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1 *terminal.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2018 May 11
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Terminal window support *terminal*
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10 The terminal feature is optional, use this to check if your Vim has it: >
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11 echo has('terminal')
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12 If the result is "1" you have it.
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15 1. Basic use |terminal-use|
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16 Typing |terminal-typing|
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17 Size and color |terminal-size-color|
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18 Syntax |:terminal|
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19 Resizing |terminal-resizing|
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20 Terminal Modes |Terminal-mode|
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21 Cursor style |terminal-cursor-style|
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22 Special keys |terminal-special-keys|
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23 Session |terminal-session|
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24 Unix |terminal-unix|
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25 MS-Windows |terminal-ms-windows|
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26 2. Terminal communication |terminal-communication|
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27 Vim to job: term_sendkeys() |terminal-to-job|
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28 Job to Vim: JSON API |terminal-api|
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29 Using the client-server feature |terminal-client-server|
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30 3. Remote testing |terminal-testing|
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31 4. Diffing screen dumps |terminal-diff|
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32 Writing a screen dump test for Vim |terminal-dumptest|
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33 Creating a screen dump |terminal-screendump|
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34 Comparing screen dumps |terminal-diffscreendump|
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35 5. Debugging |terminal-debug|
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36 Starting |termdebug-starting|
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37 Example session |termdebug-example|
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38 Stepping through code |termdebug-stepping|
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39 Inspecting variables |termdebug-variables|
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40 Other commands |termdebug-commands|
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41 Communication |termdebug-communication|
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42 Customizing |termdebug-customizing|
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44 {Vi does not have any of these commands}
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45 {only available when compiled with the |+terminal| feature}
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46 The terminal feature requires the |+multi_byte|, |+job| and |+channel| features.
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48 ==============================================================================
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49 1. Basic use *terminal-use*
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51 This feature is for running a terminal emulator in a Vim window. A job can be
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52 started connected to the terminal emulator. For example, to run a shell: >
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53 :term bash
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55 Or to run build command: >
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56 :term make myprogram
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58 The job runs asynchronously from Vim, the window will be updated to show
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59 output from the job, also while editing in another window.
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62 Typing ~
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63 *terminal-typing*
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64 When the keyboard focus is in the terminal window, typed keys will be sent to
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66 terminal window to move keyboard focus elsewhere.
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68 CTRL-W can be used to navigate between windows and other CTRL-W commands, e.g.:
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69 CTRL-W CTRL-W move focus to the next window
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70 CTRL-W : enter an Ex command
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71 See |CTRL-W| for more commands.
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73 Special in the terminal window: *CTRL-W_.* *CTRL-W_N*
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74 CTRL-W . send a CTRL-W to the job in the terminal
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75 CTRL-W CTRL-\ send a CTRL-\ to the job in the terminal
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76 CTRL-W N go to Terminal-Normal mode, see |Terminal-mode|
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77 CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Terminal-Normal mode, see |Terminal-mode|
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78 CTRL-W " {reg} paste register {reg} *CTRL-W_quote*
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80 evaluating an expression.
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81 CTRL-W CTRL-C ends the job, see below |t_CTRL-W_CTRL-C|
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83 See option 'termwinkey' for specifying another key instead of CTRL-W that
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85 to the job. For example:
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86 'termwinkey' CTRL-W move focus to the next window
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87 'termwinkey' : enter an Ex command
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88 'termwinkey' 'termwinkey' send 'termwinkey' to the job in the terminal
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89 'termwinkey' . send a CTRL-W to the job in the terminal
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90 'termwinkey' N go to terminal Normal mode, see below
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91 'termwinkey' CTRL-N same as CTRL-W N
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92 'termwinkey' CTRL-C same as |t_CTRL-W_CTRL-C|
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93 *t_CTRL-\_CTRL-N*
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94 The special key combination CTRL-\ CTRL-N can be used to switch to Normal
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95 mode, just like this works in any other mode.
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96 *t_CTRL-W_CTRL-C*
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97 CTRL-W CTRL-C can be typed to forcefully end the job. On MS-Windows a
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98 CTRL-BREAK will also kill the job.
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100 If you type CTRL-C the effect depends on what the pty has been configured to
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101 do. For simple commands this causes a SIGINT to be sent to the job, which
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102 would end it. Other commands may ignore the SIGINT or handle the CTRL-C
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103 themselves (like Vim does).
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105 To change the keys you type use terminal mode mappings, see |:tmap|.
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106 These are defined like any mapping, but apply only when typing keys that are
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107 sent to the job running in the terminal. For example, to make F1 switch
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108 to Terminal-Normal mode: >
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109 tnoremap <F1> <C-W>N
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110 You can use Esc, but you need to make sure it won't cause other keys to
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111 break: >
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112 tnoremap <Esc> <C-W>N
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113 set notimeout ttimeout timeoutlen=100
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115 < *options-in-terminal*
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116 After opening the terminal window and setting 'buftype' to "terminal" the
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117 BufWinEnter autocommand event is triggered. This makes it possible to set
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118 options specifically for the window and buffer. Example: >
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119 au BufWinEnter * if &buftype == 'terminal' | setlocal bufhidden=hide | endif
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121 Mouse events (click and drag) are passed to the terminal. Mouse move events
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123 when 'balloonevalterm' is enabled.
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126 Size and color ~
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127 *terminal-size-color*
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128 See option 'termwinsize' for controlling the size of the terminal window.
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129 (TODO: scrolling when the terminal is larger than the window)
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134 For a color terminal the 'background' option is used to decide whether the
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135 terminal window will start with a white or black background.
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136
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137 To use a different color the Terminal highlight group can be used, for
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138 example: >
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139 hi Terminal ctermbg=lightgrey ctermfg=blue guibg=lightgrey guifg=blue
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140 <
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141 *g:terminal_ansi_colors*
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142 In GUI mode or with 'termguicolors', the 16 ANSI colors used by default in new
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143 terminal windows may be configured using the variable
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144 `g:terminal_ansi_colors`, which should be a list of 16 color names or
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145 hexadecimal color codes, similar to those accepted by |highlight-guifg|. When
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146 not using GUI colors, the terminal window always uses the 16 ANSI colors of
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147 the underlying terminal.
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148 The |term_setansicolors()| function can be used to change the colors, and
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149 |term_getansicolors()| to get the currently used colors.
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150
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151
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152 Syntax ~
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153
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154 :[range]ter[minal] [options] [command] *:ter* *:terminal*
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155 Open a new terminal window.
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157 If [command] is provided run it as a job and connect
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158 the input and output to the terminal.
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159 If [command] is not given the 'shell' option is used.
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160 if [command] is NONE no job is started, the pty of the
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161 terminal can be used by a command like gdb.
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163 If [command] is missing the default behavior is to
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164 close the terminal when the shell exits. This can be
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165 changed with the ++noclose argument.
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166 If [command] is present the default behavior is to
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167 keep the terminal open in Terminal-Normal mode. This
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168 can be changed with the ++close argument.
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169
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170 A new buffer will be created, using [command] or
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171 'shell' as the name, prefixed with a "!". If a buffer
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172 by this name already exists a number is added in
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173 parentheses. E.g. if "gdb" exists the second terminal
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174 buffer will use "!gdb (1)".
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176 If [range] is given the specified lines are used as
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177 input for the job. It will not be possible to type
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178 keys in the terminal window. For MS-Windows see the
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179 ++eof argument below.
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180
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181 *term++close* *term++open*
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182 Supported [options] are:
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183 ++close The terminal window will close
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184 automatically when the job terminates.
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185 ++noclose The terminal window will NOT close
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186 automatically when the job terminates.
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187 ++open When the job terminates and no window
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188 shows it, a window will be opened.
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189 Note that this can be interruptive.
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190 The last of ++close, ++noclose and ++open
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191 matters and rules out earlier arguments.
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192
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193 ++curwin Open the terminal in the current
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194 window, do not split the current
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195 window. Fails if the current buffer
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196 cannot be |abandon|ed.
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197 ++hidden Open the terminal in a hidden buffer,
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198 no window will be used.
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199 ++norestore Do not include this terminal window
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200 in a session file.
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201 ++kill={how} When trying to close the terminal
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202 window kill the job with {how}. See
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203 |term_setkill()| for the values.
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204 ++rows={height} Use {height} for the terminal window
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205 height. If the terminal uses the full
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206 Vim height (no window above or below
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207 th terminal window) the command line
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208 height will be reduced as needed.
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209 ++cols={width} Use {width} for the terminal window
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210 width. If the terminal uses the full
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211 Vim width (no window left or right of
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212 the terminal window) this value is
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213 ignored.
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214 ++eof={text} when using [range]: text to send after
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215 the last line was written. Cannot
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216 contain white space. A CR is
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217 appended. For MS-Windows the default
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218 is to send CTRL-D.
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219 E.g. for a shell use "++eof=exit" and
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220 for Python "++eof=exit()". Special
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221 codes can be used like with `:map`,
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222 e.g. "<C-Z>" for CTRL-Z.
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223
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224 If you want to use more options use the |term_start()|
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225 function.
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226
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227 When the buffer associated with the terminal is forcibly unloaded or wiped out
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228 the job is killed, similar to calling `job_stop(job, "kill")` .
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229 Closing the window normally results in |E947|. When a kill method was set
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230 with "++kill={how}" or |term_setkill()| then closing the window will use that
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231 way to kill or interrupt the job. For example: >
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232 :term ++kill=term tail -f /tmp/log
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233
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234 So long as the job is running the window behaves like it contains a modified
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235 buffer. Trying to close the window with `CTRL-W :quit` fails. When using
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236 `CTRL-W :quit!` the job is ended. The text in the window is lost. The buffer
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237 still exists, but getting it in a window with `:buffer` will show an empty
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238 buffer.
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239
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240 Trying to close the window with `CTRL-W :close` also fails. Using
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241 `CTRL-W :close!` will close the window and make the buffer hidden.
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242
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243 You can use `CTRL-W :hide` to close the terminal window and make the buffer
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244 hidden, the job keeps running. The `:buffer` command can be used to turn the
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245 current window into a terminal window. If there are unsaved changes this
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246 fails, use ! to force, as usual.
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247
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248 To have a background job run without a window, and open the window when it's
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249 done, use options like this: >
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250 :term ++hidden ++open make
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251 Note that the window will open at an unexpected moment, this will interrupt
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252 what you are doing.
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253
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254 *E947* *E948*
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255 So long as the job is running, the buffer is considered modified and Vim
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257
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258 When the job has finished and no changes were made to the buffer: closing the
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261 Before changes can be made to a terminal buffer, the 'modifiable' option must
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263 the buffer will become a normal buffer and the highlighting is removed.
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264 You may want to change the buffer name with |:file| to be able to write, since
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265 the buffer name will still be set to the command.
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269 *terminal-resizing*
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272 1. The 'termwinsize' option is empty: The terminal size follows the window
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275 2. The 'termwinsize' option is "rows*cols", where "rows" is the minimal number
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276 of screen rows and "cols" is the minimal number of cells.
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278 3. The 'termwinsize' option is "rowsXcols" (where the x is upper or lower
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279 case). The terminal size is fixed to the specified number of screen lines
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280 and cells. If the window is bigger there will be unused empty space.
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287 not when 'termwinsize' is "rowsXcols".
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290 Terminal-Job and Terminal-Normal mode ~
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291 *Terminal-mode* *Terminal-Job*
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292 When the job is running the contents of the terminal is under control of the
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293 job. That includes the cursor position. Typed keys are sent to the job.
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294 The terminal contents can change at any time. This is called Terminal-Job
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295 mode.
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297 Use CTRL-W N (or 'termwinkey' N) to switch to Terminal-Normal mode. Now the
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298 contents of the terminal window is under control of Vim, the job output is
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299 suspended. CTRL-\ CTRL-N does the same.
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300
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301 Terminal-Job mode is where |:tmap| mappings are applied. Keys sent by
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302 |term_sendkeys()| are not subject to tmap, but keys from |feedkeys()| are.
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303
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304 It is not possible to enter Insert mode from Terminal-Job mode.
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306 *Terminal-Normal* *E946*
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307 In Terminal-Normal mode you can move the cursor around with the usual Vim
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308 commands, Visually mark text, yank text, etc. But you cannot change the
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309 contents of the buffer. The commands that would start insert mode, such as
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310 'i' and 'a', return to Terminal-Job mode. The window will be updated to show
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311 the contents of the terminal. |:startinsert| is ineffective.
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312
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313 In Terminal-Normal mode the statusline and window title show "(Terminal)". If
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314 the job ends while in Terminal-Normal mode this changes to
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315 "(Terminal-finished)".
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317 When the job outputs lines in the terminal, such that the contents scrolls off
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318 the top, those lines are remembered and can be seen in Terminal-Normal mode.
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319 The number of lines is limited by the 'termwinscroll' option. When going over
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320 this limit, the first 10% of the scrolled lines are deleted and are lost.
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323 Cursor style ~
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324 *terminal-cursor-style*
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325 By default the cursor in the terminal window uses a not blinking block. The
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326 normal xterm escape sequences can be used to change the blinking state and the
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327 shape. Once focus leaves the terminal window Vim will restore the original
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328 cursor.
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330 An exception is when xterm is started with the "-bc" argument, or another way
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331 that causes the cursor to blink. This actually means that the blinking flag
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332 is inverted. Since Vim cannot detect this, the terminal window cursor
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333 blinking will also be inverted.
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336 Session ~
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337 *terminal-session*
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338 A terminal window will be restored when using a session file, if possible and
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339 wanted.
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340
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341 If "terminal" was removed from 'sessionoptions' then no terminal windows will
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342 be restored.
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343
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344 If the job in the terminal was finished the window will not be restored.
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345
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346 If the terminal can be restored, the command that was used to open it will be
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347 used again. To change this use the |term_setrestore()| function. This can
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348 also be used to not restore a specific terminal by setting the command to
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349 "NONE".
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350
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352 Special keys ~
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353 *terminal-special-keys*
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354 Since the terminal emulator simulates an xterm, only escape sequences that
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355 both Vim and xterm recognize will be available in the terminal window. If you
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356 want to pass on other escape sequences to the job running in the terminal you
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357 need to set up forwarding. Example: >
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358 tmap <expr> <Esc>]b SendToTerm("\<Esc>]b")
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359 func SendToTerm(what)
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360 call term_sendkeys('', a:what)
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361 return ''
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362 endfunc
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364
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365 Unix ~
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366 *terminal-unix*
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367 On Unix a pty is used to make it possible to run all kinds of commands. You
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368 can even run Vim in the terminal! That's used for debugging, see below.
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370 Environment variables are used to pass information to the running job:
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371 TERM the name of the terminal, from the 'term' option or
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372 $TERM in the GUI; falls back to "xterm" if it does not
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373 start with "xterm"
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374 ROWS number of rows in the terminal initially
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375 LINES same as ROWS
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376 COLUMNS number of columns in the terminal initially
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377 COLORS number of colors, 't_Co' (256*256*256 in the GUI)
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378 VIM_SERVERNAME v:servername
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380
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381 MS-Windows ~
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382 *terminal-ms-windows*
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383 On MS-Windows winpty is used to make it possible to run all kind of commands.
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384 Obviously, they must be commands that run in a terminal, not open their own
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385 window.
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386
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387 You need the following two files from winpty:
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388
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389 winpty.dll
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390 winpty-agent.exe
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391
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392 You can download them from the following page:
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393
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394 https://github.com/rprichard/winpty
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396 Just put the files somewhere in your PATH. You can set the 'winptydll' option
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397 to point to the right file, if needed. If you have both the 32-bit and 64-bit
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398 version, rename to winpty32.dll and winpty64.dll to match the way Vim was
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399 build.
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401 Environment variables are used to pass information to the running job:
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402 VIM_SERVERNAME v:servername
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405 2. Terminal communication *terminal-communication*
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406
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407 There are several ways to communicate with the job running in a terminal:
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408 - Use |term_sendkeys()| to send text and escape sequences from Vim to the job.
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409 - Use the JSON API to send encoded commands from the job to Vim.
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410 - Use the |client-server| mechanism. This works on machines with an X server
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411 and on MS-Windows.
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412
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413
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414 Vim to job: term_sendkeys() ~
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415 *terminal-to-job*
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416 This allows for remote controlling the job running in the terminal. It is a
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417 one-way mechanism. The job can update the display to signal back to Vim.
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418 For example, if a shell is running in a terminal, you can do: >
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419 call term_sendkeys(buf, "ls *.java\<CR>")
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420
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421 This requires for the job to be in the right state where it will do the right
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422 thing when receiving the keys. For the above example, the shell must be
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423 waiting for a command to be typed.
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424
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425 For a job that was written for the purpose, you can use the JSON API escape
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426 sequence in the other direction. E.g.: >
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427 call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>]51;["response"]\x07")
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428
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429
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430 Job to Vim: JSON API ~
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431 *terminal-api*
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432 The job can send JSON to Vim, using a special escape sequence. The JSON
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433 encodes a command that Vim understands. Example of such a message: >
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434 <Esc>]51;["drop", "README.md"]<07>
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435
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436 The body is always a list, making it easy to find the end: ]<07>.
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437 The <Esc>]51;msg<07> sequence is reserved by xterm for "Emacs shell", which is
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438 similar to what we are doing here.
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439
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440 Currently supported commands:
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441
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442 call {funcname} {argument}
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443
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444 Call a user defined function with {argument}.
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445 The function is called with two arguments: the buffer number
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446 of the terminal and {argument}, the decoded JSON argument.
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447 The function name must start with "Tapi_" to avoid
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448 accidentally calling a function not meant to be used for the
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449 terminal API
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450 The user function should sanity check the argument.
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451 The function can use |term_sendkeys()| to send back a reply.
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452 Example in JSON: >
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453 ["call", "Tapi_Impression", ["play", 14]]
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454 < Calls a function defined like this: >
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455 function Tapi_Impression(bufnum, arglist)
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456 if len(a:arglist) == 2
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457 echomsg "impression " . a:arglist[0]
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458 echomsg "count " . a:arglist[1]
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459 endif
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460 endfunc
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461 < Output from `:echo` may be erased by a redraw, use `:echomsg`
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462 to be able to see it with `:messages`.
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463
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464 drop {filename} [options]
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465
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466 Let Vim open a file, like the `:drop` command. If {filename}
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467 is already open in a window, switch to that window. Otherwise
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468 open a new window to edit {filename}.
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469 Note that both the job and Vim may change the current
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470 directory, thus it's best to use the full path.
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471
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472 [options] is only used when opening a new window. If present,
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473 it must be a Dict. Similarly to |++opt|, These entries are recognized:
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474 "ff" file format: "dos", "mac" or "unix"
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475 "fileformat" idem
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476 "enc" overrides 'fileencoding'
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477 "encoding" idem
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478 "bin" sets 'binary'
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479 "binary" idem
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480 "nobin" resets 'binary'
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481 "nobinary" idem
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482 "bad" specifies behavior for bad characters, see
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483 |++bad|
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484
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485 Example in JSON: >
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486 ["drop", "path/file.txt", {"ff": "dos"}]
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487
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488 A trick to have Vim send this escape sequence: >
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489 exe "set t_ts=\<Esc>]51; t_fs=\x07"
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490 let &titlestring = '["call","Tapi_TryThis",["hello",123]]'
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491 redraw
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492 set t_ts& t_fs&
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493
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494 Rationale: Why not allow for any command or expression? Because that might
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495 create a security problem.
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496
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497
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498 Using the client-server feature ~
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499 *terminal-client-server*
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500 This only works when v:servername is not empty. If needed you can set it,
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501 before opening the terminal, with: >
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502 call remote_startserver('vim-server')
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503
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504 $VIM_SERVERNAME is set in the terminal to pass on the server name.
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505
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506 In the job you can then do something like: >
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507 vim --servername $VIM_SERVERNAME --remote +123 some_file.c
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508 This will open the file "some_file.c" and put the cursor on line 123.
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509
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510 ==============================================================================
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511 3. Remote testing *terminal-testing*
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513 Most Vim tests execute a script inside Vim. For some tests this does not
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514 work, running the test interferes with the code being tested. To avoid this
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515 Vim is executed in a terminal window. The test sends keystrokes to it and
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516 inspects the resulting screen state.
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518 Functions ~
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520 term_sendkeys() send keystrokes to a terminal (not subject to tmap)
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521 term_wait() wait for screen to be updated
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522 term_scrape() inspect terminal screen
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523
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524
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525 ==============================================================================
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526 4. Diffing screen dumps *terminal-diff*
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528 In some cases it can be bothersome to test that Vim displays the right
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529 characters on the screen. E.g. with syntax highlighting. To make this
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530 simpler it is possible to take a screen dump of a terminal and compare it to
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531 an expected screen dump.
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532
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533 Vim uses the window size, text, color and other attributes as displayed. The
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534 Vim screen size, font and other properties do not matter. Therefore this
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535 mechanism is portable across systems. A conventional screenshot would reflect
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536 all differences, including font size and family.
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537
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538
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539 Writing a screen dump test for Vim ~
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540 *terminal-dumptest*
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541 For an example see the Test_syntax_c() function in
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542 src/testdir/test_syntax.vim. The main parts are:
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543 - Write a file you want to test with. This is useful for testing syntax
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544 highlighting. You can also start Vim with en empty buffer.
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545 - Run Vim in a terminal with a specific size. The default is 20 lines of 75
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546 characters. This makes sure the dump is always this size. The function
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547 RunVimInTerminal() takes care of this. Pass it the arguments for the Vim
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548 command.
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549 - Send any commands to Vim using term_sendkeys(). For example: >
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550 call term_sendkeys(buf, ":echo &lines &columns\<CR>")
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551 - Check that the screen is now in the expected state, using
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552 VerifyScreenDump(). This expects the reference screen dump to be in the
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553 src/testdir/dumps/ directory. Pass the name without ".dump". It is
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554 recommended to use the name of the test function and a sequence number, so
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555 that we know what test is using the file.
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556 - Repeat sending commands and checking the state.
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557 - Finally stop Vim by calling StopVimInTerminal().
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558
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559 The first time you do this you won't have a screen dump yet. Create an empty
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560 file for now, e.g.: >
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561 touch src/testdir/dumps/Test_function_name_01.dump
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562
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563 The test will then fail, giving you the command to compare the reference dump
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564 and the failed dump, e.g.: >
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565 call term_dumpdiff("Test_func.dump.failed", "dumps/Test_func.dump")
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566
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567 Use this command in Vim, with the current directory set to src/testdir.
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568 Once you are satisfied with the test, move the failed dump in place of the
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569 reference: >
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570 :!mv Test_func.dump.failed dumps/Test_func.dump
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571
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572
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573 Creating a screen dump ~
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574 *terminal-screendump*
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575
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576 To create the screen dump, run Vim (or any other program) in a terminal and
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577 make it show the desired state. Then use the term_dumpwrite() function to
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578 create a screen dump file. For example: >
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579 :call term_dumpwrite(77, "mysyntax.dump")
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580
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581 Here "77" is the buffer number of the terminal. Use `:ls!` to see it.
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582
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583 You can view the screen dump with term_dumpload(): >
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584 :call term_dumpload("mysyntax.dump")
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585
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586 To verify that Vim still shows exactly the same screen, run Vim again with
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587 exactly the same way to show the desired state. Then create a screen dump
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588 again, using a different file name: >
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589 :call term_dumpwrite(88, "test.dump")
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590
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591 To assert that the files are exactly the same use assert_equalfile(): >
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592 call assert_equalfile("mysyntax.dump", "test.dump")
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593
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594 If there are differences then v:errors will contain the error message.
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595
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596
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597 Comparing screen dumps ~
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598 *terminal-diffscreendump*
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599
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600 assert_equalfile() does not make it easy to see what is different.
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601 To spot the problem use term_dumpdiff(): >
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602 call term_dumpdiff("mysyntax.dump", "test.dump")
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603
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604 This will open a window consisting of three parts:
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605 1. The contents of the first dump
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606 2. The difference between the first and second dump
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607 3. The contents of the second dump
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608
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609 You can usually see what differs in the second part. Use the 'ruler' to
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610 relate it to the position in the first or second dump.
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611
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612 Alternatively, press "s" to swap the first and second dump. Do this several
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613 times so that you can spot the difference in the context of the text.
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614
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615 ==============================================================================
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616 5. Debugging *terminal-debug*
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617
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618 The Terminal debugging plugin can be used to debug a program with gdb and view
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619 the source code in a Vim window. Since this is completely contained inside
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620 Vim this also works remotely over an ssh connection.
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622
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623 Starting ~
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624 *termdebug-starting*
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625 Load the plugin with this command: >
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626 packadd termdebug
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627 < *:Termdebug*
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628 To start debugging use `:Termdebug` or `:TermdebugCommand`` followed by the
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629 command name, for example: >
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630 :Termdebug vim
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631
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632 This opens two windows:
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633
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634 gdb window A terminal window in which "gdb vim" is executed. Here you
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635 can directly interact with gdb. The buffer name is "!gdb".
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636
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637 program window A terminal window for the executed program. When "run" is
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638 used in gdb the program I/O will happen in this window, so
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639 that it does not interfere with controlling gdb. The buffer
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640 name is "gdb program".
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641
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642 The current window is used to show the source code. When gdb pauses the
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643 source file location will be displayed, if possible. A sign is used to
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644 highlight the current position, using highlight group debugPC.
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645
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646 If the buffer in the current window is modified, another window will be opened
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647 to display the current gdb position. You can use `:Winbar` to add a window
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648 toolbar there.
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649
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650 Focus the terminal of the executed program to interact with it. This works
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651 the same as any command running in a terminal window.
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652
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653 When the debugger ends, typically by typing "quit" in the gdb window, the two
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654 opened windows are closed.
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656 Only one debugger can be active at a time.
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657 *:TermdebugCommand*
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658 If you want to give specific commands to the command being debugged, you can
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659 use the `:TermdebugCommand` command followed by the command name and
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660 additional parameters. >
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661 :TermdebugCommand vim --clean -c ':set nu'
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662
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663 Both the `:Termdebug` and `:TermdebugCommand` support an optional "!" bang
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664 argument to start the command right away, without pausing at the gdb window
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665 (and cursor will be in the debugged window). For example: >
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666 :TermdebugCommand! vim --clean
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667
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668 To attach gdb to an already running executable or use a core file, pass extra
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669 arguments. E.g.: >
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670 :Termdebug vim core
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671 :Termdebug vim 98343
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672
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673 If no argument is given, you'll end up in a gdb window, in which you need to
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674 specify which command to run using e.g. the gdb `file` command.
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675
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676
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677 Example session ~
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678 *termdebug-example*
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679 Start in the Vim "src" directory and build Vim: >
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680 % make
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681 Start Vim: >
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682 % ./vim
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683 Load the termdebug plugin and start debugging Vim: >
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684 :packadd termdebug
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685 :Termdebug vim
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686 You should now have three windows:
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687 source - where you started, has a window toolbar with buttons
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688 gdb - you can type gdb commands here
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689 program - the executed program will use this window
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690
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691 You can use CTRL-W CTRL-W or the mouse to move focus between windows.
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692 Put focus on the gdb window and type: >
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693 break ex_help
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694 run
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695 Vim will start running in the program window. Put focus there and type: >
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696 :help gui
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697 Gdb will run into the ex_help breakpoint. The source window now shows the
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698 ex_cmds.c file. A ">>" marker will appear where the breakpoint was set. The
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699 line where the debugger stopped is highlighted. You can now step through the
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700 program. Let's use the mouse: click on the "Next" button in the window
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701 toolbar. You will see the highlighting move as the debugger executes a line
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702 of source code.
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703
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704 Click "Next" a few times until the for loop is highlighted. Put the cursor on
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705 the end of "eap->arg", then click "Eval" in the toolbar. You will see this
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706 displayed:
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707 "eap->arg": 0x555555e68855 "gui" ~
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708 This way you can inspect the value of local variables. You can also focus the
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709 gdb window and use a "print" command, e.g.: >
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710 print *eap
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711 If mouse pointer movements are working, Vim will also show a balloon when the
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712 mouse rests on text that can be evaluated by gdb.
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713
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714 Now go back to the source window and put the cursor on the first line after
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715 the for loop, then type: >
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716 :Break
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717 You will see a ">>" marker appear, this indicates the new breakpoint. Now
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718 click "Cont" in the toolbar and the code until the breakpoint will be
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719 executed.
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720
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721 You can type more advanced commands in the gdb window. For example, type: >
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722 watch curbuf
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723 Now click "Cont" in the toolbar (or type "cont" in the gdb window). Execution
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724 will now continue until the value of "curbuf" changes, which is in do_ecmd().
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725 To remove this watchpoint again type in the gdb window: >
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726 delete 3
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727
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728 You can see the stack by typing in the gdb window: >
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729 where
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730 Move through the stack frames, e.g. with: >
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731 frame 3
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732 The source window will show the code, at the point where the call was made to
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733 a deeper level.
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734
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735
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736 Stepping through code ~
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737 *termdebug-stepping*
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738 Put focus on the gdb window to type commands there. Some common ones are:
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739 - CTRL-C interrupt the program
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740 - next execute the current line and stop at the next line
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741 - step execute the current line and stop at the next statement,
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742 entering functions
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743 - finish execute until leaving the current function
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744 - where show the stack
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745 - frame N go to the Nth stack frame
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746 - continue continue execution
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747
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748 *:Run* *:Arguments*
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749 In the window showing the source code these commands can be used to control
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750 gdb:
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751 `:Run` [args] run the program with [args] or the previous arguments
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752 `:Arguments` {args} set arguments for the next `:Run`
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753
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754 *:Break* set a breakpoint at the current line; a sign will be displayed
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755 *:Clear* delete the breakpoint at the current line
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756
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757 *:Step* execute the gdb "step" command
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758 *:Over* execute the gdb "next" command (`:Next` is a Vim command)
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759 *:Finish* execute the gdb "finish" command
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760 *:Continue* execute the gdb "continue" command
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761 *:Stop* interrupt the program
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762
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763 If 'mouse' is set the plugin adds a window toolbar with these entries:
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764 Step `:Step`
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765 Next `:Over`
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766 Finish `:Finish`
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767 Cont `:Continue`
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768 Stop `:Stop`
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769 Eval `:Evaluate`
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770 This way you can use the mouse to perform the most common commands. You need
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771 to have the 'mouse' option set to enable mouse clicks.
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772 *:Winbar*
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773 You can add the window toolbar in other windows you open with: >
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774 :Winbar
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775
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776 If gdb stops at a source line and there is no window currently showing the
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777 source code, a new window will be created for the source code. This also
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778 happens if the buffer in the source code window has been modified and can't be
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779 abandoned.
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780
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781
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782 Inspecting variables ~
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783 *termdebug-variables* *:Evaluate*
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784 `:Evaluate` evaluate the expression under the cursor
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785 `K` same
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786 `:Evaluate` {expr} evaluate {expr}
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787 `:'<,'>Evaluate` evaluate the Visually selected text
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788
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789 This is similar to using "print" in the gdb window.
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790 You can usually shorten `:Evaluate` to `:Ev`.
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793 Other commands ~
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794 *termdebug-commands*
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795 *:Gdb* jump to the gdb window
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796 *:Program* jump to the window with the running program
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797 *:Source* jump to the window with the source code, create it if there
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798 isn't one
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799
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801 Communication ~
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802 *termdebug-communication*
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803 There is another, hidden, buffer, which is used for Vim to communicate with
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804 gdb. The buffer name is "gdb communication". Do not delete this buffer, it
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805 will break the debugger.
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806
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807
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808 Customizing ~
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809
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810 GDB command *termdebug-customizing*
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811
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812 To change the name of the gdb command, set the "termdebugger" variable before
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813 invoking `:Termdebug`: >
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814 let termdebugger = "mygdb"
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815 < *gdb-version*
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816 Only debuggers fully compatible with gdb will work. Vim uses the GDB/MI
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817 interface. The "new-ui" command requires gdb version 7.12 or later. if you
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818 get this error:
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819 Undefined command: "new-ui". Try "help".~
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820 Then your gdb is too old.
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823 Colors *hl-debugPC* *hl-debugBreakpoint*
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824
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825 The color of the signs can be adjusted with these highlight groups:
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826 - debugPC the current position
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827 - debugBreakpoint a breakpoint
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828
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829 The defaults are, when 'background' is "light":
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830 hi debugPC term=reverse ctermbg=lightblue guibg=lightblue
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831 hi debugBreakpoint term=reverse ctermbg=red guibg=red
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832
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833 When 'background' is "dark":
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834 hi debugPC term=reverse ctermbg=darkblue guibg=darkblue
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835 hi debugBreakpoint term=reverse ctermbg=red guibg=red
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836
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838 Popup menu *termdebug_popup*
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840 By default the Termdebug plugin sets 'mousemodel' to "popup_setpos" and adds
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841 these entries to the popup menu:
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842 Set breakpoint `:Break`
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843 Clear breakpoint `:Clear`
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844 Evaluate `:Evaluate`
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845 If you don't want this then disable it with: >
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846 let g:termdebug_popup = 0
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849 Vim window width *termdebug_wide*
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850
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851 To change the width of the Vim window when debugging starts, and use a
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852 vertical split: >
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853 let g:termdebug_wide = 163
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854 This will set &columns to 163 when :Termdebug is used. The value is restored
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855 when quitting the debugger.
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856 If g:termdebug_wide is set and &Columns is already larger than
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857 g:termdebug_wide then a vertical split will be used without changing &columns.
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858 Set it to 1 to get a vertical split without every changing &columns (useful
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859 for when the terminal can't be resized by Vim).
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863 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: