# HG changeset patch
# User Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
# Date 1572319805 -3600
# Node ID e93cab5d0f0f27fad7882f1f412927df055b090d
# Parent  2eb22798b5a76e0a0baebf1fce0aa4709f734e9d
patch 8.1.2233: cannot get the Vim command line arguments

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/69bf634858a2a75f2984e42b1e4017bc529a040a
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date:   Tue Oct 29 04:16:57 2019 +0100

    patch 8.1.2233: cannot get the Vim command line arguments

    Problem:    Cannot get the Vim command line arguments.
    Solution:   Add v:argv. (Dmitri Vereshchagin, closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/1322)

diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*eval.txt*	For Vim version 8.1.  Last change: 2019 Oct 26
+*eval.txt*	For Vim version 8.1.  Last change: 2019 Oct 29
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -1662,6 +1662,10 @@ PREDEFINED VIM VARIABLES			*vim-variable
 								*E963*
 Some variables can be set by the user, but the type cannot be changed.
 
+					*v:argv* *argv-variable*
+v:argv		The command line arguments Vim was invoked with.  This is a
+		list of strings.  The first item is the Vim command.
+
 					*v:beval_col* *beval_col-variable*
 v:beval_col	The number of the column, over which the mouse pointer is.
 		This is the byte index in the |v:beval_lnum| line.
@@ -3034,6 +3038,7 @@ argv([{nr} [, {winid}])
 		the whole |arglist| is returned.
 
 		The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
+		For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
 
 
 assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ static struct vimvar
     {VV_NAME("event",		 VAR_DICT), VV_RO},
     {VV_NAME("versionlong",	 VAR_NUMBER), VV_RO},
     {VV_NAME("echospace",	 VAR_NUMBER), VV_RO},
+    {VV_NAME("argv",		 VAR_LIST), VV_RO},
 };
 
 // shorthand
@@ -2086,6 +2087,27 @@ set_vim_var_dict(int idx, dict_T *val)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Set the v:argv list.
+ */
+    void
+set_argv_var(char **argv, int argc)
+{
+    list_T	*l = list_alloc();
+    int		i;
+
+    if (l == NULL)
+	getout(1);
+    l->lv_lock = VAR_FIXED;
+    for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
+    {
+	if (list_append_string(l, (char_u *)argv[i], -1) == FAIL)
+	    getout(1);
+	l->lv_last->li_tv.v_lock = VAR_FIXED;
+    }
+    set_vim_var_list(VV_ARGV, l);
+}
+
+/*
  * Set v:register if needed.
  */
     void
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,11 @@ common_init(mparm_T *paramp)
     TIME_MSG("inits 1");
 
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-    set_lang_var();		/* set v:lang and v:ctype */
+    // set v:lang and v:ctype
+    set_lang_var();
+
+    // set v:argv
+    set_argv_var(paramp->argv, paramp->argc);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef FEAT_SIGNS
diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -5986,7 +5986,7 @@ nv_g_cmd(cmdarg_T *cap)
 	    oap->motion_type = MCHAR;
 	    oap->inclusive = FALSE;
 	    if (has_mbyte)
-		i = mb_string2cells(ptr, STRLEN(ptr));
+		i = mb_string2cells(ptr, (int)STRLEN(ptr));
 	    else
 		i = (int)STRLEN(ptr);
 	    if (cap->count0 > 0 && cap->count0 <= 100)
diff --git a/src/proto/evalvars.pro b/src/proto/evalvars.pro
--- a/src/proto/evalvars.pro
+++ b/src/proto/evalvars.pro
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void restore_vimvars(vimvars_save_T *vvs
 void set_vim_var_string(int idx, char_u *val, int len);
 void set_vim_var_list(int idx, list_T *val);
 void set_vim_var_dict(int idx, dict_T *val);
+void set_argv_var(char **argv, int argc);
 void set_reg_var(int c);
 char_u *v_exception(char_u *oldval);
 char_u *v_throwpoint(char_u *oldval);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_startup.vim b/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
--- a/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_startup.vim
@@ -671,3 +671,15 @@ func Test_start_with_tabs()
   " clean up
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
+
+func Test_v_argv()
+  " Can't catch the output of gvim.
+  CheckNotGui
+
+  let out = system(GetVimCommand() . ' -es -V1 -X arg1 --cmd "echo v:argv" --cmd q')
+  let list = out->split("', '")
+  call assert_match('vim', list[0])
+  let idx = index(list, 'arg1')
+  call assert_true(idx > 2)
+  call assert_equal(['arg1', '--cmd', 'echo v:argv', '--cmd', 'q'']'], list[idx:])
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,10 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2233,
+/**/
+    2232,
+/**/
     2231,
 /**/
     2230,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -1990,7 +1990,8 @@ typedef int sock_T;
 #define VV_EVENT	90
 #define VV_VERSIONLONG	91
 #define VV_ECHOSPACE	92
-#define VV_LEN		93	// number of v: vars
+#define VV_ARGV		93
+#define VV_LEN		94	// number of v: vars
 
 // used for v_number in VAR_SPECIAL
 #define VVAL_FALSE	0L