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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar | |
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7 Automatic commands *autocommand* | |
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9 For a basic explanation, see section |40.3| in the user manual. | |
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11 1. Introduction |autocmd-intro| | |
12 2. Defining autocommands |autocmd-define| | |
13 3. Removing autocommands |autocmd-remove| | |
14 4. Listing autocommands |autocmd-list| | |
15 5. Events |autocmd-events| | |
16 6. Patterns |autocmd-patterns| | |
40 | 17 7. Buffer-local autocommands |autocmd-buflocal| |
18 8. Groups |autocmd-groups| | |
19 9. Executing autocommands |autocmd-execute| | |
20 10. Using autocommands |autocmd-use| | |
590 | 21 11. Disabling autocommands |autocmd-disable| |
7 | 22 |
23 {Vi does not have any of these commands} | |
24 | |
25 ============================================================================== | |
26 1. Introduction *autocmd-intro* | |
27 | |
22 | 28 You can specify commands to be executed automatically when reading or writing |
29 a file, when entering or leaving a buffer or window, and when exiting Vim. | |
30 For example, you can create an autocommand to set the 'cindent' option for | |
31 files matching *.c. You can also use autocommands to implement advanced | |
7 | 32 features, such as editing compressed files (see |gzip-example|). The usual |
33 place to put autocommands is in your .vimrc or .exrc file. | |
34 | |
13231 | 35 *E203* *E204* *E143* *E855* *E937* *E952* |
7 | 36 WARNING: Using autocommands is very powerful, and may lead to unexpected side |
37 effects. Be careful not to destroy your text. | |
38 - It's a good idea to do some testing on an expendable copy of a file first. | |
39 For example: If you use autocommands to decompress a file when starting to | |
40 edit it, make sure that the autocommands for compressing when writing work | |
41 correctly. | |
42 - Be prepared for an error halfway through (e.g., disk full). Vim will mostly | |
43 be able to undo the changes to the buffer, but you may have to clean up the | |
44 changes to other files by hand (e.g., compress a file that has been | |
45 decompressed). | |
46 - If the BufRead* events allow you to edit a compressed file, the FileRead* | |
47 events should do the same (this makes recovery possible in some rare cases). | |
48 It's a good idea to use the same autocommands for the File* and Buf* events | |
49 when possible. | |
50 | |
51 ============================================================================== | |
52 2. Defining autocommands *autocmd-define* | |
53 | |
54 *:au* *:autocmd* | |
55 :au[tocmd] [group] {event} {pat} [nested] {cmd} | |
56 Add {cmd} to the list of commands that Vim will | |
57 execute automatically on {event} for a file matching | |
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58 {pat} |autocmd-patterns|. |
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61 they were given. See |autocmd-nested| for [nested]. |
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40 | 63 The special pattern <buffer> or <buffer=N> defines a buffer-local autocommand. |
64 See |autocmd-buflocal|. | |
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71 :augroup mine | au BufRead * set tw=70 | augroup END |
12785 | 72 Instead you can put the group name into the command: > |
73 :au! mine BufRead * | |
74 :au mine BufRead * set tw=70 | |
75 Or use `:execute`: > | |
76 :augroup mine | exe "au! BufRead *" | augroup END | |
77 :augroup mine | exe "au BufRead * set tw=70" | augroup END | |
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7 | 79 Note that special characters (e.g., "%", "<cword>") in the ":autocmd" |
80 arguments are not expanded when the autocommand is defined. These will be | |
81 expanded when the Event is recognized, and the {cmd} is executed. The only | |
82 exception is that "<sfile>" is expanded when the autocmd is defined. Example: | |
83 > | |
84 :au BufNewFile,BufRead *.html so <sfile>:h/html.vim | |
85 | |
86 Here Vim expands <sfile> to the name of the file containing this line. | |
87 | |
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7 | 97 |
98 If you don't want to remove all autocommands, you can instead use a variable | |
99 to ensure that Vim includes the autocommands only once: > | |
100 | |
101 :if !exists("autocommands_loaded") | |
102 : let autocommands_loaded = 1 | |
103 : au ... | |
104 :endif | |
105 | |
106 When the [group] argument is not given, Vim uses the current group (as defined | |
107 with ":augroup"); otherwise, Vim uses the group defined with [group]. Note | |
108 that [group] must have been defined before. You cannot define a new group | |
109 with ":au group ..."; use ":augroup" for that. | |
110 | |
111 While testing autocommands, you might find the 'verbose' option to be useful: > | |
112 :set verbose=9 | |
113 This setting makes Vim echo the autocommands as it executes them. | |
114 | |
115 When defining an autocommand in a script, it will be able to call functions | |
116 local to the script and use mappings local to the script. When the event is | |
117 triggered and the command executed, it will run in the context of the script | |
118 it was defined in. This matters if |<SID>| is used in a command. | |
119 | |
1621 | 120 When executing the commands, the message from one command overwrites a |
7 | 121 previous message. This is different from when executing the commands |
122 manually. Mostly the screen will not scroll up, thus there is no hit-enter | |
123 prompt. When one command outputs two messages this can happen anyway. | |
124 | |
125 ============================================================================== | |
126 3. Removing autocommands *autocmd-remove* | |
127 | |
128 :au[tocmd]! [group] {event} {pat} [nested] {cmd} | |
129 Remove all autocommands associated with {event} and | |
130 {pat}, and add the command {cmd}. See | |
131 |autocmd-nested| for [nested]. | |
132 | |
133 :au[tocmd]! [group] {event} {pat} | |
134 Remove all autocommands associated with {event} and | |
135 {pat}. | |
136 | |
137 :au[tocmd]! [group] * {pat} | |
138 Remove all autocommands associated with {pat} for all | |
139 events. | |
140 | |
141 :au[tocmd]! [group] {event} | |
142 Remove ALL autocommands for {event}. | |
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151 When the [group] argument is not given, Vim uses the current group (as defined | |
152 with ":augroup"); otherwise, Vim uses the group defined with [group]. | |
153 | |
154 ============================================================================== | |
155 4. Listing autocommands *autocmd-list* | |
156 | |
157 :au[tocmd] [group] {event} {pat} | |
158 Show the autocommands associated with {event} and | |
159 {pat}. | |
160 | |
161 :au[tocmd] [group] * {pat} | |
162 Show the autocommands associated with {pat} for all | |
163 events. | |
164 | |
165 :au[tocmd] [group] {event} | |
166 Show all autocommands for {event}. | |
167 | |
168 :au[tocmd] [group] Show all autocommands. | |
169 | |
170 If you provide the [group] argument, Vim lists only the autocommands for | |
171 [group]; otherwise, Vim lists the autocommands for ALL groups. Note that this | |
172 argument behavior differs from that for defining and removing autocommands. | |
173 | |
40 | 174 In order to list buffer-local autocommands, use a pattern in the form <buffer> |
175 or <buffer=N>. See |autocmd-buflocal|. | |
176 | |
500 | 177 *:autocmd-verbose* |
178 When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing an autocommand will also display where it | |
179 was last defined. Example: > | |
180 | |
181 :verbose autocmd BufEnter | |
182 FileExplorer BufEnter | |
856 | 183 * call s:LocalBrowse(expand("<amatch>")) |
500 | 184 Last set from /usr/share/vim/vim-7.0/plugin/NetrwPlugin.vim |
185 < | |
186 See |:verbose-cmd| for more information. | |
187 | |
7 | 188 ============================================================================== |
189 5. Events *autocmd-events* *E215* *E216* | |
190 | |
579 | 191 You can specify a comma-separated list of event names. No white space can be |
192 used in this list. The command applies to all the events in the list. | |
193 | |
194 For READING FILES there are four kinds of events possible: | |
195 BufNewFile starting to edit a non-existent file | |
196 BufReadPre BufReadPost starting to edit an existing file | |
197 FilterReadPre FilterReadPost read the temp file with filter output | |
198 FileReadPre FileReadPost any other file read | |
199 Vim uses only one of these four kinds when reading a file. The "Pre" and | |
200 "Post" events are both triggered, before and after reading the file. | |
201 | |
202 Note that the autocommands for the *ReadPre events and all the Filter events | |
203 are not allowed to change the current buffer (you will get an error message if | |
204 this happens). This is to prevent the file to be read into the wrong buffer. | |
205 | |
206 Note that the 'modified' flag is reset AFTER executing the BufReadPost | |
207 and BufNewFile autocommands. But when the 'modified' option was set by the | |
208 autocommands, this doesn't happen. | |
209 | |
210 You can use the 'eventignore' option to ignore a number of events or all | |
211 events. | |
7 | 212 *autocommand-events* *{event}* |
213 Vim recognizes the following events. Vim ignores the case of event names | |
214 (e.g., you can use "BUFread" or "bufread" instead of "BufRead"). | |
215 | |
579 | 216 First an overview by function with a short explanation. Then the list |
843 | 217 alphabetically with full explanations |autocmd-events-abc|. |
579 | 218 |
219 Name triggered by ~ | |
220 | |
221 Reading | |
222 |BufNewFile| starting to edit a file that doesn't exist | |
223 |BufReadPre| starting to edit a new buffer, before reading the file | |
224 |BufRead| starting to edit a new buffer, after reading the file | |
225 |BufReadPost| starting to edit a new buffer, after reading the file | |
226 |BufReadCmd| before starting to edit a new buffer |Cmd-event| | |
227 | |
228 |FileReadPre| before reading a file with a ":read" command | |
229 |FileReadPost| after reading a file with a ":read" command | |
843 | 230 |FileReadCmd| before reading a file with a ":read" command |Cmd-event| |
579 | 231 |
232 |FilterReadPre| before reading a file from a filter command | |
233 |FilterReadPost| after reading a file from a filter command | |
234 | |
235 |StdinReadPre| before reading from stdin into the buffer | |
236 |StdinReadPost| After reading from the stdin into the buffer | |
237 | |
238 Writing | |
239 |BufWrite| starting to write the whole buffer to a file | |
240 |BufWritePre| starting to write the whole buffer to a file | |
241 |BufWritePost| after writing the whole buffer to a file | |
242 |BufWriteCmd| before writing the whole buffer to a file |Cmd-event| | |
243 | |
244 |FileWritePre| starting to write part of a buffer to a file | |
245 |FileWritePost| after writing part of a buffer to a file | |
246 |FileWriteCmd| before writing part of a buffer to a file |Cmd-event| | |
247 | |
248 |FileAppendPre| starting to append to a file | |
249 |FileAppendPost| after appending to a file | |
250 |FileAppendCmd| before appending to a file |Cmd-event| | |
251 | |
252 |FilterWritePre| starting to write a file for a filter command or diff | |
253 |FilterWritePost| after writing a file for a filter command or diff | |
254 | |
255 Buffers | |
256 |BufAdd| just after adding a buffer to the buffer list | |
257 |BufCreate| just after adding a buffer to the buffer list | |
258 |BufDelete| before deleting a buffer from the buffer list | |
259 |BufWipeout| before completely deleting a buffer | |
260 | |
261 |BufFilePre| before changing the name of the current buffer | |
262 |BufFilePost| after changing the name of the current buffer | |
263 | |
264 |BufEnter| after entering a buffer | |
265 |BufLeave| before leaving to another buffer | |
266 |BufWinEnter| after a buffer is displayed in a window | |
267 |BufWinLeave| before a buffer is removed from a window | |
268 | |
269 |BufUnload| before unloading a buffer | |
270 |BufHidden| just after a buffer has become hidden | |
271 |BufNew| just after creating a new buffer | |
272 | |
273 |SwapExists| detected an existing swap file | |
274 | |
275 Options | |
276 |FileType| when the 'filetype' option has been set | |
277 |Syntax| when the 'syntax' option has been set | |
278 |EncodingChanged| after the 'encoding' option has been changed | |
279 |TermChanged| after the value of 'term' has changed | |
6935 | 280 |OptionSet| after setting any option |
579 | 281 |
282 Startup and exit | |
283 |VimEnter| after doing all the startup stuff | |
284 |GUIEnter| after starting the GUI successfully | |
3830 | 285 |GUIFailed| after starting the GUI failed |
1154 | 286 |TermResponse| after the terminal response to |t_RV| is received |
579 | 287 |
4119 | 288 |QuitPre| when using `:quit`, before deciding whether to quit |
579 | 289 |VimLeavePre| before exiting Vim, before writing the viminfo file |
290 |VimLeave| before exiting Vim, after writing the viminfo file | |
291 | |
292 Various | |
293 |FileChangedShell| Vim notices that a file changed since editing started | |
766 | 294 |FileChangedShellPost| After handling a file changed since editing started |
579 | 295 |FileChangedRO| before making the first change to a read-only file |
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724 | 299 |ShellCmdPost| after executing a shell command |
300 |ShellFilterPost| after filtering with a shell command | |
301 | |
6154 | 302 |CmdUndefined| a user command is used but it isn't defined |
579 | 303 |FuncUndefined| a user function is used but it isn't defined |
650 | 304 |SpellFileMissing| a spell file is used but it can't be found |
716 | 305 |SourcePre| before sourcing a Vim script |
1061 | 306 |SourceCmd| before sourcing a Vim script |Cmd-event| |
579 | 307 |
766 | 308 |VimResized| after the Vim window size changed |
579 | 309 |FocusGained| Vim got input focus |
310 |FocusLost| Vim lost input focus | |
311 |CursorHold| the user doesn't press a key for a while | |
661 | 312 |CursorHoldI| the user doesn't press a key for a while in Insert mode |
313 |CursorMoved| the cursor was moved in Normal mode | |
314 |CursorMovedI| the cursor was moved in Insert mode | |
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579 | 319 |WinEnter| after entering another window |
320 |WinLeave| before leaving a window | |
677 | 321 |TabEnter| after entering another tab page |
322 |TabLeave| before leaving a tab page | |
579 | 323 |CmdwinEnter| after entering the command-line window |
324 |CmdwinLeave| before leaving the command-line window | |
325 | |
13437 | 326 |CmdlineChanged| after a change was made to the command-line text |
327 |CmdlineEnter| after the cursor moves to the command line | |
328 |CmdlineLeave| before the cursor leaves the command line | |
329 | |
579 | 330 |InsertEnter| starting Insert mode |
331 |InsertChange| when typing <Insert> while in Insert or Replace mode | |
332 |InsertLeave| when leaving Insert mode | |
2845 | 333 |InsertCharPre| when a character was typed in Insert mode, before |
334 inserting it | |
579 | 335 |
5555 | 336 |TextChanged| after a change was made to the text in Normal mode |
337 |TextChangedI| after a change was made to the text in Insert mode | |
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341 |TextYankPost| after text is yanked or deleted |
5555 | 342 |
579 | 343 |ColorScheme| after loading a color scheme |
344 | |
345 |RemoteReply| a reply from a server Vim was received | |
346 | |
347 |QuickFixCmdPre| before a quickfix command is run | |
348 |QuickFixCmdPost| after a quickfix command is run | |
349 | |
350 |SessionLoadPost| after loading a session file | |
351 | |
352 |MenuPopup| just before showing the popup menu | |
3830 | 353 |CompleteDone| after Insert mode completion is done |
579 | 354 |
355 |User| to be used in combination with ":doautocmd" | |
356 | |
357 | |
358 The alphabetical list of autocommand events: *autocmd-events-abc* | |
359 | |
360 *BufCreate* *BufAdd* | |
361 BufAdd or BufCreate Just after creating a new buffer which is | |
362 added to the buffer list, or adding a buffer | |
363 to the buffer list. | |
364 Also used just after a buffer in the buffer | |
365 list has been renamed. | |
366 The BufCreate event is for historic reasons. | |
367 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the | |
368 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
369 buffer being created "<afile>". | |
370 *BufDelete* | |
371 BufDelete Before deleting a buffer from the buffer list. | |
372 The BufUnload may be called first (if the | |
373 buffer was loaded). | |
374 Also used just before a buffer in the buffer | |
375 list is renamed. | |
376 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the | |
377 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
1621 | 378 buffer being deleted "<afile>" and "<abuf>". |
1919 | 379 Don't change to another buffer, it will cause |
380 problems. | |
579 | 381 *BufEnter* |
382 BufEnter After entering a buffer. Useful for setting | |
383 options for a file type. Also executed when | |
384 starting to edit a buffer, after the | |
385 BufReadPost autocommands. | |
386 *BufFilePost* | |
387 BufFilePost After changing the name of the current buffer | |
388 with the ":file" or ":saveas" command. | |
625 | 389 *BufFilePre* |
579 | 390 BufFilePre Before changing the name of the current buffer |
391 with the ":file" or ":saveas" command. | |
392 *BufHidden* | |
393 BufHidden Just after a buffer has become hidden. That | |
394 is, when there are no longer windows that show | |
395 the buffer, but the buffer is not unloaded or | |
396 deleted. Not used for ":qa" or ":q" when | |
397 exiting Vim. | |
398 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the | |
399 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
400 buffer being unloaded "<afile>". | |
401 *BufLeave* | |
402 BufLeave Before leaving to another buffer. Also when | |
403 leaving or closing the current window and the | |
404 new current window is not for the same buffer. | |
405 Not used for ":qa" or ":q" when exiting Vim. | |
406 *BufNew* | |
407 BufNew Just after creating a new buffer. Also used | |
408 just after a buffer has been renamed. When | |
409 the buffer is added to the buffer list BufAdd | |
410 will be triggered too. | |
411 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the | |
412 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
413 buffer being created "<afile>". | |
7 | 414 *BufNewFile* |
415 BufNewFile When starting to edit a file that doesn't | |
416 exist. Can be used to read in a skeleton | |
417 file. | |
418 *BufRead* *BufReadPost* | |
419 BufRead or BufReadPost When starting to edit a new buffer, after | |
420 reading the file into the buffer, before | |
421 executing the modelines. See |BufWinEnter| | |
422 for when you need to do something after | |
423 processing the modelines. | |
424 This does NOT work for ":r file". Not used | |
425 when the file doesn't exist. Also used after | |
426 successfully recovering a file. | |
3682 | 427 Also triggered for the filetypedetect group |
428 when executing ":filetype detect" and when | |
429 writing an unnamed buffer in a way that the | |
430 buffer gets a name. | |
625 | 431 *BufReadCmd* |
7 | 432 BufReadCmd Before starting to edit a new buffer. Should |
433 read the file into the buffer. |Cmd-event| | |
625 | 434 *BufReadPre* *E200* *E201* |
579 | 435 BufReadPre When starting to edit a new buffer, before |
436 reading the file into the buffer. Not used | |
437 if the file doesn't exist. | |
438 *BufUnload* | |
439 BufUnload Before unloading a buffer. This is when the | |
440 text in the buffer is going to be freed. This | |
441 may be after a BufWritePost and before a | |
442 BufDelete. Also used for all buffers that are | |
443 loaded when Vim is going to exit. | |
444 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the | |
445 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
446 buffer being unloaded "<afile>". | |
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579 | 451 *BufWinEnter* |
452 BufWinEnter After a buffer is displayed in a window. This | |
453 can be when the buffer is loaded (after | |
1621 | 454 processing the modelines) or when a hidden |
579 | 455 buffer is displayed in a window (and is no |
1621 | 456 longer hidden). |
457 Does not happen for |:split| without | |
458 arguments, since you keep editing the same | |
459 buffer, or ":split" with a file that's already | |
1668 | 460 open in a window, because it re-uses an |
461 existing buffer. But it does happen for a | |
462 ":split" with the name of the current buffer, | |
463 since it reloads that buffer. | |
579 | 464 *BufWinLeave* |
465 BufWinLeave Before a buffer is removed from a window. | |
466 Not when it's still visible in another window. | |
467 Also triggered when exiting. It's triggered | |
468 before BufUnload or BufHidden. | |
469 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the | |
470 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
471 buffer being unloaded "<afile>". | |
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579 | 474 *BufWipeout* |
475 BufWipeout Before completely deleting a buffer. The | |
476 BufUnload and BufDelete events may be called | |
477 first (if the buffer was loaded and was in the | |
478 buffer list). Also used just before a buffer | |
479 is renamed (also when it's not in the buffer | |
480 list). | |
481 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the | |
482 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
483 buffer being deleted "<afile>". | |
1919 | 484 Don't change to another buffer, it will cause |
485 problems. | |
7 | 486 *BufWrite* *BufWritePre* |
487 BufWrite or BufWritePre Before writing the whole buffer to a file. | |
488 *BufWriteCmd* | |
489 BufWriteCmd Before writing the whole buffer to a file. | |
490 Should do the writing of the file and reset | |
39 | 491 'modified' if successful, unless '+' is in |
492 'cpo' and writing to another file |cpo-+|. | |
493 The buffer contents should not be changed. | |
3082 | 494 When the command resets 'modified' the undo |
495 information is adjusted to mark older undo | |
496 states as 'modified', like |:write| does. | |
39 | 497 |Cmd-event| |
579 | 498 *BufWritePost* |
499 BufWritePost After writing the whole buffer to a file | |
500 (should undo the commands for BufWritePre). | |
6154 | 501 *CmdUndefined* |
502 CmdUndefined When a user command is used but it isn't | |
503 defined. Useful for defining a command only | |
504 when it's used. The pattern is matched | |
505 against the command name. Both <amatch> and | |
506 <afile> are set to the name of the command. | |
507 NOTE: Autocompletion won't work until the | |
508 command is defined. An alternative is to | |
509 always define the user command and have it | |
510 invoke an autoloaded function. See |autoload|. | |
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513 command line. Be careful not to mess up | |
514 the command line, it may cause Vim to lock up. | |
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579 | 534 *CmdwinEnter* |
535 CmdwinEnter After entering the command-line window. | |
536 Useful for setting options specifically for | |
537 this special type of window. This is | |
538 triggered _instead_ of BufEnter and WinEnter. | |
539 <afile> is set to a single character, | |
540 indicating the type of command-line. | |
541 |cmdwin-char| | |
542 *CmdwinLeave* | |
543 CmdwinLeave Before leaving the command-line window. | |
544 Useful to clean up any global setting done | |
545 with CmdwinEnter. This is triggered _instead_ | |
546 of BufLeave and WinLeave. | |
547 <afile> is set to a single character, | |
548 indicating the type of command-line. | |
549 |cmdwin-char| | |
550 *ColorScheme* | |
551 ColorScheme After loading a color scheme. |:colorscheme| | |
5521 | 552 The pattern is matched against the |
553 colorscheme name. <afile> can be used for the | |
554 name of the actual file where this option was | |
555 set, and <amatch> for the new colorscheme | |
556 name. | |
557 | |
661 | 558 |
3682 | 559 *CompleteDone* |
560 CompleteDone After Insert mode completion is done. Either | |
561 when something was completed or abandoning | |
562 completion. |ins-completion| | |
6909 | 563 The |v:completed_item| variable contains |
564 information about the completed item. | |
3682 | 565 |
579 | 566 *CursorHold* |
567 CursorHold When the user doesn't press a key for the time | |
568 specified with 'updatetime'. Not re-triggered | |
569 until the user has pressed a key (i.e. doesn't | |
570 fire every 'updatetime' ms if you leave Vim to | |
571 make some coffee. :) See |CursorHold-example| | |
572 for previewing tags. | |
573 This event is only triggered in Normal mode. | |
1154 | 574 It is not triggered when waiting for a command |
575 argument to be typed, or a movement after an | |
576 operator. | |
610 | 577 While recording the CursorHold event is not |
578 triggered. |q| | |
6259 | 579 *<CursorHold>* |
580 Internally the autocommand is triggered by the | |
581 <CursorHold> key. In an expression mapping | |
582 |getchar()| may see this character. | |
583 | |
579 | 584 Note: Interactive commands cannot be used for |
585 this event. There is no hit-enter prompt, | |
586 the screen is updated directly (when needed). | |
587 Note: In the future there will probably be | |
588 another option to set the time. | |
589 Hint: to force an update of the status lines | |
590 use: > | |
591 :let &ro = &ro | |
592 < {only on Amiga, Unix, Win32, MSDOS and all GUI | |
593 versions} | |
661 | 594 *CursorHoldI* |
595 CursorHoldI Just like CursorHold, but in Insert mode. | |
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661 | 599 |
600 *CursorMoved* | |
4911 | 601 CursorMoved After the cursor was moved in Normal or Visual |
602 mode. Also when the text of the cursor line | |
603 has been changed, e.g., with "x", "rx" or "p". | |
661 | 604 Not triggered when there is typeahead or when |
605 an operator is pending. | |
667 | 606 For an example see |match-parens|. |
4264 | 607 Careful: This is triggered very often, don't |
608 do anything that the user does not expect or | |
609 that is slow. | |
661 | 610 *CursorMovedI* |
611 CursorMovedI After the cursor was moved in Insert mode. | |
3082 | 612 Not triggered when the popup menu is visible. |
661 | 613 Otherwise the same as CursorMoved. |
579 | 614 *EncodingChanged* |
615 EncodingChanged Fires off after the 'encoding' option has been | |
616 changed. Useful to set up fonts, for example. | |
7 | 617 *FileAppendCmd* |
618 FileAppendCmd Before appending to a file. Should do the | |
26 | 619 appending to the file. Use the '[ and '] |
620 marks for the range of lines.|Cmd-event| | |
579 | 621 *FileAppendPost* |
622 FileAppendPost After appending to a file. | |
623 *FileAppendPre* | |
624 FileAppendPre Before appending to a file. Use the '[ and '] | |
625 marks for the range of lines. | |
626 *FileChangedRO* | |
627 FileChangedRO Before making the first change to a read-only | |
628 file. Can be used to check-out the file from | |
629 a source control system. Not triggered when | |
630 the change was caused by an autocommand. | |
631 This event is triggered when making the first | |
632 change in a buffer or the first change after | |
823 | 633 'readonly' was set, just before the change is |
634 applied to the text. | |
579 | 635 WARNING: If the autocommand moves the cursor |
636 the effect of the change is undefined. | |
819 | 637 *E788* |
638 It is not allowed to change to another buffer | |
639 here. You can reload the buffer but not edit | |
640 another one. | |
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655 FileChangedShell When Vim notices that the modification time of | |
656 a file has changed since editing started. | |
657 Also when the file attributes of the file | |
5908 | 658 change or when the size of the file changes. |
659 |timestamp| | |
7 | 660 Mostly triggered after executing a shell |
661 command, but also with a |:checktime| command | |
11473 | 662 or when gvim regains input focus. |
7 | 663 This autocommand is triggered for each changed |
664 file. It is not used when 'autoread' is set | |
665 and the buffer was not changed. If a | |
666 FileChangedShell autocommand is present the | |
667 warning message and prompt is not given. | |
179 | 668 The |v:fcs_reason| variable is set to indicate |
669 what happened and |v:fcs_choice| can be used | |
670 to tell Vim what to do next. | |
7 | 671 NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the |
672 current buffer "%" may be different from the | |
11347 | 673 buffer that was changed, which is in "<afile>". |
7 | 674 NOTE: The commands must not change the current |
675 buffer, jump to another buffer or delete a | |
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7 | 677 NOTE: This event never nests, to avoid an |
678 endless loop. This means that while executing | |
679 commands for the FileChangedShell event no | |
680 other FileChangedShell event will be | |
681 triggered. | |
766 | 682 *FileChangedShellPost* |
683 FileChangedShellPost After handling a file that was changed outside | |
684 of Vim. Can be used to update the statusline. | |
579 | 685 *FileEncoding* |
686 FileEncoding Obsolete. It still works and is equivalent | |
687 to |EncodingChanged|. | |
688 *FileReadCmd* | |
689 FileReadCmd Before reading a file with a ":read" command. | |
690 Should do the reading of the file. |Cmd-event| | |
691 *FileReadPost* | |
692 FileReadPost After reading a file with a ":read" command. | |
693 Note that Vim sets the '[ and '] marks to the | |
694 first and last line of the read. This can be | |
695 used to operate on the lines just read. | |
696 *FileReadPre* | |
697 FileReadPre Before reading a file with a ":read" command. | |
698 *FileType* | |
1154 | 699 FileType When the 'filetype' option has been set. The |
700 pattern is matched against the filetype. | |
579 | 701 <afile> can be used for the name of the file |
702 where this option was set, and <amatch> for | |
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706 *FileWriteCmd* | |
707 FileWriteCmd Before writing to a file, when not writing the | |
708 whole buffer. Should do the writing to the | |
709 file. Should not change the buffer. Use the | |
710 '[ and '] marks for the range of lines. | |
711 |Cmd-event| | |
712 *FileWritePost* | |
713 FileWritePost After writing to a file, when not writing the | |
714 whole buffer. | |
715 *FileWritePre* | |
716 FileWritePre Before writing to a file, when not writing the | |
717 whole buffer. Use the '[ and '] marks for the | |
718 range of lines. | |
719 *FilterReadPost* | |
720 FilterReadPost After reading a file from a filter command. | |
721 Vim checks the pattern against the name of | |
722 the current buffer as with FilterReadPre. | |
723 Not triggered when 'shelltemp' is off. | |
724 *FilterReadPre* *E135* | |
725 FilterReadPre Before reading a file from a filter command. | |
726 Vim checks the pattern against the name of | |
727 the current buffer, not the name of the | |
728 temporary file that is the output of the | |
729 filter command. | |
730 Not triggered when 'shelltemp' is off. | |
731 *FilterWritePost* | |
732 FilterWritePost After writing a file for a filter command or | |
733 making a diff. | |
734 Vim checks the pattern against the name of | |
735 the current buffer as with FilterWritePre. | |
736 Not triggered when 'shelltemp' is off. | |
737 *FilterWritePre* | |
738 FilterWritePre Before writing a file for a filter command or | |
739 making a diff. | |
740 Vim checks the pattern against the name of | |
741 the current buffer, not the name of the | |
742 temporary file that is the output of the | |
743 filter command. | |
744 Not triggered when 'shelltemp' is off. | |
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746 FocusGained When Vim got input focus. Only for the GUI | |
747 version and a few console versions where this | |
748 can be detected. | |
749 *FocusLost* | |
750 FocusLost When Vim lost input focus. Only for the GUI | |
751 version and a few console versions where this | |
11 | 752 can be detected. May also happen when a |
753 dialog pops up. | |
7 | 754 *FuncUndefined* |
755 FuncUndefined When a user function is used but it isn't | |
756 defined. Useful for defining a function only | |
1154 | 757 when it's used. The pattern is matched |
758 against the function name. Both <amatch> and | |
759 <afile> are set to the name of the function. | |
6154 | 760 NOTE: When writing Vim scripts a better |
761 alternative is to use an autoloaded function. | |
161 | 762 See |autoload-functions|. |
579 | 763 *GUIEnter* |
764 GUIEnter After starting the GUI successfully, and after | |
765 opening the window. It is triggered before | |
766 VimEnter when using gvim. Can be used to | |
767 position the window from a .gvimrc file: > | |
768 :autocmd GUIEnter * winpos 100 50 | |
1154 | 769 < *GUIFailed* |
770 GUIFailed After starting the GUI failed. Vim may | |
771 continue to run in the terminal, if possible | |
772 (only on Unix and alikes, when connecting the | |
773 X server fails). You may want to quit Vim: > | |
774 :autocmd GUIFailed * qall | |
579 | 775 < *InsertChange* |
776 InsertChange When typing <Insert> while in Insert or | |
777 Replace mode. The |v:insertmode| variable | |
778 indicates the new mode. | |
779 Be careful not to move the cursor or do | |
780 anything else that the user does not expect. | |
2845 | 781 *InsertCharPre* |
782 InsertCharPre When a character is typed in Insert mode, | |
783 before inserting the char. | |
784 The |v:char| variable indicates the char typed | |
785 and can be changed during the event to insert | |
786 a different character. When |v:char| is set | |
787 to more than one character this text is | |
788 inserted literally. | |
789 It is not allowed to change the text |textlock|. | |
790 The event is not triggered when 'paste' is | |
13437 | 791 set. {only with the +eval feature} |
579 | 792 *InsertEnter* |
1154 | 793 InsertEnter Just before starting Insert mode. Also for |
794 Replace mode and Virtual Replace mode. The | |
579 | 795 |v:insertmode| variable indicates the mode. |
4448 | 796 Be careful not to do anything else that the |
797 user does not expect. | |
798 The cursor is restored afterwards. If you do | |
799 not want that set |v:char| to a non-empty | |
800 string. | |
579 | 801 *InsertLeave* |
802 InsertLeave When leaving Insert mode. Also when using | |
803 CTRL-O |i_CTRL-O|. But not for |i_CTRL-C|. | |
804 *MenuPopup* | |
805 MenuPopup Just before showing the popup menu (under the | |
806 right mouse button). Useful for adjusting the | |
807 menu for what is under the cursor or mouse | |
808 pointer. | |
809 The pattern is matched against a single | |
810 character representing the mode: | |
811 n Normal | |
812 v Visual | |
813 o Operator-pending | |
814 i Insert | |
843 | 815 c Command line |
6935 | 816 *OptionSet* |
817 OptionSet After setting an option. The pattern is | |
818 matched against the long option name. | |
819 The |v:option_old| variable indicates the | |
820 old option value, |v:option_new| variable | |
821 indicates the newly set value, the | |
822 |v:option_type| variable indicates whether | |
823 it's global or local scoped and |<amatch>| | |
824 indicates what option has been set. | |
825 | |
826 Is not triggered on startup and for the 'key' | |
827 option for obvious reasons. | |
828 | |
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579 | 839 *QuickFixCmdPre* |
840 QuickFixCmdPre Before a quickfix command is run (|:make|, | |
657 | 841 |:lmake|, |:grep|, |:lgrep|, |:grepadd|, |
842 |:lgrepadd|, |:vimgrep|, |:lvimgrep|, | |
3281 | 843 |:vimgrepadd|, |:lvimgrepadd|, |:cscope|, |
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853 'makeprg' and 'grepprg' variables. | |
854 If this command causes an error, the quickfix | |
855 command is not executed. | |
856 *QuickFixCmdPost* | |
857 QuickFixCmdPost Like QuickFixCmdPre, but after a quickfix | |
842 | 858 command is run, before jumping to the first |
3404 | 859 location. For |:cfile| and |:lfile| commands |
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3404 | 862 See |QuickFixCmdPost-example|. |
3682 | 863 *QuitPre* |
4229 | 864 QuitPre When using `:quit`, `:wq` or `:qall`, before |
865 deciding whether it closes the current window | |
866 or quits Vim. Can be used to close any | |
867 non-essential window if the current window is | |
868 the last ordinary window. | |
579 | 869 *RemoteReply* |
870 RemoteReply When a reply from a Vim that functions as | |
1154 | 871 server was received |server2client()|. The |
872 pattern is matched against the {serverid}. | |
579 | 873 <amatch> is equal to the {serverid} from which |
874 the reply was sent, and <afile> is the actual | |
875 reply string. | |
876 Note that even if an autocommand is defined, | |
877 the reply should be read with |remote_read()| | |
878 to consume it. | |
879 *SessionLoadPost* | |
880 SessionLoadPost After loading the session file created using | |
881 the |:mksession| command. | |
724 | 882 *ShellCmdPost* |
883 ShellCmdPost After executing a shell command with |:!cmd|, | |
884 |:shell|, |:make| and |:grep|. Can be used to | |
885 check for any changed files. | |
886 *ShellFilterPost* | |
887 ShellFilterPost After executing a shell command with | |
888 ":{range}!cmd", ":w !cmd" or ":r !cmd". | |
889 Can be used to check for any changed files. | |
716 | 890 *SourcePre* |
891 SourcePre Before sourcing a Vim script. |:source| | |
1061 | 892 <afile> is the name of the file being sourced. |
893 *SourceCmd* | |
894 SourceCmd When sourcing a Vim script. |:source| | |
895 <afile> is the name of the file being sourced. | |
896 The autocommand must source this file. | |
897 |Cmd-event| | |
650 | 898 *SpellFileMissing* |
899 SpellFileMissing When trying to load a spell checking file and | |
1061 | 900 it can't be found. The pattern is matched |
901 against the language. <amatch> is the | |
902 language, 'encoding' also matters. See | |
650 | 903 |spell-SpellFileMissing|. |
579 | 904 *StdinReadPost* |
905 StdinReadPost After reading from the stdin into the buffer, | |
906 before executing the modelines. Only used | |
907 when the "-" argument was used when Vim was | |
908 started |--|. | |
909 *StdinReadPre* | |
910 StdinReadPre Before reading from stdin into the buffer. | |
911 Only used when the "-" argument was used when | |
912 Vim was started |--|. | |
913 *SwapExists* | |
914 SwapExists Detected an existing swap file when starting | |
915 to edit a file. Only when it is possible to | |
916 select a way to handle the situation, when Vim | |
917 would ask the user what to do. | |
918 The |v:swapname| variable holds the name of | |
590 | 919 the swap file found, <afile> the file being |
920 edited. |v:swapcommand| may contain a command | |
921 to be executed in the opened file. | |
922 The commands should set the |v:swapchoice| | |
923 variable to a string with one character to | |
924 tell Vim what should be done next: | |
579 | 925 'o' open read-only |
926 'e' edit the file anyway | |
927 'r' recover | |
928 'd' delete the swap file | |
929 'q' quit, don't edit the file | |
930 'a' abort, like hitting CTRL-C | |
931 When set to an empty string the user will be | |
932 asked, as if there was no SwapExists autocmd. | |
1919 | 933 *E812* |
934 It is not allowed to change to another buffer, | |
935 change a buffer name or change directory | |
936 here. | |
13437 | 937 {only available with the +eval feature} |
579 | 938 *Syntax* |
1154 | 939 Syntax When the 'syntax' option has been set. The |
940 pattern is matched against the syntax name. | |
579 | 941 <afile> can be used for the name of the file |
942 where this option was set, and <amatch> for | |
943 the new value of 'syntax'. | |
944 See |:syn-on|. | |
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948 TabEnter Just after entering a tab page. |tab-page| | |
872 | 949 After triggering the WinEnter and before |
950 triggering the BufEnter event. | |
677 | 951 *TabLeave* |
952 TabLeave Just before leaving a tab page. |tab-page| | |
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579 | 959 *TermChanged* |
960 TermChanged After the value of 'term' has changed. Useful | |
961 for re-loading the syntax file to update the | |
962 colors, fonts and other terminal-dependent | |
963 settings. Executed for all loaded buffers. | |
964 *TermResponse* | |
965 TermResponse After the response to |t_RV| is received from | |
966 the terminal. The value of |v:termresponse| | |
967 can be used to do things depending on the | |
2788 | 968 terminal version. Note that this event may be |
969 triggered halfway executing another event, | |
970 especially if file I/O, a shell command or | |
971 anything else that takes time is involved. | |
4264 | 972 *TextChanged* |
973 TextChanged After a change was made to the text in the | |
974 current buffer in Normal mode. That is when | |
975 |b:changedtick| has changed. | |
976 Not triggered when there is typeahead or when | |
977 an operator is pending. | |
978 Careful: This is triggered very often, don't | |
979 do anything that the user does not expect or | |
980 that is slow. | |
981 *TextChangedI* | |
982 TextChangedI After a change was made to the text in the | |
983 current buffer in Insert mode. | |
984 Not triggered when the popup menu is visible. | |
985 Otherwise the same as TextChanged. | |
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13437 | 1010 {only when compiled with the +eval feature} |
579 | 1011 *User* |
1012 User Never executed automatically. To be used for | |
1013 autocommands that are only executed with | |
1014 ":doautocmd". | |
1015 *UserGettingBored* | |
4264 | 1016 UserGettingBored When the user presses the same key 42 times. |
1017 Just kidding! :-) | |
579 | 1018 *VimEnter* |
1019 VimEnter After doing all the startup stuff, including | |
1020 loading .vimrc files, executing the "-c cmd" | |
1021 arguments, creating all windows and loading | |
1022 the buffers in them. | |
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1033 .viminfo file. Executed only once, like | |
1034 VimLeavePre. | |
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1039 VimLeavePre Before exiting Vim, just before writing the | |
1040 .viminfo file. This is executed only once, | |
1041 if there is a match with the name of what | |
1042 happens to be the current buffer when exiting. | |
1043 Mostly useful with a "*" pattern. > | |
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766 | 1048 *VimResized* |
1049 VimResized After the Vim window was resized, thus 'lines' | |
1050 and/or 'columns' changed. Not when starting | |
1051 up though. | |
7 | 1052 *WinEnter* |
1053 WinEnter After entering another window. Not done for | |
1054 the first window, when Vim has just started. | |
1055 Useful for setting the window height. | |
1056 If the window is for another buffer, Vim | |
1057 executes the BufEnter autocommands after the | |
1058 WinEnter autocommands. | |
1059 Note: When using ":split fname" the WinEnter | |
1060 event is triggered after the split but before | |
1061 the file "fname" is loaded. | |
1062 *WinLeave* | |
1063 WinLeave Before leaving a window. If the window to be | |
1064 entered next is for a different buffer, Vim | |
1065 executes the BufLeave autocommands before the | |
1066 WinLeave autocommands (but not for ":new"). | |
1067 Not used for ":qa" or ":q" when exiting Vim. | |
1068 | |
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7 | 1074 ============================================================================== |
1075 6. Patterns *autocmd-patterns* *{pat}* | |
1076 | |
6741 | 1077 The {pat} argument can be a comma separated list. This works as if the |
1078 command was given with each pattern separately. Thus this command: > | |
1079 :autocmd BufRead *.txt,*.info set et | |
1080 Is equivalent to: > | |
1081 :autocmd BufRead *.txt set et | |
1082 :autocmd BufRead *.info set et | |
1083 | |
7 | 1084 The file pattern {pat} is tested for a match against the file name in one of |
1085 two ways: | |
1086 1. When there is no '/' in the pattern, Vim checks for a match against only | |
1087 the tail part of the file name (without its leading directory path). | |
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7 | 1091 |
40 | 1092 The special pattern <buffer> or <buffer=N> is used for buffer-local |
1093 autocommands |autocmd-buflocal|. This pattern is not matched against the name | |
1094 of a buffer. | |
1095 | |
7 | 1096 Examples: > |
1097 :autocmd BufRead *.txt set et | |
1098 Set the 'et' option for all text files. > | |
1099 | |
1100 :autocmd BufRead /vim/src/*.c set cindent | |
1101 Set the 'cindent' option for C files in the /vim/src directory. > | |
1102 | |
1103 :autocmd BufRead /tmp/*.c set ts=5 | |
1104 If you have a link from "/tmp/test.c" to "/home/nobody/vim/src/test.c", and | |
1105 you start editing "/tmp/test.c", this autocommand will match. | |
1106 | |
1107 Note: To match part of a path, but not from the root directory, use a '*' as | |
1108 the first character. Example: > | |
1109 :autocmd BufRead */doc/*.txt set tw=78 | |
1110 This autocommand will for example be executed for "/tmp/doc/xx.txt" and | |
1111 "/usr/home/piet/doc/yy.txt". The number of directories does not matter here. | |
1112 | |
1113 | |
1114 The file name that the pattern is matched against is after expanding | |
1621 | 1115 wildcards. Thus if you issue this command: > |
7 | 1116 :e $ROOTDIR/main.$EXT |
1117 The argument is first expanded to: > | |
1118 /usr/root/main.py | |
1119 Before it's matched with the pattern of the autocommand. Careful with this | |
1120 when using events like FileReadCmd, the value of <amatch> may not be what you | |
1121 expect. | |
1122 | |
1123 | |
1124 Environment variables can be used in a pattern: > | |
1125 :autocmd BufRead $VIMRUNTIME/doc/*.txt set expandtab | |
1126 And ~ can be used for the home directory (if $HOME is defined): > | |
1127 :autocmd BufWritePost ~/.vimrc so ~/.vimrc | |
1128 :autocmd BufRead ~archive/* set readonly | |
1129 The environment variable is expanded when the autocommand is defined, not when | |
1130 the autocommand is executed. This is different from the command! | |
1131 | |
1132 *file-pattern* | |
1133 The pattern is interpreted like mostly used in file names: | |
5294 | 1134 * matches any sequence of characters; Unusual: includes path |
5277 | 1135 separators |
7 | 1136 ? matches any single character |
1137 \? matches a '?' | |
1138 . matches a '.' | |
1139 ~ matches a '~' | |
1140 , separates patterns | |
1141 \, matches a ',' | |
1142 { } like \( \) in a |pattern| | |
1143 , inside { }: like \| in a |pattern| | |
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7 | 1147 \ special meaning like in a |pattern| |
1148 [ch] matches 'c' or 'h' | |
1149 [^ch] match any character but 'c' and 'h' | |
1150 | |
1151 Note that for all systems the '/' character is used for path separator (even | |
1152 MS-DOS and OS/2). This was done because the backslash is difficult to use | |
1153 in a pattern and to make the autocommands portable across different systems. | |
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40 | 1158 *autocmd-changes* |
7 | 1159 Matching with the pattern is done when an event is triggered. Changing the |
1160 buffer name in one of the autocommands, or even deleting the buffer, does not | |
1161 change which autocommands will be executed. Example: > | |
1162 | |
1163 au BufEnter *.foo bdel | |
1164 au BufEnter *.foo set modified | |
1165 | |
1166 This will delete the current buffer and then set 'modified' in what has become | |
1167 the current buffer instead. Vim doesn't take into account that "*.foo" | |
1168 doesn't match with that buffer name. It matches "*.foo" with the name of the | |
1169 buffer at the moment the event was triggered. | |
1170 | |
40 | 1171 However, buffer-local autocommands will not be executed for a buffer that has |
1172 been wiped out with |:bwipe|. After deleting the buffer with |:bdel| the | |
1173 buffer actually still exists (it becomes unlisted), thus the autocommands are | |
1174 still executed. | |
1175 | |
7 | 1176 ============================================================================== |
856 | 1177 7. Buffer-local autocommands *autocmd-buflocal* *autocmd-buffer-local* |
1178 *<buffer=N>* *<buffer=abuf>* *E680* | |
40 | 1179 |
1180 Buffer-local autocommands are attached to a specific buffer. They are useful | |
1181 if the buffer does not have a name and when the name does not match a specific | |
1182 pattern. But it also means they must be explicitly added to each buffer. | |
1183 | |
1184 Instead of a pattern buffer-local autocommands use one of these forms: | |
1185 <buffer> current buffer | |
1186 <buffer=99> buffer number 99 | |
1187 <buffer=abuf> using <abuf> (only when executing autocommands) | |
1188 |<abuf>| | |
1189 | |
1190 Examples: > | |
1191 :au CursorHold <buffer> echo 'hold' | |
1192 :au CursorHold <buffer=33> echo 'hold' | |
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40 | 1194 |
1195 All the commands for autocommands also work with buffer-local autocommands, | |
1196 simply use the special string instead of the pattern. Examples: > | |
856 | 1197 :au! * <buffer> " remove buffer-local autocommands for |
1198 " current buffer | |
1199 :au! * <buffer=33> " remove buffer-local autocommands for | |
1200 " buffer #33 | |
1621 | 1201 :bufdo :au! CursorHold <buffer> " remove autocmd for given event for all |
856 | 1202 " buffers |
1203 :au * <buffer> " list buffer-local autocommands for | |
1204 " current buffer | |
40 | 1205 |
1206 Note that when an autocommand is defined for the current buffer, it is stored | |
1207 with the buffer number. Thus it uses the form "<buffer=12>", where 12 is the | |
1208 number of the current buffer. You will see this when listing autocommands, | |
1209 for example. | |
1210 | |
1211 To test for presence of buffer-local autocommands use the |exists()| function | |
1212 as follows: > | |
1213 :if exists("#CursorHold#<buffer=12>") | ... | endif | |
1214 :if exists("#CursorHold#<buffer>") | ... | endif " for current buffer | |
1215 | |
1216 When a buffer is wiped out its buffer-local autocommands are also gone, of | |
1217 course. Note that when deleting a buffer, e.g., with ":bdel", it is only | |
1218 unlisted, the autocommands are still present. In order to see the removal of | |
1219 buffer-local autocommands: > | |
1220 :set verbose=6 | |
1221 | |
1222 It is not possible to define buffer-local autocommands for a non-existent | |
1223 buffer. | |
1224 | |
1225 ============================================================================== | |
1226 8. Groups *autocmd-groups* | |
7 | 1227 |
1228 Autocommands can be put together in a group. This is useful for removing or | |
1229 executing a group of autocommands. For example, all the autocommands for | |
1230 syntax highlighting are put in the "highlight" group, to be able to execute | |
1231 ":doautoall highlight BufRead" when the GUI starts. | |
1232 | |
1233 When no specific group is selected, Vim uses the default group. The default | |
1234 group does not have a name. You cannot execute the autocommands from the | |
1235 default group separately; you can execute them only by executing autocommands | |
1236 for all groups. | |
1237 | |
1238 Normally, when executing autocommands automatically, Vim uses the autocommands | |
1239 for all groups. The group only matters when executing autocommands with | |
1240 ":doautocmd" or ":doautoall", or when defining or deleting autocommands. | |
1241 | |
1242 The group name can contain any characters except white space. The group name | |
1243 "end" is reserved (also in uppercase). | |
1244 | |
1245 The group name is case sensitive. Note that this is different from the event | |
1246 name! | |
1247 | |
1248 *:aug* *:augroup* | |
1249 :aug[roup] {name} Define the autocmd group name for the | |
1250 following ":autocmd" commands. The name "end" | |
1251 or "END" selects the default group. | |
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7 | 1262 |
1263 To enter autocommands for a specific group, use this method: | |
1264 1. Select the group with ":augroup {name}". | |
1265 2. Delete any old autocommands with ":au!". | |
1266 3. Define the autocommands. | |
1267 4. Go back to the default group with "augroup END". | |
1268 | |
1269 Example: > | |
1270 :augroup uncompress | |
1271 : au! | |
1272 : au BufEnter *.gz %!gunzip | |
1273 :augroup END | |
1274 | |
1275 This prevents having the autocommands defined twice (e.g., after sourcing the | |
1276 .vimrc file again). | |
1277 | |
1278 ============================================================================== | |
40 | 1279 9. Executing autocommands *autocmd-execute* |
7 | 1280 |
1281 Vim can also execute Autocommands non-automatically. This is useful if you | |
1282 have changed autocommands, or when Vim has executed the wrong autocommands | |
1283 (e.g., the file pattern match was wrong). | |
1284 | |
1285 Note that the 'eventignore' option applies here too. Events listed in this | |
1286 option will not cause any commands to be executed. | |
1287 | |
1288 *:do* *:doau* *:doautocmd* *E217* | |
3356 | 1289 :do[autocmd] [<nomodeline>] [group] {event} [fname] |
7 | 1290 Apply the autocommands matching [fname] (default: |
1291 current file name) for {event} to the current buffer. | |
1292 You can use this when the current file name does not | |
1293 match the right pattern, after changing settings, or | |
1294 to execute autocommands for a certain event. | |
1295 It's possible to use this inside an autocommand too, | |
1296 so you can base the autocommands for one extension on | |
1297 another extension. Example: > | |
3224 | 1298 :au BufEnter *.cpp so ~/.vimrc_cpp |
1299 :au BufEnter *.cpp doau BufEnter x.c | |
7 | 1300 < Be careful to avoid endless loops. See |
1301 |autocmd-nested|. | |
1302 | |
1303 When the [group] argument is not given, Vim executes | |
1304 the autocommands for all groups. When the [group] | |
1305 argument is included, Vim executes only the matching | |
1306 autocommands for that group. Note: if you use an | |
1307 undefined group name, Vim gives you an error message. | |
3350 | 1308 *<nomodeline>* |
1309 After applying the autocommands the modelines are | |
1310 processed, so that their settings overrule the | |
1311 settings from autocommands, like what happens when | |
1312 editing a file. This is skipped when the <nomodeline> | |
1313 argument is present. You probably want to use | |
1314 <nomodeline> for events that are not used when loading | |
1315 a buffer, such as |User|. | |
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1319 *:doautoa* *:doautoall* | |
3342 | 1320 :doautoa[ll] [<nomodeline>] [group] {event} [fname] |
7 | 1321 Like ":doautocmd", but apply the autocommands to each |
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7 | 1323 the autocommands, not the buffers to which they are |
1324 applied. | |
1325 Careful: Don't use this for autocommands that delete a | |
1326 buffer, change to another buffer or change the | |
1327 contents of a buffer; the result is unpredictable. | |
1328 This command is intended for autocommands that set | |
1329 options, change highlighting, and things like that. | |
1330 | |
1331 ============================================================================== | |
40 | 1332 10. Using autocommands *autocmd-use* |
7 | 1333 |
1334 For WRITING FILES there are four possible sets of events. Vim uses only one | |
1335 of these sets for a write command: | |
1336 | |
1337 BufWriteCmd BufWritePre BufWritePost writing the whole buffer | |
1338 FilterWritePre FilterWritePost writing to filter temp file | |
1339 FileAppendCmd FileAppendPre FileAppendPost appending to a file | |
1340 FileWriteCmd FileWritePre FileWritePost any other file write | |
1341 | |
1342 When there is a matching "*Cmd" autocommand, it is assumed it will do the | |
1343 writing. No further writing is done and the other events are not triggered. | |
1344 |Cmd-event| | |
1345 | |
1346 Note that the *WritePost commands should undo any changes to the buffer that | |
1347 were caused by the *WritePre commands; otherwise, writing the file will have | |
1348 the side effect of changing the buffer. | |
1349 | |
1350 Before executing the autocommands, the buffer from which the lines are to be | |
1351 written temporarily becomes the current buffer. Unless the autocommands | |
1352 change the current buffer or delete the previously current buffer, the | |
1353 previously current buffer is made the current buffer again. | |
1354 | |
1355 The *WritePre and *AppendPre autocommands must not delete the buffer from | |
1356 which the lines are to be written. | |
1357 | |
1358 The '[ and '] marks have a special position: | |
1359 - Before the *ReadPre event the '[ mark is set to the line just above where | |
1360 the new lines will be inserted. | |
1361 - Before the *ReadPost event the '[ mark is set to the first line that was | |
1362 just read, the '] mark to the last line. | |
26 | 1363 - Before executing the *WriteCmd, *WritePre and *AppendPre autocommands the '[ |
1364 mark is set to the first line that will be written, the '] mark to the last | |
1365 line. | |
7 | 1366 Careful: '[ and '] change when using commands that change the buffer. |
1367 | |
1368 In commands which expect a file name, you can use "<afile>" for the file name | |
1369 that is being read |:<afile>| (you can also use "%" for the current file | |
1370 name). "<abuf>" can be used for the buffer number of the currently effective | |
1371 buffer. This also works for buffers that doesn't have a name. But it doesn't | |
1372 work for files without a buffer (e.g., with ":r file"). | |
1373 | |
1374 *gzip-example* | |
1375 Examples for reading and writing compressed files: > | |
1376 :augroup gzip | |
1377 : autocmd! | |
1378 : autocmd BufReadPre,FileReadPre *.gz set bin | |
1379 : autocmd BufReadPost,FileReadPost *.gz '[,']!gunzip | |
1380 : autocmd BufReadPost,FileReadPost *.gz set nobin | |
1381 : autocmd BufReadPost,FileReadPost *.gz execute ":doautocmd BufReadPost " . expand("%:r") | |
1382 : autocmd BufWritePost,FileWritePost *.gz !mv <afile> <afile>:r | |
1383 : autocmd BufWritePost,FileWritePost *.gz !gzip <afile>:r | |
1384 | |
1385 : autocmd FileAppendPre *.gz !gunzip <afile> | |
1386 : autocmd FileAppendPre *.gz !mv <afile>:r <afile> | |
1387 : autocmd FileAppendPost *.gz !mv <afile> <afile>:r | |
1388 : autocmd FileAppendPost *.gz !gzip <afile>:r | |
1389 :augroup END | |
1390 | |
1391 The "gzip" group is used to be able to delete any existing autocommands with | |
1392 ":autocmd!", for when the file is sourced twice. | |
1393 | |
1394 ("<afile>:r" is the file name without the extension, see |:_%:|) | |
1395 | |
1396 The commands executed for the BufNewFile, BufRead/BufReadPost, BufWritePost, | |
1397 FileAppendPost and VimLeave events do not set or reset the changed flag of the | |
1398 buffer. When you decompress the buffer with the BufReadPost autocommands, you | |
1399 can still exit with ":q". When you use ":undo" in BufWritePost to undo the | |
1400 changes made by BufWritePre commands, you can still do ":q" (this also makes | |
1401 "ZZ" work). If you do want the buffer to be marked as modified, set the | |
1402 'modified' option. | |
1403 | |
1404 To execute Normal mode commands from an autocommand, use the ":normal" | |
1405 command. Use with care! If the Normal mode command is not finished, the user | |
1406 needs to type characters (e.g., after ":normal m" you need to type a mark | |
1407 name). | |
1408 | |
1409 If you want the buffer to be unmodified after changing it, reset the | |
1410 'modified' option. This makes it possible to exit the buffer with ":q" | |
1411 instead of ":q!". | |
1412 | |
1413 *autocmd-nested* *E218* | |
1414 By default, autocommands do not nest. If you use ":e" or ":w" in an | |
1415 autocommand, Vim does not execute the BufRead and BufWrite autocommands for | |
1416 those commands. If you do want this, use the "nested" flag for those commands | |
1417 in which you want nesting. For example: > | |
1418 :autocmd FileChangedShell *.c nested e! | |
1419 The nesting is limited to 10 levels to get out of recursive loops. | |
1420 | |
1421 It's possible to use the ":au" command in an autocommand. This can be a | |
1422 self-modifying command! This can be useful for an autocommand that should | |
1423 execute only once. | |
1424 | |
590 | 1425 If you want to skip autocommands for one command, use the |:noautocmd| command |
1426 modifier or the 'eventignore' option. | |
7 | 1427 |
1428 Note: When reading a file (with ":read file" or with a filter command) and the | |
1429 last line in the file does not have an <EOL>, Vim remembers this. At the next | |
1430 write (with ":write file" or with a filter command), if the same line is | |
1431 written again as the last line in a file AND 'binary' is set, Vim does not | |
1432 supply an <EOL>. This makes a filter command on the just read lines write the | |
1433 same file as was read, and makes a write command on just filtered lines write | |
1434 the same file as was read from the filter. For example, another way to write | |
1435 a compressed file: > | |
1436 | |
1437 :autocmd FileWritePre *.gz set bin|'[,']!gzip | |
1438 :autocmd FileWritePost *.gz undo|set nobin | |
1439 < | |
1440 *autocommand-pattern* | |
1441 You can specify multiple patterns, separated by commas. Here are some | |
1442 examples: > | |
1443 | |
1444 :autocmd BufRead * set tw=79 nocin ic infercase fo=2croq | |
1445 :autocmd BufRead .letter set tw=72 fo=2tcrq | |
1446 :autocmd BufEnter .letter set dict=/usr/lib/dict/words | |
1447 :autocmd BufLeave .letter set dict= | |
1448 :autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.c,*.h set tw=0 cin noic | |
1449 :autocmd BufEnter *.c,*.h abbr FOR for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i)<CR>{<CR>}<Esc>O | |
1450 :autocmd BufLeave *.c,*.h unabbr FOR | |
1451 | |
1452 For makefiles (makefile, Makefile, imakefile, makefile.unix, etc.): > | |
1453 | |
1454 :autocmd BufEnter ?akefile* set include=^s\=include | |
1455 :autocmd BufLeave ?akefile* set include& | |
1456 | |
1457 To always start editing C files at the first function: > | |
1458 | |
1459 :autocmd BufRead *.c,*.h 1;/^{ | |
1460 | |
1461 Without the "1;" above, the search would start from wherever the file was | |
1462 entered, rather than from the start of the file. | |
1463 | |
1464 *skeleton* *template* | |
1465 To read a skeleton (template) file when opening a new file: > | |
1466 | |
1467 :autocmd BufNewFile *.c 0r ~/vim/skeleton.c | |
1468 :autocmd BufNewFile *.h 0r ~/vim/skeleton.h | |
1469 :autocmd BufNewFile *.java 0r ~/vim/skeleton.java | |
1470 | |
1471 To insert the current date and time in a *.html file when writing it: > | |
1472 | |
1473 :autocmd BufWritePre,FileWritePre *.html ks|call LastMod()|'s | |
1474 :fun LastMod() | |
1475 : if line("$") > 20 | |
1476 : let l = 20 | |
1477 : else | |
1478 : let l = line("$") | |
1479 : endif | |
1480 : exe "1," . l . "g/Last modified: /s/Last modified: .*/Last modified: " . | |
1481 : \ strftime("%Y %b %d") | |
1482 :endfun | |
1483 | |
1484 You need to have a line "Last modified: <date time>" in the first 20 lines | |
1485 of the file for this to work. Vim replaces <date time> (and anything in the | |
1486 same line after it) with the current date and time. Explanation: | |
1487 ks mark current position with mark 's' | |
1488 call LastMod() call the LastMod() function to do the work | |
1489 's return the cursor to the old position | |
1490 The LastMod() function checks if the file is shorter than 20 lines, and then | |
1491 uses the ":g" command to find lines that contain "Last modified: ". For those | |
1492 lines the ":s" command is executed to replace the existing date with the | |
1493 current one. The ":execute" command is used to be able to use an expression | |
1494 for the ":g" and ":s" commands. The date is obtained with the strftime() | |
1495 function. You can change its argument to get another date string. | |
1496 | |
1497 When entering :autocmd on the command-line, completion of events and command | |
1498 names may be done (with <Tab>, CTRL-D, etc.) where appropriate. | |
1499 | |
1500 Vim executes all matching autocommands in the order that you specify them. | |
1501 It is recommended that your first autocommand be used for all files by using | |
1502 "*" as the file pattern. This means that you can define defaults you like | |
1503 here for any settings, and if there is another matching autocommand it will | |
1504 override these. But if there is no other matching autocommand, then at least | |
1505 your default settings are recovered (if entering this file from another for | |
1506 which autocommands did match). Note that "*" will also match files starting | |
1507 with ".", unlike Unix shells. | |
1508 | |
1509 *autocmd-searchpat* | |
1510 Autocommands do not change the current search patterns. Vim saves the current | |
1511 search patterns before executing autocommands then restores them after the | |
1512 autocommands finish. This means that autocommands do not affect the strings | |
1513 highlighted with the 'hlsearch' option. Within autocommands, you can still | |
1514 use search patterns normally, e.g., with the "n" command. | |
1515 If you want an autocommand to set the search pattern, such that it is used | |
1516 after the autocommand finishes, use the ":let @/ =" command. | |
1517 The search-highlighting cannot be switched off with ":nohlsearch" in an | |
1518 autocommand. Use the 'h' flag in the 'viminfo' option to disable search- | |
1519 highlighting when starting Vim. | |
1520 | |
1521 *Cmd-event* | |
1522 When using one of the "*Cmd" events, the matching autocommands are expected to | |
1061 | 1523 do the file reading, writing or sourcing. This can be used when working with |
1524 a special kind of file, for example on a remote system. | |
7 | 1525 CAREFUL: If you use these events in a wrong way, it may have the effect of |
1526 making it impossible to read or write the matching files! Make sure you test | |
1527 your autocommands properly. Best is to use a pattern that will never match a | |
1528 normal file name, for example "ftp://*". | |
1529 | |
1530 When defining a BufReadCmd it will be difficult for Vim to recover a crashed | |
1531 editing session. When recovering from the original file, Vim reads only those | |
1532 parts of a file that are not found in the swap file. Since that is not | |
1533 possible with a BufReadCmd, use the |:preserve| command to make sure the | |
1534 original file isn't needed for recovery. You might want to do this only when | |
1535 you expect the file to be modified. | |
1536 | |
1061 | 1537 For file read and write commands the |v:cmdarg| variable holds the "++enc=" |
1538 and "++ff=" argument that are effective. These should be used for the command | |
1539 that reads/writes the file. The |v:cmdbang| variable is one when "!" was | |
1540 used, zero otherwise. | |
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1542 See the $VIMRUNTIME/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim for examples. |
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1545 11. Disabling autocommands *autocmd-disable* | |
1546 | |
1547 To disable autocommands for some time use the 'eventignore' option. Note that | |
1548 this may cause unexpected behavior, make sure you restore 'eventignore' | |
1549 afterwards, using a |:try| block with |:finally|. | |
1550 | |
1551 *:noautocmd* *:noa* | |
1552 To disable autocommands for just one command use the ":noautocmd" command | |
1553 modifier. This will set 'eventignore' to "all" for the duration of the | |
1554 following command. Example: > | |
1555 | |
1556 :noautocmd w fname.gz | |
1557 | |
1558 This will write the file without triggering the autocommands defined by the | |
1559 gzip plugin. | |
1560 | |
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