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diff runtime/doc/eval.txt @ 6183:fca35aa9380a v7.4.427
updated for version 7.4.427
Problem: When an InsertCharPre autocommand executes system() typeahead may
be echoed and messes up the display. (Jacob Niehus)
Solution: Do not set cooked mode when invoked from ":silent".
| author | Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:53:52 +0200 |
| parents | 6921742f396a |
| children | 4176c48c7dd5 |
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--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -6093,6 +6093,12 @@ system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* list items converted to NULs). Pipes are not used. + When prepended by |:silent| the shell will not be set to + cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do + not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing + up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. > + :silent let f = system('ls *.vim') +< Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.