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+*eval.txt*      For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2004 May 18
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+
+		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
+
+
+Expression evaluation			*expression* *expr* *E15* *eval*
+
+Using expressions is introduced in chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
+
+Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time.  If this has been
+done, the features in this document are not available.  See |+eval| and the
+last chapter below.
+
+1.  Variables		|variables|
+2.  Expression syntax	|expression-syntax|
+3.  Internal variable	|internal-variables|
+4.  Builtin Functions	|functions|
+5.  Defining functions	|user-functions|
+6.  Curly braces names	|curly-braces-names|
+7.  Commands		|expression-commands|
+8.  Exception handling	|exception-handling|
+9.  Examples		|eval-examples|
+10. No +eval feature	|no-eval-feature|
+11. The sandbox		|eval-sandbox|
+
+{Vi does not have any of these commands}
+
+==============================================================================
+1. Variables						*variables*
+
+There are two types of variables:
+
+Number		a 32 bit signed number.
+String		a NUL terminated string of 8-bit unsigned characters.
+
+These are converted automatically, depending on how they are used.
+
+Conversion from a Number to a String is by making the ASCII representation of
+the Number.  Examples: >
+	Number 123	-->	String "123"
+	Number 0	-->	String "0"
+	Number -1	-->	String "-1"
+
+Conversion from a String to a Number is done by converting the first digits
+to a number.  Hexadecimal "0xf9" and Octal "017" numbers are recognized.  If
+the String doesn't start with digits, the result is zero.  Examples: >
+	String "456"	-->	Number 456
+	String "6bar"	-->	Number 6
+	String "foo"	-->	Number 0
+	String "0xf1"	-->	Number 241
+	String "0100"	-->	Number 64
+	String "-8"	-->	Number -8
+	String "+8"	-->	Number 0
+
+To force conversion from String to Number, add zero to it: >
+	:echo "0100" + 0
+
+For boolean operators Numbers are used.  Zero is FALSE, non-zero is TRUE.
+
+Note that in the command >
+	:if "foo"
+"foo" is converted to 0, which means FALSE.  To test for a non-empty string,
+use strlen(): >
+	:if strlen("foo")
+
+If you need to know the type of a variable or expression, use the |type()|
+function.
+
+When the '!' flag is included in the 'viminfo' option, global variables that
+start with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase letter, are
+stored in the viminfo file |viminfo-file|.
+
+When the 'sessionoptions' option contains "global", global variables that
+start with an uppercase letter and contain at least one lowercase letter are
+stored in the session file |session-file|.
+
+variable name		can be stored where ~
+my_var_6		not
+My_Var_6		session file
+MY_VAR_6		viminfo file
+
+
+It's possible to form a variable name with curly braces, see
+|curly-braces-names|.
+
+==============================================================================
+2. Expression syntax					*expression-syntax*
+
+Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant:
+
+|expr1| expr2 ? expr1 : expr1	if-then-else
+
+|expr2|	expr3 || expr3 ..	logical OR
+
+|expr3|	expr4 && expr4 ..	logical AND
+
+|expr4|	expr5 == expr5		equal
+	expr5 != expr5		not equal
+	expr5 >	 expr5		greater than
+	expr5 >= expr5		greater than or equal
+	expr5 <	 expr5		smaller than
+	expr5 <= expr5		smaller than or equal
+	expr5 =~ expr5		regexp matches
+	expr5 !~ expr5		regexp doesn't match
+
+	expr5 ==? expr5		equal, ignoring case
+	expr5 ==# expr5		equal, match case
+	etc.			As above, append ? for ignoring case, # for
+				matching case
+
+|expr5|	expr6 +	 expr6 ..	number addition
+	expr6 -	 expr6 ..	number subtraction
+	expr6 .	 expr6 ..	string concatenation
+
+|expr6|	expr7 *	 expr7 ..	number multiplication
+	expr7 /	 expr7 ..	number division
+	expr7 %	 expr7 ..	number modulo
+
+|expr7|	! expr7			logical NOT
+	- expr7			unary minus
+	+ expr7			unary plus
+	expr8
+
+|expr8|	expr9[expr1]		index in String
+
+|expr9|	number			number constant
+	"string"		string constant
+	'string'		literal string constant
+	&option			option value
+	(expr1)			nested expression
+	variable		internal variable
+	va{ria}ble		internal variable with curly braces
+	$VAR			environment variable
+	@r			contents of register 'r'
+	function(expr1, ...)	function call
+	func{ti}on(expr1, ...)	function call with curly braces
+
+
+".." indicates that the operations in this level can be concatenated.
+Example: >
+	&nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
+
+All expressions within one level are parsed from left to right.
+
+
+expr1							*expr1* *E109*
+-----
+
+expr2 ? expr1 : expr1
+
+The expression before the '?' is evaluated to a number.  If it evaluates to
+non-zero, the result is the value of the expression between the '?' and ':',
+otherwise the result is the value of the expression after the ':'.
+Example: >
+	:echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum
+
+Since the first expression is an "expr2", it cannot contain another ?:.  The
+other two expressions can, thus allow for recursive use of ?:.
+Example: >
+	:echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum == 1000 ? "last" : lnum
+
+To keep this readable, using |line-continuation| is suggested: >
+	:echo lnum == 1
+	:\	? "top"
+	:\	: lnum == 1000
+	:\		? "last"
+	:\		: lnum
+
+
+expr2 and expr3						*expr2* *expr3*
+---------------
+
+					*expr-barbar* *expr-&&*
+The "||" and "&&" operators take one argument on each side.  The arguments
+are (converted to) Numbers.  The result is:
+
+	 input				 output ~
+n1		n2		n1 || n2	n1 && n2 ~
+zero		zero		zero		zero
+zero		non-zero	non-zero	zero
+non-zero	zero		non-zero	zero
+non-zero	non-zero	non-zero	non-zero
+
+The operators can be concatenated, for example: >
+
+	&nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
+
+Note that "&&" takes precedence over "||", so this has the meaning of: >
+
+	&nu || (&list && &shell == "csh")
+
+Once the result is known, the expression "short-circuits", that is, further
+arguments are not evaluated.  This is like what happens in C.  For example: >
+
+	let a = 1
+	echo a || b
+
+This is valid even if there is no variable called "b" because "a" is non-zero,
+so the result must be non-zero.  Similarly below: >
+
+	echo exists("b") && b == "yes"
+
+This is valid whether "b" has been defined or not.  The second clause will
+only be evaluated if "b" has been defined.
+
+
+expr4							*expr4*
+-----
+
+expr5 {cmp} expr5
+
+Compare two expr5 expressions, resulting in a 0 if it evaluates to false, or 1
+if it evaluates to true.
+
+			*expr-==*  *expr-!=*  *expr->*   *expr->=*
+			*expr-<*   *expr-<=*  *expr-=~*  *expr-!~*
+			*expr-==#* *expr-!=#* *expr->#*  *expr->=#*
+			*expr-<#*  *expr-<=#* *expr-=~#* *expr-!~#*
+			*expr-==?* *expr-!=?* *expr->?*  *expr->=?*
+			*expr-<?*  *expr-<=?* *expr-=~?* *expr-!~?*
+		use 'ignorecase'    match case	   ignore case ~
+equal			==		==#		==?
+not equal		!=		!=#		!=?
+greater than		>		>#		>?
+greater than or equal	>=		>=#		>=?
+smaller than		<		<#		<?
+smaller than or equal	<=		<=#		<=?
+regexp matches		=~		=~#		=~?
+regexp doesn't match	!~		!~#		!~?
+
+Examples:
+"abc" ==# "Abc"	  evaluates to 0
+"abc" ==? "Abc"	  evaluates to 1
+"abc" == "Abc"	  evaluates to 1 if 'ignorecase' is set, 0 otherwise
+
+When comparing a String with a Number, the String is converted to a Number,
+and the comparison is done on Numbers.  This means that "0 == 'x'" is TRUE,
+because 'x' converted to a Number is zero.
+
+When comparing two Strings, this is done with strcmp() or stricmp().  This
+results in the mathematical difference (comparing byte values), not
+necessarily the alphabetical difference in the local language.
+
+When using the operators with a trailing '#", or the short version and
+'ignorecase' is off, the comparing is done with strcmp().
+
+When using the operators with a trailing '?', or the short version and
+'ignorecase' is set, the comparing is done with stricmp().
+
+The "=~" and "!~" operators match the lefthand argument with the righthand
+argument, which is used as a pattern.  See |pattern| for what a pattern is.
+This matching is always done like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no
+matter what the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is.  This makes scripts
+portable.  To avoid backslashes in the regexp pattern to be doubled, use a
+single-quote string, see |literal-string|.
+Since a string is considered to be a single line, a multi-line pattern
+(containing \n, backslash-n) will not match.  However, a literal NL character
+can be matched like an ordinary character.  Examples:
+	"foo\nbar" =~ "\n"	evaluates to 1
+	"foo\nbar" =~ "\\n"	evaluates to 0
+
+
+expr5 and expr6						*expr5* *expr6*
+---------------
+expr6 +	 expr6 ..	number addition		*expr-+*
+expr6 -	 expr6 ..	number subtraction	*expr--*
+expr6 .	 expr6 ..	string concatenation	*expr-.*
+
+expr7 *	 expr7 ..	number multiplication	*expr-star*
+expr7 /	 expr7 ..	number division		*expr-/*
+expr7 %	 expr7 ..	number modulo		*expr-%*
+
+For all, except ".", Strings are converted to Numbers.
+
+Note the difference between "+" and ".":
+	"123" + "456" = 579
+	"123" . "456" = "123456"
+
+When the righthand side of '/' is zero, the result is 0x7fffffff.
+When the righthand side of '%' is zero, the result is 0.
+
+
+expr7							*expr7*
+-----
+! expr7			logical NOT		*expr-!*
+- expr7			unary minus		*expr-unary--*
++ expr7			unary plus		*expr-unary-+*
+
+For '!' non-zero becomes zero, zero becomes one.
+For '-' the sign of the number is changed.
+For '+' the number is unchanged.
+
+A String will be converted to a Number first.
+
+These three can be repeated and mixed.  Examples:
+	!-1	    == 0
+	!!8	    == 1
+	--9	    == 9
+
+
+expr8							*expr8*
+-----
+expr9[expr1]		index in String		*expr-[]* *E111*
+
+This results in a String that contains the expr1'th single byte from expr9.
+expr9 is used as a String, expr1 as a Number.  Note that this doesn't work for
+multi-byte encodings.
+
+Note that index zero gives the first character.  This is like it works in C.
+Careful: text column numbers start with one!  Example, to get the character
+under the cursor: >
+	:let c = getline(line("."))[col(".") - 1]
+
+If the length of the String is less than the index, the result is an empty
+String.
+
+						*expr9*
+number
+------
+number			number constant		*expr-number*
+
+Decimal, Hexadecimal (starting with 0x or 0X), or Octal (starting with 0).
+
+
+string							*expr-string* *E114*
+------
+"string"		string constant		*expr-quote*
+
+Note that double quotes are used.
+
+A string constant accepts these special characters:
+\...	three-digit octal number (e.g., "\316")
+\..	two-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
+\.	one-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
+\x..	byte specified with two hex numbers (e.g., "\x1f")
+\x.	byte specified with one hex number (must be followed by non-hex char)
+\X..	same as \x..
+\X.	same as \x.
+\u....  character specified with up to 4 hex numbers, stored according to the
+	current value of 'encoding' (e.g., "\u02a4")
+\U....	same as \u....
+\b	backspace <BS>
+\e	escape <Esc>
+\f	formfeed <FF>
+\n	newline <NL>
+\r	return <CR>
+\t	tab <Tab>
+\\	backslash
+\"	double quote
+\<xxx>	Special key named "xxx".  e.g. "\<C-W>" for CTRL-W.
+
+Note that "\000" and "\x00" force the end of the string.
+
+
+literal-string						*literal-string* *E115*
+---------------
+'string'		literal string constant		*expr-'*
+
+Note that single quotes are used.
+
+This string is taken literally.  No backslashes are removed or have a special
+meaning.  A literal-string cannot contain a single quote.  Use a normal string
+for that.
+
+
+option						*expr-option* *E112* *E113*
+------
+&option			option value, local value if possible
+&g:option		global option value
+&l:option		local option value
+
+Examples: >
+	echo "tabstop is " . &tabstop
+	if &insertmode
+
+Any option name can be used here.  See |options|.  When using the local value
+and there is no buffer-local or window-local value, the global value is used
+anyway.
+
+
+register						*expr-register*
+--------
+@r			contents of register 'r'
+
+The result is the contents of the named register, as a single string.
+Newlines are inserted where required.  To get the contents of the unnamed
+register use @" or @@.  The '=' register can not be used here.  See
+|registers| for an explanation of the available registers.
+
+
+nesting							*expr-nesting* *E110*
+-------
+(expr1)			nested expression
+
+
+environment variable					*expr-env*
+--------------------
+$VAR			environment variable
+
+The String value of any environment variable.  When it is not defined, the
+result is an empty string.
+						*expr-env-expand*
+Note that there is a difference between using $VAR directly and using
+expand("$VAR").  Using it directly will only expand environment variables that
+are known inside the current Vim session.  Using expand() will first try using
+the environment variables known inside the current Vim session.  If that
+fails, a shell will be used to expand the variable.  This can be slow, but it
+does expand all variables that the shell knows about.  Example: >
+	:echo $version
+	:echo expand("$version")
+The first one probably doesn't echo anything, the second echoes the $version
+variable (if your shell supports it).
+
+
+internal variable					*expr-variable*
+-----------------
+variable		internal variable
+See below |internal-variables|.
+
+
+function call		*expr-function* *E116* *E117* *E118* *E119* *E120*
+-------------
+function(expr1, ...)	function call
+See below |functions|.
+
+
+==============================================================================
+3. Internal variable				*internal-variables* *E121*
+									*E461*
+An internal variable name can be made up of letters, digits and '_'.  But it
+cannot start with a digit.  It's also possible to use curly braces, see
+|curly-braces-names|.
+
+An internal variable is created with the ":let" command |:let|.
+An internal variable is destroyed with the ":unlet" command |:unlet|.
+Using a name that isn't an internal variable, or an internal variable that has
+been destroyed, results in an error.
+
+There are several name spaces for variables.  Which one is to be used is
+specified by what is prepended:
+
+		(nothing) In a function: local to a function; otherwise: global
+|buffer-variable|    b:	  Local to the current buffer.
+|window-variable|    w:	  Local to the current window.
+|global-variable|    g:	  Global.
+|local-variable|     l:	  Local to a function.
+|script-variable|    s:	  Local to a |:source|'ed Vim script.
+|function-argument|  a:	  Function argument (only inside a function).
+|vim-variable|       v:	  Global, predefined by Vim.
+
+						*buffer-variable* *b:var*
+A variable name that is preceded with "b:" is local to the current buffer.
+Thus you can have several "b:foo" variables, one for each buffer.
+This kind of variable is deleted when the buffer is wiped out or deleted with
+|:bdelete|.
+
+One local buffer variable is predefined:
+					*b:changedtick-variable* *changetick*
+b:changedtick	The total number of changes to the current buffer.  It is
+		incremented for each change.  An undo command is also a change
+		in this case.  This can be used to perform an action only when
+		the buffer has changed.  Example: >
+		    :if my_changedtick != b:changedtick
+		    :   let my_changedtick = b:changedtick
+		    :   call My_Update()
+		    :endif
+<
+						*window-variable* *w:var*
+A variable name that is preceded with "w:" is local to the current window.  It
+is deleted when the window is closed.
+
+						*global-variable* *g:var*
+Inside functions global variables are accessed with "g:".  Omitting this will
+access a variable local to a function.  But "g:" can also be used in any other
+place if you like.
+
+						*local-variable* *l:var*
+Inside functions local variables are accessed without prepending anything.
+But you can also prepend "l:" if you like.
+
+						*script-variable* *s:var*
+In a Vim script variables starting with "s:" can be used.  They cannot be
+accessed from outside of the scripts, thus are local to the script.
+
+They can be used in:
+- commands executed while the script is sourced
+- functions defined in the script
+- autocommands defined in the script
+- functions and autocommands defined in functions and autocommands which were
+  defined in the script (recursively)
+- user defined commands defined in the script
+Thus not in:
+- other scripts sourced from this one
+- mappings
+- etc.
+
+script variables can be used to avoid conflicts with global variable names.
+Take this example:
+
+	let s:counter = 0
+	function MyCounter()
+	  let s:counter = s:counter + 1
+	  echo s:counter
+	endfunction
+	command Tick call MyCounter()
+
+You can now invoke "Tick" from any script, and the "s:counter" variable in
+that script will not be changed, only the "s:counter" in the script where
+"Tick" was defined is used.
+
+Another example that does the same: >
+
+	let s:counter = 0
+	command Tick let s:counter = s:counter + 1 | echo s:counter
+
+When calling a function and invoking a user-defined command, the context for
+script varialbes is set to the script where the function or command was
+defined.
+
+The script variables are also available when a function is defined inside a
+function that is defined in a script.  Example: >
+
+	let s:counter = 0
+	function StartCounting(incr)
+	  if a:incr
+	    function MyCounter()
+	      let s:counter = s:counter + 1
+	    endfunction
+	  else
+	    function MyCounter()
+	      let s:counter = s:counter - 1
+	    endfunction
+	  endif
+	endfunction
+
+This defines the MyCounter() function either for counting up or counting down
+when calling StartCounting().  It doesn't matter from where StartCounting() is
+called, the s:counter variable will be accessible in MyCounter().
+
+When the same script is sourced again it will use the same script variables.
+They will remain valid as long as Vim is running.  This can be used to
+maintain a counter: >
+
+	if !exists("s:counter")
+	  let s:counter = 1
+	  echo "script executed for the first time"
+	else
+	  let s:counter = s:counter + 1
+	  echo "script executed " . s:counter . " times now"
+	endif
+
+Note that this means that filetype plugins don't get a different set of script
+variables for each buffer.  Use local buffer variables instead |b:var|.
+
+
+Predefined Vim variables:			*vim-variable* *v:var*
+
+			*v:charconvert_from* *charconvert_from-variable*
+v:charconvert_from
+		The name of the character encoding of a file to be converted.
+		Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
+
+			*v:charconvert_to* *charconvert_to-variable*
+v:charconvert_to
+		The name of the character encoding of a file after conversion.
+		Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
+
+					*v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
+v:cmdarg	This variable is used for two purposes:
+		1. The extra arguments given to a file read/write command.
+		   Currently these are "++enc=" and "++ff=".  This variable is
+		   set before an autocommand event for a file read/write
+		   command is triggered.  There is a leading space to make it
+		   possible to append this variable directly after the
+		   read/write command.  Note: The "+cmd" argument isn't
+		   included here, because it will be executed anyway.
+		2. When printing a PostScript file with ":hardcopy" this is
+		   the argument for the ":hardcopy" command.  This can be used
+		   in 'printexpr'.
+
+					*v:cmdbang* *cmdbang-variable*
+v:cmdbang	Set like v:cmdarg for a file read/write command.  When a "!"
+		was used the value is 1, otherwise it is 0.  Note that this
+		can only be used in autocommands.  For user commands |<bang>|
+		can be used.
+
+					*v:count* *count-variable*
+v:count		The count given for the last Normal mode command.  Can be used
+		to get the count before a mapping.  Read-only.  Example: >
+	:map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:count<CR>
+<		Note: The <C-U> is required to remove the line range that you
+		get when typing ':' after a count.
+		"count" also works, for backwards compatibility.
+
+					*v:count1* *count1-variable*
+v:count1	Just like "v:count", but defaults to one when no count is
+		used.
+
+						*v:ctype* *ctype-variable*
+v:ctype		The current locale setting for characters of the runtime
+		environment.  This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
+		current locale encoding.  Technical: it's the value of
+		LC_CTYPE.  When not using a locale the value is "C".
+		This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
+		command.
+		See |multi-lang|.
+
+					*v:dying* *dying-variable*
+v:dying		Normally zero.  When a deadly signal is caught it's set to
+		one.  When multiple signals are caught the number increases.
+		Can be used in an autocommand to check if Vim didn't
+		terminate normally. {only works on Unix}
+		Example: >
+	:au VimLeave * if v:dying | echo "\nAAAAaaaarrrggghhhh!!!\n" | endif
+<
+					*v:errmsg* *errmsg-variable*
+v:errmsg	Last given error message.  It's allowed to set this variable.
+		Example: >
+	:let v:errmsg = ""
+	:silent! next
+	:if v:errmsg != ""
+	:  ... handle error
+<		"errmsg" also works, for backwards compatibility.
+
+					*v:exception* *exception-variable*
+v:exception	The value of the exception most recently caught and not
+		finished.  See also |v:throwpoint| and |throw-variables|.
+		Example: >
+	:try
+	:  throw "oops"
+	:catch /.*/
+	:  echo "caught" v:exception
+	:endtry
+<		Output: "caught oops".
+
+					*v:fname_in* *fname_in-variable*
+v:fname_in	The name of the input file.  Only valid while evaluating:
+			option		used for ~
+			'charconvert'	file to be converted
+			'diffexpr'	original file
+			'patchexpr'	original file
+			'printexpr'	file to be printed
+
+					*v:fname_out* *fname_out-variable*
+v:fname_out	The name of the output file.  Only valid while
+		evaluating:
+			option		used for ~
+			'charconvert'	resulting converted file (*)
+			'diffexpr'	output of diff
+			'patchexpr'	resulting patched file
+		(*) When doing conversion for a write command (e.g., ":w
+		file") it will be equal to v:fname_in.  When doing conversion
+		for a read command (e.g., ":e file") it will be a temporary
+		file and different from v:fname_in.
+
+					*v:fname_new* *fname_new-variable*
+v:fname_new	The name of the new version of the file.  Only valid while
+		evaluating 'diffexpr'.
+
+					*v:fname_diff* *fname_diff-variable*
+v:fname_diff	The name of the diff (patch) file.  Only valid while
+		evaluating 'patchexpr'.
+
+					*v:folddashes* *folddashes-variable*
+v:folddashes	Used for 'foldtext': dashes representing foldlevel of a closed
+		fold.
+		Read-only. |fold-foldtext|
+
+					*v:foldlevel* *foldlevel-variable*
+v:foldlevel	Used for 'foldtext': foldlevel of closed fold.
+		Read-only. |fold-foldtext|
+
+					*v:foldend* *foldend-variable*
+v:foldend	Used for 'foldtext': last line of closed fold.
+		Read-only. |fold-foldtext|
+
+					*v:foldstart* *foldstart-variable*
+v:foldstart	Used for 'foldtext': first line of closed fold.
+		Read-only. |fold-foldtext|
+
+						*v:lang* *lang-variable*
+v:lang		The current locale setting for messages of the runtime
+		environment.  This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
+		current language.  Technical: it's the value of LC_MESSAGES.
+		The value is system dependent.
+		This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
+		command.
+		It can be different from |v:ctype| when messages are desired
+		in a different language than what is used for character
+		encoding.  See |multi-lang|.
+
+						*v:lc_time* *lc_time-variable*
+v:lc_time	The current locale setting for time messages of the runtime
+		environment.  This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
+		current language.  Technical: it's the value of LC_TIME.
+		This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
+		command.  See |multi-lang|.
+
+						*v:lnum* *lnum-variable*
+v:lnum		Line number for the 'foldexpr' and 'indentexpr' expressions.
+		Only valid while one of these expressions is being evaluated.
+		Read-only. |fold-expr| 'indentexpr'
+
+					*v:prevcount* *prevcount-variable*
+v:prevcount	The count given for the last but one Normal mode command.
+		This is the v:count value of the previous command.  Useful if
+		you want to cancel Visual mode and then use the count. >
+			:vmap % <Esc>:call MyFilter(v:prevcount)<CR>
+<		Read-only.
+
+					*v:progname* *progname-variable*
+v:progname	Contains the name (with path removed) with which Vim was
+		invoked.  Allows you to do special initialisations for "view",
+		"evim" etc., or any other name you might symlink to Vim.
+		Read-only.
+
+					*v:register* *register-variable*
+v:register	The name of the register supplied to the last normal mode
+		command.  Empty if none were supplied. |getreg()| |setreg()|
+
+					*v:servername* *servername-variable*
+v:servername	The resulting registered |x11-clientserver| name if any.
+		Read-only.
+
+					*v:shell_error* *shell_error-variable*
+v:shell_error	Result of the last shell command.  When non-zero, the last
+		shell command had an error.  When zero, there was no problem.
+		This only works when the shell returns the error code to Vim.
+		The value -1 is often used when the command could not be
+		executed.  Read-only.
+		Example: >
+	:!mv foo bar
+	:if v:shell_error
+	:  echo 'could not rename "foo" to "bar"!'
+	:endif
+<		"shell_error" also works, for backwards compatibility.
+
+					*v:statusmsg* *statusmsg-variable*
+v:statusmsg	Last given status message.  It's allowed to set this variable.
+
+				*v:termresponse* *termresponse-variable*
+v:termresponse	The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RV|
+		termcap entry.  It is set when Vim receives an escape sequence
+		that starts with ESC [ or CSI and ends in a 'c', with only
+		digits, ';' and '.' in between.
+		When this option is set, the TermResponse autocommand event is
+		fired, so that you can react to the response from the
+		terminal.
+		The response from a new xterm is: "<Esc>[ Pp ; Pv ; Pc c".  Pp
+		is the terminal type: 0 for vt100 and 1 for vt220.  Pv is the
+		patch level (since this was introduced in patch 95, it's
+		always 95 or bigger).  Pc is always zero.
+		{only when compiled with |+termresponse| feature}
+
+				*v:this_session* *this_session-variable*
+v:this_session	Full filename of the last loaded or saved session file.  See
+		|:mksession|.  It is allowed to set this variable.  When no
+		session file has been saved, this variable is empty.
+		"this_session" also works, for backwards compatibility.
+
+					*v:throwpoint* *throwpoint-variable*
+v:throwpoint	The point where the exception most recently caught and not
+		finished was thrown.  Not set when commands are typed.  See
+		also |v:exception| and |throw-variables|.
+		Example: >
+	:try
+	:  throw "oops"
+	:catch /.*/
+	:  echo "Exception from" v:throwpoint
+	:endtry
+<		Output: "Exception from test.vim, line 2"
+
+					*v:version* *version-variable*
+v:version	Version number of Vim: Major version number times 100 plus
+		minor version number.  Version 5.0 is 500.  Version 5.1 (5.01)
+		is 501.  Read-only.  "version" also works, for backwards
+		compatibility.
+		Use |has()| to check if a certain patch was included, e.g.: >
+			if has("patch123")
+<		Note that patch numbers are specific to the version, thus both
+		version 5.0 and 5.1 may have a patch 123, but these are
+		completely different.
+
+					*v:warningmsg* *warningmsg-variable*
+v:warningmsg	Last given warning message.  It's allowed to set this variable.
+
+==============================================================================
+4. Builtin Functions					*functions*
+
+See |function-list| for a list grouped by what the function is used for.
+
+(Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation)
+
+USAGE				RESULT	DESCRIPTION	~
+
+append( {lnum}, {string})	Number  append {string} below line {lnum}
+argc()				Number	number of files in the argument list
+argidx()			Number  current index in the argument list
+argv( {nr})			String	{nr} entry of the argument list
+browse( {save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
+				String	put up a file requester
+bufexists( {expr})		Number	TRUE if buffer {expr} exists
+buflisted( {expr})		Number  TRUE if buffer {expr} is listed
+bufloaded( {expr})		Number  TRUE if buffer {expr} is loaded
+bufname( {expr})		String	Name of the buffer {expr}
+bufnr( {expr})			Number	Number of the buffer {expr}
+bufwinnr( {expr})		Number	window number of buffer {expr}
+byte2line( {byte})		Number	line number at byte count {byte}
+char2nr( {expr})		Number	ASCII value of first char in {expr}
+cindent( {lnum})		Number  C indent for line {lnum}
+col( {expr})			Number	column nr of cursor or mark
+confirm( {msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
+				Number	number of choice picked by user
+cscope_connection( [{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
+				Number	checks existence of cscope connection
+cursor( {lnum}, {col})		Number  position cursor at {lnum}, {col}
+delete( {fname})		Number	delete file {fname}
+did_filetype()			Number	TRUE if FileType autocommand event used
+escape( {string}, {chars})	String	escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
+eventhandler( )			Number  TRUE if inside an event handler
+executable( {expr})		Number	1 if executable {expr} exists
+exists( {expr})			Number	TRUE if {expr} exists
+expand( {expr})			String	expand special keywords in {expr}
+filereadable( {file})		Number	TRUE if {file} is a readable file
+filewritable( {file})		Number	TRUE if {file} is a writable file
+fnamemodify( {fname}, {mods})	String	modify file name
+foldclosed( {lnum})		Number  first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
+foldclosedend( {lnum})		Number  last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
+foldlevel( {lnum})		Number	fold level at {lnum}
+foldtext( )			String  line displayed for closed fold
+foreground( )			Number	bring the Vim window to the foreground
+getchar( [expr])		Number  get one character from the user
+getcharmod( )			Number  modifiers for the last typed character
+getbufvar( {expr}, {varname})		variable {varname} in buffer {expr}
+getcmdline()			String	return the current command-line
+getcmdpos()			Number	return cursor position in command-line
+getcwd()			String	the current working directory
+getfsize( {fname})		Number	size in bytes of file
+getftime( {fname})		Number	last modification time of file
+getline( {lnum})		String	line {lnum} from current buffer
+getreg( [{regname}])		String  contents of register
+getregtype( [{regname}])	String  type of register
+getwinposx()			Number	X coord in pixels of GUI Vim window
+getwinposy()			Number	Y coord in pixels of GUI Vim window
+getwinvar( {nr}, {varname})		variable {varname} in window {nr}
+glob( {expr})			String	expand file wildcards in {expr}
+globpath( {path}, {expr})	String	do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
+has( {feature})			Number	TRUE if feature {feature} supported
+hasmapto( {what} [, {mode}])	Number	TRUE if mapping to {what} exists
+histadd( {history},{item})	String	add an item to a history
+histdel( {history} [, {item}])	String	remove an item from a history
+histget( {history} [, {index}])	String	get the item {index} from a history
+histnr( {history})		Number	highest index of a history
+hlexists( {name})		Number	TRUE if highlight group {name} exists
+hlID( {name})			Number	syntax ID of highlight group {name}
+hostname()			String	name of the machine Vim is running on
+iconv( {expr}, {from}, {to})	String  convert encoding of {expr}
+indent( {lnum})			Number  indent of line {lnum}
+input( {prompt} [, {text}])	String	get input from the user
+inputdialog( {p} [, {t} [, {c}]]) String  like input() but in a GUI dialog
+inputrestore()			Number  restore typeahead
+inputsave()			Number  save and clear typeahead
+inputsecret( {prompt} [, {text}]) String  like input() but hiding the text
+isdirectory( {directory})	Number	TRUE if {directory} is a directory
+libcall( {lib}, {func}, {arg})	String  call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
+libcallnr( {lib}, {func}, {arg})  Number  idem, but return a Number
+line( {expr})			Number	line nr of cursor, last line or mark
+line2byte( {lnum})		Number	byte count of line {lnum}
+lispindent( {lnum})		Number  Lisp indent for line {lnum}
+localtime()			Number	current time
+maparg( {name}[, {mode}])	String	rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
+mapcheck( {name}[, {mode}])	String	check for mappings matching {name}
+match( {expr}, {pat}[, {start}])
+				Number	position where {pat} matches in {expr}
+matchend( {expr}, {pat}[, {start}])
+				Number	position where {pat} ends in {expr}
+matchstr( {expr}, {pat}[, {start}])
+				String	match of {pat} in {expr}
+mode()				String  current editing mode
+nextnonblank( {lnum})		Number	line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
+nr2char( {expr})		String	single char with ASCII value {expr}
+prevnonblank( {lnum})		Number	line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
+remote_expr( {server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
+				String	send expression
+remote_foreground( {server})	Number	bring Vim server to the foreground
+remote_peek( {serverid} [, {retvar}])
+				Number	check for reply string
+remote_read( {serverid})	String	read reply string
+remote_send( {server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
+				String	send key sequence
+rename( {from}, {to})		Number  rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
+resolve( {filename})		String  get filename a shortcut points to
+search( {pattern} [, {flags}])	Number  search for {pattern}
+searchpair( {start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}]])
+				Number  search for other end of start/end pair
+server2client( {clientid}, {string})
+				Number	send reply string
+serverlist()			String	get a list of available servers
+setbufvar( {expr}, {varname}, {val})	set {varname} in buffer {expr} to {val}
+setcmdpos( {pos})		Number	set cursor position in command-line
+setline( {lnum}, {line})	Number	set line {lnum} to {line}
+setreg( {n}, {v}[, {opt}])	Number  set register to value and type
+setwinvar( {nr}, {varname}, {val})	set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
+simplify( {filename})		String  simplify filename as much as possible
+strftime( {format}[, {time}])	String	time in specified format
+stridx( {haystack}, {needle})	Number	first index of {needle} in {haystack}
+strlen( {expr})			Number	length of the String {expr}
+strpart( {src}, {start}[, {len}])
+				String	{len} characters of {src} at {start}
+strridx( {haystack}, {needle})	Number	last index of {needle} in {haystack}
+strtrans( {expr})		String	translate string to make it printable
+submatch( {nr})			String  specific match in ":substitute"
+substitute( {expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
+				String	all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
+synID( {line}, {col}, {trans})	Number	syntax ID at {line} and {col}
+synIDattr( {synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
+				String	attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
+synIDtrans( {synID})		Number	translated syntax ID of {synID}
+system( {expr})			String	output of shell command {expr}
+tempname()			String	name for a temporary file
+tolower( {expr})		String	the String {expr} switched to lowercase
+toupper( {expr})		String	the String {expr} switched to uppercase
+type( {name})			Number	type of variable {name}
+virtcol( {expr})		Number	screen column of cursor or mark
+visualmode( [expr])		String	last visual mode used
+winbufnr( {nr})			Number	buffer number of window {nr}
+wincol()			Number	window column of the cursor
+winheight( {nr})		Number	height of window {nr}
+winline()			Number	window line of the cursor
+winnr()				Number	number of current window
+winrestcmd()			String  returns command to restore window sizes
+winwidth( {nr})			Number	width of window {nr}
+
+append({lnum}, {string})				*append()*
+		Append the text {string} after line {lnum} in the current
+		buffer.  {lnum} can be zero, to insert a line before the first
+		one.  Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range) or 0 for
+		success.
+
+							*argc()*
+argc()		The result is the number of files in the argument list of the
+		current window.  See |arglist|.
+
+							*argidx()*
+argidx()	The result is the current index in the argument list.  0 is
+		the first file.  argc() - 1 is the last one.  See |arglist|.
+
+							*argv()*
+argv({nr})	The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list of the
+		current window.  See |arglist|.  "argv(0)" is the first one.
+		Example: >
+	:let i = 0
+	:while i < argc()
+	:  let f = escape(argv(i), '. ')
+	:  exe 'amenu Arg.' . f . ' :e ' . f . '<CR>'
+	:  let i = i + 1
+	:endwhile
+<
+							*browse()*
+browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
+		Put up a file requester.  This only works when "has("browse")"
+		returns non-zero (only in some GUI versions).
+		The input fields are:
+		    {save}	when non-zero, select file to write
+		    {title}	title for the requester
+		    {initdir}	directory to start browsing in
+		    {default}	default file name
+		When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
+		browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
+
+bufexists({expr})					*bufexists()*
+		The result is a Number, which is non-zero if a buffer called
+		{expr} exists.
+		If the {expr} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
+		exactly.
+		If the {expr} argument is a number buffer numbers are used.
+		Unlisted buffers will be found.
+		Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
+		output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
+		long name to be able to find them.
+		Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
+		file name.
+							*buffer_exists()*
+		Obsolete name: buffer_exists().
+
+buflisted({expr})					*buflisted()*
+		The result is a Number, which is non-zero if a buffer called
+		{expr} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
+		The {expr} argument is used like with bufexists().
+
+bufloaded({expr})					*bufloaded()*
+		The result is a Number, which is non-zero if a buffer called
+		{expr} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
+		The {expr} argument is used like with bufexists().
+
+bufname({expr})						*bufname()*
+		The result is the name of a buffer, as it is displayed by the
+		":ls" command.
+		If {expr} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
+		Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
+		If {expr} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
+		with the buffer names.  This is always done like 'magic' is
+		set and 'cpoptions' is empty.  When there is more than one
+		match an empty string is returned.
+		"" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
+		alternate buffer.
+		A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
+		or middle of the buffer name is accepted.
+		Listed buffers are found first.  If there is a single match
+		with a listed buffer, that one is returned.  Next unlisted
+		buffers are searched for.
+		If the {expr} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
+		number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
+			:echo bufname("3" + 0)
+<		If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
+		string is returned. >
+	bufname("#")		alternate buffer name
+	bufname(3)		name of buffer 3
+	bufname("%")		name of current buffer
+	bufname("file2")	name of buffer where "file2" matches.
+<							*buffer_name()*
+		Obsolete name: buffer_name().
+
+							*bufnr()*
+bufnr({expr})	The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
+		the ":ls" command.  For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()|
+		above.  If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
+		bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
+	:let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
+<		The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
+		of existing buffers.  Note that not all buffers with a smaller
+		number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
+		them.  Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
+							*buffer_number()*
+		Obsolete name: buffer_number().
+							*last_buffer_nr()*
+		Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
+
+bufwinnr({expr})					*bufwinnr()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the number of the first
+		window associated with buffer {expr}.  For the use of {expr},
+		see |bufname()| above.  If buffer {expr} doesn't exist or
+		there is no such window, -1 is returned.  Example: >
+
+	echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinnr(1))
+
+<		The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
+		|:wincmd|.
+
+
+byte2line({byte})					*byte2line()*
+		Return the line number that contains the character at byte
+		count {byte} in the current buffer.  This includes the
+		end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
+		for the current buffer.  The first character has byte count
+		one.
+		Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
+		{not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
+		feature}
+
+char2nr({expr})						*char2nr()*
+		Return number value of the first char in {expr}.  Examples: >
+			char2nr(" ")		returns 32
+			char2nr("ABC")		returns 65
+<		The current 'encoding' is used.  Example for "utf-8": >
+			char2nr("á")		returns 225
+			char2nr("á"[0])		returns 195
+
+cindent({lnum})						*cindent()*
+		Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
+		indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
+		The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
+		relevant.  {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
+		When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
+		feature, -1 is returned.
+
+							*col()*
+col({expr})	The result is a Number, which is the column of the file
+		position given with {expr}.  The accepted positions are:
+		    .	    the cursor position
+		    $	    the end of the cursor line (the result is the
+			    number of characters in the cursor line plus one)
+		    'x	    position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
+			    returned)
+		For the screen column position use |virtcol()|.
+		Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
+		Examples: >
+			col(".")		column of cursor
+			col("$")		length of cursor line plus one
+			col("'t")		column of mark t
+			col("'" . markname)	column of mark markname
+<		The first column is 1.  0 is returned for an error.
+		For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
+		column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
+		line.  This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
+			:imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
+				\<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
+				\<C-O>:echo col(".") . "\n" <Bar>
+				\let &ve = save_ve<CR>
+<
+						*confirm()*
+confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
+		Confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
+		made.  It returns the number of the choice.  For the first
+		choice this is 1.
+		Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
+		support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
+		{msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
+		alternatives.  When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
+		used (and translated).
+		{msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline.  Only on
+		some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
+		{choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
+		by '\n', e.g. >
+			confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
+<		The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
+		Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel".  The shortcut does
+		not need to be the first letter: >
+			confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
+<		For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
+		the default shortcut key.
+		The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
+		that is made if the user hits <CR>.  Use 1 to make the first
+		choice the default one.  Use 0 to not set a default.  If
+		{default} is omitted, 1 is used.
+		The optional {type} argument gives the type of dialog.  This
+		is only used for the icon of the Win32 GUI.  It can be one of
+		these values: "Error", "Question", "Info", "Warning" or
+		"Generic".  Only the first character is relevant.  When {type}
+		is omitted, "Generic" is used.
+		If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
+		or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
+
+		An example: >
+   :let choice = confirm("What do you want?", "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
+   :if choice == 0
+   :	echo "make up your mind!"
+   :elseif choice == 3
+   :	echo "tasteful"
+   :else
+   :	echo "I prefer bananas myself."
+   :endif
+<		In a GUI dialog, buttons are used.  The layout of the buttons
+		depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.  If it is included,
+		the buttons are always put vertically.  Otherwise,  confirm()
+		tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line.  If they
+		don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway.  For some systems
+		the horizontal layout is always used.
+
+							*cscope_connection()*
+cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
+		Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection.  If no
+		parameters are specified, then the function returns:
+			0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
+			   if there are no cscope connections;
+			1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
+
+		If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
+		determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
+
+		{num}	Description of existence check
+		-----	------------------------------
+		0	Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
+		1	Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
+			{dbpath}.
+		2	Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
+			{dbpath}.
+		3	Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
+			{dbpath} and {prepend}.
+		4	Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
+			{dbpath} and {prepend}.
+
+		Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
+
+		Examples.  Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
+
+  # pid    database name			prepend path
+  0 27664  cscope.out				/usr/local
+<
+		Invocation					Return Val ~
+		----------					---------- >
+		cscope_connection()					1
+		cscope_connection(1, "out")				1
+		cscope_connection(2, "out")				0
+		cscope_connection(3, "out")				0
+		cscope_connection(3, "out", "local")			1
+		cscope_connection(4, "out")				0
+		cscope_connection(4, "out", "local")			0
+		cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local")	1
+<
+cursor({lnum}, {col})					*cursor()*
+		Positions the cursor at the column {col} in the line {lnum}.
+		Does not change the jumplist.
+		If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
+		the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
+		If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
+		If {col} is greater than the number of characters in the line,
+		the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
+		line.
+		If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
+
+							*delete()*
+delete({fname})	Deletes the file by the name {fname}.  The result is a Number,
+		which is 0 if the file was deleted successfully, and non-zero
+		when the deletion failed.
+
+							*did_filetype()*
+did_filetype()	Returns non-zero when autocommands are being executed and the
+		FileType event has been triggered at least once.  Can be used
+		to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
+		that detect the file type. |FileType|
+		When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
+		really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
+		current buffer.  This allows an autocommand that starts
+		editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
+		file.
+
+escape({string}, {chars})				*escape()*
+		Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
+		backslash.  Example: >
+			:echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
+<		results in: >
+			c:\\program\ files\\vim
+<
+eventhandler()						*eventhandler()*
+		Returns 1 when inside an event handler.  That is that Vim got
+		interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
+		e.g., when dropping a file on Vim.  This means interactive
+		commands cannot be used.  Otherwise zero is returned.
+
+executable({expr})					*executable()*
+		This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
+		exists.  {expr} must be the name of the program without any
+		arguments.  executable() uses the normal $PATH.
+		The result is a Number:
+			1	exists
+			0	does not exist
+			-1	not implemented on this system
+
+							*exists()*
+exists({expr})	The result is a Number, which is non-zero if {expr} is
+		defined, zero otherwise.  The {expr} argument is a string,
+		which contains one of these:
+			&option-name	Vim option (only checks if it exists,
+					not if it really works)
+			+option-name	Vim option that works.
+			$ENVNAME	environment variable (could also be
+					done by comparing with an empty
+					string)
+			*funcname	built-in function (see |functions|)
+					or user defined function (see
+					|user-functions|).
+			varname		internal variable (see
+					|internal-variables|).  Does not work
+					for |curly-braces-names|.
+			:cmdname	Ex command: built-in command, user
+					command or command modifier |:command|.
+					Returns:
+					1  for match with start of a command
+					2  full match with a command
+					3  matches several user commands
+					To check for a supported command
+					always check the return value to be 2.
+			#event		autocommand defined for this event
+			#event#pattern	autocommand defined for this event and
+					pattern (the pattern is taken
+					literally and compared to the
+					autocommand patterns character by
+					character)
+		For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
+
+		Examples: >
+			exists("&shortname")
+			exists("$HOSTNAME")
+			exists("*strftime")
+			exists("*s:MyFunc")
+			exists("bufcount")
+			exists(":Make")
+			exists("#CursorHold");
+			exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
+<		There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
+		name.
+		Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
+		variable itself!  For example: >
+			exists(bufcount)
+<		This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
+		but gets the contents of "bufcount", and checks if that
+		exists.
+
+expand({expr} [, {flag}])				*expand()*
+		Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in {expr}.
+		The result is a String.
+
+		When there are several matches, they are separated by <NL>
+		characters.  [Note: in version 5.0 a space was used, which
+		caused problems when a file name contains a space]
+
+		If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string.  A name
+		for a non-existing file is not included.
+
+		When {expr} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is done
+		like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their associated
+		modifiers.  Here is a short overview:
+
+			%		current file name
+			#		alternate file name
+			#n		alternate file name n
+			<cfile>		file name under the cursor
+			<afile>		autocmd file name
+			<abuf>		autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
+			<amatch>	autocmd matched name
+			<sfile>		sourced script file name
+			<cword>		word under the cursor
+			<cWORD>		WORD under the cursor
+			<client>	the {clientid} of the last received
+					message |server2client()|
+		Modifiers:
+			:p		expand to full path
+			:h		head (last path component removed)
+			:t		tail (last path component only)
+			:r		root (one extension removed)
+			:e		extension only
+
+		Example: >
+			:let &tags = expand("%:p:h") . "/tags"
+<		Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
+		'<', any following text is ignored.  This does NOT work: >
+			:let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
+<		Use this: >
+			:let doeswork = expand("%:h") . ".bak"
+<		Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
+		referenced file name without further expansion.  If "<cfile>"
+		is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
+		"~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
+			:echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
+<
+		There cannot be white space between the variables and the
+		following modifier.  The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
+		to modify normal file names.
+
+		When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
+		is not defined, an empty string is used.  Using "%:p" in a
+		buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
+		'/' added.
+
+		When {expr} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
+		expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
+		'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
+		{flag} argument is given and it is non-zero.  Names for
+		non-existing files are included.
+
+		Expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
+		variables that are only known in a shell.  But this can be
+		slow, because a shell must be started.  See |expr-env-expand|.
+		The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
+		names.  When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
+		left unchanged.  Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
+		"$FOOBAR".
+
+		See |glob()| for finding existing files.  See |system()| for
+		getting the raw output of an external command.
+
+filereadable({file})					*filereadable()*
+		The result is a Number, which is TRUE when a file with the
+		name {file} exists, and can be read.  If {file} doesn't exist,
+		or is a directory, the result is FALSE.  {file} is any
+		expression, which is used as a String.
+							*file_readable()*
+		Obsolete name: file_readable().
+
+filewritable({file})					*filewritable()*
+		The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
+		name {file} exists, and can be written.  If {file} doesn't
+		exist, or is not writable, the result is 0.  If (file) is a
+		directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
+
+fnamemodify({fname}, {mods})				*fnamemodify()*
+		Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}.  {mods} is a
+		string of characters like it is used for file names on the
+		command line.  See |filename-modifiers|.
+		Example: >
+			:echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
+<		results in: >
+			/home/mool/vim/vim/src
+<		Note: Environment variables and "~" don't work in {fname}, use
+		|expand()| first then.
+
+foldclosed({lnum})					*foldclosed()*
+		The result is a Number.  If the line {lnum} is in a closed
+		fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
+		If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
+
+foldclosedend({lnum})					*foldclosedend()*
+		The result is a Number.  If the line {lnum} is in a closed
+		fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
+		If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
+
+foldlevel({lnum})					*foldlevel()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
+		in the current buffer.  For nested folds the deepest level is
+		returned.  If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
+		returned.  It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
+		When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
+		returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
+		foldlevel is unknown.  As a special case the level of the
+		previous line is usually available.
+
+							*foldtext()*
+foldtext()	Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold.  This is
+		the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
+		only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'.  It uses the
+		|v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
+		The returned string looks like this: >
+			+-- 45 lines: abcdef
+<		The number of dashes depends on the foldlevel.  The "45" is
+		the number of lines in the fold.  "abcdef" is the text in the
+		first non-blank line of the fold.  Leading white space, "//"
+		or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and 'commentstring'
+		options is removed.
+		{not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
+
+							*foreground()*
+foreground()	Move the Vim window to the foreground.  Useful when sent from
+		a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
+		On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
+		allow a window to bring itself to the foreground.  Use
+		|remote_foreground()| instead.
+		{only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
+		Win32 console version}
+
+getchar([expr])						*getchar()*
+		Get a single character from the user.  If it is an 8-bit
+		character, the result is a number.  Otherwise a String is
+		returned with the encoded character.  For a special key it's a
+		sequence of bytes starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128).
+		If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
+		If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
+		If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
+				not consumed.  If a normal character is
+				available, it is returned, otherwise a
+				non-zero value is returned.
+		If a normal character available, it is returned as a Number.
+		Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
+		The returned value is zero if no character is available.
+		The returned value is a string of characters for special keys
+		and when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used.
+		There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
+		user that a character has to be typed.
+		There is no mapping for the character.
+		Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
+		key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
+		sequence.  Examples: >
+			getchar() == "\<Del>"
+			getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
+<		This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
+			:nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
+			:function FindChar()
+			:  let c = nr2char(getchar())
+			:  while col('.') < col('$') - 1
+			:    normal l
+			:    if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
+			:      break
+			:    endif
+			:  endwhile
+			:endfunction
+
+getcharmod()						*getcharmod()*
+		The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
+		the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
+		These values are added together:
+			2	shift
+			4	control
+			8	alt (meta)
+			16	mouse double click
+			32	mouse triple click
+			64	mouse quadruple click
+			128	Macintosh only: command
+		Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
+		character itself are obtained.  Thus Shift-a results in "A"
+		with no modifier.
+
+getbufvar({expr}, {varname})				*getbufvar()*
+		The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
+		{varname} in buffer {expr}.  Note that the name without "b:"
+		must be used.
+		This also works for a global or local window option, but it
+		doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
+		For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
+		When the buffer or variable doesn't exist an empty string is
+		returned, there is no error message.
+		Examples: >
+			:let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
+			:echo "todo myvar = " . getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
+<
+getcmdline()						*getcmdline()*
+		Return the current command-line.  Only works when the command
+		line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
+		|c_CTRL-R_=|.
+		Example: >
+			:cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
+<		Also see |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
+
+getcmdpos({pos})					*getcmdpos()*
+		Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
+		byte count.  The first column is 1.
+		Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
+		|c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.  Returns 0 otherwise.
+		Also see |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
+
+							*getcwd()*
+getcwd()	The result is a String, which is the name of the current
+		working directory.
+
+getfsize({fname})					*getfsize()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
+		given file {fname}.
+		If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
+		If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
+
+getftime({fname})					*getftime()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
+		the given file {fname}.  The value is measured as seconds
+		since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime().  See also
+		|localtime()| and |strftime()|.
+		If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
+
+							*getline()*
+getline({lnum}) The result is a String, which is line {lnum} from the current
+		buffer.  Example: >
+			getline(1)
+<		When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
+		digit, line() is called to translate the String into a Number.
+		To get the line under the cursor: >
+			getline(".")
+<		When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
+		lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
+
+getreg([{regname}])					*getreg()*
+		The result is a String, which is the contents of register
+		{regname}. Example: >
+			:let cliptext = getreg('*')
+<		getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
+		register. (For use in maps).
+		If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
+
+getregtype([{regname}])					*getregtype()*
+		The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
+		The value will be one of:
+		    "v"			for |characterwise| text
+		    "V"			for |linewise| text
+		    "<CTRL-V>{width}"	for |blockwise-visual| text
+		    0			for an empty or unknown register
+		<CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
+		If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
+
+							*getwinposx()*
+getwinposx()	The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
+		the left hand side of the GUI Vim window.  The result will be
+		-1 if the information is not available.
+
+							*getwinposy()*
+getwinposy()	The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
+		the top of the GUI Vim window.  The result will be -1 if the
+		information is not available.
+
+getwinvar({nr}, {varname})				*getwinvar()*
+		The result is the value of option or local window variable
+		{varname} in window {nr}.
+		This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
+		doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
+		Note that the name without "w:" must be used.
+		Examples: >
+			:let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
+			:echo "myvar = " . getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
+<
+							*glob()*
+glob({expr})	Expand the file wildcards in {expr}.  The result is a String.
+		When there are several matches, they are separated by <NL>
+		characters.
+		If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string.
+		A name for a non-existing file is not included.
+
+		For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
+		any external command.  Example: >
+			:let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
+			:let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
+<		The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
+		item per line.  Spaces inside an item are allowed.
+
+		See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables.  See
+		|system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
+
+globpath({path}, {expr})				*globpath()*
+		Perform glob() on all directories in {path} and concatenate
+		the results.  Example: >
+			:echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
+<		{path} is a comma-separated list of directory names.  Each
+		directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
+		glob().  A path separator is inserted when needed.
+		To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
+		backslash.  Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
+		trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
+		If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
+		error message.
+		The 'wildignore' option applies: Names matching one of the
+		patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped.
+
+							*has()*
+has({feature})	The result is a Number, which is 1 if the feature {feature} is
+		supported, zero otherwise.  The {feature} argument is a
+		string.  See |feature-list| below.
+		Also see |exists()|.
+
+hasmapto({what} [, {mode}])				*hasmapto()*
+		The result is a Number, which is 1 if there is a mapping that
+		contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is mapped to)
+		and this mapping exists in one of the modes indicated by
+		{mode}.
+		Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
+		buffer are checked for a match.
+		If no matching mapping is found 0 is returned.
+		The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
+			n	Normal mode
+			v	Visual mode
+			o	Operator-pending mode
+			i	Insert mode
+			l	Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
+			c	Command-line mode
+		When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
+
+		This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
+		to a function in a Vim script.  Example: >
+			:if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
+			:   map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
+			:endif
+<		This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
+		already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
+
+histadd({history}, {item})				*histadd()*
+		Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
+		one of:					*hist-names*
+			"cmd"	 or ":"	  command line history
+			"search" or "/"   search pattern history
+			"expr"   or "="   typed expression history
+			"input"  or "@"	  input line history
+		If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
+		shifted to become the newest entry.
+		The result is a Number: 1 if the operation was successful,
+		otherwise 0 is returned.
+
+		Example: >
+			:call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
+			:let date=input("Enter date: ")
+<		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+
+histdel({history} [, {item}])				*histdel()*
+		Clear {history}, ie. delete all its entries.  See |hist-names|
+		for the possible values of {history}.
+
+		If the parameter {item} is given as String, this is seen
+		as regular expression.  All entries matching that expression
+		will be removed from the history (if there are any).
+		Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
+		If {item} is a Number, it will be interpreted as index, see
+		|:history-indexing|.  The respective entry will be removed
+		if it exists.
+
+		The result is a Number: 1 for a successful operation,
+		otherwise 0 is returned.
+
+		Examples:
+		Clear expression register history: >
+			:call histdel("expr")
+<
+		Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
+			:call histdel("/", '^\*')
+<
+		The following three are equivalent: >
+			:call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
+			:call histdel("search", -1)
+			:call histdel("search", '^'.histget("search", -1).'$')
+<
+		To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
+		the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
+			:call histdel("search", -1)
+			:let @/ = histget("search", -1)
+
+histget({history} [, {index}])				*histget()*
+		The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
+		{history}.  See |hist-names| for the possible values of
+		{history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}.  If there is
+		no such entry, an empty String is returned.  When {index} is
+		omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
+
+		Examples:
+		Redo the second last search from history. >
+			:execute '/' . histget("search", -2)
+
+<		Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
+		the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
+			:command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
+<
+histnr({history})					*histnr()*
+		The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
+		See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
+		If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
+
+		Example: >
+			:let inp_index = histnr("expr")
+<
+hlexists({name})					*hlexists()*
+		The result is a Number, which is non-zero if a highlight group
+		called {name} exists.  This is when the group has been
+		defined in some way.  Not necessarily when highlighting has
+		been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
+		item.
+							*highlight_exists()*
+		Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
+
+							*hlID()*
+hlID({name})	The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
+		with name {name}.  When the highlight group doesn't exist,
+		zero is returned.
+		This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
+		group.  For example, to get the background color of the
+		"Comment" group: >
+	:echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
+<							*highlightID()*
+		Obsolete name: highlightID().
+
+hostname()						*hostname()*
+		The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
+		which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
+		256 characters long are truncated.
+
+iconv({expr}, {from}, {to})				*iconv()*
+		The result is a String, which is the text {expr} converted
+		from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
+		When the conversion fails an empty string is returned.
+		The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
+		can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
+		Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
+		feature.  Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
+		can be done.
+		This can be used to display messages with special characters,
+		no matter what 'encoding' is set to.  Write the message in
+		UTF-8 and use: >
+			echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
+<		Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
+		from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8.  You
+		cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
+		{only available when compiled with the +multi_byte feature}
+
+							*indent()*
+indent({lnum})	The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
+		current buffer.  The indent is counted in spaces, the value
+		of 'tabstop' is relevant.  {lnum} is used just like in
+		|getline()|.
+		When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
+
+input({prompt} [, {text}])				*input()*
+		The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
+		the command-line.  The parameter is either a prompt string, or
+		a blank string (for no prompt).  A '\n' can be used in the
+		prompt to start a new line.  The highlighting set with
+		|:echohl| is used for the prompt.  The input is entered just
+		like a command-line, with the same editing commands and
+		mappings.  There is a separate history for lines typed for
+		input().
+		If the optional {text} is present, this is used for the
+		default reply, as if the user typed this.
+		NOTE: This must not be used in a startup file, for the
+		versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
+		Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
+		consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
+		mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
+		Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
+		after input() to avoid that.  Another solution is to avoid
+		that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
+		|:execute| or |:normal|.
+
+		Example: >
+			:if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
+			:  echo "Cheers!"
+			:endif
+<		Example with default text: >
+			:let color = input("Color? ", "white")
+<		Example with a mapping: >
+			:nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" . Foo<CR>
+			:function GetFoo()
+			:  call inputsave()
+			:  let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
+			:  call inputrestore()
+			:endfunction
+
+inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])		*inputdialog()*
+		Like input(), but when the GUI is running and text dialogs are
+		supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
+		Example: >
+			:let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", &sw)
+			:if n != ""
+			:  let &sw = n
+			:endif
+<		When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned.  When
+		omitted an empty string is returned.
+		Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button.  Hitting
+		<Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
+
+inputrestore()						*inputrestore()*
+		Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous inputsave().
+		Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
+		called.  Calling it more often is harmless though.
+		Returns 1 when there is nothing to restore, 0 otherwise.
+
+inputsave()						*inputsave()*
+		Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
+		a following prompt gets input from the user.  Should be
+		followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt.  Can
+		be used several times, in which case there must be just as
+		many inputrestore() calls.
+		Returns 1 when out of memory, 0 otherwise.
+
+inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}])			*inputsecret()*
+		This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
+		two exceptions:
+		a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
+		asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
+		b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
+		|history| stack.
+		The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
+		typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
+
+isdirectory({directory})				*isdirectory()*
+		The result is a Number, which is non-zero when a directory
+		with the name {directory} exists.  If {directory} doesn't
+		exist, or isn't a directory, the result is FALSE.  {directory}
+		is any expression, which is used as a String.
+
+						*libcall()* *E364* *E368*
+libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
+		Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
+		with single argument {argument}.
+		This is useful to call functions in a library that you
+		especially made to be used with Vim.  Since only one argument
+		is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
+		limited.
+		The result is the String returned by the function.  If the
+		function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
+		to Vim.
+		If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
+		If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
+		int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
+		null-terminated string.
+		This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
+
+		libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
+		Vim without having to recompile the program.  It is NOT a
+		means to call system functions!  If you try to do so Vim will
+		very probably crash.
+
+		For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
+		and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
+		used in Windows System DLLs).  The function must take exactly
+		one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
+		and must return a character pointer or NULL.  The character
+		pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
+		after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
+		DLL).  If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
+		leak away.  Using a static buffer in the function should work,
+		it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
+
+		WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
+		crash!  This also happens if the function returns a number,
+		because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
+		For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
+		without the ".DLL" suffix.  A full path is only required if
+		the DLL is not in the usual places.
+		For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
+		object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
+		{only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
+		feature is present}
+		Examples: >
+			:echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
+			:echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
+<
+							*libcallnr()*
+libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
+		Just like libcall(), but used for a function that returns an
+		int instead of a string.
+		{only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
+		feature is present}
+		Example (not very useful...): >
+			:call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
+			:call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
+<
+							*line()*
+line({expr})	The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
+		position given with {expr}.  The accepted positions are:
+		    .	    the cursor position
+		    $	    the last line in the current buffer
+		    'x	    position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
+			    returned)
+		Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
+		Examples: >
+			line(".")		line number of the cursor
+			line("'t")		line number of mark t
+			line("'" . marker)	line number of mark marker
+<							*last-position-jump*
+		This autocommand jumps to the last known position in a file
+		just after opening it, if the '" mark is set: >
+	:au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal g'\"" | endif
+<
+line2byte({lnum})					*line2byte()*
+		Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
+		{lnum}.  This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
+		the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer.  The first
+		line returns 1.
+		This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
+		below the last line: >
+			line2byte(line("$") + 1)
+<		This is the file size plus one.
+		When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset| feature has been
+		disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
+		Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
+
+lispindent({lnum})					*lispindent()*
+		Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
+		indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
+		The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
+		relevant.  {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
+		When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
+		|+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned.
+
+localtime()						*localtime()*
+		Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
+		1970.  See also |strftime()| and |getftime()|.
+
+maparg({name}[, {mode}])				*maparg()*
+		Return the rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}.  When there
+		is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is returned.
+		These characters can be used for {mode}:
+			"n"	Normal
+			"v"	Visual
+			"o"	Operator-pending
+			"i"	Insert
+			"c"	Cmd-line
+			"l"	langmap |language-mapping|
+			""	Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
+		When {mode} is omitted, the modes from "" are used.
+		The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
+		command.  The returned String has special characters
+		translated like in the output of the ":map" command listing.
+		The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
+		then the global mappings.
+
+mapcheck({name}[, {mode}])				*mapcheck()*
+		Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
+		{mode}.  See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
+		{name}.
+		A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
+		with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
+
+			matches mapping "a"     "ab"    "abc" ~
+		   mapcheck("a")	yes	yes	 yes
+		   mapcheck("abc")	yes	yes	 yes
+		   mapcheck("ax")	yes	no	 no
+		   mapcheck("b")	no	no	 no
+
+		The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
+		mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
+		mapping for {name} exactly.
+		When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
+		String is returned.  If there is one, the rhs of that mapping
+		is returned.  If there are several mappings that start with
+		{name}, the rhs of one of them is returned.
+		The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
+		then the global mappings.
+		This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
+		without being ambiguous.  Example: >
+	:if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
+	:   map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
+	:endif
+<		This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
+		mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
+
+match({expr}, {pat}[, {start}])				*match()*
+		The result is a Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in
+		{expr} where {pat} matches.  A match at the first character
+		returns zero.  If there is no match -1 is returned.  Example: >
+			:echo match("testing", "ing")
+<		results in "4".
+		See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
+		If {start} is given, the search starts from index {start}.
+		The result, however, is still the index counted from the
+		first character. Example: >
+			:echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
+<		result is again "4". >
+			:echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
+<		result is again "4". >
+			:echo match("testing", "t", 2)
+<		result is "3".
+		If {start} < 0, it will be set to 0.
+		If {start} > strlen({expr}) -1 is returned.
+		See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
+		The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
+		the pattern.  'smartcase' is NOT used.  The matching is always
+		done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
+
+matchend({expr}, {pat}[, {start}])			*matchend()*
+		Same as match(), but return the index of first character after
+		the match.  Example: >
+			:echo matchend("testing", "ing")
+<		results in "7".
+		The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for match(). >
+			:echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
+<		results in "7". >
+			:echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
+<		result is "-1".
+
+matchstr({expr}, {pat}[, {start}])			*matchstr()*
+		Same as match(), but return the matched string.  Example: >
+			:echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
+<		results in "ing".
+		When there is no match "" is returned.
+		The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for match(). >
+			:echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
+<		results in "ing". >
+			:echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
+<		result is "".
+
+							*mode()*
+mode()		Return a string that indicates the current mode:
+			n	Normal
+			v	Visual by character
+			V	Visual by line
+			CTRL-V	Visual blockwise
+			s	Select by character
+			S	Select by line
+			CTRL-S	Select blockwise
+			i	Insert
+			R	Replace
+			c	Command-line
+			r	Hit-enter prompt
+		This is useful in the 'statusline' option.  In most other
+		places it always returns "c" or "n".
+
+nextnonblank({lnum})					*nextnonblank()*
+		Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
+		that is not blank.  Example: >
+			if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
+<		When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
+		below it, zero is returned.
+		See also |prevnonblank()|.
+
+nr2char({expr})						*nr2char()*
+		Return a string with a single character, which has the number
+		value {expr}.  Examples: >
+			nr2char(64)		returns "@"
+			nr2char(32)		returns " "
+<		The current 'encoding' is used.  Example for "utf-8": >
+			nr2char(300)		returns I with bow character
+<		Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
+		nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
+		characters.  nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
+		string, thus isn't very useful.
+
+prevnonblank({lnum})					*prevnonblank()*
+		Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
+		that is not blank.  Example: >
+			let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
+<		When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
+		above it, zero is returned.
+		Also see |nextnonblank()|.
+
+							*remote_expr()* *E449*
+remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
+		Send the {string} to {server}.  The string is sent as an
+		expression and the result is returned after evaluation.
+		If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a
+		variable and a {serverid} for later use with
+		remote_read() is stored there.
+		See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
+		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+		{only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+		Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
+		and the result will be the empty string.
+		Examples: >
+			:echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
+			:echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
+<
+
+remote_foreground({server})				*remote_foreground()*
+		Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
+		This works like: >
+			remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
+<		Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
+		around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
+		to bring itself to the foreground.
+		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+		{only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
+		Win32 console version}
+
+
+remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])		*remote_peek()*
+		Returns a positive number if there are available strings
+		from {serverid}.  Copies any reply string into the variable
+		{retvar} if specified.  {retvar} must be a string with the
+		name of a variable.
+		Returns zero if none are available.
+		Returns -1 if something is wrong.
+		See also |clientserver|.
+		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+		{only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+		Examples: >
+			:let repl = ""
+			:echo "PEEK: ".remote_peek(id, "repl").": ".repl
+
+remote_read({serverid})				*remote_read()*
+		Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
+		it.  It blocks until a reply is available.
+		See also |clientserver|.
+		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+		{only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+		Example: >
+			:echo remote_read(id)
+<
+							*remote_send()* *E241*
+remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
+		Send the {string} to {server}.  The string is sent as
+		input keys and the function returns immediately.
+		If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a
+		variable and a {serverid} for later use with
+		remote_read() is stored there.
+		See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
+		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+		{only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+		Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
+		up the display.
+		Examples: >
+		:echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply ".file, "serverid").
+		 \ remote_read(serverid)
+
+		:autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
+		 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
+		:echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo ".
+		 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
+
+
+rename({from}, {to})					*rename()*
+		Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}.  This
+		should also work to move files across file systems.  The
+		result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
+		successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
+		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+
+resolve({filename})					*resolve()* *E655*
+		On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
+		returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
+		On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
+		components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
+		To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
+		stopped after 100 iterations.
+		On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
+		The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
+		resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
+		current directory (provided the result is still a relative
+		path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
+
+search({pattern} [, {flags}])				*search()*
+		Search for regexp pattern {pattern}.  The search starts at the
+		cursor position.
+		{flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
+		'b'	search backward instead of forward
+		'w'	wrap around the end of the file
+		'W'	don't wrap around the end of the file
+		If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
+
+		When a match has been found its line number is returned, and
+		the cursor will be positioned at the match.  If there is no
+		match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't move.  No error
+		message is given.
+
+		Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
+		    :let n = 1
+		    :while n <= argc()	    " loop over all files in arglist
+		    :  exe "argument " . n
+		    :  " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
+		    :  " first search to find match at start of file
+		    :  normal G$
+		    :  let flags = "w"
+		    :  while search("foo", flags) > 0
+		    :    s/foo/bar/g
+		    :	 let flags = "W"
+		    :  endwhile
+		    :  update		    " write the file if modified
+		    :  let n = n + 1
+		    :endwhile
+<
+							*searchpair()*
+searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}]])
+		Search for the match of a nested start-end pair.  This can be
+		used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
+		if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
+		The search starts at the cursor.  If a match is found, the
+		cursor is positioned at it and the line number is returned.
+		If no match is found 0 or -1 is returned and the cursor
+		doesn't move.  No error message is given.
+
+		{start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|.  They
+		must not contain \( \) pairs.  Use of \%( \) is allowed.  When
+		{middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
+		direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair.  A
+		typical use is: >
+			searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
+<		By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
+
+		{flags} are used like with |search()|.  Additionally:
+		'n'	do Not move the cursor
+		'r'	Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
+			outer pair
+		'm'	return number of Matches instead of line number with
+			the match; will only be > 1 when 'r' is used.
+
+		When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
+		{skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
+		the start of the match.  It should return non-zero if this
+		match is to be skipped.  E.g., because it is inside a comment
+		or a string.
+		When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
+		When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
+		and -1 returned.
+
+		The value of 'ignorecase' is used.  'magic' is ignored, the
+		patterns are used like it's on.
+
+		The search starts exactly at the cursor.  A match with
+		{start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
+		direction of searching, is the first one found.  Example: >
+			if 1
+			  if 2
+			  endif 2
+			endif 1
+<		When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
+		searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found.  When starting on
+		the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
+		found.  That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
+		then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
+		"endif 2".
+		When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
+		it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
+		that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
+		the matching start.
+
+		Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
+
+	:echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
+			\ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
+
+<		The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
+		to be found.  Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
+		having to double the backslashes.  The skip expression only
+		catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
+		Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
+		match.
+		Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
+
+	:echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
+
+<		This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
+		match is to be found.  To reject matches that syntax
+		highlighting recognized as strings: >
+
+	:echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
+	     \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
+<
+server2client( {clientid}, {string})			*server2client()*
+		Send a reply string to {clientid}.  The most recent {clientid}
+		that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
+		{only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+		Note:
+		This id has to be stored before the next command can be
+		received. Ie. before returning from the received command and
+		before calling any commands that waits for input.
+		See also |clientserver|.
+		Example: >
+			:echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
+<
+serverlist()					*serverlist()*
+		Return a list of available server names, one per line.
+		When there are no servers or the information is not available
+		an empty string is returned.  See also |clientserver|.
+		{only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+		Example: >
+			:echo serverlist()
+<
+setbufvar({expr}, {varname}, {val})			*setbufvar()*
+		Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {expr} to
+		{val}.
+		This also works for a global or local window option, but it
+		doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
+		For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
+		For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
+		Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
+		Examples: >
+			:call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
+			:call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
+<		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+
+setcmdpos({pos})					*setcmdpos()*
+		Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
+		{pos}.  The first position is 1.
+		Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
+		Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
+		|c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.  The position is set after the
+		command line is set to the expression.
+		When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
+		line.  A number smaller than one has undefined results.
+		Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
+		line.
+
+setline({lnum}, {line})					*setline()*
+		Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {line}.  If this
+		succeeds, 0 is returned.  If this fails (most likely because
+		{lnum} is invalid) 1 is returned.  Example: >
+			:call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
+<		Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
+
+							*setreg()*
+setreg({regname}, {value} [,{options}])
+		Set the register {regname} to {value}.
+		If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
+		then the value is appended.
+		{options} can also contains a register type specification:
+		    "c" or "v"	      |characterwise| mode
+		    "l" or "V"	      |linewise| mode
+		    "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
+		If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
+		used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
+		then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
+		in the longest line (counting a <TAB> as 1 character).
+
+		If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
+		is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL>.
+		Setting the '=' register is not possible.
+		Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
+
+		Examples: >
+			:call setreg(v:register, @*)
+			:call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
+			:call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
+
+<		This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
+		register. >
+			:let var_a = getreg('a')
+			:let var_amode = getregtype('a')
+			    ....
+			:call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
+
+<		You can also change the type of a register by appending
+		nothing: >
+			:call setreg('a', '', 'al')
+
+setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val})			*setwinvar()*
+		Set option or local variable {varname} in window {nr} to
+		{val}.
+		This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
+		doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
+		For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
+		Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
+		Examples: >
+			:call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
+			:call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
+<		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+
+simplify({filename})					*simplify()*
+		Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
+		the meaning.  Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
+		Unix) are not resolved.  If the first path component in
+		{filename} designates the current directory, this will be
+		valid for the result as well.  A trailing path separator is
+		not removed either.
+		Example: >
+			simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
+<		Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
+		a searchable directory or does not exist.  On Unix, it is also
+		removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
+		directory.  In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
+		links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
+
+strftime({format} [, {time}])				*strftime()*
+		The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
+		specified by the {format} string.  The given {time} is used,
+		or the current time if no time is given.  The accepted
+		{format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
+		See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
+		format.  The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
+		See also |localtime()| and |getftime()|.
+		The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
+		Examples: >
+		  :echo strftime("%c")		   Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
+		  :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X")	   1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
+		  :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T")	   970427 11:53:55
+		  :echo strftime("%H:%M")	   11:55
+		  :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
+						   Show mod time of file.c.
+<
+stridx({haystack}, {needle})				*stridx()*
+		The result is a Number, which gives the index in {haystack} of
+		the first occurrence of the String {needle} in the String
+		{haystack}. The search is done case-sensitive. For advanced
+		searches use |match()|.
+		If the {needle} does not occur in {haystack} it returns -1.
+		See also |strridx()|. Examples: >
+		  :echo stridx("An Example", "Example")	     3
+		  :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start")    0
+		  :echo stridx("Starting point", "start")   -1
+<
+							*strlen()*
+strlen({expr})	The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
+		{expr} in bytes.  If you want to count the number of
+		multi-byte characters use something like this: >
+
+			:let len = strlen(substitute(str, ".", "x", "g"))
+
+<		Composing characters are not counted.
+
+strpart({src}, {start}[, {len}])			*strpart()*
+		The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
+		byte {start}, with the length {len}.
+		When non-existing bytes are included, this doesn't result in
+		an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
+		If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
+		end of the {src}. >
+			strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2)    == "de"
+			strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4)   == "ab"
+			strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4)    == "fg"
+			strpart("abcdefg", 3)       == "defg"
+<		Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0.  For
+		example, to get three bytes under and after the cursor: >
+			strpart(getline(line(".")), col(".") - 1, 3)
+<
+strridx({haystack}, {needle})				*strridx()*
+		The result is a Number, which gives the index in {haystack} of
+		the last occurrence of the String {needle} in the String
+		{haystack}. The search is done case-sensitive. For advanced
+		searches use |match()|.
+		If the {needle} does not occur in {haystack} it returns -1.
+		See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
+		  :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an")	     3
+<
+strtrans({expr})					*strtrans()*
+		The result is a String, which is {expr} with all unprintable
+		characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
+		Like they are shown in a window.  Example: >
+			echo strtrans(@a)
+<		This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
+		starting a new line.
+
+submatch({nr})						*submatch()*
+		Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command.  Returns
+		the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text.  When {nr} is 0
+		the whole matched text is returned.
+		Example: >
+			:s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
+<		This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
+		A line break is included as a newline character.
+
+substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})		*substitute()*
+		The result is a String, which is a copy of {expr}, in which
+		the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.  This works
+		like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).  But the
+		matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic' option is
+		set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts portable).
+		See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
+		And a "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
+		Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
+		|sub-replace-special|.  For example, to replace something with
+		"\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
+		When {pat} does not match in {expr}, {expr} is returned
+		unmodified.
+		When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {expr} are
+		replaced.  Otherwise {flags} should be "".
+		Example: >
+			:let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
+<		This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
+			:echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
+<		results in "TESTING".
+
+synID({line}, {col}, {trans})				*synID()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
+		{line} and {col} in the current window.
+		The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
+		|synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
+		{col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {line} is 1 for the first
+		line.
+		When {trans} is non-zero, transparent items are reduced to the
+		item that they reveal.  This is useful when wanting to know
+		the effective color.  When {trans} is zero, the transparent
+		item is returned.  This is useful when wanting to know which
+		syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
+		Warning: This function can be very slow.  Best speed is
+		obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
+
+		Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
+			:echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
+<
+synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])			*synIDattr()*
+		The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
+		syntax ID {synID}.  This can be used to obtain information
+		about a syntax item.
+		{mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
+		for that mode.  When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
+		used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
+		used (GUI, cterm or term).
+		Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
+		{what}		result
+		"name"		the name of the syntax item
+		"fg"		foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
+				the color, cterm: color number as a string,
+				term: empty string)
+		"bg"		background color (like "fg")
+		"fg#"		like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
+				running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
+		"bg#"		like "fg#" for "bg"
+		"bold"		"1" if bold
+		"italic"	"1" if italic
+		"reverse"	"1" if reverse
+		"inverse"	"1" if inverse (= reverse)
+		"underline"	"1" if underlined
+
+		Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
+		cursor): >
+	:echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
+<
+synIDtrans({synID})					*synIDtrans()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
+		{synID}.  This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
+		highlight the character.  Highlight links given with
+		":highlight link" are followed.
+
+							*system()*
+system({expr})	Get the output of the shell command {expr}.  Note: newlines
+		in {expr} may cause the command to fail.  The characters in
+		'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also cause trouble.
+		This is not to be used for interactive commands.
+		The result is a String.  Example: >
+
+			:let files = system("ls")
+
+<		To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
+		is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
+		<CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
+		The command executed is constructed using several options:
+	'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
+		({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
+		For Unix and OS/2 braces are put around {expr} to allow for
+		concatenated commands.
+
+		The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
+		This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
+		Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
+		Use |:checktime| to force a check.
+
+tempname()					*tempname()* *temp-file-name*
+		The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
+		doesn't exist.  It can be used for a temporary file.  The name
+		is different for at least 26 consecutive calls.  Example: >
+			:let tmpfile = tempname()
+			:exe "redir > " . tmpfile
+<		For Unix, the file will be in a private directory (only
+		accessible by the current user) to avoid security problems
+		(e.g., a symlink attack or other people reading your file).
+		When Vim exits the directory and all files in it are deleted.
+		For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
+		option is set or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-'.
+
+tolower({expr})						*tolower()*
+		The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
+		characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
+		the string).
+
+toupper({expr})						*toupper()*
+		The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
+		characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
+		the string).
+
+type({expr})						*type()*
+		The result is a Number:
+			0 if {expr} has the type Number
+			1 if {expr} has the type String
+
+virtcol({expr})						*virtcol()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
+		position given with {expr}.  That is, the last screen position
+		occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
+		would be of unlimited width.  When there is a <Tab> at the
+		position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
+		the <Tab>.  For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
+		set to 8, it returns 8.
+		For the byte position use |col()|.
+		When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
+		beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
+		The accepted positions are:
+		    .	    the cursor position
+		    $	    the end of the cursor line (the result is the
+			    number of displayed characters in the cursor line
+			    plus one)
+		    'x	    position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
+			    returned)
+		Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
+		Examples: >
+  virtcol(".")	   with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
+  virtcol("$")	   with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
+  virtcol("'t")    with text "    there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
+<		The first column is 1.  0 is returned for an error.
+
+visualmode([expr])						*visualmode()*
+		The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
+		used.  Initially it returns an empty string, but once Visual
+		mode has been used, it returns "v", "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a
+		single CTRL-V character) for character-wise, line-wise, or
+		block-wise Visual mode respectively.
+		Example: >
+			:exe "normal " . visualmode()
+<		This enters the same Visual mode as before.  It is also useful
+		in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
+		Visual mode that was used.
+
+		If an expression is supplied that results in a non-zero number
+		or a non-empty string, then the Visual mode will be cleared
+		and the old value is returned.  Note that " " and "0" are also
+		non-empty strings, thus cause the mode to be cleared.
+
+							*winbufnr()*
+winbufnr({nr})	The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
+		associated with window {nr}. When {nr} is zero, the number of
+		the buffer in the current window is returned.  When window
+		{nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
+		Example: >
+  :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
+<
+							*wincol()*
+wincol()	The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
+		cursor in the window.  This is counting screen cells from the
+		left side of the window.  The leftmost column is one.
+
+winheight({nr})						*winheight()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
+		When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
+		returned.  When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
+		An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
+		Examples: >
+  :echo "The current window has " . winheight(0) . " lines."
+<
+							*winline()*
+winline()	The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
+		in the window.  This is counting screen lines from the top of
+		the window.  The first line is one.
+
+							*winnr()*
+winnr()		The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
+		window.  The top window has number 1.  The number can be used
+		with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w" |:wincmd|.
+
+							*winrestcmd()*
+winrestcmd()	Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
+		the current window sizes.  Only works properly when no windows
+		are opened or closed and the current window is unchanged.
+		Example: >
+			:let cmd = winrestcmd()
+			:call MessWithWindowSizes()
+			:exe cmd
+
+winwidth({nr})						*winwidth()*
+		The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
+		When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
+		returned.  When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
+		An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
+		Examples: >
+  :echo "The current window has " . winwidth(0) . " columns."
+  :if winwidth(0) <= 50
+  :  exe "normal 50\<C-W>|"
+  :endif
+<
+
+							*feature-list*
+There are three types of features:
+1.  Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
+    was compiled |+feature-list|.  Example: >
+	:if has("cindent")
+2.  Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
+    Example: >
+	:if has("gui_running")
+<							*has-patch*
+3.  Included patches.  First check |v:version| for the version of Vim.
+    Then the "patch123" feature means that patch 123 has been included for
+    this version.  Example (checking version 6.2.148 or later): >
+	:if v:version > 602 || v:version == 602 && has("patch148")
+
+all_builtin_terms	Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
+amiga			Amiga version of Vim.
+arabic			Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
+arp			Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
+autocmd			Compiled with autocommands support.
+balloon_eval		Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
+beos			BeOS version of Vim.
+browse			Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
+			work.
+builtin_terms		Compiled with some builtin terminals.
+byte_offset		Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
+cindent			Compiled with 'cindent' support.
+clientserver		Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
+clipboard		Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
+cmdline_compl		Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
+cmdline_hist		Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
+cmdline_info		Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
+comments		Compiled with |'comments'| support.
+cryptv			Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
+cscope			Compiled with |cscope| support.
+compatible		Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
+debug			Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
+dialog_con		Compiled with console dialog support.
+dialog_gui		Compiled with GUI dialog support.
+diff			Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
+digraphs		Compiled with support for digraphs.
+dnd			Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
+dos32			32 bits DOS (DJGPP) version of Vim.
+dos16			16 bits DOS version of Vim.
+ebcdic			Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
+emacs_tags		Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
+eval			Compiled with expression evaluation support.  Always
+			true, of course!
+ex_extra		Compiled with extra Ex commands |+ex_extra|.
+extra_search		Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
+			|'hlsearch'|
+farsi			Compiled with Farsi support |farsi|.
+file_in_path		Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
+find_in_path		Compiled with support for include file searches
+			|+find_in_path|.
+fname_case		Case in file names matters (for Amiga, MS-DOS, and
+			Windows this is not present).
+folding			Compiled with |folding| support.
+footer			Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
+fork			Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
+gettext			Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
+gui			Compiled with GUI enabled.
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+gui_gtk			Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
+gui_gtk2		Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
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+gui_motif		Compiled with Motif GUI.
+gui_photon		Compiled with Photon GUI.
+gui_win32		Compiled with MS Windows Win32 GUI.
+gui_win32s		idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
+gui_running		Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
+hangul_input		Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
+iconv			Can use iconv() for conversion.
+insert_expand		Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
+			Insert mode.
+jumplist		Compiled with |jumplist| support.
+keymap			Compiled with 'keymap' support.
+langmap			Compiled with 'langmap' support.
+libcall			Compiled with |libcall()| support.
+linebreak		Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat' and 'showbreak'
+			support.
+lispindent		Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
+listcmds		Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
+			and the argument list |arglist|.
+localmap		Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
+mac			Macintosh version of Vim.
+macunix			Macintosh version of Vim, using Unix files (OS-X).
+menu			Compiled with support for |:menu|.
+mksession		Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
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+mouse_gpm		Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
+mouse_netterm		Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
+mouse_pterm		Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
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+multi_byte		Compiled with support for editing Korean et al.
+multi_byte_ime		Compiled with support for IME input method.
+multi_lang		Compiled with support for multiple languages.
+netbeans_intg		Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
+ole			Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
+os2			OS/2 version of Vim.
+osfiletype		Compiled with support for osfiletypes |+osfiletype|
+path_extra		Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
+perl			Compiled with Perl interface.
+postscript		Compiled with PostScript file printing.
+printer			Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
+python			Compiled with Python interface.
+qnx			QNX version of Vim.
+quickfix		Compiled with |quickfix| support.
+rightleft		Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
+ruby			Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
+scrollbind		Compiled with 'scrollbind' support.
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+smartindent		Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
+sniff			Compiled with SniFF interface support.
+statusline		Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
+			and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
+sun_workshop		Compiled with support for Sun |workshop|.
+syntax			Compiled with syntax highlighting support.
+syntax_items		There are active syntax highlighting items for the
+			current buffer.
+system			Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
+tag_binary		Compiled with binary searching in tags files
+			|tag-binary-search|.
+tag_old_static		Compiled with support for old static tags
+			|tag-old-static|.
+tag_any_white		Compiled with support for any white characters in tags
+			files |tag-any-white|.
+tcl			Compiled with Tcl interface.
+terminfo		Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
+termresponse		Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
+textobjects		Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
+tgetent			Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
+			or terminfo file.
+title			Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
+toolbar			Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
+unix			Unix version of Vim.
+user_commands		User-defined commands.
+viminfo			Compiled with viminfo support.
+vim_starting		True while initial source'ing takes place.
+vertsplit		Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
+virtualedit		Compiled with 'virtualedit' option.
+visual			Compiled with Visual mode.
+visualextra		Compiled with extra Visual mode commands.
+			|blockwise-operators|.
+vms			VMS version of Vim.
+vreplace		Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands.
+wildignore		Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
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+windows			Compiled with support for more than one window.
+winaltkeys		Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
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+win64			Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
+win32unix		Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
+win95			Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME.
+writebackup		Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
+xfontset		Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
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+xsmp_interact		Compiled with interactive X session management support.
+xterm_clipboard		Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
+xterm_save		Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
+			xterm screen.
+x11			Compiled with X11 support.
+
+							*string-match*
+Matching a pattern in a String
+
+A regexp pattern as explained at |pattern| is normally used to find a match in
+the buffer lines.  When a pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost
+everything works in the same way.  The difference is that a String is handled
+like it is one line.  When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a
+line break for the pattern.  It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or
+with ".".  Example: >
+	:let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
+	:echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
+	aa
+	xx
+	:echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
+	a
+	x
+
+Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
+"$" at the last character of the string.  They don't match after or before a
+"\n".
+
+==============================================================================
+5. Defining functions					*user-functions*
+
+New functions can be defined.  These can be called just like builtin
+functions.  The function executes a sequence of Ex commands.  Normal mode
+commands can be executed with the |:normal| command.
+
+The function name must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid confusion with
+builtin functions.  To prevent from using the same name in different scripts
+avoid obvious, short names.  A good habit is to start the function name with
+the name of the script, e.g., "HTMLcolor()".
+
+It's also possible to use curly braces, see |curly-braces-names|.
+
+							*local-function*
+A function local to a script must start with "s:".  A local script function
+can only be called from within the script and from functions, user commands
+and autocommands defined in the script.  It is also possible to call the
+function from a mappings defined in the script, but then |<SID>| must be used
+instead of "s:" when the mapping is expanded outside of the script.
+
+					*:fu* *:function* *E128* *E129* *E123*
+:fu[nction]		List all functions and their arguments.
+
+:fu[nction] {name}	List function {name}.
+							*E124* *E125*
+:fu[nction][!] {name}([arguments]) [range] [abort]
+			Define a new function by the name {name}.  The name
+			must be made of alphanumeric characters and '_', and
+			must start with a capital or "s:" (see above).
+						*function-argument* *a:var*
+			An argument can be defined by giving its name.  In the
+			function this can then be used as "a:name" ("a:" for
+			argument).
+			Up to 20 arguments can be given, separated by commas.
+			Finally, an argument "..." can be specified, which
+			means that more arguments may be following.  In the
+			function they can be used as "a:1", "a:2", etc.  "a:0"
+			is set to the number of extra arguments (which can be
+			0).
+			When not using "...", the number of arguments in a
+			function call must be equal to the number of named
+			arguments.  When using "...", the number of arguments
+			may be larger.
+			It is also possible to define a function without any
+			arguments.  You must still supply the () then.
+			The body of the function follows in the next lines,
+			until the matching |:endfunction|.  It is allowed to
+			define another function inside a function body.
+								*E127* *E122*
+			When a function by this name already exists and [!] is
+			not used an error message is given.  When [!] is used,
+			an existing function is silently replaced.  Unless it
+			is currently being executed, that is an error.
+						*a:firstline* *a:lastline*
+			When the [range] argument is added, the function is
+			expected to take care of a range itself.  The range is
+			passed as "a:firstline" and "a:lastline".  If [range]
+			is excluded, ":{range}call" will call the function for
+			each line in the range, with the cursor on the start
+			of each line.  See |function-range-example|.
+			When the [abort] argument is added, the function will
+			abort as soon as an error is detected.
+			The last used search pattern and the redo command "."
+			will not be changed by the function.
+
+					*:endf* *:endfunction* *E126* *E193*
+:endf[unction]		The end of a function definition.  Must be on a line
+			by its own, without other commands.
+
+					*:delf* *:delfunction* *E130* *E131*
+:delf[unction] {name}	Delete function {name}.
+
+							*:retu* *:return* *E133*
+:retu[rn] [expr]	Return from a function.  When "[expr]" is given, it is
+			evaluated and returned as the result of the function.
+			If "[expr]" is not given, the number 0 is returned.
+			When a function ends without an explicit ":return",
+			the number 0 is returned.
+			Note that there is no check for unreachable lines,
+			thus there is no warning if commands follow ":return".
+
+			If the ":return" is used after a |:try| but before the
+			matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
+			following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
+			are executed first.  This process applies to all
+			nested ":try"s inside the function.  The function
+			returns at the outermost ":endtry".
+
+
+Inside a function variables can be used.  These are local variables, which
+will disappear when the function returns.  Global variables need to be
+accessed with "g:".
+
+Example: >
+  :function Table(title, ...)
+  :  echohl Title
+  :  echo a:title
+  :  echohl None
+  :  let idx = 1
+  :  while idx <= a:0
+  :    echo a:{idx} . ' '
+  :    let idx = idx + 1
+  :  endwhile
+  :  return idx
+  :endfunction
+
+This function can then be called with: >
+  let lines = Table("Table", "line1", "line2")
+  let lines = Table("Empty Table")
+
+To return more than one value, pass the name of a global variable: >
+  :function Compute(n1, n2, divname)
+  :  if a:n2 == 0
+  :    return "fail"
+  :  endif
+  :  let g:{a:divname} = a:n1 / a:n2
+  :  return "ok"
+  :endfunction
+
+This function can then be called with: >
+  :let success = Compute(13, 1324, "div")
+  :if success == "ok"
+  :  echo div
+  :endif
+
+An alternative is to return a command that can be executed.  This also works
+with local variables in a calling function.  Example: >
+  :function Foo()
+  :  execute Bar()
+  :  echo "line " . lnum . " column " . col
+  :endfunction
+
+  :function Bar()
+  :  return "let lnum = " . line(".") . " | let col = " . col(".")
+  :endfunction
+
+The names "lnum" and "col" could also be passed as argument to Bar(), to allow
+the caller to set the names.
+
+							*:cal* *:call* *E107*
+:[range]cal[l] {name}([arguments])
+		Call a function.  The name of the function and its arguments
+		are as specified with |:function|.  Up to 20 arguments can be
+		used.
+		Without a range and for functions that accept a range, the
+		function is called once.  When a range is given the cursor is
+		positioned at the start of the first line before executing the
+		function.
+		When a range is given and the function doesn't handle it
+		itself, the function is executed for each line in the range,
+		with the cursor in the first column of that line.  The cursor
+		is left at the last line (possibly moved by the last function
+		call).  The arguments are re-evaluated for each line.  Thus
+		this works:
+						*function-range-example*  >
+	:function Mynumber(arg)
+	:  echo line(".") . " " . a:arg
+	:endfunction
+	:1,5call Mynumber(getline("."))
+<
+		The "a:firstline" and "a:lastline" are defined anyway, they
+		can be used to do something different at the start or end of
+		the range.
+
+		Example of a function that handles the range itself: >
+
+	:function Cont() range
+	:  execute (a:firstline + 1) . "," . a:lastline . 's/^/\t\\ '
+	:endfunction
+	:4,8call Cont()
+<
+		This function inserts the continuation character "\" in front
+		of all the lines in the range, except the first one.
+
+								*E132*
+The recursiveness of user functions is restricted with the |'maxfuncdepth'|
+option.
+
+							*autoload-functions*
+When using many or large functions, it's possible to automatically define them
+only when they are used.  Use the FuncUndefined autocommand event with a
+pattern that matches the function(s) to be defined.  Example: >
+
+	:au FuncUndefined BufNet* source ~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim
+
+The file "~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim" should then define functions that start with
+"BufNet".  Also see |FuncUndefined|.
+
+==============================================================================
+6. Curly braces names					*curly-braces-names*
+
+Wherever you can use a variable, you can use a "curly braces name" variable.
+This is a regular variable name with one or more expressions wrapped in braces
+{} like this: >
+	my_{adjective}_variable
+
+When Vim encounters this, it evaluates the expression inside the braces, puts
+that in place of the expression, and re-interprets the whole as a variable
+name.  So in the above example, if the variable "adjective" was set to
+"noisy", then the reference would be to "my_noisy_variable", whereas if
+"adjective" was set to "quiet", then it would be to "my_quiet_variable".
+
+One application for this is to create a set of variables governed by an option
+value.  For example, the statement >
+	echo my_{&background}_message
+
+would output the contents of "my_dark_message" or "my_light_message" depending
+on the current value of 'background'.
+
+You can use multiple brace pairs: >
+	echo my_{adverb}_{adjective}_message
+..or even nest them: >
+	echo my_{ad{end_of_word}}_message
+where "end_of_word" is either "verb" or "jective".
+
+However, the expression inside the braces must evaluate to a valid single
+variable name. e.g. this is invalid: >
+	:let foo='a + b'
+	:echo c{foo}d
+.. since the result of expansion is "ca + bd", which is not a variable name.
+
+						*curly-braces-function-names*
+You can call and define functions by an evaluated name in a similar way.
+Example: >
+	:let func_end='whizz'
+	:call my_func_{func_end}(parameter)
+
+This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)".
+
+==============================================================================
+7. Commands						*expression-commands*
+
+:let {var-name} = {expr1}				*:let* *E18*
+			Set internal variable {var-name} to the result of the
+			expression {expr1}.  The variable will get the type
+			from the {expr}.  If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it
+			is created.
+
+:let ${env-name} = {expr1}			*:let-environment* *:let-$*
+			Set environment variable {env-name} to the result of
+			the expression {expr1}.  The type is always String.
+
+:let @{reg-name} = {expr1}			*:let-register* *:let-@*
+			Write the result of the expression {expr1} in register
+			{reg-name}.  {reg-name} must be a single letter, and
+			must be the name of a writable register (see
+			|registers|).  "@@" can be used for the unnamed
+			register, "@/" for the search pattern.
+			If the result of {expr1} ends in a <CR> or <NL>, the
+			register will be linewise, otherwise it will be set to
+			characterwise.
+			This can be used to clear the last search pattern: >
+				:let @/ = ""
+<			This is different from searching for an empty string,
+			that would match everywhere.
+
+:let &{option-name} = {expr1}			*:let-option* *:let-star*
+			Set option {option-name} to the result of the
+			expression {expr1}.  The value is always converted to
+			the type of the option.
+			For an option local to a window or buffer the effect
+			is just like using the |:set| command: both the local
+			value and the global value is changed.
+
+:let &l:{option-name} = {expr1}
+			Like above, but only set the local value of an option
+			(if there is one).  Works like |:setlocal|.
+
+:let &g:{option-name} = {expr1}
+			Like above, but only set the global value of an option
+			(if there is one).  Works like |:setglobal|.
+
+							*E106*
+:let {var-name}	..	List the value of variable {var-name}.  Several
+			variable names may be given.
+
+:let			List the values of all variables.
+
+							*:unlet* *:unl* *E108*
+:unl[et][!] {var-name} ...
+			Remove the internal variable {var-name}.  Several
+			variable names can be given, they are all removed.
+			With [!] no error message is given for non-existing
+			variables.
+
+:if {expr1}			*:if* *:endif* *:en* *E171* *E579* *E580*
+:en[dif]		Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
+			or ":endif" if {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
+
+			From Vim version 4.5 until 5.0, every Ex command in
+			between the ":if" and ":endif" is ignored.  These two
+			commands were just to allow for future expansions in a
+			backwards compatible way.  Nesting was allowed.  Note
+			that any ":else" or ":elseif" was ignored, the "else"
+			part was not executed either.
+
+			You can use this to remain compatible with older
+			versions: >
+				:if version >= 500
+				:  version-5-specific-commands
+				:endif
+<			The commands still need to be parsed to find the
+			"endif".  Sometimes an older Vim has a problem with a
+			new command.  For example, ":silent" is recognized as
+			a ":substitute" command.  In that case ":execute" can
+			avoid problems: >
+				:if version >= 600
+				:  execute "silent 1,$delete"
+				:endif
+<
+			NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
+			properly in between ":if" and ":endif".
+
+						*:else* *:el* *E581* *E583*
+:el[se]			Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
+			or ":endif" if they previously were not being
+			executed.
+
+					*:elseif* *:elsei* *E582* *E584*
+:elsei[f] {expr1}	Short for ":else" ":if", with the addition that there
+			is no extra ":endif".
+
+:wh[ile] {expr1}			*:while* *:endwhile* *:wh* *:endw*
+							*E170* *E585* *E588*
+:endw[hile]		Repeat the commands between ":while" and ":endwhile",
+			as long as {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
+			When an error is detected from a command inside the
+			loop, execution continues after the "endwhile".
+
+			NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
+			properly inside a ":while" loop.
+
+						*:continue* *:con* *E586*
+:con[tinue]		When used inside a ":while", jumps back to the
+			":while".  If it is used after a |:try| inside the
+			":while" but before the matching |:finally| (if
+			present), the commands following the ":finally" up to
+			the matching |:endtry| are executed first.  This
+			process applies to all nested ":try"s inside the
+			":while".  The outermost ":endtry" then jumps back to
+			the ":while".
+
+						*:break* *:brea* *E587*
+:brea[k]		When used inside a ":while", skips to the command
+			after the matching ":endwhile".  If it is used after
+			a |:try| inside the ":while" but before the matching
+			|:finally| (if present), the commands following the
+			":finally" up to the matching |:endtry| are executed
+			first.  This process applies to all nested ":try"s
+			inside the ":while".  The outermost ":endtry" then
+			jumps to the command after the ":endwhile".
+
+:try				*:try* *:endt* *:endtry* *E600* *E601* *E602*
+:endt[ry]		Change the error handling for the commands between
+			":try" and ":endtry" including everything being
+			executed across ":source" commands, function calls,
+			or autocommand invocations.
+
+			When an error or interrupt is detected and there is
+			a |:finally| command following, execution continues
+			after the ":finally".  Otherwise, or when the
+			":endtry" is reached thereafter, the next
+			(dynamically) surrounding ":try" is checked for
+			a corresponding ":finally" etc.  Then the script
+			processing is terminated.  (Whether a function
+			definition has an "abort" argument does not matter.)
+			Example: >
+		:try | edit too much | finally | echo "cleanup" | endtry
+		:echo "impossible"	" not reached, script terminated above
+<
+			Moreover, an error or interrupt (dynamically) inside
+			":try" and ":endtry" is converted to an exception.  It
+			can be caught as if it were thrown by a |:throw|
+			command (see |:catch|).  In this case, the script
+			processing is not terminated.
+
+			The value "Vim:Interrupt" is used for an interrupt
+			exception.  An error in a Vim command is converted
+			to a value of the form "Vim({command}):{errmsg}",
+			other errors are converted to a value of the form
+			"Vim:{errmsg}".  {command} is the full command name,
+			and {errmsg} is the message that is displayed if the
+			error exception is not caught, always beginning with
+			the error number.
+			Examples: >
+		:try | sleep 100 | catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ | endtry
+		:try | edit | catch /^Vim(edit):E\d\+/ | echo "error" | endtry
+<
+					*:cat* *:catch* *E603* *E604* *E605*
+:cat[ch] /{pattern}/	The following commands until the next ":catch",
+			|:finally|, or |:endtry| that belongs to the same
+			|:try| as the ":catch" are executed when an exception
+			matching {pattern} is being thrown and has not yet
+			been caught by a previous ":catch".  Otherwise, these
+			commands are skipped.
+			When {pattern} is omitted all errors are caught.
+			Examples: >
+		:catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/	" catch interrupts (CTRL-C)
+		:catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E/	" catch all Vim errors
+		:catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:/	" catch errors and interrupts
+		:catch /^Vim(write):/		" catch all errors in :write
+		:catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E123/	" catch error E123
+		:catch /my-exception/		" catch user exception
+		:catch /.*/			" catch everything
+		:catch				" same as /.*/
+<
+			Another character can be used instead of / around the
+			{pattern}, so long as it does not have a special
+			meaning (e.g., '|' or '"') and doesn't occur inside
+			{pattern}.
+			NOTE: It is not reliable to ":catch" the TEXT of
+			an error message because it may vary in different
+			locales.
+
+					*:fina* *:finally* *E606* *E607*
+:fina[lly]		The following commands until the matching |:endtry|
+			are executed whenever the part between the matching
+			|:try| and the ":finally" is left:  either by falling
+			through to the ":finally" or by a |:continue|,
+			|:break|, |:finish|, or |:return|, or by an error or
+			interrupt or exception (see |:throw|).
+
+							*:th* *:throw* *E608*
+:th[row] {expr1}	The {expr1} is evaluated and thrown as an exception.
+			If the ":throw" is used after a |:try| but before the
+			first corresponding |:catch|, commands are skipped
+			until the first ":catch" matching {expr1} is reached.
+			If there is no such ":catch" or if the ":throw" is
+			used after a ":catch" but before the |:finally|, the
+			commands following the ":finally" (if present) up to
+			the matching |:endtry| are executed.  If the ":throw"
+			is after the ":finally", commands up to the ":endtry"
+			are skipped.  At the ":endtry", this process applies
+			again for the next dynamically surrounding ":try"
+			(which may be found in a calling function or sourcing
+			script), until a matching ":catch" has been found.
+			If the exception is not caught, the command processing
+			is terminated.
+			Example: >
+		:try | throw "oops" | catch /^oo/ | echo "caught" | endtry
+<
+
+							*:ec* *:echo*
+:ec[ho] {expr1} ..	Echoes each {expr1}, with a space in between.  The
+			first {expr1} starts on a new line.
+			Also see |:comment|.
+			Use "\n" to start a new line.  Use "\r" to move the
+			cursor to the first column.
+			Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
+			Cannot be followed by a comment.
+			Example: >
+		:echo "the value of 'shell' is" &shell
+<			A later redraw may make the message disappear again.
+			To avoid that a command from before the ":echo" causes
+			a redraw afterwards (redraws are often postponed until
+			you type something), force a redraw with the |:redraw|
+			command.  Example: >
+		:new | redraw | echo "there is a new window"
+<
+							*:echon*
+:echon {expr1} ..	Echoes each {expr1}, without anything added.  Also see
+			|:comment|.
+			Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
+			Cannot be followed by a comment.
+			Example: >
+				:echon "the value of 'shell' is " &shell
+<
+			Note the difference between using ":echo", which is a
+			Vim command, and ":!echo", which is an external shell
+			command: >
+		:!echo %		--> filename
+<			The arguments of ":!" are expanded, see |:_%|. >
+		:!echo "%"		--> filename or "filename"
+<			Like the previous example.  Whether you see the double
+			quotes or not depends on your 'shell'. >
+		:echo %			--> nothing
+<			The '%' is an illegal character in an expression. >
+		:echo "%"		--> %
+<			This just echoes the '%' character. >
+		:echo expand("%")	--> filename
+<			This calls the expand() function to expand the '%'.
+
+							*:echoh* *:echohl*
+:echoh[l] {name}	Use the highlight group {name} for the following
+			|:echo|, |:echon| and |:echomsg| commands.  Also used
+			for the |input()| prompt.  Example: >
+		:echohl WarningMsg | echo "Don't panic!" | echohl None
+<			Don't forget to set the group back to "None",
+			otherwise all following echo's will be highlighted.
+
+							*:echom* *:echomsg*
+:echom[sg] {expr1} ..	Echo the expression(s) as a true message, saving the
+			message in the |message-history|.
+			Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
+			|:echo| command.  But unprintable characters are
+			displayed, not interpreted.
+			Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
+			Example: >
+		:echomsg "It's a Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz, as you can plainly see."
+<
+							*:echoe* *:echoerr*
+:echoe[rr] {expr1} ..	Echo the expression(s) as an error message, saving the
+			message in the |message-history|.  When used in a
+			script or function the line number will be added.
+			Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
+			:echo command.  When used inside a try conditional,
+			the message is raised as an error exception instead
+			(see |try-echoerr|).
+			Example: >
+		:echoerr "This script just failed!"
+<			If you just want a highlighted message use |:echohl|.
+			And to get a beep: >
+		:exe "normal \<Esc>"
+<
+							*:exe* *:execute*
+:exe[cute] {expr1} ..	Executes the string that results from the evaluation
+			of {expr1} as an Ex command.  Multiple arguments are
+			concatenated, with a space in between.  {expr1} is
+			used as the processed command, command line editing
+			keys are not recognized.
+			Cannot be followed by a comment.
+			Examples: >
+		:execute "buffer " nextbuf
+		:execute "normal " count . "w"
+<
+			":execute" can be used to append a command to commands
+			that don't accept a '|'.  Example: >
+		:execute '!ls' | echo "theend"
+
+<			":execute" is also a nice way to avoid having to type
+			control characters in a Vim script for a ":normal"
+			command: >
+		:execute "normal ixxx\<Esc>"
+<			This has an <Esc> character, see |expr-string|.
+
+			Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
+			you cannot start or end a "while" or "if" command.
+			Thus this is illegal: >
+		:execute 'while i > 5'
+		:execute 'echo "test" | break'
+<
+			It is allowed to have a "while" or "if" command
+			completely in the executed string: >
+		:execute 'while i < 5 | echo i | let i = i + 1 | endwhile'
+<
+
+							*:comment*
+			":execute", ":echo" and ":echon" cannot be followed by
+			a comment directly, because they see the '"' as the
+			start of a string.  But, you can use '|' followed by a
+			comment.  Example: >
+		:echo "foo" | "this is a comment
+
+==============================================================================
+8. Exception handling					*exception-handling*
+
+The Vim script language comprises an exception handling feature.  This section
+explains how it can be used in a Vim script.
+
+Exceptions may be raised by Vim on an error or on interrupt, see
+|catch-errors| and |catch-interrupt|.  You can also explicitly throw an
+exception by using the ":throw" command, see |throw-catch|.
+
+
+TRY CONDITIONALS					*try-conditionals*
+
+Exceptions can be caught or can cause cleanup code to be executed.  You can
+use a try conditional to specify catch clauses (that catch exceptions) and/or
+a finally clause (to be executed for cleanup).
+   A try conditional begins with a |:try| command and ends at the matching
+|:endtry| command.  In between, you can use a |:catch| command to start
+a catch clause, or a |:finally| command to start a finally clause.  There may
+be none or multiple catch clauses, but there is at most one finally clause,
+which must not be followed by any catch clauses.  The lines before the catch
+clauses and the finally clause is called a try block. >
+
+     :try
+     :  ...
+     :  ...				TRY BLOCK
+     :  ...
+     :catch /{pattern}/
+     :  ...
+     :  ...				CATCH CLAUSE
+     :  ...
+     :catch /{pattern}/
+     :  ...
+     :  ...				CATCH CLAUSE
+     :  ...
+     :finally
+     :  ...
+     :  ...				FINALLY CLAUSE
+     :  ...
+     :endtry
+
+The try conditional allows to watch code for exceptions and to take the
+appropriate actions.  Exceptions from the try block may be caught.  Exceptions
+from the try block and also the catch clauses may cause cleanup actions.
+   When no exception is thrown during execution of the try block, the control
+is transferred to the finally clause, if present.  After its execution, the
+script continues with the line following the ":endtry".
+   When an exception occurs during execution of the try block, the remaining
+lines in the try block are skipped.  The exception is matched against the
+patterns specified as arguments to the ":catch" commands.  The catch clause
+after the first matching ":catch" is taken, other catch clauses are not
+executed.  The catch clause ends when the next ":catch", ":finally", or
+":endtry" command is reached - whatever is first.  Then, the finally clause
+(if present) is executed.  When the ":endtry" is reached, the script execution
+continues in the following line as usual.
+   When an exception that does not match any of the patterns specified by the
+":catch" commands is thrown in the try block, the exception is not caught by
+that try conditional and none of the catch clauses is executed.  Only the
+finally clause, if present, is taken.  The exception pends during execution of
+the finally clause.  It is resumed at the ":endtry", so that commands after
+the ":endtry" are not executed and the exception might be caught elsewhere,
+see |try-nesting|.
+   When during execution of a catch clause another exception is thrown, the
+remaining lines in that catch clause are not executed.  The new exception is
+not matched against the patterns in any of the ":catch" commands of the same
+try conditional and none of its catch clauses is taken.  If there is, however,
+a finally clause, it is executed, and the exception pends during its
+execution.  The commands following the ":endtry" are not executed.  The new
+exception might, however, be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
+   When during execution of the finally clause (if present) an exception is
+thrown, the remaining lines in the finally clause are skipped.  If the finally
+clause has been taken because of an exception from the try block or one of the
+catch clauses, the original (pending) exception is discarded.  The commands
+following the ":endtry" are not executed, and the exception from the finally
+clause is propagated and can be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
+
+The finally clause is also executed, when a ":break" or ":continue" for
+a ":while" loop enclosing the complete try conditional is executed from the
+try block or a catch clause.  Or when a ":return" or ":finish" is executed
+from the try block or a catch clause of a try conditional in a function or
+sourced script, respectively.  The ":break", ":continue", ":return", or
+":finish" pends during execution of the finally clause and is resumed when the
+":endtry" is reached.  It is, however, discarded when an exception is thrown
+from the finally clause.
+   When a ":break" or ":continue" for a ":while" loop enclosing the complete
+try conditional or when a ":return" or ":finish" is encountered in the finally
+clause, the rest of the finally clause is skipped, and the ":break",
+":continue", ":return" or ":finish" is executed as usual.  If the finally
+clause has been taken because of an exception or an earlier ":break",
+":continue", ":return", or ":finish" from the try block or a catch clause,
+this pending exception or command is discarded.
+
+For examples see |throw-catch| and |try-finally|.
+
+
+NESTING	OF TRY CONDITIONALS				*try-nesting*
+
+Try conditionals can be nested arbitrarily.  That is, a complete try
+conditional can be put into the try block, a catch clause, or the finally
+clause of another try conditional.  If the inner try conditional does not
+catch an exception thrown in its try block or throws a new exception from one
+of its catch clauses or its finally clause, the outer try conditional is
+checked according to the rules above.  If the inner try conditional is in the
+try block of the outer try conditional, its catch clauses are checked, but
+otherwise only the finally clause is executed.  It does not matter for
+nesting, whether the inner try conditional is directly contained in the outer
+one, or whether the outer one sources a script or calls a function containing
+the inner try conditional.
+
+When none of the active try conditionals catches an exception, just their
+finally clauses are executed.  Thereafter, the script processing terminates.
+An error message is displayed in case of an uncaught exception explicitly
+thrown by a ":throw" command.  For uncaught error and interrupt exceptions
+implicitly raised by Vim, the error message(s) or interrupt message are shown
+as usual.
+
+For examples see |throw-catch|.
+
+
+EXAMINING EXCEPTION HANDLING CODE			*except-examine*
+
+Exception handling code can get tricky.  If you are in doubt what happens, set
+'verbose' to 13 or use the ":13verbose" command modifier when sourcing your
+script file.  Then you see when an exception is thrown, discarded, caught, or
+finished.  When using a verbosity level of at least 14, things pending in
+a finally clause are also shown.  This information is also given in debug mode
+(see |debug-scripts|).
+
+
+THROWING AND CATCHING EXCEPTIONS			*throw-catch*
+
+You can throw any number or string as an exception.  Use the |:throw| command
+and pass the value to be thrown as argument: >
+	:throw 4711
+	:throw "string"
+<							*throw-expression*
+You can also specify an expression argument.  The expression is then evaluated
+first, and the result is thrown: >
+	:throw 4705 + strlen("string")
+	:throw strpart("strings", 0, 6)
+
+An exception might be thrown during evaluation of the argument of the ":throw"
+command.  Unless it is caught there, the expression evaluation is abandoned.
+The ":throw" command then does not throw a new exception.
+   Example: >
+
+	:function! Foo(arg)
+	:  try
+	:    throw a:arg
+	:  catch /foo/
+	:  endtry
+	:  return 1
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:function! Bar()
+	:  echo "in Bar"
+	:  return 4710
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:throw Foo("arrgh") + Bar()
+
+This throws "arrgh", and "in Bar" is not displayed since Bar() is not
+executed. >
+	:throw Foo("foo") + Bar()
+however displays "in Bar" and throws 4711.
+
+Any other command that takes an expression as argument might also be
+abandoned by an (uncaught) exception during the expression evaluation.  The
+exception is then propagated to the caller of the command.
+   Example: >
+
+	:if Foo("arrgh")
+	:  echo "then"
+	:else
+	:  echo "else"
+	:endif
+
+Here neither of "then" or "else" is displayed.
+
+							*catch-order*
+Exceptions can be caught by a try conditional with one or more |:catch|
+commands, see |try-conditionals|.   The values to be caught by each ":catch"
+command can be specified as a pattern argument.  The subsequent catch clause
+gets executed when a matching exception is caught.
+   Example: >
+
+	:function! Foo(value)
+	:  try
+	:    throw a:value
+	:  catch /^\d\+$/
+	:    echo "Number thrown"
+	:  catch /.*/
+	:    echo "String thrown"
+	:  endtry
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:call Foo(0x1267)
+	:call Foo('string')
+
+The first call to Foo() displays "Number thrown", the second "String thrown".
+An exception is matched against the ":catch" commands in the order they are
+specified.  Only the first match counts.  So you should place the more
+specific ":catch" first.  The following order does not make sense: >
+
+	:  catch /.*/
+	:    echo "String thrown"
+	:  catch /^\d\+$/
+	:    echo "Number thrown"
+
+The first ":catch" here matches always, so that the second catch clause is
+never taken.
+
+							*throw-variables*
+If you catch an exception by a general pattern, you may access the exact value
+in the variable |v:exception|: >
+
+	:  catch /^\d\+$/
+	:    echo "Number thrown.  Value is" v:exception
+
+You may also be interested where an exception was thrown.  This is stored in
+|v:throwpoint|.  Note that "v:exception" and "v:throwpoint" are valid for the
+exception most recently caught as long it is not finished.
+   Example: >
+
+	:function! Caught()
+	:  if v:exception != ""
+	:    echo 'Caught "' . v:exception . '" in ' . v:throwpoint
+	:  else
+	:    echo 'Nothing caught'
+	:  endif
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:function! Foo()
+	:  try
+	:    try
+	:      try
+	:	 throw 4711
+	:      finally
+	:	 call Caught()
+	:      endtry
+	:    catch /.*/
+	:      call Caught()
+	:      throw "oops"
+	:    endtry
+	:  catch /.*/
+	:    call Caught()
+	:  finally
+	:    call Caught()
+	:  endtry
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:call Foo()
+
+This displays >
+
+	Nothing caught
+	Caught "4711" in function Foo, line 4
+	Caught "oops" in function Foo, line 10
+	Nothing caught
+
+A practical example:  The following command ":LineNumber" displays the line
+number in the script or function where it has been used: >
+
+	:function! LineNumber()
+	:    return substitute(v:throwpoint, '.*\D\(\d\+\).*', '\1', "")
+	:endfunction
+	:command! LineNumber try | throw "" | catch | echo LineNumber() | endtry
+<
+							*try-nested*
+An exception that is not caught by a try conditional can be caught by
+a surrounding try conditional: >
+
+	:try
+	:  try
+	:    throw "foo"
+	:  catch /foobar/
+	:    echo "foobar"
+	:  finally
+	:    echo "inner finally"
+	:  endtry
+	:catch /foo/
+	:  echo "foo"
+	:endtry
+
+The inner try conditional does not catch the exception, just its finally
+clause is executed.  The exception is then caught by the outer try
+conditional.  The example displays "inner finally" and then "foo".
+
+							*throw-from-catch*
+You can catch an exception and throw a new one to be caught elsewhere from the
+catch clause: >
+
+	:function! Foo()
+	:  throw "foo"
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:function! Bar()
+	:  try
+	:    call Foo()
+	:  catch /foo/
+	:    echo "Caught foo, throw bar"
+	:    throw "bar"
+	:  endtry
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:try
+	:  call Bar()
+	:catch /.*/
+	:  echo "Caught" v:exception
+	:endtry
+
+This displays "Caught foo, throw bar" and then "Caught bar".
+
+							*rethrow*
+There is no real rethrow in the Vim script language, but you may throw
+"v:exception" instead: >
+
+	:function! Bar()
+	:  try
+	:    call Foo()
+	:  catch /.*/
+	:    echo "Rethrow" v:exception
+	:    throw v:exception
+	:  endtry
+	:endfunction
+<							*try-echoerr*
+Note that this method cannot be used to "rethrow" Vim error or interrupt
+exceptions, because it is not possible to fake Vim internal exceptions.
+Trying so causes an error exception.  You should throw your own exception
+denoting the situation.  If you want to cause a Vim error exception containing
+the original error exception value, you can use the |:echoerr| command: >
+
+	:try
+	:  try
+	:    asdf
+	:  catch /.*/
+	:    echoerr v:exception
+	:  endtry
+	:catch /.*/
+	:  echo v:exception
+	:endtry
+
+This code displays
+
+	Vim(echoerr):Vim:E492: Not an editor command:   asdf ~
+
+
+CLEANUP CODE						*try-finally*
+
+Scripts often change global settings and restore them at their end.  If the
+user however interrupts the script by pressing CTRL-C, the settings remain in
+an inconsistent state.  The same may happen to you in the development phase of
+a script when an error occurs or you explicitly throw an exception without
+catching it.  You can solve these problems by using a try conditional with
+a finally clause for restoring the settings.  Its execution is guaranteed on
+normal control flow, on error, on an explicit ":throw", and on interrupt.
+(Note that errors and interrupts from inside the try conditional are converted
+to exceptions.  When not caught, they terminate the script after the finally
+clause has been executed.)
+Example: >
+
+	:try
+	:  let s:saved_ts = &ts
+	:  set ts=17
+	:
+	:  " Do the hard work here.
+	:
+	:finally
+	:  let &ts = s:saved_ts
+	:  unlet s:saved_ts
+	:endtry
+
+This method should be used locally whenever a function or part of a script
+changes global settings which need to be restored on failure or normal exit of
+that function or script part.
+
+							*break-finally*
+Cleanup code works also when the try block or a catch clause is left by
+a ":continue", ":break", ":return", or ":finish".
+   Example: >
+
+	:let first = 1
+	:while 1
+	:  try
+	:    if first
+	:      echo "first"
+	:      let first = 0
+	:      continue
+	:    else
+	:      throw "second"
+	:    endif
+	:  catch /.*/
+	:    echo v:exception
+	:    break
+	:  finally
+	:    echo "cleanup"
+	:  endtry
+	:  echo "still in while"
+	:endwhile
+	:echo "end"
+
+This displays "first", "cleanup", "second", "cleanup", and "end". >
+
+	:function! Foo()
+	:  try
+	:    return 4711
+	:  finally
+	:    echo "cleanup\n"
+	:  endtry
+	:  echo "Foo still active"
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:echo Foo() "returned by Foo"
+
+This displays "cleanup" and "4711 returned by Foo".  You don't need to add an
+extra ":return" in the finally clause.  (Above all, this would override the
+return value.)
+
+							*except-from-finally*
+Using either of ":continue", ":break", ":return", ":finish", or ":throw" in
+a finally clause is possible, but not recommended since it abandons the
+cleanup actions for the try conditional.  But, of course, interrupt and error
+exceptions might get raised from a finally clause.
+   Example where an error in the finally clause stops an interrupt from
+working correctly: >
+
+	:try
+	:  try
+	:    echo "Press CTRL-C for interrupt"
+	:    while 1
+	:    endwhile
+	:  finally
+	:    unlet novar
+	:  endtry
+	:catch /novar/
+	:endtry
+	:echo "Script still running"
+	:sleep 1
+
+If you need to put commands that could fail into a finally clause, you should
+think about catching or ignoring the errors in these commands, see
+|catch-errors| and |ignore-errors|.
+
+
+CATCHING ERRORS						*catch-errors*
+
+If you want to catch specific errors, you just have to put the code to be
+watched in a try block and add a catch clause for the error message.  The
+presence of the try conditional causes all errors to be converted to an
+exception.  No message is displayed and |v:errmsg| is not set then.  To find
+the right pattern for the ":catch" command, you have to know how the format of
+the error exception is.
+   Error exceptions have the following format: >
+
+	Vim({cmdname}):{errmsg}
+or >
+	Vim:{errmsg}
+
+{cmdname} is the name of the command that failed; the second form is used when
+the command name is not known.  {errmsg} is the error message usually produced
+when the error occurs outside try conditionals.  It always begins with
+a capital "E", followed by a two or three-digit error number, a colon, and
+a space.
+
+Examples:
+
+The command >
+	:unlet novar
+normally produces the error message >
+	E108: No such variable: "novar"
+which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
+	Vim(unlet):E108: No such variable: "novar"
+
+The command >
+	:dwim
+normally produces the error message >
+	E492: Not an editor command: dwim
+which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
+	Vim:E492: Not an editor command: dwim
+
+You can catch all ":unlet" errors by a >
+	:catch /^Vim(unlet):/
+or all errors for misspelled command names by a >
+	:catch /^Vim:E492:/
+
+Some error messages may be produced by different commands: >
+	:function nofunc
+and >
+	:delfunction nofunc
+both produce the error message >
+	E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
+which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
+	Vim(function):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
+or >
+	Vim(delfunction):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
+respectively.  You can catch the error by its number independently on the
+command that caused it if you use the following pattern: >
+	:catch /^Vim(\a\+):E128:/
+
+Some commands like >
+	:let x = novar
+produce multiple error messages, here: >
+	E121: Undefined variable: novar
+	E15: Invalid expression:  novar
+Only the first is used for the exception value, since it is the most specific
+one (see |except-several-errors|).  So you can catch it by >
+	:catch /^Vim(\a\+):E121:/
+
+You can catch all errors related to the name "nofunc" by >
+	:catch /\<nofunc\>/
+
+You can catch all Vim errors in the ":write" and ":read" commands by >
+	:catch /^Vim(\(write\|read\)):E\d\+:/
+
+You can catch all Vim errors by the pattern >
+	:catch /^Vim\((\a\+)\)\=:E\d\+:/
+<
+							*catch-text*
+NOTE: You should never catch the error message text itself: >
+	:catch /No such variable/
+only works in the english locale, but not when the user has selected
+a different language by the |:language| command.  It is however helpful to
+cite the message text in a comment: >
+	:catch /^Vim(\a\+):E108:/   " No such variable
+
+
+IGNORING ERRORS						*ignore-errors*
+
+You can ignore errors in a specific Vim command by catching them locally: >
+
+	:try
+	:  write
+	:catch
+	:endtry
+
+But you are strongly recommended NOT to use this simple form, since it could
+catch more than you want.  With the ":write" command, some autocommands could
+be executed and cause errors not related to writing, for instance: >
+
+	:au BufWritePre * unlet novar
+
+There could even be such errors you are not responsible for as a script
+writer: a user of your script might have defined such autocommands.  You would
+then hide the error from the user.
+   It is much better to use >
+
+	:try
+	:  write
+	:catch /^Vim(write):/
+	:endtry
+
+which only catches real write errors.  So catch only what you'd like to ignore
+intentionally.
+
+For a single command that does not cause execution of autocommands, you could
+even suppress the conversion of errors to exceptions by the ":silent!"
+command: >
+	:silent! nunmap k
+This works also when a try conditional is active.
+
+
+CATCHING INTERRUPTS					*catch-interrupt*
+
+When there are active try conditionals, an interrupt (CTRL-C) is converted to
+the exception "Vim:Interrupt".  You can catch it like every exception.  The
+script is not terminated, then.
+   Example: >
+
+	:function! TASK1()
+	:  sleep 10
+	:endfunction
+
+	:function! TASK2()
+	:  sleep 20
+	:endfunction
+
+	:while 1
+	:  let command = input("Type a command: ")
+	:  try
+	:    if command == ""
+	:      continue
+	:    elseif command == "END"
+	:      break
+	:    elseif command == "TASK1"
+	:      call TASK1()
+	:    elseif command == "TASK2"
+	:      call TASK2()
+	:    else
+	:      echo "\nIllegal command:" command
+	:      continue
+	:    endif
+	:  catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
+	:    echo "\nCommand interrupted"
+	:    " Caught the interrupt.  Continue with next prompt.
+	:  endtry
+	:endwhile
+
+You can interrupt a task here by pressing CTRL-C; the script then asks for
+a new command.  If you press CTRL-C at the prompt, the script is terminated.
+
+For testing what happens when CTRL-C would be pressed on a specific line in
+your script, use the debug mode and execute the |>quit| or |>interrupt|
+command on that line.  See |debug-scripts|.
+
+
+CATCHING ALL						*catch-all*
+
+The commands >
+
+	:catch /.*/
+	:catch //
+	:catch
+
+catch everything, error exceptions, interrupt exceptions and exceptions
+explicitly thrown by the |:throw| command.  This is useful at the top level of
+a script in order to catch unexpected things.
+   Example: >
+
+	:try
+	:
+	:  " do the hard work here
+	:
+	:catch /MyException/
+	:
+	:  " handle known problem
+	:
+	:catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
+	:    echo "Script interrupted"
+	:catch /.*/
+	:  echo "Internal error (" . v:exception . ")"
+	:  echo " - occurred at " . v:throwpoint
+	:endtry
+	:" end of script
+
+Note: Catching all might catch more things than you want.  Thus, you are
+strongly encouraged to catch only for problems that you can really handle by
+specifying a pattern argument to the ":catch".
+   Example: Catching all could make it nearly impossible to interrupt a script
+by pressing CTRL-C: >
+
+	:while 1
+	:  try
+	:    sleep 1
+	:  catch
+	:  endtry
+	:endwhile
+
+
+EXCEPTIONS AND AUTOCOMMANDS				*except-autocmd*
+
+Exceptions may be used during execution of autocommands.  Example: >
+
+	:autocmd User x try
+	:autocmd User x   throw "Oops!"
+	:autocmd User x catch
+	:autocmd User x   echo v:exception
+	:autocmd User x endtry
+	:autocmd User x throw "Arrgh!"
+	:autocmd User x echo "Should not be displayed"
+	:
+	:try
+	:  doautocmd User x
+	:catch
+	:  echo v:exception
+	:endtry
+
+This displays "Oops!" and "Arrgh!".
+
+							*except-autocmd-Pre*
+For some commands, autocommands get executed before the main action of the
+command takes place.  If an exception is thrown and not caught in the sequence
+of autocommands, the sequence and the command that caused its execution are
+abandoned and the exception is propagated to the caller of the command.
+   Example: >
+
+	:autocmd BufWritePre * throw "FAIL"
+	:autocmd BufWritePre * echo "Should not be displayed"
+	:
+	:try
+	:  write
+	:catch
+	:  echo "Caught:" v:exception "from" v:throwpoint
+	:endtry
+
+Here, the ":write" command does not write the file currently being edited (as
+you can see by checking 'modified'), since the exception from the BufWritePre
+autocommand abandons the ":write".  The exception is then caught and the
+script displays: >
+
+	Caught: FAIL from BufWrite Auto commands for "*"
+<
+							*except-autocmd-Post*
+For some commands, autocommands get executed after the main action of the
+command has taken place.  If this main action fails and the command is inside
+an active try conditional, the autocommands are skipped and an error exception
+is thrown that can be caught by the caller of the command.
+   Example: >
+
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * echo "File successfully written!"
+	:
+	:try
+	:  write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
+	:catch
+	:  echo v:exception
+	:endtry
+
+This just displays: >
+
+	Vim(write):E212: Can't open file for writing (/i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e)
+
+If you really need to execute the autocommands even when the main action
+fails, trigger the event from the catch clause.
+   Example: >
+
+	:autocmd BufWritePre  * set noreadonly
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * set readonly
+	:
+	:try
+	:  write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
+	:catch
+	:  doautocmd BufWritePost /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
+	:endtry
+<
+You can also use ":silent!": >
+
+	:let x = "ok"
+	:let v:errmsg = ""
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * if v:errmsg != ""
+	:autocmd BufWritePost *   let x = "after fail"
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * endif
+	:try
+	:  silent! write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
+	:catch
+	:endtry
+	:echo x
+
+This displays "after fail".
+
+If the main action of the command does not fail, exceptions from the
+autocommands will be catchable by the caller of the command:  >
+
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * throw ":-("
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * echo "Should not be displayed"
+	:
+	:try
+	:  write
+	:catch
+	:  echo v:exception
+	:endtry
+<
+							*except-autocmd-Cmd*
+For some commands, the normal action can be replaced by a sequence of
+autocommands.  Exceptions from that sequence will be catchable by the caller
+of the command.
+   Example:  For the ":write" command, the caller cannot know whether the file
+had actually been written when the exception occurred.  You need to tell it in
+some way. >
+
+	:if !exists("cnt")
+	:  let cnt = 0
+	:
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd * if &modified
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *   let cnt = cnt + 1
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *   if cnt % 3 == 2
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *     throw "BufWriteCmdError"
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *   endif
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *   write | set nomodified
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *   if cnt % 3 == 0
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *     throw "BufWriteCmdError"
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *   endif
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd *   echo "File successfully written!"
+	:  autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
+	:endif
+	:
+	:try
+	:	write
+	:catch /^BufWriteCmdError$/
+	:  if &modified
+	:    echo "Error on writing (file contents not changed)"
+	:  else
+	:    echo "Error after writing"
+	:  endif
+	:catch /^Vim(write):/
+	:    echo "Error on writing"
+	:endtry
+
+When this script is sourced several times after making changes, it displays
+first >
+	File successfully written!
+then >
+	Error on writing (file contents not changed)
+then >
+	Error after writing
+etc.
+
+							*except-autocmd-ill*
+You cannot spread a try conditional over autocommands for different events.
+The following code is ill-formed: >
+
+	:autocmd BufWritePre  * try
+	:
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * catch
+	:autocmd BufWritePost *   echo v:exception
+	:autocmd BufWritePost * endtry
+	:
+	:write
+
+
+EXCEPTION HIERARCHIES AND PARAMETERIZED EXCEPTIONS	*except-hier-param*
+
+Some programming languages allow to use hierarchies of exception classes or to
+pass additional information with the object of an exception class.  You can do
+similar things in Vim.
+   In order to throw an exception from a hierarchy, just throw the complete
+class name with the components separated by a colon, for instance throw the
+string "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW" for an overflow in a mathematical library.
+   When you want to pass additional information with your exception class, add
+it in parentheses, for instance throw the string "EXCEPT:IO:WRITEERR(myfile)"
+for an error when writing "myfile".
+   With the appropriate patterns in the ":catch" command, you can catch for
+base classes or derived classes of your hierarchy.  Additional information in
+parentheses can be cut out from |v:exception| with the ":substitute" command.
+   Example: >
+
+	:function! CheckRange(a, func)
+	:  if a:a < 0
+	:    throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE(" . a:func . ")"
+	:  endif
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:function! Add(a, b)
+	:  call CheckRange(a:a, "Add")
+	:  call CheckRange(a:b, "Add")
+	:  let c = a:a + a:b
+	:  if c < 0
+	:    throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW"
+	:  endif
+	:  return c
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:function! Div(a, b)
+	:  call CheckRange(a:a, "Div")
+	:  call CheckRange(a:b, "Div")
+	:  if (a:b == 0)
+	:    throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:ZERODIV"
+	:  endif
+	:  return a:a / a:b
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:function! Write(file)
+	:  try
+	:    execute "write" a:file
+	:  catch /^Vim(write):/
+	:    throw "EXCEPT:IO(" . getcwd() . ", " . a:file . "):WRITEERR"
+	:  endtry
+	:endfunction
+	:
+	:try
+	:
+	:  " something with arithmetics and I/O
+	:
+	:catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE/
+	:  let function = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(\a\+\)).*', '\1', "")
+	:  echo "Range error in" function
+	:
+	:catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR/	" catches OVERFLOW and ZERODIV
+	:  echo "Math error"
+	:
+	:catch /^EXCEPT:IO/
+	:  let dir = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(.\+\),\s*.\+).*', '\1', "")
+	:  let file = substitute(v:exception, '.*(.\+,\s*\(.\+\)).*', '\1', "")
+	:  if file !~ '^/'
+	:    let file = dir . "/" . file
+	:  endif
+	:  echo 'I/O error for "' . file . '"'
+	:
+	:catch /^EXCEPT/
+	:  echo "Unspecified error"
+	:
+	:endtry
+
+The exceptions raised by Vim itself (on error or when pressing CTRL-C) use
+a flat hierarchy:  they are all in the "Vim" class.  You cannot throw yourself
+exceptions with the "Vim" prefix; they are reserved for Vim.
+   Vim error exceptions are parameterized with the name of the command that
+failed, if known.  See |catch-errors|.
+
+
+PECULIARITIES
+							*except-compat*
+The exception handling concept requires that the command sequence causing the
+exception is aborted immediately and control is transferred to finally clauses
+and/or a catch clause.
+
+In the Vim script language there are cases where scripts and functions
+continue after an error: in functions without the "abort" flag or in a command
+after ":silent!", control flow goes to the following line, and outside
+functions, control flow goes to the line following the outermost ":endwhile"
+or ":endif".  On the other hand, errors should be catchable as exceptions
+(thus, requiring the immediate abortion).
+
+This problem has been solved by converting errors to exceptions and using
+immediate abortion (if not suppressed by ":silent!") only when a try
+conditional is active.  This is no restriction since an (error) exception can
+be caught only from an active try conditional.  If you want an immediate
+termination without catching the error, just use a try conditional without
+catch clause.  (You can cause cleanup code being executed before termination
+by specifying a finally clause.)
+
+When no try conditional is active, the usual abortion and continuation
+behavior is used instead of immediate abortion.  This ensures compatibility of
+scripts written for Vim 6.1 and earlier.
+
+However, when sourcing an existing script that does not use exception handling
+commands (or when calling one of its functions) from inside an active try
+conditional of a new script, you might change the control flow of the existing
+script on error.  You get the immediate abortion on error and can catch the
+error in the new script.  If however the sourced script suppresses error
+messages by using the ":silent!" command (checking for errors by testing
+|v:errmsg| if appropriate), its execution path is not changed.  The error is
+not converted to an exception.  (See |:silent|.)  So the only remaining cause
+where this happens is for scripts that don't care about errors and produce
+error messages.  You probably won't want to use such code from your new
+scripts.
+
+							*except-syntax-err*
+Syntax errors in the exception handling commands are never caught by any of
+the ":catch" commands of the try conditional they belong to.  Its finally
+clauses, however, is executed.
+   Example: >
+
+	:try
+	:  try
+	:    throw 4711
+	:  catch /\(/
+	:    echo "in catch with syntax error"
+	:  catch
+	:    echo "inner catch-all"
+	:  finally
+	:    echo "inner finally"
+	:  endtry
+	:catch
+	:  echo 'outer catch-all caught "' . v:exception . '"'
+	:  finally
+	:    echo "outer finally"
+	:endtry
+
+This displays: >
+    inner finally
+    outer catch-all caught "Vim(catch):E54: Unmatched \("
+    outer finally
+The original exception is discarded and an error exception is raised, instead.
+
+							*except-single-line*
+The ":try", ":catch", ":finally", and ":endtry" commands can be put on
+a single line, but then syntax errors may make it difficult to recognize the
+"catch" line, thus you better avoid this.
+   Example: >
+	:try | unlet! foo # | catch | endtry
+raises an error exception for the trailing characters after the ":unlet!"
+argument, but does not see the ":catch" and ":endtry" commands, so that the
+error exception is discarded and the "E488: Trailing characters" message gets
+displayed.
+
+							*except-several-errors*
+When several errors appear in a single command, the first error message is
+usually the most specific one and therefor converted to the error exception.
+   Example: >
+	echo novar
+causes >
+	E121: Undefined variable: novar
+	E15: Invalid expression: novar
+The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
+	Vim(echo):E121: Undefined variable: novar
+<							*except-syntax-error*
+But when a syntax error is detected after a normal error in the same command,
+the syntax error is used for the exception being thrown.
+   Example: >
+	unlet novar #
+causes >
+	E108: No such variable: "novar"
+	E488: Trailing characters
+The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
+	Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters
+This is done because the syntax error might change the execution path in a way
+not intended by the user.  Example: >
+	try
+	    try | unlet novar # | catch | echo v:exception | endtry
+	catch /.*/
+	    echo "outer catch:" v:exception
+	endtry
+This displays "outer catch: Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters", and then
+a "E600: Missing :endtry" error message is given, see |except-single-line|.
+
+==============================================================================
+9. Examples						*eval-examples*
+
+Printing in Hex ~
+>
+  :" The function Nr2Hex() returns the Hex string of a number.
+  :func Nr2Hex(nr)
+  :  let n = a:nr
+  :  let r = ""
+  :  while n
+  :    let r = '0123456789ABCDEF'[n % 16] . r
+  :    let n = n / 16
+  :  endwhile
+  :  return r
+  :endfunc
+
+  :" The function String2Hex() converts each character in a string to a two
+  :" character Hex string.
+  :func String2Hex(str)
+  :  let out = ''
+  :  let ix = 0
+  :  while ix < strlen(a:str)
+  :    let out = out . Nr2Hex(char2nr(a:str[ix]))
+  :    let ix = ix + 1
+  :  endwhile
+  :  return out
+  :endfunc
+
+Example of its use: >
+  :echo Nr2Hex(32)
+result: "20" >
+  :echo String2Hex("32")
+result: "3332"
+
+
+Sorting lines (by Robert Webb) ~
+
+Here is a Vim script to sort lines.  Highlight the lines in Vim and type
+":Sort".  This doesn't call any external programs so it'll work on any
+platform.  The function Sort() actually takes the name of a comparison
+function as its argument, like qsort() does in C.  So you could supply it
+with different comparison functions in order to sort according to date etc.
+>
+  :" Function for use with Sort(), to compare two strings.
+  :func! Strcmp(str1, str2)
+  :  if (a:str1 < a:str2)
+  :	return -1
+  :  elseif (a:str1 > a:str2)
+  :	return 1
+  :  else
+  :	return 0
+  :  endif
+  :endfunction
+
+  :" Sort lines.  SortR() is called recursively.
+  :func! SortR(start, end, cmp)
+  :  if (a:start >= a:end)
+  :	return
+  :  endif
+  :  let partition = a:start - 1
+  :  let middle = partition
+  :  let partStr = getline((a:start + a:end) / 2)
+  :  let i = a:start
+  :  while (i <= a:end)
+  :	let str = getline(i)
+  :	exec "let result = " . a:cmp . "(str, partStr)"
+  :	if (result <= 0)
+  :	    " Need to put it before the partition.  Swap lines i and partition.
+  :	    let partition = partition + 1
+  :	    if (result == 0)
+  :		let middle = partition
+  :	    endif
+  :	    if (i != partition)
+  :		let str2 = getline(partition)
+  :		call setline(i, str2)
+  :		call setline(partition, str)
+  :	    endif
+  :	endif
+  :	let i = i + 1
+  :  endwhile
+
+  :  " Now we have a pointer to the "middle" element, as far as partitioning
+  :  " goes, which could be anywhere before the partition.  Make sure it is at
+  :  " the end of the partition.
+  :  if (middle != partition)
+  :	let str = getline(middle)
+  :	let str2 = getline(partition)
+  :	call setline(middle, str2)
+  :	call setline(partition, str)
+  :  endif
+  :  call SortR(a:start, partition - 1, a:cmp)
+  :  call SortR(partition + 1, a:end, a:cmp)
+  :endfunc
+
+  :" To Sort a range of lines, pass the range to Sort() along with the name of a
+  :" function that will compare two lines.
+  :func! Sort(cmp) range
+  :  call SortR(a:firstline, a:lastline, a:cmp)
+  :endfunc
+
+  :" :Sort takes a range of lines and sorts them.
+  :command! -nargs=0 -range Sort <line1>,<line2>call Sort("Strcmp")
+<
+							*sscanf*
+There is no sscanf() function in Vim.  If you need to extract parts from a
+line, you can use matchstr() and substitute() to do it.  This example shows
+how to get the file name, line number and column number out of a line like
+"foobar.txt, 123, 45". >
+   :" Set up the match bit
+   :let mx='\(\f\+\),\s*\(\d\+\),\s*\(\d\+\)'
+   :"get the part matching the whole expression
+   :let l = matchstr(line, mx)
+   :"get each item out of the match
+   :let file = substitute(l, mx, '\1', '')
+   :let lnum = substitute(l, mx, '\2', '')
+   :let col = substitute(l, mx, '\3', '')
+
+The input is in the variable "line", the results in the variables "file",
+"lnum" and "col". (idea from Michael Geddes)
+
+==============================================================================
+10. No +eval feature				*no-eval-feature*
+
+When the |+eval| feature was disabled at compile time, none of the expression
+evaluation commands are available.  To prevent this from causing Vim scripts
+to generate all kinds of errors, the ":if" and ":endif" commands are still
+recognized, though the argument of the ":if" and everything between the ":if"
+and the matching ":endif" is ignored.  Nesting of ":if" blocks is allowed, but
+only if the commands are at the start of the line.  The ":else" command is not
+recognized.
+
+Example of how to avoid executing commands when the |+eval| feature is
+missing: >
+
+	:if 1
+	:  echo "Expression evaluation is compiled in"
+	:else
+	:  echo "You will _never_ see this message"
+	:endif
+
+==============================================================================
+11. The sandbox					*eval-sandbox* *sandbox* *E48*
+
+The 'foldexpr', 'includeexpr', 'indentexpr', 'statusline' and 'foldtext'
+options are evaluated in a sandbox.  This means that you are protected from
+these expressions having nasty side effects.  This gives some safety for when
+these options are set from a modeline.  It is also used when the command from
+a tags file is executed.
+This is not guaranteed 100% secure, but it should block most attacks.
+
+These items are not allowed in the sandbox:
+	- changing the buffer text
+	- defining or changing mapping, autocommands, functions, user commands
+	- setting certain options (see |option-summary|)
+	- executing a shell command
+	- reading or writing a file
+	- jumping to another buffer or editing a file
+
+ vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: