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diff runtime/doc/various.txt @ 26708:f0d7cb510ce3
Update runtime files
Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fa3b72348d88343390fbe212cfc230fec1602fc2
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Fri Dec 24 13:18:38 2021 +0000
Update runtime files
| author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Fri, 24 Dec 2021 14:30:04 +0100 |
| parents | 3a63b1e4a6f4 |
| children | 9805a7617981 |
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--- a/runtime/doc/various.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/various.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*various.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2021 Dec 13 +*various.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2021 Dec 20 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -549,14 +549,17 @@ N *+X11* Unix only: can restore window name can be omitted. :redi[r] @">> Append messages to the unnamed register. -:redi[r] => {var} Redirect messages to a variable. If the variable - doesn't exist, then it is created. If the variable - exists, then it is initialized to an empty string. +:redi[r] => {var} Redirect messages to a variable. + In legacy script: If the variable doesn't exist, then + it is created. If the variable exists, then it is + initialized to an empty string. After the redirection + starts, if the variable is removed or locked or the + variable type is changed, then further command output + messages will cause errors. + In Vim9 script: the variable must have been declared + as a string. The variable will remain empty until redirection ends. - Only string variables can be used. After the - redirection starts, if the variable is removed or - locked or the variable type is changed, then further - command output messages will cause errors. + Only string variables can be used. To get the output of one command the |execute()| function can be used instead of redirection.