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1 *repeat.txt* For Vim version 7.1. Last change: 2007 Jan 07
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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. Debugging scripts |debug-scripts|
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16 6. Profiling |profiling|
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18 ==============================================================================
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19 1. Single repeats *single-repeat*
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21 *.*
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22 . Repeat last change, with count replaced with [count].
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23 Also repeat a yank command, when the 'y' flag is
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24 included in 'cpoptions'. Does not repeat a
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25 command-line command.
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27 Simple changes can be repeated with the "." command. Without a count, the
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28 count of the last change is used. If you enter a count, it will replace the
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29 last one. If the last change included a specification of a numbered register,
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30 the register number will be incremented. See |redo-register| for an example
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31 how to use this. Note that when repeating a command that used a Visual
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32 selection, the same SIZE of area is used, see |visual-repeat|.
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33
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34 *@:*
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35 @: Repeat last command-line [count] times.
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36 {not available when compiled without the
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37 |+cmdline_hist| feature}
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40 ==============================================================================
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41 2. Multiple repeats *multi-repeat*
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43 *:g* *:global* *E147* *E148*
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44 :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
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45 Execute the Ex command [cmd] (default ":p") on the
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46 lines within [range] where {pattern} matches.
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48 :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
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49 Execute the Ex command [cmd] (default ":p") on the
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50 lines within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match.
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51
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52 *:v* *:vglobal*
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53 :[range]v[global]/{pattern}/[cmd]
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54 Same as :g!.
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56 Instead of the '/' which surrounds the {pattern}, you can use any other
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57 single byte character, but not an alphanumeric character, '\', '"' or '|'.
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58 This is useful if you want to include a '/' in the search pattern or
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59 replacement string.
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60
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61 For the definition of a pattern, see |pattern|.
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63 The global commands work by first scanning through the [range] lines and
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64 marking each line where a match occurs (for a multi-line pattern, only the
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65 start of the match matters).
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66 In a second scan the [cmd] is executed for each marked line with its line
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67 number prepended. For ":v" and ":g!" the command is executed for each not
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68 marked line. If a line is deleted its mark disappears.
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69 The default for [range] is the whole buffer (1,$). Use "CTRL-C" to interrupt
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70 the command. If an error message is given for a line, the command for that
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71 line is aborted and the global command continues with the next marked or
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72 unmarked line.
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73
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74 To repeat a non-Ex command, you can use the ":normal" command: >
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75 :g/pat/normal {commands}
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76 Make sure that {commands} ends with a whole command, otherwise Vim will wait
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77 for you to type the rest of the command for each match. The screen will not
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78 have been updated, so you don't know what you are doing. See |:normal|.
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79
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80 The undo/redo command will undo/redo the whole global command at once.
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81 The previous context mark will only be set once (with "''" you go back to
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82 where the cursor was before the global command).
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83
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84 The global command sets both the last used search pattern and the last used
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85 substitute pattern (this is vi compatible). This makes it easy to globally
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86 replace a string:
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87 :g/pat/s//PAT/g
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88 This replaces all occurrences of "pat" with "PAT". The same can be done with:
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89 :%s/pat/PAT/g
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90 Which is two characters shorter!
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92 A special case is using ":visual" as a command. This will move to a matching
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93 line, go to Normal mode to let you execute commands there until you use |Q| to
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94 return to Ex mode. This will be repeated for each matching line. While doing
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95 this you cannot use ":global".
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96
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97 ==============================================================================
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98 3. Complex repeats *complex-repeat*
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100 *q* *recording*
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101 q{0-9a-zA-Z"} Record typed characters into register {0-9a-zA-Z"}
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102 (uppercase to append). The 'q' command is disabled
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103 while executing a register, and it doesn't work inside
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104 a mapping. {Vi: no recording}
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106 q Stops recording. (Implementation note: The 'q' that
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107 stops recording is not stored in the register, unless
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108 it was the result of a mapping) {Vi: no recording}
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109
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110 *@*
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111 @{0-9a-z".=*} Execute the contents of register {0-9a-z".=*} [count]
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112 times. Note that register '%' (name of the current
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113 file) and '#' (name of the alternate file) cannot be
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114 used. For "@=" you are prompted to enter an
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115 expression. The result of the expression is then
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116 executed. See also |@:|. {Vi: only named registers}
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118 *@@* *E748*
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119 @@ Repeat the previous @{0-9a-z":*} [count] times.
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120
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121 :[addr]*{0-9a-z".=} *:@* *:star*
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122 :[addr]@{0-9a-z".=*} Execute the contents of register {0-9a-z".=*} as an Ex
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123 command. First set cursor at line [addr] (default is
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124 current line). When the last line in the register does
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125 not have a <CR> it will be added automatically when
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126 the 'e' flag is present in 'cpoptions'.
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127 Note that the ":*" command is only recognized when the
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128 '*' flag is present in 'cpoptions'. This is NOT the
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129 default when 'nocompatible' is used.
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130 For ":@=" the last used expression is used. The
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131 result of evaluating the expression is executed as an
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132 Ex command.
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133 Mappings are not recognized in these commands.
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134 {Vi: only in some versions} Future: Will execute the
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135 register for each line in the address range.
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136
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137 *:@:*
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138 :[addr]@: Repeat last command-line. First set cursor at line
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139 [addr] (default is current line). {not in Vi}
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141 *:@@*
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142 :[addr]@@ Repeat the previous :@{0-9a-z"}. First set cursor at
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143 line [addr] (default is current line). {Vi: only in
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144 some versions}
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146 ==============================================================================
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147 4. Using Vim scripts *using-scripts*
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149 For writing a Vim script, see chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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151 *:so* *:source* *load-vim-script*
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152 :so[urce] {file} Read Ex commands from {file}. These are commands that
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153 start with a ":".
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154 Triggers the |SourcePre| autocommand.
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156 :so[urce]! {file} Read Vim commands from {file}. These are commands
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157 that are executed from Normal mode, like you type
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158 them.
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159 When used after |:global|, |:argdo|, |:windo|,
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160 |:bufdo|, in a loop or when another command follows
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161 the display won't be updated while executing the
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162 commands.
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163 {not in Vi}
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164
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165 *:ru* *:runtime*
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166 :ru[ntime][!] {file} ..
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167 Read Ex commands from {file} in each directory given
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168 by 'runtimepath'. There is no error for non-existing
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169 files. Example: >
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170 :runtime syntax/c.vim
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172 < There can be multiple {file} arguments, separated by
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173 spaces. Each {file} is searched for in the first
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174 directory from 'runtimepath', then in the second
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175 directory, etc. Use a backslash to include a space
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176 inside {file} (although it's better not to use spaces
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177 in file names, it causes trouble).
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179 When [!] is included, all found files are sourced.
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180 When it is not included only the first found file is
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181 sourced.
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183 When {file} contains wildcards it is expanded to all
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184 matching files. Example: >
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185 :runtime! plugin/*.vim
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186 < This is what Vim uses to load the plugin files when
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187 starting up. This similar command: >
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189 < would source the first file only.
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190
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191 When 'verbose' is one or higher, there is a message
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192 when no file could be found.
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193 When 'verbose' is two or higher, there is a message
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194 about each searched file.
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195 {not in Vi}
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196
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197 :scripte[ncoding] [encoding] *:scripte* *:scriptencoding* *E167*
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198 Specify the character encoding used in the script.
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199 The following lines will be converted from [encoding]
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200 to the value of the 'encoding' option, if they are
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201 different. Examples: >
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202 scriptencoding iso-8859-5
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203 scriptencoding cp932
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204 <
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205 When [encoding] is empty, no conversion is done. This
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206 can be used to restrict conversion to a sequence of
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207 lines: >
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208 scriptencoding euc-jp
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209 ... lines to be converted ...
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210 scriptencoding
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211 ... not converted ...
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213 < When conversion isn't supported by the system, there
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214 is no error message and no conversion is done.
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216 Don't use "ucs-2" or "ucs-4", scripts cannot be in
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217 these encodings (they would contain NUL bytes).
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218 When a sourced script starts with a BOM (Byte Order
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219 Mark) in utf-8 format Vim will recognized it, no need
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220 to use ":scriptencoding utf-8" then.
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222 When compiled without the |+multi_byte| feature this
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223 command is ignored.
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224 {not in Vi}
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226 *:scrip* *:scriptnames*
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227 :scrip[tnames] List all sourced script names, in the order they were
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228 first sourced. The number is used for the script ID
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229 |<SID>|.
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230 {not in Vi} {not available when compiled without the
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231 |+eval| feature}
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233 *:fini* *:finish* *E168*
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234 :fini[sh] Stop sourcing a script. Can only be used in a Vim
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235 script file. This is a quick way to skip the rest of
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236 the file. If it is used after a |:try| but before the
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237 matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
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238 following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
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239 are executed first. This process applies to all
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240 nested ":try"s in the script. The outermost ":endtry"
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241 then stops sourcing the script. {not in Vi}
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242
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243 All commands and command sequences can be repeated by putting them in a named
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244 register and then executing it. There are two ways to get the commands in the
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245 register:
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246 - Use the record command "q". You type the commands once, and while they are
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247 being executed they are stored in a register. Easy, because you can see
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248 what you are doing. If you make a mistake, "p"ut the register into the
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249 file, edit the command sequence, and then delete it into the register
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250 again. You can continue recording by appending to the register (use an
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251 uppercase letter).
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252 - Delete or yank the command sequence into the register.
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254 Often used command sequences can be put under a function key with the ':map'
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255 command.
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256
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257 An alternative is to put the commands in a file, and execute them with the
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258 ':source!' command. Useful for long command sequences. Can be combined with
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259 the ':map' command to put complicated commands under a function key.
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260
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261 The ':source' command reads Ex commands from a file line by line. You will
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262 have to type any needed keyboard input. The ':source!' command reads from a
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263 script file character by character, interpreting each character as if you
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264 typed it.
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265
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266 Example: When you give the ":!ls" command you get the |hit-enter| prompt. If
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267 you ':source' a file with the line "!ls" in it, you will have to type the
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268 <Enter> yourself. But if you ':source!' a file with the line ":!ls" in it,
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269 the next characters from that file are read until a <CR> is found. You will
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270 not have to type <CR> yourself, unless ":!ls" was the last line in the file.
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271
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272 It is possible to put ':source[!]' commands in the script file, so you can
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273 make a top-down hierarchy of script files. The ':source' command can be
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274 nested as deep as the number of files that can be opened at one time (about
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275 15). The ':source!' command can be nested up to 15 levels deep.
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276
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277 You can use the "<sfile>" string (literally, this is not a special key) inside
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278 of the sourced file, in places where a file name is expected. It will be
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279 replaced by the file name of the sourced file. For example, if you have a
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280 "other.vimrc" file in the same directory as your ".vimrc" file, you can source
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281 it from your ".vimrc" file with this command: >
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282 :source <sfile>:h/other.vimrc
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283
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284 In script files terminal-dependent key codes are represented by
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285 terminal-independent two character codes. This means that they can be used
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286 in the same way on different kinds of terminals. The first character of a
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287 key code is 0x80 or 128, shown on the screen as "~@". The second one can be
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288 found in the list |key-notation|. Any of these codes can also be entered
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289 with CTRL-V followed by the three digit decimal code. This does NOT work for
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290 the <t_xx> termcap codes, these can only be used in mappings.
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291
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292 *:source_crnl* *W15*
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293 MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2: Files that are read with ":source" normally have
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294 <CR><NL> <EOL>s. These always work. If you are using a file with <NL> <EOL>s
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295 (for example, a file made on Unix), this will be recognized if 'fileformats'
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296 is not empty and the first line does not end in a <CR>. This fails if the
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297 first line has something like ":map <F1> :help^M", where "^M" is a <CR>. If
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298 the first line ends in a <CR>, but following ones don't, you will get an error
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299 message, because the <CR> from the first lines will be lost.
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301 Mac Classic: Files that are read with ":source" normally have <CR> <EOL>s.
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302 These always work. If you are using a file with <NL> <EOL>s (for example, a
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303 file made on Unix), this will be recognized if 'fileformats' is not empty and
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304 the first line does not end in a <CR>. Be careful not to use a file with <NL>
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305 linebreaks which has a <CR> in first line.
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306
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307 On other systems, Vim expects ":source"ed files to end in a <NL>. These
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308 always work. If you are using a file with <CR><NL> <EOL>s (for example, a
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309 file made on MS-DOS), all lines will have a trailing <CR>. This may cause
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310 problems for some commands (e.g., mappings). There is no automatic <EOL>
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311 detection, because it's common to start with a line that defines a mapping
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312 that ends in a <CR>, which will confuse the automaton.
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313
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314 *line-continuation*
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315 Long lines in a ":source"d Ex command script file can be split by inserting
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316 a line continuation symbol "\" (backslash) at the start of the next line.
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317 There can be white space before the backslash, which is ignored.
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318
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319 Example: the lines >
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320 :set comments=sr:/*,mb:*,el:*/,
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321 \://,
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322 \b:#,
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323 \:%,
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324 \n:>,
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325 \fb:-
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326 are interpreted as if they were given in one line:
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327 :set comments=sr:/*,mb:*,el:*/,://,b:#,:%,n:>,fb:-
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328
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329 All leading whitespace characters in the line before a backslash are ignored.
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330 Note however that trailing whitespace in the line before it cannot be
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331 inserted freely; it depends on the position where a command is split up
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332 whether additional whitespace is allowed or not.
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333
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334 There is a problem with the ":append" and ":insert" commands: >
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335 :1append
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336 \asdf
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337 .
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338 The backslash is seen as a line-continuation symbol, thus this results in the
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339 command: >
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340 :1appendasdf
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341 .
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342 To avoid this, add the 'C' flag to the 'cpoptions' option: >
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343 :set cpo+=C
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344 :1append
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345 \asdf
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346 .
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347 :set cpo-=C
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348
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349 Note that when the commands are inside a function, you need to add the 'C'
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350 flag when defining the function, it is not relevant when executing it. >
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351 :set cpo+=C
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352 :function Foo()
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353 :1append
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354 \asdf
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355 .
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356 :endfunction
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357 :set cpo-=C
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358
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359 Rationale:
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360 Most programs work with a trailing backslash to indicate line
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361 continuation. Using this in Vim would cause incompatibility with Vi.
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362 For example for this Vi mapping: >
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363 :map xx asdf\
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364 < Therefore the unusual leading backslash is used.
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365
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366 ==============================================================================
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367 5. Debugging scripts *debug-scripts*
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368
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369 Besides the obvious messages that you can add to your scripts to find out what
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370 they are doing, Vim offers a debug mode. This allows you to step through a
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371 sourced file or user function and set breakpoints.
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372
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373 NOTE: The debugging mode is far from perfect. Debugging will have side
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374 effects on how Vim works. You cannot use it to debug everything. For
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375 example, the display is messed up by the debugging messages.
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376 {Vi does not have a debug mode}
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377
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378 An alternative to debug mode is setting the 'verbose' option. With a bigger
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379 number it will give more verbose messages about what Vim is doing.
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382 STARTING DEBUG MODE *debug-mode*
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383
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384 To enter debugging mode use one of these methods:
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385 1. Start Vim with the |-D| argument: >
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386 vim -D file.txt
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387 < Debugging will start as soon as the first vimrc file is sourced. This is
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388 useful to find out what is happening when Vim is starting up. A side
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389 effect is that Vim will switch the terminal mode before initialisations
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390 have finished, with unpredictable results.
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391 For a GUI-only version (Windows, Macintosh) the debugging will start as
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392 soon as the GUI window has been opened. To make this happen early, add a
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393 ":gui" command in the vimrc file.
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394 *:debug*
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395 2. Run a command with ":debug" prepended. Debugging will only be done while
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396 this command executes. Useful for debugging a specific script or user
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397 function. And for scripts and functions used by autocommands. Example: >
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398 :debug edit test.txt.gz
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399
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400 3. Set a breakpoint in a sourced file or user function. You could do this in
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401 the command line: >
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402 vim -c "breakadd file */explorer.vim" .
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403 < This will run Vim and stop in the first line of the "explorer.vim" script.
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404 Breakpoints can also be set while in debugging mode.
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405
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406 In debugging mode every executed command is displayed before it is executed.
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407 Comment lines, empty lines and lines that are not executed are skipped. When
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408 a line contains two commands, separated by "|", each command will be displayed
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409 separately.
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410
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411
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412 DEBUG MODE
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413
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414 Once in debugging mode, the usual Ex commands can be used. For example, to
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415 inspect the value of a variable: >
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416 echo idx
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417 When inside a user function, this will print the value of the local variable
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418 "idx". Prepend "g:" to get the value of a global variable: >
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419 echo g:idx
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420 All commands are executed in the context of the current function or script.
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421 You can also set options, for example setting or resetting 'verbose' will show
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422 what happens, but you might want to set it just before executing the lines you
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423 are interested in: >
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424 :set verbose=20
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425
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426 Commands that require updating the screen should be avoided, because their
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427 effect won't be noticed until after leaving debug mode. For example: >
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428 :help
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429 won't be very helpful.
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430
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431 There is a separate command-line history for debug mode.
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432
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433 The line number for a function line is relative to the start of the function.
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434 If you have trouble figuring out where you are, edit the file that defines
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435 the function in another Vim, search for the start of the function and do
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436 "99j". Replace "99" with the line number.
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437
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438 Additionally, these commands can be used:
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439 *>cont*
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440 cont Continue execution until the next breakpoint is hit.
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441 *>quit*
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442 quit Abort execution. This is like using CTRL-C, some
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443 things might still be executed, doesn't abort
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444 everything. Still stops at the next breakpoint.
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445 *>next*
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446 next Execute the command and come back to debug mode when
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447 it's finished. This steps over user function calls
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448 and sourced files.
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449 *>step*
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450 step Execute the command and come back to debug mode for
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451 the next command. This steps into called user
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452 functions and sourced files.
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453 *>interrupt*
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454 interrupt This is like using CTRL-C, but unlike ">quit" comes
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455 back to debug mode for the next command that is
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456 executed. Useful for testing |:finally| and |:catch|
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457 on interrupt exceptions.
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458 *>finish*
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459 finish Finish the current script or user function and come
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460 back to debug mode for the command after the one that
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461 sourced or called it.
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462
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463 About the additional commands in debug mode:
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464 - There is no command-line completion for them, you get the completion for the
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465 normal Ex commands only.
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466 - You can shorten them, up to a single character: "c", "n", "s" and "f".
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467 - Hitting <CR> will repeat the previous one. When doing another command, this
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468 is reset (because it's not clear what you want to repeat).
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469 - When you want to use the Ex command with the same name, prepend a colon:
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470 ":cont", ":next", ":finish" (or shorter).
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471
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472
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473 DEFINING BREAKPOINTS
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474 *:breaka* *:breakadd*
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475 :breaka[dd] func [lnum] {name}
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476 Set a breakpoint in a function. Example: >
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477 :breakadd func Explore
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478 < Doesn't check for a valid function name, thus the breakpoint
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479 can be set before the function is defined.
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480
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481 :breaka[dd] file [lnum] {name}
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482 Set a breakpoint in a sourced file. Example: >
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483 :breakadd file 43 .vimrc
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486 Set a breakpoint in the current line of the current file.
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487 Like doing: >
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488 :breakadd file <cursor-line> <current-file>
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489 < Note that this only works for commands that are executed when
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490 sourcing the file, not for a function defined in that file.
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491
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493 this line. When omitted line 1 is used.
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494
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496 {name} is a pattern that is matched with the file or function name. The
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497 pattern is like what is used for autocommands. There must be a full match (as
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498 if the pattern starts with "^" and ends in "$"). A "*" matches any sequence
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499 of characters. 'ignorecase' is not used, but "\c" can be used in the pattern
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500 to ignore case |/\c|. Don't include the () for the function name!
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501
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503 is specified the current directory is used. Examples: >
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504 breakadd file explorer.vim
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505 matches "explorer.vim" in the current directory. >
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506 breakadd file *explorer.vim
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507 matches ".../plugin/explorer.vim", ".../plugin/iexplorer.vim", etc. >
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508 breakadd file */explorer.vim
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509 matches ".../plugin/explorer.vim" and "explorer.vim" in any other directory.
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511 The match for functions is done against the name as it's shown in the output
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512 of ":function". For local functions this means that something like "<SNR>99_"
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513 is prepended.
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514
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516 the "file" breakpoints are checked, when they are executed the "func"
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517 breakpoints.
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518
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520 DELETING BREAKPOINTS
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521 *:breakd* *:breakdel* *E161*
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522 :breakd[el] {nr}
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523 Delete breakpoint {nr}. Use |:breaklist| to see the number of
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524 each breakpoint.
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525
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526 :breakd[el] *
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527 Delete all breakpoints.
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528
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530 Delete a breakpoint in a function.
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532 :breakd[el] file [lnum] {name}
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533 Delete a breakpoint in a sourced file.
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534
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536 Delete a breakpoint at the current line of the current file.
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537
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538 When [lnum] is omitted, the first breakpoint in the function or file is
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539 deleted.
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540 The {name} must be exactly the same as what was typed for the ":breakadd"
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541 command. "explorer", "*explorer.vim" and "*explorer*" are different.
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542
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543
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544 LISTING BREAKPOINTS
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545 *:breakl* *:breaklist*
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546 :breakl[ist]
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547 List all breakpoints.
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548
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549
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550 OBSCURE
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551
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552 *:debugg* *:debuggreedy*
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553 :debugg[reedy]
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554 Read debug mode commands from the normal input stream, instead
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555 of getting them directly from the user. Only useful for test
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556 scripts. Example: >
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557 echo 'q^Mq' | vim -e -s -c debuggreedy -c 'breakadd file script.vim' -S script.vim
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558
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559 :0debugg[reedy]
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560 Undo ":debuggreedy": get debug mode commands directly from the
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561 user, don't use typeahead for debug commands.
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562
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563 ==============================================================================
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564 6. Profiling *profile* *profiling*
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565
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566 Profiling means that Vim measures the time that is spend on executing
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567 functions and/or scripts. The |+profile| feature is required for this.
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568 It is only included when Vim was compiled with "huge" features.
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569 {Vi does not have profiling}
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570
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571 You can also use the |reltime()| function to measure time. This only requires
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572 the |+reltime| feature, which is present more often.
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573
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574 :prof[ile] start {fname} *:prof* *:profile* *E750*
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575 Start profiling, write the output in {fname} upon exit.
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576 If {fname} already exists it will be silently overwritten.
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577 The variable |v:profiling| is set to one.
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578
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579 :prof[ile] pause
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580 Don't profile until the following ":profile continue". Can be
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581 used when doing something that should not be counted (e.g., an
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582 external command). Does not nest.
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583
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584 :prof[ile] continue
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585 Continue profiling after ":profile pause".
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586
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587 :prof[ile] func {pattern}
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588 Profile function that matches the pattern {pattern}.
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589 See |:debug-name| for how {pattern} is used.
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590
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591 :prof[ile][!] file {pattern}
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592 Profile script file that matches the pattern {pattern}.
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593 See |:debug-name| for how {pattern} is used.
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594 This only profiles the script itself, not the functions
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595 defined in it.
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596 When the [!] is added then all functions defined in the script
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597 will also be profiled. But only if the script is loaded after
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598 this command.
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599
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600
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601 :profd[el] ... *:profd* *:profdel*
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602 Stop profiling for the arguments specified. See |:breakdel|
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603 for the arguments.
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604
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605
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606 You must always start with a ":profile start fname" command. The resulting
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607 file is written when Vim exits. Here is an example of the output, with line
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608 numbers prepended for the explanation:
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609
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610 1 FUNCTION Test2() ~
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611 2 Called 1 time ~
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612 3 Total time: 0.155251 ~
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613 4 Self time: 0.002006 ~
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614 5 ~
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615 6 count total (s) self (s) ~
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616 7 9 0.000096 for i in range(8) ~
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617 8 8 0.153655 0.000410 call Test3() ~
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618 9 8 0.000070 endfor ~
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619 10 " Ask a question ~
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620 11 1 0.001341 echo input("give me an answer: ") ~
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622 The header (lines 1-4) gives the time for the whole function. The "Total"
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623 time is the time passed while the function was executing. The "Self" time is
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624 the "Total" time reduced by time spent in:
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625 - other user defined functions
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626 - sourced scripts
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627 - executed autocommands
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628 - external (shell) commands
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629
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630 Lines 7-11 show the time spent in each executed line. Lines that are not
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631 executed do not count. Thus a comment line is never counted.
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632
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633 The Count column shows how many times a line was executed. Note that the
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634 "for" command in line 7 is executed one more time as the following lines.
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635 That is because the line is also executed to detect the end of the loop.
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636
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637 The time Vim spends waiting for user input isn't counted at all. Thus how
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638 long you take to respond to the input() prompt is irrelevant.
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639
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640 Profiling should give a good indication of where time is spent, but keep in
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641 mind there are various things that may clobber the results:
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642
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643 - The accuracy of the time measured depends on the gettimeofday() system
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644 function. It may only be as accurate as 1/100 second, even though the times
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645 are displayed in micro seconds.
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646
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647 - Real elapsed time is measured, if other processes are busy they may cause
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648 delays at unpredictable moments. You may want to run the profiling several
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649 times and use the lowest results.
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650
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651 - If you have several commands in one line you only get one time. Split the
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652 line to see the time for the individual commands.
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653
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654 - The time of the lines added up is mostly less than the time of the whole
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655 function. There is some overhead in between.
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656
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657 - Functions that are deleted before Vim exits will not produce profiling
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658 information. You can check the |v:profiling| variable if needed: >
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659 :if !v:profiling
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660 : delfunc MyFunc
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661 :endif
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662 <
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663 - Profiling may give weird results on multi-processor systems, when sleep
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664 mode kicks in or the processor frequency is reduced to save power.
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666 - The "self" time is wrong when a function is used recursively.
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668
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