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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Options *options*
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91. Setting options |set-option|
102. Automatically setting options |auto-setting|
113. Options summary |option-summary|
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Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +020013For an overview of options see quickref.txt |option-list|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
15Vim has a number of internal variables and switches which can be set to
16achieve special effects. These options come in three forms:
17 boolean can only be on or off *boolean* *toggle*
18 number has a numeric value
19 string has a string value
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21==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +0000221. Setting options *set-option* *E764*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023
24 *:se* *:set*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +010025:se[t][!] Show all options that differ from their default value.
26 When [!] is present every option is on a separate
27 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +010029:se[t][!] all Show all but terminal options.
30 When [!] is present every option is on a separate
31 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032
33:se[t] termcap Show all terminal options. Note that in the GUI the
34 key codes are not shown, because they are generated
35 internally and can't be changed. Changing the terminal
36 codes in the GUI is not useful either...
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +000037 The options have the form t_AB, see
38 |terminal-options|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +000040:se[t]! termcap Idem, but don't use multiple columns.
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Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042 *E518* *E519*
43:se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
44
45:se[t] {option} Toggle option: set, switch it on.
46 Number option: show value.
47 String option: show value.
48
49:se[t] no{option} Toggle option: Reset, switch it off.
50
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020051 *:set-!* *:set-inv*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052:se[t] {option}! or
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +020053:se[t] inv{option} Toggle option: Invert value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054
55 *:set-default* *:set-&* *:set-&vi* *:set-&vim*
56:se[t] {option}& Reset option to its default value. May depend on the
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +020057 current value of 'compatible'.
58:se[t] {option}&vi Reset option to its Vi default value.
59:se[t] {option}&vim Reset option to its Vim default value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000060
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +010061:se[t] all& Set all options to their default value. The values of
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +020062 these options are not changed:
63 all terminal options, starting with t_
64 'columns'
65 'cryptmethod'
66 'encoding'
67 'key'
68 'lines'
69 'term'
70 'ttymouse'
71 'ttytype'
72 Warning: This may have a lot of side effects.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000073
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +090074 *:set-args* *:set=* *E487* *E521*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000075:se[t] {option}={value} or
76:se[t] {option}:{value}
77 Set string or number option to {value}.
78 For numeric options the value can be given in decimal,
Doug Kearnsddbb6fe2024-07-24 20:21:22 +020079 hex (preceded with 0x) or octal (preceded with '0' or
80 '0o').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000081 The old value can be inserted by typing 'wildchar' (by
82 default this is a <Tab> or CTRL-E if 'compatible' is
Yee Cheng Chin900894b2023-09-29 20:42:32 +020083 set). Many string options with fixed syntax and names
84 also support completing known values. See
85 |cmdline-completion| and |complete-set-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000086 White space between {option} and '=' is allowed and
87 will be ignored. White space between '=' and {value}
88 is not allowed.
89 See |option-backslash| for using white space and
90 backslashes in {value}.
91
92:se[t] {option}+={value} *:set+=*
93 Add the {value} to a number option, or append the
94 {value} to a string option. When the option is a
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010095 comma-separated list, a comma is added, unless the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000096 value was empty.
97 If the option is a list of flags, superfluous flags
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000098 are removed. When adding a flag that was already
99 present the option value doesn't change.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000100 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000101
102:se[t] {option}^={value} *:set^=*
103 Multiply the {value} to a number option, or prepend
104 the {value} to a string option. When the option is a
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +0100105 comma-separated list, a comma is added, unless the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000106 value was empty.
107 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000108
109:se[t] {option}-={value} *:set-=*
110 Subtract the {value} from a number option, or remove
111 the {value} from a string option, if it is there.
112 If the {value} is not found in a string option, there
113 is no error or warning. When the option is a comma
114 separated list, a comma is deleted, unless the option
115 becomes empty.
116 When the option is a list of flags, {value} must be
117 exactly as they appear in the option. Remove flags
118 one by one to avoid problems.
Yee Cheng Chin900894b2023-09-29 20:42:32 +0200119 The individual values from a comma separated list or
120 list of flags can be inserted by typing 'wildchar'.
121 See |complete-set-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000123
124The {option} arguments to ":set" may be repeated. For example: >
125 :set ai nosi sw=3 ts=3
126If you make an error in one of the arguments, an error message will be given
127and the following arguments will be ignored.
128
129 *:set-verbose*
130When 'verbose' is non-zero, displaying an option value will also tell where it
131was last set. Example: >
132 :verbose set shiftwidth cindent?
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +0200133< shiftwidth=4 ~
134 Last set from modeline line 1 ~
135 cindent ~
136 Last set from /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/ftplugin/c.vim line 30 ~
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000137This is only done when specific option values are requested, not for ":verbose
138set all" or ":verbose set" without an argument.
139When the option was set by hand there is no "Last set" message.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000140When the option was set while executing a function, user command or
141autocommand, the script in which it was defined is reported.
142Note that an option may also have been set as a side effect of setting
143'compatible'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000144A few special texts:
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +0200145 Last set from modeline line 1 ~
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000146 Option was set in a |modeline|.
147 Last set from --cmd argument ~
148 Option was set with command line argument |--cmd| or +.
149 Last set from -c argument ~
150 Option was set with command line argument |-c|, +, |-S| or
151 |-q|.
152 Last set from environment variable ~
153 Option was set from an environment variable, $VIMINIT,
154 $GVIMINIT or $EXINIT.
155 Last set from error handler ~
156 Option was cleared when evaluating it resulted in an error.
157
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +0200158{not available when compiled without the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000159
160 *:set-termcap* *E522*
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +0000161For {option} the form "t_xx" may be used to set a terminal option. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000162override the value from the termcap. You can then use it in a mapping. If
163the "xx" part contains special characters, use the <t_xx> form: >
164 :set <t_#4>=^[Ot
165This can also be used to translate a special code for a normal key. For
166example, if Alt-b produces <Esc>b, use this: >
167 :set <M-b>=^[b
168(the ^[ is a real <Esc> here, use CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it)
169The advantage over a mapping is that it works in all situations.
170
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100171You can define any key codes, e.g.: >
172 :set t_xy=^[foo;
173There is no warning for using a name that isn't recognized. You can map these
174codes as you like: >
175 :map <t_xy> something
176< *E846*
177When a key code is not set, it's like it does not exist. Trying to get its
178value will result in an error: >
179 :set t_kb=
180 :set t_kb
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +0000181< E846: Key code not set: t_kb ~
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100182
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000183The t_xx options cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
184security reasons.
185
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000186The listing from ":set" looks different from Vi. Long string options are put
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000187at the end of the list. The number of options is quite large. The output of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000188"set all" probably does not fit on the screen, causing Vim to give the
189|more-prompt|.
190
191 *option-backslash*
192To include white space in a string option value it has to be preceded with a
193backslash. To include a backslash you have to use two. Effectively this
194means that the number of backslashes in an option value is halved (rounded
195down).
Yee Cheng Chin54844852023-10-09 18:12:31 +0200196In options 'path', 'cdpath', and 'tags', spaces have to be preceded with three
197backslashes instead for compatibility with version 3.0 where the options can
198be separated by either commas or spaces.
199Comma-separated options like 'backupdir' and 'tags' will also require commas
200to be escaped with two backslashes, whereas this is not needed for
201non-comma-separated ones like 'makeprg'.
202When setting options using |:let| and |literal-string|, you need to use one
203fewer layer of backslash.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000204A few examples: >
Yee Cheng Chin54844852023-10-09 18:12:31 +0200205 :set makeprg=make\ file results in "make file"
206 :let &makeprg='make file' (same as above)
207 :set makeprg=make\\\ file results in "make\ file"
208 :set tags=tags\ /usr/tags results in "tags" and "/usr/tags"
209 :set tags=tags\\\ file results in "tags file"
210 :let &tags='tags\ file' (same as above)
211
212 :set makeprg=make,file results in "make,file"
213 :set makeprg=make\\,file results in "make\,file"
214 :set tags=tags,file results in "tags" and "file"
215 :set tags=tags\\,file results in "tags,file"
216 :let &tags='tags\,file' (same as above)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000217
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000218The "|" character separates a ":set" command from a following command. To
219include the "|" in the option value, use "\|" instead. This example sets the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000220'titlestring' option to "hi|there": >
221 :set titlestring=hi\|there
222This sets the 'titlestring' option to "hi" and 'iconstring' to "there": >
223 :set titlestring=hi|set iconstring=there
224
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +0200225Similarly, in legacy script the double quote character starts a comment. To
226include the '"' in the option value, use '\"' instead. This example sets the
227'titlestring' option to 'hi "there"': >
Bram Moolenaar7df351e2006-01-23 22:30:28 +0000228 :set titlestring=hi\ \"there\"
229
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +0200230In |Vim9| script it's simpler, comments start with a '#' character, and only
231when preceded by white space. A backslash is needed less often: >
232 vim9script
233 set titlestring=hi\ "there"
234 set titlestring=hi#there#
235 set titlestring=hi\ \#there#
236
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100237For Win32 backslashes in file names are mostly not removed. More precise: For
238options that expect a file name (those where environment variables are
239expanded) a backslash before a normal file name character is not removed. But
240a backslash before a special character (space, backslash, comma, etc.) is used
241like explained above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000242There is one special situation, when the value starts with "\\": >
243 :set dir=\\machine\path results in "\\machine\path"
244 :set dir=\\\\machine\\path results in "\\machine\path"
245 :set dir=\\path\\file results in "\\path\file" (wrong!)
246For the first one the start is kept, but for the second one the backslashes
247are halved. This makes sure it works both when you expect backslashes to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000248halved and when you expect the backslashes to be kept. The third gives a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000249result which is probably not what you want. Avoid it.
250
251 *add-option-flags* *remove-option-flags*
252 *E539* *E550* *E551* *E552*
253Some options are a list of flags. When you want to add a flag to such an
254option, without changing the existing ones, you can do it like this: >
255 :set guioptions+=a
256Remove a flag from an option like this: >
257 :set guioptions-=a
258This removes the 'a' flag from 'guioptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000259Note that you should add or remove one flag at a time. If 'guioptions' has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000260the value "ab", using "set guioptions-=ba" won't work, because the string "ba"
261doesn't appear.
262
263 *:set_env* *expand-env* *expand-environment-var*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +0000264Environment variables in specific string options will be expanded. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000265environment variable exists the '$' and the following environment variable
266name is replaced with its value. If it does not exist the '$' and the name
267are not modified. Any non-id character (not a letter, digit or '_') may
268follow the environment variable name. That character and what follows is
269appended to the value of the environment variable. Examples: >
270 :set term=$TERM.new
271 :set path=/usr/$INCLUDE,$HOME/include,.
272When adding or removing a string from an option with ":set opt-=val" or ":set
273opt+=val" the expansion is done before the adding or removing.
274
275
276Handling of local options *local-options*
277
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200278Note: The following also applies to |global-local| options.
279
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000280Some of the options only apply to a window or buffer. Each window or buffer
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100281has its own copy of this option, thus each can have its own value. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000282allows you to set 'list' in one window but not in another. And set
283'shiftwidth' to 3 in one buffer and 4 in another.
284
285The following explains what happens to these local options in specific
286situations. You don't really need to know all of this, since Vim mostly uses
287the option values you would expect. Unfortunately, doing what the user
288expects is a bit complicated...
289
290When splitting a window, the local options are copied to the new window. Thus
291right after the split the contents of the two windows look the same.
292
293When editing a new buffer, its local option values must be initialized. Since
294the local options of the current buffer might be specifically for that buffer,
295these are not used. Instead, for each buffer-local option there also is a
296global value, which is used for new buffers. With ":set" both the local and
297global value is changed. With "setlocal" only the local value is changed,
298thus this value is not used when editing a new buffer.
299
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +0200300When editing a buffer that has been edited before, the options from the window
301that was last closed are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this
302window, the values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the
303last closed window where the buffer was edited last are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000304
305It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
306When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
307using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
308local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
309has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
310global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
311 :e one
312 :set list
313 :e two
314Now the 'list' option will also be set in "two", since with the ":set list"
315command you have also set the global value. >
316 :set nolist
317 :e one
318 :setlocal list
319 :e two
320Now the 'list' option is not set, because ":set nolist" resets the global
321value, ":setlocal list" only changes the local value and ":e two" gets the
322global value. Note that if you do this next: >
323 :e one
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200324You will get back the 'list' value as it was the last time you edited "one".
325The options local to a window are remembered for each buffer. This also
326happens when the buffer is not loaded, but they are lost when the buffer is
327wiped out |:bwipe|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000328
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +0200329Special local window options *local-noglobal*
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200330
331The following local window options won't be copied over when new windows are
332created, thus they behave slightly differently:
333
334 Option Reason ~
335 'previewwindow' there can only be a single one
336 'scroll' specific to existing window
zeertzjq0049a492024-03-11 23:13:16 +0800337 'winfixbuf' specific to existing window
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200338 'winfixheight' specific to existing window
339 'winfixwidth' specific to existing window
340
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +0200341Special local buffer options
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200342
343The following local buffer options won't be copied over when new buffers are
344created, thus they behave slightly differently:
345
346 Option Reason ~
347 'filetype' explicitly set by autocommands
348 'syntax' explicitly set by autocommands
349 'bufhidden' denote |special-buffers|
350 'buftype' denote |special-buffers|
351 'readonly' will be detected automatically
352 'modified' will be detected automatically
353
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000354 *:setl* *:setlocal*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +0100355:setl[ocal][!] ... Like ":set" but set only the value local to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000356 current buffer or window. Not all options have a
357 local value. If the option does not have a local
358 value the global value is set.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200359 With the "all" argument: display local values for all
360 local options.
361 Without argument: Display local values for all local
362 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000363 When displaying a specific local option, show the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000364 local value. For a global/local boolean option, when
365 the global value is being used, "--" is displayed
366 before the option name.
367 For a global option the global value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000368 shown (but that might change in the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000369
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100370:se[t] {option}< Set the effective value of {option} to its global
zeertzjqd086b8f2024-02-25 15:42:52 +0800371 value.
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100372 For string |global-local| options, the local value is
373 removed, so that the global value will be used.
374 For all other options, the global value is copied to
375 the local value.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000376
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100377:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the effective value of {option} to its global
zeertzjqd086b8f2024-02-25 15:42:52 +0800378 value.
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100379 For number and boolean |global-local| options, the
380 local value is removed, so that the global value will
381 be used.
382 For all other options, including string |global-local|
383 options, the global value is copied to the local
384 value.
385
386Note that the behaviour for |global-local| options is slightly different
387between string and number-based options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000388
389 *:setg* *:setglobal*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +0100390:setg[lobal][!] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000391 option without changing the local value.
392 When displaying an option, the global value is shown.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200393 With the "all" argument: display global values for all
394 local options.
395 Without argument: display global values for all local
396 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000397
398For buffer-local and window-local options:
Millyd9af78b2024-09-26 15:54:43 +0200399 Command global value local value condition ~
400 :set option=value set set
401 :setlocal option=value - set
402:setglobal option=value set -
403 :set option? - display local value is set
404 :set option? display - local value is not set
405 :setlocal option? - display
406:setglobal option? display -
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000407
408
409Global options with a local value *global-local*
410
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +0000411Options are global when you mostly use one value for all buffers and windows.
412For some global options it's useful to sometimes have a different local value.
413You can set the local value with ":setlocal". That buffer or window will then
414use the local value, while other buffers and windows continue using the global
415value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000416
417For example, you have two windows, both on C source code. They use the global
418'makeprg' option. If you do this in one of the two windows: >
419 :set makeprg=gmake
420then the other window will switch to the same value. There is no need to set
421the 'makeprg' option in the other C source window too.
422However, if you start editing a Perl file in a new window, you want to use
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000423another 'makeprg' for it, without changing the value used for the C source
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000424files. You use this command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000425 :setlocal makeprg=perlmake
426You can switch back to using the global value by making the local value empty: >
427 :setlocal makeprg=
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +0100428This only works for a string option. For a number or boolean option you need
429to use the "<" flag, like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000430 :setlocal autoread<
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +0100431Note that for non-boolean and non-number options using "<" copies the global
432value to the local value, it doesn't switch back to using the global value
433(that matters when the global value changes later). You can also use: >
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000434 :set path<
435This will make the local value of 'path' empty, so that the global value is
436used. Thus it does the same as: >
437 :setlocal path=
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000438Note: In the future more global options can be made |global-local|. Using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000439":setlocal" on a global option might work differently then.
440
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000441 *option-value-function*
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +0100442Some options ('completefunc', 'findfunc', 'imactivatefunc', 'imstatusfunc',
443'omnifunc', 'operatorfunc', 'quickfixtextfunc', 'tagfunc' and 'thesaurusfunc')
444are set to a function name or a function reference or a lambda function. When
445using a lambda it will be converted to the name, e.g. "<lambda>123".
446Examples:
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000447>
448 set opfunc=MyOpFunc
Yegappan Lakshmanan19916a82021-11-24 16:32:55 +0000449 set opfunc=function('MyOpFunc')
450 set opfunc=funcref('MyOpFunc')
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000451 set opfunc={a\ ->\ MyOpFunc(a)}
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000452
453Set to a script-local function: >
454 set opfunc=s:MyLocalFunc
455 set opfunc=<SID>MyLocalFunc
456In |Vim9| script the "s:" and "<SID>" can be omitted if the function exists in
457the script: >
458 set opfunc=MyLocalFunc
459
460Set using a funcref variable: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000461 let Fn = function('MyTagFunc')
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +0000462 let &tagfunc = Fn
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000463
464Set using a lambda expression: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan64095532021-12-06 11:03:55 +0000465 let &tagfunc = {t -> MyTagFunc(t)}
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000466
467Set using a variable with lambda expression: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000468 let L = {a, b, c -> MyTagFunc(a, b , c)}
Yegappan Lakshmanan64095532021-12-06 11:03:55 +0000469 let &tagfunc = L
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +0000470
471In Vim9 script, in a compiled function, you can use a lambda, but a
Aliaksei Budaveib043ff32023-10-03 17:39:53 +0300472closure does not work, because the function will be called without the
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +0000473context of where it was defined.
474
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000475
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000476Setting the filetype
477
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200478:setf[iletype] [FALLBACK] {filetype} *:setf* *:setfiletype*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000479 Set the 'filetype' option to {filetype}, but only if
480 not done yet in a sequence of (nested) autocommands.
481 This is short for: >
482 :if !did_filetype()
483 : setlocal filetype={filetype}
484 :endif
485< This command is used in a filetype.vim file to avoid
486 setting the 'filetype' option twice, causing different
487 settings and syntax files to be loaded.
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200488
489 When the optional FALLBACK argument is present, a
490 later :setfiletype command will override the
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +0100491 'filetype'. This is to be used for filetype
492 detections that are just a guess. |did_filetype()|
493 will return false after this command.
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200494
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100495 *option-window* *optwin*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000496:bro[wse] se[t] *:set-browse* *:browse-set* *:opt* *:options*
497:opt[ions] Open a window for viewing and setting all options.
498 Options are grouped by function.
499 Offers short help for each option. Hit <CR> on the
500 short help to open a help window with more help for
501 the option.
502 Modify the value of the option and hit <CR> on the
503 "set" line to set the new value. For window and
504 buffer specific options, the last accessed window is
505 used to set the option value in, unless this is a help
506 window, in which case the window below help window is
507 used (skipping the option-window).
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +0100508 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
509 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000510
511 *$HOME*
512Using "~" is like using "$HOME", but it is only recognized at the start of an
513option and after a space or comma.
514
515On Unix systems "~user" can be used too. It is replaced by the home directory
516of user "user". Example: >
517 :set path=~mool/include,/usr/include,.
518
519On Unix systems the form "${HOME}" can be used too. The name between {} can
520contain non-id characters then. Note that if you want to use this for the
521"gf" command, you need to add the '{' and '}' characters to 'isfname'.
522
523NOTE: expanding environment variables and "~/" is only done with the ":set"
524command, not when assigning a value to an option with ":let".
525
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200526 *$HOME-windows*
527On MS-Windows, if $HOME is not defined as an environment variable, then
528at runtime Vim will set it to the expansion of $HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH.
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200529If $HOMEDRIVE is not set then $USERPROFILE is used.
530
531This expanded value is not exported to the environment, this matters when
532running an external command: >
533 :echo system('set | findstr ^HOME=')
534and >
535 :echo luaeval('os.getenv("HOME")')
536should echo nothing (an empty string) despite exists('$HOME') being true.
537When setting $HOME to a non-empty string it will be exported to the
538subprocesses.
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200539
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000540
541Note the maximum length of an expanded option is limited. How much depends on
542the system, mostly it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
543
544 *:fix* *:fixdel*
545:fix[del] Set the value of 't_kD':
546 't_kb' is 't_kD' becomes ~
547 CTRL-? CTRL-H
548 not CTRL-? CTRL-?
549
Bram Moolenaar82be4842021-01-11 19:40:15 +0100550 (CTRL-? is 0o177 octal, 0x7f hex)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000551
552 If your delete key terminal code is wrong, but the
553 code for backspace is alright, you can put this in
554 your .vimrc: >
555 :fixdel
556< This works no matter what the actual code for
557 backspace is.
558
559 If the backspace key terminal code is wrong you can
560 use this: >
561 :if &term == "termname"
562 : set t_kb=^V<BS>
563 : fixdel
564 :endif
565< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<BS>" is the backspace key
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000566 (don't type four characters!). Replace "termname"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000567 with your terminal name.
568
569 If your <Delete> key sends a strange key sequence (not
570 CTRL-? or CTRL-H) you cannot use ":fixdel". Then use: >
571 :if &term == "termname"
572 : set t_kD=^V<Delete>
573 :endif
574< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<Delete>" is the delete key
575 (don't type eight characters!). Replace "termname"
576 with your terminal name.
577
578 *Linux-backspace*
579 Note about Linux: By default the backspace key
580 produces CTRL-?, which is wrong. You can fix it by
581 putting this line in your rc.local: >
582 echo "keycode 14 = BackSpace" | loadkeys
583<
584 *NetBSD-backspace*
585 Note about NetBSD: If your backspace doesn't produce
586 the right code, try this: >
587 xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
588< If this works, add this in your .Xmodmap file: >
589 keysym 22 = BackSpace
590< You need to restart for this to take effect.
591
592==============================================================================
5932. Automatically setting options *auto-setting*
594
595Besides changing options with the ":set" command, there are three alternatives
596to set options automatically for one or more files:
597
5981. When starting Vim initializations are read from various places. See
599 |initialization|. Most of them are performed for all editing sessions,
600 and some of them depend on the directory where Vim is started.
601 You can create an initialization file with |:mkvimrc|, |:mkview| and
602 |:mksession|.
6032. If you start editing a new file, the automatic commands are executed.
604 This can be used to set options for files matching a particular pattern and
605 many other things. See |autocommand|.
6063. If you start editing a new file, and the 'modeline' option is on, a
607 number of lines at the beginning and end of the file are checked for
608 modelines. This is explained here.
609
610 *modeline* *vim:* *vi:* *ex:* *E520*
611There are two forms of modelines. The first form:
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +0100612 [text{white}]{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]{options}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000613
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +0100614[text{white}] empty or any text followed by at least one blank
615 character (<Space> or <Tab>); "ex:" always requires at
616 least one blank character
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200617{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200618[white] optional white space
619{options} a list of option settings, separated with white space
620 or ':', where each part between ':' is the argument
621 for a ":set" command (can be empty)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000622
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200623Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000624 vi:noai:sw=3 ts=6 ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200625 vim: tw=77 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000626
627The second form (this is compatible with some versions of Vi):
628
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +0100629 [text{white}]{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:}[white]se[t] {options}:[text]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000630
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +0100631[text{white}] empty or any text followed by at least one blank
632 character (<Space> or <Tab>); "ex:" always requires at
633 least one blank character
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200634{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:", "Vim:" or "ex:"
635[white] optional white space
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200636se[t] the string "set " or "se " (note the space); When
637 "Vim" is used it must be "set".
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200638{options} a list of options, separated with white space, which
639 is the argument for a ":set" command
640: a colon
641[text] any text or empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000642
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200643Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000644 /* vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200645 /* Vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000646
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200647The white space before {vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} is required. This minimizes the
648chance that a normal word like "lex:" is caught. There is one exception:
649"vi:" and "vim:" can also be at the start of the line (for compatibility with
650version 3.0). Using "ex:" at the start of the line will be ignored (this
651could be short for "example:").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000652
Hu Jialun9dcd3492021-08-28 20:42:50 +0200653If the modeline is disabled within a modeline, subsequent modelines will be
654ignored. This is to allow turning off modeline on a per-file basis. This is
655useful when a line looks like a modeline but isn't. For example, it would be
656good to start a YAML file containing strings like "vim:" with
657 # vim: nomodeline ~
658so as to avoid modeline misdetection. Following options on the same line
659after modeline deactivation, if any, are still evaluated (but you would
660normally not have any).
661
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000662 *modeline-local*
663The options are set like with ":setlocal": The new value only applies to the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +0000664buffer and window that contain the file. Although it's possible to set global
665options from a modeline, this is unusual. If you have two windows open and
666the files in it set the same global option to a different value, the result
667depends on which one was opened last.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000668
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +0000669When editing a file that was already loaded, only the window-local options
670from the modeline are used. Thus if you manually changed a buffer-local
671option after opening the file, it won't be changed if you edit the same buffer
672in another window. But window-local options will be set.
673
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000674 *modeline-version*
675If the modeline is only to be used for some versions of Vim, the version
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200676number can be specified where "vim:" or "Vim:" is used:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000677 vim{vers}: version {vers} or later
678 vim<{vers}: version before {vers}
679 vim={vers}: version {vers}
680 vim>{vers}: version after {vers}
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +0100681{vers} is 700 for Vim 7.0 (hundred times the major version plus minor).
682For example, to use a modeline only for Vim 7.0:
683 /* vim700: set foldmethod=marker */ ~
684To use a modeline for Vim after version 7.2:
685 /* vim>702: set cole=2: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000686There can be no blanks between "vim" and the ":".
687
688
689The number of lines that are checked can be set with the 'modelines' option.
690If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is 0 no lines are checked.
691
692Note that for the first form all of the rest of the line is used, thus a line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000693like:
694 /* vi:ts=4: */ ~
695will give an error message for the trailing "*/". This line is OK:
696 /* vi:set ts=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000697
698If an error is detected the rest of the line is skipped.
699
700If you want to include a ':' in a set command precede it with a '\'. The
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000701backslash in front of the ':' will be removed. Example:
Bram Moolenaar95a9dd12019-12-19 22:12:03 +0100702 /* vi:set fillchars=stl\:^,vert\:\|: */ ~
703This sets the 'fillchars' option to "stl:^,vert:\|". Only a single backslash
704before the ':' is removed. Thus to include "\:" you have to specify "\\:".
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +0200705 *E992*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000706No other commands than "set" are supported, for security reasons (somebody
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +0000707might create a Trojan horse text file with modelines). And not all options
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +0200708can be set. For some options a flag is set, so that when the value is used
709the |sandbox| is effective. Some options can only be set from the modeline
710when 'modelineexpr' is set (the default is off).
711
712Still, there is always a small risk that a modeline causes trouble. E.g.,
713when some joker sets 'textwidth' to 5 all your lines are wrapped unexpectedly.
714So disable modelines before editing untrusted text. The mail ftplugin does
715this, for example.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000716
717Hint: If you would like to do something else than setting an option, you could
718define an autocommand that checks the file for a specific string. For
719example: >
720 au BufReadPost * if getline(1) =~ "VAR" | call SetVar() | endif
721And define a function SetVar() that does something with the line containing
722"VAR".
723
724==============================================================================
7253. Options summary *option-summary*
726
727In the list below all the options are mentioned with their full name and with
728an abbreviation if there is one. Both forms may be used.
729
730In this document when a boolean option is "set" that means that ":set option"
731is entered. When an option is "reset", ":set nooption" is used.
732
733For some options there are two default values: The "Vim default", which is
734used when 'compatible' is not set, and the "Vi default", which is used when
735'compatible' is set.
736
737Most options are the same in all windows and buffers. There are a few that
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000738are specific to how the text is presented in a window. These can be set to a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000739different value in each window. For example the 'list' option can be set in
740one window and reset in another for the same text, giving both types of view
741at the same time. There are a few options that are specific to a certain
742file. These can have a different value for each file or buffer. For example
743the 'textwidth' option can be 78 for a normal text file and 0 for a C
744program.
745
746 global one option for all buffers and windows
747 local to window each window has its own copy of this option
748 local to buffer each buffer has its own copy of this option
749
750When creating a new window the option values from the currently active window
751are used as a default value for the window-specific options. For the
752buffer-specific options this depends on the 's' and 'S' flags in the
753'cpoptions' option. If 's' is included (which is the default) the values for
754buffer options are copied from the currently active buffer when a buffer is
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000755first entered. If 'S' is present the options are copied each time the buffer
756is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000757present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the
758buffer is created.
759
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000760Hidden options *hidden-options*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000761
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000762Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported
763features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces
764below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an
765error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden
766option though, it is not stored.
767
768To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: >
769 if exists('&foo')
770This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really
771supported use something like this: >
772 if exists('+foo')
773<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000774 *E355*
775A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
776
777 *'aleph'* *'al'* *aleph* *Aleph*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100778'aleph' 'al' number (default 128 for MS-Windows, 224 otherwise)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000779 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000780 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
781 feature}
782 The ASCII code for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The
783 routine that maps the keyboard in Hebrew mode, both in Insert mode
784 (when hkmap is set) and on the command-line (when hitting CTRL-_)
785 outputs the Hebrew characters in the range [aleph..aleph+26].
786 aleph=128 applies to PC code, and aleph=224 applies to ISO 8859-8.
787 See |rileft.txt|.
788
789 *'allowrevins'* *'ari'* *'noallowrevins'* *'noari'*
790'allowrevins' 'ari' boolean (default off)
791 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000792 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
793 feature}
794 Allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode. This is default off, to
795 avoid that users that accidentally type CTRL-_ instead of SHIFT-_ get
796 into reverse Insert mode, and don't know how to get out. See
797 'revins'.
798 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
799
800 *'altkeymap'* *'akm'* *'noaltkeymap'* *'noakm'*
801'altkeymap' 'akm' boolean (default off)
802 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000803 {only available when compiled with the |+farsi|
804 feature}
Bram Moolenaar14184a32019-02-16 15:10:30 +0100805 This option was for using Farsi, which has been removed. See
806 |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000807
808 *'ambiwidth'* *'ambw'*
809'ambiwidth' 'ambw' string (default: "single")
810 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000811 Only effective when 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding.
812 Tells Vim what to do with characters with East Asian Width Class
813 Ambiguous (such as Euro, Registered Sign, Copyright Sign, Greek
814 letters, Cyrillic letters).
815
816 There are currently two possible values:
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000817 "single": Use the same width as characters in US-ASCII. This is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000818 expected by most users.
819 "double": Use twice the width of ASCII characters.
Bram Moolenaar5c3bd0a2010-08-04 20:55:44 +0200820 *E834* *E835*
821 The value "double" cannot be used if 'listchars' or 'fillchars'
Bram Moolenaar079ba762021-10-23 12:08:41 +0100822 contains a character that would be double width. These errors may
823 also be given when calling setcellwidths().
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +0200824
825 The values are overruled for characters specified with
826 |setcellwidths()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000827
828 There are a number of CJK fonts for which the width of glyphs for
829 those characters are solely based on how many octets they take in
830 legacy/traditional CJK encodings. In those encodings, Euro,
831 Registered sign, Greek/Cyrillic letters are represented by two octets,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000832 therefore those fonts have "wide" glyphs for them. This is also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000833 true of some line drawing characters used to make tables in text
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000834 file. Therefore, when a CJK font is used for GUI Vim or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000835 Vim is running inside a terminal (emulators) that uses a CJK font
836 (or Vim is run inside an xterm invoked with "-cjkwidth" option.),
837 this option should be set to "double" to match the width perceived
838 by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font. Perhaps it also has
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +0100839 to be set to "double" under CJK MS-Windows when the system locale is
840 set to one of CJK locales. See Unicode Standard Annex #11
841 (http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000842
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100843 Vim may set this option automatically at startup time when Vim is
844 compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and if |t_u7| is set to the
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200845 escape sequence to request cursor position report. The response can
846 be found in |v:termu7resp|.
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100847
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000848 *'antialias'* *'anti'* *'noantialias'* *'noanti'*
849'antialias' 'anti' boolean (default: off)
850 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000851 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +0200852 on macOS}
853 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim on macOS
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000854 v10.2 or later. When on, Vim will use smooth ("antialiased") fonts,
855 which can be easier to read at certain sizes on certain displays.
856 Setting this option can sometimes cause problems if 'guifont' is set
857 to its default (empty string).
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100858 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000859
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000860 *'arabic'* *'arab'* *'noarabic'* *'noarab'*
861'arabic' 'arab' boolean (default off)
862 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000863 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
864 feature}
865 This option can be set to start editing Arabic text.
866 Setting this option will:
867 - Set the 'rightleft' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
868 - Set the 'arabicshape' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
869 - Set the 'keymap' option to "arabic"; in Insert mode CTRL-^ toggles
870 between typing English and Arabic key mapping.
871 - Set the 'delcombine' option
872 Note that 'encoding' must be "utf-8" for working with Arabic text.
873
874 Resetting this option will:
875 - Reset the 'rightleft' option.
876 - Disable the use of 'keymap' (without changing its value).
877 Note that 'arabicshape' and 'delcombine' are not reset (it is a global
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200878 option).
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100879 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000880 Also see |arabic.txt|.
881
882 *'arabicshape'* *'arshape'*
883 *'noarabicshape'* *'noarshape'*
884'arabicshape' 'arshape' boolean (default on)
885 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000886 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
887 feature}
888 When on and 'termbidi' is off, the required visual character
889 corrections that need to take place for displaying the Arabic language
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200890 take effect. Shaping, in essence, gets enabled; the term is a broad
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000891 one which encompasses:
892 a) the changing/morphing of characters based on their location
893 within a word (initial, medial, final and stand-alone).
894 b) the enabling of the ability to compose characters
895 c) the enabling of the required combining of some characters
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100896 When disabled the display shows each character's true stand-alone
897 form.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000898 Arabic is a complex language which requires other settings, for
899 further details see |arabic.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100900 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000901
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +0100902 *'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
903'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
904 global
905 {only available when compiled with it, use
906 exists("+autochdir") to check}
907 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
908 open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window.
909 It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened
910 or selected. When a buffer has no name it also has no directory, thus
911 the current directory won't change when navigating to it.
912 Note: When this option is on some plugins may not work.
913
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000914 *'autoindent'* *'ai'* *'noautoindent'* *'noai'*
915'autoindent' 'ai' boolean (default off)
916 local to buffer
917 Copy indent from current line when starting a new line (typing <CR>
918 in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O" command). If you do not
919 type anything on the new line except <BS> or CTRL-D and then type
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000920 <Esc>, CTRL-O or <CR>, the indent is deleted again. Moving the cursor
921 to another line has the same effect, unless the 'I' flag is included
922 in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000923 When autoindent is on, formatting (with the "gq" command or when you
924 reach 'textwidth' in Insert mode) uses the indentation of the first
925 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000926 When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on the indent is changed in
927 a different way.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +0200928 The 'autoindent' option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and
929 restored when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000930
931 *'autoread'* *'ar'* *'noautoread'* *'noar'*
932'autoread' 'ar' boolean (default off)
933 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000934 When a file has been detected to have been changed outside of Vim and
935 it has not been changed inside of Vim, automatically read it again.
Bram Moolenaarfd358112018-07-07 23:21:31 +0200936 When the file has been deleted this is not done, so you have the text
937 from before it was deleted. When it appears again then it is read.
938 |timestamp|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000939 If this option has a local value, use this command to switch back to
940 using the global value: >
941 :set autoread<
942<
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +0100943
944 *'autoshelldir'* *'asd'* *'noautoshelldir'* *'noasd'*
945'autoshelldir' 'asd' boolean (default off)
946 global
947 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
948 change the directory of the shell running in a terminal window. You
949 need proper setting-up, so whenever the shell's pwd changes an OSC 7
950 escape sequence will be emitted. For example, on Linux, you can
951 source /etc/profile.d/vte.sh in your shell profile if you use bash or
952 zsh. For bash this should work (put it in a bash init file): >
953 if [[ -n "$VIM_TERMINAL" ]]; then
954 PROMPT_COMMAND='_vim_sync_PWD'
955 function _vim_sync_PWD() {
956 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
957 }
958 fi
959<
960 Or, in a zsh init file: >
961 if [[ -n "$VIM_TERMINAL" ]]; then
962 autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook
963 add-zsh-hook -Uz chpwd _vim_sync_PWD
964 function _vim_sync_PWD() {
965 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
966 }
967 fi
968<
969 In a fish init file: >
970 if test -n "$VIM_TERMINAL"
971 function _vim_sync_PWD --on-variable=PWD
972 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
973 end
974 end
975<
976 You can find an alternative method at |terminal-autoshelldir|.
977 When the parsing of the OSC sequence fails you get *E1179* .
978
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000979 *'autowrite'* *'aw'* *'noautowrite'* *'noaw'*
980'autowrite' 'aw' boolean (default off)
981 global
982 Write the contents of the file, if it has been modified, on each
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +0000983 `:next`, `:rewind`, `:last`, `:first`, `:previous`, `:stop`,
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000984 `:suspend`, `:tag`, `:!`, `:make`, CTRL-] and CTRL-^ command; and when
985 a `:buffer`, CTRL-O, CTRL-I, '{A-Z0-9}, or `{A-Z0-9} command takes one
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +0000986 to another file.
987 A buffer is not written if it becomes hidden, e.g. when 'bufhidden' is
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000988 set to "hide" and `:next` is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000989 Note that for some commands the 'autowrite' option is not used, see
990 'autowriteall' for that.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +0200991 Some buffers will not be written, specifically when 'buftype' is
Bram Moolenaar20aac6c2018-09-02 21:07:30 +0200992 "nowrite", "nofile", "terminal" or "prompt".
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +0100993 USE WITH CARE: If you make temporary changes to a buffer that you
994 don't want to be saved this option may cause it to be saved anyway.
995 Renaming the buffer with ":file {name}" may help avoid this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000996
997 *'autowriteall'* *'awa'* *'noautowriteall'* *'noawa'*
998'autowriteall' 'awa' boolean (default off)
999 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001000 Like 'autowrite', but also used for commands ":edit", ":enew", ":quit",
1001 ":qall", ":exit", ":xit", ":recover" and closing the Vim window.
1002 Setting this option also implies that Vim behaves like 'autowrite' has
1003 been set.
1004
1005 *'background'* *'bg'*
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02001006'background' 'bg' string (default "dark" or "light", see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001007 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001008 When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look good on a
1009 dark background. When set to "light", Vim will try to use colors that
1010 look good on a light background. Any other value is illegal.
1011 Vim tries to set the default value according to the terminal used.
1012 This will not always be correct.
1013 Setting this option does not change the background color, it tells Vim
1014 what the background color looks like. For changing the background
1015 color, see |:hi-normal|.
1016
Gregory Anders83ad2722024-01-03 19:48:51 +01001017 When 'background' is changed Vim will adjust the default color groups
1018 for the new value. But the colors used for syntax highlighting will
1019 not change. *g:colors_name*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001020 When a color scheme is loaded (the "g:colors_name" variable is set)
Gregory Anders83ad2722024-01-03 19:48:51 +01001021 changing 'background' will cause the color scheme to be reloaded. If
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001022 the color scheme adjusts to the value of 'background' this will work.
1023 However, if the color scheme sets 'background' itself the effect may
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001024 be undone. First delete the "g:colors_name" variable when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001025
1026 When setting 'background' to the default value with: >
1027 :set background&
1028< Vim will guess the value. In the GUI this should work correctly,
1029 in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02001030 If the GUI supports a dark theme, you can use the "d" flag in
Bram Moolenaar50bf7ce2019-09-15 13:17:00 +02001031 'guioptions', see 'go-d'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001032
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001033 When the |t_RB| option is set, Vim will use it to request the background
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +02001034 color from the terminal. If the returned RGB value is dark/light and
1035 'background' is not dark/light, 'background' will be set and the
Jon Parise71028a32025-01-20 20:19:18 +01001036 screen is redrawn. This may have side effects, make |t_RB| empty in
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001037 your .vimrc if you suspect this problem. The response to |t_RB| can
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001038 be found in |v:termrbgresp|.
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +02001039
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001040 When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
1041 "light". When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
1042 that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
1043 "dark". But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
1044 (because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
1045 color). To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
1046 putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
1047 of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02001048
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01001049 For MS-Windows the default is "dark".
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02001050 For other systems "dark" is used when 'term' is "linux",
1051 "screen.linux", "cygwin" or "putty", or $COLORFGBG suggests a dark
1052 background. Otherwise the default is "light".
1053
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02001054 The |:terminal| command and the |term_start()| function use the
1055 'background' value to decide whether the terminal window will start
1056 with a white or black background.
1057
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001058 Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file. Possibly
1059 depending on the terminal name. Example: >
1060 :if &term == "pcterm"
1061 : set background=dark
1062 :endif
1063< When this option is set, the default settings for the highlight groups
1064 will change. To use other settings, place ":highlight" commands AFTER
1065 the setting of the 'background' option.
1066 This option is also used in the "$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim" file
1067 to select the colors for syntax highlighting. After changing this
1068 option, you must load syntax.vim again to see the result. This can be
1069 done with ":syntax on".
1070
1071 *'backspace'* *'bs'*
h-eastb534e802024-12-03 20:37:52 +01001072'backspace' 'bs' string (Vim default: "indent,eol,start",
1073 Vi default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001074 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001075 Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
1076 mode. This is a list of items, separated by commas. Each item allows
1077 a way to backspace over something:
1078 value effect ~
1079 indent allow backspacing over autoindent
1080 eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
1081 start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U
1082 stop once at the start of insert.
Bram Moolenaaraa0489e2020-04-17 19:41:21 +02001083 nostop like start, except CTRL-W and CTRL-U do not stop at the start of
1084 insert.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001085
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001086 When the value is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used, none of
1087 the ways mentioned for the items above are possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001088
1089 For backwards compatibility with version 5.4 and earlier:
1090 value effect ~
1091 0 same as ":set backspace=" (Vi compatible)
1092 1 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol"
1093 2 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,start"
Bram Moolenaaraa0489e2020-04-17 19:41:21 +02001094 3 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,nostop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001095
1096 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> or <Del> key does not do what you want.
1097 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
1098
1099 *'backup'* *'bk'* *'nobackup'* *'nobk'*
1100'backup' 'bk' boolean (default off)
1101 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001102 Make a backup before overwriting a file. Leave it around after the
1103 file has been successfully written. If you do not want to keep the
1104 backup file, but you do want a backup while the file is being
1105 written, reset this option and set the 'writebackup' option (this is
1106 the default). If you do not want a backup file at all reset both
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001107 options (use this if your file system is almost full). See the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001108 |backup-table| for more explanations.
1109 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
1110 When 'patchmode' is set, the backup may be renamed to become the
1111 oldest version of a file.
1112 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1113
1114 *'backupcopy'* *'bkc'*
1115'backupcopy' 'bkc' string (Vi default for Unix: "yes", otherwise: "auto")
Bram Moolenaarb8ee25a2014-09-23 15:45:08 +02001116 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001117 When writing a file and a backup is made, this option tells how it's
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001118 done. This is a comma-separated list of words.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001119
1120 The main values are:
1121 "yes" make a copy of the file and overwrite the original one
1122 "no" rename the file and write a new one
1123 "auto" one of the previous, what works best
1124
1125 Extra values that can be combined with the ones above are:
1126 "breaksymlink" always break symlinks when writing
1127 "breakhardlink" always break hardlinks when writing
1128
1129 Making a copy and overwriting the original file:
1130 - Takes extra time to copy the file.
1131 + When the file has special attributes, is a (hard/symbolic) link or
1132 has a resource fork, all this is preserved.
1133 - When the file is a link the backup will have the name of the link,
1134 not of the real file.
1135
1136 Renaming the file and writing a new one:
1137 + It's fast.
1138 - Sometimes not all attributes of the file can be copied to the new
1139 file.
1140 - When the file is a link the new file will not be a link.
1141
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001142 The "auto" value is the middle way: When Vim sees that renaming the
1143 file is possible without side effects (the attributes can be passed on
1144 and the file is not a link) that is used. When problems are expected,
1145 a copy will be made.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001146
1147 The "breaksymlink" and "breakhardlink" values can be used in
1148 combination with any of "yes", "no" and "auto". When included, they
1149 force Vim to always break either symbolic or hard links by doing
1150 exactly what the "no" option does, renaming the original file to
1151 become the backup and writing a new file in its place. This can be
1152 useful for example in source trees where all the files are symbolic or
1153 hard links and any changes should stay in the local source tree, not
1154 be propagated back to the original source.
Christian Brabandt5bcfb5a2024-10-14 22:08:22 +02001155 *crontab*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001156 One situation where "no" and "auto" will cause problems: A program
1157 that opens a file, invokes Vim to edit that file, and then tests if
1158 the open file was changed (through the file descriptor) will check the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001159 backup file instead of the newly created file. "crontab -e" is an
Christian Brabandt5bcfb5a2024-10-14 22:08:22 +02001160 example, as are several |file-watcher| daemons like inotify. In that
1161 case you probably want to switch this option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001162
1163 When a copy is made, the original file is truncated and then filled
1164 with the new text. This means that protection bits, owner and
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001165 symbolic links of the original file are unmodified. The backup file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001166 however, is a new file, owned by the user who edited the file. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001167 group of the backup is set to the group of the original file. If this
1168 fails, the protection bits for the group are made the same as for
1169 others.
1170
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001171 When the file is renamed, this is the other way around: The backup has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001172 the same attributes of the original file, and the newly written file
1173 is owned by the current user. When the file was a (hard/symbolic)
1174 link, the new file will not! That's why the "auto" value doesn't
1175 rename when the file is a link. The owner and group of the newly
1176 written file will be set to the same ones as the original file, but
1177 the system may refuse to do this. In that case the "auto" value will
1178 again not rename the file.
1179
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001180 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
1181 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
1182
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001183 *'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
1184'backupdir' 'bdir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01001185 for Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:/tmp,c:/temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001186 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
1187 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001188 List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
1189 - The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001190 where this is possible. The directory must exist, Vim will not
1191 create it for you.
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01001192 - Empty means that no backup file will be created ('patchmode' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001193 impossible!). Writing may fail because of this.
1194 - A directory "." means to put the backup file in the same directory
1195 as the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01001196 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-Windows) means to put
1197 the backup file relative to where the edited file is. The leading
1198 "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001199 ("." inside a directory name has no special meaning).
1200 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
1201 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
1202 name, precede it with a backslash.
1203 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
1204 - A directory name may end in an '/'.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02001205 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//",
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01001206 the backup file name will be built from the complete path to the
1207 file with all path separators changed to percent '%' signs. This
1208 will ensure file name uniqueness in the backup directory.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02001209 On Win32, it is also possible to end with "\\". However, When a
1210 separating comma is following, you must use "//", since "\\" will
1211 include the comma in the file name. Therefore it is recommended to
1212 use '//', instead of '\\'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001213 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
1214 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
1215 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
1216 :set bdir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
1217< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
1218 of the option is removed.
1219 See also 'backup' and 'writebackup' options.
1220 If you want to hide your backup files on Unix, consider this value: >
1221 :set backupdir=./.backup,~/.backup,.,/tmp
1222< You must create a ".backup" directory in each directory and in your
1223 home directory for this to work properly.
1224 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
1225 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
1226 uses another default.
1227 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1228 security reasons.
1229
1230 *'backupext'* *'bex'* *E589*
1231'backupext' 'bex' string (default "~", for VMS: "_")
1232 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001233 String which is appended to a file name to make the name of the
1234 backup file. The default is quite unusual, because this avoids
1235 accidentally overwriting existing files with a backup file. You might
1236 prefer using ".bak", but make sure that you don't have files with
1237 ".bak" that you want to keep.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001238 Only normal file name characters can be used; "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001239
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001240 If you like to keep a lot of backups, you could use a BufWritePre
1241 autocommand to change 'backupext' just before writing the file to
1242 include a timestamp. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001243 :au BufWritePre * let &bex = '-' .. strftime("%Y%b%d%X") .. '~'
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001244< Use 'backupdir' to put the backup in a different directory.
1245
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001246 *'backupskip'* *'bsk'*
Bram Moolenaarb8e22a02018-04-12 21:37:34 +02001247'backupskip' 'bsk' string (default: "$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*"
1248 Unix: "/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*"
1249 Mac: "/private/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001250 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001251 A list of file patterns. When one of the patterns matches with the
1252 name of the file which is written, no backup file is created. Both
1253 the specified file name and the full path name of the file are used.
1254 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
1255 Watch out for special characters, see |option-backslash|.
1256 When $TMPDIR, $TMP or $TEMP is not defined, it is not used for the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001257 default value. "/tmp/*" is only used for Unix.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001258
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02001259 WARNING: Not having a backup file means that when Vim fails to write
1260 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
1261 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only disable
1262 backups if you don't care about losing the file.
1263
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001264 Note that environment variables are not expanded. If you want to use
1265 $HOME you must expand it explicitly, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001266 :let &backupskip = escape(expand('$HOME'), '\') .. '/tmp/*'
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001267
1268< Note that the default also makes sure that "crontab -e" works (when a
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00001269 backup would be made by renaming the original file crontab won't see
1270 the newly created file). Also see 'backupcopy' and |crontab|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001271
1272 *'balloondelay'* *'bdlay'*
1273'balloondelay' 'bdlay' number (default: 600)
1274 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001275 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1276 feature}
1277 Delay in milliseconds before a balloon may pop up. See |balloon-eval|.
1278
1279 *'ballooneval'* *'beval'* *'noballooneval'* *'nobeval'*
1280'ballooneval' 'beval' boolean (default off)
1281 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001282 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001283 feature}
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01001284 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality for the GUI.
1285
1286 *'balloonevalterm'* *'bevalterm'* *'noballoonevalterm'*
1287 *'nobevalterm'*
1288'balloonevalterm' 'bevalterm' boolean (default off)
1289 global
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01001290 {only available when compiled with the
1291 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1292 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality for the terminal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001293
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001294 *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
1295'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +00001296 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001297 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1298 feature}
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00001299 Expression for text to show in evaluation balloon. It is only used
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02001300 when 'ballooneval' or 'balloonevalterm' is on. These variables can be
1301 used:
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001302
1303 v:beval_bufnr number of the buffer in which balloon is going to show
1304 v:beval_winnr number of the window
Bram Moolenaar82af8712016-06-04 20:20:29 +02001305 v:beval_winid ID of the window
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001306 v:beval_lnum line number
1307 v:beval_col column number (byte index)
1308 v:beval_text word under or after the mouse pointer
1309
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02001310 Instead of showing a balloon, which is limited to plain text, consider
1311 using a popup window, see |popup_beval_example|. A popup window can
1312 use highlighting and show a border.
1313
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001314 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects!
1315 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02001316 function MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001317 return 'Cursor is at line ' .. v:beval_lnum ..
1318 \ ', column ' .. v:beval_col ..
1319 \ ' of file ' .. bufname(v:beval_bufnr) ..
1320 \ ' on word "' .. v:beval_text .. '"'
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001321 endfunction
1322 set bexpr=MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00001323 set ballooneval balloonevalterm
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001324<
Bram Moolenaar396e8292019-07-13 23:04:31 +02001325 Also see |balloon_show()|, it can be used if the content of the balloon
1326 is to be fetched asynchronously. In that case evaluating
1327 'balloonexpr' should result in an empty string. If you get a balloon
1328 with only "0" you probably didn't return anything from your function.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001329
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001330 NOTE: The balloon is displayed only if the cursor is on a text
1331 character. If the result of evaluating 'balloonexpr' is not empty,
1332 Vim does not try to send a message to an external debugger (Netbeans
1333 or Sun Workshop).
1334
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00001335 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
1336 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
1337 set bexpr=s:MyBalloonExpr()
1338 set bexpr=<SID>SomeBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00001339< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
1340 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
1341
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001342 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
1343 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02001344 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001345
1346 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
Bram Moolenaar396e8292019-07-13 23:04:31 +02001347 evaluating 'balloonexpr', see |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001348
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001349 To check whether line breaks in the balloon text work use this check: >
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001350 if has("balloon_multiline")
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001351< When they are supported "\n" characters will start a new line. If the
1352 expression evaluates to a |List| this is equal to using each List item
1353 as a string and putting "\n" in between them.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001354 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001355
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001356 *'belloff'* *'bo'*
1357'belloff' 'bo' string (default "")
1358 global
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001359 Specifies for which events the bell will not be rung. It is a comma
1360 separated list of items. For each item that is present, the bell
1361 will be silenced. This is most useful to specify specific events in
1362 insert mode to be silenced.
LemonBoy77771d32022-04-13 11:47:25 +01001363 You can also make it flash by using 'visualbell'.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001364
1365 item meaning when present ~
1366 all All events.
1367 backspace When hitting <BS> or <Del> and deleting results in an
1368 error.
1369 cursor Fail to move around using the cursor keys or
1370 <PageUp>/<PageDown> in |Insert-mode|.
1371 complete Error occurred when using |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| or
1372 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|.
1373 copy Cannot copy char from insert mode using |i_CTRL-Y| or
1374 |i_CTRL-E|.
1375 ctrlg Unknown Char after <C-G> in Insert mode.
1376 error Other Error occurred (e.g. try to join last line)
1377 (mostly used in |Normal-mode| or |Cmdline-mode|).
1378 esc hitting <Esc> in |Normal-mode|.
1379 ex In |Visual-mode|, hitting |Q| results in an error.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01001380 hangul Ignored.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001381 insertmode Pressing <Esc> in 'insertmode'.
1382 lang Calling the beep module for Lua/Mzscheme/TCL.
1383 mess No output available for |g<|.
1384 showmatch Error occurred for 'showmatch' function.
1385 operator Empty region error |cpo-E|.
1386 register Unknown register after <C-R> in |Insert-mode|.
1387 shell Bell from shell output |:!|.
1388 spell Error happened on spell suggest.
LemonBoy77771d32022-04-13 11:47:25 +01001389 term Bell from |:terminal| output.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001390 wildmode More matches in |cmdline-completion| available
1391 (depends on the 'wildmode' setting).
1392
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001393 This is most useful to fine tune when in Insert mode the bell should
1394 be rung. For Normal mode and Ex commands, the bell is often rung to
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001395 indicate that an error occurred. It can be silenced by adding the
1396 "error" keyword.
1397
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001398 *'binary'* *'bin'* *'nobinary'* *'nobin'*
1399'binary' 'bin' boolean (default off)
1400 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001401 This option should be set before editing a binary file. You can also
1402 use the |-b| Vim argument. When this option is switched on a few
1403 options will be changed (also when it already was on):
1404 'textwidth' will be set to 0
1405 'wrapmargin' will be set to 0
1406 'modeline' will be off
1407 'expandtab' will be off
1408 Also, 'fileformat' and 'fileformats' options will not be used, the
1409 file is read and written like 'fileformat' was "unix" (a single <NL>
1410 separates lines).
1411 The 'fileencoding' and 'fileencodings' options will not be used, the
1412 file is read without conversion.
1413 NOTE: When you start editing a(nother) file while the 'bin' option is
1414 on, settings from autocommands may change the settings again (e.g.,
1415 'textwidth'), causing trouble when editing. You might want to set
1416 'bin' again when the file has been loaded.
1417 The previous values of these options are remembered and restored when
1418 'bin' is switched from on to off. Each buffer has its own set of
1419 saved option values.
1420 To edit a file with 'binary' set you can use the |++bin| argument.
1421 This avoids you have to do ":set bin", which would have effect for all
1422 files you edit.
1423 When writing a file the <EOL> for the last line is only written if
1424 there was one in the original file (normally Vim appends an <EOL> to
1425 the last line if there is none; this would make the file longer). See
1426 the 'endofline' option.
1427
1428 *'bioskey'* *'biosk'* *'nobioskey'* *'nobiosk'*
1429'bioskey' 'biosk' boolean (default on)
1430 global
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02001431 {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01001432 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001433
1434 *'bomb'* *'nobomb'*
1435'bomb' boolean (default off)
1436 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001437 When writing a file and the following conditions are met, a BOM (Byte
1438 Order Mark) is prepended to the file:
1439 - this option is on
1440 - the 'binary' option is off
1441 - 'fileencoding' is "utf-8", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" or one of the little/big
1442 endian variants.
1443 Some applications use the BOM to recognize the encoding of the file.
1444 Often used for UCS-2 files on MS-Windows. For other applications it
1445 causes trouble, for example: "cat file1 file2" makes the BOM of file2
njohnstonaabca252023-11-19 23:18:57 +00001446 appear halfway through the resulting file. Gcc doesn't accept a BOM.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001447 When Vim reads a file and 'fileencodings' starts with "ucs-bom", a
1448 check for the presence of the BOM is done and 'bomb' set accordingly.
1449 Unless 'binary' is set, it is removed from the first line, so that you
1450 don't see it when editing. When you don't change the options, the BOM
1451 will be restored when writing the file.
1452
1453 *'breakat'* *'brk'*
1454'breakat' 'brk' string (default " ^I!@*-+;:,./?")
1455 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001456 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001457 feature}
1458 This option lets you choose which characters might cause a line
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00001459 break if 'linebreak' is on. Only works for ASCII and also for 8-bit
1460 characters when 'encoding' is an 8-bit encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001461
Bram Moolenaar7c1c6db2016-04-03 22:08:05 +02001462 *'breakindent'* *'bri'* *'nobreakindent'* *'nobri'*
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001463'breakindent' 'bri' boolean (default off)
1464 local to window
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001465 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1466 feature}
1467 Every wrapped line will continue visually indented (same amount of
1468 space as the beginning of that line), thus preserving horizontal blocks
1469 of text.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001470 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001471
1472 *'breakindentopt'* *'briopt'*
1473'breakindentopt' 'briopt' string (default empty)
1474 local to window
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001475 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1476 feature}
1477 Settings for 'breakindent'. It can consist of the following optional
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001478 items and must be separated by a comma:
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001479 min:{n} Minimum text width that will be kept after
1480 applying 'breakindent', even if the resulting
1481 text should normally be narrower. This prevents
1482 text indented almost to the right window border
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02001483 occupying lots of vertical space when broken.
Christian Brabandtc53b4672022-01-15 10:01:05 +00001484 (default: 20)
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001485 shift:{n} After applying 'breakindent', the wrapped line's
1486 beginning will be shifted by the given number of
1487 characters. It permits dynamic French paragraph
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001488 indentation (negative) or emphasizing the line
1489 continuation (positive).
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001490 (default: 0)
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01001491 sbr Display the 'showbreak' value before applying the
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001492 additional indent.
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001493 (default: off)
Maxim Kimf674b352021-07-22 11:46:59 +02001494 list:{n} Adds an additional indent for lines that match a
Christian Brabandt4a0b85a2021-07-14 20:00:27 +02001495 numbered or bulleted list (using the
1496 'formatlistpat' setting).
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001497 (default: 0)
zeertzjq61a6ac42024-09-07 11:23:54 +02001498 list:-1 Uses the width of a match with 'formatlistpat' for
1499 indentation.
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001500 column:{n} Indent at column {n}. Will overrule the other
1501 sub-options. Note: an additional indent may be
1502 added for the 'showbreak' setting.
1503 (default: off)
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001504
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001505 *'browsedir'* *'bsdir'*
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001506'browsedir' 'bsdir' string (default: "last")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001507 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001508 {only for Motif, GTK, Mac and Win32 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001509 Which directory to use for the file browser:
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001510 last Use same directory as with last file browser, where a
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02001511 file was opened or saved.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001512 buffer Use the directory of the related buffer.
1513 current Use the current directory.
1514 {path} Use the specified directory
1515
1516 *'bufhidden'* *'bh'*
1517'bufhidden' 'bh' string (default: "")
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02001518 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001519 This option specifies what happens when a buffer is no longer
1520 displayed in a window:
1521 <empty> follow the global 'hidden' option
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001522 hide hide the buffer (don't unload it), even if 'hidden' is
1523 not set
1524 unload unload the buffer, even if 'hidden' is set; the
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01001525 |:hide| command will also unload the buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001526 delete delete the buffer from the buffer list, even if
1527 'hidden' is set; the |:hide| command will also delete
1528 the buffer, making it behave like |:bdelete|
1529 wipe wipe the buffer from the buffer list, even if
1530 'hidden' is set; the |:hide| command will also wipe
1531 out the buffer, making it behave like |:bwipeout|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001532
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00001533 CAREFUL: when "unload", "delete" or "wipe" is used changes in a buffer
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001534 are lost without a warning. Also, these values may break autocommands
1535 that switch between buffers temporarily.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001536 This option is used together with 'buftype' and 'swapfile' to specify
1537 special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1538
1539 *'buflisted'* *'bl'* *'nobuflisted'* *'nobl'* *E85*
1540'buflisted' 'bl' boolean (default: on)
1541 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001542 When this option is set, the buffer shows up in the buffer list. If
1543 it is reset it is not used for ":bnext", "ls", the Buffers menu, etc.
1544 This option is reset by Vim for buffers that are only used to remember
1545 a file name or marks. Vim sets it when starting to edit a buffer.
1546 But not when moving to a buffer with ":buffer".
1547
1548 *'buftype'* *'bt'* *E382*
1549'buftype' 'bt' string (default: "")
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02001550 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001551 The value of this option specifies the type of a buffer:
1552 <empty> normal buffer
1553 nofile buffer which is not related to a file and will not be
1554 written
1555 nowrite buffer which will not be written
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001556 acwrite buffer which will always be written with BufWriteCmd
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01001557 autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001558 quickfix quickfix buffer, contains list of errors |:cwindow|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001559 or list of locations |:lwindow|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001560 help help buffer (you are not supposed to set this
1561 manually)
Bram Moolenaar1f2903c2017-07-23 19:51:01 +02001562 terminal buffer for a |terminal| (you are not supposed to set
1563 this manually)
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02001564 prompt buffer where only the last line can be edited, meant
1565 to be used by a plugin, see |prompt-buffer|
1566 {only when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +02001567 popup buffer used in a popup window, see |popup|.
1568 {only when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001569
1570 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'swapfile' to
1571 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
Bram Moolenaarebdf3c92020-02-15 21:41:42 +01001572 Also see |win_gettype()|, which returns the type of the window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001573
1574 Be careful with changing this option, it can have many side effects!
Bram Moolenaar113cb512021-11-07 20:27:04 +00001575 One such effect is that Vim will not check the timestamp of the file,
1576 if the file is changed by another program this will not be noticed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001577
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001578 A "quickfix" buffer is only used for the error list and the location
1579 list. This value is set by the |:cwindow| and |:lwindow| commands and
1580 you are not supposed to change it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001581
1582 "nofile" and "nowrite" buffers are similar:
1583 both: The buffer is not to be written to disk, ":w" doesn't
1584 work (":w filename" does work though).
1585 both: The buffer is never considered to be |'modified'|.
1586 There is no warning when the changes will be lost, for
1587 example when you quit Vim.
1588 both: A swap file is only created when using too much memory
1589 (when 'swapfile' has been reset there is never a swap
1590 file).
1591 nofile only: The buffer name is fixed, it is not handled like a
1592 file name. It is not modified in response to a |:cd|
1593 command.
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001594 both: When using ":e bufname" and already editing "bufname"
1595 the buffer is made empty and autocommands are
1596 triggered as usual for |:edit|.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001597 *E676*
1598 "acwrite" implies that the buffer name is not related to a file, like
1599 "nofile", but it will be written. Thus, in contrast to "nofile" and
1600 "nowrite", ":w" does work and a modified buffer can't be abandoned
1601 without saving. For writing there must be matching |BufWriteCmd|,
1602 |FileWriteCmd| or |FileAppendCmd| autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001603
1604 *'casemap'* *'cmp'*
1605'casemap' 'cmp' string (default: "internal,keepascii")
1606 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001607 Specifies details about changing the case of letters. It may contain
1608 these words, separated by a comma:
1609 internal Use internal case mapping functions, the current
1610 locale does not change the case mapping. This only
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00001611 matters when 'encoding' is a Unicode encoding,
1612 "latin1" or "iso-8859-15". When "internal" is
1613 omitted, the towupper() and towlower() system library
1614 functions are used when available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001615 keepascii For the ASCII characters (0x00 to 0x7f) use the US
1616 case mapping, the current locale is not effective.
1617 This probably only matters for Turkish.
1618
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00001619 *'cdhome'* *'cdh'* *'nocdhome'* *'nocdh'*
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001620'cdhome' 'cdh' boolean (default: off)
1621 global
1622 When on, |:cd|, |:tcd| and |:lcd| without an argument changes the
1623 current working directory to the |$HOME| directory like in Unix.
1624 When off, those commands just print the current directory name.
1625 On Unix this option has no effect.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11001626 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1627 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001628 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1629
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001630 *'cdpath'* *'cd'* *E344* *E346*
1631'cdpath' 'cd' string (default: equivalent to $CDPATH or ",,")
1632 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001633 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02001634 |:cd|, |:tcd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being
1635 searched for has a relative path, not an absolute part starting with
1636 "/", "./" or "../", the 'cdpath' option is not used then.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001637 The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
1638 |'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
1639 The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
1640 in the current directory first.
1641 If the default value taken from $CDPATH is not what you want, include
1642 a modified version of the following command in your vimrc file to
1643 override it: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001644 :let &cdpath = ',' .. substitute(substitute($CDPATH, '[, ]', '\\\0', 'g'), ':', ',', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001645< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1646 security reasons.
1647 (parts of 'cdpath' can be passed to the shell to expand file names).
1648
1649 *'cedit'*
1650'cedit' string (Vi default: "", Vim default: CTRL-F)
1651 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001652 The key used in Command-line Mode to open the command-line window.
1653 The default is CTRL-F when 'compatible' is off.
1654 Only non-printable keys are allowed.
1655 The key can be specified as a single character, but it is difficult to
Milly25732432024-10-01 19:30:20 +02001656 type. The preferred way is to use |key-notation| (e.g. <Up>, <C-F>) or
1657 a letter preceded with a caret (e.g. `^F` is CTRL-F). Examples: >
1658 :set cedit=^Y
1659 :set cedit=<Esc>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001660< |Nvi| also has this option, but it only uses the first character.
1661 See |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001662 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
1663 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001664
1665 *'charconvert'* *'ccv'* *E202* *E214* *E513*
1666'charconvert' 'ccv' string (default "")
1667 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01001668 {only available when compiled with the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001669 An expression that is used for character encoding conversion. It is
1670 evaluated when a file that is to be read or has been written has a
1671 different encoding from what is desired.
1672 'charconvert' is not used when the internal iconv() function is
1673 supported and is able to do the conversion. Using iconv() is
1674 preferred, because it is much faster.
1675 'charconvert' is not used when reading stdin |--|, because there is no
1676 file to convert from. You will have to save the text in a file first.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001677 The expression must return zero, false or an empty string for success,
1678 non-zero or true for failure.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001679 The possible encoding names encountered are in 'encoding'.
1680 Additionally, names given in 'fileencodings' and 'fileencoding' are
1681 used.
1682 Conversion between "latin1", "unicode", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" and "utf-8"
1683 is done internally by Vim, 'charconvert' is not used for this.
1684 'charconvert' is also used to convert the viminfo file, if the 'c'
1685 flag is present in 'viminfo'. Also used for Unicode conversion.
1686 Example: >
1687 set charconvert=CharConvert()
1688 fun CharConvert()
1689 system("recode "
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001690 \ .. v:charconvert_from .. ".." .. v:charconvert_to
1691 \ .. " <" .. v:fname_in .. " >" .. v:fname_out)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001692 return v:shell_error
1693 endfun
1694< The related Vim variables are:
1695 v:charconvert_from name of the current encoding
1696 v:charconvert_to name of the desired encoding
1697 v:fname_in name of the input file
1698 v:fname_out name of the output file
1699 Note that v:fname_in and v:fname_out will never be the same.
1700 Note that v:charconvert_from and v:charconvert_to may be different
1701 from 'encoding'. Vim internally uses UTF-8 instead of UCS-2 or UCS-4.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001702
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01001703 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
1704 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
1705
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001706 Encryption is not done by Vim when using 'charconvert'. If you want
1707 to encrypt the file after conversion, 'charconvert' should take care
1708 of this.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001709
1710 If the 'charconvert' expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is
1711 replaced with the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
1712 set charconvert=s:MyConvert()
1713 set charconvert=<SID>SomeConvert()
1714< Otherwise the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
1715 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
1716
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001717 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1718 security reasons.
1719
64-bitman88d41ab2025-04-06 17:20:39 +02001720 *'chistory'* *'chi'*
1721'chistory' 'chi' number (default: 10)
1722 global
1723 {only available when compiled with the |+quickfix|
1724 feature}
1725 Number of quickfix lists that should be remembered for the quickfix
1726 stack. Must be between 1 and 100. If the option is set to a value
1727 that is lower than the amount of entries in the quickfix list stack,
1728 entries will be removed starting from the oldest one. If the current
1729 quickfix list was removed, then the quickfix list at top of the stack
1730 (the most recently created) will be used in its place. For additional
1731 info, see |quickfix-stack|.
1732
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001733 *'cindent'* *'cin'* *'nocindent'* *'nocin'*
1734'cindent' 'cin' boolean (default off)
1735 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001736 Enables automatic C program indenting. See 'cinkeys' to set the keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001737 that trigger reindenting in insert mode and 'cinoptions' to set your
1738 preferred indent style.
1739 If 'indentexpr' is not empty, it overrules 'cindent'.
1740 If 'lisp' is not on and both 'indentexpr' and 'equalprg' are empty,
1741 the "=" operator indents using this algorithm rather than calling an
1742 external program.
1743 See |C-indenting|.
1744 When you don't like the way 'cindent' works, try the 'smartindent'
1745 option or 'indentexpr'.
1746 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
1747 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1748
1749 *'cinkeys'* *'cink'*
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +01001750'cinkeys' 'cink' string (default "0{,0},0),0],:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001751 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001752 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
1753 the current line. Only used if 'cindent' is on and 'indentexpr' is
1754 empty.
1755 For the format of this option see |cinkeys-format|.
1756 See |C-indenting|.
1757
1758 *'cinoptions'* *'cino'*
1759'cinoptions' 'cino' string (default "")
1760 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001761 The 'cinoptions' affect the way 'cindent' reindents lines in a C
1762 program. See |cinoptions-values| for the values of this option, and
1763 |C-indenting| for info on C indenting in general.
1764
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01001765 *'cinscopedecls'* *'cinsd'*
1766'cinscopedecls' 'cinsd' string (default "public,protected,private")
1767 local to buffer
1768 Keywords that are interpreted as a C++ scope declaration by |cino-g|.
1769 Useful e.g. for working with the Qt framework that defines additional
1770 scope declarations "signals", "public slots" and "private slots": >
1771 set cinscopedecls+=signals,public\ slots,private\ slots
1772<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001773 *'cinwords'* *'cinw'*
1774'cinwords' 'cinw' string (default "if,else,while,do,for,switch")
1775 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001776 These keywords start an extra indent in the next line when
1777 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is set. For 'cindent' this is only done at
1778 an appropriate place (inside {}).
1779 Note that 'ignorecase' isn't used for 'cinwords'. If case doesn't
1780 matter, include the keyword both the uppercase and lowercase:
1781 "if,If,IF".
1782
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01001783 *'clipboard'* *'cb'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001784'clipboard' 'cb' string (default "autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
1785 for X-windows, "" otherwise)
1786 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001787 {only in GUI versions or when the |+xterm_clipboard|
1788 feature is included}
Tom Praschan3506cf32022-04-07 12:39:08 +01001789 This option is a list of comma-separated names.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01001790 Note: if one of the items is "exclude:", then you can't add an item
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01001791 after that. Therefore do not append an item with += but use ^= to
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01001792 prepend, e.g.: >
1793 set clipboard^=unnamed
Bram Moolenaar9fbdbb82022-09-27 17:30:34 +01001794< When using the GUI see |'go-A'|.
1795 These names are recognized:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001796
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001797 *clipboard-unnamed*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001798 unnamed When included, Vim will use the clipboard register '*'
1799 for all yank, delete, change and put operations which
1800 would normally go to the unnamed register. When a
1801 register is explicitly specified, it will always be
1802 used regardless of whether "unnamed" is in 'clipboard'
1803 or not. The clipboard register can always be
1804 explicitly accessed using the "* notation. Also see
1805 |gui-clipboard|.
1806
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001807 *clipboard-unnamedplus*
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001808 unnamedplus A variant of the "unnamed" flag which uses the
1809 clipboard register '+' (|quoteplus|) instead of
1810 register '*' for all yank, delete, change and put
1811 operations which would normally go to the unnamed
1812 register. When "unnamed" is also included to the
1813 option, yank operations (but not delete, change or
1814 put) will additionally copy the text into register
1815 '*'.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001816 Only available with the |+X11| feature.
Bram Moolenaarbf9680e2010-12-02 21:43:16 +01001817 Availability can be checked with: >
1818 if has('unnamedplus')
1819<
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001820 *clipboard-autoselect*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001821 autoselect Works like the 'a' flag in 'guioptions': If present,
1822 then whenever Visual mode is started, or the Visual
1823 area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of the
1824 windowing system's global selection or put the
1825 selected text on the clipboard used by the selection
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +01001826 register "*. See |'go-a'| and |quotestar| for details.
1827 When the GUI is active, the 'a' flag in 'guioptions'
1828 is used, when the GUI is not active, this "autoselect"
1829 flag is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001830 Also applies to the modeless selection.
1831
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001832 *clipboard-autoselectplus*
1833 autoselectplus Like "autoselect" but using the + register instead of
1834 the * register. Compare to the 'P' flag in
1835 'guioptions'.
1836
1837 *clipboard-autoselectml*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001838 autoselectml Like "autoselect", but for the modeless selection
1839 only. Compare to the 'A' flag in 'guioptions'.
1840
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001841 *clipboard-html*
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001842 html When the clipboard contains HTML, use this when
1843 pasting. When putting text on the clipboard, mark it
1844 as HTML. This works to copy rendered HTML from
1845 Firefox, paste it as raw HTML in Vim, select the HTML
1846 in Vim and paste it in a rich edit box in Firefox.
Bram Moolenaar20a825a2010-05-31 21:27:30 +02001847 You probably want to add this only temporarily,
1848 possibly use BufEnter autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001849 Only supported for GTK version 2 and later.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001850
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001851 *clipboard-exclude*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001852 exclude:{pattern}
1853 Defines a pattern that is matched against the name of
1854 the terminal 'term'. If there is a match, no
1855 connection will be made to the X server. This is
1856 useful in this situation:
1857 - Running Vim in a console.
1858 - $DISPLAY is set to start applications on another
1859 display.
1860 - You do not want to connect to the X server in the
1861 console, but do want this in a terminal emulator.
1862 To never connect to the X server use: >
1863 exclude:.*
1864< This has the same effect as using the |-X| argument.
1865 Note that when there is no connection to the X server
1866 the window title won't be restored and the clipboard
1867 cannot be accessed.
1868 The value of 'magic' is ignored, {pattern} is
1869 interpreted as if 'magic' was on.
1870 The rest of the option value will be used for
1871 {pattern}, this must be the last entry.
1872
1873 *'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
1874'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
Shougo Matsushitaf39cfb72022-07-30 16:54:05 +01001875 global or local to tab page
Bram Moolenaara2a89732022-08-31 14:46:18 +01001876 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line. A larger value
1877 helps avoiding |hit-enter| prompts.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00001878 The value of this option is stored with the tab page, so that each tab
1879 page can have a different value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001880
1881 *'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
1882'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' number (default 7)
1883 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001884 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line window. |cmdwin|
1885
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001886 *'colorcolumn'* *'cc'*
1887'colorcolumn' 'cc' string (default "")
1888 local to window
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001889 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
1890 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001891 'colorcolumn' is a comma-separated list of screen columns that are
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001892 highlighted with ColorColumn |hl-ColorColumn|. Useful to align
1893 text. Will make screen redrawing slower.
1894 The screen column can be an absolute number, or a number preceded with
1895 '+' or '-', which is added to or subtracted from 'textwidth'. >
1896
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001897 :set cc=+1 " highlight column after 'textwidth'
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001898 :set cc=+1,+2,+3 " highlight three columns after 'textwidth'
1899 :hi ColorColumn ctermbg=lightgrey guibg=lightgrey
1900<
1901 When 'textwidth' is zero then the items with '-' and '+' are not used.
1902 A maximum of 256 columns are highlighted.
1903
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001904 *'columns'* *'co'* *E594*
1905'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
1906 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001907 Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001908 initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
1909 |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001910 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
1911 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
1912 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
1913 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001914 number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up. For
1915 the GUI it is always possible and Vim limits the number of columns to
1916 what fits on the screen. You can use this command to get the widest
1917 window possible: >
1918 :set columns=9999
1919< Minimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001920
1921 *'comments'* *'com'* *E524* *E525*
1922'comments' 'com' string (default
1923 "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-")
1924 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001925 A comma-separated list of strings that can start a comment line. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001926 |format-comments|. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes to
1927 insert a space.
1928
1929 *'commentstring'* *'cms'* *E537*
Riley Bruins0a083062024-06-03 20:40:45 +02001930'commentstring' 'cms' string (default "/* %s */")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001931 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001932 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
1933 feature}
1934 A template for a comment. The "%s" in the value is replaced with the
Riley Bruins0a083062024-06-03 20:40:45 +02001935 comment text, and should be padded with a space when possible.
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02001936 Currently used to add markers for folding, see |fold-marker|. Also
Riley Bruins0a083062024-06-03 20:40:45 +02001937 commonly used by commenting plugins (e.g. |comment-install|).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001938
1939 *'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001940'compatible' 'cp' boolean (default on, off when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02001941 file is found, reset in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001942 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001943 This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
1944 make Vim behave in a more useful way.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001945
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001946 This is a special kind of option, because when it's set or reset,
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001947 other options are also changed as a side effect.
1948 NOTE: Setting or resetting this option can have a lot of unexpected
1949 effects: Mappings are interpreted in another way, undo behaves
1950 differently, etc. If you set this option in your vimrc file, you
1951 should probably put it at the very start.
1952
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001953 By default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the
1954 options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim
1955 just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible'
1956 option.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001957 When a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file is found while Vim is starting up,
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001958 this option is switched off, and all options that have not been
1959 modified will be set to the Vim defaults. Effectively, this means
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001960 that when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file exists, Vim will use the Vim
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001961 defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. (Note: This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001962 happen for the system-wide vimrc or gvimrc file, nor for a file given
1963 with the |-u| argument). Also see |compatible-default| and
1964 |posix-compliance|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001965 You can also set this option with the "-C" argument, and reset it with
1966 "-N". See |-C| and |-N|.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001967 See 'cpoptions' for more fine tuning of Vi compatibility.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001968
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001969 When this option is set, numerous other options are set to make Vim as
1970 Vi-compatible as possible. When this option is unset, various options
1971 are set to make Vim more useful. The table below lists all the
1972 options affected.
1973 The {?} column indicates when the options are affected:
1974 + Means that the option is set to the value given in {set value} when
1975 'compatible' is set.
1976 & Means that the option is set to the value given in {set value} when
1977 'compatible' is set AND is set to its Vim default value when
1978 'compatible' is unset.
1979 - Means the option is NOT changed when setting 'compatible' but IS
1980 set to its Vim default when 'compatible' is unset.
1981 The {effect} column summarises the change when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001982
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001983 option ? set value effect ~
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001984
1985 'allowrevins' + off no CTRL-_ command
1986 'antialias' + off don't use antialiased fonts
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00001987 'arabic' + off reset arabic-related options
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001988 'arabicshape' + on correct character shapes
1989 'backspace' + "" normal backspace
1990 'backup' + off no backup file
1991 'backupcopy' & Unix: "yes" backup file is a copy
1992 else: "auto" copy or rename backup file
1993 'balloonexpr' + "" text to show in evaluation balloon
1994 'breakindent' + off don't indent when wrapping lines
1995 'cedit' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001996 'cdhome' + off ":cd" don't chdir to home on non-Unix
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001997 'cindent' + off no C code indentation
1998 'compatible' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
1999 'copyindent' + off don't copy indent structure
2000 'cpoptions' & (all flags) Vi-compatible flags
2001 'cscopepathcomp'+ 0 don't show directories in tags list
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01002002 'cscoperelative'+ off don't use basename of path as prefix
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002003 'cscopetag' + off don't use cscope for ":tag"
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002004 'cscopetagorder'+ 0 see |cscopetagorder|
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002005 'cscopeverbose' + off see |cscopeverbose|
2006 'delcombine' + off unicode: delete whole char combination
2007 'digraph' + off no digraphs
2008 'esckeys' & off no <Esc>-keys in Insert mode
Christian Brabandt5f5131d2023-10-25 21:44:26 +02002009 this also disables |modifyOtherKeys|
2010 and |xterm-bracketed-paste|
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002011 'expandtab' + off tabs not expanded to spaces
2012 'fileformats' & "" no automatic file format detection,
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01002013 "dos,unix" except for MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002014 'formatexpr' + "" use 'formatprg' for auto-formatting
2015 'formatoptions' & "vt" Vi compatible formatting
2016 'gdefault' + off no default 'g' flag for ":s"
2017 'history' & 0 no commandline history
2018 'hkmap' + off no Hebrew keyboard mapping
2019 'hkmapp' + off no phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
2020 'hlsearch' + off no highlighting of search matches
2021 'incsearch' + off no incremental searching
2022 'indentexpr' + "" no indenting by expression
2023 'insertmode' + off do not start in Insert mode
2024 'iskeyword' & "@,48-57,_" keywords contain alphanumeric
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002025 characters and '_'
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002026 'joinspaces' + on insert 2 spaces after period
2027 'modeline' & off no modelines
2028 'more' & off no pauses in listings
2029 'mzquantum' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
2030 'numberwidth' & 8 min number of columns for line number
2031 'preserveindent'+ off don't preserve current indent structure
2032 when changing it
2033 'revins' + off no reverse insert
2034 'ruler' + off no ruler
2035 'scrolljump' + 1 no jump scroll
2036 'scrolloff' + 0 no scroll offset
2037 'shelltemp' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
2038 'shiftround' + off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
Bram Moolenaar9dfa3132019-05-04 21:08:40 +02002039 'shortmess' & "S" no shortening of messages
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002040 'showcmd' & off command characters not shown
2041 'showmode' & off current mode not shown
2042 'sidescrolloff' + 0 cursor moves to edge of screen in scroll
2043 'smartcase' + off no automatic ignore case switch
2044 'smartindent' + off no smart indentation
2045 'smarttab' + off no smart tab size
2046 'softtabstop' + 0 tabs are always 'tabstop' positions
2047 'startofline' + on goto startofline with some commands
2048 'tagcase' & "followic" 'ignorecase' when searching tags file
2049 'tagrelative' & off tag file names are not relative
2050 'termguicolors' + off don't use highlight-(guifg|guibg)
2051 'textauto' & off no automatic textmode detection
2052 'textwidth' + 0 no automatic line wrap
2053 'tildeop' + off tilde is not an operator
2054 'ttimeout' + off no terminal timeout
2055 'undofile' + off don't use an undo file
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002056 'viminfo' - {unchanged} {set Vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002057 'virtualedit' + "" cursor can only be placed on characters
2058 'whichwrap' & "" left-right movements don't wrap
2059 'wildchar' & CTRL-E only when the current value is <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002060 use CTRL-E for cmdline completion
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002061 'writebackup' + on or off depends on the |+writebackup| feature
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002062
2063 *'complete'* *'cpt'* *E535*
2064'complete' 'cpt' string (default: ".,w,b,u,t,i")
2065 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002066 This option specifies how keyword completion |ins-completion| works
2067 when CTRL-P or CTRL-N are used. It is also used for whole-line
2068 completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|. It indicates the type of completion
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002069 and the places to scan. It is a comma-separated list of flags:
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01002070 . scan the current buffer ('wrapscan' is ignored)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002071 w scan buffers from other windows
2072 b scan other loaded buffers that are in the buffer list
2073 u scan the unloaded buffers that are in the buffer list
2074 U scan the buffers that are not in the buffer list
2075 k scan the files given with the 'dictionary' option
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00002076 kspell use the currently active spell checking |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002077 k{dict} scan the file {dict}. Several "k" flags can be given,
2078 patterns are valid too. For example: >
2079 :set cpt=k/usr/dict/*,k~/spanish
2080< s scan the files given with the 'thesaurus' option
2081 s{tsr} scan the file {tsr}. Several "s" flags can be given, patterns
2082 are valid too.
2083 i scan current and included files
2084 d scan current and included files for defined name or macro
2085 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
2086 ] tag completion
2087 t same as "]"
2088
2089 Unloaded buffers are not loaded, thus their autocmds |:autocmd| are
2090 not executed, this may lead to unexpected completions from some files
2091 (gzipped files for example). Unloaded buffers are not scanned for
2092 whole-line completion.
2093
2094 The default is ".,w,b,u,t,i", which means to scan:
2095 1. the current buffer
2096 2. buffers in other windows
2097 3. other loaded buffers
2098 4. unloaded buffers
2099 5. tags
2100 6. included files
2101
2102 As you can see, CTRL-N and CTRL-P can be used to do any 'iskeyword'-
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002103 based expansion (e.g., dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|, included patterns
2104 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|, tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| and normal expansions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002105
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00002106 *'completefunc'* *'cfu'*
2107'completefunc' 'cfu' string (default: empty)
2108 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002109 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaare2c453d2019-08-21 14:37:09 +02002110 feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00002111 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode completion
2112 with CTRL-X CTRL-U. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00002113 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00002114 invoked and what it should return. The value can be the name of a
2115 function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
2116 more information.
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01002117 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2118 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00002119
glepnirf31cfa22025-03-06 21:59:13 +01002120 *'completefuzzycollect'* *'cfc'*
2121'completefuzzycollect' 'cfc' string (default: empty)
2122 global
zeertzjq1dc731a2025-03-13 21:30:10 +01002123 A comma-separated list of strings to enable fuzzy collection for
2124 specific |ins-completion| modes, affecting how matches are gathered
2125 during completion. For specified modes, fuzzy matching is used to
2126 find completion candidates instead of the standard prefix-based
2127 matching. This option can contain the following values:
glepnir53b14572025-03-12 21:28:39 +01002128
glepnir58760162025-03-13 21:39:51 +01002129 keyword keywords in the current file |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
2130 keywords with flags ".", "w", |i_CTRL-N| |i_CTRL-P|
2131 "b", "u", "U" and "k{dict}" in 'complete'
2132 keywords in 'dictionary' |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
glepnir53b14572025-03-12 21:28:39 +01002133
glepnir58760162025-03-13 21:39:51 +01002134 files file names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
glepnir53b14572025-03-12 21:28:39 +01002135
glepnir58760162025-03-13 21:39:51 +01002136 whole_line whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
glepnir53b14572025-03-12 21:28:39 +01002137
Christian Brabandtf22580e2025-03-14 12:05:52 +01002138 When using the 'completeopt' "longest" option value, fuzzy collection
glepnir58760162025-03-13 21:39:51 +01002139 can identify the longest common string among the best fuzzy matches
2140 and insert it automatically.
glepnirf31cfa22025-03-06 21:59:13 +01002141
glepnir6a89c942024-10-01 20:32:12 +02002142 *'completeitemalign'* *'cia'*
2143'completeitemalign' 'cia' string (default: "abbr,kind,menu")
2144 global
zeertzjq85a50fe2025-02-27 19:24:32 +01002145 A comma-separated list of strings that controls the alignment and
2146 display order of items in the popup menu during Insert mode
2147 completion. The supported values are "abbr", "kind", and "menu".
2148 These values allow customizing how |complete-items| are shown in the
glepnir6a89c942024-10-01 20:32:12 +02002149 popup menu. Note: must always contain those three values in any
2150 order.
2151
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002152 *'completeopt'* *'cot'*
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00002153'completeopt' 'cot' string (default: "menu,preview")
zeertzjq529b9ad2024-06-05 20:27:06 +02002154 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002155 A comma-separated list of options for Insert mode completion
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00002156 |ins-completion|. The supported values are:
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002157
glepnira2c55592025-02-28 17:43:42 +01002158 fuzzy Enable |fuzzy-matching| for completion candidates. This
2159 allows for more flexible and intuitive matching, where
2160 characters can be skipped and matches can be found even
zeertzjq53d59ec2025-03-07 19:09:09 +01002161 if the exact sequence is not typed. Note: This option
glepnirf31cfa22025-03-06 21:59:13 +01002162 does not affect the collection of candidate list, it only
2163 controls how completion candidates are reduced from the
zeertzjq53d59ec2025-03-07 19:09:09 +01002164 list of alternatives. If you want to use |fuzzy-matching|
glepnirf31cfa22025-03-06 21:59:13 +01002165 to gather more alternatives for your candidate list,
2166 see |'completefuzzycollect'|.
glepnira2c55592025-02-28 17:43:42 +01002167
2168 longest Only insert the longest common text of the matches. If
2169 the menu is displayed you can use CTRL-L to add more
2170 characters. Whether case is ignored depends on the kind
2171 of completion. For buffer text the 'ignorecase' option is
2172 used.
2173
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002174 menu Use a popup menu to show the possible completions. The
2175 menu is only shown when there is more than one match and
2176 sufficient colors are available. |ins-completion-menu|
2177
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00002178 menuone Use the popup menu also when there is only one match.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002179 Useful when there is additional information about the
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00002180 match, e.g., what file it comes from.
2181
glepnira2c55592025-02-28 17:43:42 +01002182 noinsert Do not insert any text for a match until the user selects
zeertzjq659cb282025-03-03 20:18:04 +01002183 a match from the menu. Only works in combination with
2184 "menu" or "menuone". No effect if "longest" is present.
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00002185
glepnira2c55592025-02-28 17:43:42 +01002186 noselect Same as "noinsert", except that no menu item is
zeertzjq659cb282025-03-03 20:18:04 +01002187 pre-selected. If both "noinsert" and "noselect" are
glepnira2c55592025-02-28 17:43:42 +01002188 present, "noselect" has precedence.
2189
2190 nosort Disable sorting of completion candidates based on fuzzy
zeertzjq659cb282025-03-03 20:18:04 +01002191 scores when "fuzzy" is enabled. Candidates will appear
glepnira2c55592025-02-28 17:43:42 +01002192 in their original order.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00002193
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02002194 popup Show extra information about the currently selected
2195 completion in a popup window. Only works in combination
2196 with "menu" or "menuone". Overrides "preview".
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002197 See |'completepopup'| for specifying properties.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02002198 {only works when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02002199
Bram Moolenaardca7abe2019-10-20 18:17:57 +02002200 popuphidden
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01002201 Just like "popup" but initially hide the popup. Use a
Bram Moolenaardca7abe2019-10-20 18:17:57 +02002202 |CompleteChanged| autocommand to fetch the info and call
2203 |popup_show()| once the popup has been filled.
2204 See the example at |complete-popuphidden|.
2205 {only works when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
2206
glepniredd4ac32025-01-29 18:53:51 +01002207 preinsert
2208 Preinsert the portion of the first candidate word that is
2209 not part of the current completion leader and using the
glepnir94a045e2025-03-01 16:12:23 +01002210 |hl-ComplMatchIns| highlight group. In order for it to
zeertzjq659cb282025-03-03 20:18:04 +01002211 work, "fuzzy" must not be set and "menuone" must be set.
glepnira2c55592025-02-28 17:43:42 +01002212
2213 preview Show extra information about the currently selected
2214 completion in the preview window. Only works in
2215 combination with "menu" or "menuone".
glepniredd4ac32025-01-29 18:53:51 +01002216
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002217 *'completepopup'* *'cpp'*
2218'completepopup' 'cpp' string (default empty)
2219 global
2220 {not available when compiled without the |+textprop|
2221 or |+quickfix| feature}
2222 When 'completeopt' contains "popup" then this option is used for the
Bram Moolenaar447bfba2020-07-18 16:07:16 +02002223 properties of the info popup when it is created. If an info popup
2224 window already exists it is closed, so that the option value is
2225 applied when it is created again.
2226 You can also use |popup_findinfo()| and then set properties for an
2227 existing info popup with |popup_setoptions()|. See |complete-popup|.
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002228
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01002229 *'completeslash'* *'csl'*
2230'completeslash' 'csl' string (default: "")
2231 local to buffer
2232 {only for MS-Windows}
2233 When this option is set it overrules 'shellslash' for completion:
2234 - When this option is set to "slash", a forward slash is used for path
2235 completion in insert mode. This is useful when editing HTML tag, or
2236 Makefile with 'noshellslash' on MS-Windows.
2237 - When this option is set to "backslash", backslash is used. This is
2238 useful when editing a batch file with 'shellslash' set on MS-Windows.
2239 - When this option is empty, same character is used as for
2240 'shellslash'.
2241 For Insert mode completion the buffer-local value is used. For
2242 command line completion the global value is used.
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002243
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002244 *'concealcursor'* *'cocu'*
2245'concealcursor' 'cocu' string (default: "")
2246 local to window
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002247 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
2248 feature}
2249 Sets the modes in which text in the cursor line can also be concealed.
2250 When the current mode is listed then concealing happens just like in
2251 other lines.
2252 n Normal mode
2253 v Visual mode
2254 i Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02002255 c Command line editing, for 'incsearch'
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002256
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +02002257 'v' applies to all lines in the Visual area, not only the cursor.
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02002258 A useful value is "nc". This is used in help files. So long as you
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002259 are moving around text is concealed, but when starting to insert text
2260 or selecting a Visual area the concealed text is displayed, so that
2261 you can see what you are doing.
Bram Moolenaarf70e3d62010-07-24 13:15:07 +02002262 Keep in mind that the cursor position is not always where it's
2263 displayed. E.g., when moving vertically it may change column.
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002264
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002265 *'conceallevel'* *'cole'*
2266'conceallevel' 'cole' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002267 local to window
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002268 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
2269 feature}
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02002270 Determine how text with the "conceal" syntax attribute |:syn-conceal|
2271 is shown:
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002272
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02002273 Value Effect ~
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002274 0 Text is shown normally
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02002275 1 Each block of concealed text is replaced with one
2276 character. If the syntax item does not have a custom
2277 replacement character defined (see |:syn-cchar|) the
2278 character defined in 'listchars' is used (default is a
2279 space).
2280 It is highlighted with the "Conceal" highlight group.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002281 2 Concealed text is completely hidden unless it has a
2282 custom replacement character defined (see
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02002283 |:syn-cchar|).
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02002284 3 Concealed text is completely hidden.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002285
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02002286 Note: in the cursor line concealed text is not hidden, so that you can
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002287 edit and copy the text. This can be changed with the 'concealcursor'
2288 option.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002289
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002290 *'confirm'* *'cf'* *'noconfirm'* *'nocf'*
2291'confirm' 'cf' boolean (default off)
2292 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002293 When 'confirm' is on, certain operations that would normally
2294 fail because of unsaved changes to a buffer, e.g. ":q" and ":e",
2295 instead raise a |dialog| asking if you wish to save the current
2296 file(s). You can still use a ! to unconditionally |abandon| a buffer.
2297 If 'confirm' is off you can still activate confirmation for one
2298 command only (this is most useful in mappings) with the |:confirm|
2299 command.
2300 Also see the |confirm()| function and the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.
2301
2302 *'conskey'* *'consk'* *'noconskey'* *'noconsk'*
2303'conskey' 'consk' boolean (default off)
2304 global
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01002305 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002306
2307 *'copyindent'* *'ci'* *'nocopyindent'* *'noci'*
2308'copyindent' 'ci' boolean (default off)
2309 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002310 Copy the structure of the existing lines indent when autoindenting a
2311 new line. Normally the new indent is reconstructed by a series of
2312 tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is enabled,
2313 in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option makes the
2314 new line copy whatever characters were used for indenting on the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002315 existing line. 'expandtab' has no effect on these characters, a Tab
2316 remains a Tab. If the new indent is greater than on the existing
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002317 line, the remaining space is filled in the normal manner.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002318 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002319 Also see 'preserveindent'.
2320
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002321 *'cpoptions'* *'cpo'* *cpo*
Illia Bobyr03d20aa2024-07-16 20:10:16 +02002322'cpoptions' 'cpo' string (Vim default: "aABceFsz",
2323 Vi default: all flags, except "#{|&/\."
h-east90e1fe42024-08-12 18:26:08 +02002324 |$VIM_POSIX|: all flags)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002325 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002326 A sequence of single character flags. When a character is present
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02002327 this indicates Vi-compatible behavior. This is used for things where
2328 not being Vi-compatible is mostly or sometimes preferred.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002329 'cpoptions' stands for "compatible-options".
2330 Commas can be added for readability.
2331 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
2332 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
Bram Moolenaar71eb3ad2021-12-26 12:07:30 +00002333
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002334 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2335 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar71eb3ad2021-12-26 12:07:30 +00002336
2337 NOTE: In a |Vim9| script, when `vim9script` is encountered, the value
2338 is saved, 'cpoptions' is set to the Vim default, and the saved value
2339 is restored at the end of the script. Changes to the value of
2340 'cpoptions' will be applied to the saved value, but keep in mind that
2341 removing a flag that is not present when 'cpoptions' is changed has no
2342 effect. In the |.vimrc| file the value is not restored, thus using
2343 `vim9script` in the |.vimrc| file results in using the Vim default.
2344
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002345 NOTE: This option is set to the POSIX default value at startup when
2346 the Vi default value would be used and the $VIM_POSIX environment
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002347 variable exists |posix|. This means Vim tries to behave like the
2348 POSIX specification.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002349
2350 contains behavior ~
2351 *cpo-a*
2352 a When included, a ":read" command with a file name
2353 argument will set the alternate file name for the
2354 current window.
2355 *cpo-A*
2356 A When included, a ":write" command with a file name
2357 argument will set the alternate file name for the
2358 current window.
2359 *cpo-b*
2360 b "\|" in a ":map" command is recognized as the end of
2361 the map command. The '\' is included in the mapping,
2362 the text after the '|' is interpreted as the next
2363 command. Use a CTRL-V instead of a backslash to
2364 include the '|' in the mapping. Applies to all
2365 mapping, abbreviation, menu and autocmd commands.
2366 See also |map_bar|.
2367 *cpo-B*
2368 B A backslash has no special meaning in mappings,
Bram Moolenaara9604e62018-07-21 05:56:22 +02002369 abbreviations, user commands and the "to" part of the
2370 menu commands. Remove this flag to be able to use a
2371 backslash like a CTRL-V. For example, the command
2372 ":map X \<Esc>" results in X being mapped to:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002373 'B' included: "\^[" (^[ is a real <Esc>)
2374 'B' excluded: "<Esc>" (5 characters)
2375 ('<' excluded in both cases)
2376 *cpo-c*
2377 c Searching continues at the end of any match at the
2378 cursor position, but not further than the start of the
2379 next line. When not present searching continues
2380 one character from the cursor position. With 'c'
2381 "abababababab" only gets three matches when repeating
2382 "/abab", without 'c' there are five matches.
2383 *cpo-C*
2384 C Do not concatenate sourced lines that start with a
2385 backslash. See |line-continuation|.
2386 *cpo-d*
2387 d Using "./" in the 'tags' option doesn't mean to use
2388 the tags file relative to the current file, but the
2389 tags file in the current directory.
2390 *cpo-D*
2391 D Can't use CTRL-K to enter a digraph after Normal mode
2392 commands with a character argument, like |r|, |f| and
2393 |t|.
2394 *cpo-e*
2395 e When executing a register with ":@r", always add a
2396 <CR> to the last line, also when the register is not
2397 linewise. If this flag is not present, the register
2398 is not linewise and the last line does not end in a
2399 <CR>, then the last line is put on the command-line
2400 and can be edited before hitting <CR>.
2401 *cpo-E*
2402 E It is an error when using "y", "d", "c", "g~", "gu" or
2403 "gU" on an Empty region. The operators only work when
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02002404 at least one character is to be operated on. Example:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002405 This makes "y0" fail in the first column.
2406 *cpo-f*
2407 f When included, a ":read" command with a file name
2408 argument will set the file name for the current buffer,
2409 if the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet.
2410 *cpo-F*
2411 F When included, a ":write" command with a file name
2412 argument will set the file name for the current
2413 buffer, if the current buffer doesn't have a file name
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002414 yet. Also see |cpo-P|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002415 *cpo-g*
2416 g Goto line 1 when using ":edit" without argument.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002417 *cpo-H*
2418 H When using "I" on a line with only blanks, insert
2419 before the last blank. Without this flag insert after
2420 the last blank.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002421 *cpo-i*
2422 i When included, interrupting the reading of a file will
2423 leave it modified.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002424 *cpo-I*
2425 I When moving the cursor up or down just after inserting
2426 indent for 'autoindent', do not delete the indent.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002427 *cpo-j*
2428 j When joining lines, only add two spaces after a '.',
2429 not after '!' or '?'. Also see 'joinspaces'.
2430 *cpo-J*
2431 J A |sentence| has to be followed by two spaces after
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002432 the '.', '!' or '?'. A <Tab> is not recognized as
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002433 white space.
2434 *cpo-k*
2435 k Disable the recognition of raw key codes in
2436 mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of menu
2437 commands. For example, if <Key> sends ^[OA (where ^[
2438 is <Esc>), the command ":map X ^[OA" results in X
2439 being mapped to:
2440 'k' included: "^[OA" (3 characters)
2441 'k' excluded: "<Key>" (one key code)
2442 Also see the '<' flag below.
2443 *cpo-K*
2444 K Don't wait for a key code to complete when it is
2445 halfway a mapping. This breaks mapping <F1><F1> when
2446 only part of the second <F1> has been read. It
2447 enables cancelling the mapping by typing <F1><Esc>.
2448 *cpo-l*
2449 l Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002450 literally, only "\]", "\^", "\-" and "\\" are special.
2451 See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002452 'l' included: "/[ \t]" finds <Space>, '\' and 't'
2453 'l' excluded: "/[ \t]" finds <Space> and <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002454 Also see |cpo-\|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002455 *cpo-L*
2456 L When the 'list' option is set, 'wrapmargin',
2457 'textwidth', 'softtabstop' and Virtual Replace mode
2458 (see |gR|) count a <Tab> as two characters, instead of
2459 the normal behavior of a <Tab>.
2460 *cpo-m*
2461 m When included, a showmatch will always wait half a
2462 second. When not included, a showmatch will wait half
2463 a second or until a character is typed. |'showmatch'|
2464 *cpo-M*
2465 M When excluded, "%" matching will take backslashes into
2466 account. Thus in "( \( )" and "\( ( \)" the outer
2467 parenthesis match. When included "%" ignores
2468 backslashes, which is Vi compatible.
2469 *cpo-n*
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02002470 n When included, the column used for 'number' and
2471 'relativenumber' will also be used for text of wrapped
2472 lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002473 *cpo-o*
2474 o Line offset to search command is not remembered for
2475 next search.
2476 *cpo-O*
2477 O Don't complain if a file is being overwritten, even
2478 when it didn't exist when editing it. This is a
2479 protection against a file unexpectedly created by
2480 someone else. Vi didn't complain about this.
2481 *cpo-p*
2482 p Vi compatible Lisp indenting. When not present, a
2483 slightly better algorithm is used.
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002484 *cpo-P*
2485 P When included, a ":write" command that appends to a
2486 file will set the file name for the current buffer, if
2487 the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet and
2488 the 'F' flag is also included |cpo-F|.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002489 *cpo-q*
2490 q When joining multiple lines leave the cursor at the
2491 position where it would be when joining two lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002492 *cpo-r*
2493 r Redo ("." command) uses "/" to repeat a search
2494 command, instead of the actually used search string.
2495 *cpo-R*
2496 R Remove marks from filtered lines. Without this flag
2497 marks are kept like |:keepmarks| was used.
2498 *cpo-s*
2499 s Set buffer options when entering the buffer for the
2500 first time. This is like it is in Vim version 3.0.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002501 And it is the default. If not present the options are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002502 set when the buffer is created.
2503 *cpo-S*
2504 S Set buffer options always when entering a buffer
2505 (except 'readonly', 'fileformat', 'filetype' and
2506 'syntax'). This is the (most) Vi compatible setting.
2507 The options are set to the values in the current
2508 buffer. When you change an option and go to another
2509 buffer, the value is copied. Effectively makes the
2510 buffer options global to all buffers.
2511
2512 's' 'S' copy buffer options
2513 no no when buffer created
2514 yes no when buffer first entered (default)
2515 X yes each time when buffer entered (vi comp.)
2516 *cpo-t*
2517 t Search pattern for the tag command is remembered for
2518 "n" command. Otherwise Vim only puts the pattern in
2519 the history for search pattern, but doesn't change the
2520 last used search pattern.
2521 *cpo-u*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002522 u Undo is Vi compatible. See |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002523 *cpo-v*
2524 v Backspaced characters remain visible on the screen in
2525 Insert mode. Without this flag the characters are
2526 erased from the screen right away. With this flag the
2527 screen newly typed text overwrites backspaced
2528 characters.
2529 *cpo-w*
2530 w When using "cw" on a blank character, only change one
2531 character and not all blanks until the start of the
2532 next word.
2533 *cpo-W*
2534 W Don't overwrite a readonly file. When omitted, ":w!"
2535 overwrites a readonly file, if possible.
2536 *cpo-x*
2537 x <Esc> on the command-line executes the command-line.
2538 The default in Vim is to abandon the command-line,
2539 because <Esc> normally aborts a command. |c_<Esc>|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002540 *cpo-X*
2541 X When using a count with "R" the replaced text is
2542 deleted only once. Also when repeating "R" with "."
2543 and a count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002544 *cpo-y*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002545 y A yank command can be redone with ".". Think twice if
2546 you really want to use this, it may break some
2547 plugins, since most people expect "." to only repeat a
2548 change.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002549 *cpo-Z*
2550 Z When using "w!" while the 'readonly' option is set,
2551 don't reset 'readonly'.
Christian Brabandt22105fd2024-07-15 20:51:11 +02002552 *cpo-z*
2553 z Special casing the "cw" and "d" command (see |cw| and
2554 |d-special|).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002555 *cpo-!*
2556 ! When redoing a filter command, use the last used
2557 external command, whatever it was. Otherwise the last
2558 used -filter- command is used.
2559 *cpo-$*
2560 $ When making a change to one line, don't redisplay the
2561 line, but put a '$' at the end of the changed text.
2562 The changed text will be overwritten when you type the
2563 new text. The line is redisplayed if you type any
2564 command that moves the cursor from the insertion
2565 point.
2566 *cpo-%*
2567 % Vi-compatible matching is done for the "%" command.
2568 Does not recognize "#if", "#endif", etc.
2569 Does not recognize "/*" and "*/".
2570 Parens inside single and double quotes are also
2571 counted, causing a string that contains a paren to
2572 disturb the matching. For example, in a line like
2573 "if (strcmp("foo(", s))" the first paren does not
2574 match the last one. When this flag is not included,
2575 parens inside single and double quotes are treated
2576 specially. When matching a paren outside of quotes,
2577 everything inside quotes is ignored. When matching a
2578 paren inside quotes, it will find the matching one (if
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002579 there is one). This works very well for C programs.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002580 This flag is also used for other features, such as
2581 C-indenting.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002582 *cpo--*
2583 - When included, a vertical movement command fails when
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002584 it would go above the first line or below the last
2585 line. Without it the cursor moves to the first or
2586 last line, unless it already was in that line.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002587 Applies to the commands "-", "k", CTRL-P, "+", "j",
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002588 CTRL-N, CTRL-J and ":1234".
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002589 *cpo-+*
2590 + When included, a ":write file" command will reset the
2591 'modified' flag of the buffer, even though the buffer
2592 itself may still be different from its file.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002593 *cpo-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002594 * Use ":*" in the same way as ":@". When not included,
2595 ":*" is an alias for ":'<,'>", select the Visual area.
2596 *cpo-<*
2597 < Disable the recognition of special key codes in |<>|
2598 form in mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002599 menu commands. For example, the command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002600 ":map X <Tab>" results in X being mapped to:
2601 '<' included: "<Tab>" (5 characters)
2602 '<' excluded: "^I" (^I is a real <Tab>)
2603 Also see the 'k' flag above.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002604 *cpo->*
2605 > When appending to a register, put a line break before
2606 the appended text.
Bram Moolenaar8b3e0332011-06-26 05:36:34 +02002607 *cpo-;*
2608 ; When using |,| or |;| to repeat the last |t| search
2609 and the cursor is right in front of the searched
2610 character, the cursor won't move. When not included,
2611 the cursor would skip over it and jump to the
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02002612 following occurrence.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002613
2614 POSIX flags. These are not included in the Vi default value, except
2615 when $VIM_POSIX was set on startup. |posix|
2616
2617 contains behavior ~
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002618 *cpo-#*
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002619 # A count before "D", "o" and "O" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002620 *cpo-&*
2621 & When ":preserve" was used keep the swap file when
2622 exiting normally while this buffer is still loaded.
2623 This flag is tested when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002624 *cpo-\*
2625 \ Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
2626 literally, only "\]" is special See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar90915b52005-08-21 22:17:52 +00002627 '\' included: "/[ \-]" finds <Space>, '\' and '-'
2628 '\' excluded: "/[ \-]" finds <Space> and '-'
2629 Also see |cpo-l|.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002630 *cpo-/*
2631 / When "%" is used as the replacement string in a |:s|
2632 command, use the previous replacement string. |:s%|
2633 *cpo-{*
2634 { The |{| and |}| commands also stop at a "{" character
2635 at the start of a line.
2636 *cpo-.*
2637 . The ":chdir" and ":cd" commands fail if the current
2638 buffer is modified, unless ! is used. Vim doesn't
2639 need this, since it remembers the full path of an
2640 opened file.
2641 *cpo-bar*
2642 | The value of the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment
2643 variables overrule the terminal size values obtained
2644 with system specific functions.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002645
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002646 *'cryptmethod'* *'cm'*
Bram Moolenaara86187b2018-12-16 18:20:00 +01002647'cryptmethod' 'cm' string (default "blowfish2")
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002648 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002649 Method used for encryption when the buffer is written to a file:
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002650 *pkzip*
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002651 zip PkZip compatible method. A weak kind of encryption.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002652 Backwards compatible with Vim 7.2 and older.
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002653 Only use if you need to be backwards compatible.
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002654 *blowfish*
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002655 blowfish Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption but it has
2656 an implementation flaw. Requires Vim 7.3 or later,
2657 files can NOT be read by Vim 7.2 and older. This adds
2658 a "seed" to the file, every time you write the file
2659 the encrypted bytes will be different.
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002660 Obsolete, please do no longer use.
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002661 *blowfish2*
2662 blowfish2 Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption. Requires
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01002663 Vim 7.4.401 or later, files can NOT be read by Vim 7.3
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002664 and older. This adds a "seed" to the file, every time
2665 you write the file the encrypted bytes will be
2666 different. The whole undo file is encrypted, not just
2667 the pieces of text.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002668 *E1193* *E1194* *E1195* *E1196* *E1230*
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002669 *E1197* *E1198* *E1199* *E1200* *E1201*
2670 xchacha20 XChaCha20 Cipher with Poly1305 Message Authentication
2671 Code. Medium strong till strong encryption.
2672 Encryption is provided by the libsodium library, it
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01002673 requires Vim to be built with |+sodium|.
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002674 It adds a seed and a message authentication code (MAC)
2675 to the file. This needs at least a Vim 8.2.3022 to
2676 read the encrypted file.
2677 Encryption of swap files is not supported, therefore
2678 no swap file will be used when xchacha20 encryption is
2679 enabled.
2680 Encryption of undo files is not yet supported,
2681 therefore no undo file will currently be written.
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002682 CAREFUL: Files written with this method might have to
2683 be read back with the same version of Vim if the
2684 binary format changes later.
2685 Obsolete, please do no longer use.
2686 xchacha20v2 Same algorithm as with "xchacha20" that correctly
2687 stores the key derivation parameters together with the
2688 encrypted file. Should work better in case the
2689 parameters in the libsodium library ever change.
2690 STILL EXPERIMENTAL: Files written with this method
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002691 might have to be read back with the same version of
2692 Vim if the binary format changes later.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002693
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002694 You should use "blowfish2", also to re-encrypt older files. The
2695 "xchacha20" method provides better encryption, but it does not work
2696 with all versions of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01002697
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002698 When reading an encrypted file 'cryptmethod' will be set automatically
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002699 to the detected method of the file being read. Thus if you write it
2700 without changing 'cryptmethod' the same method will be used.
2701 Changing 'cryptmethod' does not mark the file as modified, you have to
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002702 explicitly write it, you don't get a warning unless there are other
2703 modifications. Also see |:X|.
2704
2705 When setting the global value to an empty string, it will end up with
Bram Moolenaara86187b2018-12-16 18:20:00 +01002706 the value "blowfish2". When setting the local value to an empty
2707 string the buffer will use the global value.
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002708
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002709 When a new encryption method is added in a later version of Vim, and
2710 the current version does not recognize it, you will get *E821* .
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002711 You need to edit this file with the later version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002712
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002713 *'cscopepathcomp'* *'cspc'*
2714'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' number (default 0)
2715 global
2716 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2717 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002718 Determines how many components of the path to show in a list of tags.
2719 See |cscopepathcomp|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002720 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002721
2722 *'cscopeprg'* *'csprg'*
2723'cscopeprg' 'csprg' string (default "cscope")
2724 global
2725 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2726 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002727 Specifies the command to execute cscope. See |cscopeprg|.
2728 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2729 security reasons.
2730
2731 *'cscopequickfix'* *'csqf'*
2732'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' string (default "")
2733 global
2734 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2735 or |+quickfix| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002736 Specifies whether to use quickfix window to show cscope results.
2737 See |cscopequickfix|.
2738
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02002739 *'cscoperelative'* *'csre'* *'nocscoperelative'* *'nocsre'*
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002740'cscoperelative' 'csre' boolean (default off)
2741 global
2742 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2743 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002744 In the absence of a prefix (-P) for cscope. setting this option enables
2745 to use the basename of cscope.out path as the prefix.
2746 See |cscoperelative|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002747 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002748
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002749 *'cscopetag'* *'cst'* *'nocscopetag'* *'nocst'*
2750'cscopetag' 'cst' boolean (default off)
2751 global
2752 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2753 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002754 Use cscope for tag commands. See |cscope-options|.
2755 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2756
2757 *'cscopetagorder'* *'csto'*
2758'cscopetagorder' 'csto' number (default 0)
2759 global
2760 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2761 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002762 Determines the order in which ":cstag" performs a search. See
2763 |cscopetagorder|.
2764 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
2765
2766 *'cscopeverbose'* *'csverb'*
2767 *'nocscopeverbose'* *'nocsverb'*
2768'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' boolean (default off)
2769 global
2770 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2771 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002772 Give messages when adding a cscope database. See |cscopeverbose|.
2773 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2774
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002775 *'cursorbind'* *'crb'* *'nocursorbind'* *'nocrb'*
2776'cursorbind' 'crb' boolean (default off)
2777 local to window
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002778 When this option is set, as the cursor in the current
2779 window moves other cursorbound windows (windows that also have
2780 this option set) move their cursors to the corresponding line and
2781 column. This option is useful for viewing the
2782 differences between two versions of a file (see 'diff'); in diff mode,
2783 inserted and deleted lines (though not characters within a line) are
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02002784 taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002785
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002786 *'cursorcolumn'* *'cuc'* *'nocursorcolumn'* *'nocuc'*
2787'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' boolean (default off)
2788 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002789 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002790 feature}
2791 Highlight the screen column of the cursor with CursorColumn
2792 |hl-CursorColumn|. Useful to align text. Will make screen redrawing
2793 slower.
Bram Moolenaar4c3f5362006-04-11 21:38:50 +00002794 If you only want the highlighting in the current window you can use
2795 these autocommands: >
2796 au WinLeave * set nocursorline nocursorcolumn
2797 au WinEnter * set cursorline cursorcolumn
2798<
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002799
2800 *'cursorline'* *'cul'* *'nocursorline'* *'nocul'*
2801'cursorline' 'cul' boolean (default off)
2802 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002803 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002804 feature}
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002805 Highlight the text line of the cursor with CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
2806 Useful to easily spot the cursor. Will make screen redrawing slower.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00002807 When Visual mode is active the highlighting isn't used to make it
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00002808 easier to see the selected text.
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002809
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002810 *'cursorlineopt'* *'culopt'*
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002811'cursorlineopt' 'culopt' string (default: "number,line")
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002812 local to window
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002813 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
2814 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002815 Comma-separated list of settings for how 'cursorline' is displayed.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002816 Valid values:
2817 "line" Highlight the text line of the cursor with
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002818 CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002819 "screenline" Highlight only the screen line of the cursor with
2820 CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
2821 "number" Highlight the line number of the cursor with
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002822 CursorLineNr |hl-CursorLineNr|.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002823
2824 Special value:
2825 "both" Alias for the values "line,number".
2826
2827 "line" and "screenline" cannot be used together.
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002828
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002829 *'debug'*
2830'debug' string (default "")
2831 global
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002832 These values can be used:
2833 msg Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2834 anyway.
2835 throw Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2836 anyway and also throw an exception and set |v:errmsg|.
2837 beep A message will be given when otherwise only a beep would be
2838 produced.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002839 The values can be combined, separated by a comma.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002840 "msg" and "throw" are useful for debugging 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr' or
2841 'indentexpr'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002842
2843 *'define'* *'def'*
2844'define' 'def' string (default "^\s*#\s*define")
2845 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002846 Pattern to be used to find a macro definition. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002847 pattern, just like for the "/" command. This option is used for the
2848 commands like "[i" and "[d" |include-search|. The 'isident' option is
2849 used to recognize the defined name after the match:
2850 {match with 'define'}{non-ID chars}{defined name}{non-ID char}
2851 See |option-backslash| about inserting backslashes to include a space
2852 or backslash.
2853 The default value is for C programs. For C++ this value would be
2854 useful, to include const type declarations: >
2855 ^\(#\s*define\|[a-z]*\s*const\s*[a-z]*\)
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01002856< You can also use "\ze" just before the name and continue the pattern
2857 to check what is following. E.g. for Javascript, if a function is
2858 defined with "func_name = function(args)": >
2859 ^\s*\ze\i\+\s*=\s*function(
2860< If the function is defined with "func_name : function() {...": >
2861 ^\s*\ze\i\+\s*[:]\s*(*function\s*(
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002862< When using the ":set" command, you need to double the backslashes!
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01002863 To avoid that use `:let` with a single quote string: >
2864 let &l:define = '^\s*\ze\k\+\s*=\s*function('
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02002865<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002866
2867 *'delcombine'* *'deco'* *'nodelcombine'* *'nodeco'*
2868'delcombine' 'deco' boolean (default off)
2869 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002870 If editing Unicode and this option is set, backspace and Normal mode
2871 "x" delete each combining character on its own. When it is off (the
2872 default) the character along with its combining characters are
2873 deleted.
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02002874 Note: When 'delcombine' is set "xx" may work differently from "2x"!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002875
2876 This is useful for Arabic, Hebrew and many other languages where one
2877 may have combining characters overtop of base characters, and want
2878 to remove only the combining ones.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002879 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002880
2881 *'dictionary'* *'dict'*
2882'dictionary' 'dict' string (default "")
2883 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002884 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
2885 for keyword completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|. Each file should
2886 contain a list of words. This can be one word per line, or several
2887 words per line, separated by non-keyword characters (white space is
2888 preferred). Maximum line length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar259f26a2018-05-15 22:25:40 +02002889
2890 When this option is empty or an entry "spell" is present, and spell
2891 checking is enabled, words in the word lists for the currently active
2892 'spelllang' are used. See |spell|.
2893
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002894 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002895 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
2896 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002897 This has nothing to do with the |Dictionary| variable type.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002898 Where to find a list of words?
2899 - On FreeBSD, there is the file "/usr/share/dict/words".
2900 - In the Simtel archive, look in the "msdos/linguist" directory.
2901 - In "miscfiles" of the GNU collection.
2902 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2903 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2904 uses another default.
2905 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
2906
2907 *'diff'* *'nodiff'*
2908'diff' boolean (default off)
2909 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002910 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2911 feature}
2912 Join the current window in the group of windows that shows differences
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002913 between files. See |vimdiff|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002914
2915 *'dex'* *'diffexpr'*
2916'diffexpr' 'dex' string (default "")
2917 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002918 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2919 feature}
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002920 Expression which is evaluated to obtain a diff file (either ed-style
2921 or unified-style) from two versions of a file. See |diff-diffexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002922 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2923 security reasons.
2924
2925 *'dip'* *'diffopt'*
Yee Cheng Chin9943d472025-03-26 19:41:02 +01002926'diffopt' 'dip' string (default
2927 "internal,filler,closeoff,inline:simple")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002928 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002929 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2930 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002931 Option settings for diff mode. It can consist of the following items.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002932 All are optional. Items must be separated by a comma.
2933
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01002934 algorithm:{text} Use the specified diff algorithm with the
2935 internal diff engine. Currently supported
2936 algorithms are:
2937 myers the default algorithm
2938 minimal spend extra time to generate the
2939 smallest possible diff
2940 patience patience diff algorithm
2941 histogram histogram diff algorithm
2942
2943 closeoff When a window is closed where 'diff' is set
2944 and there is only one window remaining in the
2945 same tab page with 'diff' set, execute
2946 `:diffoff` in that window. This undoes a
2947 `:diffsplit` command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002948
2949 context:{n} Use a context of {n} lines between a change
2950 and a fold that contains unchanged lines.
2951 When omitted a context of six lines is used.
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01002952 When using zero the context is actually one,
2953 since folds require a line in between, also
dundargoc20f48d52023-10-02 21:49:23 +02002954 for a deleted line. Set it to a very large
2955 value (999999) to disable folding completely.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002956 See |fold-diff|.
2957
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01002958 filler Show filler lines, to keep the text
2959 synchronized with a window that has inserted
2960 lines at the same position. Mostly useful
2961 when windows are side-by-side and 'scrollbind'
2962 is set.
2963
2964 foldcolumn:{n} Set the 'foldcolumn' option to {n} when
2965 starting diff mode. Without this 2 is used.
2966
2967 followwrap Follow the 'wrap' option and leave as it is.
2968
2969 horizontal Start diff mode with horizontal splits (unless
2970 explicitly specified otherwise).
2971
2972 hiddenoff Do not use diff mode for a buffer when it
2973 becomes hidden.
2974
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002975 iblank Ignore changes where lines are all blank. Adds
2976 the "-B" flag to the "diff" command if
2977 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2978 of the "diff" command for what this does
2979 exactly.
2980 NOTE: the diff windows will get out of sync,
2981 because no differences between blank lines are
2982 taken into account.
2983
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002984 icase Ignore changes in case of text. "a" and "A"
2985 are considered the same. Adds the "-i" flag
2986 to the "diff" command if 'diffexpr' is empty.
2987
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01002988 indent-heuristic
2989 Use the indent heuristic for the internal
2990 diff library.
2991
Yee Cheng Chin9943d472025-03-26 19:41:02 +01002992 inline:{text} Highlight inline differences within a change.
2993 See |view-diffs|. Supported values are:
2994
2995 none Do not perform inline highlighting.
2996 simple Highlight from first different
2997 character to the last one in each
zeertzjq5a307c32025-03-28 19:01:32 +01002998 line. This is the default if no
2999 `inline:` value is set.
Yee Cheng Chin9943d472025-03-26 19:41:02 +01003000 char Use internal diff to perform a
3001 character-wise diff and highlight the
3002 difference.
3003 word Use internal diff to perform a
3004 |word|-wise diff and highlight the
Yee Cheng Chin9aa120f2025-04-04 19:16:21 +02003005 difference. Non-alphanumeric
3006 multi-byte characters such as emoji
3007 and CJK characters are considered
3008 individual words.
Yee Cheng Chin9943d472025-03-26 19:41:02 +01003009
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01003010 internal Use the internal diff library. This is
3011 ignored when 'diffexpr' is set. *E960*
3012 When running out of memory when writing a
3013 buffer this item will be ignored for diffs
3014 involving that buffer. Set the 'verbose'
3015 option to see when this happens.
3016
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003017 iwhite Ignore changes in amount of white space. Adds
3018 the "-b" flag to the "diff" command if
3019 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
3020 of the "diff" command for what this does
3021 exactly. It should ignore adding trailing
3022 white space, but not leading white space.
3023
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003024 iwhiteall Ignore all white space changes. Adds
3025 the "-w" flag to the "diff" command if
3026 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
3027 of the "diff" command for what this does
3028 exactly.
3029
3030 iwhiteeol Ignore white space changes at end of line.
3031 Adds the "-Z" flag to the "diff" command if
3032 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
3033 of the "diff" command for what this does
3034 exactly.
3035
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01003036 linematch:{n} Align and mark changes between the most
3037 similar lines between the buffers. When the
3038 total number of lines in the diff hunk exceeds
3039 {n}, the lines will not be aligned because for
3040 very large diff hunks there will be a
3041 noticeable lag. A reasonable setting is
3042 "linematch:60", as this will enable alignment
3043 for a 2 buffer diff hunk of 30 lines each,
3044 or a 3 buffer diff hunk of 20 lines each.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00003045
3046 vertical Start diff mode with vertical splits (unless
3047 explicitly specified otherwise).
3048
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02003049 Examples: >
3050 :set diffopt=internal,filler,context:4
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003051 :set diffopt=
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02003052 :set diffopt=internal,filler,foldcolumn:3
3053 :set diffopt-=internal " do NOT use the internal diff parser
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003054<
3055 *'digraph'* *'dg'* *'nodigraph'* *'nodg'*
3056'digraph' 'dg' boolean (default off)
3057 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003058 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs|
3059 feature}
3060 Enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode with {char1} <BS>
3061 {char2}. See |digraphs|.
3062 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3063
3064 *'directory'* *'dir'*
3065'directory' 'dir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01003066 for Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:\tmp,c:\temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003067 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
3068 global
3069 List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02003070 Recommended value: ".,~/vimswap//" - this will put the swap file next
3071 to the edited file if possible, and in your personal swap directory
3072 otherwise. Make sure "~/vimswap//" is only readable for you.
3073
3074 Possible items:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003075 - The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
3076 possible.
3077 - Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
Bram Moolenaar00e192b2019-10-19 17:01:28 +02003078 impossible!) and no |E303| error will be given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003079 - A directory "." means to put the swap file in the same directory as
3080 the edited file. On Unix, a dot is prepended to the file name, so
3081 it doesn't show in a directory listing. On MS-Windows the "hidden"
3082 attribute is set and a dot prepended if possible.
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01003083 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-Windows) means to put
3084 the swap file relative to where the edited file is. The leading "."
3085 is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02003086 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//",
3087 the swap file name will be built from the complete path to the file
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02003088 with all path separators replaced by percent '%' signs (including
3089 the colon following the drive letter on Win32). This will ensure
3090 file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02003091 On Win32, it is also possible to end with "\\". However, When a
3092 separating comma is following, you must use "//", since "\\" will
3093 include the comma in the file name. Therefore it is recommended to
3094 use '//', instead of '\\'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003095 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
3096 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
3097 name, precede it with a backslash.
3098 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
3099 - A directory name may end in an ':' or '/'.
3100 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
3101 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
3102 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
3103 :set dir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
3104< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
3105 of the option is removed.
3106 Using "." first in the list is recommended. This means that editing
3107 the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
3108 discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
3109 "/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02003110 choice than "/tmp". But others on the computer may be able to see the
3111 files, and it can contain a lot of files, your swap files get lost in
3112 the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your home directory is
3113 tried first.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003114 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
3115 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
3116 uses another default.
3117 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3118 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003119
3120 *'display'* *'dy'*
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02003121'display' 'dy' string (default "", set to "truncate" in
3122 |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003123 global
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01003124 Change the way text is displayed. This is a comma-separated list of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003125 flags:
3126 lastline When included, as much as possible of the last line
Bram Moolenaarad9c2a02016-07-27 23:26:04 +02003127 in a window will be displayed. "@@@" is put in the
3128 last columns of the last screen line to indicate the
3129 rest of the line is not displayed.
3130 truncate Like "lastline", but "@@@" is displayed in the first
3131 column of the last screen line. Overrules "lastline".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003132 uhex Show unprintable characters hexadecimal as <xx>
3133 instead of using ^C and ~C.
3134
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +02003135 When neither "lastline" nor "truncate" is included, a last line that
Bram Moolenaarad9c2a02016-07-27 23:26:04 +02003136 doesn't fit is replaced with "@" lines.
3137
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003138 The "@" character can be changed by setting the "lastline" item in
3139 'fillchars'. The character is highlighted with |hl-NonText|.
3140
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003141 *'eadirection'* *'ead'*
3142'eadirection' 'ead' string (default "both")
3143 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003144 Tells when the 'equalalways' option applies:
3145 ver vertically, width of windows is not affected
3146 hor horizontally, height of windows is not affected
3147 both width and height of windows is affected
3148
3149 *'ed'* *'edcompatible'* *'noed'* *'noedcompatible'*
3150'edcompatible' 'ed' boolean (default off)
3151 global
3152 Makes the 'g' and 'c' flags of the ":substitute" command to be
3153 toggled each time the flag is given. See |complex-change|. See
3154 also 'gdefault' option.
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +02003155 Switching this option on may break plugins!
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01003156 This option is not used in |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003157
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02003158 *'emoji'* *'emo'* *'noemoji'* *'noemo'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01003159'emoji' 'emo' boolean (default: on)
3160 global
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01003161 When on all Unicode emoji characters are considered to be full width.
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02003162 This excludes "text emoji" characters, which are normally displayed as
3163 single width. Unfortunately there is no good specification for this
3164 and it has been determined on trial-and-error basis. Use the
3165 |setcellwidths()| function to change the behavior.
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01003166
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003167 *'encoding'* *'enc'* *E543*
K.Takataf883d902021-05-30 18:04:19 +02003168'encoding' 'enc' string (default for MS-Windows: "utf-8",
3169 otherwise: value from $LANG or "latin1")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003170 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003171 Sets the character encoding used inside Vim. It applies to text in
3172 the buffers, registers, Strings in expressions, text stored in the
3173 viminfo file, etc. It sets the kind of characters which Vim can work
3174 with. See |encoding-names| for the possible values.
3175
3176 NOTE: Changing this option will not change the encoding of the
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003177 existing text in Vim. It may cause non-ASCII text to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003178 It should normally be kept at its default value, or set when Vim
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003179 starts up. See |multibyte|. To reload the menus see |:menutrans|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003180
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003181 This option cannot be set from a |modeline|. It would most likely
3182 corrupt the text.
3183
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01003184 NOTE: For GTK+ 2 or later, it is highly recommended to set 'encoding'
3185 to "utf-8". Although care has been taken to allow different values of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003186 'encoding', "utf-8" is the natural choice for the environment and
3187 avoids unnecessary conversion overhead. "utf-8" has not been made
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003188 the default to prevent different behavior of the GUI and terminal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003189 versions, and to avoid changing the encoding of newly created files
3190 without your knowledge (in case 'fileencodings' is empty).
3191
3192 The character encoding of files can be different from 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003193 This is specified with 'fileencoding'. The conversion is done with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003194 iconv() or as specified with 'charconvert'.
3195
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02003196 If you need to know whether 'encoding' is a multibyte encoding, you
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003197 can use: >
3198 if has("multi_byte_encoding")
3199<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003200 Normally 'encoding' will be equal to your current locale. This will
3201 be the default if Vim recognizes your environment settings. If
3202 'encoding' is not set to the current locale, 'termencoding' must be
3203 set to convert typed and displayed text. See |encoding-table|.
3204
3205 When you set this option, it fires the |EncodingChanged| autocommand
3206 event so that you can set up fonts if necessary.
3207
3208 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
3209 you can set it with uppercase values too. Underscores are translated
3210 to '-' signs.
3211 When the encoding is recognized, it is changed to the standard name.
3212 For example "Latin-1" becomes "latin1", "ISO_88592" becomes
3213 "iso-8859-2" and "utf8" becomes "utf-8".
3214
3215 Note: "latin1" is also used when the encoding could not be detected.
3216 This only works when editing files in the same encoding! When the
3217 actual character set is not latin1, make sure 'fileencoding' and
3218 'fileencodings' are empty. When conversion is needed, switch to using
3219 utf-8.
3220
3221 When "unicode", "ucs-2" or "ucs-4" is used, Vim internally uses utf-8.
3222 You don't notice this while editing, but it does matter for the
3223 |viminfo-file|. And Vim expects the terminal to use utf-8 too. Thus
3224 setting 'encoding' to one of these values instead of utf-8 only has
3225 effect for encoding used for files when 'fileencoding' is empty.
3226
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00003227 When 'encoding' is set to a Unicode encoding, and 'fileencodings' was
3228 not set yet, the default for 'fileencodings' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003229
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003230 *'endoffile'* *'eof'* *'noendoffile'* *'noeof'*
Bram Moolenaar0aad88f2022-11-12 11:54:26 +00003231'endoffile' 'eof' boolean (default off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003232 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003233 Indicates that a CTRL-Z character was found at the end of the file
3234 when reading it. Normally only happens when 'fileformat' is "dos".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003235 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003236 is on, or 'fixeol' option is off, no CTRL-Z will be written at the
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003237 end of the file.
K.Takata3af98212022-11-01 20:36:19 +00003238 See |eol-and-eof| for example settings.
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003239
3240 *'endofline'* *'eol'* *'noendofline'* *'noeol'*
3241'endofline' 'eol' boolean (default on)
3242 local to buffer
3243 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003244 is on, or 'fixeol' option is off, no <EOL> will be written for the
3245 last line in the file. This option is automatically set or reset when
3246 starting to edit a new file, depending on whether file has an <EOL>
3247 for the last line in the file. Normally you don't have to set or
3248 reset this option.
3249 When 'binary' is off and 'fixeol' is on the value is not used when
3250 writing the file. When 'binary' is on or 'fixeol' is off it is used
3251 to remember the presence of a <EOL> for the last line in the file, so
3252 that when you write the file the situation from the original file can
3253 be kept. But you can change it if you want to.
K.Takata3af98212022-11-01 20:36:19 +00003254 See |eol-and-eof| for example settings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003255
3256 *'equalalways'* *'ea'* *'noequalalways'* *'noea'*
3257'equalalways' 'ea' boolean (default on)
3258 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003259 When on, all the windows are automatically made the same size after
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00003260 splitting or closing a window. This also happens the moment the
3261 option is switched on. When off, splitting a window will reduce the
3262 size of the current window and leave the other windows the same. When
3263 closing a window the extra lines are given to the window next to it
3264 (depending on 'splitbelow' and 'splitright').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003265 When mixing vertically and horizontally split windows, a minimal size
3266 is computed and some windows may be larger if there is room. The
3267 'eadirection' option tells in which direction the size is affected.
Bram Moolenaar67f71312007-08-12 14:55:56 +00003268 Changing the height and width of a window can be avoided by setting
3269 'winfixheight' and 'winfixwidth', respectively.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003270 If a window size is specified when creating a new window sizes are
3271 currently not equalized (it's complicated, but may be implemented in
3272 the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003273
3274 *'equalprg'* *'ep'*
3275'equalprg' 'ep' string (default "")
3276 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003277 External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003278 the internal formatting functions are used; either 'lisp', 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003279 or 'indentexpr'. When Vim was compiled without internal formatting,
3280 the "indent" program is used.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003281 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003282 about including spaces and backslashes.
3283 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3284 security reasons.
3285
3286 *'errorbells'* *'eb'* *'noerrorbells'* *'noeb'*
3287'errorbells' 'eb' boolean (default off)
3288 global
3289 Ring the bell (beep or screen flash) for error messages. This only
3290 makes a difference for error messages, the bell will be used always
3291 for a lot of errors without a message (e.g., hitting <Esc> in Normal
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003292 mode). See 'visualbell' on how to make the bell behave like a beep,
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02003293 screen flash or do nothing. See 'belloff' to finetune when to ring the
3294 bell.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003295
3296 *'errorfile'* *'ef'*
3297'errorfile' 'ef' string (Amiga default: "AztecC.Err",
3298 others: "errors.err")
3299 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003300 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
3301 feature}
3302 Name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode (see |:cf|).
3303 When the "-q" command-line argument is used, 'errorfile' is set to the
3304 following argument. See |-q|.
3305 NOT used for the ":make" command. See 'makeef' for that.
3306 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
3307 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3308 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3309 security reasons.
3310
3311 *'errorformat'* *'efm'*
3312'errorformat' 'efm' string (default is very long)
3313 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003314 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
3315 feature}
3316 Scanf-like description of the format for the lines in the error file
3317 (see |errorformat|).
3318
3319 *'esckeys'* *'ek'* *'noesckeys'* *'noek'*
3320'esckeys' 'ek' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
3321 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003322 Function keys that start with an <Esc> are recognized in Insert
3323 mode. When this option is off, the cursor and function keys cannot be
3324 used in Insert mode if they start with an <Esc>. The advantage of
3325 this is that the single <Esc> is recognized immediately, instead of
3326 after one second. Instead of resetting this option, you might want to
3327 try changing the values for 'timeoutlen' and 'ttimeoutlen'. Note that
3328 when 'esckeys' is off, you can still map anything, but the cursor keys
3329 won't work by default.
3330 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3331 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Christian Brabandt5f5131d2023-10-25 21:44:26 +02003332 NOTE: when this option is off then the |modifyOtherKeys| and
3333 |xterm-bracketed-paste| functionality is disabled while in Insert mode
3334 to avoid ending Insert mode with any key that has a modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003335
3336 *'eventignore'* *'ei'*
3337'eventignore' 'ei' string (default "")
3338 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003339 A list of autocommand event names, which are to be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00003340 When set to "all" or when "all" is one of the items, all autocommand
3341 events are ignored, autocommands will not be executed.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003342 Otherwise this is a comma-separated list of event names. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003343 :set ei=WinEnter,WinLeave
3344<
Luuk van Baalb7147f82025-02-08 18:52:39 +01003345 *'eventignorewin'* *'eiw'*
3346'eventignorewin' 'eiw' string (default "")
3347 window-local
3348 Similar to 'eventignore' but applies to a particular window and its
3349 buffers, for which window and buffer related autocommands can be
3350 ignored indefinitely without affecting the global 'eventignore'.
3351
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003352 *'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
3353'expandtab' 'et' boolean (default off)
3354 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003355 In Insert mode: Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003356 <Tab>. Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003357 when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when 'expandtab' is
3358 on, use CTRL-V<Tab>. See also |:retab| and |ins-expandtab|.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02003359 This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and restored when
3360 the 'paste' option is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003361 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3362
3363 *'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
3364'exrc' 'ex' boolean (default off)
3365 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003366 Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02003367 directory.
3368
3369 Setting this option is a potential security leak. E.g., consider
3370 unpacking a package or fetching files from github, a .vimrc in there
3371 might be a trojan horse. BETTER NOT SET THIS OPTION!
3372 Instead, define an autocommand in your .vimrc to set options for a
3373 matching directory.
3374
3375 If you do switch this option on you should also consider setting the
3376 'secure' option (see |initialization|).
3377 Also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003378 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3379 security reasons.
3380
3381 *'fileencoding'* *'fenc'* *E213*
3382'fileencoding' 'fenc' string (default: "")
3383 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003384 Sets the character encoding for the file of this buffer.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003385
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003386 When 'fileencoding' is different from 'encoding', conversion will be
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003387 done when writing the file. For reading see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003388 When 'fileencoding' is empty, the same value as 'encoding' will be
3389 used (no conversion when reading or writing a file).
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003390 No error will be given when the value is set, only when it is used,
3391 only when writing a file.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003392 Conversion will also be done when 'encoding' and 'fileencoding' are
3393 both a Unicode encoding and 'fileencoding' is not utf-8. That's
3394 because internally Unicode is always stored as utf-8.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003395 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003396 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding, conversion
3397 is most likely done in a way that the reverse conversion
3398 results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not "utf-8" some
3399 characters may be lost!
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003400
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003401 See 'encoding' for the possible values. Additionally, values may be
3402 specified that can be handled by the converter, see
3403 |mbyte-conversion|.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003404
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003405 When reading a file 'fileencoding' will be set from 'fileencodings'.
3406 To read a file in a certain encoding it won't work by setting
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003407 'fileencoding', use the |++enc| argument. One exception: when
3408 'fileencodings' is empty the value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003409 For a new file the global value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003410
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003411 Prepending "8bit-" and "2byte-" has no meaning here, they are ignored.
3412 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
3413 you can set it with uppercase values too. '_' characters are
3414 replaced with '-'. If a name is recognized from the list for
3415 'encoding', it is replaced by the standard name. For example
3416 "ISO8859-2" becomes "iso-8859-2".
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003417
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003418 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
3419 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003420
3421 Keep in mind that changing 'fenc' from a modeline happens
3422 AFTER the text has been read, thus it applies to when the file will be
3423 written. If you do set 'fenc' in a modeline, you might want to set
3424 'nomodified' to avoid not being able to ":q".
3425
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003426 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
3427
3428 *'fe'*
3429 NOTE: Before version 6.0 this option specified the encoding for the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003430 whole of Vim, this was a mistake. Now use 'encoding' instead. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003431 old short name was 'fe', which is no longer used.
3432
3433 *'fileencodings'* *'fencs'*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003434'fileencodings' 'fencs' string (default: "ucs-bom",
3435 "ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1" when
3436 'encoding' is set to a Unicode value)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003437 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003438 This is a list of character encodings considered when starting to edit
3439 an existing file. When a file is read, Vim tries to use the first
3440 mentioned character encoding. If an error is detected, the next one
3441 in the list is tried. When an encoding is found that works,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003442 'fileencoding' is set to it. If all fail, 'fileencoding' is set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003443 an empty string, which means the value of 'encoding' is used.
3444 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
3445 'encoding' is "utf-8" (or one of the other Unicode variants)
3446 conversion is most likely done in a way that the reverse
3447 conversion results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00003448 "utf-8" some non-ASCII characters may be lost! You can use
3449 the |++bad| argument to specify what is done with characters
3450 that can't be converted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003451 For an empty file or a file with only ASCII characters most encodings
3452 will work and the first entry of 'fileencodings' will be used (except
3453 "ucs-bom", which requires the BOM to be present). If you prefer
3454 another encoding use an BufReadPost autocommand event to test if your
3455 preferred encoding is to be used. Example: >
3456 au BufReadPost * if search('\S', 'w') == 0 |
3457 \ set fenc=iso-2022-jp | endif
3458< This sets 'fileencoding' to "iso-2022-jp" if the file does not contain
3459 non-blank characters.
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00003460 When the |++enc| argument is used then the value of 'fileencodings' is
3461 not used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003462 Note that 'fileencodings' is not used for a new file, the global value
3463 of 'fileencoding' is used instead. You can set it with: >
3464 :setglobal fenc=iso-8859-2
3465< This means that a non-existing file may get a different encoding than
3466 an empty file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003467 The special value "ucs-bom" can be used to check for a Unicode BOM
3468 (Byte Order Mark) at the start of the file. It must not be preceded
3469 by "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding for this to work properly.
3470 An entry for an 8-bit encoding (e.g., "latin1") should be the last,
3471 because Vim cannot detect an error, thus the encoding is always
3472 accepted.
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003473 The special value "default" can be used for the encoding from the
K.Takataef8706f2021-05-31 18:40:49 +02003474 environment. On MS-Windows this is the system encoding. Otherwise
3475 this is the default value for 'encoding'. It is useful when
3476 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and your environment uses a non-latin1
3477 encoding, such as Russian.
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +00003478 When 'encoding' is "utf-8" and a file contains an illegal byte
3479 sequence it won't be recognized as UTF-8. You can use the |8g8|
3480 command to find the illegal byte sequence.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003481 WRONG VALUES: WHAT'S WRONG:
3482 latin1,utf-8 "latin1" will always be used
3483 utf-8,ucs-bom,latin1 BOM won't be recognized in an utf-8
3484 file
3485 cp1250,latin1 "cp1250" will always be used
3486 If 'fileencodings' is empty, 'fileencoding' is not modified.
3487 See 'fileencoding' for the possible values.
3488 Setting this option does not have an effect until the next time a file
3489 is read.
3490
3491 *'fileformat'* *'ff'*
Bram Moolenaar00590742019-02-15 21:06:09 +01003492'fileformat' 'ff' string (MS-Windows default: "dos",
Yee Cheng Chin92b59c62024-10-22 21:16:43 +02003493 Unix default: "unix")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003494 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003495 This gives the <EOL> of the current buffer, which is used for
3496 reading/writing the buffer from/to a file:
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01003497 dos <CR><NL>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003498 unix <NL>
3499 mac <CR>
3500 When "dos" is used, CTRL-Z at the end of a file is ignored.
3501 See |file-formats| and |file-read|.
3502 For the character encoding of the file see 'fileencoding'.
3503 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformat' is ignored, file I/O
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02003504 works like it was set to "unix".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003505 This option is set automatically when starting to edit a file and
3506 'fileformats' is not empty and 'binary' is off.
3507 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
3508 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
3509 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
3510 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to "dos",
3511 'textmode' is set, otherwise 'textmode' is reset.
3512
3513 *'fileformats'* *'ffs'*
3514'fileformats' 'ffs' string (default:
Bram Moolenaar00590742019-02-15 21:06:09 +01003515 Vim+Vi MS-Windows: "dos,unix",
Yee Cheng Chin92b59c62024-10-22 21:16:43 +02003516 Vim Unix: "unix,dos",
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003517 Vi Cygwin: "unix,dos",
3518 Vi others: "")
3519 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003520 This gives the end-of-line (<EOL>) formats that will be tried when
3521 starting to edit a new buffer and when reading a file into an existing
3522 buffer:
3523 - When empty, the format defined with 'fileformat' will be used
3524 always. It is not set automatically.
3525 - When set to one name, that format will be used whenever a new buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003526 is opened. 'fileformat' is set accordingly for that buffer. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003527 'fileformats' name will be used when a file is read into an existing
3528 buffer, no matter what 'fileformat' for that buffer is set to.
3529 - When more than one name is present, separated by commas, automatic
3530 <EOL> detection will be done when reading a file. When starting to
3531 edit a file, a check is done for the <EOL>:
3532 1. If all lines end in <CR><NL>, and 'fileformats' includes "dos",
3533 'fileformat' is set to "dos".
3534 2. If a <NL> is found and 'fileformats' includes "unix", 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003535 is set to "unix". Note that when a <NL> is found without a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003536 preceding <CR>, "unix" is preferred over "dos".
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01003537 3. If 'fileformat' has not yet been set, and if a <CR> is found, and
3538 if 'fileformats' includes "mac", 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02003539 This means that "mac" is only chosen when:
3540 "unix" is not present or no <NL> is found in the file, and
3541 "dos" is not present or no <CR><NL> is found in the file.
3542 Except: if "unix" was chosen, but there is a <CR> before
3543 the first <NL>, and there appear to be more <CR>s than <NL>s in
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01003544 the first few lines, "mac" is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003545 4. If 'fileformat' is still not set, the first name from
3546 'fileformats' is used.
3547 When reading a file into an existing buffer, the same is done, but
3548 this happens like 'fileformat' has been set appropriately for that
3549 file only, the option is not changed.
3550 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
3551
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01003552 When Vim starts up with an empty buffer the first item is used. You
3553 can overrule this by setting 'fileformat' in your .vimrc.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01003554
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003555 For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
3556 are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
3557 done:
3558 - When 'fileformats' is empty, there is no automatic detection. Dos
3559 format will be used.
3560 - When 'fileformats' is set to one or more names, automatic detection
3561 is done. This is based on the first <NL> in the file: If there is a
3562 <CR> in front of it, Dos format is used, otherwise Unix format is
3563 used.
3564 Also see |file-formats|.
3565 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to an empty
3566 string or one format (no comma is included), 'textauto' is reset,
3567 otherwise 'textauto' is set.
3568 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3569 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3570
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02003571 *'fileignorecase'* *'fic'* *'nofileignorecase'* *'nofic'*
3572'fileignorecase' 'fic' boolean (default on for systems where case in file
3573 names is normally ignored)
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01003574 global
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01003575 When set case is ignored when using file names and directories.
3576 See 'wildignorecase' for only ignoring case when doing completion.
3577
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003578 *'filetype'* *'ft'*
3579'filetype' 'ft' string (default: "")
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02003580 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003581 When this option is set, the FileType autocommand event is triggered.
3582 All autocommands that match with the value of this option will be
3583 executed. Thus the value of 'filetype' is used in place of the file
3584 name.
3585 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current file type.
3586 This option is normally set when the file type is detected. To enable
3587 this use the ":filetype on" command. |:filetype|
3588 Setting this option to a different value is most useful in a modeline,
3589 for a file for which the file type is not automatically recognized.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003590 Example, for in an IDL file:
3591 /* vim: set filetype=idl : */ ~
3592 |FileType| |filetypes|
3593 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02003594 names, it should therefore not be used for a filetype. Example:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003595 /* vim: set filetype=c.doxygen : */ ~
3596 This will use the "c" filetype first, then the "doxygen" filetype.
3597 This works both for filetype plugins and for syntax files. More than
3598 one dot may appear.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003599 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
3600 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02003601 Only alphanumeric characters, '-' and '_' can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003602
3603 *'fillchars'* *'fcs'*
Yee Cheng Chin39cd9062024-11-06 20:20:57 +01003604'fillchars' 'fcs' string (default "vert:|,fold:-,eob:~,lastline:@")
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003605 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003606 Characters to fill the statuslines, vertical separators and special
3607 lines in the window.
3608 It is a comma-separated list of items. Each item has a name, a colon
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01003609 and the value of that item: |E1511|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003610
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003611 item name default Used for ~
Christian Brabandt6a650bf2023-11-08 21:23:29 +01003612 stl ' ' statusline of the current window
3613 stlnc ' ' statusline of the non-current windows
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003614 vert '|' vertical separators |:vsplit|
3615 fold '-' filling 'foldtext'
3616 foldopen '-' mark the beginning of a fold
3617 foldclose '+' show a closed fold
3618 foldsep '|' open fold middle character
3619 diff '-' deleted lines of the 'diff' option
3620 eob '~' empty lines below the end of a buffer
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003621 lastline '@' 'display' contains lastline/truncate
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003622
Christian Brabandt6a650bf2023-11-08 21:23:29 +01003623 Any one that is omitted will fall back to the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003624
3625 Example: >
Christian Brabandt6a650bf2023-11-08 21:23:29 +01003626 :set fillchars=stl:\ ,stlnc:\ ,vert:\|,fold:-,diff:-
3627<
Bram Moolenaar8cc5b552022-06-23 13:04:20 +01003628 For the "stl", "stlnc", "foldopen", "foldclose" and "foldsep" items
3629 single-byte and multibyte characters are supported. But double-width
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01003630 characters are not supported. |E1512|
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003631
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003632 The highlighting used for these items:
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003633 item name highlight group ~
3634 stl StatusLine |hl-StatusLine|
3635 stlnc StatusLineNC |hl-StatusLineNC|
3636 vert VertSplit |hl-VertSplit|
3637 fold Folded |hl-Folded|
3638 diff DiffDelete |hl-DiffDelete|
3639 eob EndOfBuffer |hl-EndOfBuffer|
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003640 lastline NonText |hl-NonText|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003641
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003642 *'findfunc'* *'ffu'* *E1514*
3643'findfunc' 'ffu' string (default empty)
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003644 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3645 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
3646 feature}
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003647 Function that is called to obtain the filename(s) for the |:find|
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003648 command. When this option is empty, the internal |file-searching|
3649 mechanism is used.
3650
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003651 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
3652 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003653
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003654 The function is called with two arguments. The first argument is a
3655 |String| and is the |:find| command argument. The second argument is
3656 a |Boolean| and is set to |v:true| when the function is called to get
3657 a List of command-line completion matches for the |:find| command.
3658 The function should return a List of strings.
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003659
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003660 The function is called only once per |:find| command invocation.
3661 The function can process all the directories specified in 'path'.
zeertzjq20e045f2024-10-28 22:05:26 +01003662
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003663 If a match is found, the function should return a |List| containing
3664 one or more file names. If a match is not found, the function
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003665 should return an empty List.
3666
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003667 If any errors are encountered during the function invocation, an
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003668 empty List is used as the return value.
3669
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003670 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003671 executing the 'findfunc' |textlock|.
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003672
3673 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3674 security reasons.
3675
3676 Examples:
3677>
3678 " Use glob()
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003679 func FindFuncGlob(cmdarg, cmdcomplete)
3680 let pat = a:cmdcomplete ? $'{a:cmdarg}*' : a:cmdarg
zeertzjq20e045f2024-10-28 22:05:26 +01003681 return glob(pat, v:false, v:true)
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003682 endfunc
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003683 set findfunc=FindFuncGlob
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003684
3685 " Use the 'git ls-files' output
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003686 func FindGitFiles(cmdarg, cmdcomplete)
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003687 let fnames = systemlist('git ls-files')
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003688 return fnames->filter('v:val =~? a:cmdarg')
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003689 endfunc
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003690 set findfunc=FindGitFiles
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003691<
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003692 *'fixendofline'* *'fixeol'* *'nofixendofline'* *'nofixeol'*
3693'fixendofline' 'fixeol' boolean (default on)
3694 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003695 When writing a file and this option is on, <EOL> at the end of file
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003696 will be restored if missing. Turn this option off if you want to
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003697 preserve the situation from the original file.
3698 When the 'binary' option is set the value of this option doesn't
3699 matter.
3700 See the 'endofline' option.
K.Takata3af98212022-11-01 20:36:19 +00003701 See |eol-and-eof| for example settings.
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003702
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003703 *'fkmap'* *'fk'* *'nofkmap'* *'nofk'*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01003704'fkmap' 'fk' boolean (default off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003705 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003706 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3707 feature}
Bram Moolenaar14184a32019-02-16 15:10:30 +01003708 This option was for using Farsi, which has been removed. See
3709 |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003710
3711 *'foldclose'* *'fcl'*
3712'foldclose' 'fcl' string (default "")
3713 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003714 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3715 feature}
3716 When set to "all", a fold is closed when the cursor isn't in it and
3717 its level is higher than 'foldlevel'. Useful if you want folds to
3718 automatically close when moving out of them.
3719
3720 *'foldcolumn'* *'fdc'*
3721'foldcolumn' 'fdc' number (default 0)
3722 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003723 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3724 feature}
3725 When non-zero, a column with the specified width is shown at the side
3726 of the window which indicates open and closed folds. The maximum
3727 value is 12.
3728 See |folding|.
3729
3730 *'foldenable'* *'fen'* *'nofoldenable'* *'nofen'*
3731'foldenable' 'fen' boolean (default on)
3732 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003733 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3734 feature}
3735 When off, all folds are open. This option can be used to quickly
3736 switch between showing all text unfolded and viewing the text with
3737 folds (including manually opened or closed folds). It can be toggled
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003738 with the |zi| command. The 'foldcolumn' will remain blank when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003739 'foldenable' is off.
3740 This option is set by commands that create a new fold or close a fold.
3741 See |folding|.
3742
3743 *'foldexpr'* *'fde'*
3744'foldexpr' 'fde' string (default: "0")
3745 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003746 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003747 or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003748 The expression used for when 'foldmethod' is "expr". It is evaluated
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003749 for each line to obtain its fold level. The context is set to the
3750 script where 'foldexpr' was set, script-local items can be accessed.
3751 See |fold-expr| for the usage.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003752
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003753 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3754 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003755 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003756 on or the 'modelineexpr' option is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003757
3758 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3759 evaluating 'foldexpr' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003760
3761 *'foldignore'* *'fdi'*
3762'foldignore' 'fdi' string (default: "#")
3763 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003764 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3765 feature}
3766 Used only when 'foldmethod' is "indent". Lines starting with
3767 characters in 'foldignore' will get their fold level from surrounding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003768 lines. White space is skipped before checking for this character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003769 The default "#" works well for C programs. See |fold-indent|.
3770
3771 *'foldlevel'* *'fdl'*
3772'foldlevel' 'fdl' number (default: 0)
3773 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003774 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3775 feature}
3776 Sets the fold level: Folds with a higher level will be closed.
3777 Setting this option to zero will close all folds. Higher numbers will
3778 close fewer folds.
3779 This option is set by commands like |zm|, |zM| and |zR|.
3780 See |fold-foldlevel|.
3781
3782 *'foldlevelstart'* *'fdls'*
3783'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' number (default: -1)
3784 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003785 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3786 feature}
3787 Sets 'foldlevel' when starting to edit another buffer in a window.
3788 Useful to always start editing with all folds closed (value zero),
3789 some folds closed (one) or no folds closed (99).
3790 This is done before reading any modeline, thus a setting in a modeline
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003791 overrules this option. Starting to edit a file for |diff-mode| also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003792 ignores this option and closes all folds.
3793 It is also done before BufReadPre autocommands, to allow an autocmd to
3794 overrule the 'foldlevel' value for specific files.
3795 When the value is negative, it is not used.
3796
3797 *'foldmarker'* *'fmr'* *E536*
3798'foldmarker' 'fmr' string (default: "{{{,}}}")
3799 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003800 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3801 feature}
3802 The start and end marker used when 'foldmethod' is "marker". There
3803 must be one comma, which separates the start and end marker. The
3804 marker is a literal string (a regular expression would be too slow).
3805 See |fold-marker|.
3806
3807 *'foldmethod'* *'fdm'*
3808'foldmethod' 'fdm' string (default: "manual")
3809 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003810 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3811 feature}
3812 The kind of folding used for the current window. Possible values:
3813 |fold-manual| manual Folds are created manually.
3814 |fold-indent| indent Lines with equal indent form a fold.
3815 |fold-expr| expr 'foldexpr' gives the fold level of a line.
3816 |fold-marker| marker Markers are used to specify folds.
3817 |fold-syntax| syntax Syntax highlighting items specify folds.
3818 |fold-diff| diff Fold text that is not changed.
3819
3820 *'foldminlines'* *'fml'*
3821'foldminlines' 'fml' number (default: 1)
3822 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003823 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3824 feature}
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01003825 Sets the number of screen lines above which a fold can be displayed
3826 closed. Also for manually closed folds. With the default value of
3827 one a fold can only be closed if it takes up two or more screen lines.
3828 Set to zero to be able to close folds of just one screen line.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003829 Note that this only has an effect on what is displayed. After using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003830 "zc" to close a fold, which is displayed open because it's smaller
3831 than 'foldminlines', a following "zc" may close a containing fold.
3832
3833 *'foldnestmax'* *'fdn'*
3834'foldnestmax' 'fdn' number (default: 20)
3835 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003836 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3837 feature}
3838 Sets the maximum nesting of folds for the "indent" and "syntax"
3839 methods. This avoids that too many folds will be created. Using more
3840 than 20 doesn't work, because the internal limit is 20.
3841
3842 *'foldopen'* *'fdo'*
3843'foldopen' 'fdo' string (default: "block,hor,mark,percent,quickfix,
3844 search,tag,undo")
3845 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003846 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3847 feature}
3848 Specifies for which type of commands folds will be opened, if the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003849 command moves the cursor into a closed fold. It is a comma-separated
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003850 list of items.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02003851 NOTE: When the command is part of a mapping this option is not used.
3852 Add the |zv| command to the mapping to get the same effect.
3853 (rationale: the mapping may want to control opening folds itself)
3854
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003855 item commands ~
3856 all any
3857 block "(", "{", "[[", "[{", etc.
3858 hor horizontal movements: "l", "w", "fx", etc.
3859 insert any command in Insert mode
3860 jump far jumps: "G", "gg", etc.
3861 mark jumping to a mark: "'m", CTRL-O, etc.
3862 percent "%"
3863 quickfix ":cn", ":crew", ":make", etc.
3864 search search for a pattern: "/", "n", "*", "gd", etc.
3865 (not for a search pattern in a ":" command)
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003866 Also for |[s| and |]s|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003867 tag jumping to a tag: ":ta", CTRL-T, etc.
3868 undo undo or redo: "u" and CTRL-R
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003869 When a movement command is used for an operator (e.g., "dl" or "y%")
3870 this option is not used. This means the operator will include the
3871 whole closed fold.
3872 Note that vertical movements are not here, because it would make it
3873 very difficult to move onto a closed fold.
3874 In insert mode the folds containing the cursor will always be open
3875 when text is inserted.
3876 To close folds you can re-apply 'foldlevel' with the |zx| command or
3877 set the 'foldclose' option to "all".
3878
3879 *'foldtext'* *'fdt'*
3880'foldtext' 'fdt' string (default: "foldtext()")
3881 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003882 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3883 feature}
3884 An expression which is used to specify the text displayed for a closed
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003885 fold. The context is set to the script where 'foldexpr' was set,
3886 script-local items can be accessed. See |fold-foldtext| for the
3887 usage.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003888
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003889 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3890 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003891 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003892
3893 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3894 evaluating 'foldtext' |textlock|.
3895
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003896 *'formatexpr'* *'fex'*
3897'formatexpr' 'fex' string (default "")
3898 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003899 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
3900 feature}
3901 Expression which is evaluated to format a range of lines for the |gq|
3902 operator or automatic formatting (see 'formatoptions'). When this
3903 option is empty 'formatprg' is used.
3904
3905 The |v:lnum| variable holds the first line to be formatted.
3906 The |v:count| variable holds the number of lines to be formatted.
3907 The |v:char| variable holds the character that is going to be
3908 inserted if the expression is being evaluated due to
3909 automatic formatting. This can be empty. Don't insert
3910 it yet!
3911
3912 Example: >
3913 :set formatexpr=mylang#Format()
3914< This will invoke the mylang#Format() function in the
3915 autoload/mylang.vim file in 'runtimepath'. |autoload|
3916
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01003917 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
3918 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
3919
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003920 The expression is also evaluated when 'textwidth' is set and adding
3921 text beyond that limit. This happens under the same conditions as
3922 when internal formatting is used. Make sure the cursor is kept in the
3923 same spot relative to the text then! The |mode()| function will
3924 return "i" or "R" in this situation.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01003925
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003926 When the expression evaluates to non-zero Vim will fall back to using
3927 the internal format mechanism.
3928
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00003929 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
3930 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
3931 set formatexpr=s:MyFormatExpr()
3932 set formatexpr=<SID>SomeFormatExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003933< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
3934 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
3935
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003936 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
3937 modeline, see |sandbox-option|. That stops the option from working,
3938 since changing the buffer text is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003939 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01003940 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003941
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003942 *'formatlistpat'* *'flp'*
3943'formatlistpat' 'flp' string (default: "^\s*\d\+[\]:.)}\t ]\s*")
3944 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003945 A pattern that is used to recognize a list header. This is used for
3946 the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'.
3947 The pattern must match exactly the text that will be the indent for
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00003948 the line below it. You can use |/\ze| to mark the end of the match
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003949 while still checking more characters. There must be a character
3950 following the pattern, when it matches the whole line it is handled
3951 like there is no match.
3952 The default recognizes a number, followed by an optional punctuation
3953 character and white space.
3954
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02003955 *'formatoptions'* *'fo'*
3956'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
3957 local to buffer
3958 This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
Christian Brabandt1b08d2c2023-11-11 15:50:13 +01003959 formatting is to be done.
3960 See |fo-table| for possible values and |gq| for how to format text.
3961 When the 'paste' option is on, no formatting is done (like
3962 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can be inserted for readability.
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02003963 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3964 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3965 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3966 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3967
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003968 *'formatprg'* *'fp'*
3969'formatprg' 'fp' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9be7c042017-01-14 14:28:30 +01003970 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003971 The name of an external program that will be used to format the lines
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003972 selected with the |gq| operator. The program must take the input on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003973 stdin and produce the output on stdout. The Unix program "fmt" is
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003974 such a program.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003975 If the 'formatexpr' option is not empty it will be used instead.
3976 Otherwise, if 'formatprg' option is an empty string, the internal
3977 format function will be used |C-indenting|.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003978 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
3979 about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003980 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3981 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003982
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01003983 *'fsync'* *'fs'* *'nofsync'* *'nofs'*
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003984'fsync' 'fs' boolean (default on)
3985 global
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003986 When on, the library function fsync() will be called after writing a
3987 file. This will flush a file to disk, ensuring that it is safely
3988 written even on filesystems which do metadata-only journaling. This
3989 will force the harddrive to spin up on Linux systems running in laptop
3990 mode, so it may be undesirable in some situations. Be warned that
3991 turning this off increases the chances of data loss after a crash. On
3992 systems without an fsync() implementation, this variable is always
3993 off.
3994 Also see 'swapsync' for controlling fsync() on swap files.
Bram Moolenaar340dd0f2021-10-14 17:52:23 +01003995 'fsync' also applies to |writefile()| (unless a flag is used to
3996 overrule it) and when writing undo files (see |undo-persistence|).
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003997 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3998 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003999
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004000 *'gdefault'* *'gd'* *'nogdefault'* *'nogd'*
4001'gdefault' 'gd' boolean (default off)
4002 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004003 When on, the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on. This means that
4004 all matches in a line are substituted instead of one. When a 'g' flag
4005 is given to a ":substitute" command, this will toggle the substitution
4006 of all or one match. See |complex-change|.
4007
4008 command 'gdefault' on 'gdefault' off ~
4009 :s/// subst. all subst. one
4010 :s///g subst. one subst. all
4011 :s///gg subst. all subst. one
4012
4013 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
dundargoc82f19732023-12-16 14:53:52 +01004014 Setting this option may break plugins that rely on the default
4015 behavior of the 'g' flag. This will also make the 'g' flag have the
4016 opposite effect of that documented in |:s_g|.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01004017 This option is not used in |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004018
4019 *'grepformat'* *'gfm'*
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02004020'grepformat' 'gfm' string (default "%f:%l:%m,%f:%l%m,%f %l%m")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004021 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004022 Format to recognize for the ":grep" command output.
4023 This is a scanf-like string that uses the same format as the
4024 'errorformat' option: see |errorformat|.
4025
4026 *'grepprg'* *'gp'*
4027'grepprg' 'gp' string (default "grep -n ",
4028 Unix: "grep -n $* /dev/null",
4029 Win32: "findstr /n" or "grep -n",
4030 VMS: "SEARCH/NUMBERS ")
4031 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004032 Program to use for the |:grep| command. This option may contain '%'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004033 and '#' characters, which are expanded like when used in a command-
4034 line. The placeholder "$*" is allowed to specify where the arguments
4035 will be included. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See
4036 |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4037 When your "grep" accepts the "-H" argument, use this to make ":grep"
4038 also work well with a single file: >
4039 :set grepprg=grep\ -nH
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00004040< Special value: When 'grepprg' is set to "internal" the |:grep| command
Bram Moolenaara6557602006-02-04 22:43:20 +00004041 works like |:vimgrep|, |:lgrep| like |:lvimgrep|, |:grepadd| like
4042 |:vimgrepadd| and |:lgrepadd| like |:lvimgrepadd|.
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00004043 See also the section |:make_makeprg|, since most of the comments there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004044 apply equally to 'grepprg'.
4045 For Win32, the default is "findstr /n" if "findstr.exe" can be found,
4046 otherwise it's "grep -n".
4047 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4048 security reasons.
4049
4050 *'guicursor'* *'gcr'* *E545* *E546* *E548* *E549*
4051'guicursor' 'gcr' string (default "n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,
4052 ve:ver35-Cursor,
4053 o:hor50-Cursor,
4054 i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,
4055 r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,
4056 sm:block-Cursor
4057 -blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004058 for Win32 console:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004059 "n-v-c:block,o:hor50,i-ci:hor15,
4060 r-cr:hor30,sm:block")
4061 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004062 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled, and
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004063 for Win32 console}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004064 This option tells Vim what the cursor should look like in different
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01004065 modes. It fully works in the GUI. In a Win32 console, only the
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004066 height of the cursor can be changed. This can be done by specifying a
4067 block cursor, or a percentage for a vertical or horizontal cursor.
Bram Moolenaar1e7813a2015-03-31 18:31:03 +02004068 For a console the 't_SI', 't_SR', and 't_EI' escape sequences are
4069 used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004070
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004071 The option is a comma-separated list of parts. Each part consist of a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004072 mode-list and an argument-list:
4073 mode-list:argument-list,mode-list:argument-list,..
4074 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes:
4075 n Normal mode
4076 v Visual mode
4077 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
4078 if not specified)
4079 o Operator-pending mode
4080 i Insert mode
4081 r Replace mode
4082 c Command-line Normal (append) mode
4083 ci Command-line Insert mode
4084 cr Command-line Replace mode
4085 sm showmatch in Insert mode
4086 a all modes
4087 The argument-list is a dash separated list of these arguments:
4088 hor{N} horizontal bar, {N} percent of the character height
4089 ver{N} vertical bar, {N} percent of the character width
4090 block block cursor, fills the whole character
4091 [only one of the above three should be present]
4092 blinkwait{N} *cursor-blinking*
4093 blinkon{N}
4094 blinkoff{N}
4095 blink times for cursor: blinkwait is the delay before
4096 the cursor starts blinking, blinkon is the time that
4097 the cursor is shown and blinkoff is the time that the
4098 cursor is not shown. The times are in msec. When one
4099 of the numbers is zero, there is no blinking. The
4100 default is: "blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250".
4101 These numbers are used for a missing entry. This
4102 means that blinking is enabled by default. To switch
4103 blinking off you can use "blinkon0". The cursor only
4104 blinks when Vim is waiting for input, not while
4105 executing a command.
4106 To make the cursor blink in an xterm, see
4107 |xterm-blink|.
4108 {group-name}
4109 a highlight group name, that sets the color and font
4110 for the cursor
4111 {group-name}/{group-name}
4112 Two highlight group names, the first is used when
4113 no language mappings are used, the other when they
4114 are. |language-mapping|
4115
4116 Examples of parts:
4117 n-c-v:block-nCursor in Normal, Command-line and Visual mode, use a
4118 block cursor with colors from the "nCursor"
4119 highlight group
4120 i-ci:ver30-iCursor-blinkwait300-blinkon200-blinkoff150
4121 In Insert and Command-line Insert mode, use a
4122 30% vertical bar cursor with colors from the
4123 "iCursor" highlight group. Blink a bit
4124 faster.
4125
4126 The 'a' mode is different. It will set the given argument-list for
4127 all modes. It does not reset anything to defaults. This can be used
4128 to do a common setting for all modes. For example, to switch off
4129 blinking: "a:blinkon0"
4130
4131 Examples of cursor highlighting: >
4132 :highlight Cursor gui=reverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE
4133 :highlight Cursor gui=NONE guifg=bg guibg=fg
4134<
4135 *'guifont'* *'gfn'*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02004136 *E235* *E596*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004137'guifont' 'gfn' string (default "")
4138 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004139 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
4140 This is a list of fonts which will be used for the GUI version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02004141 In its simplest form the value is just one font name.
4142 See |gui-font| for the details.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004143
4144 *'guifontset'* *'gfs'*
4145 *E250* *E252* *E234* *E597* *E598*
4146'guifontset' 'gfs' string (default "")
4147 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004148 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
4149 with the |+xfontset| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01004150 {not available in the GTK+ GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004151 When not empty, specifies two (or more) fonts to be used. The first
4152 one for normal English, the second one for your special language. See
4153 |xfontset|.
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02004154
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004155 *'guifontwide'* *'gfw'* *E231* *E533* *E534*
4156'guifontwide' 'gfw' string (default "")
4157 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004158 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
4159 When not empty, specifies a comma-separated list of fonts to be used
4160 for double-width characters. The first font that can be loaded is
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02004161 used. See |gui-fontwide|.
Bram Moolenaar0f272122013-01-23 18:37:40 +01004162
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004163 *'guiheadroom'* *'ghr'*
4164'guiheadroom' 'ghr' number (default 50)
4165 global
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004166 {only for GTK and X11 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004167 The number of pixels subtracted from the screen height when fitting
4168 the GUI window on the screen. Set this before the GUI is started,
4169 e.g., in your |gvimrc| file. When zero, the whole screen height will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004170 be used by the window. When positive, the specified number of pixel
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004171 lines will be left for window decorations and other items on the
4172 screen. Set it to a negative value to allow windows taller than the
4173 screen.
4174
Dusan Popovic4eeedc02021-10-16 20:52:05 +01004175 *'guiligatures'* *'gli'* *E1243*
4176'guiligatures' 'gli' string (default "")
4177 global
Erik S. V. Jansson8b1e7492024-02-24 14:26:52 +01004178 {only for GTK and Win32 GUI}
Dusan Popovic4eeedc02021-10-16 20:52:05 +01004179 List of ASCII characters that, when combined together, can create more
4180 complex shapes. Each character must be a printable ASCII character
4181 with a value in the 32-127 range.
4182 Example: >
4183 :set guiligatures=!\"#$%&()*+-./:<=>?@[]^_{\|~
4184< Changing this option updates screen output immediately. Set it to an
4185 empty string to disable ligatures.
4186
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004187 *'guioptions'* *'go'*
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02004188'guioptions' 'go' string (default "egmrLtT" (MS-Windows,
4189 "t" is removed in |defaults.vim|),
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004190 "aegimrLtT" (GTK and Motif),
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02004191 )
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004192 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004193 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00004194 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim. It is a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004195 sequence of letters which describes what components and options of the
4196 GUI should be used.
4197 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
4198 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
4199
Bram Moolenaar13568252018-03-16 20:46:58 +01004200 Valid characters are as follows:
4201 *'go-!'*
4202 '!' External commands are executed in a terminal window. Without
4203 this flag the MS-Windows GUI will open a console window to
4204 execute the command. The Unix GUI will simulate a dumb
4205 terminal to list the command output.
4206 The terminal window will be positioned at the bottom, and grow
4207 upwards as needed.
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +01004208 *'go-a'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004209 'a' Autoselect: If present, then whenever VISUAL mode is started,
4210 or the Visual area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of
4211 the windowing system's global selection. This means that the
4212 Visually highlighted text is available for pasting into other
4213 applications as well as into Vim itself. When the Visual mode
4214 ends, possibly due to an operation on the text, or when an
4215 application wants to paste the selection, the highlighted text
4216 is automatically yanked into the "* selection register.
4217 Thus the selection is still available for pasting into other
4218 applications after the VISUAL mode has ended.
4219 If not present, then Vim won't become the owner of the
4220 windowing system's global selection unless explicitly told to
4221 by a yank or delete operation for the "* register.
4222 The same applies to the modeless selection.
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02004223 *'go-P'*
4224 'P' Like autoselect but using the "+ register instead of the "*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01004225 register.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004226 *'go-A'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004227 'A' Autoselect for the modeless selection. Like 'a', but only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004228 applies to the modeless selection.
4229
4230 'guioptions' autoselect Visual autoselect modeless ~
4231 "" - -
4232 "a" yes yes
4233 "A" - yes
4234 "aA" yes yes
4235
Bram Moolenaar9fbdbb82022-09-27 17:30:34 +01004236 When using a terminal see the 'clipboard' option.
4237
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004238 *'go-c'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004239 'c' Use console dialogs instead of popup dialogs for simple
4240 choices.
Bram Moolenaar50bf7ce2019-09-15 13:17:00 +02004241 *'go-d'*
4242 'd' Use dark theme variant if available. Currently only works for
4243 GTK+ GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004244 *'go-e'*
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00004245 'e' Add tab pages when indicated with 'showtabline'.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004246 'guitablabel' can be used to change the text in the labels.
4247 When 'e' is missing a non-GUI tab pages line may be used.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00004248 The GUI tabs are only supported on some systems, currently
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01004249 GTK, Motif, Mac OS/X, Haiku, and MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004250 *'go-f'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004251 'f' Foreground: Don't use fork() to detach the GUI from the shell
4252 where it was started. Use this for programs that wait for the
4253 editor to finish (e.g., an e-mail program). Alternatively you
4254 can use "gvim -f" or ":gui -f" to start the GUI in the
4255 foreground. |gui-fork|
4256 Note: Set this option in the vimrc file. The forking may have
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004257 happened already when the |gvimrc| file is read.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004258 *'go-i'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004259 'i' Use a Vim icon. For GTK with KDE it is used in the left-upper
4260 corner of the window. It's black&white on non-GTK, because of
4261 limitations of X11. For a color icon, see |X11-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004262 *'go-m'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004263 'm' Menu bar is present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004264 *'go-M'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004265 'M' The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004266 that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004267 switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004268 file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01004269 `:syntax on` and `:filetype on` commands load the menu too).
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004270 *'go-g'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004271 'g' Grey menu items: Make menu items that are not active grey. If
4272 'g' is not included inactive menu items are not shown at all.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004273 *'go-t'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004274 't' Include tearoff menu items. Currently only works for Win32,
4275 GTK+, and Motif 1.2 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004276 *'go-T'*
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004277 'T' Include Toolbar. Currently only in Win32, GTK+, Motif and
4278 Photon GUIs.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004279 *'go-r'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004280 'r' Right-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004281 *'go-R'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004282 'R' Right-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
4283 split window.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004284 *'go-l'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004285 'l' Left-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004286 *'go-L'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004287 'L' Left-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
4288 split window.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004289 *'go-b'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004290 'b' Bottom (horizontal) scrollbar is present. Its size depends on
4291 the longest visible line, or on the cursor line if the 'h'
4292 flag is included. |gui-horiz-scroll|
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004293 *'go-h'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004294 'h' Limit horizontal scrollbar size to the length of the cursor
4295 line. Reduces computations. |gui-horiz-scroll|
4296
4297 And yes, you may even have scrollbars on the left AND the right if
4298 you really want to :-). See |gui-scrollbars| for more information.
4299
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004300 *'go-v'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004301 'v' Use a vertical button layout for dialogs. When not included,
4302 a horizontal layout is preferred, but when it doesn't fit a
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02004303 vertical layout is used anyway. Not supported in GTK 3.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004304 *'go-p'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004305 'p' Use Pointer callbacks for X11 GUI. This is required for some
4306 window managers. If the cursor is not blinking or hollow at
4307 the right moment, try adding this flag. This must be done
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004308 before starting the GUI. Set it in your |gvimrc|. Adding or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004309 removing it after the GUI has started has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004310 *'go-F'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004311 'F' Add a footer. Only for Motif. See |gui-footer|.
Bram Moolenaar8ac44152017-11-09 18:33:29 +01004312 *'go-k'*
4313 'k' Keep the GUI window size when adding/removing a scrollbar, or
4314 toolbar, tabline, etc. Instead, the behavior is similar to
4315 when the window is maximized and will adjust 'lines' and
4316 'columns' to fit to the window. Without the 'k' flag Vim will
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01004317 try to keep 'lines' and 'columns' the same when adding and
Bram Moolenaar8ac44152017-11-09 18:33:29 +01004318 removing GUI components.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004319
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004320 *'guipty'* *'noguipty'*
4321'guipty' boolean (default on)
4322 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004323 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
4324 Only in the GUI: If on, an attempt is made to open a pseudo-tty for
4325 I/O to/from shell commands. See |gui-pty|.
4326
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004327 *'guitablabel'* *'gtl'*
4328'guitablabel' 'gtl' string (default empty)
4329 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02004330 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00004331 When non-empty describes the text to use in a label of the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00004332 pages line. When empty and when the result is empty Vim will use a
4333 default label. See |setting-guitablabel| for more info.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004334
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004335 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004336 'guitabtooltip' is used for the tooltip, see below.
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01004337 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4338 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004339 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004340
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004341 Only used when the GUI tab pages line is displayed. 'e' must be
4342 present in 'guioptions'. For the non-GUI tab pages line 'tabline' is
4343 used.
4344
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004345 *'guitabtooltip'* *'gtt'*
4346'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' string (default empty)
4347 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02004348 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00004349 When non-empty describes the text to use in a tooltip for the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004350 pages line. When empty Vim will use a default tooltip.
4351 This option is otherwise just like 'guitablabel' above.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004352 You can include a line break. Simplest method is to use |:let|: >
4353 :let &guitabtooltip = "line one\nline two"
4354<
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004355
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004356 *'helpfile'* *'hf'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004357'helpfile' 'hf' string (default (MS-Windows) "$VIMRUNTIME\doc\help.txt"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004358 (others) "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt")
4359 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004360 Name of the main help file. All distributed help files should be
4361 placed together in one directory. Additionally, all "doc" directories
4362 in 'runtimepath' will be used.
4363 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. For example:
4364 "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt". If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, $VIM is also
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004365 tried. Also see |$VIMRUNTIME| and |option-backslash| about including
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004366 spaces and backslashes.
4367 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4368 security reasons.
4369
4370 *'helpheight'* *'hh'*
4371'helpheight' 'hh' number (default 20)
4372 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004373 Minimal initial height of the help window when it is opened with the
4374 ":help" command. The initial height of the help window is half of the
4375 current window, or (when the 'ea' option is on) the same as other
4376 windows. When the height is less than 'helpheight', the height is
4377 set to 'helpheight'. Set to zero to disable.
4378
4379 *'helplang'* *'hlg'*
4380'helplang' 'hlg' string (default: messages language or empty)
4381 global
4382 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_lang|
4383 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004384 Comma-separated list of languages. Vim will use the first language
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004385 for which the desired help can be found. The English help will always
4386 be used as a last resort. You can add "en" to prefer English over
4387 another language, but that will only find tags that exist in that
4388 language and not in the English help.
4389 Example: >
4390 :set helplang=de,it
4391< This will first search German, then Italian and finally English help
4392 files.
4393 When using |CTRL-]| and ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will
4394 try to find the tag in the current language before using this option.
4395 See |help-translated|.
4396
4397 *'hidden'* *'hid'* *'nohidden'* *'nohid'*
4398'hidden' 'hid' boolean (default off)
4399 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004400 When off a buffer is unloaded when it is |abandon|ed. When on a
4401 buffer becomes hidden when it is |abandon|ed. If the buffer is still
4402 displayed in another window, it does not become hidden, of course.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004403
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004404 The commands that move through the buffer list sometimes make a buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004405 hidden even if the 'hidden' option is off when these three are true:
4406 - the buffer is modified
4407 - 'autowrite' is off or writing is not possible
4408 - the '!' flag was used
4409 Also see |windows.txt|.
4410
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004411 To only make one buffer hidden use the 'bufhidden' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004412 This option is set for one command with ":hide {command}" |:hide|.
4413 WARNING: It's easy to forget that you have changes in hidden buffers.
4414 Think twice when using ":q!" or ":qa!".
4415
4416 *'highlight'* *'hl'*
4417'highlight' 'hl' string (default (as a single string):
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004418 "8:SpecialKey,~:EndOfBuffer,@:NonText,
4419 d:Directory,e:ErrorMsg,i:IncSearch,
4420 l:Search,m:MoreMsg,M:ModeMsg,n:LineNr,
Bram Moolenaarefae76a2019-10-27 22:54:58 +01004421 a:LineNrAbove,b:LineNrBelow,
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004422 N:CursorLineNr,r:Question,s:StatusLine,
4423 S:StatusLineNC,c:VertSplit,t:Title,
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004424 v:Visual,V:VisualNOS,w:WarningMsg,
4425 W:WildMenu,f:Folded,F:FoldColumn,
4426 A:DiffAdd,C:DiffChange,D:DiffDelete,
Yee Cheng Chin9943d472025-03-26 19:41:02 +01004427 T:DiffText,E:DiffTextAdd,>:SignColumn,
4428 -:Conceal,B:SpellBad,P:SpellCap,
4429 R:SpellRare, L:SpellLocal,+:Pmenu,
4430 =:PmenuSel, k:PmenuMatch,<:PmenuMatchSel,
Gianmaria Bajo6a7c7742023-03-10 16:35:53 +00004431 [:PmenuKind,]:PmenuKindSel,
4432 {:PmenuExtra,}:PmenuExtraSel,
Bram Moolenaar21020352017-06-13 17:21:04 +02004433 x:PmenuSbar,X:PmenuThumb,*:TabLine,
4434 #:TabLineSel,_:TabLineFill,!:CursorColumn,
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02004435 .:CursorLine,o:ColorColumn,q:QuickFixLine,
Christian Brabandtfb745752024-05-07 21:19:03 +02004436 z:StatusLineTerm,Z:StatusLineTermNC,
glepnirad409872025-01-10 20:08:20 +01004437 g:MsgArea,h:ComplMatchIns")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004438 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004439 This option can be used to set highlighting mode for various
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004440 occasions. It is a comma-separated list of character pairs. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004441 first character in a pair gives the occasion, the second the mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004442 use for that occasion. The occasions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004443 |hl-SpecialKey| 8 Meta and special keys listed with ":map"
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004444 |hl-EndOfBuffer| ~ lines after the last line in the buffer
4445 |hl-NonText| @ '@' at the end of the window and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004446 characters from 'showbreak'
4447 |hl-Directory| d directories in CTRL-D listing and other special
4448 things in listings
4449 |hl-ErrorMsg| e error messages
4450 h (obsolete, ignored)
4451 |hl-IncSearch| i 'incsearch' highlighting
LemonBoya4399382022-04-09 21:04:08 +01004452 |hl-CurSearch| y current instance of last search pattern
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004453 |hl-Search| l last search pattern highlighting (see 'hlsearch')
4454 |hl-MoreMsg| m |more-prompt|
4455 |hl-ModeMsg| M Mode (e.g., "-- INSERT --")
Christian Brabandtfb745752024-05-07 21:19:03 +02004456 |hl-MsgArea| g |Command-line| and message area
glepnirad409872025-01-10 20:08:20 +01004457 |hl-ComplMatchIns| h matched text of currently inserted completion
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02004458 |hl-LineNr| n line number for ":number" and ":#" commands, and
4459 when 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaarefae76a2019-10-27 22:54:58 +01004460 |hl-LineNrAbove| a line number above the cursor for when the
4461 'relativenumber' option is set.
4462 |hl-LineNrBelow| b line number below the cursor for when the
4463 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01004464 |hl-CursorLineNr| N like n for when 'cursorline' or 'relativenumber' is
4465 set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004466 |hl-Question| r |hit-enter| prompt and yes/no questions
4467 |hl-StatusLine| s status line of current window |status-line|
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004468 |hl-StatusLineNC| S status lines of not-current windows
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004469 |hl-Title| t Titles for output from ":set all", ":autocmd" etc.
4470 |hl-VertSplit| c column used to separate vertically split windows
4471 |hl-Visual| v Visual mode
4472 |hl-VisualNOS| V Visual mode when Vim does is "Not Owning the
4473 Selection" Only X11 Gui's |gui-x11| and
4474 |xterm-clipboard|.
4475 |hl-WarningMsg| w warning messages
4476 |hl-WildMenu| W wildcard matches displayed for 'wildmenu'
4477 |hl-Folded| f line used for closed folds
4478 |hl-FoldColumn| F 'foldcolumn'
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00004479 |hl-DiffAdd| A added line in diff mode
4480 |hl-DiffChange| C changed line in diff mode
4481 |hl-DiffDelete| D deleted line in diff mode
Yee Cheng Chin9943d472025-03-26 19:41:02 +01004482 |hl-DiffText| T changed text in diff mode
4483 |hl-DiffTextAdd| E inserted text in diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004484 |hl-SignColumn| > column used for |signs|
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004485 |hl-Conceal| - the placeholders used for concealed characters
4486 (see 'conceallevel')
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00004487 |hl-SpellBad| B misspelled word |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004488 |hl-SpellCap| P word that should start with capital |spell|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00004489 |hl-SpellRare| R rare word |spell|
4490 |hl-SpellLocal| L word from other region |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004491 |hl-Pmenu| + popup menu normal line
4492 |hl-PmenuSel| = popup menu selected line
Gianmaria Bajo6a7c7742023-03-10 16:35:53 +00004493 |hl-PmenuKind| [ popup menu "kind" normal line
4494 |hl-PmenuKindSel| ] popup menu "kind" selected line
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004495 |hl-PmenuExtra| { popup menu "extra" normal line
4496 |hl-PmenuExtraSel| } popup menu "extra" selected line
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004497 |hl-PmenuSbar| x popup menu scrollbar
4498 |hl-PmenuThumb| X popup menu scrollbar thumb
glepnir40c1c332024-06-11 19:37:04 +02004499 |hl-PmenuMatch| k popup menu matched text
4500 |hl-PmenuMatchSel| < popup menu matched text in selected line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004501
4502 The display modes are:
4503 r reverse (termcap entry "mr" and "me")
4504 i italic (termcap entry "ZH" and "ZR")
4505 b bold (termcap entry "md" and "me")
4506 s standout (termcap entry "so" and "se")
4507 u underline (termcap entry "us" and "ue")
Bram Moolenaar84f54632022-06-29 18:39:11 +01004508 c undercurl (termcap entry "Us" and "Ce")
4509 2 double underline (termcap entry "Ds" and "Ce")
4510 d dotted underline (termcap entry "ds" and "Ce")
4511 = dashed underline (termcap entry "Ds" and "Ce")
Bram Moolenaarcf4b00c2017-09-02 18:33:56 +02004512 t strikethrough (termcap entry "Ts" and "Te")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004513 n no highlighting
4514 - no highlighting
4515 : use a highlight group
4516 The default is used for occasions that are not included.
4517 If you want to change what the display modes do, see |dos-colors|
4518 for an example.
4519 When using the ':' display mode, this must be followed by the name of
4520 a highlight group. A highlight group can be used to define any type
4521 of highlighting, including using color. See |:highlight| on how to
4522 define one. The default uses a different group for each occasion.
4523 See |highlight-default| for the default highlight groups.
4524
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004525 *'history'* *'hi'*
Luca Saccarolac0d30ef2024-11-28 22:27:28 +01004526'history' 'hi' number (Vim default: 200, Vi default: 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004527 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004528 A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004529 is remembered. This option decides how many entries may be stored in
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01004530 each of these histories (see |cmdline-editing| and 'messagesopt' for
Shougo Matsushita4bd9b2b2024-11-14 22:31:48 +01004531 the number of messages to remember).
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004532 The maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004533 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4534 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4535
4536 *'hkmap'* *'hk'* *'nohkmap'* *'nohk'*
4537'hkmap' 'hk' boolean (default off)
4538 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004539 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4540 feature}
4541 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Hebrew character set.
4542 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
4543 toggle this option. See |rileft.txt|.
4544 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4545
4546 *'hkmapp'* *'hkp'* *'nohkmapp'* *'nohkp'*
4547'hkmapp' 'hkp' boolean (default off)
4548 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004549 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4550 feature}
4551 When on, phonetic keyboard mapping is used. 'hkmap' must also be on.
4552 This is useful if you have a non-Hebrew keyboard.
4553 See |rileft.txt|.
4554 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4555
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004556 *'hlsearch'* *'hls'* *'nohlsearch'* *'nohls'*
4557'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
4558 global
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004559 {not available when compiled without the
4560 |+extra_search| feature}
4561 When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all its matches.
4562 The type of highlighting used can be set with the 'l' occasion in the
4563 'highlight' option. This uses the "Search" highlight group by
4564 default. Note that only the matching text is highlighted, any offsets
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01004565 are not applied. If the "CurSearch" highlight group is set then the
4566 current match is highlighted with that.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004567 See also: 'incsearch' and |:match|.
4568 When you get bored looking at the highlighted matches, you can turn it
4569 off with |:nohlsearch|. This does not change the option value, as
4570 soon as you use a search command, the highlighting comes back.
4571 'redrawtime' specifies the maximum time spent on finding matches.
4572 When the search pattern can match an end-of-line, Vim will try to
4573 highlight all of the matched text. However, this depends on where the
4574 search starts. This will be the first line in the window or the first
4575 line below a closed fold. A match in a previous line which is not
4576 drawn may not continue in a newly drawn line.
4577 You can specify whether the highlight status is restored on startup
4578 with the 'h' flag in 'viminfo' |viminfo-h|.
4579 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4580
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004581 *'icon'* *'noicon'*
4582'icon' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
4583 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004584 When on, the icon text of the window will be set to the value of
4585 'iconstring' (if it is not empty), or to the name of the file
4586 currently being edited. Only the last part of the name is used.
4587 Overridden by the 'iconstring' option.
4588 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icons (currently
4589 only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option - these are
4590 Unix xterm and iris-ansi by default, where 't_IS' is taken from the
4591 builtin termcap).
4592 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004593 restored if possible |X11|. See |X11-icon| for changing the icon on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004594 X11.
Bram Moolenaar3a991dd2014-10-02 01:41:41 +02004595 For MS-Windows the icon can be changed, see |windows-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004596
4597 *'iconstring'*
4598'iconstring' string (default "")
4599 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004600 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the icon text of
4601 the window. This happens only when the 'icon' option is on.
4602 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icon text
4603 (currently only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option).
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02004604 Does not work for MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004605 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
4606 restored if possible |X11|.
4607 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004608 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004609 'titlestring' for example settings.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004610 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004611 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
4612
4613 *'ignorecase'* *'ic'* *'noignorecase'* *'noic'*
4614'ignorecase' 'ic' boolean (default off)
4615 global
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07004616 Ignore case in search patterns, |cmdline-completion|, when
4617 searching in the tags file, and non-|Vim9| |expr-==|.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01004618 Also see 'smartcase' and 'tagcase'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004619 Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see
4620 |/ignorecase|.
4621
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004622 *'imactivatefunc'* *'imaf'*
4623'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' string (default "")
4624 global
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004625 This option specifies a function that will be called to
Yegappan Lakshmanan7645da52021-12-04 14:02:30 +00004626 activate or deactivate the Input Method. The value can be the name of
4627 a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
4628 more information.
Bram Moolenaaref8c6172020-07-01 15:12:44 +02004629 It is not used in the MS-Windows GUI version.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004630 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4631 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004632
4633 Example: >
4634 function ImActivateFunc(active)
4635 if a:active
4636 ... do something
4637 else
4638 ... do something
4639 endif
4640 " return value is not used
4641 endfunction
4642 set imactivatefunc=ImActivateFunc
4643<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004644 *'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
4645'imactivatekey' 'imak' string (default "")
4646 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004647 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
Bram Moolenaar67c53842010-05-22 18:28:27 +02004648 |+GUI_GTK|} *E599*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004649 Specifies the key that your Input Method in X-Windows uses for
4650 activation. When this is specified correctly, vim can fully control
4651 IM with 'imcmdline', 'iminsert' and 'imsearch'.
4652 You can't use this option to change the activation key, the option
4653 tells Vim what the key is.
4654 Format:
4655 [MODIFIER_FLAG-]KEY_STRING
4656
4657 These characters can be used for MODIFIER_FLAG (case is ignored):
4658 S Shift key
4659 L Lock key
4660 C Control key
4661 1 Mod1 key
4662 2 Mod2 key
4663 3 Mod3 key
4664 4 Mod4 key
4665 5 Mod5 key
4666 Combinations are allowed, for example "S-C-space" or "SC-space" are
4667 both shift+ctrl+space.
4668 See <X11/keysymdef.h> and XStringToKeysym for KEY_STRING.
4669
4670 Example: >
4671 :set imactivatekey=S-space
4672< "S-space" means shift+space. This is the activation key for kinput2 +
4673 canna (Japanese), and ami (Korean).
4674
4675 *'imcmdline'* *'imc'* *'noimcmdline'* *'noimc'*
4676'imcmdline' 'imc' boolean (default off)
4677 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004678 When set the Input Method is always on when starting to edit a command
4679 line, unless entering a search pattern (see 'imsearch' for that).
4680 Setting this option is useful when your input method allows entering
4681 English characters directly, e.g., when it's used to type accented
4682 characters with dead keys.
4683
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004684 *'imdisable'* *'imd'* *'noimdisable'* *'noimd'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004685'imdisable' 'imd' boolean (default off, on for some systems (SGI))
4686 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004687 When set the Input Method is never used. This is useful to disable
4688 the IM when it doesn't work properly.
4689 Currently this option is on by default for SGI/IRIX machines. This
4690 may change in later releases.
4691
4692 *'iminsert'* *'imi'*
Bram Moolenaar4cf56bb2017-09-16 15:50:32 +02004693'iminsert' 'imi' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004694 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004695 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used in
4696 Insert mode. Valid values:
4697 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4698 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4699 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004700 To always reset the option to zero when leaving Insert mode with <Esc>
4701 this can be used: >
4702 :inoremap <ESC> <ESC>:set iminsert=0<CR>
4703< This makes :lmap and IM turn off automatically when leaving Insert
4704 mode.
4705 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Insert mode
4706 |i_CTRL-^|.
4707 The value is set to 1 when setting 'keymap' to a valid keymap name.
4708 It is also used for the argument of commands like "r" and "f".
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004709 The value 0 may not work correctly with Motif with some XIM
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004710 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4711
Bram Moolenaar6315a9a2017-11-25 15:20:02 +01004712 You can set 'imactivatefunc' and 'imstatusfunc' to handle IME/XIM
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02004713 via external command if Vim is not compiled with the |+xim|,
Bram Moolenaar6315a9a2017-11-25 15:20:02 +01004714 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime|.
4715
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004716 *'imsearch'* *'ims'*
Bram Moolenaar4cf56bb2017-09-16 15:50:32 +02004717'imsearch' 'ims' number (default -1)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004718 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004719 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used when
4720 entering a search pattern. Valid values:
4721 -1 the value of 'iminsert' is used, makes it look like
4722 'iminsert' is also used when typing a search pattern
4723 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4724 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4725 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
4726 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Command-line mode
4727 |c_CTRL-^|.
4728 The value is set to 1 when it is not -1 and setting the 'keymap'
4729 option to a valid keymap name.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004730 The value 0 may not work correctly with Motif with some XIM
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004731 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4732
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004733 *'imstatusfunc'* *'imsf'*
4734'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' string (default "")
4735 global
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004736 This option specifies a function that is called to obtain the status
4737 of Input Method. It must return a positive number when IME is active.
Yegappan Lakshmanan7645da52021-12-04 14:02:30 +00004738 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
4739 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaaref8c6172020-07-01 15:12:44 +02004740 It is not used in the MS-Windows GUI version.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004741
4742 Example: >
4743 function ImStatusFunc()
4744 let is_active = ...do something
4745 return is_active ? 1 : 0
4746 endfunction
4747 set imstatusfunc=ImStatusFunc
4748<
4749 NOTE: This function is invoked very often. Keep it fast.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004750 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4751 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004752
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004753 *'imstyle'* *'imst'*
4754'imstyle' 'imst' number (default 1)
4755 global
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004756 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
4757 |+GUI_GTK|}
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02004758 This option specifies the input style of Input Method:
4759 0 use on-the-spot style
4760 1 over-the-spot style
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004761 See: |xim-input-style|
4762
Bram Moolenaar24a98a02017-09-27 22:23:55 +02004763 For a long time on-the-spot style had been used in the GTK version of
4764 vim, however, it is known that it causes troubles when using mappings,
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004765 |single-repeat|, etc. Therefore over-the-spot style becomes the
4766 default now. This should work fine for most people, however if you
4767 have any problem with it, try using on-the-spot style.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004768 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4769 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004770
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004771 *'include'* *'inc'*
4772'include' 'inc' string (default "^\s*#\s*include")
4773 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004774 {not available when compiled without the
4775 |+find_in_path| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004776 Pattern to be used to find an include command. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004777 pattern, just like for the "/" command (See |pattern|). The default
4778 value is for C programs. This option is used for the commands "[i",
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004779 "]I", "[d", etc.
4780 Normally the 'isfname' option is used to recognize the file name that
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004781 comes after the matched pattern. But if "\zs" appears in the pattern
4782 then the text matched from "\zs" to the end, or until "\ze" if it
4783 appears, is used as the file name. Use this to include characters
4784 that are not in 'isfname', such as a space. You can then use
4785 'includeexpr' to process the matched text.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004786 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004787
4788 *'includeexpr'* *'inex'*
4789'includeexpr' 'inex' string (default "")
4790 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004791 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004792 |+find_in_path| or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004793 Expression to be used to transform the string found with the 'include'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004794 option to a file name. Mostly useful to change "." to "/" for Java: >
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00004795 :setlocal includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'\\.','/','g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004796< The "v:fname" variable will be set to the file name that was detected.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00004797 Note the double backslash: the `:set` command first halves them, then
4798 one remains it the value, where "\." matches a dot literally. For
4799 simple character replacements `tr()` avoids the need for escaping: >
4800 :setlocal includeexpr=tr(v:fname,'.','/')
4801<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004802 Also used for the |gf| command if an unmodified file name can't be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004803 found. Allows doing "gf" on the name after an 'include' statement.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004804 Also used for |<cfile>|.
4805
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00004806 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
4807 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00004808 setlocal includeexpr=s:MyIncludeExpr()
4809 setlocal includeexpr=<SID>SomeIncludeExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004810< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
4811 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
4812
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01004813 It is more efficient if the value is just a function call without
4814 arguments, see |expr-option-function|.
4815
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004816 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4817 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004818 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004819
4820 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4821 evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
4822
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004823 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02004824'incsearch' 'is' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim| if the
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004825 |+reltime| feature is supported)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004826 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004827 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004828 |+extra_search| features}
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004829 While typing a search command, show where the pattern, as it was typed
4830 so far, matches. The matched string is highlighted. If the pattern
4831 is invalid or not found, nothing is shown. The screen will be updated
4832 often, this is only useful on fast terminals.
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02004833 Also applies to the pattern in commands: >
4834 :global
4835 :lvimgrep
4836 :lvimgrepadd
4837 :smagic
4838 :snomagic
4839 :sort
4840 :substitute
4841 :vglobal
4842 :vimgrep
4843 :vimgrepadd
4844< Note that the match will be shown, but the cursor will return to its
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004845 original position when no match is found and when pressing <Esc>. You
4846 still need to finish the search command with <Enter> to move the
4847 cursor to the match.
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +02004848 You can use the CTRL-G and CTRL-T keys to move to the next and
4849 previous match. |c_CTRL-G| |c_CTRL-T|
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00004850 When compiled with the |+reltime| feature Vim only searches for about
4851 half a second. With a complicated pattern and/or a lot of text the
4852 match may not be found. This is to avoid that Vim hangs while you
4853 are typing the pattern.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004854 The highlighting can be set with the 'i' flag in 'highlight'.
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01004855 When 'hlsearch' is on, all matched strings are highlighted too while
4856 typing a search command. See also: 'hlsearch'.
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02004857 If you don't want to turn 'hlsearch' on, but want to highlight all
4858 matches while searching, you can turn on and off 'hlsearch' with
4859 autocmd. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2e51d9a2017-10-29 16:40:30 +01004860 augroup vimrc-incsearch-highlight
4861 autocmd!
Bram Moolenaarf8f8b2e2017-11-02 19:08:48 +01004862 autocmd CmdlineEnter /,\? :set hlsearch
4863 autocmd CmdlineLeave /,\? :set nohlsearch
Bram Moolenaar2e51d9a2017-10-29 16:40:30 +01004864 augroup END
4865<
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004866 CTRL-L can be used to add one character from after the current match
Bram Moolenaara9dc3752010-07-11 20:46:53 +02004867 to the command line. If 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' are set and the
4868 command line has no uppercase characters, the added character is
4869 converted to lowercase.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004870 CTRL-R CTRL-W can be used to add the word at the end of the current
4871 match, excluding the characters that were already typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004872 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4873
4874 *'indentexpr'* *'inde'*
4875'indentexpr' 'inde' string (default "")
4876 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01004877 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
4878 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004879 Expression which is evaluated to obtain the proper indent for a line.
4880 It is used when a new line is created, for the |=| operator and
4881 in Insert mode as specified with the 'indentkeys' option.
4882 When this option is not empty, it overrules the 'cindent' and
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02004883 'smartindent' indenting. When 'lisp' is set, this option is
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02004884 only used when 'lispoptions' contains "expr:1".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004885 When 'paste' is set this option is not used for indenting.
4886 The expression is evaluated with |v:lnum| set to the line number for
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004887 which the indent is to be computed. The cursor is also in this line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004888 when the expression is evaluated (but it may be moved around).
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004889
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00004890 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
4891 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
4892 set indentexpr=s:MyIndentExpr()
4893 set indentexpr=<SID>SomeIndentExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004894< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
4895 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
4896
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01004897 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
4898 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
4899
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004900 The expression must return the number of spaces worth of indent. It
4901 can return "-1" to keep the current indent (this means 'autoindent' is
4902 used for the indent).
4903 Functions useful for computing the indent are |indent()|, |cindent()|
4904 and |lispindent()|.
4905 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects! It must
4906 not change the text, jump to another window, etc. Afterwards the
4907 cursor position is always restored, thus the cursor may be moved.
4908 Normally this option would be set to call a function: >
4909 :set indentexpr=GetMyIndent()
4910< Error messages will be suppressed, unless the 'debug' option contains
4911 "msg".
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004912 See |indent-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004913 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004914
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004915 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4916 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004917 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004918
4919 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4920 evaluating 'indentexpr' |textlock|.
4921
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004922 *'indentkeys'* *'indk'*
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +01004923'indentkeys' 'indk' string (default "0{,0},0),0],:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004924 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004925 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
4926 the current line. Only happens if 'indentexpr' isn't empty.
4927 The format is identical to 'cinkeys', see |indentkeys-format|.
4928 See |C-indenting| and |indent-expression|.
4929
4930 *'infercase'* *'inf'* *'noinfercase'* *'noinf'*
4931'infercase' 'inf' boolean (default off)
4932 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004933 When doing keyword completion in insert mode |ins-completion|, and
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004934 'ignorecase' is also on, the case of the match is adjusted depending
4935 on the typed text. If the typed text contains a lowercase letter
4936 where the match has an upper case letter, the completed part is made
4937 lowercase. If the typed text has no lowercase letters and the match
4938 has a lowercase letter where the typed text has an uppercase letter,
4939 and there is a letter before it, the completed part is made uppercase.
4940 With 'noinfercase' the match is used as-is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004941
4942 *'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
4943'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
4944 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004945 Makes Vim work in a way that Insert mode is the default mode. Useful
4946 if you want to use Vim as a modeless editor. Used for |evim|.
4947 These Insert mode commands will be useful:
4948 - Use the cursor keys to move around.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02004949 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command |i_CTRL-O|. When
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004950 this is a mapping, it is executed as if 'insertmode' was off.
4951 Normal mode remains active until the mapping is finished.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004952 - Use CTRL-L to execute a number of Normal mode commands, then use
Bram Moolenaar488c6512005-08-11 20:09:58 +00004953 <Esc> to get back to Insert mode. Note that CTRL-L moves the cursor
4954 left, like <Esc> does when 'insertmode' isn't set. |i_CTRL-L|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004955
4956 These items change when 'insertmode' is set:
4957 - when starting to edit of a file, Vim goes to Insert mode.
4958 - <Esc> in Insert mode is a no-op and beeps.
4959 - <Esc> in Normal mode makes Vim go to Insert mode.
4960 - CTRL-L in Insert mode is a command, it is not inserted.
4961 - CTRL-Z in Insert mode suspends Vim, see |CTRL-Z|. *i_CTRL-Z*
4962 However, when <Esc> is used inside a mapping, it behaves like
4963 'insertmode' was not set. This was done to be able to use the same
4964 mappings with 'insertmode' set or not set.
4965 When executing commands with |:normal| 'insertmode' is not used.
4966
4967 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4968
4969 *'isfname'* *'isf'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01004970'isfname' 'isf' string (default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004971 "@,48-57,/,\,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,{,},[,],:,@-@,!,~,="
4972 for AMIGA: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:"
4973 for VMS: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,<,>,[,],:,;,~"
4974 for OS/390: "@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,="
4975 otherwise: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,=")
4976 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004977 The characters specified by this option are included in file names and
4978 path names. Filenames are used for commands like "gf", "[i" and in
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004979 the tags file. It is also used for "\f" in a |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004980 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4981 characters up to 255 are specified with this option.
4982 For UTF-8 the characters 0xa0 to 0xff are included as well.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004983 Think twice before adding white space to this option. Although a
4984 space may appear inside a file name, the effect will be that Vim
4985 doesn't know where a file name starts or ends when doing completion.
4986 It most likely works better without a space in 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004987
4988 Note that on systems using a backslash as path separator, Vim tries to
4989 do its best to make it work as you would expect. That is a bit
4990 tricky, since Vi originally used the backslash to escape special
4991 characters. Vim will not remove a backslash in front of a normal file
4992 name character on these systems, but it will on Unix and alikes. The
4993 '&' and '^' are not included by default, because these are special for
4994 cmd.exe.
4995
4996 The format of this option is a list of parts, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004997 Each part can be a single character number or a range. A range is two
4998 character numbers with '-' in between. A character number can be a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004999 decimal number between 0 and 255 or the ASCII character itself (does
5000 not work for digits). Example:
5001 "_,-,128-140,#-43" (include '_' and '-' and the range
5002 128 to 140 and '#' to 43)
5003 If a part starts with '^', the following character number or range
5004 will be excluded from the option. The option is interpreted from left
5005 to right. Put the excluded character after the range where it is
5006 included. To include '^' itself use it as the last character of the
5007 option or the end of a range. Example:
5008 "^a-z,#,^" (exclude 'a' to 'z', include '#' and '^')
5009 If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
5010 are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
5011 plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
5012 "@,^a-z" All alphabetic characters, excluding lower
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005013 case ASCII letters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005014 "a-z,A-Z,@-@" All letters plus the '@' character.
5015 A comma can be included by using it where a character number is
5016 expected. Example:
5017 "48-57,,,_" Digits, comma and underscore.
5018 A comma can be excluded by prepending a '^'. Example:
5019 " -~,^,,9" All characters from space to '~', excluding
5020 comma, plus <Tab>.
5021 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5022
5023 *'isident'* *'isi'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01005024'isident' 'isi' string (default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005025 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
5026 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255")
5027 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005028 The characters given by this option are included in identifiers.
5029 Identifiers are used in recognizing environment variables and after a
5030 match of the 'define' option. It is also used for "\i" in a
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005031 |pattern|. See 'isfname' for a description of the format of this
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005032 option. For '@' only characters up to 255 are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005033 Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005034 environment variables. E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005035 expand "$HOME/.viminfo". Maybe you should change 'iskeyword' instead.
5036
5037 *'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01005038'iskeyword' 'isk' string (Vim default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005039 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
5040 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255"
5041 Vi default: "@,48-57,_")
5042 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005043 Keywords are used in searching and recognizing with many commands:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005044 "w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005045 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For '@'
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02005046 characters above 255 check the "word" character class (any character
5047 that is not white space or punctuation).
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005048 For C programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005049 For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
5050 '*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
5051 command).
5052 When the 'lisp' option is on the '-' character is always included.
Bram Moolenaarb8060fe2016-01-19 22:29:28 +01005053 This option also influences syntax highlighting, unless the syntax
5054 uses |:syn-iskeyword|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005055 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5056 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5057
5058 *'isprint'* *'isp'*
Yee Cheng Chin92b59c62024-10-22 21:16:43 +02005059'isprint' 'isp' string (default for Win32 and VMS:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005060 "@,~-255"; otherwise: "@,161-255")
5061 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005062 The characters given by this option are displayed directly on the
5063 screen. It is also used for "\p" in a |pattern|. The characters from
5064 space (ASCII 32) to '~' (ASCII 126) are always displayed directly,
5065 even when they are not included in 'isprint' or excluded. See
5066 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option.
5067
5068 Non-printable characters are displayed with two characters:
5069 0 - 31 "^@" - "^_"
5070 32 - 126 always single characters
5071 127 "^?"
5072 128 - 159 "~@" - "~_"
5073 160 - 254 "| " - "|~"
5074 255 "~?"
5075 When 'encoding' is a Unicode one, illegal bytes from 128 to 255 are
5076 displayed as <xx>, with the hexadecimal value of the byte.
5077 When 'display' contains "uhex" all unprintable characters are
5078 displayed as <xx>.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005079 The SpecialKey highlighting will be used for unprintable characters.
5080 |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005081
5082 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
5083 characters up to 255 are specified with this option. When a character
5084 is printable but it is not available in the current font, a
5085 replacement character will be shown.
5086 Unprintable and zero-width Unicode characters are displayed as <xxxx>.
5087 There is no option to specify these characters.
5088
5089 *'joinspaces'* *'js'* *'nojoinspaces'* *'nojs'*
5090'joinspaces' 'js' boolean (default on)
5091 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005092 Insert two spaces after a '.', '?' and '!' with a join command.
5093 When 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, only do this after a '.'.
5094 Otherwise only one space is inserted.
5095 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
5096
Yegappan Lakshmanan87018252023-09-20 20:20:04 +02005097 *'jumpoptions'* *'jop'*
5098'jumpoptions' 'jop' string (default "")
5099 global
5100 List of words that change the behavior of the |jumplist|.
5101 stack Make the jumplist behave like the tagstack.
5102 Relative location of entries in the jumplist is
5103 preserved at the cost of discarding subsequent entries
5104 when navigating backwards in the jumplist and then
5105 jumping to a location. |jumplist-stack|
5106
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005107 *'key'*
5108'key' string (default "")
5109 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02005110 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv|
5111 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005112 The key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02005113 See |encryption| and 'cryptmethod'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005114 Careful: Do not set the key value by hand, someone might see the typed
5115 key. Use the |:X| command. But you can make 'key' empty: >
5116 :set key=
5117< It is not possible to get the value of this option with ":set key" or
5118 "echo &key". This is to avoid showing it to someone who shouldn't
5119 know. It also means you cannot see it yourself once you have set it,
5120 be careful not to make a typing error!
Yee Cheng Chin6ee7b522023-10-01 09:13:22 +02005121 You also cannot use |:set-=|, |:set+=|, |:set^=| on this option to
5122 prevent an attacker from guessing substrings in your key.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01005123 You can use "&key" in an expression to detect whether encryption is
5124 enabled. When 'key' is set it returns "*****" (five stars).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005125
5126 *'keymap'* *'kmp'* *E544*
5127'keymap' 'kmp' string (default "")
5128 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005129 {only available when compiled with the |+keymap|
5130 feature}
5131 Name of a keyboard mapping. See |mbyte-keymap|.
5132 Setting this option to a valid keymap name has the side effect of
5133 setting 'iminsert' to one, so that the keymap becomes effective.
5134 'imsearch' is also set to one, unless it was -1
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02005135 Only alphanumeric characters, '.', '-' and '_' can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005136
5137 *'keymodel'* *'km'*
5138'keymodel' 'km' string (default "")
5139 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005140 List of comma-separated words, which enable special things that keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005141 can do. These values can be used:
5142 startsel Using a shifted special key starts selection (either
5143 Select mode or Visual mode, depending on "key" being
5144 present in 'selectmode').
5145 stopsel Using a not-shifted special key stops selection.
5146 Special keys in this context are the cursor keys, <End>, <Home>,
5147 <PageUp> and <PageDown>.
5148 The 'keymodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5149
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005150 *'keyprotocol'* *'kpc'*
5151'keyprotocol' 'kpc' string (default: see below)
5152 global
5153 Specifies what keyboard protocol to use depending on the value of
5154 'term'. The supported keyboard protocols names are:
5155 none whatever the terminal uses
5156 mok2 modifyOtherKeys level 2, as supported by xterm
5157 kitty Kitty keyboard protocol, as supported by Kitty
5158
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005159 The option value is a list of comma separated items. Each item has
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005160 a pattern that is matched against the 'term' option, a colon and the
5161 protocol name to be used. To illustrate this, the default value would
5162 be set with: >
Christian Brabandtf6ba8de2024-12-28 17:15:05 +01005163 set keyprotocol=kitty:kitty,foot:kitty,ghostty:kitty,wezterm:kitty
5164 set keyprotocol+=xterm:mok2
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005165
Hirohito Higashi195fcc92025-02-01 10:26:58 +01005166< This means that when 'term' contains "kitty, "foot", "ghostty" or
Christian Brabandtf6ba8de2024-12-28 17:15:05 +01005167 "wezterm" somewhere, then the "kitty" protocol is used. When 'term'
5168 contains "xterm" somewhere, then the "mok2" protocol is used.
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005169
5170 The first match is used, thus if you want to have "kitty" use the
5171 kitty protocol, but "badkitty" not, then you should match "badkitty"
5172 first and use the "none" value: >
5173 set keyprotocol=badkitty:none,kitty:kitty
5174<
5175 The option is used after 'term' has been changed. First the termcap
5176 entries are set, possibly using the builtin list, see |builtin-terms|.
5177 Then this option is inspected and if there is a match and a protocol
5178 is specified the following happens:
5179 none Nothing, the regular t_TE and t_TI values remain
5180
5181 mok2 The t_TE value is changed to:
5182 CSI >4;m disables modifyOtherKeys
5183 The t_TI value is changed to:
5184 CSI >4;2m enables modifyOtherKeys
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005185 CSI ?4m request the modifyOtherKeys state
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005186
5187 kitty The t_TE value is changed to:
5188 CSI >4;m disables modifyOtherKeys
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005189 CSI =0;1u disables the kitty keyboard protocol
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005190 The t_TI value is changed to:
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005191 CSI =1;1u enables the kitty keyboard protocol
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005192 CSI ?u request kitty keyboard protocol state
5193 CSI >c request the termresponse
5194
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00005195 If you notice problems, such as characters being displayed that
5196 disappear after `CTRL-L`, you might want to try making this option
5197 empty. Then set the 'term' option to have it take effect: >
5198 set keyprotocol=
5199 let &term = &term
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00005200<
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005201
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005202 *'keywordprg'* *'kp'*
5203'keywordprg' 'kp' string (default "man" or "man -s", DOS: ":help",
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02005204 VMS: "help")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005205 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005206 Program to use for the |K| command. Environment variables are
5207 expanded |:set_env|. ":help" may be used to access the Vim internal
5208 help. (Note that previously setting the global option to the empty
5209 value did this, which is now deprecated.)
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02005210 When the first character is ":", the command is invoked as a Vim
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005211 Ex command with [count] added as an argument if it is not zero.
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02005212 When "man", "man -s" or an Ex command is used, Vim will automatically
5213 translate a count for the "K" command and pass it as the first
5214 argument. For "man -s" the "-s" is removed when there is no count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005215 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5216 Example: >
5217 :set keywordprg=man\ -s
5218< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5219 security reasons.
5220
5221 *'langmap'* *'lmap'* *E357* *E358*
5222'langmap' 'lmap' string (default "")
5223 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005224 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
5225 feature}
5226 This option allows switching your keyboard into a special language
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005227 mode. When you are typing text in Insert mode the characters are
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005228 inserted directly. When in Normal mode the 'langmap' option takes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005229 care of translating these special characters to the original meaning
5230 of the key. This means you don't have to change the keyboard mode to
5231 be able to execute Normal mode commands.
5232 This is the opposite of the 'keymap' option, where characters are
5233 mapped in Insert mode.
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01005234 Also consider setting 'langremap' to off, to prevent 'langmap' from
5235 applying to characters resulting from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02005236 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5237 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005238
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00005239 Example (for Greek, in UTF-8): *greek* >
5240 :set langmap=ΑA,ΒB,ΨC,ΔD,ΕE,ΦF,ΓG,ΗH,ΙI,ΞJ,ΚK,ΛL,ΜM,ΝN,ΟO,ΠP,QQ,ΡR,ΣS,ΤT,ΘU,ΩV,WW,ΧX,ΥY,ΖZ,αa,βb,ψc,δd,εe,φf,γg,ηh,ιi,ξj,κk,λl,μm,νn,οo,πp,qq,ρr,σs,τt,θu,ωv,ςw,χx,υy,ζz
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005241< Example (exchanges meaning of z and y for commands): >
5242 :set langmap=zy,yz,ZY,YZ
5243<
5244 The 'langmap' option is a list of parts, separated with commas. Each
5245 part can be in one of two forms:
5246 1. A list of pairs. Each pair is a "from" character immediately
5247 followed by the "to" character. Examples: "aA", "aAbBcC".
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02005248 2. A list of "from" characters, a semicolon and a list of "to"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005249 characters. Example: "abc;ABC"
5250 Example: "aA,fgh;FGH,cCdDeE"
5251 Special characters need to be preceded with a backslash. These are
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02005252 ";", ',', '"', '|' and backslash itself.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005253
5254 This will allow you to activate vim actions without having to switch
5255 back and forth between the languages. Your language characters will
5256 be understood as normal vim English characters (according to the
5257 langmap mappings) in the following cases:
5258 o Normal/Visual mode (commands, buffer/register names, user mappings)
5259 o Insert/Replace Mode: Register names after CTRL-R
5260 o Insert/Replace Mode: Mappings
5261 Characters entered in Command-line mode will NOT be affected by
5262 this option. Note that this option can be changed at any time
5263 allowing to switch between mappings for different languages/encodings.
5264 Use a mapping to avoid having to type it each time!
5265
5266 *'langmenu'* *'lm'*
5267'langmenu' 'lm' string (default "")
5268 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005269 {only available when compiled with the |+menu| and
5270 |+multi_lang| features}
5271 Language to use for menu translation. Tells which file is loaded
5272 from the "lang" directory in 'runtimepath': >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005273 "lang/menu_" .. &langmenu .. ".vim"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005274< (without the spaces). For example, to always use the Dutch menus, no
5275 matter what $LANG is set to: >
5276 :set langmenu=nl_NL.ISO_8859-1
5277< When 'langmenu' is empty, |v:lang| is used.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005278 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005279 If your $LANG is set to a non-English language but you do want to use
5280 the English menus: >
5281 :set langmenu=none
5282< This option must be set before loading menus, switching on filetype
5283 detection or syntax highlighting. Once the menus are defined setting
5284 this option has no effect. But you could do this: >
5285 :source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
5286 :set langmenu=de_DE.ISO_8859-1
5287 :source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
5288< Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
5289
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005290 *'langnoremap'* *'lnr'* *'nolangnoremap'* *'nolnr'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02005291'langnoremap' 'lnr' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005292 global
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005293 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
5294 feature}
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005295 This is just like 'langremap' but with the value inverted. It only
5296 exists for backwards compatibility. When setting 'langremap' then
5297 'langnoremap' is set to the inverted value, and the other way around.
5298
5299 *'langremap'* *'lrm'* *'nolangremap'* *'nolrm'*
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01005300'langremap' 'lrm' boolean (default on, set to off in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005301 global
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005302 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
5303 feature}
5304 When off, setting 'langmap' does not apply to characters resulting from
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005305 a mapping. This basically means, if you noticed that setting
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005306 'langmap' disables some of your mappings, try resetting this option.
5307 This option defaults to on for backwards compatibility. Set it off if
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005308 that works for you to avoid mappings to break.
5309
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005310 *'laststatus'* *'ls'*
5311'laststatus' 'ls' number (default 1)
5312 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005313 The value of this option influences when the last window will have a
5314 status line:
5315 0: never
5316 1: only if there are at least two windows
5317 2: always
5318 The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
5319 windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
5320
5321 *'lazyredraw'* *'lz'* *'nolazyredraw'* *'nolz'*
5322'lazyredraw' 'lz' boolean (default off)
5323 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005324 When this option is set, the screen will not be redrawn while
5325 executing macros, registers and other commands that have not been
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005326 typed. Also, updating the window title is postponed. To force an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005327 update use |:redraw|.
Bram Moolenaara57b5532022-06-24 11:48:03 +01005328 This may occasionally cause display errors. It is only meant to be set
5329 temporarily when performing an operation where redrawing may cause
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02005330 flickering or cause a slowdown.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005331
64-bitman88d41ab2025-04-06 17:20:39 +02005332 *'lhistory'* *'lhi'*
5333'lhistory' 'lhi' number (default: 10)
5334 local to window
5335 {only available when compiled with the |+quickfix|
5336 feature}
5337 Like 'chistory', but for the location list stack associated with the
5338 current window. If the option is changed in either the location list
5339 window itself or the the window that is associated with the location
5340 list stack, the new value will also be applied to the other one. This
5341 means this value will always be the same for a given location list
5342 window and its corresponding window. See |quickfix-stack| for
5343 additional info.
5344
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005345 *'linebreak'* *'lbr'* *'nolinebreak'* *'nolbr'*
5346'linebreak' 'lbr' boolean (default off)
5347 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005348 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005349 feature}
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02005350 If on, Vim will wrap long lines at a character in 'breakat' rather
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005351 than at the last character that fits on the screen. Unlike
5352 'wrapmargin' and 'textwidth', this does not insert <EOL>s in the file,
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02005353 it only affects the way the file is displayed, not its contents.
5354 If 'breakindent' is set, line is visually indented. Then, the value
5355 of 'showbreak' is used to put in front of wrapped lines. This option
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02005356 is not used when the 'wrap' option is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005357 Note that <Tab> characters after an <EOL> are mostly not displayed
5358 with the right amount of white space.
5359
5360 *'lines'* *E593*
5361'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
5362 global
5363 Number of lines of the Vim window.
5364 Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00005365 terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005366 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
5367 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
5368 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
5369 Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
5370 use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
5371 :set lines=999
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00005372< Minimum value is 2, maximum value is 1000.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02005373 If you get fewer lines than expected, check the 'guiheadroom' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005374 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
5375 number of lines of the display, the display may be messed up.
5376
5377 *'linespace'* *'lsp'*
5378'linespace' 'lsp' number (default 0, 1 for Win32 GUI)
5379 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005380 {only in the GUI}
5381 Number of pixel lines inserted between characters. Useful if the font
5382 uses the full character cell height, making lines touch each other.
5383 When non-zero there is room for underlining.
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005384 With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have
5385 space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set
5386 'linespace' to a negative value. This may cause display problems
5387 though!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005388
5389 *'lisp'* *'nolisp'*
5390'lisp' boolean (default off)
5391 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005392 Lisp mode: When <Enter> is typed in insert mode set the indent for
5393 the next line to Lisp standards (well, sort of). Also happens with
5394 "cc" or "S". 'autoindent' must also be on for this to work. The 'p'
5395 flag in 'cpoptions' changes the method of indenting: Vi compatible or
5396 better. Also see 'lispwords'.
5397 The '-' character is included in keyword characters. Redefines the
5398 "=" operator to use this same indentation algorithm rather than
5399 calling an external program if 'equalprg' is empty.
5400 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005401
Bram Moolenaar49846fb2022-10-15 16:05:33 +01005402 *'lispoptions'* *'lop'*
5403'lispoptions' 'lop' string (default "")
5404 local to buffer
5405 Comma-separated list of items that influence the Lisp indenting when
5406 enabled with the |'lisp'| option. Currently only one item is
5407 supported:
5408 expr:1 use 'indentexpr' for Lisp indenting when it is set
5409 expr:0 do not use 'indentexpr' for Lisp indenting (default)
5410 Note that when using 'indentexpr' the `=` operator indents all the
5411 lines, otherwise the first line is not indented (Vi-compatible).
5412
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005413 *'lispwords'* *'lw'*
5414'lispwords' 'lw' string (default is very long)
Bram Moolenaaraf6c1312014-03-12 18:55:58 +01005415 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +01005416 Comma-separated list of words that influence the Lisp indenting when
5417 enabled with the |'lisp'| option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005418
5419 *'list'* *'nolist'*
5420'list' boolean (default off)
5421 local to window
Bram Moolenaar113cb512021-11-07 20:27:04 +00005422 List mode: By default show tabs as CTRL-I is displayed, display $
5423 after end of line. Useful to see the difference between tabs and
5424 spaces and for trailing blanks. Further changed by the 'listchars'
5425 option.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005426
5427 The cursor is displayed at the start of the space a Tab character
5428 occupies, not at the end as usual in Normal mode. To get this cursor
5429 position while displaying Tabs with spaces, use: >
Bram Moolenaardd007ed2013-07-09 15:44:17 +02005430 :set list lcs=tab:\ \
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005431<
5432 Note that list mode will also affect formatting (set with 'textwidth'
5433 or 'wrapmargin') when 'cpoptions' includes 'L'. See 'listchars' for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005434 changing the way tabs are displayed.
5435
5436 *'listchars'* *'lcs'*
5437'listchars' 'lcs' string (default "eol:$")
Bram Moolenaareed9d462021-02-15 20:38:25 +01005438 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarf9d5ca12010-08-01 16:13:51 +02005439 Strings to use in 'list' mode and for the |:list| command. It is a
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01005440 comma-separated list of string settings. *E1511*
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005441 *lcs-eol*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005442 eol:c Character to show at the end of each line. When
5443 omitted, there is no extra character at the end of the
5444 line.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005445 *lcs-tab*
Bram Moolenaar83a52172019-01-16 22:41:54 +01005446 tab:xy[z] Two or three characters to be used to show a tab.
5447 The third character is optional.
5448
5449 tab:xy The 'x' is always used, then 'y' as many times as will
5450 fit. Thus "tab:>-" displays:
5451 >
5452 >-
5453 >--
5454 etc.
5455
5456 tab:xyz The 'z' is always used, then 'x' is prepended, and
5457 then 'y' is used as many times as will fit. Thus
5458 "tab:<->" displays:
5459 >
5460 <>
5461 <->
5462 <-->
5463 etc.
5464
5465 When "tab:" is omitted, a tab is shown as ^I.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005466 *lcs-space*
5467 space:c Character to show for a space. When omitted, spaces
5468 are left blank.
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005469 *lcs-multispace*
5470 multispace:c...
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00005471 One or more characters to use cyclically to show for
5472 multiple consecutive spaces. Overrides the "space"
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005473 setting, except for single spaces. When omitted, the
5474 "space" setting is used. For example,
5475 `:set listchars=multispace:---+` shows ten consecutive
5476 spaces as:
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005477 ---+---+-- ~
Bram Moolenaar91478ae2021-02-03 15:58:13 +01005478 *lcs-lead*
5479 lead:c Character to show for leading spaces. When omitted,
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005480 leading spaces are blank. Overrides the "space" and
5481 "multispace" settings for leading spaces. You can
5482 combine it with "tab:", for example: >
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01005483 :set listchars+=tab:>-,lead:.
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005484< *lcs-leadmultispace*
5485 leadmultispace:c...
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01005486 Like the |lcs-multispace| value, but for leading
5487 spaces only. Also overrides |lcs-lead| for leading
5488 multiple spaces.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005489 `:set listchars=leadmultispace:---+` shows ten
5490 consecutive leading spaces as:
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005491 ---+---+--XXX ~
5492 Where "XXX" denotes the first non-blank characters in
5493 the line.
5494 *lcs-trail*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005495 trail:c Character to show for trailing spaces. When omitted,
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005496 trailing spaces are blank. Overrides the "space" and
5497 "multispace" settings for trailing spaces.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005498 *lcs-extends*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005499 extends:c Character to show in the last column, when 'wrap' is
5500 off and the line continues beyond the right of the
5501 screen.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005502 *lcs-precedes*
Bram Moolenaarbffba7f2019-09-20 17:00:17 +02005503 precedes:c Character to show in the first visible column of the
5504 physical line, when there is text preceding the
5505 character visible in the first column.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005506 *lcs-conceal*
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02005507 conceal:c Character to show in place of concealed text, when
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02005508 'conceallevel' is set to 1.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005509 *lcs-nbsp*
Bram Moolenaar73284b92015-05-04 17:28:22 +02005510 nbsp:c Character to show for a non-breakable space character
5511 (0xA0 (160 decimal) and U+202F). Left blank when
5512 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005513
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005514 The characters ':' and ',' should not be used. UTF-8 characters can
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005515 be used when 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise only printable
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01005516 characters are allowed. All characters must be single width. *E1512*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005517
Bram Moolenaar93ff6722021-10-16 17:51:40 +01005518 Each character can be specified as hex: >
5519 set listchars=eol:\\x24
5520 set listchars=eol:\\u21b5
5521 set listchars=eol:\\U000021b5
5522< Note that a double backslash is used. The number of hex characters
5523 must be exactly 2 for \\x, 4 for \\u and 8 for \\U.
5524
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005525 Examples: >
5526 :set lcs=tab:>-,trail:-
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00005527 :set lcs=tab:>-,eol:<,nbsp:%
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005528 :set lcs=extends:>,precedes:<
5529< The "NonText" highlighting will be used for "eol", "extends" and
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02005530 "precedes". "SpecialKey" will be used for "tab", "nbsp", "space",
5531 "multispace", "lead" and "trail".
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005532 |hl-NonText| |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005533
5534 *'lpl'* *'nolpl'* *'loadplugins'* *'noloadplugins'*
5535'loadplugins' 'lpl' boolean (default on)
5536 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005537 When on the plugin scripts are loaded when starting up |load-plugins|.
5538 This option can be reset in your |vimrc| file to disable the loading
5539 of plugins.
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02005540 Note that using the "-u NONE", "-u DEFAULTS" and "--noplugin" command
5541 line arguments reset this option. See |-u| and |--noplugin|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005542
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005543 *'luadll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01005544'luadll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005545 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005546 {only available when compiled with the |+lua/dyn|
5547 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005548 Specifies the name of the Lua shared library. The default is
5549 DYNAMIC_LUA_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005550 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005551 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5552 security reasons.
5553
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00005554 *'macatsui'* *'nomacatsui'*
5555'macatsui' boolean (default on)
5556 global
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02005557 {not supported}
5558 No longer supported, as the Mac OS X GUI code was removed.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005559
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005560 *'magic'* *'nomagic'*
5561'magic' boolean (default on)
5562 global
5563 Changes the special characters that can be used in search patterns.
5564 See |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +02005565 WARNING: Switching this option off most likely breaks plugins! That
5566 is because many patterns assume it's on and will fail when it's off.
5567 Only switch it off when working with old Vi scripts. In any other
5568 situation write patterns that work when 'magic' is on. Include "\M"
5569 when you want to |/\M|.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005570 In |Vim9| script the value of 'magic' is ignored, patterns behave like
5571 it is always set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005572
5573 *'makeef'* *'mef'*
5574'makeef' 'mef' string (default: "")
5575 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005576 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
5577 feature}
5578 Name of the errorfile for the |:make| command (see |:make_makeprg|)
5579 and the |:grep| command.
5580 When it is empty, an internally generated temp file will be used.
5581 When "##" is included, it is replaced by a number to make the name
5582 unique. This makes sure that the ":make" command doesn't overwrite an
5583 existing file.
5584 NOT used for the ":cf" command. See 'errorfile' for that.
5585 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5586 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5587 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5588 security reasons.
5589
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +01005590 *'makeencoding'* *'menc'*
5591'makeencoding' 'menc' string (default "")
5592 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +01005593 Encoding used for reading the output of external commands. When empty,
5594 encoding is not converted.
5595 This is used for `:make`, `:lmake`, `:grep`, `:lgrep`, `:grepadd`,
5596 `:lgrepadd`, `:cfile`, `:cgetfile`, `:caddfile`, `:lfile`, `:lgetfile`,
5597 and `:laddfile`.
5598
5599 This would be mostly useful when you use MS-Windows and set 'encoding'
5600 to "utf-8". If |+iconv| is enabled and GNU libiconv is used, setting
5601 'makeencoding' to "char" has the same effect as setting to the system
5602 locale encoding. Example: >
5603 :set encoding=utf-8
5604 :set makeencoding=char " system locale is used
5605<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005606 *'makeprg'* *'mp'*
5607'makeprg' 'mp' string (default "make", VMS: "MMS")
5608 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005609 Program to use for the ":make" command. See |:make_makeprg|.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01005610 This option may contain '%' and '#' characters (see |:_%| and |:_#|),
5611 which are expanded to the current and alternate file name. Use |::S|
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +01005612 to escape file names in case they contain special characters.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005613 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
5614 about including spaces and backslashes.
5615 Note that a '|' must be escaped twice: once for ":set" and once for
5616 the interpretation of a command. When you use a filter called
5617 "myfilter" do it like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005618 :set makeprg=gmake\ \\\|\ myfilter
5619< The placeholder "$*" can be given (even multiple times) to specify
5620 where the arguments will be included, for example: >
5621 :set makeprg=latex\ \\\\nonstopmode\ \\\\input\\{$*}
5622< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5623 security reasons.
5624
5625 *'matchpairs'* *'mps'*
5626'matchpairs' 'mps' string (default "(:),{:},[:]")
5627 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005628 Characters that form pairs. The |%| command jumps from one to the
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01005629 other.
5630 Only character pairs are allowed that are different, thus you cannot
5631 jump between two double quotes.
5632 The characters must be separated by a colon.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005633 The pairs must be separated by a comma. Example for including '<' and
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02005634 '>' (for HTML): >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005635 :set mps+=<:>
5636
5637< A more exotic example, to jump between the '=' and ';' in an
5638 assignment, useful for languages like C and Java: >
5639 :au FileType c,cpp,java set mps+==:;
5640
5641< For a more advanced way of using "%", see the matchit.vim plugin in
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01005642 the $VIMRUNTIME/pack/dist/opt/matchit directory. |add-local-help|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005643
5644 *'matchtime'* *'mat'*
5645'matchtime' 'mat' number (default 5)
5646 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005647 Tenths of a second to show the matching paren, when 'showmatch' is
5648 set. Note that this is not in milliseconds, like other options that
5649 set a time. This is to be compatible with Nvi.
5650
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00005651 *'maxcombine'* *'mco'*
5652'maxcombine' 'mco' number (default 2)
5653 global
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00005654 The maximum number of combining characters supported for displaying.
5655 Only used when 'encoding' is "utf-8".
5656 The default is OK for most languages. Hebrew may require 4.
5657 Maximum value is 6.
5658 Even when this option is set to 2 you can still edit text with more
5659 combining characters, you just can't see them. Use |g8| or |ga|.
5660 See |mbyte-combining|.
5661
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005662 *'maxfuncdepth'* *'mfd'*
5663'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' number (default 100)
5664 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005665 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005666 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005667 Maximum depth of function calls for user functions. This normally
5668 catches endless recursion. When using a recursive function with
5669 more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number. But this will use
5670 more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +01005671 Increasing this limit above 200 also changes the maximum for Ex
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02005672 command recursion, see |E169|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005673 See also |:function|.
zeertzjqfe583b12023-12-21 16:59:26 +01005674 Also used for maximum depth of callback functions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005675
5676 *'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*
5677'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' number (default 1000)
5678 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005679 Maximum number of times a mapping is done without resulting in a
5680 character to be used. This normally catches endless mappings, like
5681 ":map x y" with ":map y x". It still does not catch ":map g wg",
5682 because the 'w' is used before the next mapping is done. See also
5683 |key-mapping|.
5684
5685 *'maxmem'* *'mm'*
5686'maxmem' 'mm' number (default between 256 to 5120 (system
5687 dependent) or half the amount of memory
5688 available)
5689 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005690 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for one buffer. When this
5691 limit is reached allocating extra memory for a buffer will cause
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01005692 other memory to be freed.
5693 The maximum usable value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a
5694 limit.
5695 The value is ignored when 'swapfile' is off.
5696 Also see 'maxmemtot'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005697
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005698 *'maxmempattern'* *'mmp'*
5699'maxmempattern' 'mmp' number (default 1000)
5700 global
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005701 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for pattern matching.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005702 The maximum value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a limit.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005703 *E363*
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005704 When Vim runs into the limit it gives an error message and mostly
5705 behaves like CTRL-C was typed.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005706 Running into the limit often means that the pattern is very
5707 inefficient or too complex. This may already happen with the pattern
5708 "\(.\)*" on a very long line. ".*" works much better.
Bram Moolenaarfd358112018-07-07 23:21:31 +02005709 Might also happen on redraw, when syntax rules try to match a complex
5710 text structure.
5711 Vim may run out of memory before hitting the 'maxmempattern' limit, in
5712 which case you get an "Out of memory" error instead.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005713
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005714 *'maxmemtot'* *'mmt'*
5715'maxmemtot' 'mmt' number (default between 2048 and 10240 (system
5716 dependent) or half the amount of memory
5717 available)
5718 global
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005719 Maximum amount of memory in Kbyte to use for all buffers together.
5720 The maximum usable value is about 2000000 (2 Gbyte). Use this to work
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005721 without a limit.
5722 On 64 bit machines higher values might work. But hey, do you really
5723 need more than 2 Gbyte for text editing? Keep in mind that text is
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005724 stored in the swap file, one can edit files > 2 Gbyte anyway. We do
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005725 need the memory to store undo info.
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01005726 Buffers with 'swapfile' off still count to the total amount of memory
5727 used.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005728 Also see 'maxmem'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005729
5730 *'menuitems'* *'mis'*
5731'menuitems' 'mis' number (default 25)
5732 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005733 {not available when compiled without the |+menu|
5734 feature}
5735 Maximum number of items to use in a menu. Used for menus that are
5736 generated from a list of items, e.g., the Buffers menu. Changing this
5737 option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
5738
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005739 *'messagesopt'* *'mopt'*
5740'messagesopt' 'mopt' string (default "hit-enter,history:500")
5741 global
5742
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005743 Option settings for outputting messages. It can consist of the
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005744 following items. Items must be separated by a comma.
5745
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005746 hit-enter Use a |hit-enter| prompt when the message is longer than
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005747 'cmdheight' size.
5748
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005749 wait:{n} Instead of using a |hit-enter| prompt, simply wait for
5750 {n} milliseconds so that the user has a chance to read
5751 the message. The maximum value of {n} is 10000. Use
5752 0 to disable the wait (but then the user may miss an
5753 important message).
5754 This item is ignored when "hit-enter" is present, but
5755 required when "hit-enter" is not present.
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005756
5757 history:{n} Determines how many entries are remembered in the
5758 |:messages| history. The maximum value is 10000.
5759 Setting it to zero clears the message history.
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005760 This item must always be present.
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005761
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005762 *'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
5763'mkspellmem' 'msm' string (default "460000,2000,500")
5764 global
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005765 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5766 feature}
5767 Parameters for |:mkspell|. This tunes when to start compressing the
5768 word tree. Compression can be slow when there are many words, but
5769 it's needed to avoid running out of memory. The amount of memory used
5770 per word depends very much on how similar the words are, that's why
5771 this tuning is complicated.
5772
5773 There are three numbers, separated by commas:
5774 {start},{inc},{added}
5775
5776 For most languages the uncompressed word tree fits in memory. {start}
5777 gives the amount of memory in Kbyte that can be used before any
5778 compression is done. It should be a bit smaller than the amount of
5779 memory that is available to Vim.
5780
5781 When going over the {start} limit the {inc} number specifies the
5782 amount of memory in Kbyte that can be allocated before another
5783 compression is done. A low number means compression is done after
5784 less words are added, which is slow. A high number means more memory
5785 will be allocated.
5786
5787 After doing compression, {added} times 1024 words can be added before
5788 the {inc} limit is ignored and compression is done when any extra
5789 amount of memory is needed. A low number means there is a smaller
5790 chance of hitting the {inc} limit, less memory is used but it's
5791 slower.
5792
5793 The languages for which these numbers are important are Italian and
5794 Hungarian. The default works for when you have about 512 Mbyte. If
5795 you have 1 Gbyte you could use: >
5796 :set mkspellmem=900000,3000,800
5797< If you have less than 512 Mbyte |:mkspell| may fail for some
5798 languages, no matter what you set 'mkspellmem' to.
5799
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11005800 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5801 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar07607392019-05-26 19:20:43 +02005802
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005803 *'modeline'* *'ml'* *'nomodeline'* *'noml'*
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +00005804'modeline' 'ml' boolean (Vim default: on (off for root),
5805 Vi default: off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005806 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005807 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
5808 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
5809 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
5810
5811 *'modelineexpr'* *'mle'* *'nomodelineexpr'* *'nomle'*
5812'modelineexpr' 'mle' boolean (default: off)
5813 global
5814 When on allow some options that are an expression to be set in the
5815 modeline. Check the option for whether it is affected by
5816 'modelineexpr'. Also see |modeline|.
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02005817 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5818 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005819
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005820 *'modelines'* *'mls'*
5821'modelines' 'mls' number (default 5)
5822 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005823 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
5824 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
5825 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
5826 NOTE: 'modeline' is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5827 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5828
5829 *'modifiable'* *'ma'* *'nomodifiable'* *'noma'*
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005830 *E21*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005831'modifiable' 'ma' boolean (default on)
5832 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005833 When off the buffer contents cannot be changed. The 'fileformat' and
5834 'fileencoding' options also can't be changed.
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +01005835 Can be reset on startup with the |-M| command line argument.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005836
5837 *'modified'* *'mod'* *'nomodified'* *'nomod'*
5838'modified' 'mod' boolean (default off)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02005839 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005840 When on, the buffer is considered to be modified. This option is set
5841 when:
5842 1. A change was made to the text since it was last written. Using the
5843 |undo| command to go back to the original text will reset the
5844 option. But undoing changes that were made before writing the
5845 buffer will set the option again, since the text is different from
5846 when it was written.
5847 2. 'fileformat' or 'fileencoding' is different from its original
5848 value. The original value is set when the buffer is read or
5849 written. A ":set nomodified" command also resets the original
5850 values to the current values and the 'modified' option will be
5851 reset.
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01005852 Similarly for 'eol' and 'bomb'.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02005853 This option is not set when a change is made to the buffer as the
5854 result of a BufNewFile, BufRead/BufReadPost, BufWritePost,
5855 FileAppendPost or VimLeave autocommand event. See |gzip-example| for
5856 an explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005857 When 'buftype' is "nowrite" or "nofile" this option may be set, but
5858 will be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01005859 Note that the text may actually be the same, e.g. 'modified' is set
5860 when using "rA" on an "A".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005861
5862 *'more'* *'nomore'*
5863'more' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
5864 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005865 When on, listings pause when the whole screen is filled. You will get
5866 the |more-prompt|. When this option is off there are no pauses, the
5867 listing continues until finished.
5868 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5869 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5870
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01005871 *'mouse'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005872'mouse' string (default "", "a" for GUI and Win32,
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005873 set to "a" or "nvi" in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005874 global
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005875 Enable the use of the mouse. Works for most terminals (xterm, Win32
5876 |win32-mouse|, QNX pterm, *BSD console with sysmouse and Linux console
5877 with gpm). For using the mouse in the GUI, see |gui-mouse|. The
5878 mouse can be enabled for different modes:
Bram Moolenaar7f2e9d72017-11-11 20:58:53 +01005879 n Normal mode and Terminal modes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005880 v Visual mode
5881 i Insert mode
5882 c Command-line mode
5883 h all previous modes when editing a help file
5884 a all previous modes
5885 r for |hit-enter| and |more-prompt| prompt
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005886 Normally you would enable the mouse in all five modes with: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005887 :set mouse=a
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005888< If your terminal can't overrule the mouse events going to the
5889 application, use: >
5890 :set mouse=nvi
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02005891< Then you can press ":", select text for the system, and press Esc to go
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005892 back to Vim using the mouse events.
5893 In |defaults.vim| "nvi" is used if the 'term' option is not matching
5894 "xterm".
5895
5896 When the mouse is not enabled, the GUI will still use the mouse for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005897 modeless selection. This doesn't move the text cursor.
5898
5899 See |mouse-using|. Also see |'clipboard'|.
5900
5901 Note: When enabling the mouse in a terminal, copy/paste will use the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005902 "* register if there is access to an X-server. The xterm handling of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005903 the mouse buttons can still be used by keeping the shift key pressed.
5904 Also see the 'clipboard' option.
5905
5906 *'mousefocus'* *'mousef'* *'nomousefocus'* *'nomousef'*
5907'mousefocus' 'mousef' boolean (default off)
5908 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005909 {only works in the GUI}
5910 The window that the mouse pointer is on is automatically activated.
5911 When changing the window layout or window focus in another way, the
5912 mouse pointer is moved to the window with keyboard focus. Off is the
5913 default because it makes using the pull down menus a little goofy, as
5914 a pointer transit may activate a window unintentionally.
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01005915 MS-Windows: Also see 'scrollfocus' for what window is scrolled when
Bram Moolenaar1d9215b2020-01-25 13:27:42 +01005916 using the mouse scroll wheel.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005917
5918 *'mousehide'* *'mh'* *'nomousehide'* *'nomh'*
5919'mousehide' 'mh' boolean (default on)
5920 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005921 {only works in the GUI}
5922 When on, the mouse pointer is hidden when characters are typed.
5923 The mouse pointer is restored when the mouse is moved.
5924
5925 *'mousemodel'* *'mousem'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005926'mousemodel' 'mousem' string (default "extend", "popup" for Win32)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005927 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005928 Sets the model to use for the mouse. The name mostly specifies what
5929 the right mouse button is used for:
5930 extend Right mouse button extends a selection. This works
5931 like in an xterm.
5932 popup Right mouse button pops up a menu. The shifted left
5933 mouse button extends a selection. This works like
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005934 with Microsoft Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005935 popup_setpos Like "popup", but the cursor will be moved to the
5936 position where the mouse was clicked, and thus the
5937 selected operation will act upon the clicked object.
5938 If clicking inside a selection, that selection will
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005939 be acted upon, i.e. no cursor move. This implies of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005940 course, that right clicking outside a selection will
5941 end Visual mode.
5942 Overview of what button does what for each model:
5943 mouse extend popup(_setpos) ~
5944 left click place cursor place cursor
5945 left drag start selection start selection
5946 shift-left search word extend selection
5947 right click extend selection popup menu (place cursor)
5948 right drag extend selection -
5949 middle click paste paste
5950
5951 In the "popup" model the right mouse button produces a pop-up menu.
5952 You need to define this first, see |popup-menu|.
5953
5954 Note that you can further refine the meaning of buttons with mappings.
5955 See |gui-mouse-mapping|. But mappings are NOT used for modeless
5956 selection (because that's handled in the GUI code directly).
5957
5958 The 'mousemodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5959
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09005960 *'mousemoveevent'* *'mousemev'* *'nomousemoveevent'* *'nomousemev'*
Ernie Raelc4cb5442022-04-03 15:47:28 +01005961'mousemoveevent' 'mousemev' boolean (default off)
5962 global
5963 {only works in the GUI}
5964 When on, mouse move events are delivered to the input queue and are
5965 available for mapping. The default, off, avoids the mouse movement
5966 overhead except when needed. See |gui-mouse-mapping|.
5967 Warning: Setting this option can make pending mappings to be aborted
5968 when the mouse is moved.
5969 Currently only works in the GUI, may be made to work in a terminal
5970 later.
5971
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005972 *'mouseshape'* *'mouses'* *E547*
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01005973'mouseshape' 'mouses' string (default "i-r:beam,s:updown,sd:udsizing,
5974 vs:leftright,vd:lrsizing,m:no,
5975 ml:up-arrow,v:rightup-arrow")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005976 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005977 {only available when compiled with the |+mouseshape|
5978 feature}
5979 This option tells Vim what the mouse pointer should look like in
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005980 different modes. The option is a comma-separated list of parts, much
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005981 like used for 'guicursor'. Each part consist of a mode/location-list
5982 and an argument-list:
5983 mode-list:shape,mode-list:shape,..
5984 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes/locations:
5985 In a normal window: ~
5986 n Normal mode
5987 v Visual mode
5988 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
5989 if not specified)
5990 o Operator-pending mode
5991 i Insert mode
5992 r Replace mode
5993
5994 Others: ~
5995 c appending to the command-line
5996 ci inserting in the command-line
5997 cr replacing in the command-line
5998 m at the 'Hit ENTER' or 'More' prompts
5999 ml idem, but cursor in the last line
6000 e any mode, pointer below last window
6001 s any mode, pointer on a status line
6002 sd any mode, while dragging a status line
6003 vs any mode, pointer on a vertical separator line
6004 vd any mode, while dragging a vertical separator line
6005 a everywhere
6006
6007 The shape is one of the following:
6008 avail name looks like ~
6009 w x arrow Normal mouse pointer
6010 w x blank no pointer at all (use with care!)
6011 w x beam I-beam
6012 w x updown up-down sizing arrows
6013 w x leftright left-right sizing arrows
6014 w x busy The system's usual busy pointer
6015 w x no The system's usual 'no input' pointer
6016 x udsizing indicates up-down resizing
6017 x lrsizing indicates left-right resizing
6018 x crosshair like a big thin +
6019 x hand1 black hand
6020 x hand2 white hand
6021 x pencil what you write with
6022 x question big ?
6023 x rightup-arrow arrow pointing right-up
6024 w x up-arrow arrow pointing up
6025 x <number> any X11 pointer number (see X11/cursorfont.h)
6026
6027 The "avail" column contains a 'w' if the shape is available for Win32,
6028 x for X11.
6029 Any modes not specified or shapes not available use the normal mouse
6030 pointer.
6031
6032 Example: >
6033 :set mouseshape=s:udsizing,m:no
6034< will make the mouse turn to a sizing arrow over the status lines and
6035 indicate no input when the hit-enter prompt is displayed (since
6036 clicking the mouse has no effect in this state.)
6037
6038 *'mousetime'* *'mouset'*
6039'mousetime' 'mouset' number (default 500)
6040 global
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01006041 Only for GUI, Win32 and Unix with xterm. Defines the maximum
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006042 time in msec between two mouse clicks for the second click to be
6043 recognized as a multi click.
6044
Shougo Matsushita4bd9b2b2024-11-14 22:31:48 +01006045
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01006046 *'mzquantum'* *'mzq'*
6047'mzquantum' 'mzq' number (default 100)
6048 global
6049 {not available when compiled without the |+mzscheme|
6050 feature}
6051 The number of milliseconds between polls for MzScheme threads.
6052 Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
6053 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
6054 is reset.
6055
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02006056 *'mzschemedll'*
6057'mzschemedll' string (default depends on the build)
6058 global
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02006059 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme/dyn|
6060 feature}
6061 Specifies the name of the MzScheme shared library. The default is
6062 DYNAMIC_MZSCH_DLL which was specified at compile time.
6063 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01006064 The value must be set in the |vimrc| script or earlier. In the
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01006065 startup, before the |load-plugins| step.
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02006066 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6067 security reasons.
6068
6069 *'mzschemegcdll'*
6070'mzschemegcdll' string (default depends on the build)
6071 global
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02006072 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme/dyn|
6073 feature}
6074 Specifies the name of the MzScheme GC shared library. The default is
6075 DYNAMIC_MZGC_DLL which was specified at compile time.
6076 The value can be equal to 'mzschemedll' if it includes the GC code.
6077 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6078 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6079 security reasons.
6080
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006081 *'nrformats'* *'nf'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02006082'nrformats' 'nf' string (default "bin,octal,hex",
6083 set to "bin,hex" in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006084 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006085 This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
6086 CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands for adding to and subtracting from a number
6087 respectively; see |CTRL-A| for more info on these commands.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006088 alpha If included, single alphabetical characters will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006089 incremented or decremented. This is useful for a list with a
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006090 letter index a), b), etc. *octal-nrformats*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006091 octal If included, numbers that start with a zero will be considered
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006092 to be octal. Example: Using CTRL-A on "007" results in "010".
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006093 hex If included, numbers starting with "0x" or "0X" will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006094 considered to be hexadecimal. Example: Using CTRL-X on
6095 "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006096 bin If included, numbers starting with "0b" or "0B" will be
6097 considered to be binary. Example: Using CTRL-X on
6098 "0b1000" subtracts one, resulting in "0b0111".
Bram Moolenaaraaad9952020-05-31 15:08:59 +02006099 unsigned If included, numbers are recognized as unsigned. Thus a
6100 leading dash or negative sign won't be considered as part of
6101 the number. Examples:
6102 Using CTRL-X on "2020" in "9-2020" results in "9-2019"
6103 (without "unsigned" it would become "9-2021").
6104 Using CTRL-A on "2020" in "9-2020" results in "9-2021"
6105 (without "unsigned" it would become "9-2019").
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +02006106 Using CTRL-X on "0" or CTRL-A on "18446744073709551615"
6107 (2^64 - 1) has no effect, overflow is prevented.
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006108 blank If included, treat numbers as signed or unsigned based on
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02006109 preceding whitespace. If a number with a leading dash has its
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006110 dash immediately preceded by a non-whitespace character (i.e.,
6111 not a tab or a " "), the negative sign won't be considered as
6112 part of the number. For example:
6113 Using CTRL-A on "14" in "Carbon-14" results in "Carbon-15"
6114 (without "blank" it would become "Carbon-13").
6115 Using CTRL-X on "8" in "Carbon -8" results in "Carbon -9"
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02006116 (because -8 is preceded by whitespace. If "unsigned" was
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006117 set, it would result in "Carbon -7").
6118 If this format is included, overflow is prevented as if
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02006119 "unsigned" were set. If both this format and "unsigned" are
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006120 included, "unsigned" will take precedence.
6121
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006122 Numbers which simply begin with a digit in the range 1-9 are always
6123 considered decimal. This also happens for numbers that are not
6124 recognized as octal or hex.
6125
6126 *'number'* *'nu'* *'nonumber'* *'nonu'*
6127'number' 'nu' boolean (default off)
6128 local to window
6129 Print the line number in front of each line. When the 'n' option is
6130 excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped line will not use the column of
6131 line numbers (this is the default when 'compatible' isn't set).
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006132 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
6133 number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006134 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
6135 characters are put before the number.
James McCoya80aad72021-12-22 19:45:28 +00006136 For highlighting see |hl-LineNr|, and |hl-CursorLineNr|, and the
6137 |:sign-define| "numhl" argument.
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02006138 *number_relativenumber*
6139 The 'relativenumber' option changes the displayed number to be
6140 relative to the cursor. Together with 'number' there are these
6141 four combinations (cursor in line 3):
6142
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006143 'nonu' 'nu' 'nonu' 'nu'
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02006144 'nornu' 'nornu' 'rnu' 'rnu'
6145
6146 |apple | 1 apple | 2 apple | 2 apple
6147 |pear | 2 pear | 1 pear | 1 pear
6148 |nobody | 3 nobody | 0 nobody |3 nobody
6149 |there | 4 there | 1 there | 1 there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006150
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006151 *'numberwidth'* *'nuw'*
6152'numberwidth' 'nuw' number (Vim default: 4 Vi default: 8)
6153 local to window
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00006154 {only available when compiled with the |+linebreak|
6155 feature}
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006156 Minimal number of columns to use for the line number. Only relevant
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006157 when the 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set or printing lines
6158 with a line number. Since one space is always between the number and
6159 the text, there is one less character for the number itself.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006160 The value is the minimum width. A bigger width is used when needed to
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006161 fit the highest line number in the buffer respectively the number of
6162 rows in the window, depending on whether 'number' or 'relativenumber'
6163 is set. Thus with the Vim default of 4 there is room for a line number
6164 up to 999. When the buffer has 1000 lines five columns will be used.
Bram Moolenaarf8a07122019-07-01 22:06:07 +02006165 The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 20.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01006166 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6167 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006168
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00006169 *'omnifunc'* *'ofu'*
6170'omnifunc' 'ofu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00006171 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006172 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaare2c453d2019-08-21 14:37:09 +02006173 feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00006174 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode omni
6175 completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00006176 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00006177 invoked and what it should return. The value can be the name of a
6178 function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
6179 more information.
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00006180 This option is usually set by a filetype plugin:
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00006181 |:filetype-plugin-on|
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006182 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6183 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00006184
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006185 *'opendevice'* *'odev'* *'noopendevice'* *'noodev'*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00006186'opendevice' 'odev' boolean (default off)
6187 global
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006188 {only for MS-Windows} *E796*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00006189 Enable reading and writing from devices. This may get Vim stuck on a
6190 device that can be opened but doesn't actually do the I/O. Therefore
6191 it is off by default.
6192 Note that on MS-Windows editing "aux.h", "lpt1.txt" and the like also
6193 result in editing a device.
6194
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006195 *'operatorfunc'* *'opfunc'*
6196'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' string (default: empty)
6197 global
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006198 This option specifies a function to be called by the |g@| operator.
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +00006199 See |:map-operator| for more info and an example. The value can be
6200 the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See
6201 |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006202
6203 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6204 security reasons.
6205
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02006206 *'osfiletype'* *'oft'*
6207'osfiletype' 'oft' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006208 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02006209 This option was supported on RISC OS, which has been removed.
6210
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01006211 *'packpath'* *'pp'*
6212'packpath' 'pp' string (default: see 'runtimepath')
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01006213 Directories used to find packages. See |packages|.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11006214 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6215 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01006216
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006217 *'paragraphs'* *'para'*
Bram Moolenaar57e48462008-03-12 16:38:55 +00006218'paragraphs' 'para' string (default "IPLPPPQPP TPHPLIPpLpItpplpipbp")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006219 global
6220 Specifies the nroff macros that separate paragraphs. These are pairs
6221 of two letters (see |object-motions|).
6222
6223 *'paste'* *'nopaste'*
6224'paste' boolean (default off)
6225 global
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006226 Put Vim in Paste mode. This is useful if you want to cut or copy
6227 some text from one window and paste it in Vim. This will avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006228 unexpected effects.
6229 Setting this option is useful when using Vim in a terminal, where Vim
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006230 cannot distinguish between typed text and pasted text. In the GUI, Vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006231 knows about pasting and will mostly do the right thing without 'paste'
6232 being set. The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
6233 mouse clicks itself.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006234 This option is reset when starting the GUI. Thus if you set it in
6235 your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI. Setting
6236 'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
6237 will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006238 When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
6239 - mapping in Insert mode and Command-line mode is disabled
6240 - abbreviations are disabled
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006241 - 'autoindent' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006242 - 'expandtab' is reset
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006243 - 'hkmap' is reset
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006244 - 'revins' is reset
6245 - 'ruler' is reset
6246 - 'showmatch' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006247 - 'smarttab' is reset
6248 - 'softtabstop' is set to 0
6249 - 'textwidth' is set to 0
6250 - 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006251 - 'varsofttabstop' is made empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006252 These options keep their value, but their effect is disabled:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006253 - 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006254 - 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006255 - 'indentexpr'
6256 - 'lisp'
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006257 - 'smartindent'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006258 NOTE: When you start editing another file while the 'paste' option is
6259 on, settings from the modelines or autocommands may change the
6260 settings again, causing trouble when pasting text. You might want to
6261 set the 'paste' option again.
6262 When the 'paste' option is reset the mentioned options are restored to
6263 the value before the moment 'paste' was switched from off to on.
6264 Resetting 'paste' before ever setting it does not have any effect.
6265 Since mapping doesn't work while 'paste' is active, you need to use
6266 the 'pastetoggle' option to toggle the 'paste' option with some key.
6267
6268 *'pastetoggle'* *'pt'*
6269'pastetoggle' 'pt' string (default "")
6270 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006271 When non-empty, specifies the key sequence that toggles the 'paste'
6272 option. This is like specifying a mapping: >
6273 :map {keys} :set invpaste<CR>
6274< Where {keys} is the value of 'pastetoggle'.
6275 The difference is that it will work even when 'paste' is set.
6276 'pastetoggle' works in Insert mode and Normal mode, but not in
6277 Command-line mode.
6278 Mappings are checked first, thus overrule 'pastetoggle'. However,
6279 when 'paste' is on mappings are ignored in Insert mode, thus you can do
6280 this: >
6281 :map <F10> :set paste<CR>
6282 :map <F11> :set nopaste<CR>
6283 :imap <F10> <C-O>:set paste<CR>
6284 :imap <F11> <nop>
6285 :set pastetoggle=<F11>
6286< This will make <F10> start paste mode and <F11> stop paste mode.
6287 Note that typing <F10> in paste mode inserts "<F10>", since in paste
6288 mode everything is inserted literally, except the 'pastetoggle' key
6289 sequence.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006290 When the value has several bytes 'ttimeoutlen' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006291
6292 *'pex'* *'patchexpr'*
6293'patchexpr' 'pex' string (default "")
6294 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006295 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
6296 feature}
6297 Expression which is evaluated to apply a patch to a file and generate
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006298 the resulting new version of the file. See |diff-patchexpr|.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11006299 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6300 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006301
Bram Moolenaardbc28022014-07-26 13:40:44 +02006302 *'patchmode'* *'pm'* *E205* *E206*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006303'patchmode' 'pm' string (default "")
6304 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006305 When non-empty the oldest version of a file is kept. This can be used
6306 to keep the original version of a file if you are changing files in a
6307 source distribution. Only the first time that a file is written a
6308 copy of the original file will be kept. The name of the copy is the
6309 name of the original file with the string in the 'patchmode' option
6310 appended. This option should start with a dot. Use a string like
Bram Moolenaardf980db2017-12-24 13:22:00 +01006311 ".orig" or ".org". 'backupdir' must not be empty for this to work
6312 (Detail: The backup file is renamed to the patchmode file after the
6313 new file has been successfully written, that's why it must be possible
6314 to write a backup file). If there was no file to be backed up, an
6315 empty file is created.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006316 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a patchmode file is not made.
6317 Using 'patchmode' for compressed files appends the extension at the
6318 end (e.g., "file.gz.orig"), thus the resulting name isn't always
6319 recognized as a compressed file.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006320 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006321
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01006322 *'path'* *'pa'* *E343* *E345* *E347* *E854*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006323'path' 'pa' string (default on Unix: ".,/usr/include,,"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006324 other systems: ".,,")
6325 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006326 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006327 |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find|, |:sfind|, |:tabfind| and other commands,
6328 provided that the file being searched for has a relative path (not
6329 starting with "/", "./" or "../"). The directories in the 'path'
6330 option may be relative or absolute.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006331 - Use commas to separate directory names: >
6332 :set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
6333< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
6334 compatibility with version 3.0). To have a space in a directory
6335 name, precede it with an extra backslash, and escape the space: >
6336 :set path=.,/dir/with\\\ space
6337< - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with an extra
6338 backslash: >
6339 :set path=.,/dir/with\\,comma
6340< - To search relative to the directory of the current file, use: >
6341 :set path=.
6342< - To search in the current directory use an empty string between two
6343 commas: >
6344 :set path=,,
6345< - A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
6346 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6347 - When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
6348 "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006349 - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree using "*", "**" and
6350 ";". See |file-searching| for info and syntax.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006351 - Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
6352 :set path=.,c:\\include
6353< Or just use '/' instead: >
6354 :set path=.,c:/include
6355< Don't forget "." or files won't even be found in the same directory as
6356 the file!
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006357 The maximum length is limited. How much depends on the system, mostly
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006358 it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
6359 You can check if all the include files are found, using the value of
6360 'path', see |:checkpath|.
6361 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6362 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6363 uses another default. To remove the current directory use: >
6364 :set path-=
6365< To add the current directory use: >
6366 :set path+=
6367< To use an environment variable, you probably need to replace the
6368 separator. Here is an example to append $INCL, in which directory
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02006369 names are separated with a semicolon: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006370 :let &path = &path .. "," .. substitute($INCL, ';', ',', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006371< Replace the ';' with a ':' or whatever separator is used. Note that
6372 this doesn't work when $INCL contains a comma or white space.
6373
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02006374 *'perldll'*
6375'perldll' string (default depends on the build)
6376 global
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02006377 {only available when compiled with the |+perl/dyn|
6378 feature}
6379 Specifies the name of the Perl shared library. The default is
6380 DYNAMIC_PERL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
6381 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6382 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6383 security reasons.
6384
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006385 *'preserveindent'* *'pi'* *'nopreserveindent'* *'nopi'*
6386'preserveindent' 'pi' boolean (default off)
6387 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006388 When changing the indent of the current line, preserve as much of the
6389 indent structure as possible. Normally the indent is replaced by a
6390 series of tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is
6391 enabled, in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option
6392 means the indent will preserve as many existing characters as possible
6393 for indenting, and only add additional tabs or spaces as required.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006394 'expandtab' does not apply to the preserved white space, a Tab remains
6395 a Tab.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006396 NOTE: When using ">>" multiple times the resulting indent is a mix of
6397 tabs and spaces. You might not like this.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01006398 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006399 Also see 'copyindent'.
6400 Use |:retab| to clean up white space.
6401
6402 *'previewheight'* *'pvh'*
6403'previewheight' 'pvh' number (default 12)
6404 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006405 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6406 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006407 Default height for a preview window. Used for |:ptag| and associated
Bram Moolenaar79648732019-07-18 21:43:07 +02006408 commands. Used for |CTRL-W_}| when no count is given. Not used when
6409 'previewpopup' is set.
6410
6411 *'previewpopup'* *'pvp'*
6412'previewpopup' 'pvp' string (default empty)
6413 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006414 {not available when compiled without the |+textprop|
6415 or |+quickfix| feature}
Bram Moolenaar79648732019-07-18 21:43:07 +02006416 When not empty a popup window is used for commands that would open a
6417 preview window. See |preview-popup|.
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02006418 Not used for the insert completion info, add "popup" to
6419 'completeopt' for that.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006420
6421 *'previewwindow'* *'nopreviewwindow'*
6422 *'pvw'* *'nopvw'* *E590*
6423'previewwindow' 'pvw' boolean (default off)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02006424 local to window |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006425 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6426 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006427 Identifies the preview window. Only one window can have this option
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006428 set. It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
6429 |:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
6430
6431 *'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
6432'printdevice' 'pdev' string (default empty)
6433 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006434 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6435 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006436 The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
6437 See |pdev-option|.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006438 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6439 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006440
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006441 *'printencoding'* *'penc'*
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02006442'printencoding' 'penc' string (default empty, except for some systems)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006443 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006444 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6445 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006446 Sets the character encoding used when printing.
6447 See |penc-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006448
6449 *'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02006450'printexpr' 'pexpr' string (default: see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006451 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006452 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6453 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006454 Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
6455 See |pexpr-option|.
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01006456 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6457 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006458
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006459 *'printfont'* *'pfn'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006460'printfont' 'pfn' string (default "courier")
6461 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006462 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6463 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006464 The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
6465 See |pfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006466
6467 *'printheader'* *'pheader'*
6468'printheader' 'pheader' string (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
6469 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006470 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6471 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006472 The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
6473 See |pheader-option|.
6474
6475 *'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
6476'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' string (default "")
6477 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01006478 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6479 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006480 The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
6481 See |pmbcs-option|.
6482
6483 *'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
6484'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' string (default "")
6485 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01006486 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6487 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006488 List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
6489 See |pmbfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006490
6491 *'printoptions'* *'popt'*
6492'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
6493 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006494 {only available when compiled with |+printer| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006495 List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
6496 See |popt-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006497
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006498 *'prompt'* *'noprompt'*
6499'prompt' boolean (default on)
6500 global
6501 When on a ":" prompt is used in Ex mode.
6502
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006503 *'pumheight'* *'ph'*
6504'pumheight' 'ph' number (default 0)
6505 global
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00006506 Determines the maximum number of items to show in the popup menu for
6507 Insert mode completion. When zero as much space as available is used.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006508 |ins-completion-menu|.
6509
glepnir88d75932025-03-27 20:09:07 +01006510 *'pummaxwidth'* *'pmw'*
6511'pummaxwidth' 'pmw' number (default 0)
6512 global
6513 Determines the maximum width to use for the popup menu for completion.
6514 When zero, there is no maximum width limit, otherwise the popup menu
6515 will never be wider than this value. Truncated text will be indicated
6516 by "..." at the end. Takes precedence over 'pumwidth'.
6517 |ins-completion-menu|.
6518
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006519 *'pumwidth'* *'pw'*
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01006520'pumwidth' 'pw' number (default 15)
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006521 global
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01006522 Determines the minimum width to use for the popup menu for Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01006523 completion. |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006524
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006525 *'pythondll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006526'pythondll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006527 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006528 {only available when compiled with the |+python/dyn|
6529 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006530 Specifies the name of the Python 2.x shared library. The default is
6531 DYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006532 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006533 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6534 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006535
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006536 *'pythonhome'*
6537'pythonhome' string (default "")
6538 global
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006539 {only available when compiled with the |+python/dyn|
6540 feature}
6541 Specifies the name of the Python 2.x home directory. When 'pythonhome'
6542 and the PYTHONHOME environment variable are not set, PYTHON_HOME,
6543 which was specified at compile time, will be used for the Python 2.x
6544 home directory.
6545 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6546 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6547 security reasons.
6548
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006549 *'pythonthreedll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006550'pythonthreedll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006551 global
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006552 {only available when compiled with the |+python3/dyn|
6553 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006554 Specifies the name of the Python 3 shared library. The default is
6555 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006556 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006557 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6558 security reasons.
6559
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006560 *'pythonthreehome'*
6561'pythonthreehome' string (default "")
6562 global
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006563 {only available when compiled with the |+python3/dyn|
6564 feature}
6565 Specifies the name of the Python 3 home directory. When
6566 'pythonthreehome' and the PYTHONHOME environment variable are not set,
6567 PYTHON3_HOME, which was specified at compile time, will be used for
6568 the Python 3 home directory.
6569 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6570 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6571 security reasons.
6572
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01006573 *'pyxversion'* *'pyx'*
6574'pyxversion' 'pyx' number (default depends on the build)
6575 global
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01006576 {only available when compiled with the |+python| or
6577 the |+python3| feature}
6578 Specifies the python version used for pyx* functions and commands
6579 |python_x|. The default value is as follows:
6580
6581 Compiled with Default ~
6582 |+python| and |+python3| 0
6583 only |+python| 2
6584 only |+python3| 3
6585
6586 Available values are 0, 2 and 3.
6587 If 'pyxversion' is 0, it is set to 2 or 3 after the first execution of
6588 any python2/3 commands or functions. E.g. `:py` sets to 2, and `:py3`
6589 sets to 3. `:pyx` sets it to 3 if Python 3 is available, otherwise sets
6590 to 2 if Python 2 is available.
6591 See also: |has-pythonx|
6592
6593 If Vim is compiled with only |+python| or |+python3| setting
6594 'pyxversion' has no effect. The pyx* functions and commands are
6595 always the same as the compiled version.
6596
6597 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6598 security reasons.
6599
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006600 *'quickfixtextfunc'* *'qftf'*
6601'quickfixtextfunc' 'qftf' string (default "")
6602 global
6603 {only available when compiled with the |+quickfix|
6604 feature}
6605 This option specifies a function to be used to get the text to display
6606 in the quickfix and location list windows. This can be used to
6607 customize the information displayed in the quickfix or location window
6608 for each entry in the corresponding quickfix or location list. See
6609 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation of how to write the
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +00006610 function and an example. The value can be the name of a function, a
6611 |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for more
6612 information.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006613
6614 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6615 security reasons.
6616
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006617 *'quoteescape'* *'qe'*
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00006618'quoteescape' 'qe' string (default "\")
6619 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00006620 The characters that are used to escape quotes in a string. Used for
6621 objects like a', a" and a` |a'|.
6622 When one of the characters in this option is found inside a string,
6623 the following character will be skipped. The default value makes the
6624 text "foo\"bar\\" considered to be one string.
6625
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006626 *'readonly'* *'ro'* *'noreadonly'* *'noro'*
6627'readonly' 'ro' boolean (default off)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02006628 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006629 If on, writes fail unless you use a '!'. Protects you from
6630 accidentally overwriting a file. Default on when Vim is started
6631 in read-only mode ("vim -R") or when the executable is called "view".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00006632 When using ":w!" the 'readonly' option is reset for the current
6633 buffer, unless the 'Z' flag is in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02006634 When using the ":view" command the 'readonly' option is set for the
6635 newly edited buffer.
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +01006636 See 'modifiable' for disallowing changes to the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006637
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006638 *'redrawtime'* *'rdt'*
6639'redrawtime' 'rdt' number (default 2000)
6640 global
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006641 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime|
6642 feature}
6643 The time in milliseconds for redrawing the display. This applies to
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006644 searching for patterns for 'hlsearch', |:match| highlighting and syntax
Bram Moolenaar06f1ed22017-06-18 22:41:03 +02006645 highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006646 When redrawing takes more than this many milliseconds no further
Bram Moolenaar06f1ed22017-06-18 22:41:03 +02006647 matches will be highlighted.
6648 For syntax highlighting the time applies per window. When over the
6649 limit syntax highlighting is disabled until |CTRL-L| is used.
6650 This is used to avoid that Vim hangs when using a very complicated
6651 pattern.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006652
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02006653 *'regexpengine'* *'re'*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006654'regexpengine' 're' number (default 0)
6655 global
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006656 This selects the default regexp engine. |two-engines|
6657 The possible values are:
6658 0 automatic selection
6659 1 old engine
6660 2 NFA engine
6661 Note that when using the NFA engine and the pattern contains something
6662 that is not supported the pattern will not match. This is only useful
6663 for debugging the regexp engine.
Bram Moolenaarfda37292014-11-05 14:27:36 +01006664 Using automatic selection enables Vim to switch the engine, if the
6665 default engine becomes too costly. E.g., when the NFA engine uses too
6666 many states. This should prevent Vim from hanging on a combination of
6667 a complex pattern with long text.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006668
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006669 *'relativenumber'* *'rnu'* *'norelativenumber'* *'nornu'*
6670'relativenumber' 'rnu' boolean (default off)
6671 local to window
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006672 Show the line number relative to the line with the cursor in front of
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006673 each line. Relative line numbers help you use the |count| you can
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006674 precede some vertical motion commands (e.g. j k + -) with, without
6675 having to calculate it yourself. Especially useful in combination with
6676 other commands (e.g. y d c < > gq gw =).
6677 When the 'n' option is excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped
6678 line will not use the column of line numbers (this is the default when
6679 'compatible' isn't set).
6680 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
6681 number.
6682 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
6683 characters are put before the number.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006684 See |hl-LineNr| and |hl-CursorLineNr| for the highlighting used for
6685 the number.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01006686
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02006687 The number in front of the cursor line also depends on the value of
6688 'number', see |number_relativenumber| for all combinations of the two
6689 options.
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006690
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006691 *'remap'* *'noremap'*
6692'remap' boolean (default on)
6693 global
6694 Allows for mappings to work recursively. If you do not want this for
6695 a single entry, use the :noremap[!] command.
Bram Moolenaara3227e22006-03-08 21:32:40 +00006696 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with Vim scripts, always keep
6697 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
6698 old Vi scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006699
zeertzjqd086b8f2024-02-25 15:42:52 +08006700 *'renderoptions'* *'rop'*
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006701'renderoptions' 'rop' string (default: empty)
6702 global
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006703 {only available when compiled with GUI and DIRECTX on
6704 MS-Windows}
6705 Select a text renderer and set its options. The options depend on the
6706 renderer.
6707
6708 Syntax: >
6709 set rop=type:{renderer}(,{name}:{value})*
6710<
6711 Currently, only one optional renderer is available.
6712
6713 render behavior ~
6714 directx Vim will draw text using DirectX (DirectWrite). It makes
6715 drawn glyphs more beautiful than default GDI.
6716 It requires 'encoding' is "utf-8", and only works on
6717 MS-Windows Vista or newer version.
6718
6719 Options:
6720 name meaning type value ~
6721 gamma gamma float 1.0 - 2.2 (maybe)
6722 contrast enhancedContrast float (unknown)
6723 level clearTypeLevel float (unknown)
6724 geom pixelGeometry int 0 - 2 (see below)
6725 renmode renderingMode int 0 - 6 (see below)
6726 taamode textAntialiasMode int 0 - 3 (see below)
Bram Moolenaara338adc2018-01-31 20:51:47 +01006727 scrlines Scroll Lines int (deprecated)
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006728
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006729 See this URL for detail (except for scrlines):
6730 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368190.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006731
6732 For geom: structure of a device pixel.
6733 0 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_FLAT
6734 1 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_RGB
6735 2 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_BGR
6736
6737 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006738 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368114.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006739
6740 For renmode: method of rendering glyphs.
6741 0 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_DEFAULT
6742 1 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_ALIASED
6743 2 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_CLASSIC
6744 3 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_NATURAL
6745 4 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL
6746 5 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL_SYMMETRIC
6747 6 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_OUTLINE
6748
6749 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006750 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368118.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006751
6752 For taamode: antialiasing mode used for drawing text.
6753 0 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_DEFAULT
6754 1 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_CLEARTYPE
6755 2 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_GRAYSCALE
6756 3 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_ALIASED
6757
6758 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006759 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368170.aspx
6760
Bram Moolenaara338adc2018-01-31 20:51:47 +01006761 For scrlines:
6762 This was used for optimizing scrolling behavior, however this
6763 is now deprecated. If specified, it is simply ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006764
6765 Example: >
6766 set encoding=utf-8
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006767 set gfn=Ricty_Diminished:h12
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006768 set rop=type:directx
6769<
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006770 If select a raster font (Courier, Terminal or FixedSys which
6771 have ".fon" extension in file name) to 'guifont', it will be
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006772 drawn by GDI as a fallback.
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006773
6774 NOTE: It is known that some fonts and options combination
6775 causes trouble on drawing glyphs.
6776
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006777 - 'renmode:5' and 'renmode:6' will not work with some
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006778 special made fonts (True-Type fonts which includes only
6779 bitmap glyphs).
6780 - 'taamode:3' will not work with some vector fonts.
6781
6782 NOTE: With this option, you can display colored emoji
6783 (emoticon) in Windows 8.1 or later. To display colored emoji,
6784 there are some conditions which you should notice.
6785
6786 - If your font includes non-colored emoji already, it will
6787 be used.
6788 - If your font doesn't have emoji, the system chooses an
6789 alternative symbol font. On Windows 10, "Segoe UI Emoji"
6790 will be used.
6791 - When this alternative font didn't have fixed width glyph,
6792 emoji might be rendered beyond the bounding box of drawing
6793 cell.
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006794
6795 Other render types are currently not supported.
6796
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006797 *'report'*
6798'report' number (default 2)
6799 global
6800 Threshold for reporting number of lines changed. When the number of
6801 changed lines is more than 'report' a message will be given for most
6802 ":" commands. If you want it always, set 'report' to 0.
6803 For the ":substitute" command the number of substitutions is used
6804 instead of the number of lines.
6805
6806 *'restorescreen'* *'rs'* *'norestorescreen'* *'nors'*
6807'restorescreen' 'rs' boolean (default on)
6808 global
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01006809 {only in MS-Windows console version}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006810 When set, the screen contents is restored when exiting Vim. This also
6811 happens when executing external commands.
6812
6813 For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
6814 options in your .vimrc. To disable restoring:
6815 set t_ti= t_te=
6816 To enable restoring (for an xterm):
6817 set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
6818 (Where ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to insert it)
6819
6820 *'revins'* *'ri'* *'norevins'* *'nori'*
6821'revins' 'ri' boolean (default off)
6822 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006823 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6824 feature}
6825 Inserting characters in Insert mode will work backwards. See "typing
6826 backwards" |ins-reverse|. This option can be toggled with the CTRL-_
6827 command in Insert mode, when 'allowrevins' is set.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006828 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6829 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6830 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006831
6832 *'rightleft'* *'rl'* *'norightleft'* *'norl'*
6833'rightleft' 'rl' boolean (default off)
6834 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006835 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6836 feature}
6837 When on, display orientation becomes right-to-left, i.e., characters
6838 that are stored in the file appear from the right to the left.
6839 Using this option, it is possible to edit files for languages that
6840 are written from the right to the left such as Hebrew and Arabic.
6841 This option is per window, so it is possible to edit mixed files
6842 simultaneously, or to view the same file in both ways (this is
6843 useful whenever you have a mixed text file with both right-to-left
6844 and left-to-right strings so that both sets are displayed properly
6845 in different windows). Also see |rileft.txt|.
6846
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +02006847 *'rightleftcmd'* *'rlc'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006848'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' string (default "search")
6849 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006850 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6851 feature}
6852 Each word in this option enables the command line editing to work in
6853 right-to-left mode for a group of commands:
6854
6855 search "/" and "?" commands
6856
6857 This is useful for languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.
6858 The 'rightleft' option must be set for 'rightleftcmd' to take effect.
6859
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006860 *'rubydll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006861'rubydll' string (default: depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006862 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006863 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby/dyn|
6864 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006865 Specifies the name of the Ruby shared library. The default is
6866 DYNAMIC_RUBY_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006867 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006868 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6869 security reasons.
6870
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006871 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02006872'ruler' 'ru' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006873 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006874 Show the line and column number of the cursor position, separated by a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006875 comma. When there is room, the relative position of the displayed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006876 text in the file is shown on the far right:
6877 Top first line is visible
6878 Bot last line is visible
6879 All first and last line are visible
6880 45% relative position in the file
6881 If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006882 Each window has its own ruler. If a window has a status line, the
Bram Moolenaara2a89732022-08-31 14:46:18 +01006883 ruler is shown there. Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
6884 screen. If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
6885 this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006886 If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006887 bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multibyte character), both
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006888 the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
6889 separated with a dash.
6890 For an empty line "0-1" is shown.
6891 For an empty buffer the line number will also be zero: "0,0-1".
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006892 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6893 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006894 If you don't want to see the ruler all the time but want to know where
6895 you are, use "g CTRL-G" |g_CTRL-G|.
6896 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6897
6898 *'rulerformat'* *'ruf'*
6899'rulerformat' 'ruf' string (default empty)
6900 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006901 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
6902 feature}
6903 When this option is not empty, it determines the content of the ruler
6904 string, as displayed for the 'ruler' option.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006905 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02006906 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
6907
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006908 The default ruler width is 17 characters. To make the ruler 15
6909 characters wide, put "%15(" at the start and "%)" at the end.
6910 Example: >
6911 :set rulerformat=%15(%c%V\ %p%%%)
6912<
6913 *'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
6914'runtimepath' 'rtp' string (default:
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02006915 Unix: "$HOME/.vim or
6916 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006917 $VIM/vimfiles,
6918 $VIMRUNTIME,
6919 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6920 $HOME/.vim/after"
6921 Amiga: "home:vimfiles,
6922 $VIM/vimfiles,
6923 $VIMRUNTIME,
6924 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6925 home:vimfiles/after"
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006926 MS-Windows: "$HOME/vimfiles,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006927 $VIM/vimfiles,
6928 $VIMRUNTIME,
6929 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6930 $HOME/vimfiles/after"
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01006931 Haiku: "$BE_USER_SETTINGS/vim,
6932 $VIM/vimfiles,
6933 $VIMRUNTIME,
6934 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006935 $BE_USER_SETTINGS/vim/after"
6936 VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006937 $VIM/vimfiles,
6938 $VIMRUNTIME,
6939 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006940 sys$login:vimfiles/after")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006941 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006942 This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
6943 files:
6944 filetype.vim filetypes by file name |new-filetype|
6945 scripts.vim filetypes by file contents |new-filetype-scripts|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00006946 autoload/ automatically loaded scripts |autoload-functions|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006947 colors/ color scheme files |:colorscheme|
6948 compiler/ compiler files |:compiler|
6949 doc/ documentation |write-local-help|
6950 ftplugin/ filetype plugins |write-filetype-plugin|
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +01006951 import/ files that are found by `:import`
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006952 indent/ indent scripts |indent-expression|
6953 keymap/ key mapping files |mbyte-keymap|
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02006954 lang/ message translations |:menutrans| and |multi-lang|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006955 menu.vim GUI menus |menu.vim|
Bram Moolenaar26852122016-05-24 20:02:38 +02006956 pack/ packages |:packadd|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006957 plugin/ plugin scripts |write-plugin|
6958 print/ files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006959 spell/ spell checking files |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006960 syntax/ syntax files |mysyntaxfile|
6961 tutor/ files for vimtutor |tutor|
6962
6963 And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
6964
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02006965 For $XDG_CONFIG_HOME see |xdg-base-dir|.
6966
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006967 The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
6968 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
6969 2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
6970 administrator.
6971 3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
6972 *after-directory*
6973 4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
6974 for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
6975 defaults (rarely needed)
6976 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
6977 personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
6978 or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
6979
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +02006980 More entries are added when using |packages|. If it gets very long
6981 then `:set rtp` will be truncated, use `:echo &rtp` to see the full
6982 string.
Bram Moolenaar26852122016-05-24 20:02:38 +02006983
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006984 Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed. Normal
6985 wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006986 runtime files. For speed, use as few items as possible and avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006987 wildcards.
6988 See |:runtime|.
6989 Example: >
6990 :set runtimepath=~/vimruntime,/mygroup/vim,$VIMRUNTIME
6991< This will use the directory "~/vimruntime" first (containing your
6992 personal Vim runtime files), then "/mygroup/vim" (shared between a
6993 group of people) and finally "$VIMRUNTIME" (the distributed runtime
6994 files).
6995 You probably should always include $VIMRUNTIME somewhere, to use the
6996 distributed runtime files. You can put a directory before $VIMRUNTIME
6997 to find files which replace a distributed runtime files. You can put
6998 a directory after $VIMRUNTIME to find files which add to distributed
6999 runtime files.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01007000 When Vim is started with |--clean| the home directory entries are not
7001 included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007002 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7003 security reasons.
7004
7005 *'scroll'* *'scr'*
7006'scroll' 'scr' number (default: half the window height)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02007007 local to window |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007008 Number of lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D commands. Will be
7009 set to half the number of lines in the window when the window size
Bram Moolenaar74667062020-12-28 15:41:41 +01007010 changes. This may happen when enabling the |status-line| or
7011 'tabline' option after setting the 'scroll' option.
7012 If you give a count to the CTRL-U or CTRL-D command it will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007013 be used as the new value for 'scroll'. Reset to half the window
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02007014 height with ":set scroll=0".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007015
7016 *'scrollbind'* *'scb'* *'noscrollbind'* *'noscb'*
7017'scrollbind' 'scb' boolean (default off)
7018 local to window
zeertzjq5277cfa2023-09-28 01:00:12 +08007019 See also |scroll-binding|. When this option is set, scrolling the
7020 current window also scrolls other scrollbind windows (windows that
7021 also have this option set). This option is useful for viewing the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007022 differences between two versions of a file, see 'diff'.
7023 See |'scrollopt'| for options that determine how this option should be
7024 interpreted.
7025 This option is mostly reset when splitting a window to edit another
7026 file. This means that ":split | edit file" results in two windows
7027 with scroll-binding, but ":split file" does not.
7028
Bram Moolenaarae20f342019-11-05 21:09:23 +01007029 *'scrollfocus'* *'scf'* *'noscrollfocus'* *'noscf'*
7030'scrollfocus' 'scf' boolean (default off)
7031 global
7032 {only for MS-Windows GUI}
7033 When using the scroll wheel and this option is set, the window under
7034 the mouse pointer is scrolled. With this option off the current
7035 window is scrolled.
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01007036 Systems other than MS-Windows always behave like this option is on.
Bram Moolenaarae20f342019-11-05 21:09:23 +01007037
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007038 *'scrolljump'* *'sj'*
7039'scrolljump' 'sj' number (default 1)
7040 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007041 Minimal number of lines to scroll when the cursor gets off the
7042 screen (e.g., with "j"). Not used for scroll commands (e.g., CTRL-E,
7043 CTRL-D). Useful if your terminal scrolls very slowly.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00007044 When set to a negative number from -1 to -100 this is used as the
7045 percentage of the window height. Thus -50 scrolls half the window
7046 height.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007047 NOTE: This option is set to 1 when 'compatible' is set.
7048
7049 *'scrolloff'* *'so'*
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02007050'scrolloff' 'so' number (default 0, set to 5 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007051 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007052 Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
7053 This will make some context visible around where you are working. If
7054 you set it to a very large value (999) the cursor line will always be
7055 in the middle of the window (except at the start or end of the file or
7056 when long lines wrap).
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007057 After using the local value, go back the global value with one of
7058 these two: >
7059 setlocal scrolloff<
7060 setlocal scrolloff=-1
7061< For scrolling horizontally see 'sidescrolloff'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007062 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
7063
7064 *'scrollopt'* *'sbo'*
7065'scrollopt' 'sbo' string (default "ver,jump")
7066 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007067 This is a comma-separated list of words that specifies how
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007068 'scrollbind' windows should behave. 'sbo' stands for ScrollBind
7069 Options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007070 The following words are available:
7071 ver Bind vertical scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
7072 hor Bind horizontal scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
7073 jump Applies to the offset between two windows for vertical
7074 scrolling. This offset is the difference in the first
7075 displayed line of the bound windows. When moving
7076 around in a window, another 'scrollbind' window may
7077 reach a position before the start or after the end of
7078 the buffer. The offset is not changed though, when
7079 moving back the 'scrollbind' window will try to scroll
7080 to the desired position when possible.
7081 When now making that window the current one, two
7082 things can be done with the relative offset:
7083 1. When "jump" is not included, the relative offset is
7084 adjusted for the scroll position in the new current
7085 window. When going back to the other window, the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007086 new relative offset will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007087 2. When "jump" is included, the other windows are
7088 scrolled to keep the same relative offset. When
7089 going back to the other window, it still uses the
7090 same relative offset.
7091 Also see |scroll-binding|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007092 When 'diff' mode is active there always is vertical scroll binding,
7093 even when "ver" isn't there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007094
7095 *'sections'* *'sect'*
7096'sections' 'sect' string (default "SHNHH HUnhsh")
7097 global
7098 Specifies the nroff macros that separate sections. These are pairs of
7099 two letters (See |object-motions|). The default makes a section start
7100 at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
7101
7102 *'secure'* *'nosecure'* *E523*
7103'secure' boolean (default off)
7104 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007105 When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
7106 ".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
7107 displayed. Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
7108 problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off. On Unix this option is
7109 only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you. This can be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007110 dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown". You better set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007111 'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
7112 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7113 security reasons.
7114
7115 *'selection'* *'sel'*
7116'selection' 'sel' string (default "inclusive")
7117 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007118 This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used
7119 in Visual and Select mode.
7120 Possible values:
7121 value past line inclusive ~
7122 old no yes
7123 inclusive yes yes
7124 exclusive yes no
7125 "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one
7126 character past the line.
7127 "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included
7128 in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the
7129 selection.
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02007130 When "old" is used and 'virtualedit' allows the cursor to move past
7131 the end of line the line break still isn't included.
Christian Brabandted892062024-12-14 20:23:39 +01007132 When "exclusive" is used, cursor position in visual mode will be
7133 adjusted for inclusive motions |inclusive-motion-selection-exclusive|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007134 Note that when "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end
7135 backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when
7136 starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty.
7137
7138 The 'selection' option is set by the |:behave| command.
7139
7140 *'selectmode'* *'slm'*
7141'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "")
7142 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007143 This is a comma-separated list of words, which specifies when to start
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007144 Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started.
7145 Possible values:
7146 mouse when using the mouse
7147 key when using shifted special keys
7148 cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V
7149 See |Select-mode|.
7150 The 'selectmode' option is set by the |:behave| command.
7151
7152 *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'*
7153'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default: "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01007154 help,options,tabpages,winsize,terminal")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007155 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007156 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007157 feature}
7158 Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma
7159 separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring
7160 something:
7161 word save and restore ~
7162 blank empty windows
7163 buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows
7164 curdir the current directory
7165 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
7166 fold options
7167 globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00007168 and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only
7169 String and Number types are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007170 help the help window
7171 localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
7172 global values for local options)
7173 options all options and mappings (also global values for local
7174 options)
Bram Moolenaard23b7142021-04-17 21:04:34 +02007175 skiprtp exclude 'runtimepath' and 'packpath' from the options
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007176 resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns'
7177 sesdir the directory in which the session file is located
7178 will become the current directory (useful with
7179 projects accessed over a network from different
7180 systems)
7181 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
7182 slashes
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00007183 tabpages all tab pages; without this only the current tab page
7184 is restored, so that you can make a session for each
7185 tab page separately
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02007186 terminal include terminal windows where the command can be
7187 restored
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007188 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
7189 on Windows or DOS
7190 winpos position of the whole Vim window
7191 winsize window sizes
7192
7193 Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007194 When neither "curdir" nor "sesdir" is included, file names are stored
7195 with absolute paths.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00007196 If you leave out "options" many things won't work well after restoring
7197 the session.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007198 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing session files
7199 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
7200 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
7201
7202 *'shell'* *'sh'* *E91*
Bram Moolenaar95a9dd12019-12-19 22:12:03 +01007203'shell' 'sh' string (default $SHELL or "sh", Win32: "cmd.exe")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007204 global
7205 Name of the shell to use for ! and :! commands. When changing the
7206 value also check these options: 'shelltype', 'shellpipe', 'shellslash'
7207 'shellredir', 'shellquote', 'shellxquote' and 'shellcmdflag'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007208 It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007209 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
7210 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007211
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007212 In |restricted-mode| shell commands will not be possible. This mode
7213 is used if the value of $SHELL ends in "false" or "nologin".
7214
Bram Moolenaar1ff14ba2019-11-02 14:09:23 +01007215 If the name of the shell contains a space, you need to enclose it in
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01007216 quotes and escape the space. Example with quotes: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007217 :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f
7218< Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007219 each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007220 "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007221 name. Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007222 separators.
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007223 Example with escaped space (Vim will do this when initializing the
7224 option from $SHELL): >
7225 :set shell=/bin/with\\\ space/sh
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02007226< The resulting value of 'shell' is "/bin/with\ space/sh", two
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007227 backslashes are consumed by `:set`.
7228
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007229 Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be
7230 included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com"
7231 works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g.,
7232 filtering).
7233 For unknown reasons, when using "4dos.com" the current directory is
7234 changed to "C:\". To avoid this set 'shell' like this: >
7235 :set shell=command.com\ /c\ 4dos
7236< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7237 security reasons.
7238
7239 *'shellcmdflag'* *'shcf'*
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01007240'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' string (default: "-c";
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007241 Win32, when 'shell' contains "powershell":
7242 "-Command", or when it does not contain "sh"
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007243 somewhere: "/c")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007244 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007245 Flag passed to the shell to execute "!" and ":!" commands; e.g.,
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007246 "bash.exe -c ls", "powershell.exe -Command dir", or "cmd.exe /c dir".
7247 For MS-Windows, the default is set according to the value of 'shell',
7248 to reduce the need to set this option by the user.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02007249 On Unix it can have more than one flag. Each white space separated
7250 part is passed as an argument to the shell command.
7251 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007252 Also see |dos-shell| and |dos-powershell| for MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007253 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7254 security reasons.
7255
7256 *'shellpipe'* *'sp'*
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007257'shellpipe' 'sp' string (default ">", ">%s 2>&1", "| tee", "|& tee"
7258 "2>&1| tee", or
7259 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007260 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007261 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
7262 feature}
7263 String to be used to put the output of the ":make" command in the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007264 error file. See also |:make_makeprg|. See |option-backslash| about
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007265 including spaces and backslashes.
7266 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
7267 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
7268 of this option).
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007269 For the Amiga the default is ">". For MS-Windows using powershell the
7270 default is "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default", otherwise the default
7271 is ">%s 2>&1". The output is directly saved in a file and not echoed
7272 to the screen.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02007273 For Unix the default is "| tee". The stdout of the compiler is saved
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007274 in a file and echoed to the screen. If the 'shell' option is "csh" or
7275 "tcsh" after initializations, the default becomes "|& tee". If the
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02007276 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh", "zsh-beta",
Natanael Copa56318362021-05-06 18:46:35 +02007277 "bash", "fish", "ash" or "dash" the default becomes "2>&1| tee". This
7278 means that stderr is also included. Before using the 'shell' option a
7279 path is removed, thus "/bin/sh" uses "sh".
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007280 For Unix and MS-Windows, when the 'shell' option is "pwsh" the default
7281 becomes ">%s 2>&1" and the output is not echoed to the screen.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007282 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
7283 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
7284 there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
7285 explicitly set before.
7286 When 'shellpipe' is set to an empty string, no redirection of the
7287 ":make" output will be done. This is useful if you use a 'makeprg'
7288 that writes to 'makeef' by itself. If you want no piping, but do
7289 want to include the 'makeef', set 'shellpipe' to a single space.
7290 Don't forget to precede the space with a backslash: ":set sp=\ ".
7291 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
7292 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
7293 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7294 security reasons.
7295
7296 *'shellquote'* *'shq'*
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007297'shellquote' 'shq' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007298 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007299 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
7300 the "!" and ":!" commands. The redirection is kept outside of the
7301 quoting. See 'shellxquote' to include the redirection. It's
7302 probably not useful to set both options.
7303 This is an empty string by default. Only known to be useful for
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007304 third-party shells on MS-Windows-like systems, such as the MKS Korn
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007305 Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". See |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007306 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7307 security reasons.
7308
7309 *'shellredir'* *'srr'*
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007310'shellredir' 'srr' string (default ">", ">&", ">%s 2>&1", or
7311 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007312 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007313 String to be used to put the output of a filter command in a temporary
7314 file. See also |:!|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces
7315 and backslashes.
7316 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
7317 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
7318 of this option).
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02007319 The default is ">". For Unix, if the 'shell' option is "csh" or
7320 "tcsh" during initializations, the default becomes ">&". If the
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01007321 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh", "zsh-beta",
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007322 "bash", "fish", or "pwsh", the default becomes ">%s 2>&1". This means
7323 that stderr is also included. For Win32, the Unix checks are done and
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007324 additionally "cmd" is checked for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1",
7325 and "powershell" is checked for which makes the default
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007326 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default" (see |dos-powershell|). Also, the
7327 same names with ".exe" appended are checked for.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007328 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
7329 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
7330 there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
7331 explicitly set before.
7332 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
7333 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
7334 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7335 security reasons.
7336
7337 *'shellslash'* *'ssl'* *'noshellslash'* *'nossl'*
7338'shellslash' 'ssl' boolean (default off)
7339 global
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01007340 {only for MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007341 When set, a forward slash is used when expanding file names. This is
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007342 useful when a Unix-like shell is used instead of cmd.exe, pwsh.exe, or
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007343 powershell.exe. Backward slashes can still be typed, but they are
7344 changed to forward slashes by Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007345 Note that setting or resetting this option has no effect for some
7346 existing file names, thus this option needs to be set before opening
7347 any file for best results. This might change in the future.
7348 'shellslash' only works when a backslash can be used as a path
7349 separator. To test if this is so use: >
7350 if exists('+shellslash')
Bram Moolenaarac3150d2019-07-28 16:36:39 +02007351< Also see 'completeslash'.
7352
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007353 *'shelltemp'* *'stmp'* *'noshelltemp'* *'nostmp'*
7354'shelltemp' 'stmp' boolean (Vi default off, Vim default on)
7355 global
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007356 When on, use temp files for shell commands. When off use a pipe.
7357 When using a pipe is not possible temp files are used anyway.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02007358 Currently a pipe is only supported on Unix and MS-Windows 2K and
7359 later. You can check it with: >
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007360 :if has("filterpipe")
7361< The advantage of using a pipe is that nobody can read the temp file
7362 and the 'shell' command does not need to support redirection.
7363 The advantage of using a temp file is that the file type and encoding
7364 can be detected.
7365 The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
7366 |FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
7367 'shelltemp' is off.
Bram Moolenaar269f5952016-07-15 22:54:41 +02007368 The `system()` function does not respect this option and always uses
7369 temp files.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01007370 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
7371 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007372
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007373 *'shelltype'* *'st'*
7374'shelltype' 'st' number (default 0)
7375 global
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02007376 {only for the Amiga}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007377 On the Amiga this option influences the way how the commands work
7378 which use a shell.
7379 0 and 1: always use the shell
7380 2 and 3: use the shell only to filter lines
7381 4 and 5: use shell only for ':sh' command
7382 When not using the shell, the command is executed directly.
7383
7384 0 and 2: use "shell 'shellcmdflag' cmd" to start external commands
7385 1 and 3: use "shell cmd" to start external commands
7386
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007387 *'shellxescape'* *'sxe'*
7388'shellxescape' 'sxe' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007389 for MS-Windows: "\"&|<>()@^")
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007390 global
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007391 When 'shellxquote' is set to "(" then the characters listed in this
7392 option will be escaped with a '^' character. This makes it possible
7393 to execute most external commands with cmd.exe.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11007394 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7395 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007396
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007397 *'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
7398'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007399 for Win32, when 'shell' is cmd.exe: "("
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007400 for Win32, when 'shell' is
7401 powershell.exe: "\""
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007402 for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
7403 somewhere: "\""
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007404 for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
7405 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007406 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
7407 the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
7408 'shellquote' to exclude the redirection. It's probably not useful
7409 to set both options.
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007410 When the value is '(' then ')' is appended. When the value is '"('
7411 then ')"' is appended.
7412 When the value is '(' then also see 'shellxescape'.
Bram Moolenaara64ba222012-02-12 23:23:31 +01007413 This is an empty string by default on most systems, but is known to be
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007414 useful for on Win32 version, either for cmd.exe, powershell.exe, or
7415 pwsh.exe which automatically strips off the first and last quote on a
7416 command, or 3rd-party shells such as the MKS Korn Shell or bash, where
7417 it should be "\"". The default is adjusted according the value of
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007418 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option by the user. See
7419 |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007420 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7421 security reasons.
7422
7423 *'shiftround'* *'sr'* *'noshiftround'* *'nosr'*
7424'shiftround' 'sr' boolean (default off)
7425 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007426 Round indent to multiple of 'shiftwidth'. Applies to > and <
7427 commands. CTRL-T and CTRL-D in Insert mode always round the indent to
7428 a multiple of 'shiftwidth' (this is Vi compatible).
7429 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7430
7431 *'shiftwidth'* *'sw'*
7432'shiftwidth' 'sw' number (default 8)
7433 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007434 Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent. Used for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007435 |'cindent'|, |>>|, |<<|, etc.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01007436 When zero the 'tabstop' value will be used. Use the |shiftwidth()|
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02007437 function to get the effective shiftwidth value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007438
7439 *'shortmess'* *'shm'*
Bram Moolenaar9dfa3132019-05-04 21:08:40 +02007440'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToOS", Vi default: "S",
7441 POSIX default: "AS")
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007442 global *E1336*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007443 This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02007444 messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007445 It is a list of flags:
7446 flag meaning when present ~
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007447 f use "(3 of 5)" instead of "(file 3 of 5)" *shm-f*
7448 i use "[noeol]" instead of "[Incomplete last line]" *shm-i*
7449 l use "999L, 888B" instead of "999 lines, 888 bytes" *shm-l*
7450 m use "[+]" instead of "[Modified]" *shm-m*
7451 n use "[New]" instead of "[New File]" *shm-n*
7452 r use "[RO]" instead of "[readonly]" *shm-r*
7453 w use "[w]" instead of "written" for file write message *shm-w*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007454 and "[a]" instead of "appended" for ':w >> file' command
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007455 x use "[dos]" instead of "[dos format]", "[unix]" *shm-x*
7456 instead of "[unix format]" and "[mac]" instead of "[mac
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007457 format]"
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007458 a all of the above abbreviations *shm-a*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007459
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007460 o overwrite message for writing a file with subsequent *shm-o*
7461 message for reading a file (useful for ":wn" or when
7462 'autowrite' on)
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007463 O message for reading a file overwrites any previous *shm-O*
7464 message; also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn")
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007465 s don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or *shm-s*
7466 "search hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages; when using
Christian Brabandte2995912024-06-01 20:40:25 +02007467 the search count do not show "W" before the count message
7468 (see |shm-S| below)
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007469 t truncate file message at the start if it is too long *shm-t*
7470 to fit on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007471 column; ignored in Ex mode
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007472 T truncate other messages in the middle if they are too *shm-T*
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007473 long to fit on the command line; "..." will appear in the
7474 middle; ignored in Ex mode
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007475 W don't give "written" or "[w]" when writing a file *shm-W*
7476 A don't give the "ATTENTION" message when an existing *shm-A*
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007477 swap file is found
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007478 I don't give the intro message when starting Vim, *shm-I*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007479 see |:intro|
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007480 c don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages; for *shm-c*
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007481 example, "-- XXX completion (YYY)", "match 1 of 2", "The only
7482 match", "Pattern not found", "Back at original", etc.
7483 C don't give messages while scanning for ins-completion *shm-C*
7484 items, for instance "scanning tags"
7485 q use "recording" instead of "recording @a" *shm-q*
7486 F don't give the file info when editing a file, like *shm-F*
7487 `:silent` was used for the command; note that this also
Shougo Matsushita9db39b02024-03-06 20:58:41 +01007488 affects messages from autocommands and 'autoread' reloading
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007489 S do not show search count message when searching, e.g. *shm-S*
Christian Brabandte2995912024-06-01 20:40:25 +02007490 "[1/5]". When the "S" flag is not present (e.g. search count
7491 is shown), the "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" and
7492 "search hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages are only
7493 indicated by a "W" (Mnemonic: Wrapped) letter before the
7494 search count statistics.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007495
7496 This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
7497 requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
7498 possible for the space available. To get the whole message that you
7499 would have got with 'shm' empty, use ":file!"
7500 Useful values:
7501 shm= No abbreviation of message.
7502 shm=a Abbreviation, but no loss of information.
7503 shm=at Abbreviation, and truncate message when necessary.
7504
7505 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7506 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7507
7508 *'shortname'* *'sn'* *'noshortname'* *'nosn'*
7509'shortname' 'sn' boolean (default off)
7510 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007511 Filenames are assumed to be 8 characters plus one extension of 3
7512 characters. Multiple dots in file names are not allowed. When this
7513 option is on, dots in file names are replaced with underscores when
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007514 adding an extension (".~" or ".swp"). This option is useful
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007515 when editing files on an MS-DOS compatible filesystem, e.g., messydos
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01007516 or crossdos.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007517
7518 *'showbreak'* *'sbr'* *E595*
7519'showbreak' 'sbr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaaree857022019-11-09 23:26:40 +01007520 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007521 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007522 feature}
7523 String to put at the start of lines that have been wrapped. Useful
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007524 values are "> " or "+++ ": >
7525 :set showbreak=>\
7526< Note the backslash to escape the trailing space. It's easier like
7527 this: >
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02007528 :let &showbreak = '+++ '
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007529< Only printable single-cell characters are allowed, excluding <Tab> and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007530 comma (in a future version the comma might be used to separate the
7531 part that is shown at the end and at the start of a line).
7532 The characters are highlighted according to the '@' flag in
7533 'highlight'.
7534 Note that tabs after the showbreak will be displayed differently.
7535 If you want the 'showbreak' to appear in between line numbers, add the
7536 "n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaaree857022019-11-09 23:26:40 +01007537 A window-local value overrules a global value. If the global value is
7538 set and you want no value in the current window use NONE: >
7539 :setlocal showbreak=NONE
7540<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007541 *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02007542'showcmd' 'sc' boolean (Vim default: on, off for Unix,
7543 Vi default: off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007544 global
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007545 Show (partial) command in the last line of the screen. Set this
7546 option off if your terminal is slow.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007547 In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
7548 - When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
Bram Moolenaarf91787c2010-07-17 12:47:16 +02007549 If the number of bytes is different it is also displayed: "2-6"
7550 means two characters and six bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007551 - When selecting more than one line, the number of lines.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007552 - When selecting a block, the size in screen characters:
7553 {lines}x{columns}.
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007554 This information can be displayed in an alternative location using the
7555 'showcmdloc' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007556 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7557 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7558
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007559 *'showcmdloc'* *'sloc'*
7560'showcmdloc' 'sloc' string (default "last")
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007561 global
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007562 This option can be used to display the (partially) entered command in
7563 another location. Possible values are:
7564 last Last line of the screen (default).
7565 statusline Status line of the current window.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007566 tabline First line of the screen if 'showtabline' is enabled.
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007567 Setting this option to "statusline" or "tabline" means that these will
7568 be redrawn whenever the command changes, which can be on every key
7569 pressed.
7570 The %S 'statusline' item can be used in 'statusline' or 'tabline' to
7571 place the text. Without a custom 'statusline' or 'tabline' it will be
7572 displayed in a convenient location.
7573
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007574 *'showfulltag'* *'sft'* *'noshowfulltag'* *'nosft'*
7575'showfulltag' 'sft' boolean (default off)
7576 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007577 When completing a word in insert mode (see |ins-completion|) from the
7578 tags file, show both the tag name and a tidied-up form of the search
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007579 pattern (if there is one) as possible matches. Thus, if you have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007580 matched a C function, you can see a template for what arguments are
7581 required (coding style permitting).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007582 Note that this doesn't work well together with having "longest" in
7583 'completeopt', because the completion from the search pattern may not
7584 match the typed text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007585
7586 *'showmatch'* *'sm'* *'noshowmatch'* *'nosm'*
7587'showmatch' 'sm' boolean (default off)
7588 global
7589 When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching one. The
7590 jump is only done if the match can be seen on the screen. The time to
7591 show the match can be set with 'matchtime'.
7592 A Beep is given if there is no match (no matter if the match can be
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007593 seen or not).
7594 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7595 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007596 When the 'm' flag is not included in 'cpoptions', typing a character
7597 will immediately move the cursor back to where it belongs.
7598 See the "sm" field in 'guicursor' for setting the cursor shape and
7599 blinking when showing the match.
7600 The 'matchpairs' option can be used to specify the characters to show
7601 matches for. 'rightleft' and 'revins' are used to look for opposite
7602 matches.
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007603 Also see the matchparen plugin for highlighting the match when moving
7604 around |pi_paren.txt|.
7605 Note: Use of the short form is rated PG.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007606
7607 *'showmode'* *'smd'* *'noshowmode'* *'nosmd'*
7608'showmode' 'smd' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
7609 global
7610 If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
7611 Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
7612 this message.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007613 When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM". But this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007614 doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
7615 not set.
7616 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7617 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7618
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007619 *'showtabline'* *'stal'*
7620'showtabline' 'stal' number (default 1)
7621 global
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007622 The value of this option specifies when the line with tab page labels
7623 will be displayed:
7624 0: never
7625 1: only if there are at least two tab pages
7626 2: always
7627 This is both for the GUI and non-GUI implementation of the tab pages
7628 line.
7629 See |tab-page| for more information about tab pages.
7630
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007631 *'sidescroll'* *'ss'*
7632'sidescroll' 'ss' number (default 0)
7633 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007634 The minimal number of columns to scroll horizontally. Used only when
7635 the 'wrap' option is off and the cursor is moved off of the screen.
7636 When it is zero the cursor will be put in the middle of the screen.
7637 When using a slow terminal set it to a large number or 0. When using
7638 a fast terminal use a small number or 1. Not used for "zh" and "zl"
7639 commands.
7640
7641 *'sidescrolloff'* *'siso'*
7642'sidescrolloff' 'siso' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007643 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007644 The minimal number of screen columns to keep to the left and to the
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00007645 right of the cursor if 'nowrap' is set. Setting this option to a
7646 value greater than 0 while having |'sidescroll'| also at a non-zero
7647 value makes some context visible in the line you are scrolling in
7648 horizontally (except at beginning of the line). Setting this option
7649 to a large value (like 999) has the effect of keeping the cursor
7650 horizontally centered in the window, as long as one does not come too
7651 close to the beginning of the line.
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007652 After using the local value, go back the global value with one of
7653 these two: >
7654 setlocal sidescrolloff<
7655 setlocal sidescrolloff=-1
7656< NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007657
7658 Example: Try this together with 'sidescroll' and 'listchars' as
7659 in the following example to never allow the cursor to move
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007660 onto the "extends" character: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007661
7662 :set nowrap sidescroll=1 listchars=extends:>,precedes:<
7663 :set sidescrolloff=1
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007664<
7665 *'signcolumn'* *'scl'*
7666'signcolumn' 'scl' string (default "auto")
7667 local to window
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007668 {not available when compiled without the |+signs|
7669 feature}
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +02007670 Whether or not to draw the signcolumn. Valid values are:
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007671 "auto" only when there is a sign to display
7672 "no" never
7673 "yes" always
Bram Moolenaar394c5d82019-06-17 21:48:05 +02007674 "number" display signs in the 'number' column. If the number
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +02007675 column is not present, then behaves like "auto".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007676
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007677 *'smartcase'* *'scs'* *'nosmartcase'* *'noscs'*
7678'smartcase' 'scs' boolean (default off)
7679 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007680 Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern contains upper
7681 case characters. Only used when the search pattern is typed and
7682 'ignorecase' option is on. Used for the commands "/", "?", "n", "N",
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02007683 ":g" and ":s". Not used for "*", "#", "gd", tag search, etc. After
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007684 "*" and "#" you can make 'smartcase' used by doing a "/" command,
7685 recalling the search pattern from history and hitting <Enter>.
7686 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7687
7688 *'smartindent'* *'si'* *'nosmartindent'* *'nosi'*
7689'smartindent' 'si' boolean (default off)
7690 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007691 Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
7692 programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
7693 something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01007694 see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on or 'indentexpr' is set,
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007695 setting 'si' has no effect. 'indentexpr' is a more advanced
7696 alternative.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007697 Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
7698 An indent is automatically inserted:
7699 - After a line ending in '{'.
7700 - After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
7701 - Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
7702 When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
7703 given the same indent as the matching '{'.
7704 When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
7705 that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007706 is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007707 mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
7708 When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted
7709 right.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01007710 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007711 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7712 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007713
7714 *'smarttab'* *'sta'* *'nosmarttab'* *'nosta'*
7715'smarttab' 'sta' boolean (default off)
7716 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007717 When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00007718 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places. A
7719 <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space at the start of the
7720 line.
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00007721 When off, a <Tab> always inserts blanks according to 'tabstop' or
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00007722 'softtabstop'. 'shiftwidth' is only used for shifting text left or
7723 right |shift-left-right|.
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00007724 What gets inserted (a <Tab> or spaces) depends on the 'expandtab'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007725 option. Also see |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00007726 number of spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007727 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7728 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007729 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7730
Bram Moolenaarf6196f42022-10-02 21:29:55 +01007731 *'smoothscroll'* *'sms'* *'nosmoothscroll'* *'nosms'*
7732'smoothscroll' 'sms' boolean (default off)
7733 local to window
7734 Scrolling works with screen lines. When 'wrap' is set and the first
7735 line in the window wraps part of it may not be visible, as if it is
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007736 above the window. "<<<" is displayed at the start of the first line,
7737 highlighted with |hl-NonText|.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01007738 You may also want to add "lastline" to the 'display' option to show as
7739 much of the last line as possible.
zeertzjqad493ef2024-03-29 10:23:19 +01007740 NOTE: partly implemented, doesn't work yet for |gj| and |gk|.
Bram Moolenaarf6196f42022-10-02 21:29:55 +01007741
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007742 *'softtabstop'* *'sts'*
7743'softtabstop' 'sts' number (default 0)
7744 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007745 Number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while performing editing
7746 operations, like inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like
7747 <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mix of spaces and <Tab>s is
7748 used. This is useful to keep the 'ts' setting at its standard value
7749 of 8, while being able to edit like it is set to 'sts'. However,
7750 commands like "x" still work on the actual characters.
7751 When 'sts' is zero, this feature is off.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02007752 When 'sts' is negative, the value of 'shiftwidth' is used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007753 'softtabstop' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
7754 when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007755 See also |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the number of
7756 spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
7757 The 'L' flag in 'cpoptions' changes how tabs are used when 'list' is
7758 set.
7759 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
7760
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02007761 If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
7762 'softtabstop' will be ignored if |'varsofttabstop'| is set to
7763 anything other than an empty string.
7764
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007765 *'spell'* *'nospell'*
7766'spell' boolean (default off)
7767 local to window
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007768 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7769 feature}
7770 When on spell checking will be done. See |spell|.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007771 The languages are specified with 'spelllang'.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007772
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007773 *'spellcapcheck'* *'spc'*
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00007774'spellcapcheck' 'spc' string (default "[.?!]\_[\])'" \t]\+")
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007775 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007776 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7777 feature}
7778 Pattern to locate the end of a sentence. The following word will be
7779 checked to start with a capital letter. If not then it is highlighted
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007780 with SpellCap |hl-SpellCap| (unless the word is also badly spelled).
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007781 When this check is not wanted make this option empty.
7782 Only used when 'spell' is set.
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00007783 Be careful with special characters, see |option-backslash| about
7784 including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007785 To set this option automatically depending on the language, see
7786 |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007787
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007788 *'spellfile'* *'spf'*
7789'spellfile' 'spf' string (default empty)
7790 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007791 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7792 feature}
7793 Name of the word list file where words are added for the |zg| and |zw|
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +00007794 commands. It must end in ".{encoding}.add". You need to include the
7795 path, otherwise the file is placed in the current directory.
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +01007796 The path may include characters from 'isfname', space, comma and '@'.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007797 *E765*
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007798 It may also be a comma-separated list of names. A count before the
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007799 |zg| and |zw| commands can be used to access each. This allows using
7800 a personal word list file and a project word list file.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007801 When a word is added while this option is empty Vim will set it for
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007802 you: Using the first directory in 'runtimepath' that is writable. If
7803 there is no "spell" directory yet it will be created. For the file
7804 name the first language name that appears in 'spelllang' is used,
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007805 ignoring the region.
7806 The resulting ".spl" file will be used for spell checking, it does not
7807 have to appear in 'spelllang'.
7808 Normally one file is used for all regions, but you can add the region
7809 name if you want to. However, it will then only be used when
7810 'spellfile' is set to it, for entries in 'spelllang' only files
7811 without region name will be found.
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00007812 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7813 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007814
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007815 *'spelllang'* *'spl'*
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007816'spelllang' 'spl' string (default "en")
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007817 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007818 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7819 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007820 A comma-separated list of word list names. When the 'spell' option is
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007821 on spellchecking will be done for these languages. Example: >
7822 set spelllang=en_us,nl,medical
7823< This means US English, Dutch and medical words are recognized. Words
7824 that are not recognized will be highlighted.
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02007825 The word list name must consist of alphanumeric characters, a dash or
7826 an underscore. It should not include a comma or dot. Using a dash is
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007827 recommended to separate the two letter language name from a
7828 specification. Thus "en-rare" is used for rare English words.
7829 A region name must come last and have the form "_xx", where "xx" is
7830 the two-letter, lower case region name. You can use more than one
7831 region by listing them: "en_us,en_ca" supports both US and Canadian
7832 English, but not words specific for Australia, New Zealand or Great
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01007833 Britain. (Note: currently en_au and en_nz dictionaries are older than
7834 en_ca, en_gb and en_us).
Bram Moolenaarcc63c642013-11-12 04:44:01 +01007835 If the name "cjk" is included East Asian characters are excluded from
7836 spell checking. This is useful when editing text that also has Asian
7837 words.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02007838 Note that the "medical" dictionary does not exist, it is just an
7839 example of a longer name.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007840 *E757*
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007841 As a special case the name of a .spl file can be given as-is. The
7842 first "_xx" in the name is removed and used as the region name
7843 (_xx is an underscore, two letters and followed by a non-letter).
7844 This is mainly for testing purposes. You must make sure the correct
7845 encoding is used, Vim doesn't check it.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007846 When 'encoding' is set the word lists are reloaded. Thus it's a good
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007847 idea to set 'spelllang' after setting 'encoding' to avoid loading the
7848 files twice.
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007849 How the related spell files are found is explained here: |spell-load|.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007850
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00007851 If the |spellfile.vim| plugin is active and you use a language name
7852 for which Vim cannot find the .spl file in 'runtimepath' the plugin
7853 will ask you if you want to download the file.
7854
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007855 After this option has been set successfully, Vim will source the files
7856 "spell/LANG.vim" in 'runtimepath'. "LANG" is the value of 'spelllang'
Bram Moolenaarb730f0c2018-11-25 03:56:26 +01007857 up to the first character that is not an ASCII letter or number and
7858 not a dash. Also see |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007859
Bram Moolenaar362b44b2020-06-10 21:47:00 +02007860 *'spelloptions'* *'spo'*
7861'spelloptions' 'spo' string (default "")
7862 local to buffer
7863 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7864 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007865 A comma-separated list of options for spell checking:
Bram Moolenaar362b44b2020-06-10 21:47:00 +02007866 camel When a word is CamelCased, assume "Cased" is a
7867 separate word: every upper-case character in a word
7868 that comes after a lower case character indicates the
7869 start of a new word.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007870
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007871 *'spellsuggest'* *'sps'*
7872'spellsuggest' 'sps' string (default "best")
7873 global
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007874 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7875 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007876 Methods used for spelling suggestions. Both for the |z=| command and
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007877 the |spellsuggest()| function. This is a comma-separated list of
7878 items:
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007879
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007880 best Internal method that works best for English. Finds
7881 changes like "fast" and uses a bit of sound-a-like
7882 scoring to improve the ordering.
7883
7884 double Internal method that uses two methods and mixes the
7885 results. The first method is "fast", the other method
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007886 computes how much the suggestion sounds like the bad
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007887 word. That only works when the language specifies
7888 sound folding. Can be slow and doesn't always give
7889 better results.
7890
7891 fast Internal method that only checks for simple changes:
7892 character inserts/deletes/swaps. Works well for
7893 simple typing mistakes.
7894
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007895 {number} The maximum number of suggestions listed for |z=|.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007896 Not used for |spellsuggest()|. The number of
7897 suggestions is never more than the value of 'lines'
7898 minus two.
7899
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007900 timeout:{millisec} Limit the time searching for suggestions to
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02007901 {millisec} milliseconds. Applies to the following
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007902 methods. When omitted the limit is 5000. When
7903 negative there is no limit. {only works when built
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01007904 with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007905
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007906 file:{filename} Read file {filename}, which must have two columns,
7907 separated by a slash. The first column contains the
7908 bad word, the second column the suggested good word.
7909 Example:
7910 theribal/terrible ~
7911 Use this for common mistakes that do not appear at the
7912 top of the suggestion list with the internal methods.
7913 Lines without a slash are ignored, use this for
7914 comments.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02007915 The word in the second column must be correct,
7916 otherwise it will not be used. Add the word to an
7917 ".add" file if it is currently flagged as a spelling
7918 mistake.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007919 The file is used for all languages.
7920
7921 expr:{expr} Evaluate expression {expr}. Use a function to avoid
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01007922 trouble with spaces. Best is to call a function
7923 without arguments, see |expr-option-function|.
7924 |v:val| holds the badly spelled word. The expression
7925 must evaluate to a List of Lists, each with a
7926 suggestion and a score.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007927 Example:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01007928 [['the', 33], ['that', 44]] ~
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007929 Set 'verbose' and use |z=| to see the scores that the
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007930 internal methods use. A lower score is better.
7931 This may invoke |spellsuggest()| if you temporarily
7932 set 'spellsuggest' to exclude the "expr:" part.
7933 Errors are silently ignored, unless you set the
7934 'verbose' option to a non-zero value.
7935
7936 Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used. The others may
7937 appear several times in any order. Example: >
7938 :set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
7939<
7940 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7941 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007942
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007943 *'splitbelow'* *'sb'* *'nosplitbelow'* *'nosb'*
7944'splitbelow' 'sb' boolean (default off)
7945 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007946 When on, splitting a window will put the new window below the current
7947 one. |:split|
7948
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01007949 *'splitkeep'* *'spk'*
Luuk van Baal13ece2a2022-10-03 15:28:08 +01007950'splitkeep' 'spk' string (default "cursor")
7951 global
7952 The value of this option determines the scroll behavior when opening,
7953 closing or resizing horizontal splits.
7954
7955 Possible values are:
7956 cursor Keep the same relative cursor position.
7957 screen Keep the text on the same screen line.
7958 topline Keep the topline the same.
7959
7960 For the "screen" and "topline" values, the cursor position will be
7961 changed when necessary. In this case, the jumplist will be populated
7962 with the previous cursor position. For "screen", the text cannot always
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01007963 be kept on the same screen line when 'wrap' is enabled.
Luuk van Baal13ece2a2022-10-03 15:28:08 +01007964
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007965 *'splitright'* *'spr'* *'nosplitright'* *'nospr'*
7966'splitright' 'spr' boolean (default off)
7967 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007968 When on, splitting a window will put the new window right of the
7969 current one. |:vsplit|
7970
7971 *'startofline'* *'sol'* *'nostartofline'* *'nosol'*
7972'startofline' 'sol' boolean (default on)
7973 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007974 When "on" the commands listed below move the cursor to the first
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00007975 non-blank of the line. When off the cursor is kept in the same column
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007976 (if possible). This applies to the commands:
7977 - CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-B, CTRL-F, "G", "H", "M", "L", "gg"
Christian Brabandtfd4e47e2024-10-06 17:57:53 +02007978 - "d", "<<", "==" and ">>" with a linewise operator
7979 (|operator-resulting-pos|)
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007980 - "%" with a count
7981 - buffer changing commands (CTRL-^, :bnext, :bNext, etc.)
7982 - Ex commands that only has a line number, e.g., ":25" or ":+".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007983 In case of buffer changing commands the cursor is placed at the column
7984 where it was the last time the buffer was edited.
7985 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
7986
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01007987 *'statusline'* *'stl'* *E540* *E542*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007988'statusline' 'stl' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00007989 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007990 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
7991 feature}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007992 When non-empty, this option determines the content of the status line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007993 Also see |status-line|.
7994
7995 The option consists of printf style '%' items interspersed with
7996 normal text. Each status line item is of the form:
7997 %-0{minwid}.{maxwid}{item}
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01007998 All fields except the {item} are optional. A single percent sign can
Bram Moolenaar8133cc62020-10-26 21:05:27 +01007999 be given as "%%".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008000
Yegappan Lakshmananac023e82024-11-27 20:55:45 +01008001 *stl-%!*
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00008002 When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
8003 evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example: >
8004 :set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02008005< The *g:statusline_winid* variable will be set to the |window-ID| of the
8006 window that the status line belongs to.
8007 The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02008008 Note that the "%!" expression is evaluated in the context of the
8009 current window and buffer, while %{} items are evaluated in the
8010 context of the window that the statusline belongs to.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00008011
8012 When there is error while evaluating the option then it will be made
8013 empty to avoid further errors. Otherwise screen updating would loop.
Bram Moolenaar1b5f03e2023-01-09 20:12:45 +00008014 When the result contains unprintable characters the result is
8015 unpredictable.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00008016
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008017 Note that the only effect of 'ruler' when this option is set (and
8018 'laststatus' is 2) is controlling the output of |CTRL-G|.
8019
8020 field meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008021 - Left justify the item. The default is right justified
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008022 when minwid is larger than the length of the item.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008023 0 Leading zeroes in numeric items. Overridden by '-'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008024 minwid Minimum width of the item, padding as set by '-' & '0'.
8025 Value must be 50 or less.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008026 maxwid Maximum width of the item. Truncation occurs with a '<'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008027 on the left for text items. Numeric items will be
8028 shifted down to maxwid-2 digits followed by '>'number
8029 where number is the amount of missing digits, much like
8030 an exponential notation.
8031 item A one letter code as described below.
8032
8033 Following is a description of the possible statusline items. The
8034 second character in "item" is the type:
8035 N for number
8036 S for string
8037 F for flags as described below
8038 - not applicable
8039
8040 item meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00008041 f S Path to the file in the buffer, as typed or relative to current
8042 directory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008043 F S Full path to the file in the buffer.
8044 t S File name (tail) of file in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00008045 m F Modified flag, text is "[+]"; "[-]" if 'modifiable' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008046 M F Modified flag, text is ",+" or ",-".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00008047 r F Readonly flag, text is "[RO]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008048 R F Readonly flag, text is ",RO".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00008049 h F Help buffer flag, text is "[help]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008050 H F Help buffer flag, text is ",HLP".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00008051 w F Preview window flag, text is "[Preview]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008052 W F Preview window flag, text is ",PRV".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00008053 y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., "[vim]". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008054 Y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., ",VIM". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar7fd73202010-07-25 16:58:46 +02008055 q S "[Quickfix List]", "[Location List]" or empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008056 k S Value of "b:keymap_name" or 'keymap' when |:lmap| mappings are
8057 being used: "<keymap>"
8058 n N Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01008059 b N Value of character under cursor.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008060 B N As above, in hexadecimal.
8061 o N Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
8062 Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
8063 {not available when compiled without |+byte_offset| feature}
8064 O N As above, in hexadecimal.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008065 N N Printer page number. (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008066 l N Line number.
8067 L N Number of lines in buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02008068 c N Column number (byte index).
8069 v N Virtual column number (screen column).
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008070 V N Virtual column number as -{num}. Not displayed if equal to 'c'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008071 p N Percentage through file in lines as in |CTRL-G|.
8072 P S Percentage through file of displayed window. This is like the
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +02008073 percentage described for 'ruler'. Always 3 in length, unless
8074 translated.
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00008075 S S 'showcmd' content, see 'showcmdloc'.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008076 a S Argument list status as in default title. ({current} of {max})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008077 Empty if the argument file count is zero or one.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00008078 { NF Evaluate expression between '%{' and '}' and substitute result.
Bram Moolenaar6d150f72018-04-21 20:03:20 +02008079 Note that there is no '%' before the closing '}'. The
8080 expression cannot contain a '}' character, call a function to
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008081 work around that. See |stl-%{| below.
shadmansaleh30e3de22021-05-15 17:23:28 +02008082 {% - This is almost same as { except the result of the expression is
8083 re-evaluated as a statusline format string. Thus if the
8084 return value of expr contains % items they will get expanded.
8085 The expression can contain the } character, the end of
8086 expression is denoted by %}.
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01008087 For example: >
shadmansaleh30e3de22021-05-15 17:23:28 +02008088 func! Stl_filename() abort
8089 return "%t"
8090 endfunc
8091< `stl=%{Stl_filename()}` results in `"%t"`
8092 `stl=%{%Stl_filename()%}` results in `"Name of current file"`
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01008093 %} - End of `{%` expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008094 ( - Start of item group. Can be used for setting the width and
8095 alignment of a section. Must be followed by %) somewhere.
8096 ) - End of item group. No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00008097 T N For 'tabline': start of tab page N label. Use %T after the last
8098 label. This information is used for mouse clicks.
8099 X N For 'tabline': start of close tab N label. Use %X after the
8100 label, e.g.: %3Xclose%X. Use %999X for a "close current tab"
8101 mark. This information is used for mouse clicks.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008102 < - Where to truncate line if too long. Default is at the start.
8103 No width fields allowed.
Yegappan Lakshmanan3ec78f92023-02-11 11:15:25 +00008104 = - Separation point between alignment sections. Each section will
8105 be separated by an equal number of spaces. With one %= what
8106 comes after it will be right-aligned. With two %= there is a
8107 middle part, with white space left and right of it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008108 No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00008109 # - Set highlight group. The name must follow and then a # again.
8110 Thus use %#HLname# for highlight group HLname. The same
8111 highlighting is used, also for the statusline of non-current
8112 windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008113 * - Set highlight group to User{N}, where {N} is taken from the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008114 minwid field, e.g. %1*. Restore normal highlight with %* or %0*.
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00008115 The difference between User{N} and StatusLine will be applied to
8116 StatusLineNC for the statusline of non-current windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008117 The number N must be between 1 and 9. See |hl-User1..9|
8118
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00008119 When displaying a flag, Vim removes the leading comma, if any, when
8120 that flag comes right after plaintext. This will make a nice display
8121 when flags are used like in the examples below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008122
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008123 When all items in a group becomes an empty string (i.e. flags that are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008124 not set) and a minwid is not set for the group, the whole group will
8125 become empty. This will make a group like the following disappear
8126 completely from the statusline when none of the flags are set. >
8127 :set statusline=...%(\ [%M%R%H]%)...
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02008128< Beware that an expression is evaluated each and every time the status
8129 line is displayed.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008130 *stl-%{* *g:actual_curbuf* *g:actual_curwin*
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01008131 While evaluating %{} the current buffer and current window will be set
8132 temporarily to that of the window (and buffer) whose statusline is
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008133 currently being drawn. The expression will evaluate in this context.
8134 The variable "g:actual_curbuf" is set to the `bufnr()` number of the
8135 real current buffer and "g:actual_curwin" to the |window-ID| of the
8136 real current window. These values are strings.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00008137
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008138 The 'statusline' option will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from
8139 a modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008140 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00008141
8142 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
8143 evaluating 'statusline' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008144
8145 If the statusline is not updated when you want it (e.g., after setting
8146 a variable that's used in an expression), you can force an update by
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01008147 using `:redrawstatus`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008148
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01008149 A result of all digits is regarded a number for display purposes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008150 Otherwise the result is taken as flag text and applied to the rules
8151 described above.
8152
Bram Moolenaarcd71fa32005-03-11 22:46:48 +00008153 Watch out for errors in expressions. They may render Vim unusable!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008154 If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008155 edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim --clean" to get it right.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008156
8157 Examples:
8158 Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
saher7b5e52d2024-10-14 19:52:50 +02008159 :set statusline=%<%f\ %h%w%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008160< Similar, but add ASCII value of char under the cursor (like "ga") >
8161 :set statusline=%<%f%h%m%r%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
8162< Display byte count and byte value, modified flag in red. >
8163 :set statusline=%<%f%=\ [%1*%M%*%n%R%H]\ %-19(%3l,%02c%03V%)%O'%02b'
8164 :hi User1 term=inverse,bold cterm=inverse,bold ctermfg=red
8165< Display a ,GZ flag if a compressed file is loaded >
8166 :set statusline=...%r%{VarExists('b:gzflag','\ [GZ]')}%h...
8167< In the |:autocmd|'s: >
8168 :let b:gzflag = 1
8169< And: >
8170 :unlet b:gzflag
8171< And define this function: >
8172 :function VarExists(var, val)
8173 : if exists(a:var) | return a:val | else | return '' | endif
8174 :endfunction
8175<
8176 *'suffixes'* *'su'*
8177'suffixes' 'su' string (default ".bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj")
8178 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008179 Files with these suffixes get a lower priority when multiple files
8180 match a wildcard. See |suffixes|. Commas can be used to separate the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008181 suffixes. Spaces after the comma are ignored. A dot is also seen as
8182 the start of a suffix. To avoid a dot or comma being recognized as a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008183 separator, precede it with a backslash (see |option-backslash| about
8184 including spaces and backslashes).
8185 See 'wildignore' for completely ignoring files.
8186 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
8187 suffixes from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
8188 uses another default.
8189
8190 *'suffixesadd'* *'sua'*
8191'suffixesadd' 'sua' string (default "")
8192 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008193 Comma-separated list of suffixes, which are used when searching for a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008194 file for the "gf", "[I", etc. commands. Example: >
8195 :set suffixesadd=.java
8196<
8197 *'swapfile'* *'swf'* *'noswapfile'* *'noswf'*
8198'swapfile' 'swf' boolean (default on)
8199 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008200 Use a swapfile for the buffer. This option can be reset when a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008201 swapfile is not wanted for a specific buffer. For example, with
8202 confidential information that even root must not be able to access.
8203 Careful: All text will be in memory:
8204 - Don't use this for big files.
8205 - Recovery will be impossible!
8206 A swapfile will only be present when |'updatecount'| is non-zero and
8207 'swapfile' is set.
8208 When 'swapfile' is reset, the swap file for the current buffer is
8209 immediately deleted. When 'swapfile' is set, and 'updatecount' is
8210 non-zero, a swap file is immediately created.
8211 Also see |swap-file| and |'swapsync'|.
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01008212 If you want to open a new buffer without creating a swap file for it,
8213 use the |:noswapfile| modifier.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008214 See 'directory' for where the swap file is created.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008215
8216 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'buftype' to
8217 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
8218
8219 *'swapsync'* *'sws'*
8220'swapsync' 'sws' string (default "fsync")
8221 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008222 When this option is not empty a swap file is synced to disk after
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008223 writing to it. This takes some time, especially on busy unix systems.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008224 When this option is empty parts of the swap file may be in memory and
8225 not written to disk. When the system crashes you may lose more work.
8226 On Unix the system does a sync now and then without Vim asking for it,
8227 so the disadvantage of setting this option off is small. On some
8228 systems the swap file will not be written at all. For a unix system
8229 setting it to "sync" will use the sync() call instead of the default
8230 fsync(), which may work better on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00008231 The 'fsync' option is used for the actual file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008232
8233 *'switchbuf'* *'swb'*
8234'switchbuf' 'swb' string (default "")
8235 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008236 This option controls the behavior when switching between buffers.
Yegappan Lakshmanan54be5fb2023-05-12 17:49:13 +01008237 This option is checked, when
8238 - jumping to errors with the |quickfix| commands (|:cc|, |:cn|, |:cp|,
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09008239 etc.).
Yegappan Lakshmanan54be5fb2023-05-12 17:49:13 +01008240 - jumping to a tag using the |:stag| command.
8241 - opening a file using the |CTRL-W_f| or |CTRL-W_F| command.
8242 - jumping to a buffer using a buffer split command (e.g. |:sbuffer|,
8243 |:sbnext|, or |:sbrewind|).
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008244 Possible values (comma-separated list):
Yegappan Lakshmanan54be5fb2023-05-12 17:49:13 +01008245 useopen If included, jump to the first open window in the
8246 current tab page that contains the specified buffer
8247 (if there is one). Otherwise: Do not examine other
8248 windows.
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00008249 usetab Like "useopen", but also consider windows in other tab
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008250 pages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008251 split If included, split the current window before loading
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02008252 a buffer for a |quickfix| command that display errors.
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01008253 Otherwise: do not split, use current window (when used
8254 in the quickfix window: the previously used window or
8255 split if there is no other window).
Bram Moolenaara594d772015-06-19 14:41:49 +02008256 vsplit Just like "split" but split vertically.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008257 newtab Like "split", but open a new tab page. Overrules
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02008258 "split" when both are present.
Bram Moolenaar539aa6b2019-11-17 18:09:38 +01008259 uselast If included, jump to the previously used window when
8260 jumping to errors with |quickfix| commands.
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01008261 If a window has 'winfixbuf' enabled, 'switchbuf' is currently not
8262 applied to the split window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008263
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00008264 *'synmaxcol'* *'smc'*
8265'synmaxcol' 'smc' number (default 3000)
8266 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00008267 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
8268 feature}
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00008269 Maximum column in which to search for syntax items. In long lines the
8270 text after this column is not highlighted and following lines may not
8271 be highlighted correctly, because the syntax state is cleared.
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00008272 This helps to avoid very slow redrawing for an XML file that is one
8273 long line.
8274 Set to zero to remove the limit.
8275
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008276 *'syntax'* *'syn'*
8277'syntax' 'syn' string (default empty)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02008278 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008279 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
8280 feature}
8281 When this option is set, the syntax with this name is loaded, unless
8282 syntax highlighting has been switched off with ":syntax off".
8283 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current syntax (the
8284 b:current_syntax variable does).
8285 This option is most useful in a modeline, for a file which syntax is
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008286 not automatically recognized. Example, in an IDL file:
8287 /* vim: set syntax=idl : */ ~
8288 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
8289 names. Example:
8290 /* vim: set syntax=c.doxygen : */ ~
8291 This will use the "c" syntax first, then the "doxygen" syntax.
8292 Note that the second one must be prepared to be loaded as an addition,
8293 otherwise it will be skipped. More than one dot may appear.
8294 To switch off syntax highlighting for the current file, use: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008295 :set syntax=OFF
8296< To switch syntax highlighting on according to the current value of the
8297 'filetype' option: >
8298 :set syntax=ON
8299< What actually happens when setting the 'syntax' option is that the
8300 Syntax autocommand event is triggered with the value as argument.
8301 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
8302 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02008303 Only alphanumeric characters, '.', '-' and '_' can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008304
LemonBoy5247b0b2024-07-12 19:30:58 +02008305 *'tabclose'* *'tcl'*
8306'tabclose' 'tcl' string (default "")
8307 global
8308 This option controls the behavior when closing tab pages (e.g., using
8309 |:tabclose|). When empty Vim goes to the next (right) tab page.
8310
8311 Possible values (comma-separated list):
8312 left If included, go to the previous tab page instead of
8313 the next one.
8314 uselast If included, go to the previously used tab page if
8315 possible. This option takes precedence over the
8316 others.
8317
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008318 *'tabline'* *'tal'*
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008319'tabline' 'tal' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00008320 global
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008321 When non-empty, this option determines the content of the tab pages
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008322 line at the top of the Vim window. When empty Vim will use a default
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00008323 tab pages line. See |setting-tabline| for more info.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008324
8325 The tab pages line only appears as specified with the 'showtabline'
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00008326 option and only when there is no GUI tab line. When 'e' is in
8327 'guioptions' and the GUI supports a tab line 'guitablabel' is used
Bram Moolenaar7f036442010-08-15 15:24:20 +02008328 instead. Note that the two tab pages lines are very different.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008329
8330 The value is evaluated like with 'statusline'. You can use
8331 |tabpagenr()|, |tabpagewinnr()| and |tabpagebuflist()| to figure out
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00008332 the text to be displayed. Use "%1T" for the first label, "%2T" for
8333 the second one, etc. Use "%X" items for closing labels.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008334
Bram Moolenaare12bab32019-01-08 22:02:56 +01008335 When changing something that is used in 'tabline' that does not
8336 trigger it to be updated, use |:redrawtabline|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008337 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaare12bab32019-01-08 22:02:56 +01008338
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008339 Keep in mind that only one of the tab pages is the current one, others
8340 are invisible and you can't jump to their windows.
8341
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008342 *'tabpagemax'* *'tpm'*
8343'tabpagemax' 'tpm' number (default 10)
8344 global
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008345 Maximum number of tab pages to be opened by the |-p| command line
8346 argument or the ":tab all" command. |tabpage|
8347
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008348 *'tabstop'* *'ts'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008349'tabstop' 'ts' number (default 8)
8350 local to buffer
8351 Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for. Also see
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008352 the |:retab| command, and the 'softtabstop' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008353
8354 Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008355 appear wrong in many places, e.g., when printing it.
8356 The value must be more than 0 and less than 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008357
Song-Tianxiangab01adf2024-03-25 16:31:02 +01008358 There are five main ways to use tabs in Vim:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008359 1. Always keep 'tabstop' at 8, set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to 4
8360 (or 3 or whatever you prefer) and use 'noexpandtab'. Then Vim
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00008361 will use a mix of tabs and spaces, but typing <Tab> and <BS> will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008362 behave like a tab appears every 4 (or 3) characters.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01008363 This is the recommended way, the file will look the same with other
8364 tools and when listing it in a terminal.
8365 2. Set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
8366 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
8367 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed (leave
8368 it at 8 just in case). The file will be a bit larger.
8369 You do need to check if no Tabs exist in the file. You can get rid
8370 of them by first setting 'expandtab' and using `%retab!`, making
8371 sure the value of 'tabstop' is set correctly.
8372 3. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008373 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
8374 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01008375 You do need to check if no Tabs exist in the file, just like in the
8376 item just above.
8377 4. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008378 |modeline| to set these values when editing the file again. Only
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01008379 works when using Vim to edit the file, other tools assume a tabstop
8380 is worth 8 spaces.
8381 5. Always set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to the same value, and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008382 'noexpandtab'. This should then work (for initial indents only)
8383 for any tabstop setting that people use. It might be nice to have
8384 tabs after the first non-blank inserted as spaces if you do this
8385 though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
8386 changed.
8387
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02008388 If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
8389 'tabstop' will be ignored if |'vartabstop'| is set to anything other
8390 than an empty string.
8391
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008392 *'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
8393'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
8394 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008395 When searching for a tag (e.g., for the |:ta| command), Vim can either
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008396 use a binary search or a linear search in a tags file. Binary
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008397 searching makes searching for a tag a LOT faster, but a linear search
8398 will find more tags if the tags file wasn't properly sorted.
8399 Vim normally assumes that your tags files are sorted, or indicate that
8400 they are not sorted. Only when this is not the case does the
8401 'tagbsearch' option need to be switched off.
8402
8403 When 'tagbsearch' is on, binary searching is first used in the tags
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008404 files. In certain situations, Vim will do a linear search instead for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008405 certain files, or retry all files with a linear search. When
8406 'tagbsearch' is off, only a linear search is done.
8407
8408 Linear searching is done anyway, for one file, when Vim finds a line
8409 at the start of the file indicating that it's not sorted: >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008410 !_TAG_FILE_SORTED 0 /some comment/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008411< [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>]
8412
8413 When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008414 files listed in 'tags', and case is ignored or a pattern is used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008415 instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search.
8416 Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only
8417 be found in the retry.
8418
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00008419 If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second,
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008420 linear search can be avoided when case is ignored. Use a value of '2'
8421 in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be case-fold
8422 sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in the command:
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00008423 "sort -f -o tags tags". For Universal ctags and Exuberant ctags
8424 version 5.x or higher (at least 5.5) the --sort=foldcase switch can be
8425 used for this as well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for
8426 this to work.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008427
8428 By default, tag searches are case-sensitive. Case is ignored when
8429 'ignorecase' is set and 'tagcase' is "followic", or when 'tagcase' is
8430 "ignore".
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008431 Also when 'tagcase' is "followscs" and 'smartcase' is set, or
8432 'tagcase' is "smart", and the pattern contains only lowercase
8433 characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008434
8435 When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match
8436 exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags
8437 files may only be found with 'tagbsearch' off.
8438 When the tags file is not sorted, or sorted in a wrong way (not on
8439 ASCII byte value), 'tagbsearch' should be off, or the line given above
8440 must be included in the tags file.
8441 This option doesn't affect commands that find all matching tags (e.g.,
8442 command-line completion and ":help").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008443
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008444 *'tagcase'* *'tc'*
8445'tagcase' 'tc' string (default "followic")
8446 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008447 This option specifies how case is handled when searching the tags
8448 file:
8449 followic Follow the 'ignorecase' option
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008450 followscs Follow the 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008451 ignore Ignore case
8452 match Match case
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008453 smart Ignore case unless an upper case letter is used
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008454 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8455 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008456
Bram Moolenaar45e18cb2019-04-28 18:05:35 +02008457 *'tagfunc'* *'tfu'*
8458'tagfunc' 'tfu' string (default: empty)
8459 local to buffer
8460 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
8461 feature}
8462 This option specifies a function to be used to perform tag searches.
8463 The function gets the tag pattern and should return a List of matching
8464 tags. See |tag-function| for an explanation of how to write the
Yegappan Lakshmanan19916a82021-11-24 16:32:55 +00008465 function and an example. The value can be the name of a function, a
8466 |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for more
8467 information.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11008468 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8469 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar45e18cb2019-04-28 18:05:35 +02008470
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008471 *'taglength'* *'tl'*
8472'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0)
8473 global
8474 If non-zero, tags are significant up to this number of characters.
8475
8476 *'tagrelative'* *'tr'* *'notagrelative'* *'notr'*
8477'tagrelative' 'tr' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
8478 global
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00008479 If on and using a tags file in another directory, file names in that
8480 tags file are relative to the directory where the tags file is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008481 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8482 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8483
8484 *'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
8485'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
8486 |+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
8487 global or local to buffer |global-local|
8488 Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
Yee Cheng Chin54844852023-10-09 18:12:31 +02008489 include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with backslashes
8490 (see |option-backslash| about including spaces/commas and backslashes).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008491 When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
8492 of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
8493 'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
8494 |tags-option|.
8495 "*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
Bram Moolenaare2b590e2010-08-08 18:29:48 +02008496 a directory tree. See |file-searching|. E.g., "/lib/**/tags" will
8497 find all files named "tags" below "/lib". The filename itself cannot
8498 contain wildcards, it is used as-is. E.g., "/lib/**/tags?" will find
Bram Moolenaar2bd9dbc2022-08-25 18:12:06 +01008499 files called "tags?".
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00008500 The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
8501 actually used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008502 If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
8503 files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
8504 default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
8505 differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
8506 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
8507 file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
8508 uses another default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008509
8510 *'tagstack'* *'tgst'* *'notagstack'* *'notgst'*
8511'tagstack' 'tgst' boolean (default on)
8512 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008513 When on, the |tagstack| is used normally. When off, a ":tag" or
8514 ":tselect" command with an argument will not push the tag onto the
8515 tagstack. A following ":tag" without an argument, a ":pop" command or
8516 any other command that uses the tagstack will use the unmodified
8517 tagstack, but does change the pointer to the active entry.
8518 Resetting this option is useful when using a ":tag" command in a
8519 mapping which should not change the tagstack.
8520
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008521 *'tcldll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01008522'tcldll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008523 global
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008524 {only available when compiled with the |+tcl/dyn|
8525 feature}
8526 Specifies the name of the Tcl shared library. The default is
8527 DYNAMIC_TCL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02008528 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008529 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8530 security reasons.
8531
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008532 *'term'* *E529* *E530* *E531*
8533'term' string (default is $TERM, if that fails:
8534 in the GUI: "builtin_gui"
8535 on Amiga: "amiga"
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01008536 on Haiku: "xterm"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008537 on Mac: "mac-ansi"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008538 on Unix: "ansi"
8539 on VMS: "ansi"
8540 on Win 32: "win32")
8541 global
8542 Name of the terminal. Used for choosing the terminal control
8543 characters. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
8544 For example: >
8545 :set term=$TERM
8546< See |termcap|.
8547
8548 *'termbidi'* *'tbidi'*
8549 *'notermbidi'* *'notbidi'*
8550'termbidi' 'tbidi' boolean (default off, on for "mlterm")
8551 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008552 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
8553 feature}
8554 The terminal is in charge of Bi-directionality of text (as specified
8555 by Unicode). The terminal is also expected to do the required shaping
8556 that some languages (such as Arabic) require.
8557 Setting this option implies that 'rightleft' will not be set when
8558 'arabic' is set and the value of 'arabicshape' will be ignored.
8559 Note that setting 'termbidi' has the immediate effect that
8560 'arabicshape' is ignored, but 'rightleft' isn't changed automatically.
8561 This option is reset when the GUI is started.
8562 For further details see |arabic.txt|.
8563
8564 *'termencoding'* *'tenc'*
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02008565'termencoding' 'tenc' string (default ""; with GTK+ GUI: "utf-8")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008566 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008567 Encoding used for the terminal. This specifies what character
8568 encoding the keyboard produces and the display will understand. For
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01008569 the GUI it only applies to the keyboard ('encoding' is used for the
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02008570 display).
Bram Moolenaar4b7cdca2020-01-01 16:18:38 +01008571 *E617* *E950*
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008572 Note: This does not apply to the GTK+ GUI. After the GUI has been
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008573 successfully initialized, 'termencoding' is forcibly set to "utf-8".
8574 Any attempts to set a different value will be rejected, and an error
8575 message is shown.
Bram Moolenaarac360bf2015-09-01 20:31:20 +02008576 For the Win32 GUI and console versions 'termencoding' is not used,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008577 because the Win32 system always passes Unicode characters.
8578 When empty, the same encoding is used as for the 'encoding' option.
8579 This is the normal value.
8580 Not all combinations for 'termencoding' and 'encoding' are valid. See
8581 |encoding-table|.
8582 The value for this option must be supported by internal conversions or
8583 iconv(). When this is not possible no conversion will be done and you
8584 will probably experience problems with non-ASCII characters.
8585 Example: You are working with the locale set to euc-jp (Japanese) and
8586 want to edit a UTF-8 file: >
8587 :let &termencoding = &encoding
8588 :set encoding=utf-8
8589< You need to do this when your system has no locale support for UTF-8.
8590
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008591 *'termguicolors'* *'tgc'* *'notermguicolors'* *'notgc'* *E954*
Christian Brabandtd7f58542025-01-31 16:13:14 +01008592'termguicolors' 'tgc' boolean (default off unless Vim detects that it runs
8593 in a capable terminal)
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008594 global
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008595 {not available when compiled without the
8596 |+termguicolors| feature}
8597 When on, uses |highlight-guifg| and |highlight-guibg| attributes in
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01008598 the terminal (thus using 24-bit color).
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008599
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01008600 Requires a ISO-8613-3 compatible terminal. If setting this option
8601 does not work (produces a colorless UI) reading |xterm-true-color|
8602 might help.
8603
8604 For Win32 console, Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) or later
8605 is required. Use this check to find out: >
8606 if has('vcon')
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008607< This requires Vim to be built with the |+vtp| feature.
8608
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02008609 Note that the "cterm" attributes are still used, not the "gui" ones.
Yasuhiro Matsumotoaa04e1b2022-05-07 14:09:19 +01008610
8611 When using Vim with Windows Terminal, the background of Windows
8612 Terminal is normally filled with the Vim background color. Setting
8613 'termguicolors' and the guibg of the Normal highlight group to NONE
8614 will make the background transparent: >
8615 :hi Normal guibg=NONE
8616<
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008617 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008618
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008619 *'termwinkey'* *'twk'*
8620'termwinkey' 'twk' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008621 local to window
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008622 The key that starts a CTRL-W command in a terminal window. Other keys
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008623 are sent to the job running in the window.
Millya9c6f902024-10-06 16:47:02 +02008624 The key can be specified as a single character, a |key-notation| (e.g.
8625 <Up>, <C-F>) or a letter preceded with a caret (e.g. `^F` is CTRL-F): >
8626 :set twk=X
8627 :set twk=^I
8628 :set twk=<C-L>
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008629< The string must be one key stroke but can be multiple bytes.
8630 When not set CTRL-W is used, so that CTRL-W : gets you to the command
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008631 line. If 'termwinkey' is set to CTRL-L then CTRL-L : gets you to the
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008632 command line.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008633
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02008634 *'termwinscroll'* *'twsl'*
8635'termwinscroll' 'twsl' number (default 10000)
8636 local to buffer
8637 {not available when compiled without the
8638 |+terminal| feature}
8639 Number of scrollback lines to keep. When going over this limit the
8640 first 10% of the scrollback lines are deleted. This is just to reduce
8641 the memory usage. See |Terminal-Normal|.
Bram Moolenaar36968af2021-11-15 17:13:11 +00008642 Also used as a limit for text sent to the terminal in one write,
8643 multiplied by the number of columns times 3 (average number of bytes
8644 per cell).
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02008645
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008646 *'termwinsize'* *'tws'*
8647'termwinsize' 'tws' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008648 local to window
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008649 Size used when opening the |terminal| window. Format:
8650 {rows}x{columns} or {rows}*{columns}.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008651 - When empty the terminal gets the size from the window.
Bram Moolenaar498c2562018-04-15 23:45:15 +02008652 - When set with a "x" (e.g., "24x80") the terminal size is not
8653 adjusted to the window size. If the window is smaller only the
8654 top-left part is displayed.
8655 - When set with a "*" (e.g., "10*50") the terminal size follows the
8656 window size, but will not be smaller than the specified rows and/or
8657 columns.
8658 - When rows is zero then use the height of the window.
8659 - When columns is zero then use the width of the window.
8660 - Using "0x0" or "0*0" is the same as empty.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008661 - Can be overruled in the |term_start()| options with "term_rows" and
8662 "term_cols".
Bram Moolenaar498c2562018-04-15 23:45:15 +02008663
8664 Examples:
8665 "30x0" uses 30 rows and the current window width.
8666 "20*0" uses at least 20 rows and the current window width.
8667 "0*40" uses the current window height and at least 40 columns.
Bram Moolenaar1f2903c2017-07-23 19:51:01 +02008668 Note that the command running in the terminal window may still change
8669 the size of the terminal. In that case the Vim window will be
8670 adjusted to that size, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008671
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008672 *'termwintype'* *'twt'*
8673'termwintype' 'twt' string (default "")
8674 global
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008675 {only available when compiled with the |terminal|
8676 feature on MS-Windows}
8677 Specify the virtual console (pty) used when opening the terminal
8678 window.
8679
8680 Possible values are:
Bram Moolenaard9ef1b82019-02-13 19:23:10 +01008681 "" use ConPTY if it is stable, winpty otherwise
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008682 "winpty" use winpty, fail if not supported
8683 "conpty" use |ConPTY|, fail if not supported
8684
Bram Moolenaard9ef1b82019-02-13 19:23:10 +01008685 |ConPTY| support depends on the platform. Windows 10 October 2018
8686 Update is the first version that supports ConPTY, however it is still
8687 considered unstable. ConPTY might become stable in the next release
8688 of Windows 10. winpty support needs to be installed. If neither is
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008689 supported then you cannot open a terminal window.
8690
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008691 *'terse'* *'noterse'*
8692'terse' boolean (default off)
8693 global
8694 When set: Add 's' flag to 'shortmess' option (this makes the message
8695 for a search that hits the start or end of the file not being
8696 displayed). When reset: Remove 's' flag from 'shortmess' option. {Vi
8697 shortens a lot of messages}
8698
8699 *'textauto'* *'ta'* *'notextauto'* *'nota'*
8700'textauto' 'ta' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
8701 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008702 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformats'.
8703 For backwards compatibility, when 'textauto' is set, 'fileformats' is
8704 set to the default value for the current system. When 'textauto' is
8705 reset, 'fileformats' is made empty.
8706 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8707 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8708
8709 *'textmode'* *'tx'* *'notextmode'* *'notx'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008710'textmode' 'tx' boolean (Win32: default on,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008711 others: default off)
8712 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008713 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformat'.
8714 For backwards compatibility, when 'textmode' is set, 'fileformat' is
8715 set to "dos". When 'textmode' is reset, 'fileformat' is set to
8716 "unix".
8717
8718 *'textwidth'* *'tw'*
8719'textwidth' 'tw' number (default 0)
8720 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008721 Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer line will be
8722 broken after white space to get this width. A zero value disables
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02008723 this.
8724 'textwidth' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
8725 when 'paste' is reset.
8726 When 'textwidth' is zero, 'wrapmargin' may be used. See also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008727 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +00008728 When 'formatexpr' is set it will be used to break the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008729 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
8730
8731 *'thesaurus'* *'tsr'*
8732'thesaurus' 'tsr' string (default "")
8733 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008734 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008735 for thesaurus completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|. See
8736 |compl-thesaurus|.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01008737
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008738 This option is not used if 'thesaurusfunc' is set, either for the
8739 buffer or globally.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01008740
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008741 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008742 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008743 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes. The use of
8744 |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing directories
8745 from the list. This avoids problems when a future version uses
8746 another default. Backticks cannot be used in this option for security
8747 reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008748
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00008749 *'thesaurusfunc'* *'tsrfu'*
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008750'thesaurusfunc' 'tsrfu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008751 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008752 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
8753 feature}
8754 This option specifies a function to be used for thesaurus completion
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008755 with CTRL-X CTRL-T. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| See |compl-thesaurusfunc|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00008756 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
8757 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008758
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008759 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8760 security reasons.
8761
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008762 *'tildeop'* *'top'* *'notildeop'* *'notop'*
8763'tildeop' 'top' boolean (default off)
8764 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008765 When on: The tilde command "~" behaves like an operator.
8766 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
8767
8768 *'timeout'* *'to'* *'notimeout'* *'noto'*
8769'timeout' 'to' boolean (default on)
8770 global
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01008771
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008772 *'ttimeout'* *'nottimeout'*
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02008773'ttimeout' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008774 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008775 These two options together determine the behavior when part of a
8776 mapped key sequence or keyboard code has been received:
8777
8778 'timeout' 'ttimeout' action ~
8779 off off do not time out
8780 on on or off time out on :mappings and key codes
8781 off on time out on key codes
8782
8783 If both options are off, Vim will wait until either the complete
8784 mapping or key sequence has been received, or it is clear that there
8785 is no mapping or key sequence for the received characters. For
8786 example: if you have mapped "vl" and Vim has received 'v', the next
8787 character is needed to see if the 'v' is followed by an 'l'.
8788 When one of the options is on, Vim will wait for about 1 second for
8789 the next character to arrive. After that the already received
8790 characters are interpreted as single characters. The waiting time can
8791 be changed with the 'timeoutlen' option.
8792 On slow terminals or very busy systems timing out may cause
8793 malfunctioning cursor keys. If both options are off, Vim waits
8794 forever after an entered <Esc> if there are key codes that start
8795 with <Esc>. You will have to type <Esc> twice. If you do not have
8796 problems with key codes, but would like to have :mapped key
8797 sequences not timing out in 1 second, set the 'ttimeout' option and
8798 reset the 'timeout' option.
8799
8800 NOTE: 'ttimeout' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
8801
8802 *'timeoutlen'* *'tm'*
8803'timeoutlen' 'tm' number (default 1000)
8804 global
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02008805
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008806 *'ttimeoutlen'* *'ttm'*
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02008807'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' number (default -1, set to 100 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008808 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008809 The time in milliseconds that is waited for a key code or mapped key
8810 sequence to complete. Also used for CTRL-\ CTRL-N and CTRL-\ CTRL-G
8811 when part of a command has been typed.
8812 Normally only 'timeoutlen' is used and 'ttimeoutlen' is -1. When a
8813 different timeout value for key codes is desired set 'ttimeoutlen' to
8814 a non-negative number.
8815
8816 ttimeoutlen mapping delay key code delay ~
8817 < 0 'timeoutlen' 'timeoutlen'
8818 >= 0 'timeoutlen' 'ttimeoutlen'
8819
8820 The timeout only happens when the 'timeout' and 'ttimeout' options
8821 tell so. A useful setting would be >
8822 :set timeout timeoutlen=3000 ttimeoutlen=100
8823< (time out on mapping after three seconds, time out on key codes after
8824 a tenth of a second).
8825
8826 *'title'* *'notitle'*
8827'title' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
8828 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008829 When on, the title of the window will be set to the value of
8830 'titlestring' (if it is not empty), or to:
8831 filename [+=-] (path) - VIM
8832 Where:
8833 filename the name of the file being edited
8834 - indicates the file cannot be modified, 'ma' off
8835 + indicates the file was modified
8836 = indicates the file is read-only
8837 =+ indicates the file is read-only and modified
8838 (path) is the path of the file being edited
8839 - VIM the server name |v:servername| or "VIM"
8840 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles
8841 (currently Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02008842 terminals with a non-empty 't_ts' option - these are Unix xterm and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008843 iris-ansi by default, where 't_ts' is taken from the builtin termcap).
8844 *X11*
8845 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
8846 be restored if possible. The output of ":version" will include "+X11"
8847 when HAVE_X11 was defined, otherwise it will be "-X11". This also
8848 works for the icon name |'icon'|.
8849 But: When Vim was started with the |-X| argument, restoring the title
8850 will not work (except in the GUI).
8851 If the title cannot be restored, it is set to the value of 'titleold'.
8852 You might want to restore the title outside of Vim then.
Christian Brabandt1b7fbe72024-01-30 20:41:07 +01008853 When using an xterm from a remote machine you can use this command: >
8854
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008855 rsh machine_name xterm -display $DISPLAY &
Christian Brabandt1b7fbe72024-01-30 20:41:07 +01008856 ssh -X machine_name xterm &
8857<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008858 then the WINDOWID environment variable should be inherited and the
8859 title of the window should change back to what it should be after
8860 exiting Vim.
8861
8862 *'titlelen'*
8863'titlelen' number (default 85)
8864 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008865 Gives the percentage of 'columns' to use for the length of the window
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008866 title. When the title is longer, only the end of the path name is
8867 shown. A '<' character before the path name is used to indicate this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008868 Using a percentage makes this adapt to the width of the window. But
8869 it won't work perfectly, because the actual number of characters
8870 available also depends on the font used and other things in the title
8871 bar. When 'titlelen' is zero the full path is used. Otherwise,
8872 values from 1 to 30000 percent can be used.
8873 'titlelen' is also used for the 'titlestring' option.
8874
8875 *'titleold'*
8876'titleold' string (default "Thanks for flying Vim")
8877 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008878 This option will be used for the window title when exiting Vim if the
8879 original title cannot be restored. Only happens if 'title' is on or
8880 'titlestring' is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00008881 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8882 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008883 *'titlestring'*
8884'titlestring' string (default "")
8885 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008886 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the title of the
8887 window. This happens only when the 'title' option is on.
8888 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles (currently
8889 Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and terminals with a
8890 non-empty 't_ts' option).
8891 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01008892 be restored if possible, see |X11|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008893
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008894 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Milly6c2fc372024-10-16 22:11:17 +02008895 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. If it contains
8896 an invalid '%' format, the value is used as-is and no error or warning
8897 will be given when the value is set.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008898 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
8899
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008900 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008901 :auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() .. "/" .. expand("%:p")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008902 :set title titlestring=%<%F%=%l/%L-%P titlelen=70
8903< The value of 'titlelen' is used to align items in the middle or right
8904 of the available space.
8905 Some people prefer to have the file name first: >
8906 :set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)
8907< Note the use of "%{ }" and an expression to get the path of the file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008908 without the file name. The "%( %)" constructs are used to add a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008909 separating space only when needed.
8910 NOTE: Use of special characters in 'titlestring' may cause the display
8911 to be garbled (e.g., when it contains a CR or NL character).
8912 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
8913
8914 *'toolbar'* *'tb'*
8915'toolbar' 'tb' string (default "icons,tooltips")
8916 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008917 {only for |+GUI_GTK|, |+GUI_Motif| and |+GUI_Photon|}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008918 The contents of this option controls various toolbar settings. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008919 possible values are:
8920 icons Toolbar buttons are shown with icons.
8921 text Toolbar buttons shown with text.
8922 horiz Icon and text of a toolbar button are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008923 horizontally arranged. {only in GTK+ 2 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008924 tooltips Tooltips are active for toolbar buttons.
8925 Tooltips refer to the popup help text which appears after the mouse
8926 cursor is placed over a toolbar button for a brief moment.
8927
8928 If you want the toolbar to be shown with icons as well as text, do the
8929 following: >
8930 :set tb=icons,text
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008931< Motif cannot display icons and text at the same time. They
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008932 will show icons if both are requested.
8933
8934 If none of the strings specified in 'toolbar' are valid or if
8935 'toolbar' is empty, this option is ignored. If you want to disable
8936 the toolbar, you need to set the 'guioptions' option. For example: >
8937 :set guioptions-=T
8938< Also see |gui-toolbar|.
8939
8940 *'toolbariconsize'* *'tbis'*
8941'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' string (default "small")
8942 global
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008943 {only in the GTK+ GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008944 Controls the size of toolbar icons. The possible values are:
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01008945 tiny Use tiny icons.
8946 small Use small icons (default).
8947 medium Use medium-sized icons.
8948 large Use large icons.
8949 huge Use even larger icons.
8950 giant Use very big icons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008951 The exact dimensions in pixels of the various icon sizes depend on
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01008952 the current theme. Common dimensions are giant=48x48, huge=32x32,
8953 large=24x24, medium=24x24, small=20x20 and tiny=16x16.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008954
8955 If 'toolbariconsize' is empty, the global default size as determined
8956 by user preferences or the current theme is used.
8957
8958 *'ttybuiltin'* *'tbi'* *'nottybuiltin'* *'notbi'*
8959'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' boolean (default on)
8960 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008961 When on, the builtin termcaps are searched before the external ones.
8962 When off the builtin termcaps are searched after the external ones.
8963 When this option is changed, you should set the 'term' option next for
8964 the change to take effect, for example: >
8965 :set notbi term=$TERM
8966< See also |termcap|.
8967 Rationale: The default for this option is "on", because the builtin
8968 termcap entries are generally better (many systems contain faulty
8969 xterm entries...).
8970
8971 *'ttyfast'* *'tf'* *'nottyfast'* *'notf'*
Bram Moolenaarc1cf4c92022-11-25 15:09:35 +00008972'ttyfast' 'tf' boolean (default on)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008973 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008974 Indicates a fast terminal connection. More characters will be sent to
8975 the screen for redrawing, instead of using insert/delete line
8976 commands. Improves smoothness of redrawing when there are multiple
8977 windows and the terminal does not support a scrolling region.
8978 Also enables the extra writing of characters at the end of each screen
8979 line for lines that wrap. This helps when using copy/paste with the
8980 mouse in an xterm and other terminals.
8981
Bram Moolenaarc1cf4c92022-11-25 15:09:35 +00008982 The default used to be set only for some terminal names, but these
8983 days nearly all terminals are fast, therefore the default is now "on".
8984 If you have a slow connection you may want to set this option off,
8985 e.g. depending on the host name: >
8986 if hostname() =~ 'faraway'
8987 set nottyfast
8988 endif
8989<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008990 *'ttymouse'* *'ttym'*
8991'ttymouse' 'ttym' string (default depends on 'term')
8992 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008993 {only in Unix and VMS, doesn't work in the GUI; not
8994 available when compiled without |+mouse|}
8995 Name of the terminal type for which mouse codes are to be recognized.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a7632007-05-10 18:19:11 +00008996 Currently these strings are valid:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008997 *xterm-mouse*
8998 xterm xterm-like mouse handling. The mouse generates
8999 "<Esc>[Mscr", where "scr" is three bytes:
9000 "s" = button state
9001 "c" = column plus 33
9002 "r" = row plus 33
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02009003 This only works up to 223 columns! See "dec",
9004 "urxvt", and "sgr" for solutions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009005 xterm2 Works like "xterm", but with the xterm reporting the
9006 mouse position while the mouse is dragged. This works
9007 much faster and more precise. Your xterm must at
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00009008 least at patchlevel 88 / XFree 3.3.3 for this to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009009 work. See below for how Vim detects this
9010 automatically.
9011 *netterm-mouse*
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02009012 netterm NetTerm mouse handling. A left mouse click generates
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009013 "<Esc>}r,c<CR>", where "r,c" are two decimal numbers
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02009014 for the row and column. No other mouse events are
9015 supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009016 *dec-mouse*
9017 dec DEC terminal mouse handling. The mouse generates a
9018 rather complex sequence, starting with "<Esc>[".
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00009019 This is also available for an Xterm, if it was
9020 configured with "--enable-dec-locator".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009021 *jsbterm-mouse*
9022 jsbterm JSB term mouse handling.
9023 *pterm-mouse*
9024 pterm QNX pterm mouse handling.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009025 *urxvt-mouse*
9026 urxvt Mouse handling for the urxvt (rxvt-unicode) terminal.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02009027 The mouse works only if the terminal supports this
9028 encoding style, but it does not have 223 columns limit
9029 unlike "xterm" or "xterm2".
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02009030 *sgr-mouse*
9031 sgr Mouse handling for the terminal that emits SGR-styled
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02009032 mouse reporting. The mouse works even in columns
9033 beyond 223. This option is backward compatible with
9034 "xterm2" because it can also decode "xterm2" style
9035 mouse codes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009036
9037 The mouse handling must be enabled at compile time |+mouse_xterm|
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02009038 |+mouse_dec| |+mouse_netterm| |+mouse_jsbterm| |+mouse_urxvt|
9039 |+mouse_sgr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009040 Only "xterm"(2) is really recognized. NetTerm mouse codes are always
9041 recognized, if enabled at compile time. DEC terminal mouse codes
9042 are recognized if enabled at compile time, and 'ttymouse' is not
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02009043 "xterm", "xterm2", "urxvt" or "sgr" (because dec mouse codes conflict
9044 with them).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009045 This option is automatically set to "xterm", when the 'term' option is
Bram Moolenaar45758762016-10-12 23:08:06 +02009046 set to a name that starts with "xterm", "mlterm", "screen", "tmux",
9047 "st" (full match only), "st-" or "stterm", and 'ttymouse' is not set
9048 already.
Bram Moolenaar06cd14d2023-01-10 12:37:38 +00009049 If the terminfo/termcap entry "XM" exists and the first number is
9050 "1006" then 'ttymouse' will be set to "sgr". This works for many
9051 modern terminals.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02009052 Additionally, if vim is compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and
9053 |t_RV| is set to the escape sequence to request the xterm version
Bram Moolenaarf8a07122019-07-01 22:06:07 +02009054 number, more intelligent detection is done.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009055 The "xterm2" value will be set if the xterm version is reported to be
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01009056 from 95 to 276. The "sgr" value will be set if Vim detects Mac
9057 Terminal.app, iTerm2 or mintty, and when the xterm version is 277 or
9058 higher.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02009059 If you do not want 'ttymouse' to be set to "xterm2" or "sgr"
9060 automatically, set t_RV to an empty string: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009061 :set t_RV=
9062<
9063 *'ttyscroll'* *'tsl'*
9064'ttyscroll' 'tsl' number (default 999)
9065 global
9066 Maximum number of lines to scroll the screen. If there are more lines
9067 to scroll the window is redrawn. For terminals where scrolling is
9068 very slow and redrawing is not slow this can be set to a small number,
9069 e.g., 3, to speed up displaying.
9070
9071 *'ttytype'* *'tty'*
9072'ttytype' 'tty' string (default from $TERM)
9073 global
9074 Alias for 'term', see above.
9075
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009076 *'undodir'* *'udir'*
9077'undodir' 'udir' string (default ".")
9078 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009079 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009080 List of directory names for undo files, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02009081 See |'backupdir'| for details of the format.
Bram Moolenaar6a244fe2010-05-24 22:02:24 +02009082 "." means using the directory of the file. The undo file name for
9083 "file.txt" is ".file.txt.un~".
9084 For other directories the file name is the full path of the edited
9085 file, with path separators replaced with "%".
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009086 When writing: The first directory that exists is used. "." always
9087 works, no directories after "." will be used for writing.
9088 When reading all entries are tried to find an undo file. The first
9089 undo file that exists is used. When it cannot be read an error is
9090 given, no further entry is used.
9091 See |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02009092 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9093 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009094
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02009095 *'undofile'* *'noundofile'* *'udf'* *'noudf'*
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009096'undofile' 'udf' boolean (default off)
9097 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009098 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009099 When on, Vim automatically saves undo history to an undo file when
9100 writing a buffer to a file, and restores undo history from the same
9101 file on buffer read.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02009102 The directory where the undo file is stored is specified by 'undodir'.
9103 For more information about this feature see |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009104 The undo file is not read when 'undoreload' causes the buffer from
9105 before a reload to be saved for undo.
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01009106 When 'undofile' is turned off the undo file is NOT deleted.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01009107 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009108
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009109 *'undolevels'* *'ul'*
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01009110'undolevels' 'ul' number (default 100, 1000 for Unix, VMS and Win32)
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01009111 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009112 Maximum number of changes that can be undone. Since undo information
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +02009113 is kept in memory, higher numbers will cause more memory to be used.
9114 Nevertheless, a single change can already use a large amount of memory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009115 Set to 0 for Vi compatibility: One level of undo and "u" undoes
9116 itself: >
9117 set ul=0
9118< But you can also get Vi compatibility by including the 'u' flag in
9119 'cpoptions', and still be able to use CTRL-R to repeat undo.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02009120 Also see |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01009121 Set to -1 for no undo at all. You might want to do this only for the
9122 current buffer: >
9123 setlocal ul=-1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009124< This helps when you run out of memory for a single change.
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01009125
9126 The local value is set to -123456 when the global value is to be used.
9127
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02009128 Also see |clear-undo|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009129
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009130 *'undoreload'* *'ur'*
9131'undoreload' 'ur' number (default 10000)
9132 global
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009133 Save the whole buffer for undo when reloading it. This applies to the
9134 ":e!" command and reloading for when the buffer changed outside of
9135 Vim. |FileChangedShell|
Bram Moolenaar24a98a02017-09-27 22:23:55 +02009136 The save only happens when this option is negative or when the number
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009137 of lines is smaller than the value of this option.
9138 Set this option to zero to disable undo for a reload.
9139
9140 When saving undo for a reload, any undo file is not read.
9141
9142 Note that this causes the whole buffer to be stored in memory. Set
9143 this option to a lower value if you run out of memory.
9144
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009145 *'updatecount'* *'uc'*
9146'updatecount' 'uc' number (default: 200)
9147 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009148 After typing this many characters the swap file will be written to
9149 disk. When zero, no swap file will be created at all (see chapter on
9150 recovery |crash-recovery|). 'updatecount' is set to zero by starting
9151 Vim with the "-n" option, see |startup|. When editing in readonly
9152 mode this option will be initialized to 10000.
9153 The swapfile can be disabled per buffer with |'swapfile'|.
9154 When 'updatecount' is set from zero to non-zero, swap files are
9155 created for all buffers that have 'swapfile' set. When 'updatecount'
9156 is set to zero, existing swap files are not deleted.
9157 Also see |'swapsync'|.
9158 This option has no meaning in buffers where |'buftype'| is "nofile"
9159 or "nowrite".
9160
9161 *'updatetime'* *'ut'*
9162'updatetime' 'ut' number (default 4000)
9163 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009164 If this many milliseconds nothing is typed the swap file will be
9165 written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
9166 |CursorHold| autocommand event.
9167
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009168 *'varsofttabstop'* *'vsts'*
9169'varsofttabstop' 'vsts' string (default "")
9170 local to buffer
9171 {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
9172 feature}
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009173 A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while editing,
9174 such as inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like variable-
9175 width <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mixture of spaces
9176 and <Tab>s is used. Tab widths are separated with commas, with the
9177 final value applying to all subsequent tabs.
9178
9179 For example, when editing assembly language files where statements
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02009180 start in the 9th column and comments in the 41st, it may be useful
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009181 to use the following: >
9182 :set varsofttabstop=8,32,8
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02009183< This will set soft tabstops with 8 and 8 + 32 spaces, and 8 more
9184 for every column thereafter.
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009185
9186 Note that the value of |'softtabstop'| will be ignored while
9187 'varsofttabstop' is set.
9188
9189 *'vartabstop'* *'vts'*
9190'vartabstop' 'vts' string (default "")
9191 local to buffer
9192 {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
9193 feature}
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009194 A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for,
9195 separated by commas. Each value corresponds to one tab, with the
9196 final value applying to all subsequent tabs. For example: >
9197 :set vartabstop=4,20,10,8
9198< This will make the first tab 4 spaces wide, the second 20 spaces,
9199 the third 10 spaces, and all following tabs 8 spaces.
9200
9201 Note that the value of |'tabstop'| will be ignored while 'vartabstop'
9202 is set.
9203
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009204 *'verbose'* *'vbs'*
9205'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
9206 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009207 When bigger than zero, Vim will give messages about what it is doing.
9208 Currently, these messages are given:
9209 >= 1 When the viminfo file is read or written.
9210 >= 2 When a file is ":source"'ed.
Bram Moolenaar647a5302020-05-03 17:01:24 +02009211 >= 4 Shell commands.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009212 >= 5 Every searched tags file and include file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009213 >= 8 Files for which a group of autocommands is executed.
9214 >= 9 Every executed autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar647a5302020-05-03 17:01:24 +02009215 >= 11 Finding items in a path
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009216 >= 12 Every executed function.
9217 >= 13 When an exception is thrown, caught, finished, or discarded.
9218 >= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
Bram Moolenaar823654b2020-05-29 23:03:09 +02009219 >= 15 Every executed Ex command from a script (truncated at 200
9220 characters).
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009221 >= 16 Every executed Ex command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009222
9223 This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
9224 This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
9225
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009226 When the 'verbosefile' option is set then the verbose messages are not
9227 displayed.
9228
9229 *'verbosefile'* *'vfile'*
9230'verbosefile' 'vfile' string (default empty)
9231 global
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009232 When not empty all messages are written in a file with this name.
9233 When the file exists messages are appended.
9234 Writing to the file ends when Vim exits or when 'verbosefile' is made
Bram Moolenaar80794b12010-06-13 05:20:42 +02009235 empty. Writes are buffered, thus may not show up for some time.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009236 Setting 'verbosefile' to a new value is like making it empty first.
9237 The difference with |:redir| is that verbose messages are not
9238 displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11009239 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9240 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009241
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009242 *'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09009243'viewdir' 'vdir' string (default for Amiga: "home:vimfiles/view",
Bram Moolenaar801961d2023-06-23 16:15:13 +01009244 for Win32: "$HOME/vimfiles/view",
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02009245 for Unix: "$HOME/.vim/view" or
9246 "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/view"
Bram Moolenaar801961d2023-06-23 16:15:13 +01009247 for VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles/view")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009248 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009249 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009250 feature}
9251 Name of the directory where to store files for |:mkview|.
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02009252 For $XDG_CONFIG_HOME see |xdg-base-dir|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009253 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9254 security reasons.
9255
9256 *'viewoptions'* *'vop'*
Bram Moolenaar13e90412017-11-11 18:16:48 +01009257'viewoptions' 'vop' string (default: "folds,options,cursor,curdir")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009258 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009259 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009260 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009261 Changes the effect of the |:mkview| command. It is a comma-separated
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009262 list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009263 word save and restore ~
9264 cursor cursor position in file and in window
9265 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
9266 fold options
9267 options options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
9268 global values for local options)
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02009269 localoptions same as "options"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009270 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
9271 slashes
9272 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009273 on MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar13e90412017-11-11 18:16:48 +01009274 curdir the window-local directory, if set with `:lcd`
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009275
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009276 "slash" and "unix" are useful on MS-Windows when sharing view files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009277 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009278 but the MS-Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009279
9280 *'viminfo'* *'vi'* *E526* *E527* *E528*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009281'viminfo' 'vi' string (Vi default: "", Vim default for
9282 MS-Windows: '100,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB:,
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009283 for Amiga: '100,<50,s10,h,rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:
9284 for others: '100,<50,s10,h)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009285 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009286 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009287 feature}
9288 When non-empty, the viminfo file is read upon startup and written
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009289 when exiting Vim (see |viminfo-file|). Except when 'viminfofile' is
9290 "NONE".
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009291 The string should be a comma-separated list of parameters, each
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009292 consisting of a single character identifying the particular parameter,
9293 followed by a number or string which specifies the value of that
9294 parameter. If a particular character is left out, then the default
9295 value is used for that parameter. The following is a list of the
9296 identifying characters and the effect of their value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009297 CHAR VALUE ~
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009298 *viminfo-!*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009299 ! When included, save and restore global variables that start
9300 with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase
9301 letter. Thus "KEEPTHIS and "K_L_M" are stored, but "KeepThis"
Bram Moolenaar680eeca2010-10-20 17:44:42 +02009302 and "_K_L_M" are not. Nested List and Dict items may not be
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01009303 read back correctly, you end up with an empty item.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009304 *viminfo-quote*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009305 " Maximum number of lines saved for each register. Old name of
9306 the '<' item, with the disadvantage that you need to put a
9307 backslash before the ", otherwise it will be recognized as the
9308 start of a comment!
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009309 *viminfo-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009310 % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is
9311 started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not
9312 restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the
Bram Moolenaard042dc82015-11-24 19:18:36 +01009313 buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Quickfix
9314 ('buftype'), unlisted ('buflisted'), unnamed and buffers on
9315 removable media (|viminfo-r|) are not saved.
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00009316 When followed by a number, the number specifies the maximum
9317 number of buffers that are stored. Without a number all
9318 buffers are stored.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009319 *viminfo-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009320 ' Maximum number of previously edited files for which the marks
9321 are remembered. This parameter must always be included when
9322 'viminfo' is non-empty.
9323 Including this item also means that the |jumplist| and the
9324 |changelist| are stored in the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009325 *viminfo-/*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009326 / Maximum number of items in the search pattern history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009327 saved. If non-zero, then the previous search and substitute
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009328 patterns are also saved. When not included, the value of
9329 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009330 *viminfo-:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009331 : Maximum number of items in the command-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009332 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009333 *viminfo-<*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009334 < Maximum number of lines saved for each register. If zero then
9335 registers are not saved. When not included, all lines are
9336 saved. '"' is the old name for this item.
9337 Also see the 's' item below: limit specified in Kbyte.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009338 *viminfo-@*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009339 @ Maximum number of items in the input-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009340 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009341 *viminfo-c*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009342 c When included, convert the text in the viminfo file from the
9343 'encoding' used when writing the file to the current
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009344 'encoding'. See |viminfo-encoding|.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009345 *viminfo-f*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009346 f Whether file marks need to be stored. If zero, file marks ('0
9347 to '9, 'A to 'Z) are not stored. When not present or when
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009348 non-zero, they are all stored. '0 is used for the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009349 cursor position (when exiting or when doing ":wviminfo").
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009350 *viminfo-h*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009351 h Disable the effect of 'hlsearch' when loading the viminfo
9352 file. When not included, it depends on whether ":nohlsearch"
9353 has been used since the last search command.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009354 *viminfo-n*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009355 n Name of the viminfo file. The name must immediately follow
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009356 the 'n'. Must be at the end of the option! If the
9357 'viminfofile' option is set, that file name overrides the one
9358 given here with 'viminfo'. Environment variables are
Bram Moolenaar063b9d12016-07-09 20:21:48 +02009359 expanded when opening the file, not when setting the option.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009360 *viminfo-r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009361 r Removable media. The argument is a string (up to the next
9362 ','). This parameter can be given several times. Each
9363 specifies the start of a path for which no marks will be
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01009364 stored. This is to avoid removable media. For MS-Windows you
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009365 could use "ra:,rb:", for Amiga "rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:". You can
9366 also use it for temp files, e.g., for Unix: "r/tmp". Case is
9367 ignored. Maximum length of each 'r' argument is 50
9368 characters.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009369 *viminfo-s*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009370 s Maximum size of an item in Kbyte. If zero then registers are
9371 not saved. Currently only applies to registers. The default
9372 "s10" will exclude registers with more than 10 Kbyte of text.
9373 Also see the '<' item above: line count limit.
9374
9375 Example: >
9376 :set viminfo='50,<1000,s100,:0,n~/vim/viminfo
9377<
9378 '50 Marks will be remembered for the last 50 files you
9379 edited.
9380 <1000 Contents of registers (up to 1000 lines each) will be
9381 remembered.
9382 s100 Registers with more than 100 Kbyte text are skipped.
9383 :0 Command-line history will not be saved.
9384 n~/vim/viminfo The name of the file to use is "~/vim/viminfo".
9385 no / Since '/' is not specified, the default will be used,
9386 that is, save all of the search history, and also the
9387 previous search and substitute patterns.
9388 no % The buffer list will not be saved nor read back.
9389 no h 'hlsearch' highlighting will be restored.
9390
9391 When setting 'viminfo' from an empty value you can use |:rviminfo| to
9392 load the contents of the file, this is not done automatically.
9393
9394 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9395 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01009396 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
9397 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009398
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009399 *'viminfofile'* *'vif'*
9400'viminfofile' 'vif' string (default: "")
9401 global
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009402 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
9403 feature}
9404 When non-empty, overrides the file name used for viminfo.
9405 When equal to "NONE" no viminfo file will be read or written.
9406 This option can be set with the |-i| command line flag. The |--clean|
9407 command line flag sets it to "NONE".
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02009408 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9409 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009410
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009411 *'virtualedit'* *'ve'*
9412'virtualedit' 've' string (default "")
Gary Johnson51ad8502021-08-03 18:33:08 +02009413 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009414 A comma-separated list of these words:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009415 block Allow virtual editing in Visual block mode.
9416 insert Allow virtual editing in Insert mode.
9417 all Allow virtual editing in all modes.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00009418 onemore Allow the cursor to move just past the end of the line
Gary Johnson53ba05b2021-07-26 22:19:10 +02009419 none When used as the local value, do not allow virtual
9420 editing even when the global value is set. When used
9421 as the global value, "none" is the same as "".
9422 NONE Alternative spelling of "none".
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009423
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009424 Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00009425 no actual character. This can be halfway into a tab or beyond the end
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009426 of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and
9427 editing a table.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00009428 "onemore" is not the same, it will only allow moving the cursor just
9429 after the last character of the line. This makes some commands more
9430 consistent. Previously the cursor was always past the end of the line
9431 if the line was empty. But it is far from Vi compatible. It may also
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009432 break some plugins or Vim scripts. For example because |l| can move
9433 the cursor after the last character. Use with care!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02009434 Using the `$` command will move to the last character in the line, not
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009435 past it. This may actually move the cursor to the left!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02009436 The `g$` command will move to the end of the screen line.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00009437 It doesn't make sense to combine "all" with "onemore", but you will
9438 not get a warning for it.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02009439 When combined with other words, "none" is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01009440 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009441
9442 *'visualbell'* *'vb'* *'novisualbell'* *'novb'* *beep*
9443'visualbell' 'vb' boolean (default off)
9444 global
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02009445 Use a visual bell instead of beeping. The terminal code to display the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009446 visual bell is given with 't_vb'. When no beep or flash is wanted,
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02009447 use: >
9448 :set vb t_vb=
9449< If you want a short flash, you can use this on many terminals: >
9450 :set vb t_vb=[?5h$<100>[?5l
9451< Here $<100> specifies the time, you can use a smaller or bigger value
9452 to get a shorter or longer flash.
9453
9454 Note: Vim will limit the bell to once per half a second. This avoids
9455 having to wait for the flashing to finish when there are lots of
9456 bells, e.g. on key repeat. This also happens without 'visualbell'
9457 set.
9458
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009459 In the GUI, 't_vb' defaults to "<Esc>|f", which inverts the display
9460 for 20 msec. If you want to use a different time, use "<Esc>|40f",
9461 where 40 is the time in msec.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02009462
9463 Note: When the GUI starts, 't_vb' is reset to its default value. You
9464 might want to set it again in your |gvimrc|.
9465
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009466 Does not work on the Amiga, you always get a screen flash.
9467 Also see 'errorbells'.
9468
9469 *'warn'* *'nowarn'*
9470'warn' boolean (default on)
9471 global
9472 Give a warning message when a shell command is used while the buffer
9473 has been changed.
9474
9475 *'weirdinvert'* *'wiv'* *'noweirdinvert'* *'nowiv'*
9476'weirdinvert' 'wiv' boolean (default off)
9477 global
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009478 This option has the same effect as the 't_xs' terminal option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009479 It is provided for backwards compatibility with version 4.x.
9480 Setting 'weirdinvert' has the effect of making 't_xs' non-empty, and
9481 vice versa. Has no effect when the GUI is running.
9482
9483 *'whichwrap'* *'ww'*
9484'whichwrap' 'ww' string (Vim default: "b,s", Vi default: "")
9485 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009486 Allow specified keys that move the cursor left/right to move to the
9487 previous/next line when the cursor is on the first/last character in
9488 the line. Concatenate characters to allow this for these keys:
9489 char key mode ~
9490 b <BS> Normal and Visual
9491 s <Space> Normal and Visual
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009492 h "h" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
9493 l "l" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009494 < <Left> Normal and Visual
9495 > <Right> Normal and Visual
9496 ~ "~" Normal
9497 [ <Left> Insert and Replace
9498 ] <Right> Insert and Replace
9499 For example: >
9500 :set ww=<,>,[,]
9501< allows wrap only when cursor keys are used.
9502 When the movement keys are used in combination with a delete or change
9503 operator, the <EOL> also counts for a character. This makes "3h"
9504 different from "3dh" when the cursor crosses the end of a line. This
9505 is also true for "x" and "X", because they do the same as "dl" and
9506 "dh". If you use this, you may also want to use the mapping
9507 ":map <BS> X" to make backspace delete the character in front of the
9508 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009509 When 'l' is included and it is used after an operator at the end of a
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +02009510 line (not an empty line) then it will not move to the next line. This
9511 makes "dl", "cl", "yl" etc. work normally.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009512 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
9513 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
9514
9515 *'wildchar'* *'wc'*
9516'wildchar' 'wc' number (Vim default: <Tab>, Vi default: CTRL-E)
9517 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009518 Character you have to type to start wildcard expansion in the
9519 command-line, as specified with 'wildmode'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009520 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009521 The character is not recognized when used inside a macro. See
9522 'wildcharm' for that.
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02009523 Some keys will not work, such as CTRL-C, <CR> and Enter.
Yee Cheng Chin8f4fb002023-10-17 10:06:56 +02009524 <Esc> can be used, but hitting it twice in a row will still exit
9525 command-line as a failsafe measure.
Millya9c6f902024-10-06 16:47:02 +02009526 Although 'wc' is a number option, it can be specified as a number, a
9527 single character, a |key-notation| (e.g. <Up>, <C-F>) or a letter
9528 preceded with a caret (e.g. `^F` is CTRL-F): >
9529 :set wc=27
9530 :set wc=X
9531 :set wc=^I
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02009532 :set wc=<Tab>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009533< NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
9534 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
9535
9536 *'wildcharm'* *'wcm'*
9537'wildcharm' 'wcm' number (default: none (0))
9538 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009539 'wildcharm' works exactly like 'wildchar', except that it is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009540 recognized when used inside a macro. You can find "spare" command-line
9541 keys suitable for this option by looking at |ex-edit-index|. Normally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009542 you'll never actually type 'wildcharm', just use it in mappings that
9543 automatically invoke completion mode, e.g.: >
9544 :set wcm=<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009545 :cnoremap ss so $vim/sessions/*.vim<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009546< Then after typing :ss you can use CTRL-P & CTRL-N.
9547
9548 *'wildignore'* *'wig'*
9549'wildignore' 'wig' string (default "")
9550 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009551 A list of file patterns. A file that matches with one of these
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02009552 patterns is ignored when expanding |wildcards|, completing file or
9553 directory names, and influences the result of |expand()|, |glob()| and
9554 |globpath()| unless a flag is passed to disable this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009555 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
9556 Also see 'suffixes'.
9557 Example: >
9558 :set wildignore=*.o,*.obj
9559< The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
9560 a pattern from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
9561 uses another default.
9562
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09009563 *'wildignorecase'* *'wic'* *'nowildignorecase'* *'nowic'*
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009564'wildignorecase' 'wic' boolean (default off)
9565 global
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009566 When set case is ignored when completing file names and directories.
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01009567 Has no effect when 'fileignorecase' is set.
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009568 Does not apply when the shell is used to expand wildcards, which
9569 happens when there are special characters.
9570
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009571 *'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
Luca Saccarola437bc132024-11-14 21:21:17 +01009572'wildmenu' 'wmnu' boolean (default on)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009573 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009574 When 'wildmenu' is on, command-line completion operates in an enhanced
9575 mode. On pressing 'wildchar' (usually <Tab>) to invoke completion,
Bram Moolenaar54162322022-08-26 16:58:51 +01009576 the possible matches are shown.
9577 When 'wildoptions' contains "pum", then the completion matches are
9578 shown in a popup menu. Otherwise they are displayed just above the
9579 command line, with the first match highlighted (overwriting the status
9580 line, if there is one).
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009581 Keys that show the previous/next match, such as <Tab> or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009582 CTRL-P/CTRL-N, cause the highlight to move to the appropriate match.
9583 When 'wildmode' is used, "wildmenu" mode is used where "full" is
9584 specified. "longest" and "list" do not start "wildmenu" mode.
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +01009585 You can check the current mode with |wildmenumode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009586 If there are more matches than can fit in the line, a ">" is shown on
9587 the right and/or a "<" is shown on the left. The status line scrolls
9588 as needed.
9589 The "wildmenu" mode is abandoned when a key is hit that is not used
9590 for selecting a completion.
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009591 While the "wildmenu" is active, the following keys have special
9592 meanings:
9593 CTRL-P - go to the previous entry
9594 CTRL-N - go to the next entry
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009595 <CR> - in menu completion, when the cursor is just after a
9596 dot: move into a submenu.
Yee Cheng Chin209ec902023-10-17 10:56:25 +02009597 CTRL-E - end completion, go back to what was there before
9598 selecting a match.
9599 CTRL-Y - accept the currently selected match and stop
9600 completion.
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009601
9602 When not using the popup menu for command line completion, the
9603 following keys have special meanings:
9604 <Left> <Right> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009605 <Up> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
9606 parent directory or parent menu.
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009607 <Down> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
9608 subdirectory or submenu.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009609
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009610 When using the popup menu for command line completion, the following
9611 keys have special meanings:
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009612 <Up> <Down> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
zeertzjq3c81f472023-10-15 16:02:08 +08009613 <PageUp> - select a match several entries back
9614 <PageDown> - select a match several entries further
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009615 <Left> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
9616 parent directory or parent menu.
9617 <Right> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
9618 subdirectory or submenu.
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009619
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009620 This makes the menus accessible from the console |console-menus|.
9621
9622 If you prefer the <Left> and <Right> keys to move the cursor instead
9623 of selecting a different match, use this: >
9624 :cnoremap <Left> <Space><BS><Left>
9625 :cnoremap <Right> <Space><BS><Right>
9626<
9627 The "WildMenu" highlighting is used for displaying the current match
9628 |hl-WildMenu|.
9629
9630 *'wildmode'* *'wim'*
9631'wildmode' 'wim' string (Vim default: "full")
9632 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009633 Completion mode that is used for the character specified with
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009634 'wildchar'. It is a comma-separated list of up to four parts. Each
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00009635 part specifies what to do for each consecutive use of 'wildchar'. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009636 first part specifies the behavior for the first use of 'wildchar',
9637 The second part for the second use, etc.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009638
9639 Each part consists of a colon separated list consisting of the
9640 following possible values:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009641 "" Complete only the first match.
9642 "full" Complete the next full match. After the last match,
9643 the original string is used and then the first match
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009644 again. Will also start 'wildmenu' if it is enabled.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009645 "longest" Complete till longest common string. If this doesn't
9646 result in a longer string, use the next part.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009647 "list" When more than one match, list all matches.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009648 "lastused" When completing buffer names and more than one buffer
9649 matches, sort buffers by time last used (other than
9650 the current buffer).
Girish Palya2bacc3e2025-03-02 22:55:57 +01009651 "noselect" Do not pre-select first menu item and start 'wildmenu'
9652 if it is enabled.
9653 When there is only a single match, it is fully completed in all cases
9654 except when "noselect" is present.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009655
9656 Examples of useful colon-separated values:
9657 "longest:full" Like "longest", but also start 'wildmenu' if it is
9658 enabled. Will not complete to the next full match.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009659 "list:full" When more than one match, list all matches and
9660 complete first match.
9661 "list:longest" When more than one match, list all matches and
9662 complete till longest common string.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009663 "list:lastused" When more than one buffer matches, list all matches
9664 and sort buffers by time last used (other than the
9665 current buffer).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009666
9667 Examples: >
9668 :set wildmode=full
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009669< Complete first full match, next match, etc. (the default) >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009670 :set wildmode=longest,full
9671< Complete longest common string, then each full match >
9672 :set wildmode=list:full
9673< List all matches and complete each full match >
9674 :set wildmode=list,full
9675< List all matches without completing, then each full match >
9676 :set wildmode=longest,list
Girish Palya2bacc3e2025-03-02 22:55:57 +01009677< Complete longest common string, then list alternatives >
9678 :set wildmode=noselect:full
9679< Display 'wildmenu' without completing, then each full match >
9680 :set wildmode=noselect:lastused,full
9681< Same as above, but sort buffers by time last used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009682 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009683
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009684 *'wildoptions'* *'wop'*
9685'wildoptions' 'wop' string (default "")
9686 global
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009687 A list of words that change how |cmdline-completion| is done.
9688 The following values are supported:
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009689 fuzzy Use |fuzzy-matching| to find completion matches. When
Yegappan Lakshmanan38b85cb2022-02-24 13:28:41 +00009690 this value is specified, wildcard expansion will not
9691 be used for completion. The matches will be sorted by
9692 the "best match" rather than alphabetically sorted.
9693 This will find more matches than the wildcard
9694 expansion. Currently fuzzy matching based completion
9695 is not supported for file and directory names and
9696 instead wildcard expansion is used.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01009697 pum Display the completion matches using the popup menu
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009698 in the same style as the |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009699 tagfile When using CTRL-D to list matching tags, the kind of
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009700 tag and the file of the tag is listed. Only one match
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009701 is displayed per line. Often used tag kinds are:
9702 d #define
9703 f function
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009704
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009705 *'winaltkeys'* *'wak'*
9706'winaltkeys' 'wak' string (default "menu")
9707 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009708 {only used in Win32, Motif, GTK and Photon GUI}
9709 Some GUI versions allow the access to menu entries by using the ALT
9710 key in combination with a character that appears underlined in the
9711 menu. This conflicts with the use of the ALT key for mappings and
9712 entering special characters. This option tells what to do:
9713 no Don't use ALT keys for menus. ALT key combinations can be
9714 mapped, but there is no automatic handling. This can then be
9715 done with the |:simalt| command.
9716 yes ALT key handling is done by the windowing system. ALT key
9717 combinations cannot be mapped.
9718 menu Using ALT in combination with a character that is a menu
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009719 shortcut key, will be handled by the windowing system. Other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009720 keys can be mapped.
9721 If the menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', the ALT
9722 key is never used for the menu.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00009723 This option is not used for <F10>; on Win32 and with GTK <F10> will
9724 select the menu, unless it has been mapped.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009725
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +02009726 *'wincolor'* *'wcr'*
9727'wincolor' 'wcr' string (default empty)
9728 local to window
9729 Highlight group name to use for this window instead of the Normal
9730 color |hl-Normal|.
9731
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009732 *'window'* *'wi'*
9733'window' 'wi' number (default screen height - 1)
9734 global
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02009735 Window height used for |CTRL-F| and |CTRL-B| when there is only one
9736 window and the value is smaller than 'lines' minus one. The screen
9737 will scroll 'window' minus two lines, with a minimum of one.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009738 When 'window' is equal to 'lines' minus one CTRL-F and CTRL-B scroll
9739 in a much smarter way, taking care of wrapping lines.
Luuk van Baal5a2e3ec2024-03-28 10:07:29 +01009740 When resizing the Vim window, and the value is smaller than 1 or more
9741 than or equal to 'lines' it will be set to 'lines' minus 1.
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02009742 Note: Do not confuse this with the height of the Vim window, use
9743 'lines' for that.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009744
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01009745 *'winfixbuf'*
9746'winfixbuf' 'wfb' boolean (default off)
9747 local to window
zeertzjq0049a492024-03-11 23:13:16 +08009748 If enabled, the window and the buffer it is displaying are paired.
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01009749 For example, attempting to change the buffer with |:edit| will fail.
9750 Other commands which change a window's buffer such as |:cnext| will
zeertzjq0049a492024-03-11 23:13:16 +08009751 also skip any window with 'winfixbuf' enabled. However if an Ex
9752 command has a "!" modifier, it can force switching buffers.
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01009753
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01009754 *'winfixheight'* *'wfh'* *'nowinfixheight'* *'nowfh'*
9755'winfixheight' 'wfh' boolean (default off)
9756 local to window |local-noglobal|
9757 Keep the window height when windows are opened or closed and
9758 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|. Set by default for the
9759 |preview-window| and |quickfix-window|.
9760 The height may be changed anyway when running out of room.
9761
9762 *'winfixwidth'* *'wfw'* *'nowinfixwidth'* *'nowfw'*
9763'winfixwidth' 'wfw' boolean (default off)
9764 local to window |local-noglobal|
9765 Keep the window width when windows are opened or closed and
9766 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|.
9767 The width may be changed anyway when running out of room.
9768
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009769 *'winheight'* *'wh'* *E591*
9770'winheight' 'wh' number (default 1)
9771 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009772 Minimal number of lines for the current window. This is not a hard
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009773 minimum, Vim will use fewer lines if there is not enough room. If the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009774 focus goes to a window that is smaller, its size is increased, at the
9775 cost of the height of other windows.
9776 Set 'winheight' to a small number for normal editing.
9777 Set it to 999 to make the current window fill most of the screen.
9778 Other windows will be only 'winminheight' high. This has the drawback
9779 that ":all" will create only two windows. To avoid "vim -o 1 2 3 4"
9780 to create only two windows, set the option after startup is done,
9781 using the |VimEnter| event: >
9782 au VimEnter * set winheight=999
9783< Minimum value is 1.
9784 The height is not adjusted after one of the commands that change the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009785 height of the current window.
9786 'winheight' applies to the current window. Use 'winminheight' to set
9787 the minimal height for other windows.
9788
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009789 *'winminheight'* *'wmh'*
9790'winminheight' 'wmh' number (default 1)
9791 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009792 The minimal height of a window, when it's not the current window.
9793 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
9794 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero lines (i.e. just a
9795 status bar) if necessary. They will return to at least one line when
9796 they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere to go.)
9797 Use 'winheight' to set the minimal height of the current window.
9798 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
9799 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
9800 windows. A value of 0 to 3 is reasonable.
9801
9802 *'winminwidth'* *'wmw'*
9803'winminwidth' 'wmw' number (default 1)
9804 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009805 The minimal width of a window, when it's not the current window.
9806 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
9807 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero columns (i.e. just
9808 a vertical separator) if necessary. They will return to at least one
9809 line when they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere
9810 to go.)
9811 Use 'winwidth' to set the minimal width of the current window.
9812 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
9813 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
9814 windows. A value of 0 to 12 is reasonable.
9815
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009816 *'winptydll'*
9817'winptydll' string (default "winpty32.dll" or "winpty64.dll")
9818 global
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009819 {only available when compiled with the |terminal|
9820 feature on MS-Windows}
9821 Specifies the name of the winpty shared library, used for the
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009822 |:terminal| command. The default depends on whether Vim was built as a
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02009823 32-bit or 64-bit executable. If not found, "winpty.dll" is tried as
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009824 a fallback.
9825 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
9826 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9827 security reasons.
9828
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009829 *'winwidth'* *'wiw'* *E592*
9830'winwidth' 'wiw' number (default 20)
9831 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009832 Minimal number of columns for the current window. This is not a hard
9833 minimum, Vim will use fewer columns if there is not enough room. If
9834 the current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of
9835 the width of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
9836 always fill the screen. Set it to a small number for normal editing.
9837 The width is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
9838 width of the current window.
9839 'winwidth' applies to the current window. Use 'winminwidth' to set
9840 the minimal width for other windows.
9841
9842 *'wrap'* *'nowrap'*
9843'wrap' boolean (default on)
9844 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009845 This option changes how text is displayed. It doesn't change the text
9846 in the buffer, see 'textwidth' for that.
9847 When on, lines longer than the width of the window will wrap and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009848 displaying continues on the next line. When off lines will not wrap
9849 and only part of long lines will be displayed. When the cursor is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009850 moved to a part that is not shown, the screen will scroll
9851 horizontally.
9852 The line will be broken in the middle of a word if necessary. See
9853 'linebreak' to get the break at a word boundary.
9854 To make scrolling horizontally a bit more useful, try this: >
9855 :set sidescroll=5
9856 :set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
9857< See 'sidescroll', 'listchars' and |wrap-off|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009858 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
9859 on.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009860
9861 *'wrapmargin'* *'wm'*
9862'wrapmargin' 'wm' number (default 0)
9863 local to buffer
9864 Number of characters from the right window border where wrapping
9865 starts. When typing text beyond this limit, an <EOL> will be inserted
9866 and inserting continues on the next line.
9867 Options that add a margin, such as 'number' and 'foldcolumn', cause
9868 the text width to be further reduced. This is Vi compatible.
9869 When 'textwidth' is non-zero, this option is not used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02009870 This option is set to 0 when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste'
9871 is reset.
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02009872 See also 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009873
9874 *'wrapscan'* *'ws'* *'nowrapscan'* *'nows'*
9875'wrapscan' 'ws' boolean (default on) *E384* *E385*
9876 global
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00009877 Searches wrap around the end of the file. Also applies to |]s| and
9878 |[s|, searching for spelling mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009879
9880 *'write'* *'nowrite'*
9881'write' boolean (default on)
9882 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009883 Allows writing files. When not set, writing a file is not allowed.
9884 Can be used for a view-only mode, where modifications to the text are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009885 still allowed. Can be reset with the |-m| or |-M| command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009886 argument. Filtering text is still possible, even though this requires
9887 writing a temporary file.
9888
9889 *'writeany'* *'wa'* *'nowriteany'* *'nowa'*
9890'writeany' 'wa' boolean (default off)
9891 global
9892 Allows writing to any file with no need for "!" override.
9893
9894 *'writebackup'* *'wb'* *'nowritebackup'* *'nowb'*
9895'writebackup' 'wb' boolean (default on with |+writebackup| feature, off
9896 otherwise)
9897 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009898 Make a backup before overwriting a file. The backup is removed after
9899 the file was successfully written, unless the 'backup' option is
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02009900 also on.
9901 WARNING: Switching this option off means that when Vim fails to write
9902 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
9903 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only reset
9904 this option if your file system is almost full and it makes the write
9905 fail (and make sure not to exit Vim until the write was successful).
9906 See |backup-table| for another explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009907 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01009908 Depending on 'backupcopy' the backup is a new file or the original
9909 file renamed (and a new file is written).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009910 NOTE: This option is set to the default value when 'compatible' is
9911 set.
9912
9913 *'writedelay'* *'wd'*
9914'writedelay' 'wd' number (default 0)
9915 global
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +02009916 The number of milliseconds to wait for each character sent to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009917 screen. When non-zero, characters are sent to the terminal one by
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01009918 one. For debugging purposes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009919
Bram Moolenaar6f79e612021-12-21 09:12:23 +00009920 *'xtermcodes'* *'noxtermcodes'*
9921'xtermcodes' boolean (default on)
9922 global
9923 When detecting xterm patchlevel 141 or higher with the termresponse
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +00009924 mechanism and this option is set, Vim will request the actual terminal
Bram Moolenaar6f79e612021-12-21 09:12:23 +00009925 key codes and number of colors from the terminal. This takes care of
9926 various configuration options of the terminal that cannot be obtained
9927 from the termlib/terminfo entry, see |xterm-codes|.
9928 A side effect may be that t_Co changes and Vim will redraw the
9929 display.
9930
9931
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +02009932 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: