patch 8.1.0039: cannot easily delete lines in another buffer
Problem: Cannot easily delete lines in another buffer.
Solution: Add deletebufline().
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 1c56bf3..ead6b89 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2110,6 +2110,8 @@
cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
+deletebufline({expr}, {first}[, {last}])
+ Number delete lines from buffer {expr}
did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
@@ -3517,8 +3519,19 @@
successful and -1 when the deletion failed or partly failed.
Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
- To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete|. Use |:exe|
- when the line number is in a variable.
+ To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
+ |deletebufline()|.
+
+deletebufline({expr}, {first}[, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
+ Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {expr}.
+ If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
+ On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
+
+ For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
+
+ {first} and {last} are used like with |setline()|. Note that
+ when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
+ to refer to the last line in buffer {expr}.
*did_filetype()*
did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the