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Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2022 Apr 25
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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9Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
10done, the builtin functions are not available. See |+eval| and
11|no-eval-feature|.
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131. Overview |builtin-function-list|
142. Details |builtin-function-details|
153. Feature list |feature-list|
164. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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18==============================================================================
191. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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21Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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23USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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25abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
26acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
27add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
28and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
29append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
30appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
31 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
32 in buffer {expr}
33argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
34argidx() Number current index in the argument list
35arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
36argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
37argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
38asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
39assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
40assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
41 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
42assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
43 Number assert file contents are equal
44assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
45 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
46assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
47 Number assert {cmd} fails
48assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
49 Number assert {actual} is false
50assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
51 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
52assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
53 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
54assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
55assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
56 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
57assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
58 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
59assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
60assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
61atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
62atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
63balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
64balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
65balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
66blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
67browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
68 String put up a file requester
69browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
70bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
71bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
72buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
73bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
74bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
75bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
76bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
77bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
78bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
79byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
80byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
81byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
82call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
83 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
84ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
85ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
86ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
87ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
88ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
89 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
90ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
91 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
92ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
93ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
94ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
95ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
96ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
97ch_open({address} [, {options}])
98 Channel open a channel to {address}
99ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
100ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
101 Blob read Blob from {handle}
102ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
103 String read raw from {handle}
104ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
105 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
106ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
107 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
108ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
109 none set options for {handle}
110ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
111 String status of channel {handle}
112changenr() Number current change number
113char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
114charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
115charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
116charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
117 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
118chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
119cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
120clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
121col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
122complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
123complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
124complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
125complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
126confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
127 Number number of choice picked by user
128copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
129cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
130cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
131count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
132 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
133cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
134 Number checks existence of cscope connection
135cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
136 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
137cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
138debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
139deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
140delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
141deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
142 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
143did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
144diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
145diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
146digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
147digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
148digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
149digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
150echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
151empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
152environ() Dict return environment variables
153escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
154eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
155eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
156executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
157execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
158exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
159exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
160exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
161exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
162expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
163 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100164expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
165 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000166extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
167 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
168extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
169 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
170 List or Dictionary
171feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
172filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
173filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
174filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
175 remove items from {expr1} where
176 {expr2} is 0
177finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
178 String find directory {name} in {path}
179findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
180 String find file {name} in {path}
181flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
182flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
183 List flatten a copy of {list}
184float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
185floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
186fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
187fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
188fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
189foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
190foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
191foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
192foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
193foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
194foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
195fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
196funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
197 Funcref reference to function {name}
198function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
199 Funcref named reference to function {name}
200garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
201get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
202get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
203get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
204getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
205getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
206 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
207getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
208 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
209getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
210getchar([expr]) Number or String
211 get one character from the user
212getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
213getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
214getcharsearch() Dict last character search
215getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
216getcmdline() String return the current command-line
217getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
218getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
219getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
220getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
221 List list of cmdline completion matches
222getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
223getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
224getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
225getenv({name}) String return environment variable
226getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
227getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
228getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
229getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
230getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
231getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
232getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
233 List list of jump list items
234getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
235getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
236getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
237getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
238getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
239getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
240getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
241getpid() Number process ID of Vim
242getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
243getqflist() List list of quickfix items
244getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
245getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
246 String or List contents of a register
247getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
248getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
249gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
250gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
251 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
252gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
253 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
254gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
255gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
256getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
257getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
258getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
259getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
260getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
261 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
262glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
263 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
264glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
265globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
266 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
267has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
268has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
269haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
270 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
271 or |:tcd|
272hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
273 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
274histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
275histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
276histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
277histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
278hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
279hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
280hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
281hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
282hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
283iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
284indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
285index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
286 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
287input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
288 String get input from the user
289inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
290 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
291inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
292inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
293inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
294inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
295insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
296interrupt() none interrupt script execution
297invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100298isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000299isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
300isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
301 (positive or negative)
302islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
303isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
304items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
305job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
306job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
307job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
308job_start({command} [, {options}])
309 Job start a job
310job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
311job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
312join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
313js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
314js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
315json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
316json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
317keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
318len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
319libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
320libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
321line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
322line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
323lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
324list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
325list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
326listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
327 Number add a callback to listen to changes
328listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
329listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
330localtime() Number current time
331log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
332log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
333luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
334map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
335 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
336maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
337 String or Dict
338 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
339mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
340 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100341maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000342mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
343 like |map()| but creates a new List or
344 Dictionary
345mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
346match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
347 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
348matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
349 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
350matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
351 Number highlight positions with {group}
352matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
353matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
354matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
355 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
356matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
357 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
358matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
359 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
360matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
361 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
362matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
363 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
364matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
365 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
366max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
367menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
368min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
369mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
370 Number create directory {name}
371mode([expr]) String current editing mode
372mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
373nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
374nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
375or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
376pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
377perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
378popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
379popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
380popup_clear() none close all popup windows
381popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
382popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
383popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
384popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
385popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
386popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
387popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
388popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
389popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
390popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
391popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
392popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
393popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
394popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
395popup_notification({what}, {options})
396 Number create a notification popup window
397popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
398 none set options for popup window {id}
399popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
400popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
401pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
402prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
403printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
404prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
405prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
406prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
407prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
408prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
409prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
410 none add multiple text properties
411prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
412 none remove all text properties
413prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
414 Dict search for a text property
415prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
416prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
417 Number remove a text property
418prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
419prop_type_change({name}, {props})
420 none change an existing property type
421prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
422 none delete a property type
423prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
424 Dict get property type values
425prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
426pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
427pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
428py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
429pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
430pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
431rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
432range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
433 List items from {expr} to {max}
434readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
435readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
436 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
437readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
438 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
439readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
440 List get list of lines from file {fname}
441reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
442 any reduce {object} using {func}
443reg_executing() String get the executing register name
444reg_recording() String get the recording register name
445reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
446reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
447reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
448remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
449 String send expression
450remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
451remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
452 Number check for reply string
453remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
454 String read reply string
455remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
456 String send key sequence
457remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
458remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
459 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
460remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
461 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
462remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
463rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
464repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
465resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
466reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
467round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
468rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
469screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
470screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
471screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
472screencol() Number current cursor column
473screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
474screenrow() Number current cursor row
475screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
476search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
477 Number search for {pattern}
478searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
479searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
480 Number search for variable declaration
481searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
482 Number search for other end of start/end pair
483searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
484 List search for other end of start/end pair
485searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
486 List search for {pattern}
487server2client({clientid}, {string})
488 Number send reply string
489serverlist() String get a list of available servers
490setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
491 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
492 {expr}
493setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
494 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
495setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
496setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
497setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
498setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
499setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
500setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
501setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
502setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
503setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
504 Number modify location list using {list}
505setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
506 Number modify specific location list props
507setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
508setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
509setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
510setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
511 Number modify specific quickfix list props
512setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
513settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
514settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
515 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
516 page {tabnr} to {val}
517settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
518 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
519setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
520sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
521shellescape({string} [, {special}])
522 String escape {string} for use as shell
523 command argument
524shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
525sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
526sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
527sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
528sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
529 List get a list of placed signs
530sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
531 Number jump to a sign
532sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
533 Number place a sign
534sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
535sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
536sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
537sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
538 Number unplace a sign
539sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
540simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
541sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
542sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
543slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
544 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000545sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
546 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000547sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
548sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
549 Number play an event sound
550sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
551 Number play sound file {path}
552sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
553soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
554spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
555spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
556 List spelling suggestions
557split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
558 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
559sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
560srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
561state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
562str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
563str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
564 ASCII/UTF-8 value
565str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
566 Number convert String to Number
567strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
568strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
569 String {len} characters of {str} at
570 character {start}
571strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
572strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
573strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
574strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
575stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
576 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
577string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
578strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
579strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
580 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
581 byte {start}
582strptime({format}, {timestring})
583 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
584strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
585 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
586strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
587strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
588submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
589 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
590substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
591 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
592swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
593swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
594synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
595synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
596 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
597synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
598synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
599synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
600system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
601systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
602tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
603tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
604tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
605tagfiles() List tags files used
606taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
607tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
608tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
609tempname() String name for a temporary file
610term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
611 Number display difference between two dumps
612term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
613 Number displaying a screen dump
614term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
615 none dump terminal window contents
616term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
617term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
618term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
619term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
620term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
621term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
622term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
623term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
624term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
625term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
626term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
627term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
628term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
629term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
630term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
631 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
632term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
633term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
634term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
635term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
636 none set the size of a terminal
637term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
638term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
639terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
640test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
641 none make memory allocation fail
642test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
643test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
644test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
645test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
646test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000647test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000648test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
649test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
650test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
651test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
652test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
653test_null_job() Job null value for testing
654test_null_list() List null value for testing
655test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
656test_null_string() String null value for testing
657test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
658test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
659test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000660test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
661test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
662test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
663test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
664test_void() any void value for testing
665timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
666timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
667timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
668 Number create a timer
669timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
670timer_stopall() none stop all timers
671tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
672toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
673tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
674 to chars in {tostr}
675trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
676 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
677trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
678type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
679typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
680undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
681undotree() List undo file tree
682uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
683 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
684values({dict}) List values in {dict}
685virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
686visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
687wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
688win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
689 String execute {command} in window {id}
690win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
691win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
692win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
693win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
694win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
695win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000696win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
697win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000698win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
699win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
700 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
701winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
702wincol() Number window column of the cursor
703windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
704winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
705winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
706winline() Number window line of the cursor
707winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
708winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
709winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
710winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
711winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
712wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
713writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
714 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
715xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
716
717==============================================================================
7182. Details *builtin-function-details*
719
720Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
721specific functionality.
722
723abs({expr}) *abs()*
724 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
725 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
726 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
727 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
728 Examples: >
729 echo abs(1.456)
730< 1.456 >
731 echo abs(-5.456)
732< 5.456 >
733 echo abs(-4)
734< 4
735
736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
737 Compute()->abs()
738
739< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
740
741
742acos({expr}) *acos()*
743 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
744 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
745 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
746 [-1, 1].
747 Examples: >
748 :echo acos(0)
749< 1.570796 >
750 :echo acos(-0.5)
751< 2.094395
752
753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
754 Compute()->acos()
755
756< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
757
758
759add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
760 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
761 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
762 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
763 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
764< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
765 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
766 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
767 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
768
769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
770 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
771
772
773and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
774 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
775 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
776 Example: >
777 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
778< Can also be used as a |method|: >
779 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
780
781
782append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
783 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
784 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
785 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
786 the current buffer.
787 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
788 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
789 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
790 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
791 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
792 negative number results in an error. Example: >
793 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
794 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
795
796< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
797 passed as the second argument: >
798 mylist->append(lnum)
799
800
801appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
802 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
803
804 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
805 |bufload()| if needed.
806
807 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
808
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000809 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
810 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
811 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
812 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813
814 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
815 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
816
817 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
818 error message is given. Example: >
819 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
820<
821 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
822 passed as the second argument: >
823 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
824
825
826argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
827 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
828 |arglist|.
829 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
830 window is used.
831 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
832 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
833 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
834 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
835
836 *argidx()*
837argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
838 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
839
840 *arglistid()*
841arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
842 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
843 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
844 global argument list. See |arglist|.
845 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
846
847 Without arguments use the current window.
848 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
849 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
850 page.
851 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
852
853 *argv()*
854argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
855 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
856 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
857 :let i = 0
858 :while i < argc()
859 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000860 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000861 : let i = i + 1
862 :endwhile
863< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
864 the whole |arglist| is returned.
865
866 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
867 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
868
869asin({expr}) *asin()*
870 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
871 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
872 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
873 [-1, 1].
874 Examples: >
875 :echo asin(0.8)
876< 0.927295 >
877 :echo asin(-0.5)
878< -0.523599
879
880 Can also be used as a |method|: >
881 Compute()->asin()
882<
883 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
884
885
886assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
887
888
889
890atan({expr}) *atan()*
891 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
892 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
893 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
894 Examples: >
895 :echo atan(100)
896< 1.560797 >
897 :echo atan(-4.01)
898< -1.326405
899
900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
901 Compute()->atan()
902<
903 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
904
905
906atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
907 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
908 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
909 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
910 Examples: >
911 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
912< -0.785398 >
913 :echo atan2(1, -1)
914< 2.356194
915
916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
917 Compute()->atan2(1)
918<
919 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
920
921balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
922 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
923 not used for the List.
924
925balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
926 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
927 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
928 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
929 split with |balloon_split()|.
930 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
931
932 Example: >
933 func GetBalloonContent()
934 " ... initiate getting the content
935 return ''
936 endfunc
937 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
938
939 func BalloonCallback(result)
940 call balloon_show(a:result)
941 endfunc
942< Can also be used as a |method|: >
943 GetText()->balloon_show()
944<
945 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
946 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
947 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
948 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
949 empty string or a placeholder.
950
951 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
952 error message.
953 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
954 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
955
956balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
957 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
958 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
959 to show debugger output.
960 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
962 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
963
964< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
965 feature}
966
967blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
968 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
969 {blob}. Examples: >
970 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
971 blob2list(0z) returns []
972< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
973 opposite.
974
975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
976 GetBlob()->blob2list()
977
978 *browse()*
979browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
980 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
981 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
982 The input fields are:
983 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
984 {title} title for the requester
985 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
986 {default} default file name
987 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
988 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
989
990 *browsedir()*
991browsedir({title}, {initdir})
992 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
993 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
994 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
995 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
996 to be used.
997 The input fields are:
998 {title} title for the requester
999 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1000 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1001 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1002
1003bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
1004 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
1005 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1006 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1007 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1008 buffer is always created.
1009 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1010 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1011 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1012 call bufload(bufnr)
1013 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
1014< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1015 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1016
1017bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1018 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1019 {buf} exists.
1020 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1021 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1022
1023 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1024 exactly. The name can be:
1025 - Relative to the current directory.
1026 - A full path.
1027 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1028 - A URL name.
1029 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1030 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1031 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1032 long name to be able to find them.
1033 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1034 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1035 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1036 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1037 file name.
1038
1039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1040 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1041<
1042 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1043
1044buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1045 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1046 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1047 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1048
1049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1050 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1051
1052bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1053 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1054 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1055 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
1056 then there is no change.
1057 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1058 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1059 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1060
1061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1062 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1063
1064bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1065 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1066 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1067 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1068
1069 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1070 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1071
1072bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1073 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1074 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1075 "[No Name]".
1076 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1077 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1078 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1079 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1080 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1081 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1082 match an empty string is returned.
1083 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1084 alternate buffer.
1085 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1086 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1087 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1088 pattern.
1089 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1090 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1091 buffers are searched for.
1092 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1093 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1094 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1095< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1096 echo bufnr->bufname()
1097
1098< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1099 string is returned. >
1100 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1101 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1102 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1103 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1104< *buffer_name()*
1105 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1106
1107 *bufnr()*
1108bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1109 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1110 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1111 above.
1112
1113 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1114 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1115 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1116 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1117< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1118 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1119
1120 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1121 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1122< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1123 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1124 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1125 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1126
1127 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1128 echo bufref->bufnr()
1129<
1130 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1131 *last_buffer_nr()*
1132 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1133
1134bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1135 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1136 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1137 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1138 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1139
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001140 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001141<
1142 Only deals with the current tab page.
1143
1144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1145 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1146
1147bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1148 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1149 |window-ID|.
1150 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1151 is returned. Example: >
1152
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001153 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001154
1155< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1156 |:wincmd|.
1157
1158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1159 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1160
1161byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1162 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1163 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1164 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1165 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1166 one.
1167 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1168
1169 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1170 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1171
1172< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1173 feature}
1174
1175byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1176 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1177 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1178 zero.
1179 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1180 equal to {nr}.
1181 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1182 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1183 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1184 separately.
1185 Example : >
1186 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1187< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1188 same: >
1189 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1190 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1191< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1192
1193 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1194 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1195 in bytes is returned.
1196
1197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1198 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1199
1200byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1201 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1202 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001203 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001204 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1205 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1206 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1207< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1208 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1209 one byte).
1210 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1211 to a Unicode encoding.
1212
1213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1214 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1215
1216call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1217 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1218 arguments.
1219 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1220 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1221 Returns the return value of the called function.
1222 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1223 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1224
1225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1226 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1227
1228ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1229 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1230 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1231 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1232 Examples: >
1233 echo ceil(1.456)
1234< 2.0 >
1235 echo ceil(-5.456)
1236< -5.0 >
1237 echo ceil(4.0)
1238< 4.0
1239
1240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1241 Compute()->ceil()
1242<
1243 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1244
1245
1246ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1247
1248
1249changenr() *changenr()*
1250 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1251 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1252 with the |:undo| command.
1253 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1254 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1255 one less than the number of the undone change.
1256
1257char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
1258 Return number value of the first char in {string}.
1259 Examples: >
1260 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1261 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1262< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1263 Example for "utf-8": >
1264 char2nr("á") returns 225
1265 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1266< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1267 A combining character is a separate character.
1268 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1269 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1270 let str = "ABC"
1271 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1272< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1273
1274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1275 GetChar()->char2nr()
1276
1277
1278charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1279 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1280 The character class is one of:
1281 0 blank
1282 1 punctuation
1283 2 word character
1284 3 emoji
1285 other specific Unicode class
1286 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
1287
1288
1289charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1290 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1291 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1292
1293 Example:
1294 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1295 charcol('.') returns 3
1296 col('.') returns 7
1297
1298< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1299 GetPos()->col()
1300<
1301 *charidx()*
1302charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1303 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1304 The index of the first character is zero.
1305 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1306 equal to {idx}.
1307 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1308 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1309 added to the preceding base character.
1310 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1311 counted as separate characters.
1312 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1313 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1314 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1315 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1316 and is not zero or one.
1317 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1318 from the character index.
1319 Examples: >
1320 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1321 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1322 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1323<
1324 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1325 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1326
1327chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1328 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1329 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1330 window:
1331 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1332 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1333 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1334 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1335 directory.
1336 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1337 {dir} must be a String.
1338 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1339 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1340 On failure, returns an empty string.
1341
1342 Example: >
1343 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1344 if save_dir != ""
1345 " ... do some work
1346 call chdir(save_dir)
1347 endif
1348
1349< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1350 GetDir()->chdir()
1351<
1352cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1353 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1354 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1355 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1356 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
1357 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
1358 feature, -1 is returned.
1359 See |C-indenting|.
1360
1361 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1362 GetLnum()->cindent()
1363
1364clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1365 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1366 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1367 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1368 window ID instead of the current window.
1369
1370 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1371 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1372<
1373 *col()*
1374col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1375 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1376 . the cursor position
1377 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1378 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1379 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1380 returned)
1381 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1382 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1383 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1384 that it's updated right away.
1385 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1386 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1387 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1388 out of range then col() returns zero.
1389 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1390 |getpos()|.
1391 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1392 character position use |charcol()|.
1393 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1394 Examples: >
1395 col(".") column of cursor
1396 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1397 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001398 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001399< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
1400 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1401 buffer.
1402 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1403 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1404 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1405 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1406 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001407 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001408 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1409
1410< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1411 GetPos()->col()
1412<
1413
1414complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1415 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1416 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1417 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1418 or with an expression mapping.
1419 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1420 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1421 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1422 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1423 match.
1424 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1425 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1426 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1427 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1428 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1429 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1430 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1431 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1432 Example: >
1433 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1434
1435 func! ListMonths()
1436 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1437 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1438 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1439 return ''
1440 endfunc
1441< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1442 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1443
1444 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1445 second argument: >
1446 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1447
1448complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1449 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1450 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1451 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1452 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1453 the list.
1454 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1455 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1456
1457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1458 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1459
1460complete_check() *complete_check()*
1461 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1462 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1463 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1464 zero otherwise.
1465 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1466 'completefunc' option.
1467
1468
1469complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1470 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1471 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1472 The items are:
1473 mode Current completion mode name string.
1474 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1475 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1476 See |pumvisible()|.
1477 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1478 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1479 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1480 See |complete-items|.
1481 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1482 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1483 typed text only, or the last completion after
1484 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1485 <Down> keys)
1486 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
1487
1488 *complete_info_mode*
1489 mode values are:
1490 "" Not in completion mode
1491 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1492 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1493 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1494 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1495 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1496 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1497 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1498 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1499 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1500 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1501 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1502 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1503 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1504 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1505 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1506 "eval" |complete()| completion
1507 "unknown" Other internal modes
1508
1509 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1510 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1511 {what} are silently ignored.
1512
1513 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1514 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1515 |CompleteChanged| event.
1516
1517 Examples: >
1518 " Get all items
1519 call complete_info()
1520 " Get only 'mode'
1521 call complete_info(['mode'])
1522 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1523 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1524
1525< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1526 GetItems()->complete_info()
1527<
1528 *confirm()*
1529confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1530 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1531 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1532 choice this is 1.
1533 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1534 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1535
1536 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1537 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1538 used (and translated).
1539 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1540 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1541
1542 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1543 by '\n', e.g. >
1544 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1545< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1546 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1547 not need to be the first letter: >
1548 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1549< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1550 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1551
1552 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1553 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1554 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1555 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1556
1557 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1558 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1559 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1560 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1561 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1562 used.
1563
1564 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1565 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1566
1567 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001568 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
1569 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
1570 if choice == 0
1571 echo "make up your mind!"
1572 elseif choice == 3
1573 echo "tasteful"
1574 else
1575 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
1576 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001577< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1578 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1579 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1580 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1581 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1582 the horizontal layout is always used.
1583
1584 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1585 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1586<
1587 *copy()*
1588copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1589 different from using {expr} directly.
1590 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1591 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1592 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1593 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1594 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1595 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1596 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1597 mylist->copy()
1598
1599cos({expr}) *cos()*
1600 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1601 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1602 Examples: >
1603 :echo cos(100)
1604< 0.862319 >
1605 :echo cos(-4.01)
1606< -0.646043
1607
1608 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1609 Compute()->cos()
1610<
1611 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1612
1613
1614cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1615 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1616 [1, inf].
1617 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1618 Examples: >
1619 :echo cosh(0.5)
1620< 1.127626 >
1621 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1622< -1.127626
1623
1624 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1625 Compute()->cosh()
1626<
1627 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1628
1629
1630count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1631 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1632 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1633
1634 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1635 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1636
1637 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1638
1639 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1640 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1641 {expr} is an empty string.
1642
1643 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1644 mylist->count(val)
1645<
1646 *cscope_connection()*
1647cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1648 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1649 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1650 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1651 if there are no cscope connections;
1652 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1653
1654 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1655 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1656
1657 {num} Description of existence check
1658 ----- ------------------------------
1659 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1660 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1661 {dbpath}.
1662 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1663 {dbpath}.
1664 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1665 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1666 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1667 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1668
1669 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1670
1671 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1672
1673 # pid database name prepend path
1674 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1675<
1676 Invocation Return Val ~
1677 ---------- ---------- >
1678 cscope_connection() 1
1679 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1680 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1681 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1682 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1683 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1684 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1685 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1686<
1687cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1688cursor({list})
1689 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1690 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1691
1692 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1693 with two, three or four item:
1694 [{lnum}, {col}]
1695 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1696 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1697 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1698 but without the first item.
1699
1700 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1701 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1702
1703 Does not change the jumplist.
1704 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1705 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1706 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
1707 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
1708 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1709 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1710 line.
1711 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1712 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1713 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1714
1715 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1716 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1717 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1718 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1719
1720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1721 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1722
1723debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1724 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1725 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1726 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1727 {only available on MS-Windows}
1728
1729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1730 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1731
1732deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1733 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1734 different from using {expr} directly.
1735 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1736 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1737 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1738 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1739 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1740 the original |List|.
1741 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1742
1743 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1744 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1745 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1746 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1747 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1748 *E724*
1749 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1750 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1751 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1752 Also see |copy()|.
1753
1754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1755 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1756
1757delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1758 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001759 name {fname}.
1760
1761 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1762 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001763
1764 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1765 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1766
1767 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1768 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1769 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1770 that is being used.
1771
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001772 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1773 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1774 or partly failed.
1775
1776 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1777 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1778 |deletebufline()|.
1779
1780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1781 GetName()->delete()
1782
1783deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1784 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1785 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1786 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1787
1788 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1789 |bufload()| if needed.
1790
1791 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1792
1793 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1794 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1795 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1796
1797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1798 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1799<
1800 *did_filetype()*
1801did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1802 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1803 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1804 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1805 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1806 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1807 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1808 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1809 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1810 file.
1811
1812diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
1813 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
1814 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
1815 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
1816 display but don't exist in the buffer.
1817 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1818 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1819 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
1820
1821 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1822 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
1823
1824diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
1825 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
1826 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
1827 diff change zero is returned.
1828 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1829 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1830 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
1831 line.
1832 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
1833 syntax information about the highlighting.
1834
1835 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1836 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
1837<
1838
1839digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
1840 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
1841 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
1842 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
1843 is given and an empty string is returned.
1844
1845 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
1846 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
1847 available, it might fail.
1848
1849 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
1850
1851 Examples: >
1852 " Get a built-in digraph
1853 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
1854
1855 " Get a user-defined digraph
1856 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
1857 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
1858<
1859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1860 GetChars()->digraph_get()
1861<
1862 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1863 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1864 display an error message.
1865
1866
1867digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
1868 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
1869 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
1870 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
1871
1872 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
1873 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
1874 available, it might fail.
1875
1876 Also see |digraph_get()|.
1877
1878 Examples: >
1879 " Get user-defined digraphs
1880 :echo digraph_getlist()
1881
1882 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
1883 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
1884<
1885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1886 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
1887<
1888 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1889 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1890 display an error message.
1891
1892
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001893digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001894 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
1895 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001896 encoded character. *E1215*
1897 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
1898 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
1899 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001900
1901 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
1902 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
1903
1904 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
1905 |digraph_setlist()|.
1906
1907 Example: >
1908 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
1909<
1910 Can be used as a |method|: >
1911 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
1912<
1913 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1914 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1915 display an error message.
1916
1917
1918digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
1919 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
1920 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
1921 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001922 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001923 Example: >
1924 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
1925<
1926 It is similar to the following: >
1927 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
1928 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
1929 endfor
1930< Except that the function returns after the first error,
1931 following digraphs will not be added.
1932
1933 Can be used as a |method|: >
1934 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
1935<
1936 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1937 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1938 display an error message.
1939
1940
1941echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
1942 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
1943 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
1944 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
1945 call echoraw(&t_TE)
1946< and to enable it again: >
1947 call echoraw(&t_TI)
1948< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
1949
1950
1951empty({expr}) *empty()*
1952 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
1953 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
1954 items.
1955 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
1956 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
1957 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
1958 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
1959 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
1960 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
1961
1962 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
1963 length with zero.
1964
1965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1966 mylist->empty()
1967
1968environ() *environ()*
1969 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
1970 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
1971 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
1972< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
1973 use this: >
1974 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
1975
1976escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
1977 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
1978 backslash. Example: >
1979 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
1980< results in: >
1981 c:\\program\ files\\vim
1982< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
1983
1984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1985 GetText()->escape(' \')
1986<
1987 *eval()*
1988eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
1989 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
1990 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
1991 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
1992 functions.
1993
1994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1995 argv->join()->eval()
1996
1997eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
1998 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
1999 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2000 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2001 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2002
2003executable({expr}) *executable()*
2004 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2005 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2006 arguments.
2007 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2008 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2009 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2010 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2011 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2012 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2013 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2014 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2015 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2016 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2017 directory, not if it's really executable.
2018 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
2019 always found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2020 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
2021 The result is a Number:
2022 1 exists
2023 0 does not exist
2024 -1 not implemented on this system
2025 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2026
2027 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2028 GetCommand()->executable()
2029
2030execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2031 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2032 string.
2033 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2034 lines are executed one by one.
2035 This is equivalent to: >
2036 redir => var
2037 {command}
2038 redir END
2039<
2040 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2041 "" no `:silent` used
2042 "silent" `:silent` used
2043 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2044 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2045 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2046 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2047 *E930*
2048 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2049
2050 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002051 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002052
2053< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2054 use `win_execute()`.
2055
2056 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2057 included in the output of the higher level call.
2058
2059 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2060 GetCommand()->execute()
2061
2062exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2063 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2064 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2065 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2066 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2067 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2068< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2069 an empty string is returned.
2070
2071 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2072 GetCommand()->exepath()
2073<
2074 *exists()*
2075exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2076 zero otherwise.
2077
2078 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2079 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2080 at compile time.
2081
2082 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2083 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2084
2085 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002086 varname internal variable (see
2087 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2088 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2089 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002090 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002091 Does not work for local variables in a
2092 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002093 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2094 script, since it can be used as a
2095 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002096 Beware that evaluating an index may
2097 cause an error message for an invalid
2098 expression. E.g.: >
2099 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2100 :echo exists("l[5]")
2101< 0 >
2102 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2103< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2104 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002105 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2106 not if it really works)
2107 +option-name Vim option that works.
2108 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2109 done by comparing with an empty
2110 string)
2111 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2112 or user defined function (see
2113 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2114 Also works for a variable that is a
2115 Funcref.
2116 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2117 implemented; to be used to check if
2118 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002119 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2120 command or command modifier |:command|.
2121 Returns:
2122 1 for match with start of a command
2123 2 full match with a command
2124 3 matches several user commands
2125 To check for a supported command
2126 always check the return value to be 2.
2127 :2match The |:2match| command.
2128 :3match The |:3match| command.
2129 #event autocommand defined for this event
2130 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2131 pattern (the pattern is taken
2132 literally and compared to the
2133 autocommand patterns character by
2134 character)
2135 #group autocommand group exists
2136 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2137 event.
2138 #group#event#pattern
2139 autocommand defined for this group,
2140 event and pattern.
2141 ##event autocommand for this event is
2142 supported.
2143
2144 Examples: >
2145 exists("&shortname")
2146 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2147 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002148 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2149 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002150 exists("bufcount")
2151 exists(":Make")
2152 exists("#CursorHold")
2153 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2154 exists("#filetypeindent")
2155 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2156 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2157 exists("##ColorScheme")
2158< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2159 name.
2160 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
2161 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
2162 the future, thus don't count on it!
2163 Working example: >
2164 exists(":make")
2165< NOT working example: >
2166 exists(":make install")
2167
2168< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2169 variable itself. For example: >
2170 exists(bufcount)
2171< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2172 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2173
2174 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2175 Varname()->exists()
2176<
2177
2178exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2179 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2180 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2181 give an error: >
2182 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2183 ThatFunction('works')
2184 endif
2185< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2186 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2187
2188 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2189 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2190 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2191
2192
2193exp({expr}) *exp()*
2194 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2195 [0, inf].
2196 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2197 Examples: >
2198 :echo exp(2)
2199< 7.389056 >
2200 :echo exp(-1)
2201< 0.367879
2202
2203 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2204 Compute()->exp()
2205<
2206 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2207
2208
2209expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2210 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2211 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2212
2213 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2214 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2215 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2216 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2217 file name contains a space]
2218
2219 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2220 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2221 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2222
2223 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2224 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2225 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2226
2227 % current file name
2228 # alternate file name
2229 #n alternate file name n
2230 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2231 <afile> autocmd file name
2232 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2233 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2234 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2235 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2236 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2237 line number
2238 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2239 a function
2240 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2241 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002242 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2243 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002244 <stack> call stack
2245 <cword> word under the cursor
2246 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2247 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2248 message |server2client()|
2249 Modifiers:
2250 :p expand to full path
2251 :h head (last path component removed)
2252 :t tail (last path component only)
2253 :r root (one extension removed)
2254 :e extension only
2255
2256 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002257 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002258< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2259 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2260 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2261< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002262 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002263< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2264 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2265 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2266 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2267 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2268<
2269 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2270 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2271 to modify normal file names.
2272
2273 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2274 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2275 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2276 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002277 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2278 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2279 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002280
2281 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2282 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2283 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2284 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2285 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2286 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2287 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2288 :echo expand("**/README")
2289<
2290 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2291 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2292 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2293 |expr-env-expand|.
2294 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2295 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2296 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2297 "$FOOBAR".
2298
2299 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2300 getting the raw output of an external command.
2301
2302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2303 Getpattern()->expand()
2304
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002305expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002306 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2307 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2308 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2309 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2310 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002311
2312 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2313 argument:
2314 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2315 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2316 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2317
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002318 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2319 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002320
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002321 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002322 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002323 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2324 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2325<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002326 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002327 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2328<
2329extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2330 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2331 |Dictionaries|.
2332
2333 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2334 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2335 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2336 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2337 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2338 Examples: >
2339 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2340 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2341< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2342 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2343 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2344 (where N is the original length of the List).
2345 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2346 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2347 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2348<
2349 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2350 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2351 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2352 used to decide what to do:
2353 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2354 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2355 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2356 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2357
2358 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2359 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2360 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2361 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2362 fails.
2363 Returns {expr1}.
2364
2365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2366 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2367
2368
2369extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2370 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2371 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2372 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2373 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2374
2375
2376feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2377 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2378 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2379
2380 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2381 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2382 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2383 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2384 characters from a mapping.
2385
2386 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2387 {string}.
2388
2389 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2390 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2391 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2392 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2393 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2394 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2395
2396 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2397 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2398 keys are remapped.
2399 'n' Do not remap keys.
2400 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2401 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2402 opening folds, etc.
2403 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2404 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2405 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2406 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2407 the internal "got_int" flag.
2408 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2409 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2410 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2411 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2412 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2413 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2414 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2415 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2416 script continues.
2417 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2418 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2419 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002420 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2421 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002422 etc. Note that if the keys being using set a script
2423 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002424 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2425 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2426 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2427
2428 Return value is always 0.
2429
2430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2431 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2432
2433filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2434 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2435 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2436 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2437 expression, which is used as a String.
2438 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2439 |glob()|.
2440 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2441 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2442 0
2443 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2444 1
2445
2446< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2447 GetName()->filereadable()
2448< *file_readable()*
2449 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2450
2451
2452filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2453 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2454 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2455 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2456 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2457
2458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2459 GetName()->filewritable()
2460
2461
2462filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2463 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2464 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2465 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2466 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002467 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002468
2469 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2470
2471 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2472 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2473 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2474 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2475 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2476 current character.
2477 Examples: >
2478 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2479< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2480 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2481< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2482 call filter(var, 0)
2483< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2484
2485 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2486 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2487 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2488
2489 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2490 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2491 2. the value of the current item.
2492 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2493 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2494 func Odd(idx, val)
2495 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2496 endfunc
2497 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002498< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2499 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2500< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002501 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2502< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2503 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2504<
2505 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2506 Other values will result in a type error.
2507
2508 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2509 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2510 first: >
2511 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2512
2513< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002514 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002515 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2516 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2517 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2518 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2519
2520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2521 mylist->filter(expr2)
2522
2523finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2524 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2525 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2526 for the syntax of {path}.
2527
2528 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2529 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2530 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2531 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2532
2533 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2534 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2535 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2536
2537 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
2538 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
2539 feature}
2540
2541 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2542 GetName()->finddir()
2543
2544findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2545 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2546 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2547 Example: >
2548 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2549< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2550 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2551
2552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2553 GetName()->findfile()
2554
2555flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2556 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2557 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2558 a very large number.
2559 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2560 not want that.
2561 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002562 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002563 *E900*
2564 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2565 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2566 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2567
2568 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2569
2570 Example: >
2571 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2572< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2573 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2574< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2575
2576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2577 mylist->flatten()
2578<
2579flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2580 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2581
2582
2583float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2584 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2585 decimal point.
2586 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
2587 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2588 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2589 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2590 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2591 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2592 Examples: >
2593 echo float2nr(3.95)
2594< 3 >
2595 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2596< -23 >
2597 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2598< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2599 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2600< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2601 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2602< 0
2603
2604 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2605 Compute()->float2nr()
2606<
2607 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2608
2609
2610floor({expr}) *floor()*
2611 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2612 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2613 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2614 Examples: >
2615 echo floor(1.856)
2616< 1.0 >
2617 echo floor(-5.456)
2618< -6.0 >
2619 echo floor(4.0)
2620< 4.0
2621
2622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2623 Compute()->floor()
2624<
2625 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2626
2627
2628fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2629 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2630 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2631 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2632 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2633 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2634 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2635 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2636 Examples: >
2637 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2638< 0.13 >
2639 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2640< -0.13
2641
2642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2643 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
2644<
2645 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
2646
2647
2648fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2649 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2650 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2651 are escaped with a backslash.
2652 For most systems the characters escaped are
2653 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2654 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2655 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2656 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
2657 Example: >
2658 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002659 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002660< results in executing: >
2661 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2662<
2663 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2664 GetName()->fnameescape()
2665
2666fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2667 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2668 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2669 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2670 Example: >
2671 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2672< results in: >
2673 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
2674< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
2675 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2676 |expand()| first then.
2677
2678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2679 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2680
2681foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2682 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2683 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2684 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2685 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2686 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2687
2688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2689 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2690
2691foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2692 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2693 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2694 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2695 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2696 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2697
2698 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2699 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2700
2701foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2702 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2703 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2704 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2705 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2706 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2707 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2708 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2709 previous line is usually available.
2710 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2711 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2712
2713 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2714 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2715<
2716 *foldtext()*
2717foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2718 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2719 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2720 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2721 The returned string looks like this: >
2722 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2723< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2724 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2725 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2726 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2727 'commentstring' options is removed.
2728 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2729 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2730 setting.
2731 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2732
2733foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2734 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2735 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2736 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2737 returned.
2738 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2739 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2740 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2741 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2742
2743
2744 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2745 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2746<
2747 *foreground()*
2748foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2749 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2750 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2751 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2752 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002753 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002754 Win32 console version}
2755
2756fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
2757 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2758 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2759
2760 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2761 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
2762 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
2763 ambiguous (for user-defined commands).
2764
2765 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2766 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2767
2768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2769 GetName()->fullcommand()
2770<
2771 *funcref()*
2772funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2773 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2774 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2775 function {name} is redefined later.
2776
2777 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002778 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2779 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2780 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2781 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002782
2783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2784 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2785<
2786 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2787function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2788 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2789 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2790 internal function.
2791
2792 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2793 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2794 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2795 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2796 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2797<
2798 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
2799 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
2800 same function.
2801
2802 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
2803 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
2804 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
2805
2806 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
2807 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
2808 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2809 ...
2810 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
2811 ...
2812 call Partial('name')
2813< Invokes the function as with: >
2814 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2815
2816< With a |method|: >
2817 func Callback(one, two, three)
2818 ...
2819 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
2820 ...
2821 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
2822< Invokes the function as with: >
2823 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
2824
2825< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
2826 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
2827 arguments. Example: >
2828 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2829 ...
2830 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
2831 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
2832 ...
2833 call Func2('name')
2834< Invokes the function as with: >
2835 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2836
2837< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
2838 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
2839 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002840 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002841 endfunction
2842 ...
2843 let context = {"name": "example"}
2844 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2845 ...
2846 call Func() " will echo: called for example
2847< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
2848 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
2849 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2850 let Func = context.Callback
2851
2852< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
2853 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
2854 ...
2855 let context = {"name": "example"}
2856 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
2857 ...
2858 call Func(500)
2859< Invokes the function as with: >
2860 call context.Callback('one', 500)
2861<
2862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2863 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
2864
2865
2866garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
2867 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
2868 that have circular references.
2869
2870 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
2871 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
2872 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
2873 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
2874 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
2875 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
2876 for a long time.
2877
2878 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
2879 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
2880 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
2881
2882 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
2883 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
2884 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
2885 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
2886
2887get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
2888 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
2889 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
2890 omitted.
2891 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2892 mylist->get(idx)
2893get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
2894 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
2895 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
2896 omitted.
2897 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2898 myblob->get(idx)
2899get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
2900 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
2901 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
2902 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
2903 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
2904< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
2905 'default' when it does not exist.
2906 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2907 mydict->get(key)
2908get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00002909 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002910 {what} are:
2911 "name" The function name
2912 "func" The function
2913 "dict" The dictionary
2914 "args" The list with arguments
2915 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2916 myfunc->get(what)
2917<
2918 *getbufinfo()*
2919getbufinfo([{buf}])
2920getbufinfo([{dict}])
2921 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
2922
2923 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
2924 returned.
2925
2926 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
2927 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
2928 be specified in {dict}:
2929 buflisted include only listed buffers.
2930 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
2931 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
2932
2933 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
2934 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
2935 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
2936 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
2937
2938 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
2939 entries:
2940 bufnr Buffer number.
2941 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
2942 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
2943 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
2944 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
2945 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
2946 last used.
2947 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
2948 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
2949 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
2950 opened in the current window.
2951 Only valid if the buffer has been
2952 displayed in the window in the past.
2953 If you want the line number of the
2954 last known cursor position in a given
2955 window, use |line()|: >
2956 :echo line('.', {winid})
2957<
2958 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
2959 valid when loaded)
2960 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
2961 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
2962 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
2963 Each list item is a dictionary with
2964 the following fields:
2965 id sign identifier
2966 lnum line number
2967 name sign name
2968 variables A reference to the dictionary with
2969 buffer-local variables.
2970 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
2971 buffer
2972 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
2973 display this buffer
2974
2975 Examples: >
2976 for buf in getbufinfo()
2977 echo buf.name
2978 endfor
2979 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
2980 if buf.changed
2981 ....
2982 endif
2983 endfor
2984<
2985 To get buffer-local options use: >
2986 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
2987<
2988 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2989 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
2990<
2991
2992 *getbufline()*
2993getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
2994 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
2995 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
2996 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
2997
2998 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2999
3000 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3001 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3002
3003 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3004 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3005
3006 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3007 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3008 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3009 returned.
3010
3011 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3012 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3013
3014 Example: >
3015 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3016
3017< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3018 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3019
3020getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3021 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3022 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3023 must be used.
3024 The {varname} argument is a string.
3025 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3026 buffer-local variables.
3027 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3028 the buffer-local options.
3029 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3030 a buffer-local option.
3031 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3032 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3033 window-local option.
3034 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3035 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3036 string is returned, there is no error message.
3037 Examples: >
3038 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003039 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003040
3041< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3042 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3043<
3044getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3045 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3046 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3047 exist, an empty list is returned.
3048
3049 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3050 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3051 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3052 entries:
3053 col column number
3054 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3055 lnum line number
3056 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3057 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3058 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3059
3060 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3061 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3062
3063getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3064 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3065 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3066 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3067 Return zero otherwise.
3068 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3069 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3070 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3071
3072 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3073 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
3074 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3075 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3076 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3077 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3078 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3079 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3080 that is not included in the character.
3081
3082 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3083 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3084 sequence.
3085
3086 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3087 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3088 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3089
3090 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3091
3092 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3093 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3094 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3095 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3096 ignored.
3097 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3098 let c = getchar()
3099 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003100 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003101 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003102 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003103 endif
3104<
3105 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3106 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3107 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3108
3109 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3110 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3111 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3112 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3113
3114 There is no mapping for the character.
3115 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3116 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3117 sequence. Examples: >
3118 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3119 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3120< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3121 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3122 :function FindChar()
3123 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3124 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3125 : normal l
3126 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3127 : break
3128 : endif
3129 : endwhile
3130 :endfunction
3131<
3132 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3133 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3134 another character: >
3135 :function GetKey()
3136 : let c = getchar()
3137 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3138 : let c = getchar()
3139 : endwhile
3140 : return c
3141 :endfunction
3142
3143getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3144 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3145 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3146 These values are added together:
3147 2 shift
3148 4 control
3149 8 alt (meta)
3150 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3151 32 mouse double click
3152 64 mouse triple click
3153 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3154 128 command (Macintosh only)
3155 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3156 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
3157 without a modifier.
3158
3159 *getcharpos()*
3160getcharpos({expr})
3161 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3162 column number in the returned List is a character index
3163 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003164 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3165 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003166 of the last character.
3167
3168 Example:
3169 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3170 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3171 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3172<
3173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3174 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3175
3176getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3177 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3178 with the following entries:
3179
3180 char character previously used for a character
3181 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3182 if no character search has been performed
3183 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3184 0 for backward
3185 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3186 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3187 character search
3188
3189 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3190 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3191 character search: >
3192 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3193 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3194< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3195
3196
3197getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3198 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3199 string.
3200 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3201 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3202 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3203 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3204 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3205 if no character is available.
3206 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3207 result is converted to a string.
3208
3209
3210getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3211 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3212 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3213 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3214 Example: >
3215 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
3216< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
3217 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3218 |inputsecret()|.
3219
3220getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3221 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3222 byte count. The first column is 1.
3223 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3224 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3225 Returns 0 otherwise.
3226 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3227
3228getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3229 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3230 are:
3231 : normal Ex command
3232 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3233 / forward search command
3234 ? backward search command
3235 @ |input()| command
3236 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3237 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3238 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3239 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3240 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3241 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3242
3243getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3244 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3245 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3246 when not in the command-line window.
3247
3248getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3249 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3250 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3251 types are supported:
3252
3253 arglist file names in argument list
3254 augroup autocmd groups
3255 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003256 behave |:behave| suboptions
3257 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003258 color color schemes
3259 command Ex command
3260 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3261 compiler compilers
3262 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3263 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3264 dir directory names
3265 environment environment variable names
3266 event autocommand events
3267 expression Vim expression
3268 file file and directory names
3269 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3270 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3271 function function name
3272 help help subjects
3273 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003274 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003275 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3276 mapclear buffer argument
3277 mapping mapping name
3278 menu menus
3279 messages |:messages| suboptions
3280 option options
3281 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003282 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003283 shellcmd Shell command
3284 sign |:sign| suboptions
3285 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3286 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3287 tag tags
3288 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3289 user user names
3290 var user variables
3291
3292 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3293 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3294 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3295
3296 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3297 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3298 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3299
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003300 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3301 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003302 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3303 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3304 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3305 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003306
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003307 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3308 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3309 a ":call" command: >
3310 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3311<
3312 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3313 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3314
3315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3316 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3317<
3318 *getcurpos()*
3319getcurpos([{winid}])
3320 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3321 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3322 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3323 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003324 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3325 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003326 |getpos()|.
3327 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3328 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3329 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3330
3331 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3332 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3333 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3334 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3335 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3336
3337 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3338 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3339 MoveTheCursorAround
3340 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3341< Note that this only works within the window. See
3342 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3343
3344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3345 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3346<
3347 *getcursorcharpos()*
3348getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3349 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3350 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3351
3352 Example:
3353 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3354 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3355 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3356<
3357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3358 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3359
3360< *getcwd()*
3361getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3362 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3363 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3364
3365 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3366 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3367 the |window-ID|.
3368 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3369 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3370
3371 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3372 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3373 the working directory of the tabpage.
3374 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3375 use the current tabpage.
3376 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3377 the current window.
3378 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3379
3380 Examples: >
3381 " Get the working directory of the current window
3382 :echo getcwd()
3383 :echo getcwd(0)
3384 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3385 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3386 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3387 " Get the global working directory
3388 :echo getcwd(-1)
3389 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3390 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3391 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3392 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3393
3394< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3395 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3396
3397getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3398 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3399 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3400 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3401
3402< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3403 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3404 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3405 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3406
3407 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3408 GetVarname()->getenv()
3409
3410getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3411 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3412 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3413 |hl-Normal|.
3414 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3415 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3416 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3417 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3418 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3419 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3420 function just after the GUI has started.
3421 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3422 a valid name does not work.
3423
3424getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3425 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3426 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3427 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3428 empty string is returned.
3429 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3430 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3431 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3432 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3433 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3434 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3435 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3436< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3437 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3438
3439 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3440 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3441<
3442 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3443
3444getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3445 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3446 given file {fname}.
3447 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3448 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3449 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3450 is returned.
3451
3452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3453 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3454
3455getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3456 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3457 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3458 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3459 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3460 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3461
3462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3463 GetFilename()->getftime()
3464
3465getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3466 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3467 file of the given file {fname}.
3468 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3469 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3470 results:
3471 Normal file "file"
3472 Directory "dir"
3473 Symbolic link "link"
3474 Block device "bdev"
3475 Character device "cdev"
3476 Socket "socket"
3477 FIFO "fifo"
3478 All other "other"
3479 Example: >
3480 getftype("/home")
3481< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3482 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3483 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3484 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3485
3486 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3487 GetFilename()->getftype()
3488
3489getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3490 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
3491 active.
3492 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3493
3494getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3495 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3496
3497 Without arguments use the current window.
3498 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3499 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3500 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3501 page.
3502
3503 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3504 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3505 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3506 the following entries:
3507 bufnr buffer number
3508 col column number
3509 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3510 filename filename if available
3511 lnum line number
3512
3513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3514 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3515
3516< *getline()*
3517getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3518 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3519 from the current buffer. Example: >
3520 getline(1)
3521< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3522 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3523 To get the line under the cursor: >
3524 getline(".")
3525< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3526 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3527
3528 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3529 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3530 including line {end}.
3531 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3532 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3533 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3534 Example: >
3535 :let start = line('.')
3536 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3537 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3538
3539< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3540 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3541
3542< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3543
3544getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3545 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3546 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3547 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3548
3549 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3550 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3551 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3552
3553 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3554 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3555 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3556
3557 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3558 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3559
3560 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3561 from the location list. This field is
3562 applicable only when called from a
3563 location list window. See
3564 |location-list-file-window| for more
3565 details.
3566
3567 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3568 location list for the window {nr}.
3569 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3570
3571 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3572 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3573 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3574
3575
3576getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3577 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3578 about all the global marks. |mark|
3579
3580 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3581 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
3582 see |bufname()|.
3583
3584 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3585 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3586 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3587 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3588 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3589 file file name
3590
3591 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3592 mark.
3593
3594 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3595 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3596
3597getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3598 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3599 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3600 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3601 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3602 |getmatches()|.
3603 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3604 window ID instead of the current window.
3605 Example: >
3606 :echo getmatches()
3607< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3608 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3609 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3610 :let m = getmatches()
3611 :call clearmatches()
3612 :echo getmatches()
3613< [] >
3614 :call setmatches(m)
3615 :echo getmatches()
3616< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3617 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3618 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3619 :unlet m
3620<
3621getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3622 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3623 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3624 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3625 screenrow screen row
3626 screencol screen column
3627 winid Window ID of the click
3628 winrow row inside "winid"
3629 wincol column inside "winid"
3630 line text line inside "winid"
3631 column text column inside "winid"
3632 All numbers are 1-based.
3633
3634 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3635 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3636
3637 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3638 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3639 are zero.
3640
3641 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3642 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3643
3644 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3645
3646 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3647 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3648
3649 *getpid()*
3650getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3651 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3652 exits.
3653
3654 *getpos()*
3655getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3656 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3657 |getcurpos()|.
3658 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3659 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3660 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3661 is the buffer number of the mark.
3662 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3663 column is 1.
3664 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3665 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3666 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3667 character.
3668 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3669 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003670 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003671 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3672 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3673 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003674 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3675 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003676 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3677 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3678 ...
3679 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3680< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3681
3682 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3683 GetMark()->getpos()
3684
3685getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3686 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3687 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3688 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3689 bufname() to get the name
3690 module module name
3691 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3692 end_lnum
3693 end of line number if the item is multiline
3694 col column number (first column is 1)
3695 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3696 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3697 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3698 nr error number
3699 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3700 text description of the error
3701 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3702 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3703
3704 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3705 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3706 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3707 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3708 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3709
3710 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3711 do something with them: >
3712 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3713 :for d in getqflist()
3714 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3715 :endfor
3716<
3717 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3718 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3719 following string items are supported in {what}:
3720 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3721 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3722 context get the |quickfix-context|
3723 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3724 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3725 value is used.
3726 id get information for the quickfix list with
3727 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3728 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3729 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3730 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3731 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3732 See |quickfix-index|
3733 items quickfix list entries
3734 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3735 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3736 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3737 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3738 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3739 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3740 the last quickfix list
3741 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3742 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3743 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3744 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3745 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3746 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3747 all all of the above quickfix properties
3748 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3749 particular item, set it to zero.
3750 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3751 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3752 specified by "id" is used.
3753 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3754 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3755 contains the quickfix stack size.
3756 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3757 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3758 "items" with the list of entries.
3759
3760 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3761 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3762 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3763 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3764 If not present, set to "".
3765 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3766 present, set to 0.
3767 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3768 present, set to 0.
3769 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
3770 an empty list.
3771 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
3772 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3773 window. If not present, set to 0.
3774 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
3775 present, set to 0.
3776 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
3777 to "".
3778 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
3779
3780 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3781 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
3782 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
3783 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
3784<
3785getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
3786 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
3787 {regname}. Example: >
3788 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
3789< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
3790 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003791 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003792
3793 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
3794 register. (For use in maps.)
3795 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
3796 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
3797 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
3798
3799 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
3800 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
3801 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
3802 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
3803 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
3804 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
3805
3806 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3807 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3808 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3809
3810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3811 GetRegname()->getreg()
3812
3813getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
3814 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
3815 Dictionary with the following entries:
3816 regcontents List of lines contained in register
3817 {regname}, like
3818 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
3819 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
3820 |getregtype()|.
3821 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
3822 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
3823 register.
3824 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
3825 single letter name of the register
3826 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
3827 For example, after deleting a line
3828 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
3829 which is the register that got the
3830 deleted text.
3831
3832 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
3833 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
3834 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3835 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3836 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
3837 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3838
3839 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3840 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
3841
3842getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
3843 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
3844 The value will be one of:
3845 "v" for |characterwise| text
3846 "V" for |linewise| text
3847 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
3848 "" for an empty or unknown register
3849 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
3850 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
3851 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
3852 |v:register| is used.
3853 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3854
3855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3856 GetRegname()->getregtype()
3857
3858gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
3859 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
3860 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
3861 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
3862 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
3863 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
3864
3865 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
3866 tabnr tab page number.
3867 variables a reference to the dictionary with
3868 tabpage-local variables
3869 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
3870
3871 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3872 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
3873
3874gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
3875 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
3876 {tabnr}. |t:var|
3877 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
3878 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
3879 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
3880 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
3881 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3882 string is returned, there is no error message.
3883
3884 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3885 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
3886
3887gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
3888 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
3889 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
3890 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
3891 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
3892 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
3893 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
3894 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
3895 window-local option.
3896 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
3897 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
3898 use |getwinvar()|.
3899 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3900 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
3901 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
3902 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
3903 or buffer-local variable.
3904 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
3905 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
3906 Examples: >
3907 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003908 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003909<
3910 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
3911 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
3912
3913< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3914 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
3915
3916gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
3917 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
3918 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3919 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
3920 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
3921
3922 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3923 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
3924 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
3925 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
3926 items List of items in the stack. Each item
3927 is a dictionary containing the
3928 entries described below.
3929 length Number of entries in the stack.
3930
3931 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
3932 entries:
3933 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
3934 from cursor position before the tag jump.
3935 See |getpos()| for the format of the
3936 returned list.
3937 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
3938 multiple matching tags are found for a
3939 name.
3940 tagname name of the tag
3941
3942 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
3943
3944 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3945 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
3946
3947
3948gettext({text}) *gettext()*
3949 Translate String {text} if possible.
3950 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
3951 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
3952 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
3953 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
3954 called.
3955 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
3956 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
3957 strings.
3958
3959
3960getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
3961 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
3962
3963 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
3964 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
3965 exist the result is an empty list.
3966
3967 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
3968 tab pages is returned.
3969
3970 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
3971 botline last complete displayed buffer line
3972 bufnr number of buffer in the window
3973 height window height (excluding winbar)
3974 loclist 1 if showing a location list
3975 {only with the +quickfix feature}
3976 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
3977 {only with the +quickfix feature}
3978 terminal 1 if a terminal window
3979 {only with the +terminal feature}
3980 tabnr tab page number
3981 topline first displayed buffer line
3982 variables a reference to the dictionary with
3983 window-local variables
3984 width window width
3985 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
3986 otherwise
3987 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
3988 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
3989 textoff number of columns occupied by any
3990 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
3991 number in front of the text
3992 winid |window-ID|
3993 winnr window number
3994 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
3995 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
3996
3997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3998 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
3999
4000getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4001 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4002 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4003 [x-pos, y-pos]
4004 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4005 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4006 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4007 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4008 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4009 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4010 do some work in the meantime: >
4011 while 1
4012 let res = getwinpos(1)
4013 if res[0] >= 0
4014 break
4015 endif
4016 " Do some work here
4017 endwhile
4018<
4019
4020 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4021 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4022<
4023 *getwinposx()*
4024getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4025 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4026 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4027 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4028 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4029
4030 *getwinposy()*
4031getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4032 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4033 a timeout of 100 msec).
4034 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4035 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4036
4037getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4038 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4039 Examples: >
4040 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004041 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004042
4043< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4044 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4045<
4046glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4047 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4048 use of special characters.
4049
4050 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4051 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4052 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4053 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4054 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4055
4056 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4057 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4058 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4059 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4060 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4061
4062 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4063
4064 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4065 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4066
4067 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4068 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4069 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4070 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4071
4072 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4073 any external command. Example: >
4074 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4075 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4076< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4077 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4078
4079 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4080 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4081
4082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4083 GetExpr()->glob()
4084
4085glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4086 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4087 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4088 is a file name. E.g. >
4089 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4090< This is equivalent to: >
4091 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4092< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4093 empty string.
4094 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4095 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4096
4097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4098 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4099< *globpath()*
4100globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4101 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4102 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4103 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4104<
4105 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4106 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4107 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4108 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4109 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4110 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4111 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4112 error message.
4113
4114 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4115 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4116 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4117 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4118
4119 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4120 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4121 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4122 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4123 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4124 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4125<
4126 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4127
4128 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4129 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4130 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4131 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4132< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4133 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4134
4135 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4136 second argument: >
4137 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4138<
4139 *has()*
4140has({feature} [, {check}])
4141 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4142 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4143 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4144 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4145
4146 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4147 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4148 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4149 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4150 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4151 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4152 current Vim version.
4153
4154 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4155
4156 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4157 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4158 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4159 separate line: >
4160 if has('feature')
4161 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4162 endif
4163< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4164 would not be found.
4165
4166
4167has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4168 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
4169 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise. The {key}
4170 argument is a string.
4171
4172 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4173 mydict->has_key(key)
4174
4175haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4176 The result is a Number:
4177 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4178 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4179 0 otherwise.
4180
4181 Without arguments use the current window.
4182 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4183 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4184 page.
4185 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4186 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4187 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4188 Examples: >
4189 if haslocaldir() == 1
4190 " window local directory case
4191 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4192 " tab-local directory case
4193 else
4194 " global directory case
4195 endif
4196
4197 " current window
4198 :echo haslocaldir()
4199 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4200 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4201 " window n in current tab page
4202 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4203 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4204 " window n in tab page m
4205 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4206 " tab page m
4207 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4208<
4209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4210 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4211
4212hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4213 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4214 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4215 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4216 indicated by {mode}.
4217 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4218 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4219 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4220 Command-line mode.
4221 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4222 buffer are checked for a match.
4223 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4224 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4225 n Normal mode
4226 v Visual and Select mode
4227 x Visual mode
4228 s Select mode
4229 o Operator-pending mode
4230 i Insert mode
4231 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4232 c Command-line mode
4233 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4234
4235 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4236 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4237 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4238 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4239 :endif
4240< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4241 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4242
4243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4244 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4245
4246histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4247 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4248 one of: *hist-names*
4249 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4250 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4251 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4252 "input" or "@" input line history
4253 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4254 empty the current or last used history
4255 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4256 character is sufficient.
4257 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4258 shifted to become the newest entry.
4259 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4260 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4261
4262 Example: >
4263 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4264 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4265< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4266
4267 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4268 second argument: >
4269 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4270
4271histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4272 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4273 for the possible values of {history}.
4274
4275 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4276 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4277 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4278 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4279 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4280 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4281 be removed if it exists.
4282
4283 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4284 is returned.
4285
4286 Examples:
4287 Clear expression register history: >
4288 :call histdel("expr")
4289<
4290 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4291 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4292<
4293 The following three are equivalent: >
4294 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4295 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004296 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004297<
4298 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4299 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4300 :call histdel("search", -1)
4301 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4302<
4303 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4304 GetHistory()->histdel()
4305
4306histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4307 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4308 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4309 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4310 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4311 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4312
4313 Examples:
4314 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004315 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004316
4317< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4318 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4319 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4320<
4321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4322 GetHistory()->histget()
4323
4324histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4325 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4326 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4327 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4328
4329 Example: >
4330 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4331
4332< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4333 GetHistory()->histnr()
4334<
4335hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4336 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4337 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4338 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4339 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4340 item.
4341 *highlight_exists()*
4342 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4343
4344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4345 GetName()->hlexists()
4346<
4347hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4348 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4349 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4350 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4351 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4352
4353 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4354 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4355 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4356 resolved highlight group are returned.
4357
4358 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4359 following items:
4360 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4361 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4362 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4363 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4364 ctermbg cterm background color.
4365 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4366 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4367 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4368 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4369 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4370 group link is a default link. See
4371 |highlight-default|.
4372 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4373 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4374 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4375 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4376 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4377 id highlight group ID.
4378 linksto linked highlight group name.
4379 See |:highlight-link|.
4380 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4381 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4382 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4383 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4384
4385 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4386 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4387 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4388 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4389
4390 Example(s): >
4391 :echo hlget()
4392 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4393 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4394<
4395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4396 GetName()->hlget()
4397<
4398hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4399 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4400 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4401 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4402 supported items in this dictionary.
4403
4404 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4405 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4406
4407 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4408 a link for an existing highlight group
4409 with attributes.
4410
4411 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4412 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4413 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4414 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4415 modified.
4416
4417 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4418 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4419 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4420 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4421
4422 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4423 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4424
4425 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4426
4427 Example(s): >
4428 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4429 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4430 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4431 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4432 :let l = hlget()
4433 :call hlset(l)
4434 " clear the Search highlight group
4435 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4436 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4437 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4438 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4439 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4440 " remove the MyHlg group link
4441 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4442 " clear the attributes and a link
4443 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4444 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4445<
4446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4447 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4448<
4449 *hlID()*
4450hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4451 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4452 zero is returned.
4453 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4454 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4455 "Comment" group: >
4456 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4457< *highlightID()*
4458 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4459
4460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4461 GetName()->hlID()
4462
4463hostname() *hostname()*
4464 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4465 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4466 256 characters long are truncated.
4467
4468iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4469 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4470 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4471 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4472 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4473 are replaced with "?".
4474 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4475 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4476 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4477 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4478 can be done.
4479 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4480 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4481 UTF-8 and use: >
4482 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4483< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4484 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4485 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4486
4487 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4488 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4489<
4490 *indent()*
4491indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4492 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4493 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4494 |getline()|.
4495 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4496 error is given.
4497
4498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4499 GetLnum()->indent()
4500
4501index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
4502 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4503 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4504 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4505 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
4506 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
4507
4508 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4509 value is equal to {expr}.
4510
4511 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4512 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
4513 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4514 case must match.
4515 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4516 Example: >
4517 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4518 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4519
4520< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4521 GetObject()->index(what)
4522
4523input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4524 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4525 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4526 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4527 in the prompt to start a new line.
4528 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4529 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4530 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4531 for lines typed for input().
4532 Example: >
4533 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4534 : echo "Cheers!"
4535 :endif
4536<
4537 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4538 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4539 Example: >
4540 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4541
4542< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4543 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4544 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4545 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4546 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4547 more information. Example: >
4548 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4549<
4550 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4551 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4552 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4553 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4554 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4555 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4556 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4557 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4558 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4559
4560 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004561 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004562 :function GetFoo()
4563 : call inputsave()
4564 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4565 : call inputrestore()
4566 :endfunction
4567
4568< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4569 GetPrompt()->input()
4570
4571inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4572 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4573 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4574 Example: >
4575 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4576 :if n != ""
4577 : let &sw = n
4578 :endif
4579< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4580 omitted an empty string is returned.
4581 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4582 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4583 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4584
4585 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4586 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4587
4588inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4589 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4590 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4591 enter a number, which is returned.
4592 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4593 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4594 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4595 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4596 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4597 length of {textlist} is returned.
4598 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4599 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4600 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4601 Example: >
4602 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4603 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4604
4605< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4606 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4607
4608inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4609 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4610 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4611 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4612 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4613
4614inputsave() *inputsave()*
4615 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4616 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4617 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4618 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4619 many inputrestore() calls.
4620 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4621
4622inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4623 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4624 two exceptions:
4625 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4626 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4627 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4628 |history| stack.
4629 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4630 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4631 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4632
4633 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4634 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4635
4636insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4637 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4638 of it.
4639
4640 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4641 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4642 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4643 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4644
4645 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4646 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4647 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4648 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4649< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4650 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4651 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4652
4653 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4654 mylist->insert(item)
4655
4656interrupt() *interrupt()*
4657 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4658 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4659 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4660 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4661 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4662 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4663 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4664 : call interrupt()
4665 : endif
4666 :endfunction
4667 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4668
4669invert({expr}) *invert()*
4670 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4671 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4672 :let bits = invert(bits)
4673< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4674 :let bits = bits->invert()
4675
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004676isabsolutepath({directory}) *isabsolutepath()*
4677 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4678 absolute path.
4679< On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
4680 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4681 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
4682 are always absolute.
4683 Example: >
4684 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
4685 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
4686 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
4687 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
4688 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
4689
4690 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4691 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
4692
4693
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004694isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
4695 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
4696 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
4697 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
4698 is any expression, which is used as a String.
4699
4700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4701 GetName()->isdirectory()
4702
4703isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
4704 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
4705 infinity, otherwise 0. >
4706 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
4707< 1 >
4708 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
4709< -1
4710
4711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4712 Compute()->isinf()
4713<
4714 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4715
4716islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
4717 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
4718 name of a locked variable.
4719 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
4720 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
4721 Example: >
4722 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
4723 :lockvar 1 alist
4724 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
4725 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
4726
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00004727< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
4728 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
4729 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
4730 |exists()| to check for existence.
4731 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004732
4733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4734 GetName()->islocked()
4735
4736isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
4737 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
4738 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
4739< 1
4740
4741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4742 Compute()->isnan()
4743<
4744 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4745
4746items({dict}) *items()*
4747 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
4748 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
4749 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
4750 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
4751 Example: >
4752 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004753 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004754 endfor
4755
4756< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4757 mydict->items()
4758
4759job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
4760
4761
4762join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
4763 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
4764 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
4765 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
4766 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
4767 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004768 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004769< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
4770 converted into a string like with |string()|.
4771 The opposite function is |split()|.
4772
4773 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4774 mylist->join()
4775
4776js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
4777 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
4778 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
4779 - Strings can be in single quotes.
4780 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
4781 result in v:none items.
4782
4783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4784 ReadObject()->js_decode()
4785
4786js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
4787 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
4788 - Object key names are not in quotes.
4789 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
4790 commas.
4791 For example, the Vim object:
4792 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
4793 Will be encoded as:
4794 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
4795 While json_encode() would produce:
4796 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
4797 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
4798 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
4799
4800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4801 GetObject()->js_encode()
4802
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00004803json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004804 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
4805 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
4806 JSON and Vim values.
4807 The decoding is permissive:
4808 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
4809 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
4810 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
4811 same as {"1":2}.
4812 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
4813 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
4814 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
4815 are accepted.
4816 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
4817 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
4818 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
4819 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
4820 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
4821 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
4822 character in string) for "\t".
4823 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
4824 and results in v:none.
4825 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
4826 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
4827 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
4828 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
4829 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
4830 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
4831 *E938*
4832 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
4833 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
4834 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
4835
4836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4837 ReadObject()->json_decode()
4838
4839json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
4840 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
4841 The encoding is specified in:
4842 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004843 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004844 |Number| decimal number
4845 |Float| floating point number
4846 Float nan "NaN"
4847 Float inf "Infinity"
4848 Float -inf "-Infinity"
4849 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
4850 |Funcref| not possible, error
4851 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
4852 used recursively: []
4853 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
4854 used recursively: {}
4855 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
4856 v:false "false"
4857 v:true "true"
4858 v:none "null"
4859 v:null "null"
4860 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
4861 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
4862 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004863 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
4864 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004865
4866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4867 GetObject()->json_encode()
4868
4869keys({dict}) *keys()*
4870 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
4871 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
4872
4873 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4874 mydict->keys()
4875
4876< *len()* *E701*
4877len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
4878 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
4879 used, as with |strlen()|.
4880 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
4881 returned.
4882 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
4883 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
4884 |Dictionary| is returned.
4885 Otherwise an error is given.
4886
4887 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4888 mylist->len()
4889
4890< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
4891libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
4892 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
4893 with single argument {argument}.
4894 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
4895 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
4896 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
4897 limited.
4898 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
4899 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
4900 to Vim.
4901 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
4902 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
4903 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
4904 null-terminated string.
4905 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
4906
4907 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
4908 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
4909 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
4910 very probably crash.
4911
4912 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
4913 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
4914 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
4915 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
4916 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
4917 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
4918 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
4919 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
4920 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
4921 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
4922
4923 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
4924 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
4925 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
4926 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
4927 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
4928 the DLL is not in the usual places.
4929 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
4930 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
4931 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
4932 feature is present}
4933 Examples: >
4934 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
4935
4936< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4937 third argument: >
4938 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
4939<
4940 *libcallnr()*
4941libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
4942 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
4943 int instead of a string.
4944 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
4945 feature is present}
4946 Examples: >
4947 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
4948 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
4949 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
4950<
4951 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4952 third argument: >
4953 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
4954<
4955
4956line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
4957 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
4958 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004959 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004960 . the cursor position
4961 $ the last line in the current buffer
4962 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
4963 returned)
4964 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
4965 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
4966 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
4967 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
4968 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
4969 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
4970 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
4971 that it's updated right away.
4972 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
4973 then applies to another buffer.
4974 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
4975 |getpos()|.
4976 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
4977 that window instead of the current window.
4978 Examples: >
4979 line(".") line number of the cursor
4980 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
4981 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004982 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004983<
4984 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
4985 |last-position-jump|.
4986
4987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4988 GetValue()->line()
4989
4990line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
4991 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
4992 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
4993 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
4994 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
4995 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
4996 below the last line: >
4997 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
4998< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
4999 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5000 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5001 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5002 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5003
5004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5005 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5006
5007lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5008 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5009 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5010 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5011 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
5012 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
5013 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5014 error is given.
5015
5016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5017 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5018
5019list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5020 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5021 Examples: >
5022 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5023 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5024< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5025 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5026
5027 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5028
5029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5030 GetList()->list2blob()
5031
5032list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5033 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5034 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5035 list2str([32]) returns " "
5036 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5037< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5038 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5039< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5040
5041 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5042 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5043 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5044 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5045<
5046 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5047 GetList()->list2str()
5048
5049listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5050 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5051 been made to buffer {buf}.
5052 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5053 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5054 buffer is used.
5055 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5056
5057 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005058 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5059 start first changed line number
5060 end first line number below the change
5061 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005062 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005063 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005064
5065 Example: >
5066 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5067 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5068 endfunc
5069 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5070
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005071< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005072 dictionary with these entries:
5073 lnum the first line number of the change
5074 end the first line below the change
5075 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5076 deleted
5077 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5078 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5079 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5080 character has a value of one.
5081 When lines are inserted the values are:
5082 lnum line above which the new line is added
5083 end equal to "lnum"
5084 added number of lines inserted
5085 col 1
5086 When lines are deleted the values are:
5087 lnum the first deleted line
5088 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5089 the deletion was done
5090 added negative, number of lines deleted
5091 col 1
5092 When lines are changed:
5093 lnum the first changed line
5094 end the line below the last changed line
5095 added 0
5096 col first column with a change or 1
5097
5098 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5099 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5100 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5101 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5102
5103 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5104 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5105 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5106 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5107
5108 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5109 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5110 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5111
5112 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5113 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5114 of a buffer.
5115 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5116 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5117
5118 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5119 second argument: >
5120 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5121
5122listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5123 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5124 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5125
5126 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5127 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5128 buffer is used.
5129
5130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5131 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5132
5133listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5134 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5135 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5136 removed.
5137
5138 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5139 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5140
5141localtime() *localtime()*
5142 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5143 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5144
5145
5146log({expr}) *log()*
5147 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5148 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5149 (0, inf].
5150 Examples: >
5151 :echo log(10)
5152< 2.302585 >
5153 :echo log(exp(5))
5154< 5.0
5155
5156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5157 Compute()->log()
5158<
5159 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5160
5161
5162log10({expr}) *log10()*
5163 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5164 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
5165 Examples: >
5166 :echo log10(1000)
5167< 3.0 >
5168 :echo log10(0.01)
5169< -2.0
5170
5171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5172 Compute()->log10()
5173<
5174 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5175
5176luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5177 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5178 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5179 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5180 Strings are returned as they are.
5181 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
5182 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
5183 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
5184 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5185 as-is.
5186 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5187 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5188 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5189 to {expr}.
5190
5191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5192 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5193
5194< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5195
5196map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5197 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005198 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005199 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5200 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5201 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5202 characters, is replaced.
5203 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5204 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5205 Vim9 script.
5206
5207 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5208
5209 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5210 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5211 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5212 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5213 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5214 current character.
5215 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005216 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005217< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5218
5219 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5220 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5221 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5222 still have to double ' quotes
5223
5224 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5225 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5226 2. the value of the current item.
5227 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5228 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5229 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005230 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005231 endfunc
5232 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5233< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005234 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005235< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005236 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005237< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005238 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005239<
5240 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5241 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005242 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005243
5244< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5245 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5246 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5247 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5248 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5249 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5250
5251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5252 mylist->map(expr2)
5253
5254
5255maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5256 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5257 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5258 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005259 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5260 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005261
5262 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
5263 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
5264 is returned.
5265
5266 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5267 command.
5268
5269 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5270 "n" Normal
5271 "v" Visual (including Select)
5272 "o" Operator-pending
5273 "i" Insert
5274 "c" Cmd-line
5275 "s" Select
5276 "x" Visual
5277 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5278 "t" Terminal-Job
5279 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5280 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5281
5282 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5283 instead of mappings.
5284
5285 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5286 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005287 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005288 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5289 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5290 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5291 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5292 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5293 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5294 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5295 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5296 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5297 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5298 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5299 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5300 characters will be used:
5301 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5302 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5303 (|mapmode-ic|)
5304 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5305 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005306 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
5307 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005308 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5309 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5310 (|:map-<nowait>|).
5311
5312 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5313 |mapset()|.
5314
5315 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5316 then the global mappings.
5317 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5318 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005319 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005320
5321< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5322 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5323
5324mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5325 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5326 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5327 {name}.
5328 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5329 instead of mappings.
5330 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5331 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5332
5333 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5334 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5335 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5336 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5337 mapcheck("b") no no no
5338
5339 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5340 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5341 mapping for {name} exactly.
5342 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5343 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5344 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5345 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5346 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5347 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5348 then the global mappings.
5349 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5350 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5351 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5352 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5353 :endif
5354< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5355 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5356
5357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5358 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5359
5360
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005361maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5362 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5363 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5364 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5365 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5366
5367 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5368 vim9script
5369 echo maplist()->filter(
5370 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
5371
5372
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005373mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5374 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5375 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5376 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5377 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5378
5379
5380mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
5381 Restore a mapping from a dictionary returned by |maparg()|.
5382 {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as for the call to
5383 |maparg()|. *E460*
5384 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5385 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5386 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5387 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5388 nnoremap K somethingelse
5389 ...
5390 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5391< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
5392 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save the mapping for all of
5393 them, since they can differ.
5394
5395
5396match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5397 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5398 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5399 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5400
5401 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5402 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5403 {pat} matches.
5404
5405 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5406 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5407
5408 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5409 Example: >
5410 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5411 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5412< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5413 *strpbrk()*
5414 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5415 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5416< *strcasestr()*
5417 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5418 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5419 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5420<
5421 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5422 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5423 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5424 first character/item. Example: >
5425 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5426< result is again "4". >
5427 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5428< result is again "4". >
5429 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5430< result is "3".
5431 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5432 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5433 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5434 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5435 backwards compatible).
5436 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5437 the index is counted from the end.
5438 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5439 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5440
5441 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5442 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5443 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5444 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5445< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5446 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5447 see above.
5448
5449 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5450 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5451 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5452 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5453 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5454 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5455 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5456 further down in the text.
5457
5458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5459 GetText()->match('word')
5460 GetList()->match('word')
5461<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005462 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005463matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5464 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5465 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5466 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5467 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5468 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5469 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5470 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5471 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5472 concealed.
5473
5474 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5475 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5476 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5477 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5478 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5479 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5480 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5481 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5482 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5483 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5484
5485 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5486 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5487 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5488 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5489 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
5490 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
5491 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
5492
5493 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5494 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5495 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5496 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5497
5498 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5499 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5500 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5501 window Instead of the current window use the
5502 window with this number or window ID.
5503
5504 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5505 the |:match| commands.
5506
5507 Example: >
5508 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5509 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5510< Deletion of the pattern: >
5511 :call matchdelete(m)
5512
5513< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5514 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5515 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5516
5517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5518 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5519<
5520 *matchaddpos()*
5521matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5522 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5523 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5524 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5525 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5526 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5527 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5528
5529 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5530 these:
5531 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5532 line has number 1.
5533 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5534 number will be highlighted.
5535 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5536 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5537 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5538 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5539 be highlighted.
5540 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5541 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5542
5543 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
5544
5545 Example: >
5546 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5547 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5548< Deletion of the pattern: >
5549 :call matchdelete(m)
5550
5551< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5552 |getmatches()|.
5553
5554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5555 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5556
5557matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5558 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5559 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5560 Return a |List| with two elements:
5561 The name of the highlight group used
5562 The pattern used.
5563 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5564 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5565 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5566 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5567 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5568
5569 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5570 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5571
5572matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5573 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5574 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5575 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5576 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5577 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5578 window ID instead of the current window.
5579
5580 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5581 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5582
5583matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5584 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5585 after the match. Example: >
5586 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5587< results in "7".
5588 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5589 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5590 do it with matchend(): >
5591 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5592 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5593< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5594
5595 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5596 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5597< results in "7". >
5598 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5599< result is "-1".
5600 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5601
5602 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5603 GetText()->matchend('word')
5604
5605
5606matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5607 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5608 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5609 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5610
5611 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5612 items:
5613 matchseq When this item is present and {str} contains
5614 multiple words separated by white space, then
5615 returns only matches that contain the words in
5616 the given sequence.
5617
5618 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
5619 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005620 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005621 {str}. The value of this item should be a
5622 string.
5623 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
5624 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
5625 This should accept a dictionary item as the
5626 argument and return the text for that item to
5627 use for fuzzy matching.
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005628 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5629 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005630
5631 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
5632 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
5633 is 256.
5634
5635 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
5636 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
5637
5638 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
5639 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
5640 256, then returns an empty list.
5641
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005642 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
5643 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
5644
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00005645 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005646 matching strings.
5647
5648 Example: >
5649 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
5650< results in ["clay"]. >
5651 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
5652< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5653 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
5654< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5655 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5656 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
5657 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
5658< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5659 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
5660 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
5661< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
5662 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
5663< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
5664 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
5665< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
5666 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
5667 \ {'matchseq': 1})
5668< results in ['two one'].
5669
5670matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
5671 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
5672 strings, the list of character positions where characters
5673 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
5674 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
5675 position.
5676
5677 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
5678 positions for the best match is returned.
5679
5680 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
5681 list with three empty list items is returned.
5682
5683 Example: >
5684 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
5685< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
5686 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
5687< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
5688 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
5689< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
5690
5691matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
5692 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
5693 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
5694 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
5695 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
5696 empty string is used. Example: >
5697 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
5698< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
5699 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
5700
5701 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
5702
5703 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5704 GetText()->matchlist('word')
5705
5706matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
5707 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
5708 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
5709< results in "ing".
5710 When there is no match "" is returned.
5711 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5712 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
5713< results in "ing". >
5714 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
5715< result is "".
5716 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
5717 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5718
5719 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5720 GetText()->matchstr('word')
5721
5722matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
5723 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
5724 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
5725 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
5726< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
5727 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
5728 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5729 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
5730< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
5731 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
5732< result is ["", -1, -1].
5733 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
5734 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
5735 end position of the match are returned. >
5736 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
5737< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
5738 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5739
5740 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5741 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
5742<
5743
5744 *max()*
5745max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
5746 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
5747
5748< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
5749 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
5750 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
5751 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
5752 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
5753
5754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5755 mylist->max()
5756
5757
5758menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
5759 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
5760 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
5761 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
5762 menu names are returned.
5763
5764 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5765 "n" Normal
5766 "v" Visual (including Select)
5767 "o" Operator-pending
5768 "i" Insert
5769 "c" Cmd-line
5770 "s" Select
5771 "x" Visual
5772 "t" Terminal-Job
5773 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5774 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
5775 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5776
5777 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
5778 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
5779 display display name (name without '&')
5780 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
5781 Refer to |:menu-enable|
5782 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
5783 |toolbar-icon|
5784 iconidx index of a built-in icon
5785 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
5786 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5787 characters will be used:
5788 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5789 name menu item name.
5790 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
5791 remappable else v:false.
5792 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
5793 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
5794 string has special characters translated like
5795 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
5796 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
5797 "<Nop>" is returned.
5798 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
5799 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
5800 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
5801 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
5802 silent v:true if the menu item is created
5803 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
5804 submenus |List| containing the names of
5805 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
5806 item has submenus.
5807
5808 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
5809
5810 Examples: >
5811 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
5812 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
5813
5814 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
5815 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
5816 let m = menu_info(a:name)
5817 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
5818 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
5819 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
5820 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
5821 endfor
5822 endfunc
5823 new
5824 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
5825 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
5826 endfor
5827<
5828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5829 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
5830
5831
5832< *min()*
5833min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
5834 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
5835
5836< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
5837 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
5838 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
5839 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
5840 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
5841
5842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5843 mylist->min()
5844
5845< *mkdir()* *E739*
5846mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
5847 Create directory {name}.
5848
5849 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
5850 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
5851
5852 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
5853 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
5854 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
5855 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
5856 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
5857 created with 0o755.
5858 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005859 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005860
5861< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
5862
5863 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
5864 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
5865 "p" option the call will fail.
5866
5867 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
5868 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
5869 failed.
5870
5871 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
5872 :if exists("*mkdir")
5873
5874< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5875 GetName()->mkdir()
5876<
5877 *mode()*
5878mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
5879 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
5880 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
5881 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
5882 Also see |state()|.
5883
5884 n Normal
5885 no Operator-pending
5886 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
5887 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
5888 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
5889 CTRL-V is one character
5890 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
5891 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
5892 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
5893 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
5894 v Visual by character
5895 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5896 V Visual by line
5897 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5898 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
5899 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5900 s Select by character
5901 S Select by line
5902 CTRL-S Select blockwise
5903 i Insert
5904 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
5905 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5906 R Replace |R|
5907 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
5908 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5909 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
5910 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
5911 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5912 c Command-line editing
5913 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
5914 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
5915 r Hit-enter prompt
5916 rm The -- more -- prompt
5917 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
5918 ! Shell or external command is executing
5919 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
5920
5921 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
5922 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
5923 "c" or "n".
5924 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
5925 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
5926 the leading character(s).
5927 Also see |visualmode()|.
5928
5929 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5930 DoFull()->mode()
5931
5932mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
5933 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
5934 converted to Vim data structures.
5935 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
5936 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
5937 returned as Vim |Lists|.
5938 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
5939 converted to strings.
5940 All other types are converted to string with display function.
5941 Examples: >
5942 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
5943 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
5944 :echo mzeval("l")
5945 :echo mzeval("h")
5946<
5947 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5948 to {expr}.
5949
5950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5951 GetExpr()->mzeval()
5952<
5953 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
5954
5955nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
5956 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
5957 that is not blank. Example: >
5958 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
5959< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
5960 below it, zero is returned.
5961 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
5962 See also |prevnonblank()|.
5963
5964 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5965 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
5966
5967nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
5968 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
5969 value {expr}. Examples: >
5970 nr2char(64) returns "@"
5971 nr2char(32) returns " "
5972< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5973 Example for "utf-8": >
5974 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
5975< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5976 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
5977 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
5978 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
5979 string, thus results in an empty string.
5980 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
5981 let list = [65, 66, 67]
5982 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5983< Result: "ABC"
5984
5985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5986 GetNumber()->nr2char()
5987
5988or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
5989 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
5990 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
5991 Example: >
5992 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
5993< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5994 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
5995
5996
5997pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
5998 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
5999 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6000 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6001 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6002 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6003 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6004< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6005>
6006 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6007< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6008 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
6009
6010 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6011 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6012
6013perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6014 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6015 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6016 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6017 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6018 reference to it.
6019 Example: >
6020 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6021< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6022
6023 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6024 to {expr}.
6025
6026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6027 GetExpr()->perleval()
6028
6029< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6030
6031
6032popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6033
6034
6035pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6036 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6037 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
6038 Examples: >
6039 :echo pow(3, 3)
6040< 27.0 >
6041 :echo pow(2, 16)
6042< 65536.0 >
6043 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6044< 2.0
6045
6046 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6047 Compute()->pow(3)
6048<
6049 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6050
6051prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6052 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6053 that is not blank. Example: >
6054 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6055< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6056 above it, zero is returned.
6057 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6058 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6059
6060 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6061 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6062
6063printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6064 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6065 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6066 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6067< May result in:
6068 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6069
6070 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6071 argument: >
6072 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006073<
6074 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006075
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006076 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006077 %s string
6078 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6079 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6080 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6081 %c single byte
6082 %d decimal number
6083 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6084 %x hex number
6085 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6086 %X hex number using upper case letters
6087 %o octal number
6088 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6089 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6090 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6091 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6092 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6093 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6094 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6095 %% the % character itself
6096
6097 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6098 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6099 the result.
6100
6101 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6102 arguments appear in sequence:
6103
6104 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6105
6106 flags
6107 Zero or more of the following flags:
6108
6109 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6110 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6111 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6112 of the number is increased to force the first
6113 character of the output string to a zero (except
6114 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6115 precision of zero).
6116 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6117 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6118 prepended to it.
6119 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6120 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6121 prepended to it.
6122
6123 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6124 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6125 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6126 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6127 flag is ignored.
6128
6129 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6130 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6131 The converted value is padded on the right with
6132 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6133 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6134
6135 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6136 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6137
6138 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6139 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6140 a space if both are used.
6141
6142 field-width
6143 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6144 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6145 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6146 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6147 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6148 conversion the count is in cells.
6149
6150 .precision
6151 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6152 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6153 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6154 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6155 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6156 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6157 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6158 string for S conversions.
6159 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6160 the decimal point.
6161
6162 type
6163 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6164 be applied, see below.
6165
6166 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6167 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6168 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6169 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6170 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6171 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6172 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6173< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6174 "width" bytes.
6175
6176 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6177
6178 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6179 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6180 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6181 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6182 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6183 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6184 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6185 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6186 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6187 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6188 zeros.
6189 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6190 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6191 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6192 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6193 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6194 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6195 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6196 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6197 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6198
6199 i alias for d
6200 D alias for ld
6201 U alias for lu
6202 O alias for lo
6203
6204 *printf-c*
6205 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6206 resulting character is written.
6207
6208 *printf-s*
6209 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6210 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6211 specified are used.
6212 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6213 automatically converted to text with the same format
6214 as ":echo".
6215 *printf-S*
6216 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6217 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6218 number specified are used.
6219
6220 *printf-f* *E807*
6221 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6222 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6223 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6224 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6225 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6226 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6227 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6228 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6229 Example: >
6230 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6231< 12.12
6232 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6233 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6234
6235 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6236 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6237 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6238 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6239 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6240
6241 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6242 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6243 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6244 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6245 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6246 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6247 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6248 results in 1.0e7.
6249
6250 *printf-%*
6251 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6252 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6253
6254 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6255 accepted and automatically converted.
6256 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6257 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6258 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6259
6260 *E766* *E767*
6261 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6262 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6263 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6264
6265
6266prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6267 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6268 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6269
6270 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6271 string is returned.
6272
6273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6274 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6275
6276< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6277
6278
6279prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6280 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6281 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6282 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6283
6284 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6285 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6286 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6287 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6288 line.
6289 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6290 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6291 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6292 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6293 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6294 if the user only typed Enter.
6295 Example: >
6296 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6297 func s:TextEntered(text)
6298 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6299 stopinsert
6300 close
6301 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006302 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006303 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6304 set nomodified
6305 endif
6306 endfunc
6307
6308< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6309 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6310
6311< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6312
6313prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6314 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6315 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6316 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6317
6318 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6319 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6320 as in any buffer.
6321
6322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6323 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6324
6325< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6326
6327prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6328 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6329 {text} to end in a space.
6330 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6331 "prompt". Example: >
6332 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6333<
6334 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6335 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6336
6337< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6338
6339prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6340
6341pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6342 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6343 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6344 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6345 height nr of items visible
6346 width screen cells
6347 row top screen row (0 first row)
6348 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6349 size total nr of items
6350 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6351
6352 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6353 |CompleteChanged|.
6354
6355pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6356 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6357 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6358 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6359 popup menu.
6360
6361py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6362 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6363 converted to Vim data structures.
6364 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6365 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6366 'encoding').
6367 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6368 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6369 keys converted to strings.
6370 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6371 to {expr}.
6372
6373 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6374 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6375
6376< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6377
6378 *E858* *E859*
6379pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6380 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6381 converted to Vim data structures.
6382 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6383 copied though).
6384 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6385 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6386 non-string keys result in error.
6387 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6388 to {expr}.
6389
6390 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6391 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6392
6393< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6394
6395pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6396 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6397 converted to Vim data structures.
6398 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6399 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6400
6401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6402 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6403
6404< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6405 |+python3| feature}
6406
6407rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6408 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6409 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6410 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6411 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6412 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6413 and updated.
6414
6415 Examples: >
6416 :echo rand()
6417 :let seed = srand()
6418 :echo rand(seed)
6419 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6420<
6421
6422 *E726* *E727*
6423range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6424 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6425 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6426 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6427 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6428 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6429 producing a value past {max}).
6430 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6431 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6432 start this is an error.
6433 Examples: >
6434 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6435 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6436 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6437 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6438 range(0) " []
6439 range(2, 0) " error!
6440<
6441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6442 GetExpr()->range()
6443<
6444
6445readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6446 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6447 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6448 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6449 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6450
6451
6452readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6453 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6454 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6455 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6456 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6457 argument below for changing the sort order.
6458
6459 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6460 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6461 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6462 be handled.
6463 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6464 added to the list.
6465 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6466 to the list.
6467 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6468 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6469 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6470 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6471 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6472< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6473 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006474< *E857*
6475 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006476 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6477 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6478
6479 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6480 Valid values are:
6481 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6482 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6483 each character, technically, using
6484 strcmp()) (default)
6485 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6486 using strcasecmp())
6487 "collate" sort using the collation order
6488 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6489 (technically using strcoll())
6490 Other values are silently ignored.
6491
6492 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6493 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6494 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6495< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6496 function! s:tree(dir)
6497 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6498 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006499 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006500 endfunction
6501 echo s:tree(".")
6502<
6503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6504 GetDirName()->readdir()
6505<
6506readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6507 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6508 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6509 information in {directory}.
6510 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6511 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6512 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6513 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6514 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6515 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6516 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6517 argument, see |readdir()|.
6518
6519 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6520 following items:
6521 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6522 name Name of the entry.
6523 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6524 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6525 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6526 type Type of the entry.
6527 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6528 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6529 Other symlink "link"
6530 On MS-Windows:
6531 Normal file "file"
6532 Directory "dir"
6533 Junction "junction"
6534 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6535 Other symlink "link"
6536 Other reparse point "reparse"
6537 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6538 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6539 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6540 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6541 itself because of performance reasons.
6542
6543 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6544 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6545 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6546 be handled.
6547 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6548 added to the list.
6549 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6550 to the list.
6551 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6552 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6553 of the entry.
6554 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6555 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6556 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6557<
6558 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6559 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6560 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6561
6562<
6563 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6564 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6565<
6566
6567 *readfile()*
6568readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6569 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6570 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6571 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6572 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6573 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6574 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6575 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6576 added.
6577 - No CR characters are removed.
6578 Otherwise:
6579 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6580 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6581 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6582 removed from the text.
6583 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6584 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6585 lines of a file: >
6586 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6587 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6588 :endfor
6589< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6590 are returned, or as many as there are.
6591 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6592 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6593 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
6594 file into a buffer if you need to.
6595 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
6596 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
6597 unmodified.
6598 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6599 the result is an empty list.
6600 Also see |writefile()|.
6601
6602 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6603 GetFileName()->readfile()
6604
6605reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
6606 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
6607 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
6608 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00006609 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006610
6611 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
6612 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
6613 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
6614 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
6615
6616 Examples: >
6617 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
6618 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
6619 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
6620 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
6621<
6622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6623 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
6624
6625
6626reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
6627 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
6628 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
6629 See |@|.
6630
6631reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
6632 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
6633 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
6634
6635reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
6636 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
6637 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
6638 list<any> can be used.
6639 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
6640 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
6641
6642 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
6643 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
6644 specified in the argument.
6645 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
6646 and {end}.
6647
6648 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
6649 reltime(). If there is an error zero is returned in legacy
6650 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6651
6652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6653 GetStart()->reltime()
6654<
6655 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6656
6657reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
6658 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
6659 Example: >
6660 let start = reltime()
6661 call MyFunction()
6662 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
6663< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
6664 Also see |profiling|.
6665 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
6666 script an error is given.
6667
6668 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6669 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
6670
6671< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6672
6673reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
6674 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
6675 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
6676 microseconds. Example: >
6677 let start = reltime()
6678 call MyFunction()
6679 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
6680< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
6681 The accuracy depends on the system.
6682 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
6683 can use split() to remove it. >
6684 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
6685< Also see |profiling|.
6686 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
6687 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6688
6689 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6690 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
6691
6692< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6693
6694 *remote_expr()* *E449*
6695remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006696 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6697 string, also see |{server}|.
6698
6699 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
6700 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
6701 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
6702 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
6703 "\n").
6704
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006705 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
6706 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
6707 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006708
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006709 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
6710 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006711
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006712 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
6713 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6714 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6715 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
6716 and the result will be the empty string.
6717
6718 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
6719 independent of a function currently being active. Except
6720 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
6721 arguments can be evaluated.
6722
6723 Examples: >
6724 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
6725 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
6726<
6727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6728 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
6729
6730remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
6731 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006732 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006733 This works like: >
6734 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
6735< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
6736 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
6737 to bring itself to the foreground.
6738 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
6739 like foreground() does.
6740 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6741
6742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6743 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
6744
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006745< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006746 Win32 console version}
6747
6748
6749remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
6750 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
6751 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
6752 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
6753 name of a variable.
6754 Returns zero if none are available.
6755 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
6756 See also |clientserver|.
6757 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6758 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6759 Examples: >
6760 :let repl = ""
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006761 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006762
6763< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6764 ServerId()->remote_peek()
6765
6766remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
6767 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
6768 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
6769 reply is available.
6770 See also |clientserver|.
6771 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6772 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6773 Example: >
6774 :echo remote_read(id)
6775
6776< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6777 ServerId()->remote_read()
6778<
6779 *remote_send()* *E241*
6780remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006781 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6782 string, also see |{server}|.
6783
6784 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
6785 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
6786 |:map|.
6787
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006788 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
6789 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
6790 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006791
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006792 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
6793 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6794 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6795
6796 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
6797 up the display.
6798 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006799 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006800 \ remote_read(serverid)
6801
6802 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
6803 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006804 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006805 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
6806<
6807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6808 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
6809<
6810 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
6811remote_startserver({name})
6812 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
6813 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
6814
6815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6816 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
6817
6818< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6819
6820remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
6821 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
6822 return the item.
6823 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
6824 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
6825 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
6826 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
6827 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
6828 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006829 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006830 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
6831<
6832 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
6833
6834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6835 mylist->remove(idx)
6836
6837remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
6838 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
6839 return the byte.
6840 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
6841 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
6842 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
6843 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
6844 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006845 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006846 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
6847
6848remove({dict}, {key})
6849 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
6850 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006851 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006852< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
6853
6854rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
6855 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
6856 should also work to move files across file systems. The
6857 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
6858 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
6859 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
6860 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6861
6862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6863 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
6864
6865repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
6866 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
6867 result. Example: >
6868 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
6869< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
6870 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
6871 {count} times. Example: >
6872 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
6873< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
6874
6875 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6876 mylist->repeat(count)
6877
6878resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
6879 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
6880 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
6881 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
6882 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
6883 removed, return {filename}.
6884 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
6885 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
6886 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
6887 stopped after 100 iterations.
6888 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
6889 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
6890 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
6891 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
6892 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
6893
6894 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6895 GetName()->resolve()
6896
6897reverse({object}) *reverse()*
6898 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
6899 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
6900 Returns {object}.
6901 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
6902 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
6903< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6904 mylist->reverse()
6905
6906round({expr}) *round()*
6907 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
6908 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
6909 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
6910 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
6911 Examples: >
6912 echo round(0.456)
6913< 0.0 >
6914 echo round(4.5)
6915< 5.0 >
6916 echo round(-4.5)
6917< -5.0
6918
6919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6920 Compute()->round()
6921<
6922 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6923
6924rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
6925 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
6926 converted to Vim data structures.
6927 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
6928 are copied though).
6929 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
6930 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
6931 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
6932 "Object#to_s" method.
6933 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6934 to {expr}.
6935
6936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6937 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
6938
6939< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
6940
6941screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
6942 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
6943 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
6944 attribute at other positions.
6945
6946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6947 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
6948
6949screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
6950 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
6951 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
6952 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
6953 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
6954 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
6955 encodings it may only be the first byte.
6956 This is mainly to be used for testing.
6957 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
6958
6959 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6960 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
6961
6962screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
6963 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
6964 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
6965 composing characters on top of the base character.
6966 This is mainly to be used for testing.
6967 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
6968
6969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6970 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
6971
6972screencol() *screencol()*
6973 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
6974 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
6975 This function is mainly used for testing.
6976
6977 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
6978 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
6979 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
6980 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
6981 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006982 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006983 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
6984 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
6985<
6986screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
6987 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
6988 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
6989 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
6990 The Dict has these members:
6991 row screen row
6992 col first screen column
6993 endcol last screen column
6994 curscol cursor screen column
6995 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
6996 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
6997 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
6998 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
6999 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7000 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7001 width character it would be the same as "col".
7002 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7003 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7004 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7005 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007006 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7007 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007008
7009 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7010 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7011
7012screenrow() *screenrow()*
7013 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7014 cursor. The top line has number one.
7015 This function is mainly used for testing.
7016 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7017
7018 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7019
7020screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7021 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7022 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7023 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7024 characters.
7025 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7026 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7027
7028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7029 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7030<
7031 *search()*
7032search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7033 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7034 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7035
7036 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7037 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7038 move. No error message is given.
7039
7040 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7041 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7042 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7043 'e' move to the End of the match
7044 'n' do Not move the cursor
7045 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7046 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7047 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7048 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7049 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7050 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7051
7052 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7053 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7054 flag.
7055
7056 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7057
7058 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7059 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7060 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7061 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
7062 search starts one column further. This matters for
7063 overlapping matches.
7064 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7065 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7066 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7067 file).
7068
7069 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7070 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7071 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7072 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7073 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7074< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7075 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7076 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
7077
7078 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7079 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7080 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7081 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7082 giving the argument.
7083 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7084
7085 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7086 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7087 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7088 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7089 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7090 function reference or a lambda.
7091 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7092 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7093 and -1 returned.
7094 *search()-sub-match*
7095 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7096 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7097 whole pattern did match.
7098 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7099
7100 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7101 flag is used.
7102
7103 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7104 :let n = 1
7105 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007106 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007107 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7108 : " first search to find match at start of file
7109 : normal G$
7110 : let flags = "w"
7111 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7112 : s/foo/bar/g
7113 : let flags = "W"
7114 : endwhile
7115 : update " write the file if modified
7116 : let n = n + 1
7117 :endwhile
7118<
7119 Example for using some flags: >
7120 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7121< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7122 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7123 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7124 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7125 line:
7126 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7127 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7128 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7129 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7130 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7131
7132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7133 GetPattern()->search()
7134
7135searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7136 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7137 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7138 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7139
7140 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7141 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7142
7143 key type meaning ~
7144 current |Number| current position of match;
7145 0 if the cursor position is
7146 before the first match
7147 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7148 "pos", otherwise 0
7149 total |Number| total count of matches found
7150 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7151 1: recomputing was timed out
7152 2: max count exceeded
7153
7154 For {options} see further down.
7155
7156 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7157 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7158 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7159 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7160 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7161
7162 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7163 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7164
7165 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7166 " to 1)
7167 let result = searchcount()
7168<
7169 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
7170 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7171 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7172 if empty(result)
7173 return ''
7174 endif
7175 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7176 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7177 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7178 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7179 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7180 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7181 \ result.current, result.total)
7182 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7183 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7184 \ result.current, result.total)
7185 endif
7186 endif
7187 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7188 \ result.current, result.total)
7189 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007190 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007191
7192 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7193 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007194 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007195 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7196<
7197 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7198 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7199
7200 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7201 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7202 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7203 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7204 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7205 call searchcount(#{
7206 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7207 redrawstatus
7208 endif
7209 endfunction
7210<
7211 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7212 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7213
7214 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7215 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7216 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7217
7218 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7219 " search again
7220 call searchcount()
7221<
7222 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7223 key type meaning ~
7224 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7225 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7226 otherwise returns the last
7227 computed result (when |n| or
7228 |N| was used when "S" is not
7229 in 'shortmess', or this
7230 function was called).
7231 (default: |TRUE|)
7232 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7233 and different with |@/|.
7234 this works as same as the
7235 below command is executed
7236 before calling this function >
7237 let @/ = pattern
7238< (default: |@/|)
7239 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7240 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7241 for recomputing the result
7242 (default: 0)
7243 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7244 limit. max count of matched
7245 text while recomputing the
7246 result. if search exceeded
7247 total count, "total" value
7248 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7249 (default: 99)
7250 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7251 when recomputing the result.
7252 this changes "current" result
7253 value. see |cursor()|,
7254 |getpos()|
7255 (default: cursor's position)
7256
7257 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7258 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7259<
7260searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7261 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7262
7263 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7264 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7265 first match in the function.
7266
7267 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7268 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7269 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7270
7271 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7272 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7273 Example: >
7274 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7275 echo getline('.')
7276 endif
7277<
7278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7279 GetName()->searchdecl()
7280<
7281 *searchpair()*
7282searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7283 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7284 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7285 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7286 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7287 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7288 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7289 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7290 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7291 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7292 given.
7293
7294 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7295 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7296 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7297 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7298 typical use is: >
7299 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7300< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7301
7302 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7303 |search()|. Additionally:
7304 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7305 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7306 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7307 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7308 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7309 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7310
7311 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7312 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7313 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7314 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7315 or a string.
7316 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7317 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7318 and -1 returned.
7319 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7320 Anything else makes the function fail.
7321 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7322 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7323
7324 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7325
7326 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7327 patterns are used like it's on.
7328
7329 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7330 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7331 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7332 if 1
7333 if 2
7334 endif 2
7335 endif 1
7336< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7337 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7338 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7339 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7340 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7341 "endif 2".
7342 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7343 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7344 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7345 the matching start.
7346
7347 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7348
7349 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7350 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7351
7352< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7353 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7354 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7355 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7356 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7357 match.
7358 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7359
7360 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7361
7362< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7363 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7364 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7365
7366 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7367 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7368<
7369 *searchpairpos()*
7370searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7371 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7372 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7373 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7374 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7375 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7376 returns [0, 0]. >
7377
7378 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7379<
7380 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7381
7382 *searchpos()*
7383searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7384 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7385 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7386 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7387 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7388 returns [0, 0].
7389 Example: >
7390 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7391
7392< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7393 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7394 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7395< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7396 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7397
7398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7399 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7400
7401server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7402 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7403 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7404 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7405 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7406 Note:
7407 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7408 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7409 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7410 See also |clientserver|.
7411 Example: >
7412 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7413
7414< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7415 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7416<
7417serverlist() *serverlist()*
7418 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7419 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7420 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7421 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7422 Example: >
7423 :echo serverlist()
7424<
7425setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7426 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7427 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7428
7429 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7430 |bufload()| if needed.
7431
7432 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7433 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7434
7435 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7436 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7437 line then those lines are added.
7438
7439 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7440
7441 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7442 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7443 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7444 added below the last line.
7445
7446 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7447 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7448 error is given.
7449 On success 0 is returned.
7450
7451 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7452 third argument: >
7453 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7454
7455setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7456 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7457 {val}.
7458 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7459 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7460 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7461 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7462 The {varname} argument is a string.
7463 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7464 Examples: >
7465 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7466 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7467< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7468
7469 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7470 third argument: >
7471 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7472
7473
7474setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7475 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7476 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7477 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7478 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7479 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7480
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007481< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007482 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7483 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7484 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7485 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7486 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7487 the character width in screen cells.
7488 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7489 range overlaps with another.
7490 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7491
7492 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7493 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7494
7495 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7496 setcellwidths([]);
7497< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7498 the effect for known emoji characters.
7499
7500setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7501 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7502 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7503
7504 Example:
7505 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7506 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7507< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7508 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7509< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7510
7511 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7512 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7513
7514setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7515 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7516 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7517
7518 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7519 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7520 character search
7521 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7522 0 for backward
7523 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7524 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7525 character search
7526
7527 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7528 from a script: >
7529 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7530 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7531 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7532< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7533
7534 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7535 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7536
7537setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7538 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7539 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7540 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7541 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7542 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7543 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7544 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7545 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7546 before inserting the resulting text.
7547 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7548 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
7549 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
7550 command line.
7551
7552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7553 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7554
7555setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7556setcursorcharpos({list})
7557 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7558 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7559
7560 Example:
7561 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7562 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7563< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7564 call cursor(4, 3)
7565< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
7566
7567 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7568 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
7569
7570
7571setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
7572 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
7573 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
7574
7575< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
7576 See also |expr-env|.
7577
7578 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7579 second argument: >
7580 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
7581
7582setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
7583 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
7584 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
7585 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
7586 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
7587 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
7588 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
7589 characters are not supported.
7590
7591 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
7592 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
7593 would do the same thing.
7594
7595 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
7596
7597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7598 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
7599<
7600 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
7601
7602
7603setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
7604 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
7605 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
7606 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7607
7608 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7609 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7610 added below the last line.
7611 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
7612 converted to a String.
7613
7614 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
7615 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
7616 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
7617
7618 Example: >
7619 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
7620
7621< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
7622 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
7623 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
7624< This is equivalent to: >
7625 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
7626 : call setline(n, l)
7627 :endfor
7628
7629< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
7630
7631 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7632 second argument: >
7633 GetText()->setline(lnum)
7634
7635setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
7636 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
7637 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7638 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
7639
7640 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
7641 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
7642 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
7643 Also see |location-list|.
7644
7645 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
7646
7647 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7648 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
7649 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
7650
7651 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7652 second argument: >
7653 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
7654
7655setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
7656 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
7657 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
7658 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
7659 example for |getmatches()|.
7660 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7661 window ID instead of the current window.
7662
7663 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7664 GetMatches()->setmatches()
7665<
7666 *setpos()*
7667setpos({expr}, {list})
7668 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
7669 . the cursor
7670 'x mark x
7671
7672 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
7673 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
7674 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
7675
7676 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
7677 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
7678 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
7679 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
7680 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
7681 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
7682 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
7683 Does not change the jumplist.
7684
7685 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
7686 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
7687 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
7688 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
7689
7690 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
7691 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
7692 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
7693 character.
7694
7695 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
7696 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
7697 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
7698 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
7699 mark position it is not used.
7700
7701 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
7702 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
7703 before '>.
7704
7705 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
7706 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
7707
7708 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
7709
7710 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
7711 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
7712 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
7713 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
7714 |winrestview()|.
7715
7716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7717 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
7718
7719setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
7720 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
7721
7722 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7723 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
7724 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
7725 {what}.
7726 *setqflist-what*
7727 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
7728 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
7729 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
7730 entries:
7731
7732 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
7733 buffer
7734 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
7735 present or it is invalid.
7736 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
7737 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
7738 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007739 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007740 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
7741 col column number
7742 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
7743 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007744 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007745 nr error number
7746 text description of the error
7747 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
7748 valid recognized error message
7749
7750 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
7751 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
7752 locate a matching error line.
7753 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
7754 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
7755 item will not be handled as an error line.
7756 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
7757 be used.
7758 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
7759 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
7760 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
7761 cleared.
7762 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
7763 |getqflist()| returns.
7764
7765 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
7766 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
7767 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
7768 new list is created.
7769
7770 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
7771 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
7772 clear the list: >
7773 :call setqflist([], 'r')
7774<
7775 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
7776 freed.
7777
7778 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
7779 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
7780 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
7781 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
7782 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
7783
7784 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
7785 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
7786 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
7787 "lines". If this is not present, then the
7788 'errorformat' option value is used.
7789 See |quickfix-parse|
7790 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
7791 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
7792 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
7793 then the last entry in the list is set as the
7794 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
7795 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
7796 argument.
7797 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
7798 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
7799 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
7800 See |quickfix-parse|
7801 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
7802 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
7803 the last quickfix list.
7804 quickfixtextfunc
7805 function to get the text to display in the
7806 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
7807 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
7808 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
7809 of how to write the function and an example.
7810 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
7811 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
7812 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
7813 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
7814 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
7815 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
7816 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
7817 specify the list.
7818
7819 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
7820 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
7821 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
7822 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
7823<
7824 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7825
7826 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
7827 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
7828 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
7829
7830 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7831 second argument: >
7832 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
7833<
7834 *setreg()*
7835setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
7836 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
7837 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
7838 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
7839 {regname} must be one character.
7840
7841 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
7842 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
7843 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
7844 then the value is appended.
7845
7846 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
7847 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
7848 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
7849 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
7850 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
7851 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
7852 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
7853 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
7854
7855 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
7856 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
7857 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
7858 mode is never selected automatically.
7859 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7860
7861 *E883*
7862 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
7863 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
7864 items act like empty strings.
7865
7866 Examples: >
7867 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
7868 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
7869 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
7870 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
7871
7872< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
7873 register: >
7874 :let var_a = getreginfo()
7875 :call setreg('a', var_a)
7876< or: >
7877 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
7878 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
7879 ....
7880 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
7881< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
7882 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
7883 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
7884 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
7885
7886 You can also change the type of a register by appending
7887 nothing: >
7888 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
7889
7890< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7891 second argument: >
7892 GetText()->setreg('a')
7893
7894settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
7895 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
7896 |t:var|
7897 The {varname} argument is a string.
7898 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
7899 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
7900 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
7901 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
7902 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7903
7904 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7905 third argument: >
7906 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
7907
7908settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
7909 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
7910 {val}.
7911 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
7912 use |setwinvar()|.
7913 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7914 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
7915 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
7916 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
7917 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
7918 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
7919 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
7920 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
7921 Examples: >
7922 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
7923 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
7924< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7925
7926 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7927 fourth argument: >
7928 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
7929
7930settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
7931 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
7932 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7933
7934 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
7935 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
7936 stack.
7937 *E962*
7938 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
7939 argument:
7940 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
7941 stack is replaced.
7942 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
7943 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
7944 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
7945 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
7946 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
7947
7948 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
7949 stack after the modification.
7950
7951 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7952
7953 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
7954 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
7955 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
7956
7957< Save and restore the tag stack: >
7958 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
7959 " do something else
7960 call settagstack(1003, stack)
7961 unlet stack
7962<
7963 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7964 second argument: >
7965 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
7966
7967setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
7968 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
7969 Examples: >
7970 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
7971 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
7972
7973< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7974 third argument: >
7975 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
7976
7977sha256({string}) *sha256()*
7978 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
7979 checksum of {string}.
7980
7981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7982 GetText()->sha256()
7983
7984< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
7985
7986shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
7987 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
7988 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007989 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007990 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
7991 quotes.
7992 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
7993 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
7994 {string}.
7995 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
7996 replace all "'" with "'\''".
7997
7998 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
7999 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8000 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8001 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8002 command.
8003
8004 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8005 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8006 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8007 even when inside single quotes.
8008
8009 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8010 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8011 escaped a second time.
8012
8013 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8014 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8015 character inside single quotes.
8016
8017 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008018 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008019< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8020 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008021 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008022< See also |::S|.
8023
8024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8025 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8026
8027shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8028 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8029 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8030 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8031 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8032 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8033
8034 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8035 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8036 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8037 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8038
8039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8040 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8041
8042sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8043
8044
8045simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8046 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8047 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8048 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8049 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8050 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8051 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8052 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8053 standard).
8054 Example: >
8055 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8056< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8057 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8058 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8059 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8060 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8061
8062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8063 GetName()->simplify()
8064
8065sin({expr}) *sin()*
8066 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8067 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8068 Examples: >
8069 :echo sin(100)
8070< -0.506366 >
8071 :echo sin(-4.01)
8072< 0.763301
8073
8074 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8075 Compute()->sin()
8076<
8077 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8078
8079
8080sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8081 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8082 [-inf, inf].
8083 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8084 Examples: >
8085 :echo sinh(0.5)
8086< 0.521095 >
8087 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8088< -1.026517
8089
8090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8091 Compute()->sinh()
8092<
8093 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8094
8095
8096slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8097 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8098 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8099 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8100 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8101 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8102 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
8103
8104 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8105 GetList()->slice(offset)
8106
8107
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008108sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008109 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8110
8111 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8112 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8113
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008114< When {how} is omitted or is an string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008115 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8116 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8117 current buffer use |:sort|.
8118
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008119 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8120 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8121 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008122
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008123 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008124 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8125 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8126 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8127 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8128 case. Example: >
8129 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8130 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8131 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8132< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8133>
8134 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8135 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8136 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8137< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8138 This does not work properly on Mac.
8139
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008140 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008141 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8142 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8143 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8144
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008145 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008146 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8147 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8148
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008149 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008150 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8151
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008152 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008153 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8154 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8155 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8156 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8157
8158 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8159 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8160
8161 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8162 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8163 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8164 same order as they were originally.
8165
8166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8167 mylist->sort()
8168
8169< Also see |uniq()|.
8170
8171 Example: >
8172 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8173 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8174 endfunc
8175 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8176< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8177 ignores overflow: >
8178 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8179 return a:i1 - a:i2
8180 endfunc
8181< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8182 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8183<
8184sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8185 Stop playing all sounds.
8186
8187 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8188 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8189
8190 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8191
8192 *sound_playevent()*
8193sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8194 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8195 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8196 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8197 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8198 call sound_playevent('bell')
8199< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8200 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8201 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
8202
8203 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8204 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8205 argument is the status:
8206 0 sound was played to the end
8207 1 sound was interrupted
8208 2 error occurred after sound started
8209 Example: >
8210 func Callback(id, status)
8211 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8212 endfunc
8213 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8214
8215< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8216
8217 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8218 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8219
8220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8221 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8222
8223< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8224
8225 *sound_playfile()*
8226sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8227 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8228 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8229 with this command: >
8230 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8231
8232< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8233 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8234
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008235< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008236
8237
8238sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8239 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8240 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8241
8242 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8243 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8244
8245 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8246 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8247
8248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8249 soundid->sound_stop()
8250
8251< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8252
8253 *soundfold()*
8254soundfold({word})
8255 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8256 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8257 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8258 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8259 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8260 the method can be quite slow.
8261
8262 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8263 GetWord()->soundfold()
8264<
8265 *spellbadword()*
8266spellbadword([{sentence}])
8267 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8268 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8269 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8270 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8271
8272 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8273 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8274 result is an empty string.
8275
8276 The return value is a list with two items:
8277 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8278 - The type of the spelling error:
8279 "bad" spelling mistake
8280 "rare" rare word
8281 "local" word only valid in another region
8282 "caps" word should start with Capital
8283 Example: >
8284 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8285< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8286
8287 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8288 of 'spelllang' are used.
8289
8290 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8291 GetText()->spellbadword()
8292<
8293 *spellsuggest()*
8294spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8295 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8296 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8297 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8298
8299 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8300 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8301 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8302
8303 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8304 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8305 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8306 replace a line.
8307
8308 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8309 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8310 although it may appear capitalized.
8311
8312 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8313 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8314
8315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8316 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8317
8318split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8319 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8320 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8321 item.
8322 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8323 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8324 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8325 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8326 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8327 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8328 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8329 Example: >
8330 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8331< To split a string in individual characters: >
8332 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8333< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8334 the end of the pattern: >
8335 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8336< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8337 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8338 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8339< The opposite function is |join()|.
8340
8341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8342 GetString()->split()
8343
8344sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8345 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8346 |Float|.
8347 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
8348 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
8349 Examples: >
8350 :echo sqrt(100)
8351< 10.0 >
8352 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8353< nan
8354 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8355
8356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8357 Compute()->sqrt()
8358<
8359 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8360
8361
8362srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8363 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8364 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8365 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8366 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8367 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8368 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8369 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8370
8371 Examples: >
8372 :let seed = srand()
8373 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8374 :echo rand(seed)
8375
8376state([{what}]) *state()*
8377 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8378 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8379 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8380 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8381 Yes: then do it right away.
8382 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8383 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8384 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8385 messages and callbacks).
8386 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8387 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8388 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8389 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8390 Also see |mode()|.
8391
8392 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8393 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8394 if state('s') == ''
8395 " screen has not scrolled
8396<
8397 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8398 something is busy:
8399 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8400 stuffed command
8401 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8402 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8403 x executing an autocommand
8404 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8405 ch_readraw() when reading json
8406 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8407 |f| or a count
8408 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8409 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8410 s screen has scrolled for messages
8411
8412str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8413 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8414 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8415 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8416 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8417 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8418 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8419 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8420 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8421 thousand.
8422 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8423 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8424 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8425 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8426 |substitute()|: >
8427 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8428<
8429 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8430 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
8431<
8432 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8433
8434str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8435 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8436 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8437 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8438 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8439< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8440
8441 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8442 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8443 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8444 properly: >
8445 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8446
8447< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8448 GetString()->str2list()
8449
8450
8451str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8452 Convert string {string} to a number.
8453 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8454 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8455 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8456
8457 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8458 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8459 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8460 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8461<
8462 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8463 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8464 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8465 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8466 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8467
8468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8469 GetText()->str2nr()
8470
8471
8472strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8473 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8474 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8475 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8476 composing characters separately.
8477
8478 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8479
8480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8481 GetText()->strcharlen()
8482
8483
8484strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8485 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8486 of byte index and length.
8487 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8488 counted separately.
8489 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8490 similar to |slice()|.
8491 When a character index is used where a character does not
8492 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8493 example: >
8494 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8495< results in 'a'.
8496
8497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8498 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8499
8500
8501strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8502 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8503 in String {string}.
8504 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8505 counted separately.
8506 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8507 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8508
8509 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8510
8511 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8512 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8513 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8514 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8515 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8516 endfunction
8517 else
8518 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8519 if a:skipcc
8520 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8521 else
8522 return strchars(a:str)
8523 endif
8524 endfunction
8525 endif
8526<
8527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8528 GetText()->strchars()
8529
8530strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8531 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8532 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8533 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8534 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8535 matters for Tab characters.
8536 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8537 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8538 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8539 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8540 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8541 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8542
8543 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8544 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8545
8546strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8547 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8548 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8549 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8550 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8551 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8552 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8553 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8554 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8555 Examples: >
8556 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
8557 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
8558 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
8559 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
8560 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
8561 Show mod time of file.c.
8562< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8563 :if exists("*strftime")
8564
8565< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8566 GetFormat()->strftime()
8567
8568strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
8569 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
8570 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
8571 separate characters here.
8572 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
8573
8574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8575 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
8576
8577stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
8578 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8579 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
8580 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
8581 This can be used to find a second match: >
8582 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
8583 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
8584< The search is done case-sensitive.
8585 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8586 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8587 See also |strridx()|.
8588 Examples: >
8589 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
8590 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
8591 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
8592< *strstr()* *strchr()*
8593 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
8594 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
8595
8596 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8597 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
8598<
8599 *string()*
8600string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
8601 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
8602 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
8603 {expr} type result ~
8604 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
8605 Number 123
8606 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
8607 Funcref function('name')
8608 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
8609 List [item, item]
8610 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
8611
8612 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
8613 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
8614 will then fail.
8615
8616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8617 mylist->string()
8618
8619< Also see |strtrans()|.
8620
8621
8622strlen({string}) *strlen()*
8623 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
8624 {string} in bytes.
8625 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
8626 For other types an error is given.
8627 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
8628 |strchars()|.
8629 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8630
8631 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8632 GetString()->strlen()
8633
8634strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
8635 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
8636 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
8637 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
8638 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
8639 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
8640 following composing characters).
8641 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
8642 |strcharpart()|.
8643
8644 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
8645 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
8646 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
8647 end of the {src}. >
8648 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
8649 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
8650 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
8651 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
8652
8653< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
8654 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
8655 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
8656<
8657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8658 GetText()->strpart(5)
8659
8660strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
8661 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
8662 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
8663 the format specified in {format}.
8664
8665 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
8666 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
8667 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
8668 matters.
8669
8670 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
8671 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
8672 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
8673 result.
8674
8675 See also |strftime()|.
8676 Examples: >
8677 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
8678< 862156163 >
8679 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
8680< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
8681 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
8682< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
8683
8684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8685 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
8686<
8687 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8688 :if exists("*strptime")
8689
8690strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
8691 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8692 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
8693 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
8694 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
8695 match: >
8696 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
8697 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
8698< The search is done case-sensitive.
8699 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8700 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8701 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
8702 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
8703 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
8704< *strrchr()*
8705 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
8706 function strrchr().
8707
8708 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8709 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
8710
8711strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
8712 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
8713 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
8714 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
8715 echo strtrans(@a)
8716< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
8717 starting a new line.
8718
8719 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8720 GetString()->strtrans()
8721
8722strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
8723 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8724 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
8725 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
8726 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8727 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8728 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
8729
8730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8731 GetString()->strwidth()
8732
8733submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
8734 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
8735 substitute() function.
8736 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
8737 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
8738 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
8739 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
8740 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
8741
8742 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
8743 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
8744 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
8745 text.
8746 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
8747 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
8748 items, since there are no real line breaks.
8749
8750 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
8751 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
8752
8753 Examples: >
8754 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
8755 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
8756< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
8757 A line break is included as a newline character.
8758
8759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8760 GetNr()->submatch()
8761
8762substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
8763 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
8764 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
8765 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
8766 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
8767
8768 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
8769 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
8770 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
8771 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
8772 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
8773 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
8774 used.
8775
8776 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
8777 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
8778 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
8779 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
8780
8781 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
8782 unmodified.
8783
8784 Example: >
8785 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
8786< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
8787 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
8788< results in "TESTING".
8789
8790 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
8791 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
8792 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008793 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008794
8795< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
8796 optional argument. Example: >
8797 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
8798< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
8799 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
8800 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008801 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008802
8803< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8804 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
8805
8806swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
8807 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
8808 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
8809 version Vim version
8810 user user name
8811 host host name
8812 fname original file name
8813 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
8814 file
8815 mtime last modification time in seconds
8816 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
8817 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
8818 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
8819 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
8820 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
8821 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
8822 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
8823 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
8824
8825 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8826 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
8827
8828swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
8829 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
8830 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8831 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
8832 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
8833 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
8834
8835 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8836 GetBufname()->swapname()
8837
8838synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
8839 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
8840 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
8841 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
8842 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
8843
8844 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
8845 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
8846 Note that when the position is after the last character,
8847 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
8848 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8849
8850 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
8851 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
8852 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
8853 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
8854 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
8855 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
8856 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
8857
8858 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
8859 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
8860<
8861
8862synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
8863 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
8864 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
8865 about a syntax item.
8866 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
8867 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
8868 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
8869 used (GUI, cterm or term).
8870 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
8871 {what} result
8872 "name" the name of the syntax item
8873 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
8874 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
8875 term: empty string)
8876 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
8877 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
8878 |highlight-font|
8879 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
8880 |highlight-guisp|
8881 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
8882 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
8883 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
8884 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
8885 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
8886 "bold" "1" if bold
8887 "italic" "1" if italic
8888 "reverse" "1" if reverse
8889 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
8890 "standout" "1" if standout
8891 "underline" "1" if underlined
8892 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
8893 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
8894
8895 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
8896 cursor): >
8897 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
8898<
8899 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8900 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
8901
8902
8903synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
8904 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
8905 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
8906 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
8907 ":highlight link" are followed.
8908
8909 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8910 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
8911
8912synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
8913 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
8914 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
8915 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
8916 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8917 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
8918 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
8919 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
8920 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
8921 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
8922 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
8923 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
8924 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
8925 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
8926 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
8927 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
8928 and replaced by the character "X", then:
8929 call returns ~
8930 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
8931 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
8932 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
8933 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
8934 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
8935 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
8936
8937
8938synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
8939 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
8940 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
8941 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
8942 like what |synID()| returns.
8943 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
8944 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
8945 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
8946 transparent item.
8947 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
8948 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
8949 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
8950 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
8951 endfor
8952< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
8953 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
8954 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
8955 valid positions.
8956
8957system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
8958 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
8959 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
8960
8961 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
8962 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
8963 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
8964 separators yourself.
8965 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
8966 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
8967 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
8968 list items converted to NULs).
8969 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
8970 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
8971 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
8972 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
8973
8974 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
8975
8976 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
8977 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
8978 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
8979 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
8980 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
8981<
8982 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
8983 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
8984 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
8985 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
8986 cause trouble.
8987 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
8988
8989 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008990 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
8991 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008992
8993< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
8994 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
8995 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
8996 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
8997 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
8998
8999 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9000 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9001 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9002 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9003 concatenated commands.
9004
9005 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9006 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9007
9008 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9009 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9010
9011 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9012 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9013 when using a security agent application.
9014 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9015 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9016
9017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9018 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9019
9020
9021systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9022 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9023 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9024 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9025 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9026 result ends in a NL.
9027 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9028
9029 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9030 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9031 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9032<
9033 Returns an empty string on error.
9034
9035 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9036 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9037
9038
9039tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9040 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9041 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9042 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9043 omitted the current tab page is used.
9044 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9045 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9046 let buflist = []
9047 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9048 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9049 endfor
9050< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9051
9052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9053 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9054
9055tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9056 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9057 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9058
9059 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9060 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9061 count).
9062 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9063 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9064 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9065 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9066
9067
9068tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9069 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9070 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9071 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9072 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9073 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9074 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9075 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9076 Useful examples: >
9077 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9078 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9079< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9080
9081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9082 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9083<
9084 *tagfiles()*
9085tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9086 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9087
9088
9089taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9090 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9091
9092 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9093 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9094 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9095
9096 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9097 entries:
9098 name Name of the tag.
9099 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9100 defined. It is either relative to the
9101 current directory or a full path.
9102 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9103 the file.
9104 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9105 entry depends on the language specific
9106 kind values. Only available when
9107 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009108 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009109 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9110 |static-tag| for more information.
9111 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9112 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9113 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9114 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9115 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9116 contained in.
9117
9118 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9119 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9120
9121 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9122
9123 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9124 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9125 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9126 search regular expression pattern.
9127
9128 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9129 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9130 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9131
9132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9133 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9134
9135tan({expr}) *tan()*
9136 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9137 in the range [-inf, inf].
9138 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9139 Examples: >
9140 :echo tan(10)
9141< 0.648361 >
9142 :echo tan(-4.01)
9143< -1.181502
9144
9145 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9146 Compute()->tan()
9147<
9148 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9149
9150
9151tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9152 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9153 range [-1, 1].
9154 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9155 Examples: >
9156 :echo tanh(0.5)
9157< 0.462117 >
9158 :echo tanh(-1)
9159< -0.761594
9160
9161 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9162 Compute()->tanh()
9163<
9164 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9165
9166
9167tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9168 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9169 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9170 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9171 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009172 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009173< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9174 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9175 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9176 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9177
9178
9179term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9180
9181
9182terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9183 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9184 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9185 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9186 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9187 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9188 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9189 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9190 mouse mouse type supported
9191
9192 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9193
9194 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9195 an empty dictionary.
9196
9197 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9198 current cursor style.
9199 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9200 request the cursor blink status.
9201 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9202 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9203 and |t_RC| on startup.
9204
9205 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9206 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9207
9208 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9209
9210 Also see:
9211 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9212 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9213 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9214
9215
9216test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9217
9218
9219 *timer_info()*
9220timer_info([{id}])
9221 Return a list with information about timers.
9222 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9223 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9224 returned.
9225 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9226
9227 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9228 these items:
9229 "id" the timer ID
9230 "time" time the timer was started with
9231 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9232 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9233 -1 means forever
9234 "callback" the callback
9235 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9236
9237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9238 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9239
9240< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9241
9242timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9243 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9244 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9245 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9246 has passed.
9247
9248 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9249 for a short time.
9250
9251 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9252 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9253 See |non-zero-arg|.
9254
9255 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9256 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9257
9258< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9259
9260 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9261timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9262 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9263
9264 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9265 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9266 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9267
9268 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9269 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9270 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9271 waiting for input.
9272 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9273 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9274
9275 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9276 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9277 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9278 the callback will be called once.
9279 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9280 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9281 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9282 messages.
9283
9284 Example: >
9285 func MyHandler(timer)
9286 echo 'Handler called'
9287 endfunc
9288 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9289 \ {'repeat': 3})
9290< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9291 intervals.
9292
9293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9294 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9295
9296< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9297 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9298
9299timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9300 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9301 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9302 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9303
9304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9305 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9306
9307< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9308
9309timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9310 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9311 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9312 timers there is no error.
9313
9314 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9315
9316tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9317 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9318 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
9319 the string).
9320
9321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9322 GetText()->tolower()
9323
9324toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9325 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9326 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
9327 the string).
9328
9329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9330 GetText()->toupper()
9331
9332tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9333 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9334 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9335 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9336 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9337 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9338 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9339
9340 Examples: >
9341 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9342< returns "Hello THere" >
9343 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9344< returns "{blob}"
9345
9346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9347 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9348
9349trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9350 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9351 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9352
9353 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9354 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9355 space character 0xa0.
9356
9357 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9358 characters:
9359 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9360 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9361 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9362 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9363
9364 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
9365
9366 Examples: >
9367 echo trim(" some text ")
9368< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009369 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009370< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9371 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9372< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9373 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9374< returns " vim"
9375
9376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9377 GetText()->trim()
9378
9379trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9380 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9381 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9382 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9383 Examples: >
9384 echo trunc(1.456)
9385< 1.0 >
9386 echo trunc(-5.456)
9387< -5.0 >
9388 echo trunc(4.0)
9389< 4.0
9390
9391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9392 Compute()->trunc()
9393<
9394 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9395
9396 *type()*
9397type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9398 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9399 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9400 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9401 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9402 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9403 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9404 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9405 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9406 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9407 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9408 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9409 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9410 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9411 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9412 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9413 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9414 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9415 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9416 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9417 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9418 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9419 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9420< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9421 :if exists('v:t_number')
9422
9423< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9424 mylist->type()
9425
9426
9427typename({expr}) *typename()*
9428 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9429 Example: >
9430 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9431 list<number>
9432
9433
9434undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9435 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9436 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9437 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9438 the undo file exists.
9439 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9440 is used internally.
9441 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9442 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9443 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9444 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9445 returns an empty string.
9446
9447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9448 GetFilename()->undofile()
9449
9450undotree() *undotree()*
9451 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9452 the following items:
9453 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9454 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9455 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9456 when some changes were undone.
9457 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9458 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9459 something readable.
9460 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9461 write yet.
9462 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9463 tree.
9464 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9465 This happens when waiting from input from the
9466 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9467 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9468 undo blocks.
9469
9470 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9471 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9472 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9473 |:undolist|.
9474 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9475 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9476 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9477 that was added. This marks the last change
9478 and where further changes will be added.
9479 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9480 that was undone. This marks the current
9481 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9482 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9483 undone after the last change this item will
9484 not appear anywhere.
9485 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9486 write. The number is the write count. The
9487 first write has number 1, the last one the
9488 "save_last" mentioned above.
9489 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9490 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9491 item.
9492
9493uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9494 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9495 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9496 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9497 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9498< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9499 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9500
9501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9502 mylist->uniq()
9503
9504values({dict}) *values()*
9505 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9506 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
9507
9508 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9509 mydict->values()
9510
9511virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
9512 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9513 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9514 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9515 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9516 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9517 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9518 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9519 For the byte position use |col()|.
9520 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
9521 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
9522 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9523 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9524 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
9525 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9526 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
9527 The accepted positions are:
9528 . the cursor position
9529 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
9530 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
9531 plus one)
9532 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
9533 returned)
9534 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
9535 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
9536 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
9537 that it's updated right away.
9538 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
9539 Examples: >
9540 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
9541 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
9542 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
9543< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
9544 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
9545 all lines: >
9546 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
9547
9548< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9549 GetPos()->virtcol()
9550
9551
9552visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
9553 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
9554 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
9555 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
9556 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
9557 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
9558 respectively.
9559 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009560 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009561< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
9562 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
9563 Visual mode that was used.
9564 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
9565 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
9566 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
9567 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
9568 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
9569
9570wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
9571 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
9572 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
9573 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
9574 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
9575
9576 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
9577 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
9578<
9579 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
9580
9581win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
9582 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
9583 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
9584 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
9585 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
9586 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
9587 Example: >
9588 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
9589< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
9590 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009591 *E994*
9592 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
9593 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
9594 an empty string is returned.
9595
9596 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9597 second argument: >
9598 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
9599
9600win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
9601 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
9602 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
9603
9604 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9605 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
9606
9607win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
9608 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
9609 When {win} is missing use the current window.
9610 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
9611 number 1.
9612 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
9613 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
9614 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
9615
9616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9617 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
9618
9619
9620win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
9621 Return the type of the window:
9622 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
9623 used to execute autocommands.
9624 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
9625 (empty) normal window
9626 "loclist" |location-list-window|
9627 "popup" popup window |popup|
9628 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
9629 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
9630 "unknown" window {nr} not found
9631
9632 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
9633 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
9634 |window-ID|.
9635
9636 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
9637 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
9638 returns "popup".
9639
9640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9641 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
9642<
9643win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
9644 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
9645 tabpage.
9646 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
9647
9648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9649 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
9650
9651win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
9652 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
9653 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
9654 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
9655
9656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9657 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
9658
9659win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
9660 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
9661 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
9662
9663 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9664 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
9665
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +00009666win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
9667 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
9668 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
9669 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
9670 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
9671 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
9672 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
9673 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
9674 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
9675 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
9676 FALSE otherwise.
9677
9678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9679 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
9680
9681win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
9682 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
9683 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
9684 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
9685 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
9686 line will change the height of the window and the height of
9687 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
9688 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
9689 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
9690 be found and FALSE otherwise.
9691
9692 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9693 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
9694
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009695win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
9696 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
9697 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
9698 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
9699 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
9700 for the current window.
9701 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
9702 tabpage.
9703
9704 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9705 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
9706<
9707win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
9708 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
9709 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
9710 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
9711 then closing {nr}.
9712
9713 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
9714 Both must be in the current tab page.
9715
9716 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9717
9718 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
9719 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
9720 like with |:vsplit|.
9721 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
9722 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
9723 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
9724 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
9725 'splitright' are used.
9726
9727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9728 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
9729<
9730
9731 *winbufnr()*
9732winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
9733 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
9734 the |window-ID|.
9735 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
9736 window is returned.
9737 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9738 Example: >
9739 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
9740<
9741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9742 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
9743<
9744 *wincol()*
9745wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
9746 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
9747 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
9748
9749 *windowsversion()*
9750windowsversion()
9751 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
9752 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
9753 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
9754 an empty string.
9755
9756winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
9757 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
9758 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9759 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
9760 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9761 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
9762 This excludes any window toolbar line.
9763 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009764 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009765
9766< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9767 GetWinid()->winheight()
9768<
9769winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
9770 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
9771 in a tabpage.
9772
9773 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
9774 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
9775 returns an empty list.
9776
9777 For a leaf window, it returns:
9778 ['leaf', {winid}]
9779 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
9780 returns:
9781 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
9782 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
9783 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
9784
9785 Example: >
9786 " Only one window in the tab page
9787 :echo winlayout()
9788 ['leaf', 1000]
9789 " Two horizontally split windows
9790 :echo winlayout()
9791 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
9792 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
9793 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
9794 " middle window
9795 :echo winlayout(2)
9796 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
9797 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
9798<
9799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9800 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
9801<
9802 *winline()*
9803winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
9804 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
9805 the window. The first line is one.
9806 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
9807 first, this may cause a scroll.
9808
9809 *winnr()*
9810winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9811 window. The top window has number 1.
9812 Returns zero for a popup window.
9813
9814 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9815 $ the number of the last window (the window
9816 count).
9817 # the number of the last accessed window (where
9818 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
9819 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
9820 returned.
9821 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
9822 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
9823 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
9824 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
9825 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
9826 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
9827 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
9828 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
9829 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
9830 |:wincmd|.
9831 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
9832 Examples: >
9833 let window_count = winnr('$')
9834 let prev_window = winnr('#')
9835 let wnum = winnr('3k')
9836
9837< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9838 GetWinval()->winnr()
9839<
9840 *winrestcmd()*
9841winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
9842 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
9843 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
9844 unchanged.
9845 Example: >
9846 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
9847 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
9848 :exe cmd
9849<
9850 *winrestview()*
9851winrestview({dict})
9852 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
9853 the view of the current window.
9854 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
9855 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
9856 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
9857 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
9858<
9859 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
9860 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
9861 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
9862 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
9863
9864 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
9865 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
9866
9867 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9868 GetView()->winrestview()
9869<
9870 *winsaveview()*
9871winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
9872 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
9873 restore the view.
9874 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
9875 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
9876 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
9877 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
9878 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
9879 The return value includes:
9880 lnum cursor line number
9881 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00009882 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009883 returns)
9884 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00009885 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
9886 the first column is zero, as opposed
9887 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
9888 |$| command it will be a very large
9889 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009890 topline first line in the window
9891 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
9892 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
9893 'wrap' is off
9894 skipcol columns skipped
9895 Note that no option values are saved.
9896
9897
9898winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
9899 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
9900 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9901 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
9902 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9903 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
9904 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009905 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009906 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
9907 : 50 wincmd |
9908 :endif
9909< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
9910 option.
9911
9912 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9913 GetWinid()->winwidth()
9914
9915
9916wordcount() *wordcount()*
9917 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
9918 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
9919 |g_CTRL-G|
9920 The return value includes:
9921 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
9922 chars Number of chars in the buffer
9923 words Number of words in the buffer
9924 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
9925 (not in Visual mode)
9926 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
9927 (not in Visual mode)
9928 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
9929 (not in Visual mode)
9930 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
9931 (only in Visual mode)
9932 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
9933 (only in Visual mode)
9934 visual_words Number of words visually selected
9935 (only in Visual mode)
9936
9937
9938 *writefile()*
9939writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
9940 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
9941 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
9942 or Number.
9943 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
9944 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
9945 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
9946
9947 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
9948 unmodified.
9949
9950 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
9951 appended to the file: >
9952 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
9953 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
9954<
9955 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
9956 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
9957 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
9958 crashes.
9959 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
9960 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
9961 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
9962 when 'fsync' is set.
9963
9964 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
9965 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
9966 to writefile().
9967 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
9968 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
9969 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
9970 fails.
9971 Also see |readfile()|.
9972 To copy a file byte for byte: >
9973 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
9974 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
9975
9976< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9977 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
9978
9979
9980xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
9981 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
9982 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
9983 Example: >
9984 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
9985<
9986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9987 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
9988<
9989
9990==============================================================================
99913. Feature list *feature-list*
9992
9993There are three types of features:
99941. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
9995 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
9996 :if has("cindent")
9997< *gui_running*
99982. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
9999 Example: >
10000 :if has("gui_running")
10001< *has-patch*
100023. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10003 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10004 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10005 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10006< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10007 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10008 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10009 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10010 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10011 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10012
10013Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10014use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10015
10016
10017acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
10018all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
10019amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10020arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10021arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10022autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10023autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10024autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10025balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10026balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10027beos BeOS version of Vim.
10028browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10029 work.
10030browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10031bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
10032builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
10033byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10034channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10035cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
10036clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10037clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10038clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10039cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10040cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10041cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10042comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10043compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10044conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10045cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10046cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10047cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10048debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10049dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10050dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10051diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10052digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10053directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10054dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10055drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10056ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10057emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10058eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10059 true, of course!
10060ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10061extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10062 |'hlsearch'|
10063farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
10064file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
10065filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10066 read/write/filter commands
10067find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10068 |+find_in_path|.
10069float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10070fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10071 this is not present).
10072folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10073footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10074fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10075gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10076gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010077gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010078gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10079gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10080gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10081gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10082gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10083gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10084gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10085gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10086gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10087gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10088gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10089haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10090hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10091hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10092iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10093insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10094 Insert mode. (always true)
10095job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10096ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
10097jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
10098keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10099lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10100langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10101libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10102linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10103 'breakindent' support.
10104linux Linux version of Vim.
10105lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
10106listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10107 and the argument list |arglist|.
10108localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10109lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10110mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10111macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10112menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10113mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10114modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10115 (always true)
10116mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10117mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10118mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10119mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10120mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10121mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10122mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10123mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10124mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10125mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10126mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10127multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10128multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10129multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10130multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10131mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10132nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10133netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10134netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
10135num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
10136ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10137osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10138osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10139packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10140path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10141perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10142persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10143postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10144printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10145profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10146python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10147python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10148python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10149python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10150python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10151python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10152pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10153qnx QNX version of Vim.
10154quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10155reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10156rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10157ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10158scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10159showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10160signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
10161smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
10162sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10163sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10164spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10165startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10166statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10167 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10168sun SunOS version of Vim.
10169sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10170syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10171syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10172 current buffer.
10173system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10174tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
10175 |tag-binary-search|.
10176tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10177 |tag-old-static|.
10178tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10179termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10180terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10181terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10182termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10183textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10184textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10185tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10186 or terminfo file.
10187timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10188title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
10189toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10190ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10191ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10192unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10193unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10194user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10195vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10196vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10197 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10198vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10199 (always true)
10200vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10201 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010202vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010203viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10204vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10205vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10206vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
10207virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10208visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10209visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10210 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10211vms VMS version of Vim.
10212vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10213vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10214 out if it works in the current console).
10215wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10216wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10217win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10218win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10219 64 bits)
10220win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10221win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10222win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10223winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10224windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10225 (always true)
10226writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10227xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10228xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10229xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10230xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10231 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10232xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10233xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10234xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10235xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10236 xterm screen.
10237x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10238
10239
10240==============================================================================
102414. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10242
10243This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10244|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10245pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10246same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10247When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10248pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10249>
10250 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10251 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10252 aa
10253 xx
10254 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10255 a
10256 x
10257
10258Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10259"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10260"\n".
10261
10262 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: