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diff runtime/doc/eval.txt @ 10730:44e9340dc604 v8.0.0255
patch 8.0.0255: setpos() does not use the buffer argument for all marks
commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f13e00b2cf381e13fd327b5387a5bd6f004ac2a3
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Sat Jan 28 18:23:54 2017 +0100
patch 8.0.0255: setpos() does not use the buffer argument for all marks
Problem: When calling setpos() with a buffer argument it often is ignored.
(Matthew Malcomson)
Solution: Make the buffer argument work for all marks local to a buffer.
(neovim #5713) Add more tests.
| author | Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Sat, 28 Jan 2017 18:30:04 +0100 |
| parents | 7598ce51bf2a |
| children | 523cd59d6db0 |
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--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -6798,10 +6798,12 @@ setpos({expr}, {list}) [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant] "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the - current buffer. Setting the cursor is only possible for - the current buffer. To set a mark in another buffer you can - use the |bufnr()| function to turn a file name into a buffer - number. + current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is + used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the + buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function + to turn a file name into a buffer number. + For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored, + since these are associated with a window, not a buffer. Does not change the jumplist. "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first