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.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 1d70137..7ae3082 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@
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 @@
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: