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patch 8.2.2805: Vim9: cannot use legacy syntax in Vim9 script Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/96cf4ba8fb96e5778192d2dab7458b9a7da0a49d Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Apr 24 14:15:41 2021 +0200 patch 8.2.2805: Vim9: cannot use legacy syntax in Vim9 script Problem: Vim9: cannot use legacy syntax in Vim9 script. Solution: Add the :legacy command.
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:30:04 +0200
parents 9f41bfdbc6fc
children e3ec2ec8841a
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--- a/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ Vim9 script and legacy Vim script can be
 rewrite old scripts, they keep working as before.  You may want to use a few
 `:def` functions for code that needs to be fast.
 
-						*:vim9* *:vim9cmd*
-:vim9[cmd] {cmd}
+:vim9[cmd] {cmd}				*:vim9* *:vim9cmd*
 		Execute {cmd} using Vim9 script syntax and semantics.
 		Useful when typing a command and in a legacy script or
 		function.
 
+:leg[acy] {cmd}					*:leg* *:legacy*
+		Execute {cmd} using legacy script syntax and semantics.  Only
+		useful in a Vim9 script or a :def function.
+		Note that {cmd} cannot use local variables, since it is parsed
+		with legacy expression syntax.
+
 ==============================================================================
 
 2. Differences from legacy Vim script			*vim9-differences*