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Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Feb 01
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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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100150diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
151 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000152diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
153diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
154digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
155digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
156digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
157digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
158echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
159empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
160environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100161err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000162escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
163eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
164eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
165executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
166execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
167exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
168exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
169exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
170exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
171expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
172 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100173expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
174 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000175extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
177extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
179 List or Dictionary
180feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
181filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
182filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
183filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
184 remove items from {expr1} where
185 {expr2} is 0
186finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find directory {name} in {path}
188findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
189 String find file {name} in {path}
190flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
191flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
192 List flatten a copy of {list}
193float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
194floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
195fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
196fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
197fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
198foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
199foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
200foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
201foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
202foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100203foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
204 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000205foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100206fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000207funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
208 Funcref reference to function {name}
209function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
210 Funcref named reference to function {name}
211garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
212get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
213get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
214get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
215getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
216getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
217 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000218getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000219getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
220 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000221getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
223getchar([expr]) Number or String
224 get one character from the user
225getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
226getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
227getcharsearch() Dict last character search
228getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
230 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdline() String return the current command-line
232getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
234 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
236getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
237getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
238 List list of cmdline completion matches
239getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
240getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
241getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
242getenv({name}) String return environment variable
243getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
244getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
245getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
246getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
247getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
248getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
249getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
250 List list of jump list items
251getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
252getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
253getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
254getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
255getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
256getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
257getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000258getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000259getpid() Number process ID of Vim
260getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
261getqflist() List list of quickfix items
262getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
263getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
264 String or List contents of a register
265getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
266getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100267getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000268gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
269gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
270 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
271gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
272 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
273gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
274gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
275getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000276getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000277getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
278getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
279getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
280 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
281glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
282 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
283glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
284globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
285 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
286has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
287has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
288haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
289 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
290 or |:tcd|
291hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
292 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
293histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
294histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
295histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
296histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
297hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
298hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
299hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
300hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
301hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
302iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
303indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
304index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
305 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100306indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
307 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000308input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
309 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100310inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000311 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
312inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
313inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
314inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
315inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
316insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200317instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000318interrupt() none interrupt script execution
319invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100320isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000321isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
322isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
323 (positive or negative)
324islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
325isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
326items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
327job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
328job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
329job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
330job_start({command} [, {options}])
331 Job start a job
332job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
333job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
334join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
335js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
336js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
337json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
338json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
339keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100340keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
341 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000342len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
343libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
344libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
345line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
346line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
347lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
348list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
349list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
350listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
351 Number add a callback to listen to changes
352listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
353listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
354localtime() Number current time
355log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
356log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
357luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
358map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
359 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
360maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
361 String or Dict
362 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
363mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
364 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100365maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000366mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
367 like |map()| but creates a new List or
368 Dictionary
369mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
370match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
371 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
372matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
373 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
374matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
375 Number highlight positions with {group}
376matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100377matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
378 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000379matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
380matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
381 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
382matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
383 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
384matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
385 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
386matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
387 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
388matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
389 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100390matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
391 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000392matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
393 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
394max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
395menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
396min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000397mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000398 Number create directory {name}
399mode([expr]) String current editing mode
400mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
401nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
402nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
403or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
404pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
405perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
406popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
407popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
408popup_clear() none close all popup windows
409popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
410popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
411popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
412popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
413popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100414popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000415popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
416popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
417popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
418popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
419popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
420popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
421popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
422popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
423popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
424popup_notification({what}, {options})
425 Number create a notification popup window
426popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
427 none set options for popup window {id}
428popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
429popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
430pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
431prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
432printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
433prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
434prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
435prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
436prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
437prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
438prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
439 none add multiple text properties
440prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
441 none remove all text properties
442prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
443 Dict search for a text property
444prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
445prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
446 Number remove a text property
447prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
448prop_type_change({name}, {props})
449 none change an existing property type
450prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
451 none delete a property type
452prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
453 Dict get property type values
454prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
455pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
456pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
457py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
458pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
459pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
460rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
461range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
462 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100463readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
464 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000465readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
466 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
467readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
468 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
469readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
470 List get list of lines from file {fname}
471reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
472 any reduce {object} using {func}
473reg_executing() String get the executing register name
474reg_recording() String get the recording register name
475reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
476reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
477reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
478remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
479 String send expression
480remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
481remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
482 Number check for reply string
483remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
484 String read reply string
485remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
486 String send key sequence
487remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
488remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
489 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
490remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
491 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
492remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
493rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100494repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
495 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000496resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100497reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
498 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000499round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
500rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
501screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
502screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
503screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
504screencol() Number current cursor column
505screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
506screenrow() Number current cursor row
507screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
508search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
509 Number search for {pattern}
510searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
511searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
512 Number search for variable declaration
513searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
514 Number search for other end of start/end pair
515searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
516 List search for other end of start/end pair
517searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
518 List search for {pattern}
519server2client({clientid}, {string})
520 Number send reply string
521serverlist() String get a list of available servers
522setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
523 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
524 {expr}
525setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
526 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
527setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
528setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
529setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100530setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000531setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
532setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
533setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
534setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
535setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
536setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
537 Number modify location list using {list}
538setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
539 Number modify specific location list props
540setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
541setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
542setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
543setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
544 Number modify specific quickfix list props
545setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
546settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
547settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
548 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
549 page {tabnr} to {val}
550settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
551 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
552setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
553sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
554shellescape({string} [, {special}])
555 String escape {string} for use as shell
556 command argument
557shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
558sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
559sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
560sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
561sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
562 List get a list of placed signs
563sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
564 Number jump to a sign
565sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
566 Number place a sign
567sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
568sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
569sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
570sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
571 Number unplace a sign
572sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
573simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
574sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
575sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
576slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
577 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000578sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
579 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000580sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
581sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
582 Number play an event sound
583sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
584 Number play sound file {path}
585sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
586soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
587spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
588spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
589 List spelling suggestions
590split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
591 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
592sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
593srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
594state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
595str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
596str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
597 ASCII/UTF-8 value
598str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
599 Number convert String to Number
600strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
601strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
602 String {len} characters of {str} at
603 character {start}
604strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
605strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
606strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
607strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
608stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
609 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
610string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
611strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
612strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
613 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
614 byte {start}
615strptime({format}, {timestring})
616 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
617strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
618 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
619strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100620strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
621 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000622strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
623submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
624 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
625substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
626 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000627swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000628swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
629swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
630synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
631synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
632 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
633synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
634synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
635synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
636system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
637systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
638tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
639tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
640tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
641tagfiles() List tags files used
642taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
643tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
644tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
645tempname() String name for a temporary file
646term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
647 Number display difference between two dumps
648term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
649 Number displaying a screen dump
650term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
651 none dump terminal window contents
652term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
653term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
654term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
655term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
656term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
657term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
658term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
659term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
660term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
661term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
662term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
663term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
664term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
665term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
666term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
667 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
668term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
669term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
670term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
671term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
672 none set the size of a terminal
673term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
674term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
675terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
676test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
677 none make memory allocation fail
678test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
679test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
680test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
681test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
682test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000683test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000684test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000685test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
686 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000687test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
688test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
689test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
690test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
691test_null_job() Job null value for testing
692test_null_list() List null value for testing
693test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
694test_null_string() String null value for testing
695test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
696test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
697test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000698test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
699test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
700test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
701test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
702test_void() any void value for testing
703timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
704timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
705timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
706 Number create a timer
707timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
708timer_stopall() none stop all timers
709tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
710toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
711tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
712 to chars in {tostr}
713trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
714 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
715trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
716type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
717typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
718undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500719undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000720uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
721 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100722utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
723 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000724values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200725virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
726 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100727 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100728virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
729 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000730visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
731wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
732win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
733 String execute {command} in window {id}
734win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
735win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
736win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
737win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
738win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
739win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000740win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
741win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000742win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
743win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
744 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
745winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
746wincol() Number window column of the cursor
747windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
748winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
749winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
750winline() Number window line of the cursor
751winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
752winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
753winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
754winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
755winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
756wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
757writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
758 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
759xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
760
761==============================================================================
7622. Details *builtin-function-details*
763
764Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
765specific functionality.
766
767abs({expr}) *abs()*
768 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
769 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
770 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
771 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
772 Examples: >
773 echo abs(1.456)
774< 1.456 >
775 echo abs(-5.456)
776< 5.456 >
777 echo abs(-4)
778< 4
779
780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
781 Compute()->abs()
782
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000783
784acos({expr}) *acos()*
785 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
786 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
787 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100788 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000789 Examples: >
790 :echo acos(0)
791< 1.570796 >
792 :echo acos(-0.5)
793< 2.094395
794
795 Can also be used as a |method|: >
796 Compute()->acos()
797
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000798
799add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
800 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
801 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
802 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
803 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
804< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
805 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
806 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
807 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100808 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000809
810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
811 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
812
813
814and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
815 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
816 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100817 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000818 Example: >
819 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
820< Can also be used as a |method|: >
821 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
822
823
824append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
825 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
826 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
827 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
828 the current buffer.
829 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
830 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
831 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
832 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000833 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
834 no matter the value of {lnum}.
835 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
836 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000837 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
838 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
839
840< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
841 passed as the second argument: >
842 mylist->append(lnum)
843
844
845appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
846 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
847
848 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
849 |bufload()| if needed.
850
851 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
852
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000853 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
854 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
855 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
856 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000857
858 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
859 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
860
861 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
862 error message is given. Example: >
863 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000864< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
865 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
866
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000867 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
868 passed as the second argument: >
869 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
870
871
872argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
873 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
874 |arglist|.
875 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
876 window is used.
877 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
878 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
879 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
880 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
881
882 *argidx()*
883argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
884 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
885
886 *arglistid()*
887arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
888 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
889 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
890 global argument list. See |arglist|.
891 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
892
893 Without arguments use the current window.
894 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
895 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
896 page.
897 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
898
899 *argv()*
900argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
901 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
902 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
903 :let i = 0
904 :while i < argc()
905 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000906 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000907 : let i = i + 1
908 :endwhile
909< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
910 the whole |arglist| is returned.
911
912 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
913 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
914
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100915 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
916 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
917 argument is invalid.
918
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000919asin({expr}) *asin()*
920 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
921 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
922 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
923 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100924 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
925 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000926 Examples: >
927 :echo asin(0.8)
928< 0.927295 >
929 :echo asin(-0.5)
930< -0.523599
931
932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
933 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000934
935
936assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
937
938
939
940atan({expr}) *atan()*
941 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
942 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
943 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100944 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000945 Examples: >
946 :echo atan(100)
947< 1.560797 >
948 :echo atan(-4.01)
949< -1.326405
950
951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
952 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000953
954
955atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
956 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
957 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
958 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100959 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
960 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000961 Examples: >
962 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
963< -0.785398 >
964 :echo atan2(1, -1)
965< 2.356194
966
967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
968 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000969
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100970
971autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
972 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
973
974 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
975 the following optional items:
976 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
977 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
978 item is ignored.
979 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
980 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100981 This can be either a String with a single
982 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100983 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
984 If this group doesn't exist then it is
985 created. If not specified or empty, then the
986 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100987 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
988 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100989 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100990 which executes only once. Refer to
991 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100992 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
993 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100994 present, then this item is ignored. This can
995 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
996 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100997 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
998 commands associated with the specified autocmd
999 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1000 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001001 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001002
1003 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1004 Examples: >
1005 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1006 let acmd = {}
1007 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1008 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1009 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1010 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1011 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001012<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1014 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1015<
1016autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1017 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1018
1019 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1020 the following optional items:
1021 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1022 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1023 item is ignored.
1024 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1025 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1026 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1027 group are deleted.
1028 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1029 If not specified or empty, then the default
1030 group is used.
1031 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1032 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1033 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1034 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1035 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1036 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1037 present, then this item is ignored.
1038
1039 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1040 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1041 is deleted.
1042
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001043 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001044 Examples: >
1045 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1046 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1047 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1048 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1049 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1050 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1051 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1052 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1053 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1054 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1055 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1056 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1057 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1058 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1059 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1060 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1061<
1062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1063 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1064
1065autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1066 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1067 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1068
1069 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1070 items:
1071 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1072 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1073 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1074 error message. If set to an empty string,
1075 then the default autocmd group is used.
1076 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1077 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1078 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1079 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1080 results in an error message.
1081 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1082 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1083 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1084 {opts}.
1085
1086 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1087 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1088 the autocmd is defined.
1089 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1090 event Autocmd event name.
1091 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001092 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1093 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1094 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1095 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001096 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1097 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1098 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1099 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1100
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001101 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1102 or event or pattern is not found.
1103
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001104 Examples: >
1105 " :autocmd MyGroup
1106 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1107 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1108 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1109 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1110 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1111 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1112 " :autocmd Syntax
1113 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1114 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1115 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1116 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1117 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1118<
1119 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1120 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1121<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001122balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1123 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001124 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1125 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001126
1127balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1128 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1129 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1130 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1131 split with |balloon_split()|.
1132 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1133
1134 Example: >
1135 func GetBalloonContent()
1136 " ... initiate getting the content
1137 return ''
1138 endfunc
1139 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1140
1141 func BalloonCallback(result)
1142 call balloon_show(a:result)
1143 endfunc
1144< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1145 GetText()->balloon_show()
1146<
1147 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1148 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1149 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1150 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001151 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001152
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001153 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1154 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001155 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1156 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1157
1158balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1159 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1160 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1161 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001162 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1163 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001164 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1165 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1166
1167< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1168 feature}
1169
1170blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1171 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1172 {blob}. Examples: >
1173 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1174 blob2list(0z) returns []
1175< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1176 opposite.
1177
1178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1179 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001180<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001181 *browse()*
1182browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1183 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1184 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1185 The input fields are:
1186 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1187 {title} title for the requester
1188 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1189 {default} default file name
1190 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1191 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1192
1193 *browsedir()*
1194browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1195 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1196 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1197 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1198 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1199 to be used.
1200 The input fields are:
1201 {title} title for the requester
1202 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1203 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1204 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1205
1206bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001207 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1208 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001209 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1210 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1211 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1212 buffer is always created.
1213 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1214 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1215 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1216 call bufload(bufnr)
1217 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001218< Returns 0 on error.
1219 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001220 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1221
1222bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1223 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1224 {buf} exists.
1225 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1226 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1227
1228 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1229 exactly. The name can be:
1230 - Relative to the current directory.
1231 - A full path.
1232 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1233 - A URL name.
1234 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1235 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1236 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1237 long name to be able to find them.
1238 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1239 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1240 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1241 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1242 file name.
1243
1244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1245 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1246<
1247 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1248
1249buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1250 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1251 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1252 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1253
1254 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1255 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1256
1257bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1258 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1259 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1260 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001261 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001262 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001263 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1264 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1265 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1266
1267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1268 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1269
1270bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1271 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1272 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1273 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1274
1275 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1276 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1277
1278bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1279 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1280 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1281 "[No Name]".
1282 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1283 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1284 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1285 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1286 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1287 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1288 match an empty string is returned.
1289 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1290 alternate buffer.
1291 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1292 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1293 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1294 pattern.
1295 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1296 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1297 buffers are searched for.
1298 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1299 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1300 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1301< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1302 echo bufnr->bufname()
1303
1304< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1305 string is returned. >
1306 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1307 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1308 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1309 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1310< *buffer_name()*
1311 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1312
1313 *bufnr()*
1314bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1315 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1316 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1317 above.
1318
1319 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1320 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1321 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1322 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1323< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1324 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1325
1326 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1327 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1328< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1329 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1330 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1331 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1332
1333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1334 echo bufref->bufnr()
1335<
1336 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1337 *last_buffer_nr()*
1338 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1339
1340bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1341 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1342 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1343 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1344 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1345
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001346 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001347<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001348 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1349 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001350
1351 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1352 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1353
1354bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1355 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1356 |window-ID|.
1357 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1358 is returned. Example: >
1359
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001360 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001361
1362< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1363 |:wincmd|.
1364
1365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1366 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1367
1368byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1369 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1370 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1371 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1372 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1373 one.
1374 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1375
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001376 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1377
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1379 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1380
1381< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1382 feature}
1383
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001384byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001385 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1386 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1387 zero.
1388 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1389 equal to {nr}.
1390 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1391 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1392 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1393 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001394 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1395 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1396 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1397 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1398 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1399 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1400 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001401 Example : >
1402 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1403< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1404 same: >
1405 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1406 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1407< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1408
1409 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1410 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1411 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001412 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1413 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1414 Examples: >
1415 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1416 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1417 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1418<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001419 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1420 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1421
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001422byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001423 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1424 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001425 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001426 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1427 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1428 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1429< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1430 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1431 one byte).
1432 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1433 to a Unicode encoding.
1434
1435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1436 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1437
1438call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1439 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1440 arguments.
1441 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1442 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1443 Returns the return value of the called function.
1444 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1445 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1446
1447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1448 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1449
1450ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1451 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1452 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1453 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1454 Examples: >
1455 echo ceil(1.456)
1456< 2.0 >
1457 echo ceil(-5.456)
1458< -5.0 >
1459 echo ceil(4.0)
1460< 4.0
1461
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001462 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1463
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1465 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001466
1467
1468ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1469
1470
1471changenr() *changenr()*
1472 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1473 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1474 with the |:undo| command.
1475 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1476 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1477 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001478 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001479
1480char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001481 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001482 Examples: >
1483 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1484 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1485< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1486 Example for "utf-8": >
1487 char2nr("á") returns 225
1488 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1489< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1490 A combining character is a separate character.
1491 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1492 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1493 let str = "ABC"
1494 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1495< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1496
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001497 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1498
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1500 GetChar()->char2nr()
1501
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001502charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1503 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1504 The character class is one of:
1505 0 blank
1506 1 punctuation
1507 2 word character
1508 3 emoji
1509 other specific Unicode class
1510 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001511 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001512
1513
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001514charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001515 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1516 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1517
1518 Example:
1519 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1520 charcol('.') returns 3
1521 col('.') returns 7
1522
1523< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1524 GetPos()->col()
1525<
1526 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001527charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001528 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1529 The index of the first character is zero.
1530 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1531 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001532
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001533 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001534 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1535 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001536 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1537 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001538
1539 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1540 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1541
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001542 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1543 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1544 of the string in characters is returned.
1545
1546 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1547 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1548 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001549
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001550 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001551 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1552 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1553 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001554 Examples: >
1555 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1556 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1557 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001558 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001559<
1560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1561 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1562
1563chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1564 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1565 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1566 window:
1567 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1568 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1569 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1570 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1571 directory.
1572 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1573 {dir} must be a String.
1574 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1575 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1576 On failure, returns an empty string.
1577
1578 Example: >
1579 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1580 if save_dir != ""
1581 " ... do some work
1582 call chdir(save_dir)
1583 endif
1584
1585< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1586 GetDir()->chdir()
1587<
1588cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1589 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1590 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1591 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1592 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001593 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001594 See |C-indenting|.
1595
1596 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1597 GetLnum()->cindent()
1598
1599clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1600 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1601 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1602 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1603 window ID instead of the current window.
1604
1605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1606 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1607<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001608col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001609 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001610 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1611 . the cursor position
1612 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1613 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1614 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1615 returned)
1616 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1617 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1618 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1619 that it's updated right away.
1620 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1621 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1622 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1623 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001624 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1625 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001626 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1627 |getpos()|.
1628 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1629 character position use |charcol()|.
1630 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1631 Examples: >
1632 col(".") column of cursor
1633 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1634 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001635 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001636< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1637 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001638 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1639 buffer.
1640 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1641 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001642 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1643 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001644 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001645
1646< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1647 GetPos()->col()
1648<
1649
1650complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1651 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1652 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1653 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1654 or with an expression mapping.
1655 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1656 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1657 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1658 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1659 match.
1660 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1661 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1662 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1663 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1664 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1665 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1666 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1667 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1668 Example: >
1669 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1670
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001671 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001672 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1673 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1674 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1675 return ''
1676 endfunc
1677< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1678 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1679
1680 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1681 second argument: >
1682 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1683
1684complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1685 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1686 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1687 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1688 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1689 the list.
1690 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1691 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1692
1693 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1694 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1695
1696complete_check() *complete_check()*
1697 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1698 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1699 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1700 zero otherwise.
1701 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1702 'completefunc' option.
1703
1704
1705complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1706 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1707 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1708 The items are:
1709 mode Current completion mode name string.
1710 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1711 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1712 See |pumvisible()|.
1713 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1714 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1715 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1716 See |complete-items|.
1717 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1718 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1719 typed text only, or the last completion after
1720 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1721 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001722 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001723
1724 *complete_info_mode*
1725 mode values are:
1726 "" Not in completion mode
1727 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1728 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1729 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1730 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1731 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1732 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1733 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1734 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1735 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1736 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1737 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1738 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1739 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1740 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1741 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1742 "eval" |complete()| completion
1743 "unknown" Other internal modes
1744
1745 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1746 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1747 {what} are silently ignored.
1748
1749 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1750 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1751 |CompleteChanged| event.
1752
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001753 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1754
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001755 Examples: >
1756 " Get all items
1757 call complete_info()
1758 " Get only 'mode'
1759 call complete_info(['mode'])
1760 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1761 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1762
1763< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1764 GetItems()->complete_info()
1765<
1766 *confirm()*
1767confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1768 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1769 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1770 choice this is 1.
1771 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1772 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1773
1774 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1775 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1776 used (and translated).
1777 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1778 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1779
1780 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1781 by '\n', e.g. >
1782 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1783< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1784 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1785 not need to be the first letter: >
1786 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1787< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1788 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1789
1790 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1791 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1792 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1793 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1794
1795 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1796 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1797 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1798 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1799 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1800 used.
1801
1802 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1803 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1804
1805 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001806 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001807 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001808 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001809 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001810 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001811 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001812 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001813 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001814 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001815< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1816 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1817 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1818 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1819 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1820 the horizontal layout is always used.
1821
1822 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1823 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1824<
1825 *copy()*
1826copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1827 different from using {expr} directly.
1828 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1829 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1830 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1831 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1832 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1833 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1835 mylist->copy()
1836
1837cos({expr}) *cos()*
1838 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1839 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001840 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001841 Examples: >
1842 :echo cos(100)
1843< 0.862319 >
1844 :echo cos(-4.01)
1845< -0.646043
1846
1847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1848 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001849
1850
1851cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1852 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1853 [1, inf].
1854 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001855 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001856 Examples: >
1857 :echo cosh(0.5)
1858< 1.127626 >
1859 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1860< -1.127626
1861
1862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1863 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001864
1865
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001866count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001867 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1868 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1869
1870 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1871 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1872
1873 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1874
1875 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1876 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1877 {expr} is an empty string.
1878
1879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1880 mylist->count(val)
1881<
1882 *cscope_connection()*
1883cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1884 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1885 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1886 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1887 if there are no cscope connections;
1888 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1889
1890 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1891 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1892
1893 {num} Description of existence check
1894 ----- ------------------------------
1895 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1896 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1897 {dbpath}.
1898 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1899 {dbpath}.
1900 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1901 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1902 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1903 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1904
1905 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1906
1907 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1908
1909 # pid database name prepend path
1910 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1911<
1912 Invocation Return Val ~
1913 ---------- ---------- >
1914 cscope_connection() 1
1915 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1916 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1917 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1918 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1919 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1920 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1921 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1922<
1923cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1924cursor({list})
1925 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1926 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1927
1928 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1929 with two, three or four item:
1930 [{lnum}, {col}]
1931 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1932 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1933 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1934 but without the first item.
1935
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001936 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001937 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1938
1939 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001940 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1941 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001942 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1943 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001944 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1945 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1946 line.
1947 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1948 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1949 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1950
1951 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1952 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1953 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1954 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1955
1956 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1957 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1958
1959debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1960 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1961 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1962 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1963 {only available on MS-Windows}
1964
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001965 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1966 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1967
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001968 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1969 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1970
1971deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1972 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1973 different from using {expr} directly.
1974 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1975 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1976 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1977 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1978 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1979 the original |List|.
1980 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1981
1982 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1983 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1984 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1985 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1986 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1987 *E724*
1988 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1989 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1990 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1991 Also see |copy()|.
1992
1993 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1994 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1995
1996delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1997 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001998 name {fname}.
1999
2000 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2001 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002002
2003 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2004 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2005
2006 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2007 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2008 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2009 that is being used.
2010
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002011 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2012 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2013 or partly failed.
2014
2015 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2016 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2017 |deletebufline()|.
2018
2019 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2020 GetName()->delete()
2021
2022deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2023 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2024 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2025 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2026
2027 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2028 |bufload()| if needed.
2029
2030 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2031
2032 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2033 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2034 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2035
2036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2037 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2038<
2039 *did_filetype()*
2040did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2041 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2042 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2043 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2044 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2045 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2046 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2047 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2048 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2049 file.
2050
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002051diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2052 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2053 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2054 diff library to compute the diff.
2055
2056 *E106*
2057 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2058 diff format. The following values are supported:
2059 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2060 indices and a count of the strings in each
2061 diff hunk.
2062 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2063 This is the default.
2064
2065 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2066 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2067 items for each diff hunk:
2068 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2069 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2070 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2071 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2072 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2073 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2074
2075 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2076 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
2077 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2078 blank.
2079 icase ignore changes in case of text.
2080 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2081 space.
2082 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2083 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2084 line.
2085 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2086 internal diff library.
2087 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2088 use. Supported boolean items are
2089 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2090 "histogram".
2091 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2092
2093 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2094 identical.
2095
2096 Examples:
2097 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2098 @@ -1 +1 @@
2099 -abc
2100 +xxx
2101
2102 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2103 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2104 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2105 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
2106
2107 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2108
2109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2110 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2111<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002112diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2113 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2114 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2115 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2116 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2117 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2118 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2119 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2120
2121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2122 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2123
2124diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2125 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2126 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2127 diff change zero is returned.
2128 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2129 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2130 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2131 line.
2132 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2133 syntax information about the highlighting.
2134
2135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2136 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2137<
2138
2139digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2140 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2141 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2142 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2143 is given and an empty string is returned.
2144
2145 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2146 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2147 available, it might fail.
2148
2149 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2150
2151 Examples: >
2152 " Get a built-in digraph
2153 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2154
2155 " Get a user-defined digraph
2156 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2157 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2158<
2159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2160 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2161<
2162 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2163 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2164 display an error message.
2165
2166
2167digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2168 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2169 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2170 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2171
2172 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2173 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2174 available, it might fail.
2175
2176 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2177
2178 Examples: >
2179 " Get user-defined digraphs
2180 :echo digraph_getlist()
2181
2182 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2183 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2184<
2185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2186 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2187<
2188 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2189 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2190 display an error message.
2191
2192
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002193digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002194 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2195 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002196 encoded character. *E1215*
2197 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2198 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2199 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002200
2201 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2202 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2203
2204 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2205 |digraph_setlist()|.
2206
2207 Example: >
2208 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2209<
2210 Can be used as a |method|: >
2211 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2212<
2213 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2214 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2215 display an error message.
2216
2217
2218digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2219 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2220 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2221 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002222 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002223 Example: >
2224 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2225<
2226 It is similar to the following: >
2227 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2228 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2229 endfor
2230< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2231 following digraphs will not be added.
2232
2233 Can be used as a |method|: >
2234 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2235<
2236 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2237 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2238 display an error message.
2239
2240
2241echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2242 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2243 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2244 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2245 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2246< and to enable it again: >
2247 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2248< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2249
2250
2251empty({expr}) *empty()*
2252 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2253 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2254 items.
2255 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2256 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2257 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2258 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2259 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2260 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2261
2262 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2263 length with zero.
2264
2265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2266 mylist->empty()
2267
2268environ() *environ()*
2269 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2270 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2271 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2272< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2273 use this: >
2274 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2275
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002276
2277err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2278 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002279 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002280 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2281 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2282 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2283
2284
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002285escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2286 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2287 backslash. Example: >
2288 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2289< results in: >
2290 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2291< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2292
2293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2294 GetText()->escape(' \')
2295<
2296 *eval()*
2297eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2298 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2299 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2300 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2301 functions.
2302
2303 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2304 argv->join()->eval()
2305
2306eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2307 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2308 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2309 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2310 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2311
2312executable({expr}) *executable()*
2313 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2314 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2315 arguments.
2316 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2317 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2318 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2319 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2320 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2321 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2322 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2323 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2324 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2325 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2326 directory, not if it's really executable.
2327 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002328 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2329 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2330 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2331 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002332 The result is a Number:
2333 1 exists
2334 0 does not exist
2335 -1 not implemented on this system
2336 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2337
2338 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2339 GetCommand()->executable()
2340
2341execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2342 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2343 string.
2344 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2345 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002346 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002347 redir => var
2348 {command}
2349 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002350< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2351
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002352 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2353 "" no `:silent` used
2354 "silent" `:silent` used
2355 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2356 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2357 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2358 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2359 *E930*
2360 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2361
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002362 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002363 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002364
2365< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2366 use `win_execute()`.
2367
2368 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2369 included in the output of the higher level call.
2370
2371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2372 GetCommand()->execute()
2373
2374exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2375 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2376 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2377 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2378 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2379 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2380< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2381 an empty string is returned.
2382
2383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2384 GetCommand()->exepath()
2385<
2386 *exists()*
2387exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2388 zero otherwise.
2389
2390 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2391 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2392 at compile time.
2393
2394 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2395 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2396
2397 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002398 varname internal variable (see
2399 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2400 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2401 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002402 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002403 Does not work for local variables in a
2404 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002405 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2406 script, since it can be used as a
2407 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002408 Beware that evaluating an index may
2409 cause an error message for an invalid
2410 expression. E.g.: >
2411 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2412 :echo exists("l[5]")
2413< 0 >
2414 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2415< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2416 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002417 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2418 not if it really works)
2419 +option-name Vim option that works.
2420 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2421 done by comparing with an empty
2422 string)
2423 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2424 or user defined function (see
2425 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2426 Also works for a variable that is a
2427 Funcref.
2428 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2429 implemented; to be used to check if
2430 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002431 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2432 command or command modifier |:command|.
2433 Returns:
2434 1 for match with start of a command
2435 2 full match with a command
2436 3 matches several user commands
2437 To check for a supported command
2438 always check the return value to be 2.
2439 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002440 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2441 probably should not use it, it is
2442 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002443 #event autocommand defined for this event
2444 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2445 pattern (the pattern is taken
2446 literally and compared to the
2447 autocommand patterns character by
2448 character)
2449 #group autocommand group exists
2450 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2451 event.
2452 #group#event#pattern
2453 autocommand defined for this group,
2454 event and pattern.
2455 ##event autocommand for this event is
2456 supported.
2457
2458 Examples: >
2459 exists("&shortname")
2460 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2461 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002462 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2463 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002464 exists("bufcount")
2465 exists(":Make")
2466 exists("#CursorHold")
2467 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2468 exists("#filetypeindent")
2469 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2470 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2471 exists("##ColorScheme")
2472< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2473 name.
2474 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002475 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2476 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002477 Working example: >
2478 exists(":make")
2479< NOT working example: >
2480 exists(":make install")
2481
2482< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2483 variable itself. For example: >
2484 exists(bufcount)
2485< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2486 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2487
2488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2489 Varname()->exists()
2490<
2491
2492exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2493 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2494 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2495 give an error: >
2496 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2497 ThatFunction('works')
2498 endif
2499< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2500 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2501
2502 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2503 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2504 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2505
2506
2507exp({expr}) *exp()*
2508 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2509 [0, inf].
2510 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002511 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002512 Examples: >
2513 :echo exp(2)
2514< 7.389056 >
2515 :echo exp(-1)
2516< 0.367879
2517
2518 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2519 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002520
2521
2522expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2523 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2524 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2525
2526 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2527 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2528 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2529 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2530 file name contains a space]
2531
2532 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2533 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2534 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2535
2536 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2537 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2538 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2539
2540 % current file name
2541 # alternate file name
2542 #n alternate file name n
2543 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2544 <afile> autocmd file name
2545 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2546 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2547 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2548 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2549 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2550 line number
2551 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2552 a function
2553 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2554 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002555 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2556 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002557 <stack> call stack
2558 <cword> word under the cursor
2559 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2560 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2561 message |server2client()|
2562 Modifiers:
2563 :p expand to full path
2564 :h head (last path component removed)
2565 :t tail (last path component only)
2566 :r root (one extension removed)
2567 :e extension only
2568
2569 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002570 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002571< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2572 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2573 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2574< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002575 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002576< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2577 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2578 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2579 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2580 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2581<
2582 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2583 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2584 to modify normal file names.
2585
2586 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2587 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2588 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2589 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002590 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2591 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2592 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002593
2594 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2595 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2596 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2597 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2598 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2599 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2600 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2601 :echo expand("**/README")
2602<
2603 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2604 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2605 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2606 |expr-env-expand|.
2607 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2608 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2609 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2610 "$FOOBAR".
2611
2612 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2613 getting the raw output of an external command.
2614
2615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2616 Getpattern()->expand()
2617
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002618expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002619 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2620 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2621 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2622 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2623 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002624
2625 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2626 argument:
2627 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2628 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2629 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2630
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002631 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2632 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002633
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002634 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002635 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002636 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2637 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2638<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002639 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002640 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2641<
2642extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2643 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2644 |Dictionaries|.
2645
2646 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2647 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2648 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2649 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2650 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2651 Examples: >
2652 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2653 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2654< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2655 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2656 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2657 (where N is the original length of the List).
2658 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2659 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2660 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2661<
2662 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2663 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2664 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2665 used to decide what to do:
2666 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2667 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2668 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2669 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2670
2671 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2672 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2673 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2674 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2675 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002676 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002677
2678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2679 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2680
2681
2682extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2683 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2684 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002685 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002686
2687
2688feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2689 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2690 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2691
2692 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2693 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2694 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2695 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2696 characters from a mapping.
2697
2698 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2699 {string}.
2700
2701 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2702 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2703 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2704 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2705 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2706 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2707
2708 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2709 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2710 keys are remapped.
2711 'n' Do not remap keys.
2712 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2713 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2714 opening folds, etc.
2715 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2716 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2717 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2718 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2719 the internal "got_int" flag.
2720 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2721 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2722 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2723 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2724 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2725 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2726 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2727 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2728 script continues.
2729 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2730 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2731 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002732 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2733 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002734 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002735 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002736 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2737 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2738 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2739
2740 Return value is always 0.
2741
2742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2743 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2744
2745filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2746 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2747 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2748 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2749 expression, which is used as a String.
2750 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2751 |glob()|.
2752 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2753 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2754 0
2755 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2756 1
2757
2758< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2759 GetName()->filereadable()
2760< *file_readable()*
2761 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2762
2763
2764filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2765 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2766 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2767 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2768 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2769
2770 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2771 GetName()->filewritable()
2772
2773
2774filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2775 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2776 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2777 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2778 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002779 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002780
2781 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2782
2783 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2784 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2785 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2786 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2787 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2788 current character.
2789 Examples: >
2790 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2791< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2792 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2793< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2794 call filter(var, 0)
2795< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2796
2797 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2798 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2799 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2800
2801 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2802 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2803 2. the value of the current item.
2804 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2805 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2806 func Odd(idx, val)
2807 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2808 endfunc
2809 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002810< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2811 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2812< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002813 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2814< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2815 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2816<
2817 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2818 Other values will result in a type error.
2819
2820 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2821 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2822 first: >
2823 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2824
2825< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002826 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002827 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2828 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2829 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2830 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2831
2832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2833 mylist->filter(expr2)
2834
2835finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2836 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2837 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2838 for the syntax of {path}.
2839
2840 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2841 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2842 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2843 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2844
2845 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2846 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2847 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2848
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002849 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2850
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002851 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002852
2853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2854 GetName()->finddir()
2855
2856findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2857 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2858 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2859 Example: >
2860 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2861< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2862 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2863
2864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2865 GetName()->findfile()
2866
2867flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2868 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2869 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2870 a very large number.
2871 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2872 not want that.
2873 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002874 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002875 *E900*
2876 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2877 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2878 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2879
2880 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2881
2882 Example: >
2883 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2884< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2885 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2886< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2887
2888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2889 mylist->flatten()
2890<
2891flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2892 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2893
2894
2895float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2896 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2897 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002898 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002899 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002900 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2901 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2902 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2903 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2904 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2905 Examples: >
2906 echo float2nr(3.95)
2907< 3 >
2908 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2909< -23 >
2910 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2911< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2912 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2913< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2914 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2915< 0
2916
2917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2918 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002919
2920
2921floor({expr}) *floor()*
2922 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2923 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2924 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002925 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002926 Examples: >
2927 echo floor(1.856)
2928< 1.0 >
2929 echo floor(-5.456)
2930< -6.0 >
2931 echo floor(4.0)
2932< 4.0
2933
2934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2935 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002936
2937
2938fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2939 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2940 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2941 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2942 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2943 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2944 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2945 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002946 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2947 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002948 Examples: >
2949 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2950< 0.13 >
2951 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2952< -0.13
2953
2954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2955 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002956
2957
2958fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2959 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2960 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2961 are escaped with a backslash.
2962 For most systems the characters escaped are
2963 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2964 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2965 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2966 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002967 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002968 Example: >
2969 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002970 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002971< results in executing: >
2972 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2973<
2974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2975 GetName()->fnameescape()
2976
2977fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2978 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2979 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2980 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2981 Example: >
2982 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2983< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002984 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002985< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2986 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002987 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2988 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2989 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2990 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002991 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2992 |expand()| first then.
2993
2994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2995 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2996
2997foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2998 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2999 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3000 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3001 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3002 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3003
3004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3005 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
3006
3007foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3008 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3009 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3010 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3011 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3012 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3013
3014 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3015 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
3016
3017foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3018 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3019 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3020 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3021 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3022 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3023 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3024 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3025 previous line is usually available.
3026 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3027 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3028
3029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3030 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3031<
3032 *foldtext()*
3033foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3034 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3035 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3036 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3037 The returned string looks like this: >
3038 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3039< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3040 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3041 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3042 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3043 'commentstring' options is removed.
3044 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3045 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3046 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003047 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003048 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3049
3050foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3051 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3052 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3053 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3054 returned.
3055 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3056 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3057 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3058 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3059
3060
3061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3062 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003063
3064foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3065 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3066 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003067 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003068 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3069
3070 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3071
3072 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3073 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3074 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3075 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3076 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3077 current character.
3078 Examples: >
3079 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3080< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3081
3082 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3083 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3084 avoid having to double backslashes.
3085
3086 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3087 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3088 2. the value of the current item.
3089 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3090 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3091 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3092 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3093
3094 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3095 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3096 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3097 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3098 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3099
3100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3101 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003102<
3103 *foreground()*
3104foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3105 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3106 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3107 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3108 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003109 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003110 Win32 console version}
3111
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003112fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003113 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3114 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3115
3116 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3117 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003118 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3119 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3120 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3121
3122 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3123 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3124 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3125 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003126
3127 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3128 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3129
3130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3131 GetName()->fullcommand()
3132<
3133 *funcref()*
3134funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3135 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3136 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3137 function {name} is redefined later.
3138
3139 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003140 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3141 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3142 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3143 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003144 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003145
3146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3147 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3148<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003149 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003150function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3151 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3152 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3153 internal function.
3154
3155 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3156 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3157 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3158 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3159 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3160<
3161 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3162 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3163 same function.
3164
3165 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3166 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3167 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3168
3169 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3170 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3171 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3172 ...
3173 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3174 ...
3175 call Partial('name')
3176< Invokes the function as with: >
3177 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3178
3179< With a |method|: >
3180 func Callback(one, two, three)
3181 ...
3182 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3183 ...
3184 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3185< Invokes the function as with: >
3186 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3187
3188< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3189 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3190 arguments. Example: >
3191 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003192 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003193 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3194 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003195 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003196 call Func2('name')
3197< Invokes the function as with: >
3198 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3199
3200< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3201 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3202 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003203 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003204 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003205 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003206 let context = {"name": "example"}
3207 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003208 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003209 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3210< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003211 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3212 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003213 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3214 let Func = context.Callback
3215
3216< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3217 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003218 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003219 let context = {"name": "example"}
3220 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003221 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003222 call Func(500)
3223< Invokes the function as with: >
3224 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3225<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003226 Returns 0 on error.
3227
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3229 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3230
3231
3232garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3233 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3234 that have circular references.
3235
3236 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3237 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3238 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3239 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3240 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3241 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3242 for a long time.
3243
3244 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3245 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3246 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3247
3248 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3249 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3250 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3251 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3252
3253get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3254 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3255 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3256 omitted.
3257 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3258 mylist->get(idx)
3259get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3260 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3261 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3262 omitted.
3263 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3264 myblob->get(idx)
3265get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3266 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3267 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3268 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3269 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3270< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3271 'default' when it does not exist.
3272 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3273 mydict->get(key)
3274get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003275 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003276 {what} are:
3277 "name" The function name
3278 "func" The function
3279 "dict" The dictionary
3280 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003281 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003282 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3283 myfunc->get(what)
3284<
3285 *getbufinfo()*
3286getbufinfo([{buf}])
3287getbufinfo([{dict}])
3288 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3289
3290 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3291 returned.
3292
3293 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3294 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3295 be specified in {dict}:
3296 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3297 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3298 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3299
3300 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3301 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3302 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3303 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3304
3305 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3306 entries:
3307 bufnr Buffer number.
3308 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3309 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003310 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3311 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003312 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3313 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3314 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3315 last used.
3316 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3317 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3318 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3319 opened in the current window.
3320 Only valid if the buffer has been
3321 displayed in the window in the past.
3322 If you want the line number of the
3323 last known cursor position in a given
3324 window, use |line()|: >
3325 :echo line('.', {winid})
3326<
3327 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3328 valid when loaded)
3329 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3330 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3331 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3332 Each list item is a dictionary with
3333 the following fields:
3334 id sign identifier
3335 lnum line number
3336 name sign name
3337 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3338 buffer-local variables.
3339 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3340 buffer
3341 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3342 display this buffer
3343
3344 Examples: >
3345 for buf in getbufinfo()
3346 echo buf.name
3347 endfor
3348 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3349 if buf.changed
3350 ....
3351 endif
3352 endfor
3353<
3354 To get buffer-local options use: >
3355 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3356<
3357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3358 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3359<
3360
3361 *getbufline()*
3362getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3363 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3364 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003365 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3366 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003367
3368 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3369
3370 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3371 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3372
3373 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3374 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3375
3376 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3377 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3378 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3379 returned.
3380
3381 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3382 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3383
3384 Example: >
3385 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3386
3387< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3388 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003389<
3390 *getbufoneline()*
3391getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3392 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3393 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003394
3395getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3396 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3397 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3398 must be used.
3399 The {varname} argument is a string.
3400 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3401 buffer-local variables.
3402 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3403 the buffer-local options.
3404 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3405 a buffer-local option.
3406 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3407 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3408 window-local option.
3409 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3410 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3411 string is returned, there is no error message.
3412 Examples: >
3413 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003414 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003415
3416< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3417 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3418<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003419getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3420 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3421 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3422 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3423 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3424
3425
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003426getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3427 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3428 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3429 exist, an empty list is returned.
3430
3431 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3432 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3433 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3434 entries:
3435 col column number
3436 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3437 lnum line number
3438 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3439 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3440 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3441
3442 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3443 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3444
3445getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3446 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3447 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3448 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3449 Return zero otherwise.
3450 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3451 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3452 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3453
3454 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3455 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003456 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003457 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3458 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3459 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3460 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3461 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3462 that is not included in the character.
3463
3464 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3465 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3466 sequence.
3467
3468 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3469 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3470 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3471
3472 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3473
3474 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3475 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3476 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3477 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3478 ignored.
3479 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3480 let c = getchar()
3481 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003482 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003483 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003484 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003485 endif
3486<
3487 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3488 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3489 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3490
3491 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3492 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3493 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3494 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3495
3496 There is no mapping for the character.
3497 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3498 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3499 sequence. Examples: >
3500 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3501 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3502< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3503 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3504 :function FindChar()
3505 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3506 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3507 : normal l
3508 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3509 : break
3510 : endif
3511 : endwhile
3512 :endfunction
3513<
3514 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3515 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3516 another character: >
3517 :function GetKey()
3518 : let c = getchar()
3519 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3520 : let c = getchar()
3521 : endwhile
3522 : return c
3523 :endfunction
3524
3525getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3526 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3527 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3528 These values are added together:
3529 2 shift
3530 4 control
3531 8 alt (meta)
3532 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3533 32 mouse double click
3534 64 mouse triple click
3535 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003536 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003537 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3538 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003539 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003540
3541 *getcharpos()*
3542getcharpos({expr})
3543 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3544 column number in the returned List is a character index
3545 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003546 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3547 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003548 of the last character.
3549
3550 Example:
3551 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3552 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3553 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3554<
3555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3556 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3557
3558getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3559 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3560 with the following entries:
3561
3562 char character previously used for a character
3563 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3564 if no character search has been performed
3565 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3566 0 for backward
3567 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3568 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3569 character search
3570
3571 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3572 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3573 character search: >
3574 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3575 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3576< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3577
3578
3579getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3580 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3581 string.
3582 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3583 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3584 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3585 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3586 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3587 if no character is available.
3588 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3589 result is converted to a string.
3590
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003591getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3592 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3593 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3594 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003595 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003596 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3597 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003598 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003599
3600getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3601 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3602 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3603 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3604 Example: >
3605 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003606< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3607 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003608 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3609 |inputsecret()|.
3610
3611getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3612 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3613 byte count. The first column is 1.
3614 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3615 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3616 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003617 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3618 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003619
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003620getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3621 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3622 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3623 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3624 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3625 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3626 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003627 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3628 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003629
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003630getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3631 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3632 are:
3633 : normal Ex command
3634 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3635 / forward search command
3636 ? backward search command
3637 @ |input()| command
3638 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3639 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3640 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3641 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3642 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3643 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3644
3645getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3646 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3647 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3648 when not in the command-line window.
3649
3650getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3651 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3652 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3653 types are supported:
3654
3655 arglist file names in argument list
3656 augroup autocmd groups
3657 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003658 behave |:behave| suboptions
3659 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003660 color color schemes
3661 command Ex command
3662 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3663 compiler compilers
3664 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003665 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3666 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003667 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3668 dir directory names
3669 environment environment variable names
3670 event autocommand events
3671 expression Vim expression
3672 file file and directory names
3673 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3674 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3675 function function name
3676 help help subjects
3677 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003678 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01003679 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003680 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3681 mapclear buffer argument
3682 mapping mapping name
3683 menu menus
3684 messages |:messages| suboptions
3685 option options
3686 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003687 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003688 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003689 shellcmd Shell command
3690 sign |:sign| suboptions
3691 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3692 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3693 tag tags
3694 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3695 user user names
3696 var user variables
3697
3698 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3699 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3700 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3701
3702 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3703 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3704 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3705
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003706 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3707 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003708 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3709 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3710 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3711 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003712
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003713 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3714 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3715 a ":call" command: >
3716 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3717<
3718 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3719 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3720
3721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3722 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3723<
3724 *getcurpos()*
3725getcurpos([{winid}])
3726 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3727 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3728 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3729 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003730 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3731 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003732 |getpos()|.
3733 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3734 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3735 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3736
3737 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3738 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3739 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3740 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3741 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3742
3743 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3744 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3745 MoveTheCursorAround
3746 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3747< Note that this only works within the window. See
3748 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3749
3750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3751 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3752<
3753 *getcursorcharpos()*
3754getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3755 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3756 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3757
3758 Example:
3759 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3760 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3761 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3762<
3763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3764 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3765
3766< *getcwd()*
3767getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3768 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3769 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3770
3771 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3772 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3773 the |window-ID|.
3774 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3775 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3776
3777 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3778 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3779 the working directory of the tabpage.
3780 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3781 use the current tabpage.
3782 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3783 the current window.
3784 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3785
3786 Examples: >
3787 " Get the working directory of the current window
3788 :echo getcwd()
3789 :echo getcwd(0)
3790 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3791 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3792 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3793 " Get the global working directory
3794 :echo getcwd(-1)
3795 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3796 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3797 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3798 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3799
3800< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3801 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3802
3803getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3804 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3805 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3806 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3807
3808< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3809 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3810 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3811 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3812
3813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3814 GetVarname()->getenv()
3815
3816getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3817 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3818 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3819 |hl-Normal|.
3820 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3821 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3822 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3823 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3824 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3825 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3826 function just after the GUI has started.
3827 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3828 a valid name does not work.
3829
3830getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3831 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3832 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3833 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3834 empty string is returned.
3835 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3836 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3837 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3838 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3839 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3840 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3841 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3842< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3843 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3844
3845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3846 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3847<
3848 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3849
3850getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3851 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3852 given file {fname}.
3853 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3854 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3855 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3856 is returned.
3857
3858 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3859 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3860
3861getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3862 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3863 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3864 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3865 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3866 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3867
3868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3869 GetFilename()->getftime()
3870
3871getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3872 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3873 file of the given file {fname}.
3874 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3875 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3876 results:
3877 Normal file "file"
3878 Directory "dir"
3879 Symbolic link "link"
3880 Block device "bdev"
3881 Character device "cdev"
3882 Socket "socket"
3883 FIFO "fifo"
3884 All other "other"
3885 Example: >
3886 getftype("/home")
3887< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3888 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3889 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3890 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3891
3892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3893 GetFilename()->getftype()
3894
3895getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3896 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003897 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003898 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3899
3900getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3901 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3902
3903 Without arguments use the current window.
3904 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3905 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3906 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003907 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3908 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003909
3910 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3911 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3912 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3913 the following entries:
3914 bufnr buffer number
3915 col column number
3916 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3917 filename filename if available
3918 lnum line number
3919
3920 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3921 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3922
3923< *getline()*
3924getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3925 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3926 from the current buffer. Example: >
3927 getline(1)
3928< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3929 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3930 To get the line under the cursor: >
3931 getline(".")
3932< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3933 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3934
3935 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3936 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3937 including line {end}.
3938 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3939 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3940 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3941 Example: >
3942 :let start = line('.')
3943 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3944 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3945
3946< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3947 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3948
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003949< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3950 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003951
3952getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3953 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3954 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3955 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3956
3957 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3958 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3959 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3960
3961 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3962 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3963 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3964
3965 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3966 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3967
3968 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3969 from the location list. This field is
3970 applicable only when called from a
3971 location list window. See
3972 |location-list-file-window| for more
3973 details.
3974
3975 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3976 location list for the window {nr}.
3977 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3978
3979 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3980 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3981 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3982
3983
3984getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3985 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3986 about all the global marks. |mark|
3987
3988 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3989 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003990 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3991 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003992
3993 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3994 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3995 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3996 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3997 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3998 file file name
3999
4000 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4001 mark.
4002
4003 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4004 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
4005
4006getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4007 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4008 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4009 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4010 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4011 |getmatches()|.
4012 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004013 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4014 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004015 Example: >
4016 :echo getmatches()
4017< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4018 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4019 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4020 :let m = getmatches()
4021 :call clearmatches()
4022 :echo getmatches()
4023< [] >
4024 :call setmatches(m)
4025 :echo getmatches()
4026< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4027 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4028 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4029 :unlet m
4030<
4031getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4032 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4033 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4034 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4035 screenrow screen row
4036 screencol screen column
4037 winid Window ID of the click
4038 winrow row inside "winid"
4039 wincol column inside "winid"
4040 line text line inside "winid"
4041 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004042 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4043 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004044 All numbers are 1-based.
4045
4046 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4047 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4048
4049 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4050 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4051 are zero.
4052
4053 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4054 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4055
4056 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4057
4058 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4059 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4060
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004061getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4062 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4063 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4064 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4065 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4066
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004067 *getpid()*
4068getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
4069 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4070 exits.
4071
4072 *getpos()*
4073getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
4074 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
4075 |getcurpos()|.
4076 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4077 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4078 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4079 is the buffer number of the mark.
4080 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4081 column is 1.
4082 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4083 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4084 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4085 character.
4086 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4087 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004088 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004089 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4090 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4091 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004092 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4093 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004094 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004095 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4096 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4097 ...
4098 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
4099< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
4100
4101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4102 GetMark()->getpos()
4103
4104getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4105 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4106 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4107 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4108 bufname() to get the name
4109 module module name
4110 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4111 end_lnum
4112 end of line number if the item is multiline
4113 col column number (first column is 1)
4114 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4115 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4116 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4117 nr error number
4118 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4119 text description of the error
4120 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4121 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004122 user_data
4123 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004124 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004125
4126 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4127 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4128 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4129 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4130 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4131
4132 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4133 do something with them: >
4134 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4135 :for d in getqflist()
4136 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4137 :endfor
4138<
4139 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4140 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4141 following string items are supported in {what}:
4142 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4143 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4144 context get the |quickfix-context|
4145 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4146 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4147 value is used.
4148 id get information for the quickfix list with
4149 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4150 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4151 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4152 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4153 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4154 See |quickfix-index|
4155 items quickfix list entries
4156 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4157 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4158 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4159 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4160 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4161 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4162 the last quickfix list
4163 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4164 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4165 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4166 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4167 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4168 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4169 all all of the above quickfix properties
4170 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4171 particular item, set it to zero.
4172 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4173 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4174 specified by "id" is used.
4175 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4176 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4177 contains the quickfix stack size.
4178 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4179 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4180 "items" with the list of entries.
4181
4182 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4183 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4184 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4185 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4186 If not present, set to "".
4187 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4188 present, set to 0.
4189 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4190 present, set to 0.
4191 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4192 an empty list.
4193 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4194 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4195 window. If not present, set to 0.
4196 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4197 present, set to 0.
4198 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4199 to "".
4200 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4201
4202 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4203 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4204 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4205 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4206<
4207getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4208 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4209 {regname}. Example: >
4210 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4211< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4212 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004213 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004214
4215 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4216 register. (For use in maps.)
4217 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4218 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4219 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4220
4221 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4222 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4223 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4224 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4225 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4226 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4227
4228 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4229 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4230 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4231
4232 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4233 GetRegname()->getreg()
4234
4235getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4236 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4237 Dictionary with the following entries:
4238 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4239 {regname}, like
4240 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4241 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4242 |getregtype()|.
4243 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4244 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4245 register.
4246 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4247 single letter name of the register
4248 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4249 For example, after deleting a line
4250 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4251 which is the register that got the
4252 deleted text.
4253
4254 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4255 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4256 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4257 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4258 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4259 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4260
4261 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4262 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4263
4264getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4265 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4266 The value will be one of:
4267 "v" for |characterwise| text
4268 "V" for |linewise| text
4269 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4270 "" for an empty or unknown register
4271 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4272 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4273 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4274 |v:register| is used.
4275 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4276
4277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4278 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4279
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004280getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004281 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004282 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4283 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004284
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004285 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4286 optional items:
4287 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4288 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004289 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004290 "name" are returned.
4291 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4292 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4293 returned and "name" is ignored.
4294
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004295 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4296 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004297 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004298 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4299 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004300 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4301 the script. Present only when a particular
4302 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4303 {opts}.
4304 name Vim script file name.
4305 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4306 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004307 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4308 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004309 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004310 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004311 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4312 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4313 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4314 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004315 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004316
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004317 Examples: >
4318 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4319 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4320<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004321gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4322 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4323 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4324 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4325 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4326 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4327
4328 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4329 tabnr tab page number.
4330 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4331 tabpage-local variables
4332 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4333
4334 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4335 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4336
4337gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4338 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4339 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4340 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4341 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4342 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4343 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4344 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4345 string is returned, there is no error message.
4346
4347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4348 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4349
4350gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4351 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4352 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4353 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4354 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4355 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4356 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4357 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4358 window-local option.
4359 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4360 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4361 use |getwinvar()|.
4362 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4363 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4364 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4365 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4366 or buffer-local variable.
4367 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4368 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4369 Examples: >
4370 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004371 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004372<
4373 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4374 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4375
4376< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4377 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4378
4379gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4380 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4381 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4382 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4383 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4384
4385 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4386 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4387 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4388 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4389 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4390 is a dictionary containing the
4391 entries described below.
4392 length Number of entries in the stack.
4393
4394 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4395 entries:
4396 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4397 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4398 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4399 returned list.
4400 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4401 multiple matching tags are found for a
4402 name.
4403 tagname name of the tag
4404
4405 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4406
4407 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4408 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4409
4410
4411gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4412 Translate String {text} if possible.
4413 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4414 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4415 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4416 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4417 called.
4418 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4419 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4420 strings.
4421
4422
4423getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4424 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4425
4426 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4427 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4428 exist the result is an empty list.
4429
4430 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4431 tab pages is returned.
4432
4433 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4434 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4435 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4436 height window height (excluding winbar)
4437 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4438 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4439 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4440 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4441 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4442 {only with the +terminal feature}
4443 tabnr tab page number
4444 topline first displayed buffer line
4445 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4446 window-local variables
4447 width window width
4448 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4449 otherwise
4450 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4451 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4452 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4453 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4454 number in front of the text
4455 winid |window-ID|
4456 winnr window number
4457 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4458 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4459
4460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4461 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4462
4463getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4464 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4465 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4466 [x-pos, y-pos]
4467 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4468 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4469 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4470 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4471 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4472 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4473 do some work in the meantime: >
4474 while 1
4475 let res = getwinpos(1)
4476 if res[0] >= 0
4477 break
4478 endif
4479 " Do some work here
4480 endwhile
4481<
4482
4483 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4484 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4485<
4486 *getwinposx()*
4487getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4488 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4489 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004490 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4491 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004492 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4493
4494 *getwinposy()*
4495getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4496 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4497 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004498 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4499 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004500 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4501
4502getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4503 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4504 Examples: >
4505 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004506 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004507
4508< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4509 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4510<
4511glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4512 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4513 use of special characters.
4514
4515 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4516 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4517 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4518 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4519 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4520
4521 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4522 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4523 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4524 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4525 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4526
4527 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4528
4529 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4530 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4531
4532 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4533 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4534 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4535 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4536
4537 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4538 any external command. Example: >
4539 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4540 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4541< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4542 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4543
4544 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4545 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4546
4547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4548 GetExpr()->glob()
4549
4550glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4551 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4552 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4553 is a file name. E.g. >
4554 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4555< This is equivalent to: >
4556 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4557< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4558 empty string.
4559 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4560 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4561
4562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4563 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4564< *globpath()*
4565globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4566 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4567 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4568 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4569<
4570 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4571 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4572 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4573 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4574 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4575 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4576 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4577 error message.
4578
4579 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4580 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4581 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4582 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4583
4584 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4585 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4586 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4587 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4588 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4589 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4590<
4591 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4592
4593 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4594 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4595 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4596 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4597< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4598 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4599
4600 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4601 second argument: >
4602 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4603<
4604 *has()*
4605has({feature} [, {check}])
4606 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4607 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4608 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4609 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4610
4611 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4612 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4613 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4614 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4615 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4616 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4617 current Vim version.
4618
4619 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4620
4621 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4622 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4623 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4624 separate line: >
4625 if has('feature')
4626 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4627 endif
4628< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4629 would not be found.
4630
4631
4632has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4633 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004634 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4635 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4636 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4637 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4638 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004639
4640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4641 mydict->has_key(key)
4642
4643haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4644 The result is a Number:
4645 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4646 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4647 0 otherwise.
4648
4649 Without arguments use the current window.
4650 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4651 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4652 page.
4653 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4654 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4655 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4656 Examples: >
4657 if haslocaldir() == 1
4658 " window local directory case
4659 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4660 " tab-local directory case
4661 else
4662 " global directory case
4663 endif
4664
4665 " current window
4666 :echo haslocaldir()
4667 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4668 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4669 " window n in current tab page
4670 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4671 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4672 " window n in tab page m
4673 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4674 " tab page m
4675 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4676<
4677 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4678 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4679
4680hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4681 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4682 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4683 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4684 indicated by {mode}.
4685 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4686 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4687 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4688 Command-line mode.
4689 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4690 buffer are checked for a match.
4691 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4692 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4693 n Normal mode
4694 v Visual and Select mode
4695 x Visual mode
4696 s Select mode
4697 o Operator-pending mode
4698 i Insert mode
4699 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4700 c Command-line mode
4701 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4702
4703 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4704 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4705 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4706 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4707 :endif
4708< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4709 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4710
4711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4712 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4713
4714histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4715 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4716 one of: *hist-names*
4717 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4718 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4719 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4720 "input" or "@" input line history
4721 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4722 empty the current or last used history
4723 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4724 character is sufficient.
4725 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4726 shifted to become the newest entry.
4727 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4728 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4729
4730 Example: >
4731 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4732 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4733< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4734
4735 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4736 second argument: >
4737 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4738
4739histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4740 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4741 for the possible values of {history}.
4742
4743 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4744 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4745 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4746 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4747 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4748 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4749 be removed if it exists.
4750
4751 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4752 is returned.
4753
4754 Examples:
4755 Clear expression register history: >
4756 :call histdel("expr")
4757<
4758 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4759 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4760<
4761 The following three are equivalent: >
4762 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4763 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004764 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004765<
4766 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4767 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4768 :call histdel("search", -1)
4769 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4770<
4771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4772 GetHistory()->histdel()
4773
4774histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4775 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4776 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4777 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4778 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4779 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4780
4781 Examples:
4782 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004783 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004784
4785< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4786 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4787 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4788<
4789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4790 GetHistory()->histget()
4791
4792histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4793 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4794 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4795 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4796
4797 Example: >
4798 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4799
4800< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4801 GetHistory()->histnr()
4802<
4803hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4804 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4805 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4806 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4807 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4808 item.
4809 *highlight_exists()*
4810 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4811
4812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4813 GetName()->hlexists()
4814<
4815hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4816 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4817 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4818 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4819 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4820
4821 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4822 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4823 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4824 resolved highlight group are returned.
4825
4826 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4827 following items:
4828 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4829 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4830 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4831 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4832 ctermbg cterm background color.
4833 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4834 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4835 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4836 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4837 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4838 group link is a default link. See
4839 |highlight-default|.
4840 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4841 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4842 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4843 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4844 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4845 id highlight group ID.
4846 linksto linked highlight group name.
4847 See |:highlight-link|.
4848 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4849 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4850 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4851 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4852
4853 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4854 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4855 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4856 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4857
4858 Example(s): >
4859 :echo hlget()
4860 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4861 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4862<
4863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4864 GetName()->hlget()
4865<
4866hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4867 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4868 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4869 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4870 supported items in this dictionary.
4871
4872 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4873 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4874
4875 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4876 a link for an existing highlight group
4877 with attributes.
4878
4879 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4880 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4881 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4882 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4883 modified.
4884
4885 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4886 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4887 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4888 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4889
4890 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4891 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4892
4893 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4894
4895 Example(s): >
4896 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4897 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4898 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4899 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4900 :let l = hlget()
4901 :call hlset(l)
4902 " clear the Search highlight group
4903 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4904 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4905 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4906 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4907 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4908 " remove the MyHlg group link
4909 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4910 " clear the attributes and a link
4911 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4912 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4913<
4914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4915 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4916<
4917 *hlID()*
4918hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4919 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4920 zero is returned.
4921 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4922 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4923 "Comment" group: >
4924 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4925< *highlightID()*
4926 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4927
4928 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4929 GetName()->hlID()
4930
4931hostname() *hostname()*
4932 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4933 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4934 256 characters long are truncated.
4935
4936iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4937 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4938 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4939 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4940 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4941 are replaced with "?".
4942 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4943 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4944 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4945 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4946 can be done.
4947 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4948 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4949 UTF-8 and use: >
4950 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4951< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4952 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4953 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4954
4955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4956 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4957<
4958 *indent()*
4959indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4960 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4961 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4962 |getline()|.
4963 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4964 error is given.
4965
4966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4967 GetLnum()->indent()
4968
4969index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004970 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004971 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004972
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004973 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4974 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4975 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4976 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004977 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4978 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004979
4980 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4981 value is equal to {expr}.
4982
4983 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4984 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004985
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004986 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4987 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004988
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004989 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4990 Example: >
4991 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4992 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4993
4994< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4995 GetObject()->index(what)
4996
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004997indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4998 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4999 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5000
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005001 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005002 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5003 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005004
5005 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005006 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5007 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005008
5009 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5010
5011 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5012 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5013 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5014 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5015 |v:val| has the byte value.
5016
5017 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5018 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5019 2. the value of the current item.
5020 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5021 search should stop.
5022
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005023 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005024 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005025 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5026 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5027 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005028 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5029 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005030 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5031 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5032 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5033 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005034
5035< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5036 mylist->indexof(expr)
5037
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005038input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5039 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5040 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5041 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5042 in the prompt to start a new line.
5043 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5044 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5045 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5046 for lines typed for input().
5047 Example: >
5048 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5049 : echo "Cheers!"
5050 :endif
5051<
5052 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5053 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5054 Example: >
5055 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5056
5057< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5058 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5059 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5060 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5061 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5062 more information. Example: >
5063 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5064<
5065 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5066 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5067 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5068 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5069 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5070 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5071 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5072 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5073 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5074
5075 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005076 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005077 :function GetFoo()
5078 : call inputsave()
5079 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5080 : call inputrestore()
5081 :endfunction
5082
5083< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5084 GetPrompt()->input()
5085
5086inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5087 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5088 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5089 Example: >
5090 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5091 :if n != ""
5092 : let &sw = n
5093 :endif
5094< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5095 omitted an empty string is returned.
5096 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5097 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5098 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5099
5100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5101 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
5102
5103inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5104 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5105 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5106 enter a number, which is returned.
5107 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5108 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5109 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5110 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5111 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5112 length of {textlist} is returned.
5113 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5114 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5115 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5116 Example: >
5117 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5118 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5119
5120< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5121 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5122
5123inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5124 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5125 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5126 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5127 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5128
5129inputsave() *inputsave()*
5130 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5131 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5132 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5133 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5134 many inputrestore() calls.
5135 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5136
5137inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5138 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5139 two exceptions:
5140 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5141 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5142 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5143 |history| stack.
5144 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5145 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5146 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5147
5148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5149 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5150
5151insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5152 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5153 of it.
5154
5155 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5156 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5157 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5158 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5159
5160 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5161 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5162 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5163 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5164< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5165 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5166 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5167
5168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5169 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005170<
5171 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5172instanceof({object}, {class})
5173 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005174 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5175 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5176 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005177 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005178 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005179 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005180
5181< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5182 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5183
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005184interrupt() *interrupt()*
5185 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5186 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5187 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5188 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5189 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5190 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5191 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5192 : call interrupt()
5193 : endif
5194 :endfunction
5195 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5196
5197invert({expr}) *invert()*
5198 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5199 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5200 :let bits = invert(bits)
5201< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5202 :let bits = bits->invert()
5203
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005204isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005205 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5206 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005207 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005208 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5209 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5210 are always absolute.
5211 Example: >
5212 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5213 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5214 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5215 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5216 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005217<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005218 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5219 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5220
5221
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005222isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5223 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5224 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5225 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5226 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5227
5228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5229 GetName()->isdirectory()
5230
5231isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5232 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5233 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5234 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5235< 1 >
5236 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5237< -1
5238
5239 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5240 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005241
5242islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5243 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5244 name of a locked variable.
5245 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5246 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5247 Example: >
5248 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5249 :lockvar 1 alist
5250 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5251 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5252
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005253< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5254 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5255 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5256 |exists()| to check for existence.
5257 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005258
5259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5260 GetName()->islocked()
5261
5262isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5263 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5264 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5265< 1
5266
5267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5268 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005269
5270items({dict}) *items()*
5271 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5272 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5273 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5274 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5275 Example: >
5276 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005277 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005278 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005279<
5280 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
5281 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
5282 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005283
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005285 mydict->items()
5286
5287job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5288
5289
5290join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5291 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5292 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5293 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5294 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5295 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005296 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005297< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5298 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5299 The opposite function is |split()|.
5300
5301 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5302 mylist->join()
5303
5304js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5305 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5306 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5307 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5308 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5309 result in v:none items.
5310
5311 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5312 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5313
5314js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5315 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5316 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5317 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5318 commas.
5319 For example, the Vim object:
5320 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5321 Will be encoded as:
5322 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5323 While json_encode() would produce:
5324 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5325 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5326 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5327
5328 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5329 GetObject()->js_encode()
5330
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005331json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005332 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5333 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5334 JSON and Vim values.
5335 The decoding is permissive:
5336 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5337 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5338 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5339 same as {"1":2}.
5340 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5341 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5342 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5343 are accepted.
5344 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5345 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5346 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5347 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5348 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5349 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5350 character in string) for "\t".
5351 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5352 and results in v:none.
5353 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5354 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5355 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5356 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5357 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5358 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5359 *E938*
5360 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5361 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5362 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5363
5364 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5365 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5366
5367json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5368 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5369 The encoding is specified in:
5370 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005371 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005372 |Number| decimal number
5373 |Float| floating point number
5374 Float nan "NaN"
5375 Float inf "Infinity"
5376 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5377 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5378 |Funcref| not possible, error
5379 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5380 used recursively: []
5381 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5382 used recursively: {}
5383 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5384 v:false "false"
5385 v:true "true"
5386 v:none "null"
5387 v:null "null"
5388 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5389 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5390 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005391 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5392 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005393
5394 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5395 GetObject()->json_encode()
5396
5397keys({dict}) *keys()*
5398 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5399 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5400
5401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5402 mydict->keys()
5403
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005404keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5405 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5406 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5407 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5408 :echo keytrans(xx)
5409< <C-Home>
5410
5411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5412 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5413
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005414< *len()* *E701*
5415len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5416 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5417 used, as with |strlen()|.
5418 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5419 returned.
5420 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5421 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5422 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005423 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005424
5425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5426 mylist->len()
5427
5428< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5429libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5430 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5431 with single argument {argument}.
5432 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5433 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5434 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5435 limited.
5436 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5437 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5438 to Vim.
5439 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5440 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5441 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5442 null-terminated string.
5443 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5444
5445 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5446 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5447 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5448 very probably crash.
5449
5450 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5451 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5452 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5453 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5454 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5455 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5456 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5457 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5458 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5459 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5460
5461 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5462 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5463 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5464 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5465 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5466 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5467 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5468 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5469 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5470 feature is present}
5471 Examples: >
5472 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5473
5474< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5475 third argument: >
5476 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5477<
5478 *libcallnr()*
5479libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5480 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5481 int instead of a string.
5482 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5483 feature is present}
5484 Examples: >
5485 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5486 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5487 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5488<
5489 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5490 third argument: >
5491 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5492<
5493
5494line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5495 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5496 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005497 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005498 . the cursor position
5499 $ the last line in the current buffer
5500 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5501 returned)
5502 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5503 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5504 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5505 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5506 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5507 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5508 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5509 that it's updated right away.
5510 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5511 then applies to another buffer.
5512 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5513 |getpos()|.
5514 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5515 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005516 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005517 Examples: >
5518 line(".") line number of the cursor
5519 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5520 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005521 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005522<
5523 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5524 |last-position-jump|.
5525
5526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5527 GetValue()->line()
5528
5529line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5530 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5531 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5532 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5533 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5534 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5535 below the last line: >
5536 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5537< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5538 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5539 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5540 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5541 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5542
5543 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5544 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5545
5546lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5547 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5548 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5549 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5550 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005551 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005552 error is given.
5553
5554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5555 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5556
5557list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5558 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5559 Examples: >
5560 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5561 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5562< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5563 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5564
5565 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5566
5567 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5568 GetList()->list2blob()
5569
5570list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5571 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5572 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5573 list2str([32]) returns " "
5574 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5575< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5576 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5577< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5578
5579 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5580 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5581 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5582 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5583<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005584 Returns an empty string on error.
5585
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5587 GetList()->list2str()
5588
5589listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5590 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5591 been made to buffer {buf}.
5592 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5593 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5594 buffer is used.
5595 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5596
5597 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005598 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5599 start first changed line number
5600 end first line number below the change
5601 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005602 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005603 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005604
5605 Example: >
5606 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5607 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5608 endfunc
5609 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5610
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005611< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005612 dictionary with these entries:
5613 lnum the first line number of the change
5614 end the first line below the change
5615 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5616 deleted
5617 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5618 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5619 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5620 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005621 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5622 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005623 lnum line above which the new line is added
5624 end equal to "lnum"
5625 added number of lines inserted
5626 col 1
5627 When lines are deleted the values are:
5628 lnum the first deleted line
5629 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5630 the deletion was done
5631 added negative, number of lines deleted
5632 col 1
5633 When lines are changed:
5634 lnum the first changed line
5635 end the line below the last changed line
5636 added 0
5637 col first column with a change or 1
5638
5639 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5640 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5641 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5642 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5643
5644 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5645 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5646 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5647 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5648
5649 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5650 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5651 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5652
5653 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5654 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5655 of a buffer.
5656 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5657 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5658
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005659 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5660
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005661 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5662 second argument: >
5663 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5664
5665listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5666 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5667 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5668
5669 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5670 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5671 buffer is used.
5672
5673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5674 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5675
5676listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5677 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5678 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5679 removed.
5680
5681 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5682 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5683
5684localtime() *localtime()*
5685 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5686 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5687
5688
5689log({expr}) *log()*
5690 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5691 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5692 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005693 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005694 Examples: >
5695 :echo log(10)
5696< 2.302585 >
5697 :echo log(exp(5))
5698< 5.0
5699
5700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5701 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005702
5703
5704log10({expr}) *log10()*
5705 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5706 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005707 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005708 Examples: >
5709 :echo log10(1000)
5710< 3.0 >
5711 :echo log10(0.01)
5712< -2.0
5713
5714 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5715 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005716
5717luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5718 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5719 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5720 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5721 Strings are returned as they are.
5722 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005723 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005724 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5725 as-is.
5726 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5727 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5728 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5729 to {expr}.
5730
5731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5732 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5733
5734< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5735
5736map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5737 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005738 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005739 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5740 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5741 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5742 characters, is replaced.
5743 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5744 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5745 Vim9 script.
5746
5747 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5748
5749 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5750 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5751 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5752 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5753 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5754 current character.
5755 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005756 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005757< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5758
5759 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5760 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5761 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5762 still have to double ' quotes
5763
5764 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5765 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5766 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005767 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5768 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5769 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5770
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005771 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5772 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5773 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005774 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005775 endfunc
5776 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5777< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005778 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005779< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005780 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005781< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005782 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005783<
5784 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5785 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005786 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005787
5788< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5789 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5790 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5791 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5792 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5793 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5794
5795 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5796 mylist->map(expr2)
5797
5798
5799maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5800 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5801 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5802 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005803 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5804 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005805
5806 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005807 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5808 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5809 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005810
5811 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5812 command.
5813
5814 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5815 "n" Normal
5816 "v" Visual (including Select)
5817 "o" Operator-pending
5818 "i" Insert
5819 "c" Cmd-line
5820 "s" Select
5821 "x" Visual
5822 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5823 "t" Terminal-Job
5824 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5825 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5826
5827 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5828 instead of mappings.
5829
5830 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5831 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005832 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005833 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5834 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5835 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5836 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5837 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5838 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5839 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5840 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5841 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5842 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5843 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5844 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5845 characters will be used:
5846 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5847 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5848 (|mapmode-ic|)
5849 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005850 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005851 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005852 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005853 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5854 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5855 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005856 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005857 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5858 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5859 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5860 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005861
5862 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5863 |mapset()|.
5864
5865 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5866 then the global mappings.
5867 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5868 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005869 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005870
5871< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5872 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5873
5874mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5875 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5876 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5877 {name}.
5878 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5879 instead of mappings.
5880 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5881 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5882
5883 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5884 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5885 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5886 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5887 mapcheck("b") no no no
5888
5889 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5890 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5891 mapping for {name} exactly.
5892 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5893 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5894 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5895 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5896 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5897 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5898 then the global mappings.
5899 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5900 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5901 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5902 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5903 :endif
5904< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5905 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5906
5907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5908 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5909
5910
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005911maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5912 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5913 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5914 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5915 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5916
5917 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5918 vim9script
5919 echo maplist()->filter(
5920 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005921< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5922 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5923 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5924 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5925 can do: >
5926 vim9script
5927 var saved_maps = []
5928 for m in maplist()
5929 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5930 saved_maps->add(m)
5931 endif
5932 endfor
5933 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5934< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5935 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5936 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5937 vim9script
5938 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5939 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5940 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5941 ounmap xyzzy
5942 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005943
5944
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005945mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5946 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5947 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5948 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5949 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5950
5951
5952mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005953mapset({dict})
5954 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5955 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5956 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005957 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005958 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5959 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5960 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5961 or 'v'. *E1276*
5962
5963 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5964 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005965 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5966 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5967 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5968 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5969 nnoremap K somethingelse
5970 ...
5971 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5972< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005973 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5974 all of them, when they might differ.
5975
5976 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5977 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5978 Example: >
5979 vim9script
5980 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5981 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5982 nnoremap K somethingelse
5983 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5984 # ...
5985 unmap K
5986 for d in save_maps
5987 mapset(d)
5988 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005989
5990
5991match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5992 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5993 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5994 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5995
5996 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5997 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5998 {pat} matches.
5999
6000 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6001 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6002
6003 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6004 Example: >
6005 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6006 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6007< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6008 *strpbrk()*
6009 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6010 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6011< *strcasestr()*
6012 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6013 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6014 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6015<
6016 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6017 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6018 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6019 first character/item. Example: >
6020 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6021< result is again "4". >
6022 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6023< result is again "4". >
6024 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6025< result is "3".
6026 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6027 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6028 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6029 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6030 backwards compatible).
6031 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6032 the index is counted from the end.
6033 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6034 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6035
6036 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6037 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6038 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6039 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6040< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6041 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6042 see above.
6043
6044 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6045 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6046 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6047 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6048 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6049 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6050 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6051 further down in the text.
6052
6053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6054 GetText()->match('word')
6055 GetList()->match('word')
6056<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006057 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006058matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6059 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6060 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6061 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6062 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6063 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6064 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6065 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6066 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6067 concealed.
6068
6069 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6070 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6071 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6072 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6073 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6074 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6075 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6076 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6077 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6078 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6079
6080 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6081 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6082 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6083 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6084 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006085 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6086 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006087 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006088 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006089
6090 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6091 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6092 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6093 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6094
6095 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6096 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6097 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6098 window Instead of the current window use the
6099 window with this number or window ID.
6100
6101 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6102 the |:match| commands.
6103
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006104 Returns -1 on error.
6105
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006106 Example: >
6107 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6108 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6109< Deletion of the pattern: >
6110 :call matchdelete(m)
6111
6112< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6113 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6114 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6115
6116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6117 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6118<
6119 *matchaddpos()*
6120matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6121 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6122 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6123 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6124 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6125 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6126 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6127
6128 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6129 these:
6130 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6131 line has number 1.
6132 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6133 number will be highlighted.
6134 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6135 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6136 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6137 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6138 be highlighted.
6139 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6140 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6141
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006142 Returns -1 on error.
6143
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006144 Example: >
6145 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6146 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6147< Deletion of the pattern: >
6148 :call matchdelete(m)
6149
6150< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6151 |getmatches()|.
6152
6153 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6154 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6155
6156matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6157 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6158 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6159 Return a |List| with two elements:
6160 The name of the highlight group used
6161 The pattern used.
6162 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6163 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6164 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6165 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6166 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6167
6168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6169 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006170<
6171 *matchbufline()*
6172matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
6173 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
6174 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
6175
6176 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
6177 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
6178
6179 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6180 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6181
6182 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6183 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006184 lnum line number where there is a match
6185 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006186 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
6187
6188 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
6189 |bufload()| if needed.
6190
6191 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
6192 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
6193 empty |List| is returned.
6194
6195 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006196 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
6197 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
6198 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
6199 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
6200 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
6201 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006202<
6203 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006204 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6205 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
6206 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006207 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006208 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006209< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6210 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6211 submatch.
6212
6213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6214 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006215
6216matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6217 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6218 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6219 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6220 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6221 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6222 window ID instead of the current window.
6223
6224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6225 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6226
6227matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6228 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6229 after the match. Example: >
6230 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6231< results in "7".
6232 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6233 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6234 do it with matchend(): >
6235 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6236 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6237< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6238
6239 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6240 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6241< results in "7". >
6242 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6243< result is "-1".
6244 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6245
6246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6247 GetText()->matchend('word')
6248
6249
6250matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6251 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6252 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6253 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6254
6255 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6256 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006257 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6258 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6259 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006260 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6261 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006262
6263 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6264 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006265 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006266 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6267 string.
6268 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6269 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6270 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6271 argument and return the text for that item to
6272 use for fuzzy matching.
6273
6274 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6275 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6276 is 256.
6277
6278 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6279 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6280
6281 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6282 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6283 256, then returns an empty list.
6284
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006285 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6286 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6287
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006288 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006289 matching strings.
6290
6291 Example: >
6292 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6293< results in ["clay"]. >
6294 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6295< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6296 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6297< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6298 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6299 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6300 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6301< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6302 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6303 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6304< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6305 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6306< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6307 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6308< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6309 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6310 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6311< results in ['two one'].
6312
6313matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6314 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6315 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6316 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6317 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6318 position.
6319
6320 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6321 positions for the best match is returned.
6322
6323 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6324 list with three empty list items is returned.
6325
6326 Example: >
6327 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6328< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6329 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6330< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6331 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6332< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6333
6334matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6335 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6336 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6337 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6338 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6339 empty string is used. Example: >
6340 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6341< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6342 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6343
6344 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6345
6346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6347 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006348<
6349 *matchstrlist()*
6350matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
6351 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
6352 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
6353 string in {list}.
6354
6355 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6356 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6357
6358 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6359 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
6360 idx index in {list} of the match.
6361 text matched string
6362 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
6363 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
6364
6365 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006366 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
6367 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
6368 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
6369 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006370<
6371 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
6372 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6373 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
6374 \ #{submatches: v:true})
6375 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
6376< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6377 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6378 submatch.
6379
6380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6381 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006382
6383matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6384 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6385 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6386< results in "ing".
6387 When there is no match "" is returned.
6388 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6389 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6390< results in "ing". >
6391 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6392< result is "".
6393 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6394 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6395
6396 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6397 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6398
6399matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6400 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6401 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6402 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6403< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6404 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6405 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6406 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6407< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6408 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6409< result is ["", -1, -1].
6410 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6411 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6412 end position of the match are returned. >
6413 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6414< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6415 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6416
6417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6418 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6419<
6420
6421 *max()*
6422max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6423 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6424
6425< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6426 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6427 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6428 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6429 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6430
6431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6432 mylist->max()
6433
6434
6435menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6436 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6437 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6438 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6439 menu names are returned.
6440
6441 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6442 "n" Normal
6443 "v" Visual (including Select)
6444 "o" Operator-pending
6445 "i" Insert
6446 "c" Cmd-line
6447 "s" Select
6448 "x" Visual
6449 "t" Terminal-Job
6450 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6451 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6452 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6453
6454 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6455 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6456 display display name (name without '&')
6457 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6458 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6459 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6460 |toolbar-icon|
6461 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6462 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6463 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6464 characters will be used:
6465 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6466 name menu item name.
6467 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6468 remappable else v:false.
6469 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6470 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6471 string has special characters translated like
6472 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6473 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6474 "<Nop>" is returned.
6475 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6476 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6477 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6478 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6479 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6480 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6481 submenus |List| containing the names of
6482 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6483 item has submenus.
6484
6485 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6486
6487 Examples: >
6488 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6489 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6490
6491 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6492 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6493 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6494 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6495 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6496 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6497 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6498 endfor
6499 endfunc
6500 new
6501 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6502 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6503 endfor
6504<
6505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6506 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6507
6508
6509< *min()*
6510min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6511 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6512
6513< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6514 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6515 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6516 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6517 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6518
6519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6520 mylist->min()
6521
6522< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006523mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006524 Create directory {name}.
6525
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006526 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6527 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006528
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006529 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6530 created as necessary.
6531
6532 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006533 the current function, as with: >
6534 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6535<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006536 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006537 the end of the current function, as with: >
6538 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6539< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6540 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6541 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6542 E.g. when using: >
6543 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6544< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6545 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6546 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6547< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6548 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006549
6550 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6551 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6552 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6553 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6554 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6555 created with 0o755.
6556 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006557 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006558
6559< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6560
6561 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6562 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6563 "p" option the call will fail.
6564
6565 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6566 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6567 failed.
6568
6569 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6570 :if exists("*mkdir")
6571
6572< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6573 GetName()->mkdir()
6574<
6575 *mode()*
6576mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6577 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6578 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6579 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6580 Also see |state()|.
6581
6582 n Normal
6583 no Operator-pending
6584 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6585 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6586 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6587 CTRL-V is one character
6588 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6589 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6590 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6591 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6592 v Visual by character
6593 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6594 V Visual by line
6595 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6596 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6597 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6598 s Select by character
6599 S Select by line
6600 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6601 i Insert
6602 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6603 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6604 R Replace |R|
6605 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6606 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6607 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6608 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6609 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6610 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006611 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006612 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006613 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006614 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006615 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6616 r Hit-enter prompt
6617 rm The -- more -- prompt
6618 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6619 ! Shell or external command is executing
6620 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6621
6622 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6623 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6624 "c" or "n".
6625 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6626 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6627 the leading character(s).
6628 Also see |visualmode()|.
6629
6630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6631 DoFull()->mode()
6632
6633mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6634 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6635 converted to Vim data structures.
6636 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6637 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6638 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6639 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6640 converted to strings.
6641 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6642 Examples: >
6643 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6644 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6645 :echo mzeval("l")
6646 :echo mzeval("h")
6647<
6648 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6649 to {expr}.
6650
6651 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6652 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6653<
6654 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6655
6656nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6657 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6658 that is not blank. Example: >
6659 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6660< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6661 below it, zero is returned.
6662 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6663 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6664
6665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6666 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6667
6668nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6669 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6670 value {expr}. Examples: >
6671 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6672 nr2char(32) returns " "
6673< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6674 Example for "utf-8": >
6675 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6676< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6677 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6678 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6679 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6680 string, thus results in an empty string.
6681 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6682 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6683 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6684< Result: "ABC"
6685
6686 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6687 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6688
6689or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6690 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6691 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006692 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006693 Example: >
6694 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6695< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6696 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6697
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006698< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6699 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6700 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6701 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6702
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006703
6704pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6705 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6706 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6707 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6708 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6709 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6710 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6711< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6712>
6713 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6714< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6715 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006716 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006717
6718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6719 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6720
6721perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6722 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6723 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6724 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6725 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6726 reference to it.
6727 Example: >
6728 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6729< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6730
6731 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6732 to {expr}.
6733
6734 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6735 GetExpr()->perleval()
6736
6737< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6738
6739
6740popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6741
6742
6743pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6744 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6745 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006746 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006747 Examples: >
6748 :echo pow(3, 3)
6749< 27.0 >
6750 :echo pow(2, 16)
6751< 65536.0 >
6752 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6753< 2.0
6754
6755 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6756 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006757
6758prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6759 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6760 that is not blank. Example: >
6761 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6762< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6763 above it, zero is returned.
6764 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6765 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6766
6767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6768 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6769
6770printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6771 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6772 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6773 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6774< May result in:
6775 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6776
6777 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6778 argument: >
6779 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006780<
6781 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006782
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006783 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006784 %s string
6785 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6786 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6787 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6788 %c single byte
6789 %d decimal number
6790 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6791 %x hex number
6792 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6793 %X hex number using upper case letters
6794 %o octal number
6795 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6796 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6797 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6798 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6799 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6800 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6801 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6802 %% the % character itself
6803
6804 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6805 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6806 the result.
6807
6808 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6809 arguments appear in sequence:
6810
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006811 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6812
6813 pos-argument
6814 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6815 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006816
6817 flags
6818 Zero or more of the following flags:
6819
6820 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6821 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6822 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6823 of the number is increased to force the first
6824 character of the output string to a zero (except
6825 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6826 precision of zero).
6827 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6828 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6829 prepended to it.
6830 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6831 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6832 prepended to it.
6833
6834 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6835 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6836 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6837 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6838 flag is ignored.
6839
6840 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6841 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6842 The converted value is padded on the right with
6843 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6844 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6845
6846 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6847 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6848
6849 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6850 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6851 a space if both are used.
6852
6853 field-width
6854 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6855 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6856 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6857 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6858 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6859 conversion the count is in cells.
6860
6861 .precision
6862 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6863 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6864 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6865 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6866 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6867 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6868 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6869 string for S conversions.
6870 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6871 the decimal point.
6872
6873 type
6874 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6875 be applied, see below.
6876
6877 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6878 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6879 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6880 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6881 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6882 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6883 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6884< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6885 "width" bytes.
6886
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01006887 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
6888 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
6889 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006890 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
6891 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
6892
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006893 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6894
6895 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6896 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6897 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6898 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6899 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6900 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6901 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6902 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6903 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6904 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6905 zeros.
6906 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6907 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6908 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6909 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6910 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02006911 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
6912 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
6913 depending on your platform.
6914 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6915 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
6916 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
6917 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006918 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6919 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6920
6921 i alias for d
6922 D alias for ld
6923 U alias for lu
6924 O alias for lo
6925
6926 *printf-c*
6927 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6928 resulting character is written.
6929
6930 *printf-s*
6931 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6932 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6933 specified are used.
6934 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6935 automatically converted to text with the same format
6936 as ":echo".
6937 *printf-S*
6938 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6939 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6940 number specified are used.
6941
6942 *printf-f* *E807*
6943 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6944 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6945 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6946 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6947 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6948 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6949 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6950 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6951 Example: >
6952 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6953< 12.12
6954 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6955 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6956
6957 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6958 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6959 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6960 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6961 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6962
6963 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6964 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6965 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6966 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6967 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6968 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6969 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6970 results in 1.0e7.
6971
6972 *printf-%*
6973 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6974 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6975
6976 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6977 accepted and automatically converted.
6978 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6979 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6980 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6981
6982 *E766* *E767*
6983 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6984 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6985 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6986
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006987 *printf-$*
6988 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
6989 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02006990 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006991 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
6992 used to indicate this. For instance: >
6993
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006994 #, c-format
6995 msgid "%s returning %s"
6996 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006997<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006998 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
6999 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007000
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007001 echo printf(
7002 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7003 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7004< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007005
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007006 echo printf(
7007 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7008 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7009< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007010
7011 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7012 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7013 argument list. >
7014
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007015 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7016< 001 >
7017 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7018< 2 >
7019 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7020< 03 >
7021 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7022< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007023
7024 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7025 and via positional arguments: >
7026
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007027 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7028< 1.414214 >
7029 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7030< 1.4142 >
7031 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7032< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007033
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007034 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007035 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007036 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7037< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7038 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007039
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007040 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007041 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007042 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7043< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7044 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007045
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007046 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007047 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007048 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7049< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007050
7051 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007052 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7053< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7054 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007055
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007056 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007057 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7058 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007059 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7060< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7061 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007062
7063 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007064 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7065< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7066 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007067
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007068 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007069 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007070 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7071< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007072
7073 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007074 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7075< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7076 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007077
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007078 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007079 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7080 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007081 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7082< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7083 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007084
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007085 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007086 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7087 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7088 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7089 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7090 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007091
7092
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007093prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7094 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7095 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7096
7097 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7098 string is returned.
7099
7100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7101 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
7102
7103< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7104
7105
7106prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
7107 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
7108 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
7109 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7110
7111 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
7112 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
7113 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
7114 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
7115 line.
7116 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
7117 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
7118 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
7119 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
7120 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
7121 if the user only typed Enter.
7122 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007123 func s:TextEntered(text)
7124 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
7125 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007126 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
7127 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
7128 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007129 close
7130 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007131 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
7132 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007133 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007134 endif
7135 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007136 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007137
7138< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7139 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
7140
7141< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7142
7143prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
7144 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
7145 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
7146 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7147
7148 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
7149 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
7150 as in any buffer.
7151
7152 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7153 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
7154
7155< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7156
7157prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
7158 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
7159 {text} to end in a space.
7160 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
7161 "prompt". Example: >
7162 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
7163<
7164 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7165 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
7166
7167< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7168
7169prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
7170
7171pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
7172 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
7173 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
7174 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
7175 height nr of items visible
7176 width screen cells
7177 row top screen row (0 first row)
7178 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
7179 size total nr of items
7180 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
7181
7182 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
7183 |CompleteChanged|.
7184
7185pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
7186 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
7187 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
7188 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
7189 popup menu.
7190
7191py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
7192 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7193 converted to Vim data structures.
7194 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7195 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7196 'encoding').
7197 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7198 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7199 keys converted to strings.
7200 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7201 to {expr}.
7202
7203 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7204 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7205
7206< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7207
7208 *E858* *E859*
7209pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7210 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7211 converted to Vim data structures.
7212 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7213 copied though).
7214 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7215 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7216 non-string keys result in error.
7217 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7218 to {expr}.
7219
7220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7221 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7222
7223< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7224
7225pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7226 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7227 converted to Vim data structures.
7228 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7229 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7230
7231 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7232 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7233
7234< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7235 |+python3| feature}
7236
7237rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7238 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7239 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7240 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7241 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7242 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7243 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007244 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007245
7246 Examples: >
7247 :echo rand()
7248 :let seed = srand()
7249 :echo rand(seed)
7250 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7251<
7252
7253 *E726* *E727*
7254range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7255 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7256 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7257 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7258 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7259 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7260 producing a value past {max}).
7261 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7262 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7263 start this is an error.
7264 Examples: >
7265 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7266 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7267 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7268 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7269 range(0) " []
7270 range(2, 0) " error!
7271<
7272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7273 GetExpr()->range()
7274<
7275
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007276readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007277 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007278 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7279 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7280 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7281 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7282< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7283 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7284 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7285< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7286 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007287 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7288 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7289 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7290 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7291 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7292< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007293 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007294 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7295 empty blob.
7296 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7297 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007298 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7299
7300
7301readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7302 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7303 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7304 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7305 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7306 argument below for changing the sort order.
7307
7308 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7309 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7310 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7311 be handled.
7312 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7313 added to the list.
7314 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7315 to the list.
7316 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7317 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7318 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7319 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7320 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7321< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7322 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007323< *E857*
7324 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007325 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7326 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7327
7328 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7329 Valid values are:
7330 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7331 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7332 each character, technically, using
7333 strcmp()) (default)
7334 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7335 using strcasecmp())
7336 "collate" sort using the collation order
7337 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7338 (technically using strcoll())
7339 Other values are silently ignored.
7340
7341 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7342 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7343 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7344< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7345 function! s:tree(dir)
7346 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7347 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007348 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007349 endfunction
7350 echo s:tree(".")
7351<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007352 Returns an empty List on error.
7353
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7355 GetDirName()->readdir()
7356<
7357readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7358 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7359 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7360 information in {directory}.
7361 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7362 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7363 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7364 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7365 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7366 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7367 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7368 argument, see |readdir()|.
7369
7370 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7371 following items:
7372 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7373 name Name of the entry.
7374 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7375 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7376 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7377 type Type of the entry.
7378 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7379 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7380 Other symlink "link"
7381 On MS-Windows:
7382 Normal file "file"
7383 Directory "dir"
7384 Junction "junction"
7385 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7386 Other symlink "link"
7387 Other reparse point "reparse"
7388 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7389 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7390 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7391 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7392 itself because of performance reasons.
7393
7394 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7395 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7396 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7397 be handled.
7398 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7399 added to the list.
7400 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7401 to the list.
7402 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7403 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7404 of the entry.
7405 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7406 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7407 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7408<
7409 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7410 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7411 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007412<
7413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7414 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7415<
7416
7417 *readfile()*
7418readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7419 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7420 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7421 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7422 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7423 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7424 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7425 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7426 added.
7427 - No CR characters are removed.
7428 Otherwise:
7429 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7430 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7431 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7432 removed from the text.
7433 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7434 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7435 lines of a file: >
7436 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7437 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7438 :endfor
7439< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7440 are returned, or as many as there are.
7441 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7442 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7443 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7444 file into a buffer if you need to.
7445 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7446 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7447 unmodified.
7448 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7449 the result is an empty list.
7450 Also see |writefile()|.
7451
7452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7453 GetFileName()->readfile()
7454
7455reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7456 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7457 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7458 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007459 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007460
7461 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7462 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7463 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7464 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7465
7466 Examples: >
7467 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7468 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7469 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7470 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7471<
7472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7473 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7474
7475
7476reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7477 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7478 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7479 See |@|.
7480
7481reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7482 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7483 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7484
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007485reltime()
7486reltime({start})
7487reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007488 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7489 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007490 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007491 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007492 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7493 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7494 var startTime = reltime()
7495 Work()
7496 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7497<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007498 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007499 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007500 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007501 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007502 specified in the argument.
7503 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7504 and {end}.
7505
7506 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007507 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7508 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007509
7510 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7511 GetStart()->reltime()
7512<
7513 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7514
7515reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7516 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7517 Example: >
7518 let start = reltime()
7519 call MyFunction()
7520 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7521< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7522 Also see |profiling|.
7523 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7524 script an error is given.
7525
7526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7527 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7528
7529< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7530
7531reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7532 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7533 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7534 microseconds. Example: >
7535 let start = reltime()
7536 call MyFunction()
7537 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7538< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007539 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7540 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007541 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7542 can use split() to remove it. >
7543 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7544< Also see |profiling|.
7545 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7546 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7547
7548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7549 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7550
7551< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7552
7553 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7554remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007555 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7556 string, also see |{server}|.
7557
7558 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7559 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7560 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7561 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7562 "\n").
7563
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007564 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7565 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7566 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007567
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007568 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7569 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007570
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007571 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7572 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7573 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7574 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7575 and the result will be the empty string.
7576
7577 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7578 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7579 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7580 arguments can be evaluated.
7581
7582 Examples: >
7583 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7584 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7585<
7586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7587 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7588
7589remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7590 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007591 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007592 This works like: >
7593 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7594< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7595 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7596 to bring itself to the foreground.
7597 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7598 like foreground() does.
7599 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7600
7601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7602 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7603
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007604< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007605 Win32 console version}
7606
7607
7608remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7609 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7610 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7611 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7612 name of a variable.
7613 Returns zero if none are available.
7614 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7615 See also |clientserver|.
7616 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7617 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7618 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007619 :let repl = ""
7620 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007621
7622< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7623 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7624
7625remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7626 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7627 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007628 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7629 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007630 See also |clientserver|.
7631 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7632 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7633 Example: >
7634 :echo remote_read(id)
7635
7636< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7637 ServerId()->remote_read()
7638<
7639 *remote_send()* *E241*
7640remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007641 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7642 string, also see |{server}|.
7643
7644 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7645 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7646 |:map|.
7647
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007648 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7649 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7650 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007651
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007652 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7653 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7654 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7655
7656 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7657 up the display.
7658 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007659 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007660 \ remote_read(serverid)
7661
7662 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7663 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007664 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007665 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7666<
7667 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7668 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7669<
7670 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7671remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007672 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7673 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7674 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007675
7676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7677 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7678
7679< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7680
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007681remove({list}, {idx})
7682remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007683 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7684 return the item.
7685 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7686 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7687 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7688 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7689 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007690 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007691 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007692 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007693 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7694<
7695 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7696
7697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7698 mylist->remove(idx)
7699
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007700remove({blob}, {idx})
7701remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007702 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7703 return the byte.
7704 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7705 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7706 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7707 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007708 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007709 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007710 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007711 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7712
7713remove({dict}, {key})
7714 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7715 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007716 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007717< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007718 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007719
7720rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7721 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7722 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7723 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7724 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7725 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7726 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7727
7728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7729 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7730
7731repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7732 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7733 result. Example: >
7734 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7735< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007736 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7737 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007738 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7739< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7740
7741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7742 mylist->repeat(count)
7743
7744resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7745 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7746 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7747 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7748 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7749 removed, return {filename}.
7750 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7751 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7752 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7753 stopped after 100 iterations.
7754 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7755 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7756 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7757 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7758 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7759
7760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7761 GetName()->resolve()
7762
7763reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007764 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7765 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7766 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7767 For a String a new String is returned.
7768 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7769 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7770 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007771 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7772< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7773 mylist->reverse()
7774
7775round({expr}) *round()*
7776 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7777 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7778 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7779 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007780 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007781 Examples: >
7782 echo round(0.456)
7783< 0.0 >
7784 echo round(4.5)
7785< 5.0 >
7786 echo round(-4.5)
7787< -5.0
7788
7789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7790 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007791
7792rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7793 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7794 converted to Vim data structures.
7795 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7796 are copied though).
7797 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7798 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7799 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7800 "Object#to_s" method.
7801 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7802 to {expr}.
7803
7804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7805 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7806
7807< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7808
7809screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7810 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7811 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7812 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007813 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007814
7815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7816 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7817
7818screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7819 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7820 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7821 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7822 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7823 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7824 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7825 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7826 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7827
7828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7829 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7830
7831screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7832 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7833 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7834 composing characters on top of the base character.
7835 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7836 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7837
7838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7839 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7840
7841screencol() *screencol()*
7842 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7843 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7844 This function is mainly used for testing.
7845
7846 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7847 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7848 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7849 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7850 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007851 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007852 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7853 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7854<
7855screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7856 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7857 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7858 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7859 The Dict has these members:
7860 row screen row
7861 col first screen column
7862 endcol last screen column
7863 curscol cursor screen column
7864 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7865 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7866 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7867 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7868 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7869 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7870 width character it would be the same as "col".
7871 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7872 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7873 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7874 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007875 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7876 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007877 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007878
7879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7880 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7881
7882screenrow() *screenrow()*
7883 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7884 cursor. The top line has number one.
7885 This function is mainly used for testing.
7886 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7887
7888 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7889
7890screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7891 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7892 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7893 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7894 characters.
7895 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7896 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7897
7898 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7899 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7900<
7901 *search()*
7902search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7903 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7904 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7905
7906 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7907 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7908 move. No error message is given.
7909
7910 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7911 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7912 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7913 'e' move to the End of the match
7914 'n' do Not move the cursor
7915 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7916 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7917 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7918 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7919 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7920 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7921
7922 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7923 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7924 flag.
7925
7926 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7927
7928 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7929 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7930 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7931 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007932 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7933 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7934 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7935
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007936 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7937 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7938 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7939 file).
7940
7941 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7942 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7943 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7944 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7945 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7946< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7947 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7948 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007949 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007950 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7951 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7952 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7953 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7954 giving the argument.
7955 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7956
7957 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7958 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7959 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7960 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7961 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7962 function reference or a lambda.
7963 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7964 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7965 and -1 returned.
7966 *search()-sub-match*
7967 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7968 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7969 whole pattern did match.
7970 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7971
7972 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7973 flag is used.
7974
7975 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7976 :let n = 1
7977 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007978 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007979 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7980 : " first search to find match at start of file
7981 : normal G$
7982 : let flags = "w"
7983 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7984 : s/foo/bar/g
7985 : let flags = "W"
7986 : endwhile
7987 : update " write the file if modified
7988 : let n = n + 1
7989 :endwhile
7990<
7991 Example for using some flags: >
7992 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7993< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7994 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7995 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7996 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7997 line:
7998 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7999 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8000 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8001 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8002 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8003
8004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8005 GetPattern()->search()
8006
8007searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8008 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8009 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8010 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8011
8012 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
8013 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8014
8015 key type meaning ~
8016 current |Number| current position of match;
8017 0 if the cursor position is
8018 before the first match
8019 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8020 "pos", otherwise 0
8021 total |Number| total count of matches found
8022 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8023 1: recomputing was timed out
8024 2: max count exceeded
8025
8026 For {options} see further down.
8027
8028 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8029 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8030 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8031 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8032 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8033
8034 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8035 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8036
8037 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8038 " to 1)
8039 let result = searchcount()
8040<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01008041 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008042 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8043 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8044 if empty(result)
8045 return ''
8046 endif
8047 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8048 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8049 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8050 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8051 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8052 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
8053 \ result.current, result.total)
8054 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8055 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
8056 \ result.current, result.total)
8057 endif
8058 endif
8059 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
8060 \ result.current, result.total)
8061 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008062 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008063
8064 " Or if you want to show the count only when
8065 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008066 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008067 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
8068<
8069 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
8070 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
8071
8072 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
8073 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
8074 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
8075 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
8076 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
8077 call searchcount(#{
8078 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
8079 redrawstatus
8080 endif
8081 endfunction
8082<
8083 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
8084 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
8085
8086 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
8087 " (Note that it also updates search count)
8088 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
8089
8090 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
8091 " search again
8092 call searchcount()
8093<
8094 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
8095 key type meaning ~
8096 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
8097 like |n| or |N| was executed.
8098 otherwise returns the last
8099 computed result (when |n| or
8100 |N| was used when "S" is not
8101 in 'shortmess', or this
8102 function was called).
8103 (default: |TRUE|)
8104 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
8105 and different with |@/|.
8106 this works as same as the
8107 below command is executed
8108 before calling this function >
8109 let @/ = pattern
8110< (default: |@/|)
8111 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8112 timeout. timeout milliseconds
8113 for recomputing the result
8114 (default: 0)
8115 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8116 limit. max count of matched
8117 text while recomputing the
8118 result. if search exceeded
8119 total count, "total" value
8120 becomes `maxcount + 1`
8121 (default: 99)
8122 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
8123 when recomputing the result.
8124 this changes "current" result
8125 value. see |cursor()|,
8126 |getpos()|
8127 (default: cursor's position)
8128
8129 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8130 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
8131<
8132searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
8133 Search for the declaration of {name}.
8134
8135 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
8136 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
8137 first match in the function.
8138
8139 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
8140 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
8141 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
8142
8143 Moves the cursor to the found match.
8144 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8145 Example: >
8146 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
8147 echo getline('.')
8148 endif
8149<
8150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8151 GetName()->searchdecl()
8152<
8153 *searchpair()*
8154searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8155 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8156 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
8157 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
8158 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
8159 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
8160 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
8161 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
8162 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
8163 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
8164 given.
8165
8166 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
8167 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
8168 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
8169 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
8170 typical use is: >
8171 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
8172< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
8173
8174 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
8175 |search()|. Additionally:
8176 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
8177 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
8178 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
8179 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
8180 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
8181 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
8182
8183 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
8184 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
8185 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
8186 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
8187 or a string.
8188 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8189 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8190 and -1 returned.
8191 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
8192 Anything else makes the function fail.
8193 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
8194 constant it is compiled into instructions.
8195
8196 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8197
8198 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8199 patterns are used like it's on.
8200
8201 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8202 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8203 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8204 if 1
8205 if 2
8206 endif 2
8207 endif 1
8208< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8209 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8210 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8211 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8212 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8213 "endif 2".
8214 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8215 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8216 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8217 the matching start.
8218
8219 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8220
8221 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8222 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8223
8224< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8225 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8226 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8227 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8228 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8229 match.
8230 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8231
8232 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8233
8234< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8235 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8236 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8237
8238 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8239 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8240<
8241 *searchpairpos()*
8242searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8243 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8244 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8245 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8246 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8247 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8248 returns [0, 0]. >
8249
8250 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8251<
8252 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8253
8254 *searchpos()*
8255searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8256 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8257 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8258 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8259 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8260 returns [0, 0].
8261 Example: >
8262 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8263
8264< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8265 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8266 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8267< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8268 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8269
8270 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8271 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8272
8273server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8274 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8275 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8276 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8277 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8278 Note:
8279 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8280 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8281 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8282 See also |clientserver|.
8283 Example: >
8284 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8285
8286< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8287 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8288<
8289serverlist() *serverlist()*
8290 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8291 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8292 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8293 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8294 Example: >
8295 :echo serverlist()
8296<
8297setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8298 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8299 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8300
8301 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8302 |bufload()| if needed.
8303
8304 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8305 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8306
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008307 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8308 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8309 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8310 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008311
8312 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8313
8314 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8315 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8316 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8317 added below the last line.
8318
8319 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8320 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8321 error is given.
8322 On success 0 is returned.
8323
8324 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8325 third argument: >
8326 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8327
8328setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8329 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8330 {val}.
8331 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8332 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8333 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8334 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8335 The {varname} argument is a string.
8336 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8337 Examples: >
8338 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8339 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8340< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8341
8342 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8343 third argument: >
8344 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8345
8346
8347setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8348 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008349 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8350 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8351 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8352 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008353 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008354 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8355 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008356
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008357< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8358 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8359 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8360 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8361 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008362 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008363
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008364 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8365 in screen cells. *E1112*
8366 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008367 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008368
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008369 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8370 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8371
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008372 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008373 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008374
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008375< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008376 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8377 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8378 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8379 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8380
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008381
8382setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8383 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8384 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8385
8386 Example:
8387 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8388 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8389< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8390 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8391< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8392
8393 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8394 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8395
8396setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8397 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8398 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8399
8400 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8401 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8402 character search
8403 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8404 0 for backward
8405 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8406 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8407 character search
8408
8409 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8410 from a script: >
8411 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8412 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8413 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8414< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8415
8416 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8417 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8418
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008419setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8420 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8421 {pos}.
8422 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8423 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8424 line.
8425
8426 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8427 GetText()->setcmdline()
8428
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008429setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8430 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8431 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8432 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8433 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8434 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8435 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8436 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8437 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8438 before inserting the resulting text.
8439 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8440 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008441 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8442 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008443
8444 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8445 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8446
8447setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8448setcursorcharpos({list})
8449 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8450 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8451
8452 Example:
8453 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8454 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8455< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8456 call cursor(4, 3)
8457< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8458
8459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8460 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8461
8462
8463setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8464 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8465 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8466
8467< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8468 See also |expr-env|.
8469
8470 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8471 second argument: >
8472 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8473
8474setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8475 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8476 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8477 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8478 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8479 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8480 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8481 characters are not supported.
8482
8483 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8484 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8485 would do the same thing.
8486
8487 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8488
8489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8490 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8491<
8492 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8493
8494
8495setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8496 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8497 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8498 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8499
8500 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8501 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8502 added below the last line.
8503 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008504 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8505 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008506
8507 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8508 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8509 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8510
8511 Example: >
8512 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8513
8514< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8515 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8516 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8517< This is equivalent to: >
8518 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8519 : call setline(n, l)
8520 :endfor
8521
8522< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8523
8524 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8525 second argument: >
8526 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8527
8528setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8529 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8530 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8531 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8532
8533 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8534 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8535 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8536 Also see |location-list|.
8537
8538 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8539
8540 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8541 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8542 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8543
8544 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8545 second argument: >
8546 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8547
8548setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8549 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8550 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8551 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8552 example for |getmatches()|.
8553 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8554 window ID instead of the current window.
8555
8556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8557 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8558<
8559 *setpos()*
8560setpos({expr}, {list})
8561 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8562 . the cursor
8563 'x mark x
8564
8565 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8566 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8567 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8568
8569 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8570 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8571 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8572 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8573 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8574 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8575 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8576 Does not change the jumplist.
8577
8578 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8579 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8580 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8581 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8582
8583 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8584 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8585 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8586 character.
8587
8588 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8589 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8590 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8591 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8592 mark position it is not used.
8593
8594 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8595 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8596 before '>.
8597
8598 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8599 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8600
8601 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8602
8603 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8604 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8605 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8606 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8607 |winrestview()|.
8608
8609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8610 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8611
8612setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8613 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8614
8615 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8616 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8617 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8618 {what}.
8619 *setqflist-what*
8620 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8621 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8622 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8623 entries:
8624
8625 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8626 buffer
8627 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8628 present or it is invalid.
8629 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8630 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8631 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008632 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008633 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8634 col column number
8635 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8636 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008637 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008638 nr error number
8639 text description of the error
8640 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8641 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008642 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8643 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008644
8645 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8646 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8647 locate a matching error line.
8648 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8649 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8650 item will not be handled as an error line.
8651 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8652 be used.
8653 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8654 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8655 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8656 cleared.
8657 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8658 |getqflist()| returns.
8659
8660 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8661 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8662 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8663 new list is created.
8664
8665 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8666 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8667 clear the list: >
8668 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8669<
8670 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8671 freed.
8672
8673 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8674 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8675 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8676 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8677 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8678
8679 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8680 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8681 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8682 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8683 'errorformat' option value is used.
8684 See |quickfix-parse|
8685 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8686 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8687 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8688 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8689 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8690 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8691 argument.
8692 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8693 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8694 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8695 See |quickfix-parse|
8696 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8697 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8698 the last quickfix list.
8699 quickfixtextfunc
8700 function to get the text to display in the
8701 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8702 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8703 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8704 of how to write the function and an example.
8705 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8706 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8707 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8708 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8709 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8710 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8711 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8712 specify the list.
8713
8714 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8715 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8716 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8717 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8718<
8719 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8720
8721 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8722 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8723 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8724
8725 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8726 second argument: >
8727 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8728<
8729 *setreg()*
8730setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8731 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8732 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8733 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8734 {regname} must be one character.
8735
8736 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8737 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8738 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8739 then the value is appended.
8740
8741 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8742 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8743 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8744 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8745 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8746 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8747 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8748 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8749
8750 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8751 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8752 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8753 mode is never selected automatically.
8754 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8755
8756 *E883*
8757 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8758 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8759 items act like empty strings.
8760
8761 Examples: >
8762 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8763 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8764 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8765 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8766
8767< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8768 register: >
8769 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8770 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8771< or: >
8772 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8773 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8774 ....
8775 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8776< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8777 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8778 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8779 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8780
8781 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8782 nothing: >
8783 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8784
8785< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8786 second argument: >
8787 GetText()->setreg('a')
8788
8789settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8790 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8791 |t:var|
8792 The {varname} argument is a string.
8793 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8794 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8795 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8796 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8797 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8798
8799 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8800 third argument: >
8801 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8802
8803settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8804 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8805 {val}.
8806 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8807 use |setwinvar()|.
8808 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8809 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8810 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8811 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8812 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8813 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8814 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8815 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8816 Examples: >
8817 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8818 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8819< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8820
8821 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8822 fourth argument: >
8823 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8824
8825settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8826 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8827 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8828
8829 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8830 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8831 stack.
8832 *E962*
8833 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8834 argument:
8835 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8836 stack is replaced.
8837 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8838 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8839 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8840 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8841 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8842
8843 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8844 stack after the modification.
8845
8846 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8847
8848 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8849 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8850 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8851
8852< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8853 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8854 " do something else
8855 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8856 unlet stack
8857<
8858 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8859 second argument: >
8860 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8861
8862setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8863 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8864 Examples: >
8865 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8866 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8867
8868< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8869 third argument: >
8870 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8871
8872sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8873 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8874 checksum of {string}.
8875
8876 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8877 GetText()->sha256()
8878
8879< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8880
8881shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8882 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8883 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008884 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008885 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8886 quotes.
8887 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8888 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8889 {string}.
8890 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8891 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8892
8893 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8894 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8895 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8896 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8897 command.
8898
8899 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8900 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8901 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8902 even when inside single quotes.
8903
8904 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8905 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8906 escaped a second time.
8907
8908 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8909 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8910 character inside single quotes.
8911
8912 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008913 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008914< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8915 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008916 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008917< See also |::S|.
8918
8919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8920 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8921
8922shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8923 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8924 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8925 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8926 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8927 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8928
8929 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8930 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8931 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8932 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8933
8934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8935 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8936
8937sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8938
8939
8940simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8941 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8942 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8943 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8944 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8945 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8946 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8947 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8948 standard).
8949 Example: >
8950 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8951< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8952 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8953 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8954 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8955 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8956
8957 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8958 GetName()->simplify()
8959
8960sin({expr}) *sin()*
8961 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8962 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008963 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008964 Examples: >
8965 :echo sin(100)
8966< -0.506366 >
8967 :echo sin(-4.01)
8968< 0.763301
8969
8970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8971 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008972
8973
8974sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8975 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8976 [-inf, inf].
8977 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008978 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008979 Examples: >
8980 :echo sinh(0.5)
8981< 0.521095 >
8982 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8983< -1.026517
8984
8985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8986 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008987
8988
8989slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8990 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8991 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8992 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8993 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8994 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8995 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008996 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008997
8998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8999 GetList()->slice(offset)
9000
9001
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009002sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009003 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
9004
9005 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9006 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
9007
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009008< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009009 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9010 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9011 current buffer use |:sort|.
9012
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009013 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
9014 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
9015 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009016
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009017 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009018 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9019 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9020 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9021 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9022 case. Example: >
9023 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9024 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9025 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9026< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9027>
9028 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9029 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9030 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9031< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9032 This does not work properly on Mac.
9033
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009034 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009035 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00009036 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9037 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
9038 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009039
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009040 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009041 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9042 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9043
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009044 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009045 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9046
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009047 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009048 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
9049 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9050 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9051 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
9052
9053 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9054 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9055
9056 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9057 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
9058 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
9059 same order as they were originally.
9060
9061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9062 mylist->sort()
9063
9064< Also see |uniq()|.
9065
9066 Example: >
9067 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9068 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9069 endfunc
9070 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
9071< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9072 ignores overflow: >
9073 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9074 return a:i1 - a:i2
9075 endfunc
9076< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
9077 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
9078<
9079sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9080 Stop playing all sounds.
9081
9082 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9083 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9084
9085 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9086
9087 *sound_playevent()*
9088sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9089 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9090 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9091 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9092 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9093 call sound_playevent('bell')
9094< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9095 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9096 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01009097 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
9098 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
9099 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009100
9101 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
9102 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9103 argument is the status:
9104 0 sound was played to the end
9105 1 sound was interrupted
9106 2 error occurred after sound started
9107 Example: >
9108 func Callback(id, status)
9109 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9110 endfunc
9111 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9112
9113< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9114
9115 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
9116 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
9117
9118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9119 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
9120
9121< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9122
9123 *sound_playfile()*
9124sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
9125 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
9126 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
9127 with this command: >
9128 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
9129
9130< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9131 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
9132
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009133< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009134
9135
9136sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
9137 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
9138 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
9139
9140 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9141 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9142
9143 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
9144 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
9145
9146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9147 soundid->sound_stop()
9148
9149< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9150
9151 *soundfold()*
9152soundfold({word})
9153 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
9154 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
9155 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
9156 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
9157 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
9158 the method can be quite slow.
9159
9160 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9161 GetWord()->soundfold()
9162<
9163 *spellbadword()*
9164spellbadword([{sentence}])
9165 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
9166 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
9167 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
9168 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
9169
9170 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
9171 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
9172 result is an empty string.
9173
9174 The return value is a list with two items:
9175 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
9176 - The type of the spelling error:
9177 "bad" spelling mistake
9178 "rare" rare word
9179 "local" word only valid in another region
9180 "caps" word should start with Capital
9181 Example: >
9182 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
9183< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
9184
9185 The spelling information for the current window and the value
9186 of 'spelllang' are used.
9187
9188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9189 GetText()->spellbadword()
9190<
9191 *spellsuggest()*
9192spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
9193 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
9194 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
9195 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9196
9197 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9198 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9199 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9200
9201 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9202 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9203 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9204 replace a line.
9205
9206 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9207 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9208 although it may appear capitalized.
9209
9210 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9211 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9212
9213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9214 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9215
9216split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9217 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9218 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9219 item.
9220 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9221 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9222 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9223 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9224 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9225 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9226 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9227 Example: >
9228 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9229< To split a string in individual characters: >
9230 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9231< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9232 the end of the pattern: >
9233 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9234< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9235 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9236 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9237< The opposite function is |join()|.
9238
9239 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9240 GetString()->split()
9241
9242sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9243 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9244 |Float|.
9245 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009246 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9247 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009248 Examples: >
9249 :echo sqrt(100)
9250< 10.0 >
9251 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9252< nan
9253 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9254
9255 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9256 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009257
9258
9259srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9260 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9261 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9262 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9263 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9264 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9265 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9266 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9267
9268 Examples: >
9269 :let seed = srand()
9270 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9271 :echo rand(seed)
9272
9273state([{what}]) *state()*
9274 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9275 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9276 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9277 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9278 Yes: then do it right away.
9279 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9280 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9281 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9282 messages and callbacks).
9283 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9284 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9285 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9286 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9287 Also see |mode()|.
9288
9289 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9290 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9291 if state('s') == ''
9292 " screen has not scrolled
9293<
9294 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9295 something is busy:
9296 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9297 stuffed command
9298 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9299 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9300 x executing an autocommand
9301 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9302 ch_readraw() when reading json
9303 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9304 |f| or a count
9305 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9306 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9307 s screen has scrolled for messages
9308
9309str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9310 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9311 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9312 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9313 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9314 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9315 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9316 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9317 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9318 thousand.
9319 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9320 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9321 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9322 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9323 |substitute()|: >
9324 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9325<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009326 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9327
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009328 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9329 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009330
9331str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9332 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9333 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9334 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9335 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9336< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9337
9338 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9339 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9340 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9341 properly: >
9342 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9343
9344< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9345 GetString()->str2list()
9346
9347
9348str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9349 Convert string {string} to a number.
9350 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9351 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9352 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9353
9354 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9355 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9356 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9357 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9358<
9359 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9360 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9361 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9362 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9363 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9364
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009365 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9366
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9368 GetText()->str2nr()
9369
9370
9371strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9372 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9373 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9374 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9375 composing characters separately.
9376
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009377 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9378
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009379 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9380
9381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9382 GetText()->strcharlen()
9383
9384
9385strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9386 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9387 of byte index and length.
9388 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9389 counted separately.
9390 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
9391 similar to |slice()|.
9392 When a character index is used where a character does not
9393 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9394 example: >
9395 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9396< results in 'a'.
9397
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009398 Returns an empty string on error.
9399
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009400 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9401 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9402
9403
9404strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9405 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9406 in String {string}.
9407 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9408 counted separately.
9409 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
9410 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9411
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009412 Returns zero on error.
9413
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009414 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9415
9416 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9417 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9418 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9419 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9420 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9421 endfunction
9422 else
9423 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9424 if a:skipcc
9425 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9426 else
9427 return strchars(a:str)
9428 endif
9429 endfunction
9430 endif
9431<
9432 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9433 GetText()->strchars()
9434
9435strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9436 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9437 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9438 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9439 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9440 matters for Tab characters.
9441 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9442 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9443 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9444 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9445 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009446 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009447 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9448
9449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9450 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9451
9452strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9453 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9454 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9455 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9456 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9457 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9458 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9459 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9460 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9461 Examples: >
9462 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9463 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9464 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9465 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9466 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9467 Show mod time of file.c.
9468< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9469 :if exists("*strftime")
9470
9471< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9472 GetFormat()->strftime()
9473
9474strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009475 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9476 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9477 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9478 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9479 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009480 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009481 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9482
9483 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9484 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9485
9486stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9487 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9488 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9489 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9490 This can be used to find a second match: >
9491 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9492 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9493< The search is done case-sensitive.
9494 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9495 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9496 See also |strridx()|.
9497 Examples: >
9498 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9499 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9500 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9501< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9502 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9503 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9504
9505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9506 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9507<
9508 *string()*
9509string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9510 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9511 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9512 {expr} type result ~
9513 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9514 Number 123
9515 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9516 Funcref function('name')
9517 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9518 List [item, item]
9519 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009520 Class class SomeName
9521 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009522
9523 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9524 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9525 will then fail.
9526
9527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9528 mylist->string()
9529
9530< Also see |strtrans()|.
9531
9532
9533strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9534 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9535 {string} in bytes.
9536 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009537 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009538 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9539 |strchars()|.
9540 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9541
9542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9543 GetString()->strlen()
9544
9545strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9546 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9547 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9548 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9549 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9550 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9551 following composing characters).
9552 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9553 |strcharpart()|.
9554
9555 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9556 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9557 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9558 end of the {src}. >
9559 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9560 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9561 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9562 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9563
9564< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9565 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9566 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9567<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009568 Returns an empty string on error.
9569
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009570 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9571 GetText()->strpart(5)
9572
9573strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9574 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9575 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9576 the format specified in {format}.
9577
9578 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9579 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9580 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9581 matters.
9582
9583 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9584 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9585 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9586 result.
9587
9588 See also |strftime()|.
9589 Examples: >
9590 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9591< 862156163 >
9592 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9593< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9594 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9595< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9596
9597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9598 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9599<
9600 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9601 :if exists("*strptime")
9602
9603strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9604 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9605 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9606 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9607 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9608 match: >
9609 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9610 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9611< The search is done case-sensitive.
9612 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9613 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9614 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9615 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9616 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9617< *strrchr()*
9618 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9619 function strrchr().
9620
9621 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9622 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9623
9624strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9625 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9626 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9627 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9628 echo strtrans(@a)
9629< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9630 starting a new line.
9631
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009632 Returns an empty string on error.
9633
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009634 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9635 GetString()->strtrans()
9636
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009637strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9638 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9639 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9640
9641 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9642 separately.
9643 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9644 ignored.
9645
9646 Returns zero on error.
9647
9648 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9649 Examples: >
9650 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9651 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9652 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9653 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9654 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009655<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9657 GetText()->strutf16len()
9658<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009659strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9660 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9661 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9662 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9663 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9664 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009665 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009666 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9667
9668 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9669 GetString()->strwidth()
9670
9671submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9672 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9673 substitute() function.
9674 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9675 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9676 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9677 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9678 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9679
9680 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9681 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9682 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9683 text.
9684 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9685 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9686 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9687
9688 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9689 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9690
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009691 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9692
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009693 Examples: >
9694 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9695 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9696< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9697 A line break is included as a newline character.
9698
9699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9700 GetNr()->submatch()
9701
9702substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9703 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9704 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9705 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9706 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9707
9708 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9709 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9710 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9711 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9712 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9713 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9714 used.
9715
9716 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9717 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9718 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9719 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9720
9721 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9722 unmodified.
9723
9724 Example: >
9725 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9726< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9727 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9728< results in "TESTING".
9729
9730 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9731 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9732 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009733 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009734
9735< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9736 optional argument. Example: >
9737 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9738< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9739 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9740 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009741 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009742
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009743< Returns an empty string on error.
9744
9745 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009746 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9747
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009748swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9749 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9750 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9751 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9752 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9753 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9754 let save_dir = &directory
9755 let &directory = '.'
9756 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9757 let &directory = save_dir
9758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009759swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9760 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9761 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9762 version Vim version
9763 user user name
9764 host host name
9765 fname original file name
9766 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9767 file
9768 mtime last modification time in seconds
9769 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9770 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9771 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9772 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9773 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9774 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9775 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9776 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9777
9778 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9779 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9780
9781swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9782 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9783 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9784 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9785 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9786 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9787
9788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9789 GetBufname()->swapname()
9790
9791synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9792 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9793 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9794 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9795 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9796
9797 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9798 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9799 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9800 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9801 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9802
9803 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9804 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9805 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9806 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9807 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9808 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9809 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9810
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009811 Returns zero on error.
9812
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009813 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9814 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9815<
9816
9817synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9818 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9819 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9820 about a syntax item.
9821 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9822 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9823 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9824 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9825 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9826 {what} result
9827 "name" the name of the syntax item
9828 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9829 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9830 term: empty string)
9831 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9832 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9833 |highlight-font|
9834 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9835 |highlight-guisp|
9836 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9837 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9838 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9839 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9840 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9841 "bold" "1" if bold
9842 "italic" "1" if italic
9843 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9844 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9845 "standout" "1" if standout
9846 "underline" "1" if underlined
9847 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9848 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009849 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009850
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009851 Returns an empty string on error.
9852
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009853 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9854 cursor): >
9855 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9856<
9857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9858 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9859
9860
9861synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9862 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9863 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9864 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9865 ":highlight link" are followed.
9866
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009867 Returns zero on error.
9868
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9870 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9871
9872synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9873 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9874 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9875 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9876 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9877 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9878 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9879 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9880 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9881 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9882 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9883 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9884 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9885 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9886 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9887 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9888 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9889 call returns ~
9890 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9891 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9892 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9893 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9894 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9895 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9896
9897
9898synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9899 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9900 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9901 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9902 like what |synID()| returns.
9903 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9904 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9905 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9906 transparent item.
9907 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9908 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9909 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9910 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9911 endfor
9912< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009913 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009914 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9915 valid positions.
9916
9917system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9918 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9919 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9920
9921 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9922 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9923 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9924 separators yourself.
9925 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9926 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9927 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9928 list items converted to NULs).
9929 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9930 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9931 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9932 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9933
9934 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9935
9936 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9937 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9938 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9939 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9940 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9941<
9942 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9943 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9944 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9945 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9946 cause trouble.
9947 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9948
9949 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009950 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9951 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009952
9953< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9954 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9955 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9956 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9957 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9958
9959 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9960 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9961 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9962 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9963 concatenated commands.
9964
9965 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9966 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9967
9968 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9969 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9970
9971 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9972 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9973 when using a security agent application.
9974 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9975 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9976
9977 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9978 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9979
9980
9981systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9982 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9983 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9984 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9985 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9986 result ends in a NL.
9987 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9988
9989 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9990 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9991 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9992<
9993 Returns an empty string on error.
9994
9995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9996 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9997
9998
9999tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
10000 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
10001 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
10002 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
10003 omitted the current tab page is used.
10004 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10005 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
10006 let buflist = []
10007 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
10008 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
10009 endfor
10010< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10011
10012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10013 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
10014
10015tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
10016 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10017 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
10018
10019 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10020 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10021 count).
10022 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10023 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10024 previous tab page 0 is returned.
10025 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10026
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010027 Returns zero on error.
10028
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010029
10030tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
10031 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
10032 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10033 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10034 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10035 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10036 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10037 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10038 Useful examples: >
10039 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10040 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10041< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10042
10043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10044 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10045<
10046 *tagfiles()*
10047tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10048 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10049
10050
10051taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
10052 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
10053
10054 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10055 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10056 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10057
10058 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10059 entries:
10060 name Name of the tag.
10061 filename Name of the file where the tag is
10062 defined. It is either relative to the
10063 current directory or a full path.
10064 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10065 the file.
10066 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
10067 entry depends on the language specific
10068 kind values. Only available when
10069 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000010070 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010071 static A file specific tag. Refer to
10072 |static-tag| for more information.
10073 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10074 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10075 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10076 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10077 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10078 contained in.
10079
10080 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
10081 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
10082
10083 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10084
10085 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
10086 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10087 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10088 search regular expression pattern.
10089
10090 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10091 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10092 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10093
10094 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10095 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10096
10097tan({expr}) *tan()*
10098 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
10099 in the range [-inf, inf].
10100 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010101 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010102 Examples: >
10103 :echo tan(10)
10104< 0.648361 >
10105 :echo tan(-4.01)
10106< -1.181502
10107
10108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10109 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010110
10111
10112tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
10113 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
10114 range [-1, 1].
10115 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010116 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010117 Examples: >
10118 :echo tanh(0.5)
10119< 0.462117 >
10120 :echo tanh(-1)
10121< -0.761594
10122
10123 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10124 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010125
10126
10127tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10128 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
10129 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
10130 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10131 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010132 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010133< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
10134 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10135 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
10136 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
10137
10138
10139term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
10140
10141
10142terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
10143 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
10144 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10145 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10146 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
10147 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10148 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
10149 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10150 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010010151 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010152
10153 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10154
10155 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10156 an empty dictionary.
10157
10158 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
10159 current cursor style.
10160 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
10161 request the cursor blink status.
10162 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10163 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10164 and |t_RC| on startup.
10165
10166 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10167 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10168
10169 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10170
10171 Also see:
10172 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10173 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10174 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10175
10176
10177test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
10178
10179
10180 *timer_info()*
10181timer_info([{id}])
10182 Return a list with information about timers.
10183 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10184 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10185 returned.
10186 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10187
10188 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
10189 these items:
10190 "id" the timer ID
10191 "time" time the timer was started with
10192 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10193 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
10194 -1 means forever
10195 "callback" the callback
10196 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10197
10198 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10199 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10200
10201< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10202
10203timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10204 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10205 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10206 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10207 has passed.
10208
10209 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10210 for a short time.
10211
10212 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10213 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10214 See |non-zero-arg|.
10215
10216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10217 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10218
10219< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10220
10221 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10222timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10223 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10224
10225 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10226 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10227 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010228 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10229 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010230
10231 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10232 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10233 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10234 waiting for input.
10235 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10236 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10237
10238 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10239 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10240 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10241 the callback will be called once.
10242 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10243 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10244 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10245 messages.
10246
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010247 Returns -1 on error.
10248
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010249 Example: >
10250 func MyHandler(timer)
10251 echo 'Handler called'
10252 endfunc
10253 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10254 \ {'repeat': 3})
10255< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10256 intervals.
10257
10258 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10259 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10260
10261< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10262 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10263
10264timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10265 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10266 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10267 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10268
10269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10270 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10271
10272< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10273
10274timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10275 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10276 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10277 timers there is no error.
10278
10279 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10280
10281tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10282 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10283 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010284 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010285
10286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10287 GetText()->tolower()
10288
10289toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10290 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10291 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010292 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010293
10294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10295 GetText()->toupper()
10296
10297tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10298 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10299 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10300 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10301 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10302 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10303 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10304
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010305 Returns an empty string on error.
10306
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010307 Examples: >
10308 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10309< returns "Hello THere" >
10310 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10311< returns "{blob}"
10312
10313 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10314 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10315
10316trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10317 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10318 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10319
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010320 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10321 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10322 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010323
10324 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10325 characters:
10326 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10327 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10328 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10329 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10330
10331 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010332 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010333
10334 Examples: >
10335 echo trim(" some text ")
10336< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010337 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010338< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10339 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10340< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10341 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10342< returns " vim"
10343
10344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10345 GetText()->trim()
10346
10347trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10348 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10349 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10350 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010351 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010352 Examples: >
10353 echo trunc(1.456)
10354< 1.0 >
10355 echo trunc(-5.456)
10356< -5.0 >
10357 echo trunc(4.0)
10358< 4.0
10359
10360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10361 Compute()->trunc()
10362<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010363 *type()*
10364type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10365 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10366 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10367 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10368 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10369 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10370 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10371 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10372 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10373 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10374 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10375 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10376 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10377 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010378 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10379 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010380 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010381 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10382 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10383 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10384 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10385 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10386 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10387 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10388 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10389 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10390< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10391 :if exists('v:t_number')
10392
10393< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10394 mylist->type()
10395
10396
10397typename({expr}) *typename()*
10398 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10399 Example: >
10400 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010401< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010402
10403
10404undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10405 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10406 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10407 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10408 the undo file exists.
10409 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10410 is used internally.
10411 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10412 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10413 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10414 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10415 returns an empty string.
10416
10417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10418 GetFilename()->undofile()
10419
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010420undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10421 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10422 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10423 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010424 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10425 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10426 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10427 when some changes were undone.
10428 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10429 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10430 something readable.
10431 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10432 write yet.
10433 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10434 tree.
10435 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10436 This happens when waiting from input from the
10437 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10438 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10439 undo blocks.
10440
10441 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10442 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10443 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10444 |:undolist|.
10445 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10446 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10447 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10448 that was added. This marks the last change
10449 and where further changes will be added.
10450 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10451 that was undone. This marks the current
10452 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10453 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10454 undone after the last change this item will
10455 not appear anywhere.
10456 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10457 write. The number is the write count. The
10458 first write has number 1, the last one the
10459 "save_last" mentioned above.
10460 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10461 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10462 item.
10463
10464uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10465 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10466 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10467 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10468 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10469< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10470 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10471
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010472 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10473
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010474 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10475 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010476<
10477 *utf16idx()*
10478utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010479 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10480 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010481
10482 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10483 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10484 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010485 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10486 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010487
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010488 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10489 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10490 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10491
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010492 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10493 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10494 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10495 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10496 Examples: >
10497 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10498 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10499 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10500 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10501 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10502 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10503 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10504<
10505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10506 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010508
10509values({dict}) *values()*
10510 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10511 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010512 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010513
10514 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10515 mydict->values()
10516
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010517virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010518 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10519 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10520 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10521 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10522 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10523 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10524 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10525 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010526
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010527 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010528
10529 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10530 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10531 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10532 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10533 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10534 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10535 |'virtualedit'|
10536
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010537 The accepted positions are:
10538 . the cursor position
10539 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10540 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10541 plus one)
10542 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10543 returned)
10544 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10545 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10546 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10547 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010548
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010549 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10550 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010551 character.
10552
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010553 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10554 that window instead of the current window.
10555
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010556 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10557 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010558 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10559
10560 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10561 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10562 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10563
10564 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10565
10566 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010567< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010568 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10569 all lines: >
10570 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10571
10572< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10573 GetPos()->virtcol()
10574
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010575virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10576 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10577 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10578 column {col}.
10579
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010580 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10581
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010582 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10583 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10584 virtual column is returned.
10585
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010586 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10587 byte in the character is returned.
10588
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010589 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10590 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10591
10592 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10593 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10594
10595 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10596
10597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10598 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010599
10600visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10601 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10602 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10603 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10604 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10605 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10606 respectively.
10607 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010608 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010609< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10610 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10611 Visual mode that was used.
10612 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10613 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10614 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10615 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10616 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10617
10618wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10619 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10620 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10621 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10622 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10623
10624 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10625 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10626<
10627 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10628
10629win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10630 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10631 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10632 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10633 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010634 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010635 Example: >
10636 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10637< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10638 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010639 *E994*
10640 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10641 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10642 an empty string is returned.
10643
10644 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10645 second argument: >
10646 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10647
10648win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10649 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10650 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10651
10652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10653 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10654
10655win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10656 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10657 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10658 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10659 number 1.
10660 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10661 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10662 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10663
10664 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10665 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10666
10667
10668win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10669 Return the type of the window:
10670 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10671 used to execute autocommands.
10672 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10673 (empty) normal window
10674 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10675 "popup" popup window |popup|
10676 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10677 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10678 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10679
10680 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10681 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10682 |window-ID|.
10683
10684 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10685 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10686 returns "popup".
10687
10688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10689 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10690<
10691win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10692 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10693 tabpage.
10694 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10695
10696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10697 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10698
10699win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10700 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10701 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10702 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10703
10704 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10705 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10706
10707win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10708 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10709 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10710
10711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10712 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10713
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010714win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10715 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10716 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10717 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10718 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10719 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10720 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10721 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10722 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10723 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10724 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010725 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10726 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010727 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010728
10729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10730 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10731
10732win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10733 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10734 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10735 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10736 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10737 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10738 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10739 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10740 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10741 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010742 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010743
10744 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10745 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10746
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010747win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10748 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10749 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10750 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10751 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10752 for the current window.
10753 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10754 tabpage.
10755
10756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10757 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10758<
10759win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10760 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10761 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10762 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10763 then closing {nr}.
10764
10765 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10766 Both must be in the current tab page.
10767
10768 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10769
10770 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10771 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10772 like with |:vsplit|.
10773 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10774 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10775 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10776 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10777 'splitright' are used.
10778
10779 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10780 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10781<
10782
10783 *winbufnr()*
10784winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10785 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10786 the |window-ID|.
10787 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10788 window is returned.
10789 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10790 Example: >
10791 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10792<
10793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10794 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10795<
10796 *wincol()*
10797wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10798 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10799 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10800
10801 *windowsversion()*
10802windowsversion()
10803 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10804 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10805 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10806 an empty string.
10807
10808winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10809 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10810 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10811 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10812 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10813 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10814 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10815 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010816 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010817
10818< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10819 GetWinid()->winheight()
10820<
10821winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10822 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10823 in a tabpage.
10824
10825 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10826 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10827 returns an empty list.
10828
10829 For a leaf window, it returns:
10830 ['leaf', {winid}]
10831 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10832 returns:
10833 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10834 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10835 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10836
10837 Example: >
10838 " Only one window in the tab page
10839 :echo winlayout()
10840 ['leaf', 1000]
10841 " Two horizontally split windows
10842 :echo winlayout()
10843 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10844 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10845 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10846 " middle window
10847 :echo winlayout(2)
10848 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10849 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10850<
10851 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10852 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10853<
10854 *winline()*
10855winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10856 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10857 the window. The first line is one.
10858 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10859 first, this may cause a scroll.
10860
10861 *winnr()*
10862winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10863 window. The top window has number 1.
10864 Returns zero for a popup window.
10865
10866 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10867 $ the number of the last window (the window
10868 count).
10869 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10870 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10871 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10872 returned.
10873 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10874 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10875 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10876 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10877 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10878 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10879 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10880 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10881 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10882 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010883 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010884 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10885 Examples: >
10886 let window_count = winnr('$')
10887 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10888 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10889
10890< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10891 GetWinval()->winnr()
10892<
10893 *winrestcmd()*
10894winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10895 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10896 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10897 unchanged.
10898 Example: >
10899 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10900 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10901 :exe cmd
10902<
10903 *winrestview()*
10904winrestview({dict})
10905 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10906 the view of the current window.
10907 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10908 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10909 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10910 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10911<
10912 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10913 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10914 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10915 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10916
10917 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10918 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10919
10920 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10921 GetView()->winrestview()
10922<
10923 *winsaveview()*
10924winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10925 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10926 restore the view.
10927 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10928 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10929 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10930 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10931 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10932 The return value includes:
10933 lnum cursor line number
10934 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010935 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010936 returns)
10937 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010938 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10939 the first column is zero, as opposed
10940 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10941 |$| command it will be a very large
10942 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010943 topline first line in the window
10944 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10945 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10946 'wrap' is off
10947 skipcol columns skipped
10948 Note that no option values are saved.
10949
10950
10951winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10952 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10953 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10954 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10955 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10956 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10957 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010958 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010959 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10960 : 50 wincmd |
10961 :endif
10962< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10963 option.
10964
10965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10966 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10967
10968
10969wordcount() *wordcount()*
10970 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10971 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10972 |g_CTRL-G|
10973 The return value includes:
10974 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10975 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10976 words Number of words in the buffer
10977 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10978 (not in Visual mode)
10979 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10980 (not in Visual mode)
10981 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10982 (not in Visual mode)
10983 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10984 (only in Visual mode)
10985 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10986 (only in Visual mode)
10987 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10988 (only in Visual mode)
10989
10990
10991 *writefile()*
10992writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10993 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10994 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10995 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010996 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10997 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10998 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010999
11000 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11001 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
11002
11003 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
11004
11005 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
11006 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
11007 last line in the file to end in a NL.
11008
11009 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
11010 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11011 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
11012<
11013 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
11014 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000011015 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011016< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
11017
11018 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
11019 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
11020 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
11021
11022 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
11023
11024 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11025 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
11026
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011027 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011028
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011029 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11030 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11031 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011032
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011033 Also see |readfile()|.
11034 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11035 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11036 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
11037
11038< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11039 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11040
11041
11042xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11043 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11044 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011045 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011046 Example: >
11047 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
11048<
11049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11050 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
11051<
11052
11053==============================================================================
110543. Feature list *feature-list*
11055
11056There are three types of features:
110571. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11058 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11059 :if has("cindent")
11060< *gui_running*
110612. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11062 Example: >
11063 :if has("gui_running")
11064< *has-patch*
110653. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11066 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11067 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
11068 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
11069< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11070 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11071 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11072 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11073 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11074 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
11075
11076Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11077use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11078
11079
11080acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011081all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
11082 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011083amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11084arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11085arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
11086autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
11087autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
11088autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
11089balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
11090balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
11091beos BeOS version of Vim.
11092browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11093 work.
11094browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
11095bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011096builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011097byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
11098channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011099cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011100clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11101clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
11102clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
11103cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11104cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11105cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11106comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
11107compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
11108conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
11109cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11110cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
11111cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
11112debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11113dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
11114dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11115diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11116digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
11117directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
11118dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
11119drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
11120ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11121emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11122eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11123 true, of course!
11124ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
11125extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11126 |'hlsearch'|
11127farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010011128file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
11129 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011130filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11131 read/write/filter commands
11132find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11133 |+find_in_path|.
11134float Compiled with support for |Float|.
11135fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11136 this is not present).
11137folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11138footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11139fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11140gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11141gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010011142gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011143gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
11144gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11145gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11146gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11147gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
11148gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11149gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11150gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
11151gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
11152gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
11153gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
11154haiku Haiku version of Vim.
11155hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
11156hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
11157iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11158insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
11159 Insert mode. (always true)
11160job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
11161ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011162jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011163keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
11164lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
11165langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11166libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
11167linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11168 'breakindent' support.
11169linux Linux version of Vim.
11170lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011171 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011172listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11173 and the argument list |arglist|.
11174localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
11175lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
11176mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11177macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
11178menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11179mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11180modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
11181 (always true)
11182mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
11183mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11184mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
11185mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
11186mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11187mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
11188mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
11189mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
11190mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
11191mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
11192mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
11193multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
11194multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
11195multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11196multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11197mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11198nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11199netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11200netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011201num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011202ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11203osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11204osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11205packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11206path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11207perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11208persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11209postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11210printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11211profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011212prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011213python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11214python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11215python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11216python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11217python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11218python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011219python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011220pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11221qnx QNX version of Vim.
11222quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11223reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11224rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11225ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11226scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11227showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11228signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011229smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011230sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11231sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11232spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11233startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11234statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11235 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11236sun SunOS version of Vim.
11237sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11238syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11239syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11240 current buffer.
11241system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11242tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011243 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011244tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11245 |tag-old-static|.
11246tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11247termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11248terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11249terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11250termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11251textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11252textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11253tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11254 or terminfo file.
11255timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11256title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011257 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011258toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11259ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11260ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11261unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11262unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11263user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11264vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11265vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11266 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11267vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11268 (always true)
11269vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11270 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011271vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011272viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11273vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11274vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11275vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011276vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011277virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11278visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11279visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11280 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11281vms VMS version of Vim.
11282vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11283vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11284 out if it works in the current console).
11285wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11286wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11287win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11288win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11289 64 bits)
11290win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11291win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11292win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11293winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11294windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11295 (always true)
11296writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011297xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11298 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011299xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11300xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11301xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11302xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11303 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11304xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11305xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11306xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11307xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11308 xterm screen.
11309x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11310
11311
11312==============================================================================
113134. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11314
11315This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11316|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11317pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11318same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11319When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11320pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11321>
11322 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11323 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11324 aa
11325 xx
11326 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11327 a
11328 x
11329
11330Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11331"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11332"\n".
11333
11334 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: