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runtime(html): Update syntax file (#13591) Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a9058440b7b9d7f5d0027c8cd44366e9200ca241 Author: dkearns <dougkearns@gmail.com> Date: Wed Nov 29 06:41:41 2023 +1100 runtime(html): Update syntax file (https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/13591) Add missing search element and update ARIA attribute list. Add a very basic test file to check all elements are matched. Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
author Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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1 *repeat.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2023 May 26
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging *repeating*
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9 Chapter 26 of the user manual introduces repeating |usr_26.txt|.
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11 1. Single repeats |single-repeat|
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12 2. Multiple repeats |multi-repeat|
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13 3. Complex repeats |complex-repeat|
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14 4. Using Vim scripts |using-scripts|
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15 5. Using Vim packages |packages|
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16 6. Creating Vim packages |package-create|
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17 7. Debugging scripts |debug-scripts|
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18 8. Profiling |profiling|
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20 ==============================================================================
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21 1. Single repeats *single-repeat*
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23 *.*
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24 . Repeat last change, with count replaced with [count].
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25 Also repeat a yank command, when the 'y' flag is
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26 included in 'cpoptions'. Does not repeat a
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27 command-line command.
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29 Simple changes can be repeated with the "." command. Without a count, the
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30 count of the last change is used. If you enter a count, it will replace the
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31 last one. |v:count| and |v:count1| will be set.
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33 If the last change included a specification of a numbered register, the
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34 register number will be incremented. See |redo-register| for an example how
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35 to use this.
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37 Note that when repeating a command that used a Visual selection, the same SIZE
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38 of area is used, see |visual-repeat|.
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40 *@:*
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41 @: Repeat last command-line [count] times.
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42 {not available when compiled without the
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43 |+cmdline_hist| feature}
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46 ==============================================================================
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47 2. Multiple repeats *multi-repeat*
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49 *:g* *:global* *E148*
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50 :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
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51 Execute the Ex command [cmd] (default ":p") on the
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52 lines within [range] where {pattern} matches.
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54 :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
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55 Execute the Ex command [cmd] (default ":p") on the
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56 lines within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match.
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58 *:v* *:vglobal*
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59 :[range]v[global]/{pattern}/[cmd]
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60 Same as :g!.
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62 Example: >
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63 :g/^Obsolete/d _
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64 Using the underscore after `:d` avoids clobbering registers or the clipboard.
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65 This also makes it faster.
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67 Instead of the '/' which surrounds the {pattern}, you can use any other
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68 single byte character, but not an alphabetic character, '\', '"', '|' or '!'.
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69 This is useful if you want to include a '/' in the search pattern or
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70 replacement string.
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72 For the definition of a pattern, see |pattern|.
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74 NOTE [cmd] may contain a range; see |collapse| and |edit-paragraph-join| for
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75 examples.
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77 The global commands work by first scanning through the [range] lines and
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78 marking each line where a match occurs (for a multi-line pattern, only the
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79 start of the match matters).
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80 In a second scan the [cmd] is executed for each marked line, as if the cursor
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81 was in that line. For ":v" and ":g!" the command is executed for each not
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82 marked line. If a line is deleted its mark disappears.
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83 The default for [range] is the whole buffer (1,$). Use "CTRL-C" to interrupt
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84 the command. If an error message is given for a line, the command for that
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85 line is aborted and the global command continues with the next marked or
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86 unmarked line.
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87 *E147*
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88 When the command is used recursively, it only works on one line. Giving a
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89 range is then not allowed. This is useful to find all lines that match a
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90 pattern and do not match another pattern: >
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91 :g/found/v/notfound/{cmd}
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92 This first finds all lines containing "found", but only executes {cmd} when
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93 there is no match for "notfound".
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95 Any Ex command can be used, see |ex-cmd-index|. To execute a Normal mode
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96 command, you can use the `:normal` command: >
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97 :g/pat/normal {commands}
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98 Make sure that {commands} ends with a whole command, otherwise Vim will wait
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99 for you to type the rest of the command for each match. The screen will not
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100 have been updated, so you don't know what you are doing. See |:normal|.
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102 The undo/redo command will undo/redo the whole global command at once.
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103 The previous context mark will only be set once (with "''" you go back to
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104 where the cursor was before the global command).
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106 The global command sets both the last used search pattern and the last used
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107 substitute pattern (this is vi compatible). This makes it easy to globally
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108 replace a string:
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109 :g/pat/s//PAT/g
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110 This replaces all occurrences of "pat" with "PAT". The same can be done with:
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111 :%s/pat/PAT/g
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112 Which is two characters shorter!
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114 When using "global" in Ex mode, a special case is using ":visual" as a
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115 command. This will move to a matching line, go to Normal mode to let you
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116 execute commands there until you use |Q| to return to Ex mode. This will be
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117 repeated for each matching line. While doing this you cannot use ":global".
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118 To abort this type CTRL-C twice.
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120 ==============================================================================
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121 3. Complex repeats *complex-repeat*
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123 *q* *recording*
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124 q{0-9a-zA-Z"} Record typed characters into register {0-9a-zA-Z"}
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125 (uppercase to append). The 'q' command is disabled
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126 while executing a register, and it doesn't work inside
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127 a mapping and |:normal|.
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129 Note: If the register being used for recording is also
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130 used for |y| and |p| the result is most likely not
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131 what is expected, because the put will paste the
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132 recorded macro and the yank will overwrite the
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133 recorded macro.
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135 Note: The recording happens while you type, replaying
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136 the register happens as if the keys come from a
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137 mapping. This matters, for example, for undo, which
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138 only syncs when commands were typed.
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140 q Stops recording. (Implementation note: The 'q' that
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141 stops recording is not stored in the register, unless
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142 it was the result of a mapping)
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144 *@*
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145 @{0-9a-z".=*+} Execute the contents of register {0-9a-z".=*+} [count]
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146 times. Note that register '%' (name of the current
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147 file) and '#' (name of the alternate file) cannot be
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148 used.
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149 The register is executed like a mapping, that means
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150 that the difference between 'wildchar' and 'wildcharm'
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151 applies, and undo might not be synced in the same way.
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152 For "@=" you are prompted to enter an expression. The
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153 result of the expression is then executed.
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154 See also |@:|.
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155
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156 *@@* *E748*
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157 @@ Repeat the previous @{0-9a-z":*} [count] times.
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159 *:@*
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160 :[addr]@{0-9a-z".=*+} Execute the contents of register {0-9a-z".=*+} as an Ex
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162 current line). When the last line in the register does
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163 not have a <CR> it will be added automatically when
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164 the 'e' flag is present in 'cpoptions'.
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165 For ":@=" the last used expression is used. The
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166 result of evaluating the expression is executed as an
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167 Ex command.
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168 Mappings are not recognized in these commands.
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169 When the |line-continuation| character (\) is present
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170 at the beginning of a line in a linewise register,
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171 then it is combined with the previous line. This is
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173 script.
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174 Future: Will execute the register for each line in the
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175 address range.
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177 :[addr]*{0-9a-z".=+} *:star-compatible*
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178 When '*' is present in 'cpoptions' |cpo-star|, use
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179 ":*" in the same way as ":@". This is NOT the default
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180 when 'nocompatible' is used. When the '*' flag is not
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182 select the Visual area |:star|.
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184 *:@:*
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185 :[addr]@: Repeat last command-line. First set cursor at line
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186 [addr] (default is current line).
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188 :[addr]@ *:@@*
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189 :[addr]@@ Repeat the previous :@{register}. First set cursor at
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190 line [addr] (default is current line).
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191
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192 ==============================================================================
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193 4. Using Vim scripts *using-scripts*
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194
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195 For writing a Vim script, see chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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196
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197 *:so* *:source* *load-vim-script*
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198 :so[urce] {file} Read Ex commands from {file}. These are commands that
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199 start with a ":".
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200 Triggers the |SourcePre| autocommand.
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201 *:source-range*
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202 :[range]so[urce] [++clear]
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203 Read Ex commands from the [range] of lines in the
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204 current buffer. When [range] is omitted read all
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205 lines.
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207 When sourcing commands from the current buffer, the
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208 same script-ID |<SID>| is used even if the buffer is
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209 sourced multiple times. If a buffer is sourced more
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210 than once, then the functions in the buffer are
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211 defined again.
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213 To source a range of lines that doesn't start with the
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214 |:vim9script| command in Vim9 script context, the
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215 |:vim9cmd| modifier can be used. If you use a Visual
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216 selection and type ":", the range in the form "'<,'>"
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217 can come before it: >
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218 :'<,'>vim9cmd source
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219 < Otherwise the range goes after the modifier and must
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221 :vim9cmd :5,9source
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223 < When a range of lines in a buffer is sourced in the
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224 Vim9 script context, the previously defined
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225 script-local variables and functions are not cleared.
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226 This works like the range started with the
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227 ":vim9script noclear" command. The "++clear" argument
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228 can be used to clear the script-local variables and
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229 functions before sourcing the script. This works like
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230 the range started with the `:vim9script` command
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231 without the "noclear" argument. See |vim9-reload| for
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232 more information.
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233 Examples: >
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234 :4,5source
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235 :10,18source ++clear
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236 <
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237 *:source!*
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238 :so[urce]! {file} Read Vim commands from {file}. These are commands
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239 that are executed from Normal mode, like you type
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240 them.
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241 When used after |:global|, |:argdo|, |:windo|,
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242 |:bufdo|, in a loop or when another command follows
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243 the display won't be updated while executing the
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244 commands.
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245 Cannot be used in the |sandbox|.
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246
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247 *:ru* *:runtime*
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248 :ru[ntime][!] [where] {file} ..
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249 Read Ex commands from {file} in each directory given
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250 by 'runtimepath' and/or 'packpath'. There is no error
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251 for non-existing files.
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252
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253 Example: >
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254 :runtime syntax/c.vim
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255
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256 < There can be multiple {file} arguments, separated by
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257 spaces. Each {file} is searched for in the first
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258 directory from 'runtimepath', then in the second
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259 directory, etc. Use a backslash to include a space
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260 inside {file} (although it's better not to use spaces
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261 in file names, it causes trouble).
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262
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263 When [!] is included, all found files are sourced.
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264 When it is not included only the first found file is
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265 sourced.
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266
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267 When [where] is omitted only 'runtimepath' is used.
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268 Other values:
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269 START search under "start" in 'packpath'
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270 OPT search under "opt" in 'packpath'
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271 PACK search under "start" and "opt" in
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272 'packpath'
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273 ALL first use 'runtimepath', then search
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274 under "start" and "opt" in 'packpath'
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275
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276 When {file} contains wildcards it is expanded to all
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277 matching files. Example: >
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278 :runtime! plugin/**/*.vim
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279 < This is what Vim uses to load the plugin files when
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280 starting up. This similar command: >
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281 :runtime plugin/**/*.vim
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282 < would source the first file only.
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283
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284 When 'verbose' is one or higher, there is a message
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285 when no file could be found.
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286 When 'verbose' is two or higher, there is a message
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287 about each searched file.
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288
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289 *:pa* *:packadd* *E919*
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290 :pa[ckadd][!] {name} Search for an optional plugin directory in 'packpath'
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291 and source any plugin files found. The directory must
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292 match:
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293 pack/*/opt/{name} ~
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294 The directory is added to 'runtimepath' if it wasn't
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295 there yet.
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296 If the directory pack/*/opt/{name}/after exists it is
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297 added at the end of 'runtimepath'.
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298
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299 If loading packages from "pack/*/start" was skipped,
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300 then this directory is searched first:
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301 pack/*/start/{name} ~
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302
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303 Note that {name} is the directory name, not the name
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304 of the .vim file. All the files matching the pattern
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305 pack/*/opt/{name}/plugin/**/*.vim ~
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306 will be sourced. This allows for using subdirectories
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307 below "plugin", just like with plugins in
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308 'runtimepath'.
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309
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310 If the filetype detection was not enabled yet (this
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311 is usually done with a `syntax enable` or `filetype on`
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312 command in your .vimrc file), this will also look
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313 for "{name}/ftdetect/*.vim" files.
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315 When the optional ! is added no plugin files or
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316 ftdetect scripts are loaded, only the matching
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317 directories are added to 'runtimepath'. This is
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318 useful in your .vimrc. The plugins will then be
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319 loaded during initialization, see |load-plugins| (note
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320 that the loading order will be reversed, because each
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321 directory is inserted before others).
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322 Note that for ftdetect scripts to be loaded
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323 you will need to write `filetype plugin indent on`
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324 AFTER all `packadd!` commands.
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325
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326 Also see |pack-add|.
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328
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329 *:packl* *:packloadall*
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330 :packl[oadall][!] Load all packages in the "start" directory under each
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331 entry in 'packpath'.
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332
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333 First all the directories found are added to
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334 'runtimepath', then the plugins found in the
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335 directories are sourced. This allows for a plugin to
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336 depend on something of another plugin, e.g. an
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337 "autoload" directory. See |packload-two-steps| for
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338 how this can be useful.
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339
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340 This is normally done automatically during startup,
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341 after loading your .vimrc file. With this command it
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342 can be done earlier.
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343
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344 Packages will be loaded only once. Using
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345 `:packloadall` a second time will have no effect.
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346 When the optional ! is added this command will load
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347 packages even when done before.
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348
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349 Note that when using `:packloadall` in the |vimrc|
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350 file, the 'runtimepath' option is updated, and later
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351 all plugins in 'runtimepath' will be loaded, which
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352 means they are loaded again. Plugins are expected to
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353 handle that.
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354
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355 An error only causes sourcing the script where it
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356 happens to be aborted, further plugins will be loaded.
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357 See |packages|.
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358 {only available when compiled with |+eval|}
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359
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360 :scripte[ncoding] [encoding] *:scripte* *:scriptencoding* *E167*
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361 Specify the character encoding used in the script.
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362 The following lines will be converted from [encoding]
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363 to the value of the 'encoding' option, if they are
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364 different. Examples: >
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365 scriptencoding iso-8859-5
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366 scriptencoding cp932
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367 <
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368 When [encoding] is empty, no conversion is done. This
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369 can be used to restrict conversion to a sequence of
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370 lines: >
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371 scriptencoding euc-jp
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372 ... lines to be converted ...
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373 scriptencoding
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374 ... not converted ...
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375
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376 < When conversion isn't supported by the system, there
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377 is no error message and no conversion is done. When a
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378 line can't be converted there is no error and the
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379 original line is kept.
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380
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381 Don't use "ucs-2" or "ucs-4", scripts cannot be in
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382 these encodings (they would contain NUL bytes).
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383 When a sourced script starts with a BOM (Byte Order
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384 Mark) in utf-8 format Vim will recognize it, no need
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385 to use ":scriptencoding utf-8" then.
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386
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387 If you set the 'encoding' option in your |.vimrc|,
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388 `:scriptencoding` must be placed after that. E.g.: >
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389 set encoding=utf-8
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390 scriptencoding utf-8
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391 <
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392
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393 :scriptv[ersion] {version} *:scriptv* *:scriptversion*
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394 *E999* *E984* *E1040*
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395 Specify the version of Vim for the lines that follow
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396 in the same file. Only applies at the toplevel of
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397 sourced scripts, not inside functions.
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398
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399 If {version} is higher than what the current Vim
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400 version supports E999 will be given. You either need
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401 to rewrite the script to make it work with an older
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402 Vim version, or update Vim to a newer version. See
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403 |vimscript-version| for what changed between versions.
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404
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405 :vim9s[cript] [noclear] *:vim9s* *:vim9script*
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406 Marks a script file as containing |Vim9-script|
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407 commands. Also see |vim9-namespace|. *E1038*
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408 Must be the first command in the file. *E1039*
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409 For [noclear] see |vim9-reload|.
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410 Without the |+eval| feature this changes the syntax
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411 for some commands.
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412 See |:vim9cmd| for executing one command with Vim9
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413 syntax and semantics.
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414
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415 *:scr* *:scriptnames*
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416 :scr[iptnames] List all sourced script names, in the order they were
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417 first encountered. The number is used for the script
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418 ID |<SID>|.
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419 For a script that was used with `import autoload` but
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420 was not actually sourced yet an "A" is shown after the
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421 script ID.
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422 For a script that was referred to by one name but
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423 after resolving symbolic links got sourced with
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424 another name the other script is after "->". E.g.
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425 "20->22" means script 20 was sourced as script 22.
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426 Also see `getscriptinfo()`.
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427 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
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428 feature}
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429
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430 :scr[iptnames][!] {scriptId} *:script*
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431 Edit script {scriptId}. Although ":scriptnames name"
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432 works, using ":script name" is recommended.
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433 When the current buffer can't be |abandon|ed and the !
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434 is not present, the command fails.
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435
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436 *:fini* *:finish* *E168*
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437 :fini[sh] Stop sourcing a script. Can only be used in a Vim
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438 script file. This is a quick way to skip the rest of
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439 the file. If it is used after a |:try| but before the
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440 matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
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441 following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
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442 are executed first. This process applies to all
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443 nested ":try"s in the script. The outermost ":endtry"
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444 then stops sourcing the script.
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445
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446 All commands and command sequences can be repeated by putting them in a named
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447 register and then executing it. There are two ways to get the commands in the
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448 register:
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449 - Use the record command "q". You type the commands once, and while they are
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450 being executed they are stored in a register. Easy, because you can see
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451 what you are doing. If you make a mistake, "p"ut the register into the
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452 file, edit the command sequence, and then delete it into the register
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453 again. You can continue recording by appending to the register (use an
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454 uppercase letter).
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455 - Delete or yank the command sequence into the register.
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456
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457 Often used command sequences can be put under a function key with the ':map'
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458 command.
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459
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460 An alternative is to put the commands in a file, and execute them with the
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461 ':source!' command. Useful for long command sequences. Can be combined with
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462 the ':map' command to put complicated commands under a function key.
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463
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464 The ':source' command reads Ex commands from a file or a buffer line by line.
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465 You will have to type any needed keyboard input. The ':source!' command reads
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466 from a script file character by character, interpreting each character as if
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467 you typed it.
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468
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469 Example: When you give the ":!ls" command you get the |hit-enter| prompt. If
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470 you ':source' a file with the line "!ls" in it, you will have to type the
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471 <Enter> yourself. But if you ':source!' a file with the line ":!ls" in it,
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472 the next characters from that file are read until a <CR> is found. You will
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473 not have to type <CR> yourself, unless ":!ls" was the last line in the file.
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474
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475 It is possible to put ':source[!]' commands in the script file, so you can
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476 make a top-down hierarchy of script files. The ':source' command can be
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477 nested as deep as the number of files that can be opened at one time (about
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478 15). The ':source!' command can be nested up to 15 levels deep.
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479
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480 You can use the "<sfile>" string (literally, this is not a special key) inside
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481 of the sourced file, in places where a file name is expected. It will be
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482 replaced by the file name of the sourced file. For example, if you have a
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483 "other.vimrc" file in the same directory as your ".vimrc" file, you can source
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484 it from your ".vimrc" file with this command: >
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485 :source <sfile>:h/other.vimrc
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486
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487 In script files terminal-dependent key codes are represented by
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488 terminal-independent two character codes. This means that they can be used
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490 key code is 0x80 or 128, shown on the screen as "~@". The second one can be
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491 found in the list |key-notation|. Any of these codes can also be entered
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492 with CTRL-V followed by the three digit decimal code. This does NOT work for
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493 the <t_xx> termcap codes, these can only be used in mappings.
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494
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495 *:source_crnl* *W15*
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496 Win32: Files that are read with ":source" normally have <CR><NL> <EOL>s.
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497 These always work. If you are using a file with <NL> <EOL>s (for example, a
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498 file made on Unix), this will be recognized if 'fileformats' is not empty and
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499 the first line does not end in a <CR>. This fails if the first line has
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500 something like ":map <F1> :help^M", where "^M" is a <CR>. If the first line
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501 ends in a <CR>, but following ones don't, you will get an error message,
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502 because the <CR> from the first lines will be lost.
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503
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504 Mac Classic: Files that are read with ":source" normally have <CR> <EOL>s.
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505 These always work. If you are using a file with <NL> <EOL>s (for example, a
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506 file made on Unix), this will be recognized if 'fileformats' is not empty and
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507 the first line does not end in a <CR>. Be careful not to use a file with <NL>
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508 linebreaks which has a <CR> in first line.
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509
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510 On other systems, Vim expects ":source"ed files to end in a <NL>. These
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511 always work. If you are using a file with <CR><NL> <EOL>s (for example, a
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512 file made on MS-Windows), all lines will have a trailing <CR>. This may cause
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513 problems for some commands (e.g., mappings). There is no automatic <EOL>
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514 detection, because it's common to start with a line that defines a mapping
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515 that ends in a <CR>, which will confuse the automaton.
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516
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517 *line-continuation*
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518 Long lines in a ":source"d Ex command script file can be split by inserting
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519 a line continuation symbol "\" (backslash) at the start of the next line.
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520 There can be white space before the backslash, which is ignored.
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521
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522 Example: the lines >
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523 :set comments=sr:/*,mb:*,el:*/,
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524 \://,
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525 \b:#,
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526 \:%,
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527 \n:>,
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528 \fb:-
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529 are interpreted as if they were given in one line:
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530 :set comments=sr:/*,mb:*,el:*/,://,b:#,:%,n:>,fb:-
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531
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532 All leading whitespace characters in the line before a backslash are ignored.
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533 Note however that trailing whitespace in the line before it cannot be
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534 inserted freely; it depends on the position where a command is split up
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535 whether additional whitespace is allowed or not.
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536
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537 When a space is required it's best to put it right after the backslash. A
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538 space at the end of a line is hard to see and may be accidentally deleted. >
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539 :syn match Comment
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540 \ "very long regexp"
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541 \ keepend
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542
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543 In |Vim9| script the backslash can often be omitted, but not always.
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544 See |vim9-line-continuation|.
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545
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546 There is a problem with the ":append" and ":insert" commands: >
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547 :1append
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548 \asdf
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549 .
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550 The backslash is seen as a line-continuation symbol, thus this results in the
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551 command: >
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552 :1appendasdf
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553 .
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554 To avoid this, add the 'C' flag to the 'cpoptions' option: >
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555 :set cpo+=C
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556 :1append
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557 \asdf
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558 .
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559 :set cpo-=C
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560
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561 Note that when the commands are inside a function, you need to add the 'C'
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562 flag when defining the function, it is not relevant when executing it. >
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563 :set cpo+=C
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564 :function Foo()
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565 :1append
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566 \asdf
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567 .
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568 :endfunction
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569 :set cpo-=C
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570 <
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571 *line-continuation-comment*
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572 To add a comment in between the lines start with '"\ '. Notice the space
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573 after the backslash. Example: >
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574 let array = [
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575 "\ first entry comment
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576 \ 'first',
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577 "\ second entry comment
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578 \ 'second',
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579 \ ]
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580
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581 Rationale:
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582 Most programs work with a trailing backslash to indicate line
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583 continuation. Using this in Vim would cause incompatibility with Vi.
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584 For example for this Vi mapping: >
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585 :map xx asdf\
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586 < Therefore the unusual leading backslash is used.
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587
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588 Starting a comment in a continuation line results in all following
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589 continuation lines to be part of the comment. Since it was like this
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590 for a long time, when making it possible to add a comment halfway a
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591 sequence of continuation lines, it was not possible to use \", since
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592 that was a valid continuation line. Using '"\ ' comes closest, even
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593 though it may look a bit weird. Requiring the space after the
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594 backslash is to make it very unlikely this is a normal comment line.
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595
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596 ==============================================================================
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597 5. Using Vim packages *packages*
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598
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599 A Vim package is a directory that contains one or more plugins. The
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600 advantages over normal plugins:
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601 - A package can be downloaded as an archive and unpacked in its own directory.
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602 Thus the files are not mixed with files of other plugins. That makes it
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603 easy to update and remove.
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604 - A package can be a git, mercurial, etc. repository. That makes it really
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605 easy to update.
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606 - A package can contain multiple plugins that depend on each other.
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607 - A package can contain plugins that are automatically loaded on startup and
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608 ones that are only loaded when needed with `:packadd`.
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609
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610
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611 Using a package and loading automatically ~
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612
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613 Let's assume your Vim files are in the "~/.vim" directory and you want to add a
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614 package from a zip archive "/tmp/foopack.zip":
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615 % mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/foo
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616 % cd ~/.vim/pack/foo
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617 % unzip /tmp/foopack.zip
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618
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619 The directory name "foo" is arbitrary, you can pick anything you like.
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620
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621 You would now have these files under ~/.vim:
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622 pack/foo/README.txt
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623 pack/foo/start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim
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624 pack/foo/start/foobar/syntax/some.vim
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625 pack/foo/opt/foodebug/plugin/debugger.vim
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626
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627 When Vim starts up, after processing your .vimrc, it scans all directories in
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628 'packpath' for plugins under the "pack/*/start" directory. First all those
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629 directories are added to 'runtimepath'. Then all the plugins are loaded.
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630 See |packload-two-steps| for how these two steps can be useful.
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631
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632 To allow for calling into package functionality while parsing your .vimrc,
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633 |:colorscheme| and |autoload| will both automatically search under 'packpath'
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634 as well in addition to 'runtimepath'. See the documentation for each for
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635 details.
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636
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637 In the example Vim will find "pack/foo/start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim" and adds
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638 "~/.vim/pack/foo/start/foobar" to 'runtimepath'.
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639
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640 If the "foobar" plugin kicks in and sets the 'filetype' to "some", Vim will
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641 find the syntax/some.vim file, because its directory is in 'runtimepath'.
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642
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643 Vim will also load ftdetect files, if there are any.
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644
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645 Note that the files under "pack/foo/opt" are not loaded automatically, only the
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646 ones under "pack/foo/start". See |pack-add| below for how the "opt" directory
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647 is used.
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648
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649 Loading packages automatically will not happen if loading plugins is disabled,
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650 see |load-plugins|.
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651
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652 To load packages earlier, so that 'runtimepath' gets updated: >
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653 :packloadall
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654 This also works when loading plugins is disabled. The automatic loading will
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655 only happen once.
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656
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657 If the package has an "after" directory, that directory is added to the end of
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658 'runtimepath', so that anything there will be loaded later.
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659
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660
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661 Using a single plugin and loading it automatically ~
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662
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663 If you don't have a package but a single plugin, you need to create the extra
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664 directory level:
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665 % mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/foo/start/foobar
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666 % cd ~/.vim/pack/foo/start/foobar
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667 % unzip /tmp/someplugin.zip
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668
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669 You would now have these files:
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670 pack/foo/start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim
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671 pack/foo/start/foobar/syntax/some.vim
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672
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673 From here it works like above.
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674
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675
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676 Optional plugins ~
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677 *pack-add*
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678 To load an optional plugin from a pack use the `:packadd` command: >
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679 :packadd foodebug
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680 This searches for "pack/*/opt/foodebug" in 'packpath' and will find
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681 ~/.vim/pack/foo/opt/foodebug/plugin/debugger.vim and source it.
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682
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683 This could be done if some conditions are met. For example, depending on
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684 whether Vim supports a feature or a dependency is missing.
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685
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686 You can also load an optional plugin at startup, by putting this command in
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687 your |.vimrc|: >
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688 :packadd! foodebug
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689 The extra "!" is so that the plugin isn't loaded if Vim was started with
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690 |--noplugin|.
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691
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692 It is perfectly normal for a package to only have files in the "opt"
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693 directory. You then need to load each plugin when you want to use it.
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694
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695
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696 Where to put what ~
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697
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698 Since color schemes, loaded with `:colorscheme`, are found below
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699 "pack/*/start" and "pack/*/opt", you could put them anywhere. We recommend
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700 you put them below "pack/*/opt", for example
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701 ".vim/pack/mycolors/opt/dark/colors/very_dark.vim".
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702
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703 Filetype plugins should go under "pack/*/start", so that they are always
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704 found. Unless you have more than one plugin for a file type and want to
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705 select which one to load with `:packadd`. E.g. depending on the compiler
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706 version: >
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707 if foo_compiler_version > 34
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708 packadd foo_new
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709 else
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710 packadd foo_old
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711 endif
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712
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713 The "after" directory is most likely not useful in a package. It's not
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714 disallowed though.
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715
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716 ==============================================================================
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717 6. Creating Vim packages *package-create*
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718
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719 This assumes you write one or more plugins that you distribute as a package.
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720
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721 If you have two unrelated plugins you would use two packages, so that Vim
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722 users can choose what they include or not. Or you can decide to use one
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723 package with optional plugins, and tell the user to add the preferred ones with
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724 `:packadd`.
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725
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726 Decide how you want to distribute the package. You can create an archive or
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727 you could use a repository. An archive can be used by more users, but is a
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728 bit harder to update to a new version. A repository can usually be kept
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729 up-to-date easily, but it requires a program like "git" to be available.
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730 You can do both, github can automatically create an archive for a release.
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731
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732 Your directory layout would be like this:
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733 start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim " always loaded, defines commands
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734 start/foobar/plugin/bar.vim " always loaded, defines commands
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735 start/foobar/autoload/foo.vim " loaded when foo command used
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736 start/foobar/doc/foo.txt " help for foo.vim
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737 start/foobar/doc/tags " help tags
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738 opt/fooextra/plugin/extra.vim " optional plugin, defines commands
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739 opt/fooextra/autoload/extra.vim " loaded when extra command used
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740 opt/fooextra/doc/extra.txt " help for extra.vim
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741 opt/fooextra/doc/tags " help tags
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742
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743 This allows for the user to do: >
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744 mkdir ~/.vim/pack
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745 cd ~/.vim/pack
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746 git clone https://github.com/you/foobar.git myfoobar
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747
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748 Here "myfoobar" is a name that the user can choose, the only condition is that
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749 it differs from other packages.
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750
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751 In your documentation you explain what the plugins do, and tell the user how
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752 to load the optional plugin: >
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753 :packadd! fooextra
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754
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755 You could add this packadd command in one of your plugins, to be executed when
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756 the optional plugin is needed.
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757
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758 Run the `:helptags` command to generate the doc/tags file. Including this
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759 generated file in the package means that the user can drop the package in the
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760 pack directory and the help command works right away. Don't forget to re-run
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761 the command after changing the plugin help: >
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762 :helptags path/start/foobar/doc
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763 :helptags path/opt/fooextra/doc
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764
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765
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766 Dependencies between plugins ~
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767 *packload-two-steps*
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768 Suppose you have two plugins that depend on the same functionality. You can
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769 put the common functionality in an autoload directory, so that it will be
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770 found automatically. Your package would have these files:
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771
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772 pack/foo/start/one/plugin/one.vim >
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773 call foolib#getit()
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774 < pack/foo/start/two/plugin/two.vim >
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775 call foolib#getit()
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776 < pack/foo/start/lib/autoload/foolib.vim >
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777 func foolib#getit()
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778
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779 This works, because loading packages will first add all found directories to
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780 'runtimepath' before sourcing the plugins.
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781
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782 ==============================================================================
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783 7. Debugging scripts *debug-scripts*
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784
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785 Besides the obvious messages that you can add to your scripts to find out what
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786 they are doing, Vim offers a debug mode. This allows you to step through a
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787 sourced file or user function and set breakpoints.
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788
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789 NOTE: The debugging mode is far from perfect. Debugging will have side
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790 effects on how Vim works. You cannot use it to debug everything. For
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791 example, the display is messed up by the debugging messages.
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792
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793 An alternative to debug mode is setting the 'verbose' option. With a bigger
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794 number it will give more verbose messages about what Vim is doing.
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795
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796
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797 STARTING DEBUG MODE *debug-mode*
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798
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799 To enter debugging mode use one of these methods:
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800 1. Start Vim with the |-D| argument: >
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801 vim -D file.txt
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802 < Debugging will start as soon as the first vimrc file is sourced. This is
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803 useful to find out what is happening when Vim is starting up. A side
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804 effect is that Vim will switch the terminal mode before initialisations
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805 have finished, with unpredictable results.
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806 For a GUI-only version (Windows, Macintosh) the debugging will start as
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807 soon as the GUI window has been opened. To make this happen early, add a
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808 ":gui" command in the vimrc file.
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809 *:debug*
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810 2. Run a command with ":debug" prepended. Debugging will only be done while
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811 this command executes. Useful for debugging a specific script or user
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812 function. And for scripts and functions used by autocommands. Example: >
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813 :debug edit test.txt.gz
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814
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815 3. Set a breakpoint in a sourced file or user function. You could do this in
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816 the command line: >
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817 vim -c "breakadd file */explorer.vim" .
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818 < This will run Vim and stop in the first line of the "explorer.vim" script.
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819 Breakpoints can also be set while in debugging mode.
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820
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821 In debugging mode every executed command is displayed before it is executed.
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822 Comment lines, empty lines and lines that are not executed are skipped. When
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823 a line contains two commands, separated by "|", each command will be displayed
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824 separately.
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825
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826
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827 DEBUG MODE
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828
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829 Once in debugging mode, the usual Ex commands can be used. For example, to
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830 inspect the value of a variable: >
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831 echo idx
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832 When inside a user function, this will print the value of the local variable
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833 "idx". Prepend "g:" to get the value of a global variable: >
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834 echo g:idx
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835 All commands are executed in the context of the current function or script.
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836 You can also set options, for example setting or resetting 'verbose' will show
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837 what happens, but you might want to set it just before executing the lines you
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838 are interested in: >
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839 :set verbose=20
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840
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841 Commands that require updating the screen should be avoided, because their
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842 effect won't be noticed until after leaving debug mode. For example: >
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843 :help
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844 won't be very helpful.
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845
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846 There is a separate command-line history for debug mode.
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847
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848 NOTE: In Vim9 script, if a command is written at the script level and
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849 continues on the next line, not using the old way with a backslash for line
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850 continuation, only the first line is printed before the debugging prompt.
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851
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852 The line number for a function line is relative to the start of the function.
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853 If you have trouble figuring out where you are, edit the file that defines
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854 the function in another Vim, search for the start of the function and do
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855 "99j". Replace "99" with the line number.
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856
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857 Additionally, these commands can be used:
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858 *>cont*
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859 cont Continue execution until the next breakpoint is hit.
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860 *>quit*
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861 quit Abort execution. This is like using CTRL-C, some
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862 things might still be executed, doesn't abort
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863 everything. Still stops at the next breakpoint.
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864 *>next*
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865 next Execute the command and come back to debug mode when
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866 it's finished. This steps over user function calls
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867 and sourced files.
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868 *>step*
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869 step Execute the command and come back to debug mode for
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870 the next command. This steps into called user
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871 functions and sourced files.
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872 *>interrupt*
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873 interrupt This is like using CTRL-C, but unlike ">quit" comes
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874 back to debug mode for the next command that is
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875 executed. Useful for testing |:finally| and |:catch|
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876 on interrupt exceptions.
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877 *>finish*
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878 finish Finish the current script or user function and come
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879 back to debug mode for the command after the one that
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880 sourced or called it.
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881 *>bt*
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882 *>backtrace*
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883 *>where*
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884 backtrace Show the call stacktrace for current debugging session.
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885 bt
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886 where
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887 *>frame*
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888 frame N Goes to N backtrace level. + and - signs make movement
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889 relative. E.g., ":frame +3" goes three frames up.
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890 *>up*
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891 up Goes one level up from call stacktrace.
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892 *>down*
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893 down Goes one level down from call stacktrace.
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894
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895 About the additional commands in debug mode:
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896 - There is no command-line completion for them, you get the completion for the
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897 normal Ex commands only.
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898 - You can shorten them, up to a single character, unless more than one command
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899 starts with the same letter. "f" stands for "finish", use "fr" for "frame".
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900 - Hitting <CR> will repeat the previous one. When doing another command, this
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901 is reset (because it's not clear what you want to repeat).
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902 - When you want to use the Ex command with the same name, prepend a colon:
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903 ":cont", ":next", ":finish" (or shorter).
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904 *vim9-debug*
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905 When debugging a compiled :def function, "step" will stop before every
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906 executed line, not every single instruction. Thus it works mostly like a not
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907 compiled function. Access to local variables is limited you can use: >
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908 echo varname
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909 But not much else.
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910 When executing a command that is not a specific bytecode instruction but
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911 executed like a normal Ex command, "step" will stop once in the compiled
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912 context, where local variables can be inspected, and once just before
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913 executing the command.
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914
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915 In a :def function variables that haven't been declared yet cannot be
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916 inspected. Variables that have been declared can be inspected, also when the
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917 block they were declared in has finished. In commands this would not be
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918 possible, thus is slightly misleading (but can be useful).
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919
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920 The backtrace shows the hierarchy of function calls, e.g.:
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921 >bt ~
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922 3 function One[3] ~
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923 2 Two[3] ~
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924 ->1 Three[3] ~
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925 0 Four ~
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926 line 1: let four = 4 ~
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927
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928 The "->" points to the current frame. Use "up", "down" and "frame N" to
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929 select another frame.
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930
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931 In the current frame you can evaluate the local function variables. There is
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932 no way to see the command at the current line yet.
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933
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934
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935 DEFINING BREAKPOINTS
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936 *:breaka* *:breakadd*
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937 :breaka[dd] func [lnum] {name}
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938 Set a breakpoint in a function. Example: >
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939 :breakadd func Explore
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940 < Doesn't check for a valid function name, thus the breakpoint
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941 can be set before the function is defined.
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942
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943 :breaka[dd] file [lnum] {name}
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944 Set a breakpoint in a sourced file. Example: >
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945 :breakadd file 43 .vimrc
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946
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947 :breaka[dd] here
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948 Set a breakpoint in the current line of the current file.
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949 Like doing: >
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950 :breakadd file <cursor-line> <current-file>
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951 < Note that this only works for commands that are executed when
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952 sourcing the file, not for a function defined in that file.
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953
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954 :breaka[dd] expr {expression}
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955 Sets a breakpoint, that will break whenever the {expression}
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956 evaluates to a different value. Example: >
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957 :breakadd expr g:lnum
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958 < Will break, whenever the global variable lnum changes.
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959
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960 Errors in evaluation are suppressed, you can use the name of a
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961 variable that does not exist yet. This also means you will
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962 not notice anything if the expression has a mistake.
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963
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964 Note if you watch a |script-variable| this will break
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965 when switching scripts, since the script variable is only
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966 valid in the script where it has been defined and if that
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967 script is called from several other scripts, this will stop
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968 whenever that particular variable will become visible or
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969 inaccessible again.
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970
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971 The [lnum] is the line number of the breakpoint. Vim will stop at or after
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972 this line. When omitted line 1 is used.
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973
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974 *:debug-name*
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975 {name} is a pattern that is matched with the file or function name. The
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976 pattern is like what is used for autocommands. There must be a full match (as
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977 if the pattern starts with "^" and ends in "$"). A "*" matches any sequence
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978 of characters. 'ignorecase' is not used, but "\c" can be used in the pattern
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979 to ignore case |/\c|. Don't include the () for the function name!
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980
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981 The match for sourced scripts is done against the full file name. If no path
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982 is specified the current directory is used. Examples: >
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983 breakadd file explorer.vim
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984 matches "explorer.vim" in the current directory. >
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985 breakadd file *explorer.vim
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986 matches ".../plugin/explorer.vim", ".../plugin/iexplorer.vim", etc. >
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987 breakadd file */explorer.vim
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988 matches ".../plugin/explorer.vim" and "explorer.vim" in any other directory.
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989
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990 The match for functions is done against the name as it's shown in the output
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991 of ":function". However, for local functions the script-specific prefix such
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992 as "<SNR>99_" is ignored to make it easier to match script-local functions
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993 without knowing the ID of the script.
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994
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995 Note that functions are first loaded and later executed. When they are loaded
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996 the "file" breakpoints are checked, when they are executed the "func"
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997 breakpoints.
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998
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999
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1000 DELETING BREAKPOINTS
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1001 *:breakd* *:breakdel* *E161*
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1002 :breakd[el] {nr}
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1003 Delete breakpoint {nr}. Use |:breaklist| to see the number of
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1004 each breakpoint.
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1005
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1006 :breakd[el] *
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1007 Delete all breakpoints.
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1008
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1009 :breakd[el] func [lnum] {name}
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1010 Delete a breakpoint in a function.
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1011
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1012 :breakd[el] file [lnum] {name}
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1013 Delete a breakpoint in a sourced file.
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1014
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1015 :breakd[el] here
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1016 Delete a breakpoint at the current line of the current file.
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1017
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1018 When [lnum] is omitted, the first breakpoint in the function or file is
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1019 deleted.
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1020 The {name} must be exactly the same as what was typed for the ":breakadd"
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1021 command. "explorer", "*explorer.vim" and "*explorer*" are different.
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1022
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1023
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1024 LISTING BREAKPOINTS
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1025 *:breakl* *:breaklist*
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1026 :breakl[ist]
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1027 List all breakpoints.
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1028
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1029
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1030 OBSCURE
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1031
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1032 *:debugg* *:debuggreedy*
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1033 :debugg[reedy]
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1034 Read debug mode commands from the normal input stream, instead
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1035 of getting them directly from the user. Only useful for test
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1036 scripts. Example: >
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1037 echo 'q^Mq' | vim -e -s -c debuggreedy -c 'breakadd file script.vim' -S script.vim
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1038
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1039 :0debugg[reedy]
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1040 Undo ":debuggreedy": get debug mode commands directly from the
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1041 user, don't use typeahead for debug commands.
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1042
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1043 ==============================================================================
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1044 8. Profiling *profile* *profiling*
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1045
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1046 Profiling means that Vim measures the time that is spent on executing
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1047 functions and/or scripts. The |+profile| feature is required for this.
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1048 It is included when Vim was compiled with "huge" features.
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1049
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1050 You can also use the |reltime()| function to measure time. This only requires
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1051 the |+reltime| feature, which is present in more builds.
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1052
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1053 For profiling syntax highlighting see |:syntime|.
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1054
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1055 For example, to profile the one_script.vim script file: >
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1056 :profile start /tmp/one_script_profile
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1057 :profile file one_script.vim
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1058 :source one_script.vim
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1059 :exit
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1060
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1061
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1062 :prof[ile] start {fname} *:prof* *:profile* *E750*
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1063 Start profiling, write the output in {fname} upon exit or when
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1064 a `:profile stop` or `:profile dump` command is invoked.
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1065 "~/" and environment variables in {fname} will be expanded.
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1066 If {fname} already exists it will be silently overwritten.
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1067 The variable |v:profiling| is set to one.
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1068
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1069 :prof[ile] stop
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1070 Write the collected profiling information to the logfile and
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1071 stop profiling. You can use the `:profile start` command to
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1072 clear the profiling statistics and start profiling again.
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1073
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1074 :prof[ile] pause
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1075 Don't profile until the following `:profile continue`. Can be
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1076 used when doing something that should not be counted (e.g., an
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1077 external command). Does not nest.
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1078
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1079 :prof[ile] continue
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1080 Continue profiling after `:profile pause`.
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1081
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1082 :prof[ile] func {pattern}
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1083 Profile function that matches the pattern {pattern}.
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1084 See |:debug-name| for how {pattern} is used.
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1085
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1086 :prof[ile][!] file {pattern}
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1087 Profile script file that matches the pattern {pattern}.
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1088 See |:debug-name| for how {pattern} is used.
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1089 This only profiles the script itself, not the functions
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1090 defined in it.
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1091 When the [!] is added then all functions defined in the script
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1092 will also be profiled.
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1093 Note that profiling only starts when the script is loaded
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1094 after this command. A :profile command in the script itself
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1095 won't work.
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1096
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1097 :prof[ile] dump
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1098 Write the current state of profiling to the logfile
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1099 immediately. After running this command, Vim continues to
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1100 collect the profiling statistics.
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1101
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1102 :profd[el] ... *:profd* *:profdel*
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1103 Stop profiling for the arguments specified. See |:breakdel|
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1104 for the arguments. Examples: >
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1105 profdel func MyFunc
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1106 profdel file MyScript.vim
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1107 profdel here
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1108
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1109 You must always start with a ":profile start fname" command. The resulting
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1110 file is written when Vim exits. For example, to profile one specific
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1111 function: >
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1112 profile start /tmp/vimprofile
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1113 profile func MyFunc
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1114
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1115 Here is an example of the output, with line
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1116 numbers prepended for the explanation:
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1117
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1118 1 FUNCTION Test2() ~
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1119 2 Called 1 time ~
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1120 3 Total time: 0.155251 ~
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1121 4 Self time: 0.002006 ~
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1122 5 ~
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1123 6 count total (s) self (s) ~
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1124 7 9 0.000096 for i in range(8) ~
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1125 8 8 0.153655 0.000410 call Test3() ~
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1126 9 8 0.000070 endfor ~
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1127 10 " Ask a question ~
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1128 11 1 0.001341 echo input("give me an answer: ") ~
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1129
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1130 The header (lines 1-4) gives the time for the whole function. The "Total"
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1131 time is the time passed while the function was executing. The "Self" time is
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1132 the "Total" time reduced by time spent in:
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1133 - other user defined functions
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1134 - sourced scripts
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1135 - executed autocommands
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1136 - external (shell) commands
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1137
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1138 Lines 7-11 show the time spent in each executed line. Lines that are not
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1139 executed do not count. Thus a comment line is never counted.
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1140
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1141 The Count column shows how many times a line was executed. Note that the
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1142 "for" command in line 7 is executed one more time as the following lines.
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1143 That is because the line is also executed to detect the end of the loop.
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1144
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1145 The time Vim spends waiting for user input isn't counted at all. Thus how
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1146 long you take to respond to the input() prompt is irrelevant.
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1148 Profiling should give a good indication of where time is spent, but keep in
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1149 mind there are various things that may clobber the results:
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1151 - The accuracy of the time measured depends on the gettimeofday(), or
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1152 clock_gettime() if available, system function. The accuracy ranges from
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1153 1/100 second to nanoseconds. With clock_gettime() the times are displayed in
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1154 nanoseconds, otherwise microseconds. You can use `has("prof_nsec")`.
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1155
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1156 - Real elapsed time is measured, if other processes are busy they may cause
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1157 delays at unpredictable moments. You may want to run the profiling several
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1158 times and use the lowest results.
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1159
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1160 - If you have several commands in one line you only get one time. Split the
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1161 line to see the time for the individual commands.
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1162
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1163 - The time of the lines added up is mostly less than the time of the whole
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1164 function. There is some overhead in between.
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1165
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1166 - Functions that are deleted before Vim exits will not produce profiling
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1167 information. You can check the |v:profiling| variable if needed: >
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1168 :if !v:profiling
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1169 : delfunc MyFunc
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1170 :endif
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1171 <
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1172 - Profiling may give weird results on multi-processor systems, when sleep
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1173 mode kicks in or the processor frequency is reduced to save power.
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1174
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1175 - The "self" time is wrong when a function is used recursively.
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1178 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: