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diff runtime/doc/builtin.txt @ 31347:56a2af8c0980 v9.0.1007
patch 9.0.1007: there is no way to get a list of swap file names
Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c216a7a21a25a701b84b79abc1ba6ab0baa3a311
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Mon Dec 5 13:50:55 2022 +0000
patch 9.0.1007: there is no way to get a list of swap file names
Problem: There is no way to get a list of swap file names.
Solution: Add the swapfilelist() function. Use it in the test script to
clean up. Remove deleting individual swap files.
| author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:00:11 +0100 |
| parents | a7801222c9c5 |
| children | 15c80d8bc515 |
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--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt @@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List specific match in ":s" or substitute() substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub} +swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory' swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname} swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf} synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col} @@ -9314,6 +9315,17 @@ substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flag Can also be used as a |method|: > GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags) +swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()* + Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows. + See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used + for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a + list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily + set 'directory' to a dot: > + let save_dir = &directory + let &directory = '.' + let swapfiles = swapfilelist() + let &directory = save_dir + swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()* The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the swapfile {fname}. The available fields are: