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10364 endtry
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10365 This displays "outer catch: Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters", and then
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10366 a "E600: Missing :endtry" error message is given, see |except-single-line|.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10367
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parents:
diff changeset
10368 ==============================================================================
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parents:
diff changeset
10369 9. Examples *eval-examples*
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parents:
diff changeset
10370
1156
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diff changeset
10371 Printing in Binary ~
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10372 >
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1998
diff changeset
10373 :" The function Nr2Bin() returns the binary string representation of a number.
1156
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10374 :func Nr2Bin(nr)
7
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parents:
diff changeset
10375 : let n = a:nr
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parents:
diff changeset
10376 : let r = ""
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parents:
diff changeset
10377 : while n
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10378 : let r = '01'[n % 2] . r
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10379 : let n = n / 2
7
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parents:
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10380 : endwhile
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parents:
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10381 : return r
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parents:
diff changeset
10382 :endfunc
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parents:
diff changeset
10383
1156
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10384 :" The function String2Bin() converts each character in a string to a
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10385 :" binary string, separated with dashes.
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10386 :func String2Bin(str)
7
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parents:
diff changeset
10387 : let out = ''
1156
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10388 : for ix in range(strlen(a:str))
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10389 : let out = out . '-' . Nr2Bin(char2nr(a:str[ix]))
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10390 : endfor
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10391 : return out[1:]
7
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parents:
diff changeset
10392 :endfunc
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parents:
diff changeset
10393
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parents:
diff changeset
10394 Example of its use: >
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10395 :echo Nr2Bin(32)
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10396 result: "100000" >
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10397 :echo String2Bin("32")
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10398 result: "110011-110010"
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10399
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10400
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10401 Sorting lines ~
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10402
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10403 This example sorts lines with a specific compare function. >
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10404
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10405 :func SortBuffer()
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10406 : let lines = getline(1, '$')
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10407 : call sort(lines, function("Strcmp"))
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vimboss
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10408 : call setline(1, lines)
7
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10409 :endfunction
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vimboss
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10410
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10411 As a one-liner: >
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10412 :call setline(1, sort(getline(1, '$'), function("Strcmp")))
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10413
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10414
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parents: 1104
diff changeset
10415 scanf() replacement ~
7
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vimboss
parents:
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10416 *sscanf*
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vimboss
parents:
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10417 There is no sscanf() function in Vim. If you need to extract parts from a
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vimboss
parents:
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10418 line, you can use matchstr() and substitute() to do it. This example shows
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10419 how to get the file name, line number and column number out of a line like
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vimboss
parents:
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10420 "foobar.txt, 123, 45". >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10421 :" Set up the match bit
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vimboss
parents:
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10422 :let mx='\(\f\+\),\s*\(\d\+\),\s*\(\d\+\)'
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10423 :"get the part matching the whole expression
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vimboss
parents:
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10424 :let l = matchstr(line, mx)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10425 :"get each item out of the match
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10426 :let file = substitute(l, mx, '\1', '')
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10427 :let lnum = substitute(l, mx, '\2', '')
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10428 :let col = substitute(l, mx, '\3', '')
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10429
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vimboss
parents:
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10430 The input is in the variable "line", the results in the variables "file",
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vimboss
parents:
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10431 "lnum" and "col". (idea from Michael Geddes)
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vimboss
parents:
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10432
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10433
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10434 getting the scriptnames in a Dictionary ~
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10435 *scriptnames-dictionary*
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10436 The |:scriptnames| command can be used to get a list of all script files that
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10437 have been sourced. There is no equivalent function or variable for this
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10438 (because it's rarely needed). In case you need to manipulate the list this
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10439 code can be used: >
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10440 " Get the output of ":scriptnames" in the scriptnames_output variable.
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10441 let scriptnames_output = ''
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10442 redir => scriptnames_output
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10443 silent scriptnames
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10444 redir END
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10445
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
10446 " Split the output into lines and parse each line. Add an entry to the
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10447 " "scripts" dictionary.
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10448 let scripts = {}
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10449 for line in split(scriptnames_output, "\n")
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10450 " Only do non-blank lines.
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10451 if line =~ '\S'
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10452 " Get the first number in the line.
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
10453 let nr = matchstr(line, '\d\+')
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10454 " Get the file name, remove the script number " 123: ".
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
10455 let name = substitute(line, '.\+:\s*', '', '')
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10456 " Add an item to the Dictionary
1621
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vimboss
parents: 1609
diff changeset
10457 let scripts[nr] = name
1156
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10458 endif
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10459 endfor
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10460 unlet scriptnames_output
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vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10461
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10462 ==============================================================================
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10463 10. No +eval feature *no-eval-feature*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10464
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10465 When the |+eval| feature was disabled at compile time, none of the expression
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10466 evaluation commands are available. To prevent this from causing Vim scripts
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10467 to generate all kinds of errors, the ":if" and ":endif" commands are still
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10468 recognized, though the argument of the ":if" and everything between the ":if"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10469 and the matching ":endif" is ignored. Nesting of ":if" blocks is allowed, but
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10470 only if the commands are at the start of the line. The ":else" command is not
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10471 recognized.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10472
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10473 Example of how to avoid executing commands when the |+eval| feature is
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10474 missing: >
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10475
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10476 :if 1
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10477 : echo "Expression evaluation is compiled in"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10478 :else
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10479 : echo "You will _never_ see this message"
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10480 :endif
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10481
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10482 ==============================================================================
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10483 11. The sandbox *eval-sandbox* *sandbox* *E48*
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10484
2350
06feaf4fe36a Rename some "python3" symbols to "py3", as the command name.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2345
diff changeset
10485 The 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr', 'includeexpr', 'indentexpr', 'statusline' and
06feaf4fe36a Rename some "python3" symbols to "py3", as the command name.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2345
diff changeset
10486 'foldtext' options may be evaluated in a sandbox. This means that you are
06feaf4fe36a Rename some "python3" symbols to "py3", as the command name.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2345
diff changeset
10487 protected from these expressions having nasty side effects. This gives some
06feaf4fe36a Rename some "python3" symbols to "py3", as the command name.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2345
diff changeset
10488 safety for when these options are set from a modeline. It is also used when
06feaf4fe36a Rename some "python3" symbols to "py3", as the command name.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 2345
diff changeset
10489 the command from a tags file is executed and for CTRL-R = in the command line.
29
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
10490 The sandbox is also used for the |:sandbox| command.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10491
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10492 These items are not allowed in the sandbox:
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10493 - changing the buffer text
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10494 - defining or changing mapping, autocommands, functions, user commands
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10495 - setting certain options (see |option-summary|)
1156
9cec4e0b792a updated for version 7.1a
vimboss
parents: 1104
diff changeset
10496 - setting certain v: variables (see |v:var|) *E794*
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10497 - executing a shell command
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10498 - reading or writing a file
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10499 - jumping to another buffer or editing a file
625
81fe2ccc1207 updated for version 7.0179
vimboss
parents: 620
diff changeset
10500 - executing Python, Perl, etc. commands
29
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
10501 This is not guaranteed 100% secure, but it should block most attacks.
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
10502
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vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
10503 *:san* *:sandbox*
401
4a1ead01d30b updated for version 7.0105
vimboss
parents: 395
diff changeset
10504 :san[dbox] {cmd} Execute {cmd} in the sandbox. Useful to evaluate an
29
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
10505 option that may have been set from a modeline, e.g.
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
10506 'foldexpr'.
ac33b7c03fac updated for version 7.0018
vimboss
parents: 26
diff changeset
10507
634
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10508 *sandbox-option*
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10509 A few options contain an expression. When this expression is evaluated it may
790
c8680debe1cc updated for version 7.0230
vimboss
parents: 786
diff changeset
10510 have to be done in the sandbox to avoid a security risk. But the sandbox is
634
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10511 restrictive, thus this only happens when the option was set from an insecure
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10512 location. Insecure in this context are:
843
9f279ebda751 updated for version 7.0f01
vimboss
parents: 842
diff changeset
10513 - sourcing a .vimrc or .exrc in the current directory
634
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10514 - while executing in the sandbox
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10515 - value coming from a modeline
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10516
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vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10517 Note that when in the sandbox and saving an option value and restoring it, the
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10518 option will still be marked as it was set in the sandbox.
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10519
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10520 ==============================================================================
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vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10521 12. Textlock *textlock*
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10522
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vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10523 In a few situations it is not allowed to change the text in the buffer, jump
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10524 to another window and some other things that might confuse or break what Vim
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10525 is currently doing. This mostly applies to things that happen when Vim is
9877
7da89d9c744b commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58b853460add42098ab08017df9e030fb14fd34b
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9861
diff changeset
10526 actually doing something else. For example, evaluating the 'balloonexpr' may
634
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10527 happen any moment the mouse cursor is resting at some position.
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10528
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10529 This is not allowed when the textlock is active:
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10530 - changing the buffer text
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10531 - jumping to another buffer or window
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10532 - editing another file
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10533 - closing a window or quitting Vim
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10534 - etc.
1c586ee8dd45 updated for version 7.0183
vimboss
parents: 626
diff changeset
10535
9887
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10536 ==============================================================================
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10537 13. Testing *testing*
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10538
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10539 Vim can be tested after building it, usually with "make test".
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10540 The tests are located in the directory "src/testdir".
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10541
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10542 There are several types of tests added over time:
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10543 test33.in oldest, don't add any more
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10544 test_something.in old style tests
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10545 test_something.vim new style tests
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10546
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10547 *new-style-testing*
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10548 New tests should be added as new style tests. These use functions such as
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10549 |assert_equal()| to keep the test commands and the expected result in one
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10550 place.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10551 *old-style-testing*
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10552 In some cases an old style test needs to be used. E.g. when testing Vim
b4da19b7539f commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc1f1645cb495fa6bfbe216d7359f23539a0e25d
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10553 without the |+eval| feature.
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10554
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Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 9881
diff changeset
10555 Find more information in the file src/testdir/README.txt.
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parents: 9881
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10556
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
10557
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vimboss
parents:
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10558 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: