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patch 8.0.1095: terminal multibyte escrape test is flaky
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Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Mon Sep 11 20:45:23 2017 +0200
patch 8.0.1095: terminal multibyte escrape test is flaky
Problem: Terminal multibyte escrape test is flaky.
Solution: Add another condition to wait for.
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1 *change.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2017 Feb 12 |
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 This file describes commands that delete or change text. In this context, | |
8 changing text means deleting the text and replacing it with other text using | |
9 one command. You can undo all of these commands. You can repeat the non-Ex | |
10 commands with the "." command. | |
11 | |
12 1. Deleting text |deleting| | |
13 2. Delete and insert |delete-insert| | |
14 3. Simple changes |simple-change| *changing* | |
15 4. Complex changes |complex-change| | |
32 | 16 4.1 Filter commands |filter| |
17 4.2 Substitute |:substitute| | |
18 4.3 Search and replace |search-replace| | |
19 4.4 Changing tabs |change-tabs| | |
7 | 20 5. Copying and moving text |copy-move| |
21 6. Formatting text |formatting| | |
282 | 22 7. Sorting text |sorting| |
7 | 23 |
24 For inserting text see |insert.txt|. | |
25 | |
26 ============================================================================== | |
27 1. Deleting text *deleting* *E470* | |
28 | |
29 ["x]<Del> or *<Del>* *x* *dl* | |
30 ["x]x Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor | |
31 [into register x] (not |linewise|). Does the same as | |
32 "dl". | |
33 The <Del> key does not take a [count]. Instead, it | |
34 deletes the last character of the count. | |
35 See |:fixdel| if the <Del> key does not do what you | |
36 want. See |'whichwrap'| for deleting a line break | |
37 (join lines). {Vi does not support <Del>} | |
38 | |
39 *X* *dh* | |
40 ["x]X Delete [count] characters before the cursor [into | |
41 register x] (not |linewise|). Does the same as "dh". | |
42 Also see |'whichwrap'|. | |
43 | |
44 *d* | |
45 ["x]d{motion} Delete text that {motion} moves over [into register | |
46 x]. See below for exceptions. | |
47 | |
48 *dd* | |
49 ["x]dd Delete [count] lines [into register x] |linewise|. | |
50 | |
51 *D* | |
52 ["x]D Delete the characters under the cursor until the end | |
53 of the line and [count]-1 more lines [into register | |
54 x]; synonym for "d$". | |
55 (not |linewise|) | |
164 | 56 When the '#' flag is in 'cpoptions' the count is |
57 ignored. | |
7 | 58 |
59 {Visual}["x]x or *v_x* *v_d* *v_<Del>* | |
60 {Visual}["x]d or | |
61 {Visual}["x]<Del> Delete the highlighted text [into register x] (for | |
62 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
63 | |
64 {Visual}["x]CTRL-H or *v_CTRL-H* *v_<BS>* | |
65 {Visual}["x]<BS> When in Select mode: Delete the highlighted text [into | |
66 register x]. | |
67 | |
68 {Visual}["x]X or *v_X* *v_D* *v_b_D* | |
69 {Visual}["x]D Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] (for | |
70 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). In Visual block mode, | |
71 "D" deletes the highlighted text plus all text until | |
72 the end of the line. {not in Vi} | |
73 | |
5220 | 74 *:d* *:de* *:del* *:delete* *:dl* *:dp* |
7 | 75 :[range]d[elete] [x] Delete [range] lines (default: current line) [into |
76 register x]. | |
5220 | 77 Note these weird abbreviations: |
78 :dl delete and list | |
79 :dell idem | |
80 :delel idem | |
81 :deletl idem | |
82 :deletel idem | |
83 :dp delete and print | |
84 :dep idem | |
85 :delp idem | |
86 :delep idem | |
87 :deletp idem | |
88 :deletep idem | |
7 | 89 |
90 :[range]d[elete] [x] {count} | |
91 Delete {count} lines, starting with [range] | |
92 (default: current line |cmdline-ranges|) [into | |
93 register x]. | |
94 | |
3492 | 95 These commands delete text. You can repeat them with the `.` command |
96 (except `:d`) and undo them. Use Visual mode to delete blocks of text. See | |
7 | 97 |registers| for an explanation of registers. |
98 | |
99 An exception for the d{motion} command: If the motion is not linewise, the | |
100 start and end of the motion are not in the same line, and there are only | |
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103 the line of blanks that you might expect to remain. Use the |o_v| operator to |
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104 force the motion to be characterwise. |
7 | 105 |
106 Trying to delete an empty region of text (e.g., "d0" in the first column) | |
107 is an error when 'cpoptions' includes the 'E' flag. | |
108 | |
109 *J* | |
110 J Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines. | |
111 Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces (see | |
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7 | 115 |
116 *v_J* | |
117 {Visual}J Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two | |
118 lines. Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces | |
119 (see below). {not in Vi} | |
120 | |
121 *gJ* | |
122 gJ Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines. | |
123 Don't insert or remove any spaces. {not in Vi} | |
124 | |
125 *v_gJ* | |
126 {Visual}gJ Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two | |
127 lines. Don't insert or remove any spaces. {not in | |
128 Vi} | |
129 | |
130 *:j* *:join* | |
168 | 131 :[range]j[oin][!] [flags] |
132 Join [range] lines. Same as "J", except with [!] | |
7 | 133 the join does not insert or delete any spaces. |
134 If a [range] has equal start and end values, this | |
135 command does nothing. The default behavior is to | |
136 join the current line with the line below it. | |
137 {not in Vi: !} | |
168 | 138 See |ex-flags| for [flags]. |
7 | 139 |
168 | 140 :[range]j[oin][!] {count} [flags] |
7 | 141 Join {count} lines, starting with [range] (default: |
142 current line |cmdline-ranges|). Same as "J", except | |
143 with [!] the join does not insert or delete any | |
144 spaces. | |
145 {not in Vi: !} | |
168 | 146 See |ex-flags| for [flags]. |
7 | 147 |
148 These commands delete the <EOL> between lines. This has the effect of joining | |
3492 | 149 multiple lines into one line. You can repeat these commands (except `:j`) and |
7 | 150 undo them. |
151 | |
152 These commands, except "gJ", insert one space in place of the <EOL> unless | |
153 there is trailing white space or the next line starts with a ')'. These | |
154 commands, except "gJ", delete any leading white space on the next line. If | |
155 the 'joinspaces' option is on, these commands insert two spaces after a '.', | |
156 '!' or '?' (but if 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, they insert two spaces | |
157 only after a '.'). | |
158 The 'B' and 'M' flags in 'formatoptions' change the behavior for inserting | |
159 spaces before and after a multi-byte character |fo-table|. | |
160 | |
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7 | 164 |
165 ============================================================================== | |
166 2. Delete and insert *delete-insert* *replacing* | |
167 | |
168 *R* | |
169 R Enter Replace mode: Each character you type replaces | |
170 an existing character, starting with the character | |
171 under the cursor. Repeat the entered text [count]-1 | |
172 times. See |Replace-mode| for more details. | |
173 | |
174 *gR* | |
175 gR Enter Virtual Replace mode: Each character you type | |
176 replaces existing characters in screen space. So a | |
177 <Tab> may replace several characters at once. | |
178 Repeat the entered text [count]-1 times. See | |
179 |Virtual-Replace-mode| for more details. | |
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180 {not available when compiled without the |+vreplace| |
7 | 181 feature} |
182 | |
183 *c* | |
184 ["x]c{motion} Delete {motion} text [into register x] and start | |
185 insert. When 'cpoptions' includes the 'E' flag and | |
186 there is no text to delete (e.g., with "cTx" when the | |
187 cursor is just after an 'x'), an error occurs and | |
188 insert mode does not start (this is Vi compatible). | |
189 When 'cpoptions' does not include the 'E' flag, the | |
190 "c" command always starts insert mode, even if there | |
191 is no text to delete. | |
192 | |
193 *cc* | |
194 ["x]cc Delete [count] lines [into register x] and start | |
195 insert |linewise|. If 'autoindent' is on, preserve | |
196 the indent of the first line. | |
197 | |
198 *C* | |
199 ["x]C Delete from the cursor position to the end of the | |
200 line and [count]-1 more lines [into register x], and | |
201 start insert. Synonym for c$ (not |linewise|). | |
202 | |
203 *s* | |
204 ["x]s Delete [count] characters [into register x] and start | |
205 insert (s stands for Substitute). Synonym for "cl" | |
206 (not |linewise|). | |
207 | |
208 *S* | |
209 ["x]S Delete [count] lines [into register x] and start | |
210 insert. Synonym for "cc" |linewise|. | |
211 | |
212 {Visual}["x]c or *v_c* *v_s* | |
213 {Visual}["x]s Delete the highlighted text [into register x] and | |
214 start insert (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not | |
215 in Vi} | |
216 | |
217 *v_r* | |
218 {Visual}["x]r{char} Replace all selected characters by {char}. | |
219 | |
220 *v_C* | |
221 {Visual}["x]C Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] and | |
222 start insert. In Visual block mode it works | |
223 differently |v_b_C|. {not in Vi} | |
224 *v_S* | |
225 {Visual}["x]S Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] and | |
226 start insert (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not | |
227 in Vi} | |
228 *v_R* | |
229 {Visual}["x]R Currently just like {Visual}["x]S. In a next version | |
230 it might work differently. {not in Vi} | |
231 | |
232 Notes: | |
233 - You can end Insert and Replace mode with <Esc>. | |
234 - See the section "Insert and Replace mode" |mode-ins-repl| for the other | |
235 special characters in these modes. | |
236 - The effect of [count] takes place after Vim exits Insert or Replace mode. | |
237 - When the 'cpoptions' option contains '$' and the change is within one line, | |
238 Vim continues to show the text to be deleted and puts a '$' at the last | |
239 deleted character. | |
240 | |
241 See |registers| for an explanation of registers. | |
242 | |
243 Replace mode is just like Insert mode, except that every character you enter | |
244 deletes one character. If you reach the end of a line, Vim appends any | |
245 further characters (just like Insert mode). In Replace mode, the backspace | |
246 key restores the original text (if there was any). (See section "Insert and | |
247 Replace mode" |mode-ins-repl|). | |
248 | |
249 *cw* *cW* | |
1621 | 250 Special case: When the cursor is in a word, "cw" and "cW" do not include the |
251 white space after a word, they only change up to the end of the word. This is | |
252 because Vim interprets "cw" as change-word, and a word does not include the | |
253 following white space. | |
254 {Vi: "cw" when on a blank followed by other blanks changes only the first | |
255 blank; this is probably a bug, because "dw" deletes all the blanks; use the | |
256 'w' flag in 'cpoptions' to make it work like Vi anyway} | |
7 | 257 |
258 If you prefer "cw" to include the space after a word, use this mapping: > | |
259 :map cw dwi | |
1621 | 260 Or use "caw" (see |aw|). |
261 | |
7 | 262 *:c* *:ch* *:change* |
168 | 263 :{range}c[hange][!] Replace lines of text with some different text. |
7 | 264 Type a line containing only "." to stop replacing. |
265 Without {range}, this command changes only the current | |
266 line. | |
168 | 267 Adding [!] toggles 'autoindent' for the time this |
268 command is executed. | |
7 | 269 |
270 ============================================================================== | |
271 3. Simple changes *simple-change* | |
272 | |
273 *r* | |
274 r{char} Replace the character under the cursor with {char}. | |
275 If {char} is a <CR> or <NL>, a line break replaces the | |
276 character. To replace with a real <CR>, use CTRL-V | |
277 <CR>. CTRL-V <NL> replaces with a <Nul>. | |
278 {Vi: CTRL-V <CR> still replaces with a line break, | |
279 cannot replace something with a <CR>} | |
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282 line below or above is used, just like with |i_CTRL-E| |
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283 and |i_CTRL-Y|. This also works with a count, thus |
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284 `10r<C-E>` copies 10 characters from the line below. |
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7 | 286 If you give a [count], Vim replaces [count] characters |
287 with [count] {char}s. When {char} is a <CR> or <NL>, | |
288 however, Vim inserts only one <CR>: "5r<CR>" replaces | |
289 five characters with a single line break. | |
290 When {char} is a <CR> or <NL>, Vim performs | |
291 autoindenting. This works just like deleting the | |
292 characters that are replaced and then doing | |
293 "i<CR><Esc>". | |
294 {char} can be entered as a digraph |digraph-arg|. | |
295 |:lmap| mappings apply to {char}. The CTRL-^ command | |
296 in Insert mode can be used to switch this on/off | |
297 |i_CTRL-^|. See |utf-8-char-arg| about using | |
298 composing characters when 'encoding' is Unicode. | |
299 | |
300 *gr* | |
301 gr{char} Replace the virtual characters under the cursor with | |
302 {char}. This replaces in screen space, not file | |
303 space. See |gR| and |Virtual-Replace-mode| for more | |
304 details. As with |r| a count may be given. | |
305 {char} can be entered like with |r|. | |
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306 {not available when compiled without the |+vreplace| |
7 | 307 feature} |
308 | |
309 *digraph-arg* | |
310 The argument for Normal mode commands like |r| and |t| is a single character. | |
311 When 'cpo' doesn't contain the 'D' flag, this character can also be entered | |
312 like |digraphs|. First type CTRL-K and then the two digraph characters. | |
313 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs| feature} | |
314 | |
315 *case* | |
316 The following commands change the case of letters. The currently active | |
317 |locale| is used. See |:language|. The LC_CTYPE value matters here. | |
318 | |
319 *~* | |
320 ~ 'notildeop' option: Switch case of the character | |
321 under the cursor and move the cursor to the right. | |
322 If a [count] is given, do that many characters. {Vi: | |
323 no count} | |
324 | |
325 ~{motion} 'tildeop' option: switch case of {motion} text. {Vi: | |
326 tilde cannot be used as an operator} | |
327 | |
328 *g~* | |
329 g~{motion} Switch case of {motion} text. {not in Vi} | |
330 | |
331 g~g~ *g~g~* *g~~* | |
332 g~~ Switch case of current line. {not in Vi}. | |
333 | |
334 *v_~* | |
335 {Visual}~ Switch case of highlighted text (for {Visual} see | |
336 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
337 | |
338 *v_U* | |
339 {Visual}U Make highlighted text uppercase (for {Visual} see | |
340 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
341 | |
342 *gU* *uppercase* | |
343 gU{motion} Make {motion} text uppercase. {not in Vi} | |
344 Example: > | |
345 :map! <C-F> <Esc>gUiw`]a | |
346 < This works in Insert mode: press CTRL-F to make the | |
347 word before the cursor uppercase. Handy to type | |
348 words in lowercase and then make them uppercase. | |
349 | |
350 | |
351 gUgU *gUgU* *gUU* | |
352 gUU Make current line uppercase. {not in Vi}. | |
353 | |
354 *v_u* | |
355 {Visual}u Make highlighted text lowercase (for {Visual} see | |
356 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
357 | |
358 *gu* *lowercase* | |
359 gu{motion} Make {motion} text lowercase. {not in Vi} | |
360 | |
361 gugu *gugu* *guu* | |
362 guu Make current line lowercase. {not in Vi}. | |
363 | |
364 *g?* *rot13* | |
365 g?{motion} Rot13 encode {motion} text. {not in Vi} | |
366 | |
367 *v_g?* | |
368 {Visual}g? Rot13 encode the highlighted text (for {Visual} see | |
369 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
370 | |
371 g?g? *g?g?* *g??* | |
372 g?? Rot13 encode current line. {not in Vi}. | |
373 | |
1621 | 374 To turn one line into title caps, make every first letter of a word |
375 uppercase: > | |
376 :s/\v<(.)(\w*)/\u\1\L\2/g | |
377 | |
7 | 378 |
379 Adding and subtracting ~ | |
380 *CTRL-A* | |
381 CTRL-A Add [count] to the number or alphabetic character at | |
382 or after the cursor. {not in Vi} | |
383 | |
6884 | 384 *v_CTRL-A* |
385 {Visual}CTRL-A Add [count] to the number or alphabetic character in | |
386 the highlighted text. {not in Vi} | |
387 | |
388 *v_g_CTRL-A* | |
389 {Visual}g CTRL-A Add [count] to the number or alphabetic character in | |
390 the highlighted text. If several lines are | |
391 highlighted, each one will be incremented by an | |
392 additional [count] (so effectively creating a | |
393 [count] incrementing sequence). {not in Vi} | |
394 For Example, if you have this list of numbers: | |
395 1. ~ | |
396 1. ~ | |
397 1. ~ | |
398 1. ~ | |
399 Move to the second "1." and Visually select three | |
400 lines, pressing g CTRL-A results in: | |
401 1. ~ | |
402 2. ~ | |
403 3. ~ | |
404 4. ~ | |
405 | |
7 | 406 *CTRL-X* |
407 CTRL-X Subtract [count] from the number or alphabetic | |
408 character at or after the cursor. {not in Vi} | |
409 | |
6884 | 410 *v_CTRL-X* |
411 {Visual}CTRL-X Subtract [count] from the number or alphabetic | |
412 character in the highlighted text. {not in Vi} | |
413 | |
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6884 | 419 *v_g_CTRL-X* |
420 {Visual}g CTRL-X Subtract [count] from the number or alphabetic | |
421 character in the highlighted text. If several lines | |
422 are highlighted, each value will be decremented by an | |
423 additional [count] (so effectively creating a [count] | |
424 decrementing sequence). {not in Vi} | |
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36 | 434 - When 'nrformats' includes "octal", Vim considers numbers starting with a '0' |
39 | 435 to be octal, unless the number includes a '8' or '9'. Other numbers are |
436 decimal and may have a preceding minus sign. | |
36 | 437 If the cursor is on a number, the commands apply to that number; otherwise |
438 Vim uses the number to the right of the cursor. | |
7 | 439 - When 'nrformats' includes "hex", Vim assumes numbers starting with '0x' or |
440 '0X' are hexadecimal. The case of the rightmost letter in the number | |
441 determines the case of the resulting hexadecimal number. If there is no | |
442 letter in the current number, Vim uses the previously detected case. | |
36 | 443 - When 'nrformats' includes "alpha", Vim will change the alphabetic character |
444 under or after the cursor. This is useful to make lists with an alphabetic | |
445 index. | |
7 | 446 |
6884 | 447 For decimals a leading negative sign is considered for incrementing/ |
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6884 | 450 |
7 | 451 For numbers with leading zeros (including all octal and hexadecimal numbers), |
452 Vim preserves the number of characters in the number when possible. CTRL-A on | |
36 | 453 "0077" results in "0100", CTRL-X on "0x100" results in "0x0ff". |
39 | 454 There is one exception: When a number that starts with a zero is found not to |
455 be octal (it contains a '8' or '9'), but 'nrformats' does include "octal", | |
456 leading zeros are removed to avoid that the result may be recognized as an | |
457 octal number. | |
36 | 458 |
459 Note that when 'nrformats' includes "octal", decimal numbers with leading | |
39 | 460 zeros cause mistakes, because they can be confused with octal numbers. |
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7 | 466 The CTRL-A command is very useful in a macro. Example: Use the following |
467 steps to make a numbered list. | |
468 | |
469 1. Create the first list entry, make sure it starts with a number. | |
99 | 470 2. qa - start recording into register 'a' |
7 | 471 3. Y - yank the entry |
472 4. p - put a copy of the entry below the first one | |
473 5. CTRL-A - increment the number | |
474 6. q - stop recording | |
475 7. <count>@a - repeat the yank, put and increment <count> times | |
476 | |
477 | |
478 SHIFTING LINES LEFT OR RIGHT *shift-left-right* | |
479 | |
480 *<* | |
481 <{motion} Shift {motion} lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards. | |
482 | |
483 *<<* | |
484 << Shift [count] lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards. | |
485 | |
486 *v_<* | |
487 {Visual}[count]< Shift the highlighted lines [count] 'shiftwidth' | |
488 leftwards (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in | |
489 Vi} | |
490 | |
491 *>* | |
492 >{motion} Shift {motion} lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards. | |
493 | |
494 *>>* | |
495 >> Shift [count] lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards. | |
496 | |
497 *v_>* | |
498 {Visual}[count]> Shift the highlighted lines [count] 'shiftwidth' | |
499 rightwards (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in | |
500 Vi} | |
501 | |
502 *:<* | |
503 :[range]< Shift [range] lines one 'shiftwidth' left. Repeat '<' | |
504 for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's. | |
505 | |
506 :[range]< {count} Shift {count} lines one 'shiftwidth' left, starting | |
507 with [range] (default current line |cmdline-ranges|). | |
508 Repeat '<' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's. | |
509 | |
510 :[range]le[ft] [indent] left align lines in [range]. Sets the indent in the | |
511 lines to [indent] (default 0). {not in Vi} | |
512 | |
513 *:>* | |
168 | 514 :[range]> [flags] Shift {count} [range] lines one 'shiftwidth' right. |
7 | 515 Repeat '>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's. |
168 | 516 See |ex-flags| for [flags]. |
7 | 517 |
168 | 518 :[range]> {count} [flags] |
519 Shift {count} lines one 'shiftwidth' right, starting | |
7 | 520 with [range] (default current line |cmdline-ranges|). |
521 Repeat '>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's. | |
168 | 522 See |ex-flags| for [flags]. |
7 | 523 |
524 The ">" and "<" commands are handy for changing the indentation within | |
525 programs. Use the 'shiftwidth' option to set the size of the white space | |
526 which these commands insert or delete. Normally the 'shiftwidth' option is 8, | |
527 but you can set it to, say, 3 to make smaller indents. The shift leftwards | |
528 stops when there is no indent. The shift right does not affect empty lines. | |
529 | |
530 If the 'shiftround' option is on, the indent is rounded to a multiple of | |
531 'shiftwidth'. | |
532 | |
533 If the 'smartindent' option is on, or 'cindent' is on and 'cinkeys' contains | |
5466 | 534 '#' with a zero value, shift right does not affect lines starting with '#' |
535 (these are supposed to be C preprocessor lines that must stay in column 1). | |
7 | 536 |
537 When the 'expandtab' option is off (this is the default) Vim uses <Tab>s as | |
538 much as possible to make the indent. You can use ">><<" to replace an indent | |
539 made out of spaces with the same indent made out of <Tab>s (and a few spaces | |
540 if necessary). If the 'expandtab' option is on, Vim uses only spaces. Then | |
541 you can use ">><<" to replace <Tab>s in the indent by spaces (or use | |
3492 | 542 `:retab!`). |
7 | 543 |
3492 | 544 To move a line several 'shiftwidth's, use Visual mode or the `:` commands. |
7 | 545 For example: > |
546 Vjj4> move three lines 4 indents to the right | |
547 :<<< move current line 3 indents to the left | |
548 :>> 5 move 5 lines 2 indents to the right | |
549 :5>> move line 5 2 indents to the right | |
550 | |
551 ============================================================================== | |
552 4. Complex changes *complex-change* | |
553 | |
856 | 554 4.1 Filter commands *filter* |
32 | 555 |
556 A filter is a program that accepts text at standard input, changes it in some | |
557 way, and sends it to standard output. You can use the commands below to send | |
1621 | 558 some text through a filter, so that it is replaced by the filter output. |
32 | 559 Examples of filters are "sort", which sorts lines alphabetically, and |
560 "indent", which formats C program files (you need a version of indent that | |
561 works like a filter; not all versions do). The 'shell' option specifies the | |
562 shell Vim uses to execute the filter command (See also the 'shelltype' | |
563 option). You can repeat filter commands with ".". Vim does not recognize a | |
3492 | 564 comment (starting with '"') after the `:!` command. |
32 | 565 |
566 *!* | |
7 | 567 !{motion}{filter} Filter {motion} text lines through the external |
568 program {filter}. | |
569 | |
570 *!!* | |
571 !!{filter} Filter [count] lines through the external program | |
572 {filter}. | |
573 | |
574 *v_!* | |
575 {Visual}!{filter} Filter the highlighted lines through the external | |
576 program {filter} (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). | |
577 {not in Vi} | |
578 | |
579 :{range}![!]{filter} [!][arg] *:range!* | |
580 Filter {range} lines through the external program | |
581 {filter}. Vim replaces the optional bangs with the | |
582 latest given command and appends the optional [arg]. | |
583 Vim saves the output of the filter command in a | |
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603 | 587 However, if the 'shelltemp' option is off then pipes |
588 are used when possible (on Unix). | |
7 | 589 When the 'R' flag is included in 'cpoptions' marks in |
590 the filtered lines are deleted, unless the | |
591 |:keepmarks| command is used. Example: > | |
592 :keepmarks '<,'>!sort | |
593 < When the number of lines after filtering is less than | |
594 before, marks in the missing lines are deleted anyway. | |
595 | |
596 *=* | |
597 ={motion} Filter {motion} lines through the external program | |
598 given with the 'equalprg' option. When the 'equalprg' | |
599 option is empty (this is the default), use the | |
2833 | 600 internal formatting function |C-indenting| and |
601 |'lisp'|. But when 'indentexpr' is not empty, it will | |
602 be used instead |indent-expression|. When Vim was | |
603 compiled without internal formatting then the "indent" | |
604 program is used as a last resort. | |
7 | 605 |
606 *==* | |
607 == Filter [count] lines like with ={motion}. | |
608 | |
609 *v_=* | |
610 {Visual}= Filter the highlighted lines like with ={motion}. | |
611 {not in Vi} | |
612 | |
613 | |
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32 | 630 4.2 Substitute *:substitute* |
631 *:s* *:su* | |
170 | 632 :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[flags] [count] |
7 | 633 For each line in [range] replace a match of {pattern} |
634 with {string}. | |
635 For the {pattern} see |pattern|. | |
636 {string} can be a literal string, or something | |
637 special; see |sub-replace-special|. | |
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170 | 646 See |:s_flags| for [flags]. |
7 | 647 |
170 | 648 :[range]s[ubstitute] [flags] [count] |
649 :[range]&[&][flags] [count] *:&* | |
7 | 650 Repeat last :substitute with same search pattern and |
651 substitute string, but without the same flags. You | |
170 | 652 may add [flags], see |:s_flags|. |
3492 | 653 Note that after `:substitute` the '&' flag can't be |
7 | 654 used, it's recognized as a pattern separator. |
7013 | 655 The space between `:substitute` and the 'c', 'g', |
656 'i', 'I' and 'r' flags isn't required, but in scripts | |
657 it's a good idea to keep it to avoid confusion. | |
7 | 658 |
170 | 659 :[range]~[&][flags] [count] *:~* |
7 | 660 Repeat last substitute with same substitute string |
661 but with last used search pattern. This is like | |
3492 | 662 `:&r`. See |:s_flags| for [flags]. |
7 | 663 |
170 | 664 *&* |
3492 | 665 & Synonym for `:s` (repeat last substitute). Note |
7 | 666 that the flags are not remembered, thus it might |
3492 | 667 actually work differently. You can use `:&&` to keep |
7 | 668 the flags. |
669 | |
170 | 670 *g&* |
3920 | 671 g& Synonym for `:%s//~/&` (repeat last substitute with |
672 last search pattern on all lines with the same flags). | |
4186 | 673 For example, when you first do a substitution with |
3920 | 674 `:s/pattern/repl/flags` and then `/search` for |
675 something else, `g&` will do `:%s/search/repl/flags`. | |
7 | 676 Mnemonic: global substitute. {not in Vi} |
677 | |
678 *:snomagic* *:sno* | |
3492 | 679 :[range]sno[magic] ... Same as `:substitute`, but always use 'nomagic'. |
7 | 680 {not in Vi} |
681 | |
682 *:smagic* *:sm* | |
3492 | 683 :[range]sm[agic] ... Same as `:substitute`, but always use 'magic'. |
7 | 684 {not in Vi} |
685 | |
686 *:s_flags* | |
687 The flags that you can use for the substitute commands: | |
688 | |
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691 command. Examples: > | |
692 :&& | |
693 :s/this/that/& | |
3492 | 694 < Note that `:s` and `:&` don't keep the flags. |
7 | 695 {not in Vi} |
696 | |
697 [c] Confirm each substitution. Vim highlights the matching string (with | |
698 |hl-IncSearch|). You can type: *:s_c* | |
699 'y' to substitute this match | |
700 'l' to substitute this match and then quit ("last") | |
701 'n' to skip this match | |
702 <Esc> to quit substituting | |
703 'a' to substitute this and all remaining matches {not in Vi} | |
704 'q' to quit substituting {not in Vi} | |
705 CTRL-E to scroll the screen up {not in Vi, not available when | |
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7 | 709 If the 'edcompatible' option is on, Vim remembers the [c] flag and |
710 toggles it each time you use it, but resets it when you give a new | |
711 search pattern. | |
712 {not in Vi: highlighting of the match, other responses than 'y' or 'n'} | |
713 | |
714 [e] When the search pattern fails, do not issue an error message and, in | |
715 particular, continue in maps as if no error occurred. This is most | |
716 useful to prevent the "No match" error from breaking a mapping. Vim | |
717 does not suppress the following error messages, however: | |
718 Regular expressions can't be delimited by letters | |
719 \ should be followed by /, ? or & | |
720 No previous substitute regular expression | |
721 Trailing characters | |
722 Interrupted | |
723 {not in Vi} | |
724 | |
725 [g] Replace all occurrences in the line. Without this argument, | |
726 replacement occurs only for the first occurrence in each line. If | |
727 the 'edcompatible' option is on, Vim remembers this flag and toggles | |
728 it each time you use it, but resets it when you give a new search | |
729 pattern. If the 'gdefault' option is on, this flag is on by default | |
730 and the [g] argument switches it off. | |
731 | |
732 [i] Ignore case for the pattern. The 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' options | |
733 are not used. | |
734 {not in Vi} | |
735 | |
736 [I] Don't ignore case for the pattern. The 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' | |
737 options are not used. | |
738 {not in Vi} | |
739 | |
170 | 740 [n] Report the number of matches, do not actually substitute. The [c] |
741 flag is ignored. The matches are reported as if 'report' is zero. | |
742 Useful to |count-items|. | |
3750 | 743 If \= |sub-replace-expression| is used, the expression will be |
744 evaluated in the |sandbox| at every match. | |
170 | 745 |
7 | 746 [p] Print the line containing the last substitute. |
168 | 747 |
748 [#] Like [p] and prepend the line number. | |
749 | |
1121 | 750 [l] Like [p] but print the text like |:list|. |
7 | 751 |
3492 | 752 [r] Only useful in combination with `:&` or `:s` without arguments. `:&r` |
753 works the same way as `:~`: When the search pattern is empty, use the | |
7 | 754 previously used search pattern instead of the search pattern from the |
3492 | 755 last substitute or `:global`. If the last command that did a search |
756 was a substitute or `:global`, there is no effect. If the last | |
7 | 757 command was a search command such as "/", use the pattern from that |
758 command. | |
3492 | 759 For `:s` with an argument this already happens: > |
7 | 760 :s/blue/red/ |
761 /green | |
762 :s//red/ or :~ or :&r | |
763 < The last commands will replace "green" with "red". > | |
764 :s/blue/red/ | |
765 /green | |
766 :& | |
767 < The last command will replace "blue" with "red". | |
768 {not in Vi} | |
769 | |
770 Note that there is no flag to change the "magicness" of the pattern. A | |
1621 | 771 different command is used instead, or you can use |/\v| and friends. The |
772 reason is that the flags can only be found by skipping the pattern, and in | |
773 order to skip the pattern the "magicness" must be known. Catch 22! | |
7 | 774 |
775 If the {pattern} for the substitute command is empty, the command uses the | |
3492 | 776 pattern from the last substitute or `:global` command. If there is none, but |
2725 | 777 there is a previous search pattern, that one is used. With the [r] flag, the |
3492 | 778 command uses the pattern from the last substitute, `:global`, or search |
7 | 779 command. |
780 | |
1121 | 781 If the {string} is omitted the substitute is done as if it's empty. Thus the |
782 matched pattern is deleted. The separator after {pattern} can also be left | |
783 out then. Example: > | |
784 :%s/TESTING | |
785 This deletes "TESTING" from all lines, but only one per line. | |
786 | |
7 | 787 For compatibility with Vi these two exceptions are allowed: |
788 "\/{string}/" and "\?{string}?" do the same as "//{string}/r". | |
789 "\&{string}&" does the same as "//{string}/". | |
790 *E146* | |
791 Instead of the '/' which surrounds the pattern and replacement string, you | |
1121 | 792 can use any other single-byte character, but not an alphanumeric character, |
793 '\', '"' or '|'. This is useful if you want to include a '/' in the search | |
794 pattern or replacement string. Example: > | |
7 | 795 :s+/+//+ |
796 | |
1621 | 797 For the definition of a pattern, see |pattern|. In Visual block mode, use |
798 |/\%V| in the pattern to have the substitute work in the block only. | |
799 Otherwise it works on whole lines anyway. | |
7 | 800 |
801 *sub-replace-special* *:s\=* | |
802 When the {string} starts with "\=" it is evaluated as an expression, see | |
2908 | 803 |sub-replace-expression|. You can use that for complex replacement or special |
804 characters. | |
805 | |
452 | 806 Otherwise these characters in {string} have a special meaning: |
168 | 807 *:s%* |
843 | 808 When {string} is equal to "%" and '/' is included with the 'cpoptions' option, |
2908 | 809 then the {string} of the previous substitute command is used, see |cpo-/| |
7 | 810 |
811 magic nomagic action ~ | |
812 & \& replaced with the whole matched pattern *s/\&* | |
813 \& & replaced with & | |
814 \0 replaced with the whole matched pattern *\0* *s/\0* | |
815 \1 replaced with the matched pattern in the first | |
816 pair of () *s/\1* | |
26 | 817 \2 replaced with the matched pattern in the second |
7 | 818 pair of () *s/\2* |
819 .. .. *s/\3* | |
820 \9 replaced with the matched pattern in the ninth | |
821 pair of () *s/\9* | |
822 ~ \~ replaced with the {string} of the previous | |
823 substitute *s~* | |
824 \~ ~ replaced with ~ *s/\~* | |
825 \u next character made uppercase *s/\u* | |
826 \U following characters made uppercase, until \E *s/\U* | |
827 \l next character made lowercase *s/\l* | |
828 \L following characters made lowercase, until \E *s/\L* | |
829 \e end of \u, \U, \l and \L (NOTE: not <Esc>!) *s/\e* | |
830 \E end of \u, \U, \l and \L *s/\E* | |
831 <CR> split line in two at this point | |
832 (Type the <CR> as CTRL-V <Enter>) *s<CR>* | |
833 \r idem *s/\r* | |
834 \<CR> insert a carriage-return (CTRL-M) | |
835 (Type the <CR> as CTRL-V <Enter>) *s/\<CR>* | |
836 \n insert a <NL> (<NUL> in the file) | |
837 (does NOT break the line) *s/\n* | |
838 \b insert a <BS> *s/\b* | |
839 \t insert a <Tab> *s/\t* | |
840 \\ insert a single backslash *s/\\* | |
841 \x where x is any character not mentioned above: | |
842 Reserved for future expansion | |
843 | |
2908 | 844 The special meaning is also used inside the third argument {sub} of |
845 the |substitute()| function with the following exceptions: | |
846 - A % inserts a percent literally without regard to 'cpoptions'. | |
847 - magic is always set without regard to 'magic'. | |
848 - A ~ inserts a tilde literally. | |
849 - <CR> and \r inserts a carriage-return (CTRL-M). | |
850 - \<CR> does not have a special meaning. it's just one of \x. | |
851 | |
7 | 852 Examples: > |
853 :s/a\|b/xxx\0xxx/g modifies "a b" to "xxxaxxx xxxbxxx" | |
854 :s/\([abc]\)\([efg]\)/\2\1/g modifies "af fa bg" to "fa fa gb" | |
855 :s/abcde/abc^Mde/ modifies "abcde" to "abc", "de" (two lines) | |
856 :s/$/\^M/ modifies "abcde" to "abcde^M" | |
772 | 857 :s/\w\+/\u\0/g modifies "bla bla" to "Bla Bla" |
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4264 | 859 |
860 Note: "\L\u" can be used to capitalize the first letter of a word. This is | |
861 not compatible with Vi and older versions of Vim, where the "\u" would cancel | |
862 out the "\L". Same for "\U\l". | |
7 | 863 |
864 Note: In previous versions CTRL-V was handled in a special way. Since this is | |
865 not Vi compatible, this was removed. Use a backslash instead. | |
866 | |
867 command text result ~ | |
868 :s/aa/a^Ma/ aa a<line-break>a | |
869 :s/aa/a\^Ma/ aa a^Ma | |
870 :s/aa/a\\^Ma/ aa a\<line-break>a | |
871 | |
872 (you need to type CTRL-V <CR> to get a ^M here) | |
873 | |
874 The numbering of "\1", "\2" etc. is done based on which "\(" comes first in | |
875 the pattern (going left to right). When a parentheses group matches several | |
876 times, the last one will be used for "\1", "\2", etc. Example: > | |
877 :s/\(\(a[a-d] \)*\)/\2/ modifies "aa ab x" to "ab x" | |
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7 | 879 |
880 When using parentheses in combination with '|', like in \([ab]\)\|\([cd]\), | |
881 either the first or second pattern in parentheses did not match, so either | |
882 \1 or \2 is empty. Example: > | |
883 :s/\([ab]\)\|\([cd]\)/\1x/g modifies "a b c d" to "ax bx x x" | |
884 < | |
885 | |
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7 | 920 |
921 The special meaning for characters as mentioned at |sub-replace-special| does | |
2908 | 922 not apply except for "<CR>". A <NL> character is used as a line break, you |
923 can get one with a double-quote string: "\n". Prepend a backslash to get a | |
924 real <NL> character (which will be a NUL in the file). | |
7 | 925 |
2908 | 926 The "\=" notation can also be used inside the third argument {sub} of |
927 |substitute()| function. In this case, the special meaning for characters as | |
928 mentioned at |sub-replace-special| does not apply at all. Especially, <CR> and | |
929 <NL> are interpreted not as a line break but as a carriage-return and a | |
930 new-line respectively. | |
7 | 931 |
714 | 932 When the result is a |List| then the items are joined with separating line |
933 breaks. Thus each item becomes a line, except that they can contain line | |
934 breaks themselves. | |
935 | |
7 | 936 The whole matched text can be accessed with "submatch(0)". The text matched |
937 with the first pair of () with "submatch(1)". Likewise for further | |
938 sub-matches in (). | |
939 | |
940 Be careful: The separation character must not appear in the expression! | |
941 Consider using a character like "@" or ":". There is no problem if the result | |
942 of the expression contains the separation character. | |
943 | |
452 | 944 Examples: > |
7 | 945 :s@\n@\="\r" . expand("$HOME") . "\r"@ |
452 | 946 This replaces an end-of-line with a new line containing the value of $HOME. > |
947 | |
948 s/E/\="\<Char-0x20ac>"/g | |
1668 | 949 This replaces each 'E' character with a euro sign. Read more in |<Char->|. |
7 | 950 |
951 | |
32 | 952 4.3 Search and replace *search-replace* |
953 | |
954 *:pro* *:promptfind* | |
7 | 955 :promptf[ind] [string] |
956 Put up a Search dialog. When [string] is given, it is | |
957 used as the initial search string. | |
958 {only for Win32, Motif and GTK GUI} | |
959 | |
960 *:promptr* *:promptrepl* | |
961 :promptr[epl] [string] | |
962 Put up a Search/Replace dialog. When [string] is | |
963 given, it is used as the initial search string. | |
964 {only for Win32, Motif and GTK GUI} | |
965 | |
32 | 966 |
967 4.4 Changing tabs *change-tabs* | |
3492 | 968 *:ret* *:retab* *:retab!* |
7 | 969 :[range]ret[ab][!] [new_tabstop] |
970 Replace all sequences of white-space containing a | |
971 <Tab> with new strings of white-space using the new | |
972 tabstop value given. If you do not specify a new | |
973 tabstop size or it is zero, Vim uses the current value | |
974 of 'tabstop'. | |
975 The current value of 'tabstop' is always used to | |
976 compute the width of existing tabs. | |
977 With !, Vim also replaces strings of only normal | |
978 spaces with tabs where appropriate. | |
979 With 'expandtab' on, Vim replaces all tabs with the | |
980 appropriate number of spaces. | |
981 This command sets 'tabstop' to the new value given, | |
982 and if performed on the whole file, which is default, | |
983 should not make any visible change. | |
984 Careful: This command modifies any <Tab> characters | |
985 inside of strings in a C program. Use "\t" to avoid | |
986 this (that's a good habit anyway). | |
3492 | 987 `:retab!` may also change a sequence of spaces by |
7 | 988 <Tab> characters, which can mess up a printf(). |
989 {not in Vi} | |
990 | |
991 *retab-example* | |
992 Example for using autocommands and ":retab" to edit a file which is stored | |
993 with tabstops at 8 but edited with tabstops set at 4. Warning: white space | |
994 inside of strings can change! Also see 'softtabstop' option. > | |
995 | |
996 :auto BufReadPost *.xx retab! 4 | |
997 :auto BufWritePre *.xx retab! 8 | |
998 :auto BufWritePost *.xx retab! 4 | |
999 :auto BufNewFile *.xx set ts=4 | |
1000 | |
1001 ============================================================================== | |
1002 5. Copying and moving text *copy-move* | |
1003 | |
1004 *quote* | |
1005 "{a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} Use register {a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} for next delete, yank | |
1006 or put (use uppercase character to append with | |
1007 delete and yank) ({.%#:} only work with put). | |
1008 | |
1009 *:reg* *:registers* | |
1010 :reg[isters] Display the contents of all numbered and named | |
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1016 :reg[isters] {arg} Display the contents of the numbered and named | |
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1020 in {arg}. {not in Vi} | |
1021 | |
1022 *:di* *:display* | |
1023 :di[splay] [arg] Same as :registers. {not in Vi} | |
1024 | |
1025 *y* *yank* | |
1026 ["x]y{motion} Yank {motion} text [into register x]. When no | |
1027 characters are to be yanked (e.g., "y0" in column 1), | |
1028 this is an error when 'cpoptions' includes the 'E' | |
1029 flag. | |
1030 | |
1031 *yy* | |
1032 ["x]yy Yank [count] lines [into register x] |linewise|. | |
1033 | |
1034 *Y* | |
1035 ["x]Y yank [count] lines [into register x] (synonym for | |
1036 yy, |linewise|). If you like "Y" to work from the | |
1037 cursor to the end of line (which is more logical, | |
1038 but not Vi-compatible) use ":map Y y$". | |
1039 | |
1040 *v_y* | |
1041 {Visual}["x]y Yank the highlighted text [into register x] (for | |
1042 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
1043 | |
1044 *v_Y* | |
1045 {Visual}["x]Y Yank the highlighted lines [into register x] (for | |
1046 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
1047 | |
2791 | 1048 *:y* *:yank* *E850* |
1049 :[range]y[ank] [x] Yank [range] lines [into register x]. Yanking to the | |
2826 | 1050 "* or "+ registers is possible only when the |
1051 |+clipboard| feature is included. | |
7 | 1052 |
1053 :[range]y[ank] [x] {count} | |
1054 Yank {count} lines, starting with last line number | |
1055 in [range] (default: current line |cmdline-ranges|), | |
1056 [into register x]. | |
1057 | |
1058 *p* *put* *E353* | |
1059 ["x]p Put the text [from register x] after the cursor | |
1060 [count] times. {Vi: no count} | |
1061 | |
1062 *P* | |
1063 ["x]P Put the text [from register x] before the cursor | |
1064 [count] times. {Vi: no count} | |
1065 | |
1066 *<MiddleMouse>* | |
1067 ["x]<MiddleMouse> Put the text from a register before the cursor [count] | |
1068 times. Uses the "* register, unless another is | |
856 | 1069 specified. |
36 | 1070 Leaves the cursor at the end of the new text. |
1071 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n' | |
1072 or 'a'. | |
7 | 1073 {not in Vi} |
1074 If you have a scrollwheel and often accidentally paste | |
1075 text, you can use these mappings to disable the | |
1076 pasting with the middle mouse button: > | |
1077 :map <MiddleMouse> <Nop> | |
1078 :imap <MiddleMouse> <Nop> | |
1079 < You might want to disable the multi-click versions | |
1080 too, see |double-click|. | |
1081 | |
1082 *gp* | |
1083 ["x]gp Just like "p", but leave the cursor just after the new | |
1084 text. {not in Vi} | |
1085 | |
1086 *gP* | |
1087 ["x]gP Just like "P", but leave the cursor just after the new | |
1088 text. {not in Vi} | |
1089 | |
1090 *:pu* *:put* | |
1091 :[line]pu[t] [x] Put the text [from register x] after [line] (default | |
1092 current line). This always works |linewise|, thus | |
1093 this command can be used to put a yanked block as new | |
1094 lines. | |
3492 | 1095 If no register is specified, it depends on the 'cb' |
1096 option: If 'cb' contains "unnamedplus", paste from the | |
1097 + register |quoteplus|. Otherwise, if 'cb' contains | |
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3492 | 1099 Otherwise, paste from the unnamed register |
1100 |quote_quote|. | |
7 | 1101 The register can also be '=' followed by an optional |
1102 expression. The expression continues until the end of | |
1103 the command. You need to escape the '|' and '"' | |
1104 characters to prevent them from terminating the | |
1105 command. Example: > | |
1106 :put ='path' . \",/test\" | |
1107 < If there is no expression after '=', Vim uses the | |
1108 previous expression. You can see it with ":dis =". | |
1109 | |
1110 :[line]pu[t]! [x] Put the text [from register x] before [line] (default | |
1111 current line). | |
1112 | |
1113 ["x]]p or *]p* *]<MiddleMouse>* | |
1114 ["x]]<MiddleMouse> Like "p", but adjust the indent to the current line. | |
1115 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n' | |
1116 or 'a'. {not in Vi} | |
1117 | |
1118 ["x][P or *[P* | |
1119 ["x]]P or *]P* | |
1120 ["x][p or *[p* *[<MiddleMouse>* | |
1121 ["x][<MiddleMouse> Like "P", but adjust the indent to the current line. | |
1122 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n' | |
1123 or 'a'. {not in Vi} | |
1124 | |
1125 You can use these commands to copy text from one place to another. Do this | |
1126 by first getting the text into a register with a yank, delete or change | |
1127 command, then inserting the register contents with a put command. You can | |
1128 also use these commands to move text from one file to another, because Vim | |
1129 preserves all registers when changing buffers (the CTRL-^ command is a quick | |
1130 way to toggle between two files). | |
1131 | |
1132 *linewise-register* *characterwise-register* | |
1133 You can repeat the put commands with "." (except for :put) and undo them. If | |
1134 the command that was used to get the text into the register was |linewise|, | |
1135 Vim inserts the text below ("p") or above ("P") the line where the cursor is. | |
1136 Otherwise Vim inserts the text after ("p") or before ("P") the cursor. With | |
1137 the ":put" command, Vim always inserts the text in the next line. You can | |
1138 exchange two characters with the command sequence "xp". You can exchange two | |
1139 lines with the command sequence "ddp". You can exchange two words with the | |
1140 command sequence "deep" (start with the cursor in the blank space before the | |
1141 first word). You can use the "']" or "`]" command after the put command to | |
1142 move the cursor to the end of the inserted text, or use "'[" or "`[" to move | |
1143 the cursor to the start. | |
1144 | |
1145 *put-Visual-mode* *v_p* *v_P* | |
1146 When using a put command like |p| or |P| in Visual mode, Vim will try to | |
1147 replace the selected text with the contents of the register. Whether this | |
1148 works well depends on the type of selection and the type of the text in the | |
1149 register. With blockwise selection it also depends on the size of the block | |
236 | 1150 and whether the corners are on an existing character. (Implementation detail: |
7 | 1151 it actually works by first putting the register after the selection and then |
236 | 1152 deleting the selection.) |
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7 | 1158 |
5365 | 1159 When you use a blockwise Visual mode command and yank only a single line into |
1160 a register, a paste on a visual selected area will paste that single line on | |
1161 each of the selected lines (thus replacing the blockwise selected region by a | |
1162 block of the pasted line). | |
1163 | |
7 | 1164 *blockwise-register* |
1165 If you use a blockwise Visual mode command to get the text into the register, | |
1166 the block of text will be inserted before ("P") or after ("p") the cursor | |
1167 column in the current and next lines. Vim makes the whole block of text start | |
1168 in the same column. Thus the inserted text looks the same as when it was | |
1169 yanked or deleted. Vim may replace some <Tab> characters with spaces to make | |
1170 this happen. However, if the width of the block is not a multiple of a <Tab> | |
1171 width and the text after the inserted block contains <Tab>s, that text may be | |
1172 misaligned. | |
1173 | |
1174 Note that after a characterwise yank command, Vim leaves the cursor on the | |
1175 first yanked character that is closest to the start of the buffer. This means | |
1176 that "yl" doesn't move the cursor, but "yh" moves the cursor one character | |
1177 left. | |
1178 Rationale: In Vi the "y" command followed by a backwards motion would | |
1179 sometimes not move the cursor to the first yanked character, | |
1180 because redisplaying was skipped. In Vim it always moves to | |
1181 the first character, as specified by Posix. | |
1182 With a linewise yank command the cursor is put in the first line, but the | |
1183 column is unmodified, thus it may not be on the first yanked character. | |
1184 | |
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7 | 1186 1. The unnamed register "" |
1187 2. 10 numbered registers "0 to "9 | |
1188 3. The small delete register "- | |
1189 4. 26 named registers "a to "z or "A to "Z | |
6557 | 1190 5. three read-only registers ":, "., "% |
6583 | 1191 6. alternate buffer register "# |
6557 | 1192 7. the expression register "= |
1193 8. The selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~ | |
1194 9. The black hole register "_ | |
1195 10. Last search pattern register "/ | |
7 | 1196 |
1197 1. Unnamed register "" *quote_quote* *quotequote* | |
1198 Vim fills this register with text deleted with the "d", "c", "s", "x" commands | |
1199 or copied with the yank "y" command, regardless of whether or not a specific | |
8 | 1200 register was used (e.g. "xdd). This is like the unnamed register is pointing |
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42 | 1205 Vim uses the contents of the unnamed register for any put command (p or P) |
1206 which does not specify a register. Additionally you can access it with the | |
1207 name '"'. This means you have to type two double quotes. Writing to the "" | |
1208 register writes to register "0. | |
7 | 1209 {Vi: register contents are lost when changing files, no '"'} |
1210 | |
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7 | 1212 *quote2* *quote3* *quote4* *quote9* |
1213 Vim fills these registers with text from yank and delete commands. | |
1214 Numbered register 0 contains the text from the most recent yank command, | |
1215 unless the command specified another register with ["x]. | |
1216 Numbered register 1 contains the text deleted by the most recent delete or | |
1217 change command, unless the command specified another register or the text is | |
1218 less than one line (the small delete register is used then). An exception is | |
42 | 1219 made for the delete operator with these movement commands: |%|, |(|, |)|, |`|, |
1220 |/|, |?|, |n|, |N|, |{| and |}|. Register "1 is always used then (this is Vi | |
1221 compatible). The "- register is used as well if the delete is within a line. | |
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5340 | 1223 plugin. |
7 | 1224 With each successive deletion or change, Vim shifts the previous contents |
1225 of register 1 into register 2, 2 into 3, and so forth, losing the previous | |
1226 contents of register 9. | |
1227 {Vi: numbered register contents are lost when changing files; register 0 does | |
1228 not exist} | |
1229 | |
1230 3. Small delete register "- *quote_-* *quote-* | |
1231 This register contains text from commands that delete less than one line, | |
1232 except when the command specifies a register with ["x]. | |
1233 {not in Vi} | |
1234 | |
1235 4. Named registers "a to "z or "A to "Z *quote_alpha* *quotea* | |
1236 Vim fills these registers only when you say so. Specify them as lowercase | |
1237 letters to replace their previous contents or as uppercase letters to append | |
164 | 1238 to their previous contents. When the '>' flag is present in 'cpoptions' then |
1239 a line break is inserted before the appended text. | |
7 | 1240 |
6557 | 1241 5. Read-only registers ":, ". and "% |
7 | 1242 These are '%', '#', ':' and '.'. You can use them only with the "p", "P", |
1243 and ":put" commands and with CTRL-R. {not in Vi} | |
1244 *quote_.* *quote.* *E29* | |
1245 ". Contains the last inserted text (the same as what is inserted | |
1246 with the insert mode commands CTRL-A and CTRL-@). Note: this | |
1247 doesn't work with CTRL-R on the command-line. It works a bit | |
1248 differently, like inserting the text instead of putting it | |
1249 ('textwidth' and other options affect what is inserted). | |
1250 *quote_%* *quote%* | |
1251 "% Contains the name of the current file. | |
1252 *quote_:* *quote:* *E30* | |
1253 ": Contains the most recent executed command-line. Example: Use | |
1254 "@:" to repeat the previous command-line command. | |
1255 The command-line is only stored in this register when at least | |
1256 one character of it was typed. Thus it remains unchanged if | |
1257 the command was completely from a mapping. | |
1258 {not available when compiled without the |+cmdline_hist| | |
1259 feature} | |
6557 | 1260 *quote_#* *quote#* |
1261 6. Alternate file register "# | |
1262 Contains the name of the alternate file for the current window. It will | |
1263 change how the |CTRL-^| command works. | |
1264 This register is writable, mainly to allow for restoring it after a plugin has | |
1265 changed it. It accepts buffer number: > | |
1266 let altbuf = bufnr(@#) | |
1267 ... | |
1268 let @# = altbuf | |
1269 It will give error |E86| if you pass buffer number and this buffer does not | |
1270 exist. | |
1271 It can also accept a match with an existing buffer name: > | |
1272 let @# = 'buffer_name' | |
1273 Error |E93| if there is more than one buffer matching the given name or |E94| | |
1274 if none of buffers matches the given name. | |
7 | 1275 |
6557 | 1276 7. Expression register "= *quote_=* *quote=* *@=* |
7 | 1277 This is not really a register that stores text, but is a way to use an |
1278 expression in commands which use a register. The expression register is | |
6647 | 1279 read-write. |
1280 | |
1281 When typing the '=' after " or CTRL-R the cursor moves to the command-line, | |
1282 where you can enter any expression (see |expression|). All normal | |
1283 command-line editing commands are available, including a special history for | |
1284 expressions. When you end the command-line by typing <CR>, Vim computes the | |
1285 result of the expression. If you end it with <Esc>, Vim abandons the | |
1286 expression. If you do not enter an expression, Vim uses the previous | |
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332 | 1297 register. {not in Vi} |
7 | 1298 |
6557 | 1299 8. Selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~ |
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1300 Use these registers for storing and retrieving the selected text for the GUI. |
7 | 1301 See |quotestar| and |quoteplus|. When the clipboard is not available or not |
571 | 1302 working, the unnamed register is used instead. For Unix systems the clipboard |
1303 is only available when the |+xterm_clipboard| feature is present. {not in Vi} | |
7 | 1304 |
1305 Note that there is only a distinction between "* and "+ for X11 systems. For | |
1306 an explanation of the difference, see |x11-selection|. Under MS-Windows, use | |
1307 of "* and "+ is actually synonymous and refers to the |gui-clipboard|. | |
1308 | |
1309 *quote_~* *quote~* *<Drop>* | |
1310 The read-only "~ register stores the dropped text from the last drag'n'drop | |
1311 operation. When something has been dropped onto Vim, the "~ register is | |
1312 filled in and the <Drop> pseudo key is sent for notification. You can remap | |
1313 this key if you want; the default action (for all modes) is to insert the | |
1314 contents of the "~ register at the cursor position. {not in Vi} | |
9 | 1315 {only available when compiled with the |+dnd| feature, currently only with the |
7 | 1316 GTK GUI} |
1317 | |
1318 Note: The "~ register is only used when dropping plain text onto Vim. | |
1319 Drag'n'drop of URI lists is handled internally. | |
1320 | |
6557 | 1321 9. Black hole register "_ *quote_* |
7 | 1322 When writing to this register, nothing happens. This can be used to delete |
1323 text without affecting the normal registers. When reading from this register, | |
1324 nothing is returned. {not in Vi} | |
1325 | |
6557 | 1326 10. Last search pattern register "/ *quote_/* *quote/* |
7 | 1327 Contains the most recent search-pattern. This is used for "n" and 'hlsearch'. |
3492 | 1328 It is writable with `:let`, you can change it to have 'hlsearch' highlight |
7 | 1329 other matches without actually searching. You can't yank or delete into this |
1621 | 1330 register. The search direction is available in |v:searchforward|. |
6647 | 1331 Note that the value is restored when returning from a function |
1621 | 1332 |function-search-undo|. |
1333 {not in Vi} | |
7 | 1334 |
1335 *@/* | |
3492 | 1336 You can write to a register with a `:let` command |:let-@|. Example: > |
7 | 1337 :let @/ = "the" |
1338 | |
1339 If you use a put command without specifying a register, Vim uses the register | |
1340 that was last filled (this is also the contents of the unnamed register). If | |
3492 | 1341 you are confused, use the `:dis` command to find out what Vim will put (this |
7 | 1342 command displays all named and numbered registers; the unnamed register is |
1343 labelled '"'). | |
1344 | |
1345 The next three commands always work on whole lines. | |
1346 | |
1347 :[range]co[py] {address} *:co* *:copy* | |
1348 Copy the lines given by [range] to below the line | |
1349 given by {address}. | |
1350 | |
1351 *:t* | |
1352 :t Synonym for copy. | |
1353 | |
1354 :[range]m[ove] {address} *:m* *:mo* *:move* *E134* | |
1355 Move the lines given by [range] to below the line | |
1356 given by {address}. | |
1357 | |
1358 ============================================================================== | |
1359 6. Formatting text *formatting* | |
1360 | |
1361 :[range]ce[nter] [width] *:ce* *:center* | |
1362 Center lines in [range] between [width] columns | |
1363 (default 'textwidth' or 80 when 'textwidth' is 0). | |
1364 {not in Vi} | |
1365 | |
1366 :[range]ri[ght] [width] *:ri* *:right* | |
1367 Right-align lines in [range] at [width] columns | |
1368 (default 'textwidth' or 80 when 'textwidth' is 0). | |
1369 {not in Vi} | |
1370 | |
1371 *:le* *:left* | |
1372 :[range]le[ft] [indent] | |
1373 Left-align lines in [range]. Sets the indent in the | |
1374 lines to [indent] (default 0). {not in Vi} | |
1375 | |
1376 *gq* | |
216 | 1377 gq{motion} Format the lines that {motion} moves over. |
667 | 1378 Formatting is done with one of three methods: |
1379 1. If 'formatexpr' is not empty the expression is | |
1380 evaluated. This can differ for each buffer. | |
670 | 1381 2. If 'formatprg' is not empty an external program |
667 | 1382 is used. |
843 | 1383 3. Otherwise formatting is done internally. |
667 | 1384 |
1385 In the third case the 'textwidth' option controls the | |
1386 length of each formatted line (see below). | |
216 | 1387 If the 'textwidth' option is 0, the formatted line |
1388 length is the screen width (with a maximum width of | |
667 | 1389 79). |
7 | 1390 The 'formatoptions' option controls the type of |
1391 formatting |fo-table|. | |
216 | 1392 The cursor is left on the first non-blank of the last |
1393 formatted line. | |
7 | 1394 NOTE: The "Q" command formerly performed this |
1395 function. If you still want to use "Q" for | |
1396 formatting, use this mapping: > | |
1397 :nnoremap Q gq | |
1398 | |
1399 gqgq *gqgq* *gqq* | |
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7 | 1402 |
1403 *v_gq* | |
1404 {Visual}gq Format the highlighted text. (for {Visual} see | |
1405 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
1406 | |
1407 *gw* | |
1408 gw{motion} Format the lines that {motion} moves over. Similar to | |
1409 |gq| but puts the cursor back at the same position in | |
667 | 1410 the text. However, 'formatprg' and 'formatexpr' are |
1411 not used. {not in Vi} | |
7 | 1412 |
9 | 1413 gwgw *gwgw* *gww* |
1414 gww Format the current line as with "gw". {not in Vi} | |
1415 | |
1416 *v_gw* | |
1417 {Visual}gw Format the highlighted text as with "gw". (for | |
1418 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi} | |
1419 | |
7 | 1420 Example: To format the current paragraph use: *gqap* > |
1421 gqap | |
1422 | |
1423 The "gq" command leaves the cursor in the line where the motion command takes | |
1424 the cursor. This allows you to repeat formatting repeated with ".". This | |
1425 works well with "gqj" (format current and next line) and "gq}" (format until | |
1426 end of paragraph). Note: When 'formatprg' is set, "gq" leaves the cursor on | |
1427 the first formatted line (as with using a filter command). | |
1428 | |
1429 If you want to format the current paragraph and continue where you were, use: > | |
1430 gwap | |
1431 If you always want to keep paragraphs formatted you may want to add the 'a' | |
1432 flag to 'formatoptions'. See |auto-format|. | |
1433 | |
1434 If the 'autoindent' option is on, Vim uses the indent of the first line for | |
1435 the following lines. | |
1436 | |
1437 Formatting does not change empty lines (but it does change lines with only | |
1438 white space!). | |
1439 | |
1440 The 'joinspaces' option is used when lines are joined together. | |
1441 | |
667 | 1442 You can set the 'formatexpr' option to an expression or the 'formatprg' option |
1443 to the name of an external program for Vim to use for text formatting. The | |
1444 'textwidth' and other options have no effect on formatting by an external | |
1445 program. | |
7 | 1446 |
1447 *right-justify* | |
1448 There is no command in Vim to right justify text. You can do it with | |
1449 an external command, like "par" (e.g.: "!}par" to format until the end of the | |
1450 paragraph) or set 'formatprg' to "par". | |
1451 | |
1452 *format-comments* | |
1621 | 1453 An overview of comment formatting is in section |30.6| of the user manual. |
1454 | |
1455 Vim can automatically insert and format comments in a special way. Vim | |
1456 recognizes a comment by a specific string at the start of the line (ignoring | |
1457 white space). Three types of comments can be used: | |
7 | 1458 |
1459 - A comment string that repeats at the start of each line. An example is the | |
1460 type of comment used in shell scripts, starting with "#". | |
1461 - A comment string that occurs only in the first line, not in the following | |
1462 lines. An example is this list with dashes. | |
1463 - Three-piece comments that have a start string, an end string, and optional | |
1464 lines in between. The strings for the start, middle and end are different. | |
1621 | 1465 An example is the C style comment: |
7 | 1466 /* |
1467 * this is a C comment | |
1468 */ | |
1469 | |
1470 The 'comments' option is a comma-separated list of parts. Each part defines a | |
1471 type of comment string. A part consists of: | |
1472 {flags}:{string} | |
1473 | |
1474 {string} is the literal text that must appear. | |
1475 | |
1476 {flags}: | |
1477 n Nested comment. Nesting with mixed parts is allowed. If 'comments' | |
1478 is "n:),n:>" a line starting with "> ) >" is a comment. | |
1479 | |
1480 b Blank (<Space>, <Tab> or <EOL>) required after {string}. | |
1481 | |
1482 f Only the first line has the comment string. Do not repeat comment on | |
1483 the next line, but preserve indentation (e.g., a bullet-list). | |
1484 | |
1485 s Start of three-piece comment | |
1486 | |
1487 m Middle of a three-piece comment | |
1488 | |
1489 e End of a three-piece comment | |
1490 | |
1621 | 1491 l Left align. Used together with 's' or 'e', the leftmost character of |
1492 start or end will line up with the leftmost character from the middle. | |
1493 This is the default and can be omitted. See below for more details. | |
7 | 1494 |
1621 | 1495 r Right align. Same as above but rightmost instead of leftmost. See |
1496 below for more details. | |
7 | 1497 |
1621 | 1498 O Don't consider this comment for the "O" command. |
7 | 1499 |
1500 x Allows three-piece comments to be ended by just typing the last | |
1621 | 1501 character of the end-comment string as the first action on a new |
1502 line when the middle-comment string has been inserted automatically. | |
1503 See below for more details. | |
7 | 1504 |
1505 {digits} | |
1621 | 1506 When together with 's' or 'e': add {digit} amount of offset to an |
1507 automatically inserted middle or end comment leader. The offset begins | |
1508 from a left alignment. See below for more details. | |
7 | 1509 |
1510 -{digits} | |
1511 Like {digits} but reduce the indent. This only works when there is | |
1512 some indent for the start or end part that can be removed. | |
1513 | |
1514 When a string has none of the 'f', 's', 'm' or 'e' flags, Vim assumes the | |
1515 comment string repeats at the start of each line. The flags field may be | |
1516 empty. | |
1517 | |
1518 Any blank space in the text before and after the {string} is part of the | |
1519 {string}, so do not include leading or trailing blanks unless the blanks are a | |
1520 required part of the comment string. | |
1521 | |
1522 When one comment leader is part of another, specify the part after the whole. | |
1523 For example, to include both "-" and "->", use > | |
1524 :set comments=f:->,f:- | |
1525 | |
1526 A three-piece comment must always be given as start,middle,end, with no other | |
1527 parts in between. An example of a three-piece comment is > | |
1528 sr:/*,mb:*,ex:*/ | |
1529 for C-comments. To avoid recognizing "*ptr" as a comment, the middle string | |
1530 includes the 'b' flag. For three-piece comments, Vim checks the text after | |
1531 the start and middle strings for the end string. If Vim finds the end string, | |
1532 the comment does not continue on the next line. Three-piece comments must | |
1533 have a middle string because otherwise Vim can't recognize the middle lines. | |
1534 | |
1535 Notice the use of the "x" flag in the above three-piece comment definition. | |
1536 When you hit Return in a C-comment, Vim will insert the middle comment leader | |
1621 | 1537 for the new line: " * ". To close this comment you just have to type "/" |
7 | 1538 before typing anything else on the new line. This will replace the |
1621 | 1539 middle-comment leader with the end-comment leader and apply any specified |
6647 | 1540 alignment, leaving just " */". There is no need to hit Backspace first. |
1621 | 1541 |
6647 | 1542 When there is a match with a middle part, but there also is a matching end |
1543 part which is longer, the end part is used. This makes a C style comment work | |
2826 | 1544 without requiring the middle part to end with a space. |
1621 | 1545 |
1546 Here is an example of alignment flags at work to make a comment stand out | |
2826 | 1547 (kind of looks like a 1 too). Consider comment string: > |
1548 :set comments=sr:/***,m:**,ex-2:******/ | |
1549 < | |
1550 /*** ~ | |
1551 **<--right aligned from "r" flag ~ | |
1552 ** ~ | |
1553 offset 2 spaces for the "-2" flag--->** ~ | |
1554 ******/ ~ | |
1621 | 1555 In this case, the first comment was typed, then return was pressed 4 times, |
1556 then "/" was pressed to end the comment. | |
7 | 1557 |
1621 | 1558 Here are some finer points of three part comments. There are three times when |
1559 alignment and offset flags are taken into consideration: opening a new line | |
1560 after a start-comment, opening a new line before an end-comment, and | |
1561 automatically ending a three-piece comment. The end alignment flag has a | |
1562 backwards perspective; the result is that the same alignment flag used with | |
1563 "s" and "e" will result in the same indent for the starting and ending pieces. | |
1564 Only one alignment per comment part is meant to be used, but an offset number | |
1565 will override the "r" and "l" flag. | |
1566 | |
1567 Enabling 'cindent' will override the alignment flags in many cases. | |
1568 Reindenting using a different method like |gq| or |=| will not consult | |
1569 alignment flags either. The same behaviour can be defined in those other | |
1570 formatting options. One consideration is that 'cindent' has additional options | |
1571 for context based indenting of comments but cannot replicate many three piece | |
2826 | 1572 indent alignments. However, 'indentexpr' has the ability to work better with |
1573 three piece comments. | |
1621 | 1574 |
1575 Other examples: > | |
7 | 1576 "b:*" Includes lines starting with "*", but not if the "*" is |
1577 followed by a non-blank. This avoids a pointer dereference | |
1578 like "*str" to be recognized as a comment. | |
1579 "n:>" Includes a line starting with ">", ">>", ">>>", etc. | |
1580 "fb:-" Format a list that starts with "- ". | |
1581 | |
1582 By default, "b:#" is included. This means that a line that starts with | |
1583 "#include" is not recognized as a comment line. But a line that starts with | |
1584 "# define" is recognized. This is a compromise. | |
1585 | |
1586 {not available when compiled without the |+comments| feature} | |
1587 | |
1588 *fo-table* | |
1589 You can use the 'formatoptions' option to influence how Vim formats text. | |
1590 'formatoptions' is a string that can contain any of the letters below. The | |
1591 default setting is "tcq". You can separate the option letters with commas for | |
1592 readability. | |
1593 | |
1594 letter meaning when present in 'formatoptions' ~ | |
1595 | |
1121 | 1596 t Auto-wrap text using textwidth |
7 | 1597 c Auto-wrap comments using textwidth, inserting the current comment |
1598 leader automatically. | |
1599 r Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting | |
1600 <Enter> in Insert mode. | |
1601 o Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting 'o' or | |
1602 'O' in Normal mode. | |
1603 q Allow formatting of comments with "gq". | |
1604 Note that formatting will not change blank lines or lines containing | |
1605 only the comment leader. A new paragraph starts after such a line, | |
1606 or when the comment leader changes. | |
1607 w Trailing white space indicates a paragraph continues in the next line. | |
1608 A line that ends in a non-white character ends a paragraph. | |
1609 a Automatic formatting of paragraphs. Every time text is inserted or | |
1610 deleted the paragraph will be reformatted. See |auto-format|. | |
1611 When the 'c' flag is present this only happens for recognized | |
1612 comments. | |
41 | 1613 n When formatting text, recognize numbered lists. This actually uses |
1614 the 'formatlistpat' option, thus any kind of list can be used. The | |
1615 indent of the text after the number is used for the next line. The | |
1621 | 1616 default is to find a number, optionally followed by '.', ':', ')', |
41 | 1617 ']' or '}'. Note that 'autoindent' must be set too. Doesn't work |
1618 well together with "2". | |
7 | 1619 Example: > |
1620 1. the first item | |
1621 wraps | |
1622 2. the second item | |
1623 2 When formatting text, use the indent of the second line of a paragraph | |
1624 for the rest of the paragraph, instead of the indent of the first | |
1625 line. This supports paragraphs in which the first line has a | |
1626 different indent than the rest. Note that 'autoindent' must be set | |
1627 too. Example: > | |
1628 first line of a paragraph | |
1629 second line of the same paragraph | |
1630 third line. | |
3682 | 1631 < This also works inside comments, ignoring the comment leader. |
7 | 1632 v Vi-compatible auto-wrapping in insert mode: Only break a line at a |
1633 blank that you have entered during the current insert command. (Note: | |
1634 this is not 100% Vi compatible. Vi has some "unexpected features" or | |
1635 bugs in this area. It uses the screen column instead of the line | |
1636 column.) | |
1637 b Like 'v', but only auto-wrap if you enter a blank at or before | |
1638 the wrap margin. If the line was longer than 'textwidth' when you | |
1639 started the insert, or you do not enter a blank in the insert before | |
1640 reaching 'textwidth', Vim does not perform auto-wrapping. | |
1641 l Long lines are not broken in insert mode: When a line was longer than | |
1642 'textwidth' when the insert command started, Vim does not | |
1643 automatically format it. | |
1644 m Also break at a multi-byte character above 255. This is useful for | |
1645 Asian text where every character is a word on its own. | |
1646 M When joining lines, don't insert a space before or after a multi-byte | |
1647 character. Overrules the 'B' flag. | |
1648 B When joining lines, don't insert a space between two multi-byte | |
1649 characters. Overruled by the 'M' flag. | |
1650 1 Don't break a line after a one-letter word. It's broken before it | |
1651 instead (if possible). | |
3562 | 1652 j Where it makes sense, remove a comment leader when joining lines. For |
1653 example, joining: | |
1654 int i; // the index ~ | |
1655 // in the list ~ | |
1656 Becomes: | |
1657 int i; // the index in the list ~ | |
7 | 1658 |
1659 | |
1660 With 't' and 'c' you can specify when Vim performs auto-wrapping: | |
1661 value action ~ | |
1662 "" no automatic formatting (you can use "gq" for manual formatting) | |
1663 "t" automatic formatting of text, but not comments | |
1664 "c" automatic formatting for comments, but not text (good for C code) | |
1665 "tc" automatic formatting for text and comments | |
1666 | |
867 | 1667 Note that when 'textwidth' is 0, Vim does no automatic formatting anyway (but |
1668 does insert comment leaders according to the 'comments' option). An exception | |
1669 is when the 'a' flag is present. |auto-format| | |
7 | 1670 |
1671 Note that when 'paste' is on, Vim does no formatting at all. | |
1672 | |
1673 Note that 'textwidth' can be non-zero even if Vim never performs auto-wrapping; | |
1674 'textwidth' is still useful for formatting with "gq". | |
1675 | |
1676 If the 'comments' option includes "/*", "*" and/or "*/", then Vim has some | |
1677 built in stuff to treat these types of comments a bit more cleverly. | |
1678 Opening a new line before or after "/*" or "*/" (with 'r' or 'o' present in | |
1679 'formatoptions') gives the correct start of the line automatically. The same | |
236 | 1680 happens with formatting and auto-wrapping. Opening a line after a line |
7 | 1681 starting with "/*" or "*" and containing "*/", will cause no comment leader to |
1682 be inserted, and the indent of the new line is taken from the line containing | |
1683 the start of the comment. | |
1684 E.g.: | |
1685 /* ~ | |
1686 * Your typical comment. ~ | |
1687 */ ~ | |
1688 The indent on this line is the same as the start of the above | |
1689 comment. | |
1690 | |
1691 All of this should be really cool, especially in conjunction with the new | |
1692 :autocmd command to prepare different settings for different types of file. | |
1693 | |
1694 Some examples: | |
1695 for C code (only format comments): > | |
1696 :set fo=croq | |
1697 < for Mail/news (format all, don't start comment with "o" command): > | |
1698 :set fo=tcrq | |
1699 < | |
1700 | |
3492 | 1701 Automatic formatting *auto-format* *autoformat* |
7 | 1702 |
1703 When the 'a' flag is present in 'formatoptions' text is formatted | |
1704 automatically when inserting text or deleting text. This works nice for | |
1705 editing text paragraphs. A few hints on how to use this: | |
1706 | |
1707 - You need to properly define paragraphs. The simplest is paragraphs that are | |
1708 separated by a blank line. When there is no separating blank line, consider | |
1709 using the 'w' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the | |
1710 paragraphs except the last one. | |
1711 | |
1712 - You can set the 'formatoptions' based on the type of file |filetype| or | |
1713 specifically for one file with a |modeline|. | |
1714 | |
1715 - Set 'formatoptions' to "aw2tq" to make text with indents like this: | |
1716 | |
1717 bla bla foobar bla | |
1718 bla foobar bla foobar bla | |
1719 bla bla foobar bla | |
1720 bla foobar bla bla foobar | |
1721 | |
1722 - Add the 'c' flag to only auto-format comments. Useful in source code. | |
1723 | |
867 | 1724 - Set 'textwidth' to the desired width. If it is zero then 79 is used, or the |
1725 width of the screen if this is smaller. | |
1726 | |
7 | 1727 And a few warnings: |
1728 | |
1729 - When part of the text is not properly separated in paragraphs, making | |
1730 changes in this text will cause it to be formatted anyway. Consider doing > | |
1731 | |
1732 :set fo-=a | |
1733 | |
1734 - When using the 'w' flag (trailing space means paragraph continues) and | |
1735 deleting the last line of a paragraph with |dd|, the paragraph will be | |
1736 joined with the next one. | |
1737 | |
1738 - Changed text is saved for undo. Formatting is also a change. Thus each | |
1739 format action saves text for undo. This may consume quite a lot of memory. | |
1740 | |
1741 - Formatting a long paragraph and/or with complicated indenting may be slow. | |
1742 | |
282 | 1743 ============================================================================== |
1744 7. Sorting text *sorting* | |
1745 | |
1746 Vim has a sorting function and a sorting command. The sorting function can be | |
5747 | 1747 found here: |sort()|, |uniq()|. |
282 | 1748 |
1749 *:sor* *:sort* | |
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586 | 1751 Sort lines in [range]. When no range is given all |
1752 lines are sorted. | |
282 | 1753 |
1754 With [!] the order is reversed. | |
1755 | |
1756 With [i] case is ignored. | |
1757 | |
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293 | 1760 With [n] sorting is done on the first decimal number |
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1698 | 1762 One leading '-' is included in the number. |
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293 | 1770 With [x] sorting is done on the first hexadecimal |
826 | 1771 number in the line (after or inside a {pattern} |
1772 match). A leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. | |
1698 | 1773 One leading '-' is included in the number. |
293 | 1774 |
1775 With [o] sorting is done on the first octal number in | |
826 | 1776 the line (after or inside a {pattern} match). |
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293 | 1785 Note that leading and trailing white space may cause |
1786 lines to be different. | |
282 | 1787 |
826 | 1788 When /{pattern}/ is specified and there is no [r] flag |
1789 the text matched with {pattern} is skipped, so that | |
1790 you sort on what comes after the match. | |
282 | 1791 Instead of the slash any non-letter can be used. |
1792 For example, to sort on the second comma-separated | |
1793 field: > | |
1794 :sort /[^,]*,/ | |
1795 < To sort on the text at virtual column 10 (thus | |
1796 ignoring the difference between tabs and spaces): > | |
1797 :sort /.*\%10v/ | |
824 | 1798 < To sort on the first number in the line, no matter |
1799 what is in front of it: > | |
1621 | 1800 :sort /.\{-}\ze\d/ |
1801 < (Explanation: ".\{-}" matches any text, "\ze" sets the | |
1802 end of the match and \d matches a digit.) | |
1803 With [r] sorting is done on the matching {pattern} | |
826 | 1804 instead of skipping past it as described above. |
1805 For example, to sort on only the first three letters | |
1806 of each line: > | |
1807 :sort /\a\a\a/ r | |
1808 | |
1809 < If a {pattern} is used, any lines which don't have a | |
1810 match for {pattern} are kept in their current order, | |
1811 but separate from the lines which do match {pattern}. | |
1812 If you sorted in reverse, they will be in reverse | |
1813 order after the sorted lines, otherwise they will be | |
1814 in their original order, right before the sorted | |
1815 lines. | |
1816 | |
1314 | 1817 If {pattern} is empty (e.g. // is specified), the |
1818 last search pattern is used. This allows trying out | |
1819 a pattern first. | |
1820 | |
3492 | 1821 Note that using `:sort` with `:global` doesn't sort the matching lines, it's |
293 | 1822 quite useless. |
7 | 1823 |
359 | 1824 The details about sorting depend on the library function used. There is no |
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359 | 1827 |
826 | 1828 The sorting can be interrupted, but if you interrupt it too late in the |
1829 process you may end up with duplicated lines. This also depends on the system | |
1830 library function used. | |
481 | 1831 |
7 | 1832 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: |