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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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13For an overview of options see help.txt |option-list|.
14
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
20
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*
25:se[t] Show all options that differ from their default value.
26
27:se[t] all Show all but terminal options.
28
29:se[t] termcap Show all terminal options. Note that in the GUI the
30 key codes are not shown, because they are generated
31 internally and can't be changed. Changing the terminal
32 codes in the GUI is not useful either...
33
34 *E518* *E519*
35:se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
36
37:se[t] {option} Toggle option: set, switch it on.
38 Number option: show value.
39 String option: show value.
40
41:se[t] no{option} Toggle option: Reset, switch it off.
42
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020043 *:set-!* *:set-inv*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044:se[t] {option}! or
45:se[t] inv{option} Toggle option: Invert value. {not in Vi}
46
47 *:set-default* *:set-&* *:set-&vi* *:set-&vim*
48:se[t] {option}& Reset option to its default value. May depend on the
49 current value of 'compatible'. {not in Vi}
50:se[t] {option}&vi Reset option to its Vi default value. {not in Vi}
51:se[t] {option}&vim Reset option to its Vim default value. {not in Vi}
52
53:se[t] all& Set all options, except terminal options, to their
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +000054 default value. The values of 'term', 'lines' and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000055 'columns' are not changed. {not in Vi}
56
57 *:set-args* *E487* *E521*
58:se[t] {option}={value} or
59:se[t] {option}:{value}
60 Set string or number option to {value}.
61 For numeric options the value can be given in decimal,
Bram Moolenaar18400e62015-01-27 15:58:40 +010062 hex (preceded with 0x) or octal (preceded with '0').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000063 The old value can be inserted by typing 'wildchar' (by
64 default this is a <Tab> or CTRL-E if 'compatible' is
65 set). See |cmdline-completion|.
66 White space between {option} and '=' is allowed and
67 will be ignored. White space between '=' and {value}
68 is not allowed.
69 See |option-backslash| for using white space and
70 backslashes in {value}.
71
72:se[t] {option}+={value} *:set+=*
73 Add the {value} to a number option, or append the
74 {value} to a string option. When the option is a
75 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
76 value was empty.
77 If the option is a list of flags, superfluous flags
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000078 are removed. When adding a flag that was already
79 present the option value doesn't change.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +000080 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000081 {not in Vi}
82
83:se[t] {option}^={value} *:set^=*
84 Multiply the {value} to a number option, or prepend
85 the {value} to a string option. When the option is a
86 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
87 value was empty.
88 Also see |:set-args| above.
89 {not in Vi}
90
91:se[t] {option}-={value} *:set-=*
92 Subtract the {value} from a number option, or remove
93 the {value} from a string option, if it is there.
94 If the {value} is not found in a string option, there
95 is no error or warning. When the option is a comma
96 separated list, a comma is deleted, unless the option
97 becomes empty.
98 When the option is a list of flags, {value} must be
99 exactly as they appear in the option. Remove flags
100 one by one to avoid problems.
101 Also see |:set-args| above.
102 {not in Vi}
103
104The {option} arguments to ":set" may be repeated. For example: >
105 :set ai nosi sw=3 ts=3
106If you make an error in one of the arguments, an error message will be given
107and the following arguments will be ignored.
108
109 *:set-verbose*
110When 'verbose' is non-zero, displaying an option value will also tell where it
111was last set. Example: >
112 :verbose set shiftwidth cindent?
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000113< shiftwidth=4 ~
114 Last set from modeline ~
115 cindent ~
116 Last set from /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/ftplugin/c.vim ~
117This is only done when specific option values are requested, not for ":verbose
118set all" or ":verbose set" without an argument.
119When the option was set by hand there is no "Last set" message.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000120When the option was set while executing a function, user command or
121autocommand, the script in which it was defined is reported.
122Note that an option may also have been set as a side effect of setting
123'compatible'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000124A few special texts:
125 Last set from modeline ~
126 Option was set in a |modeline|.
127 Last set from --cmd argument ~
128 Option was set with command line argument |--cmd| or +.
129 Last set from -c argument ~
130 Option was set with command line argument |-c|, +, |-S| or
131 |-q|.
132 Last set from environment variable ~
133 Option was set from an environment variable, $VIMINIT,
134 $GVIMINIT or $EXINIT.
135 Last set from error handler ~
136 Option was cleared when evaluating it resulted in an error.
137
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +0200138{not available when compiled without the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000139
140 *:set-termcap* *E522*
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +0000141For {option} the form "t_xx" may be used to set a terminal option. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000142override the value from the termcap. You can then use it in a mapping. If
143the "xx" part contains special characters, use the <t_xx> form: >
144 :set <t_#4>=^[Ot
145This can also be used to translate a special code for a normal key. For
146example, if Alt-b produces <Esc>b, use this: >
147 :set <M-b>=^[b
148(the ^[ is a real <Esc> here, use CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it)
149The advantage over a mapping is that it works in all situations.
150
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100151You can define any key codes, e.g.: >
152 :set t_xy=^[foo;
153There is no warning for using a name that isn't recognized. You can map these
154codes as you like: >
155 :map <t_xy> something
156< *E846*
157When a key code is not set, it's like it does not exist. Trying to get its
158value will result in an error: >
159 :set t_kb=
160 :set t_kb
161 E846: Key code not set: t_kb
162
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000163The t_xx options cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
164security reasons.
165
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000166The listing from ":set" looks different from Vi. Long string options are put
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000167at the end of the list. The number of options is quite large. The output of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000168"set all" probably does not fit on the screen, causing Vim to give the
169|more-prompt|.
170
171 *option-backslash*
172To include white space in a string option value it has to be preceded with a
173backslash. To include a backslash you have to use two. Effectively this
174means that the number of backslashes in an option value is halved (rounded
175down).
176A few examples: >
177 :set tags=tags\ /usr/tags results in "tags /usr/tags"
178 :set tags=tags\\,file results in "tags\,file"
179 :set tags=tags\\\ file results in "tags\ file"
180
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000181The "|" character separates a ":set" command from a following command. To
182include the "|" in the option value, use "\|" instead. This example sets the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000183'titlestring' option to "hi|there": >
184 :set titlestring=hi\|there
185This sets the 'titlestring' option to "hi" and 'iconstring' to "there": >
186 :set titlestring=hi|set iconstring=there
187
Bram Moolenaar7df351e2006-01-23 22:30:28 +0000188Similarly, the double quote character starts a comment. To include the '"' in
189the option value, use '\"' instead. This example sets the 'titlestring'
190option to 'hi "there"': >
191 :set titlestring=hi\ \"there\"
192
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000193For MS-DOS and WIN32 backslashes in file names are mostly not removed. More
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000194precise: For options that expect a file name (those where environment
195variables are expanded) a backslash before a normal file name character is not
196removed. But a backslash before a special character (space, backslash, comma,
197etc.) is used like explained above.
198There is one special situation, when the value starts with "\\": >
199 :set dir=\\machine\path results in "\\machine\path"
200 :set dir=\\\\machine\\path results in "\\machine\path"
201 :set dir=\\path\\file results in "\\path\file" (wrong!)
202For the first one the start is kept, but for the second one the backslashes
203are halved. This makes sure it works both when you expect backslashes to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000204halved and when you expect the backslashes to be kept. The third gives a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000205result which is probably not what you want. Avoid it.
206
207 *add-option-flags* *remove-option-flags*
208 *E539* *E550* *E551* *E552*
209Some options are a list of flags. When you want to add a flag to such an
210option, without changing the existing ones, you can do it like this: >
211 :set guioptions+=a
212Remove a flag from an option like this: >
213 :set guioptions-=a
214This removes the 'a' flag from 'guioptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000215Note that you should add or remove one flag at a time. If 'guioptions' has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000216the value "ab", using "set guioptions-=ba" won't work, because the string "ba"
217doesn't appear.
218
219 *:set_env* *expand-env* *expand-environment-var*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +0000220Environment variables in specific string options will be expanded. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000221environment variable exists the '$' and the following environment variable
222name is replaced with its value. If it does not exist the '$' and the name
223are not modified. Any non-id character (not a letter, digit or '_') may
224follow the environment variable name. That character and what follows is
225appended to the value of the environment variable. Examples: >
226 :set term=$TERM.new
227 :set path=/usr/$INCLUDE,$HOME/include,.
228When adding or removing a string from an option with ":set opt-=val" or ":set
229opt+=val" the expansion is done before the adding or removing.
230
231
232Handling of local options *local-options*
233
234Some of the options only apply to a window or buffer. Each window or buffer
235has its own copy of this option, thus can each have their own value. This
236allows you to set 'list' in one window but not in another. And set
237'shiftwidth' to 3 in one buffer and 4 in another.
238
239The following explains what happens to these local options in specific
240situations. You don't really need to know all of this, since Vim mostly uses
241the option values you would expect. Unfortunately, doing what the user
242expects is a bit complicated...
243
244When splitting a window, the local options are copied to the new window. Thus
245right after the split the contents of the two windows look the same.
246
247When editing a new buffer, its local option values must be initialized. Since
248the local options of the current buffer might be specifically for that buffer,
249these are not used. Instead, for each buffer-local option there also is a
250global value, which is used for new buffers. With ":set" both the local and
251global value is changed. With "setlocal" only the local value is changed,
252thus this value is not used when editing a new buffer.
253
254When editing a buffer that has been edited before, the last used window
255options are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this window, the
256values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the window where
257the buffer was edited last are used.
258
259It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
260When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
261using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
262local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
263has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
264global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
265 :e one
266 :set list
267 :e two
268Now the 'list' option will also be set in "two", since with the ":set list"
269command you have also set the global value. >
270 :set nolist
271 :e one
272 :setlocal list
273 :e two
274Now the 'list' option is not set, because ":set nolist" resets the global
275value, ":setlocal list" only changes the local value and ":e two" gets the
276global value. Note that if you do this next: >
277 :e one
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200278You will get back the 'list' value as it was the last time you edited "one".
279The options local to a window are remembered for each buffer. This also
280happens when the buffer is not loaded, but they are lost when the buffer is
281wiped out |:bwipe|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000282
283 *:setl* *:setlocal*
284:setl[ocal] ... Like ":set" but set only the value local to the
285 current buffer or window. Not all options have a
286 local value. If the option does not have a local
287 value the global value is set.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200288 With the "all" argument: display local values for all
289 local options.
290 Without argument: Display local values for all local
291 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000292 When displaying a specific local option, show the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000293 local value. For a global/local boolean option, when
294 the global value is being used, "--" is displayed
295 before the option name.
296 For a global option the global value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000297 shown (but that might change in the future).
298 {not in Vi}
299
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000300:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the local value of {option} to its global value by
301 copying the value.
302 {not in Vi}
303
Bram Moolenaar6be7f872012-01-20 21:08:56 +0100304:se[t] {option}< For |global-local| options: Remove the local value of
305 {option}, so that the global value will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000306 {not in Vi}
307
308 *:setg* *:setglobal*
309:setg[lobal] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local
310 option without changing the local value.
311 When displaying an option, the global value is shown.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200312 With the "all" argument: display global values for all
313 local options.
314 Without argument: display global values for all local
315 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000316 {not in Vi}
317
318For buffer-local and window-local options:
319 Command global value local value ~
320 :set option=value set set
321 :setlocal option=value - set
322:setglobal option=value set -
323 :set option? - display
324 :setlocal option? - display
325:setglobal option? display -
326
327
328Global options with a local value *global-local*
329
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +0000330Options are global when you mostly use one value for all buffers and windows.
331For some global options it's useful to sometimes have a different local value.
332You can set the local value with ":setlocal". That buffer or window will then
333use the local value, while other buffers and windows continue using the global
334value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000335
336For example, you have two windows, both on C source code. They use the global
337'makeprg' option. If you do this in one of the two windows: >
338 :set makeprg=gmake
339then the other window will switch to the same value. There is no need to set
340the 'makeprg' option in the other C source window too.
341However, if you start editing a Perl file in a new window, you want to use
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000342another 'makeprg' for it, without changing the value used for the C source
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000343files. You use this command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000344 :setlocal makeprg=perlmake
345You can switch back to using the global value by making the local value empty: >
346 :setlocal makeprg=
347This only works for a string option. For a boolean option you need to use the
348"<" flag, like this: >
349 :setlocal autoread<
350Note that for non-boolean options using "<" copies the global value to the
351local value, it doesn't switch back to using the global value (that matters
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000352when the global value changes later). You can also use: >
353 :set path<
354This will make the local value of 'path' empty, so that the global value is
355used. Thus it does the same as: >
356 :setlocal path=
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000357Note: In the future more global options can be made global-local. Using
358":setlocal" on a global option might work differently then.
359
360
361Setting the filetype
362
363:setf[iletype] {filetype} *:setf* *:setfiletype*
364 Set the 'filetype' option to {filetype}, but only if
365 not done yet in a sequence of (nested) autocommands.
366 This is short for: >
367 :if !did_filetype()
368 : setlocal filetype={filetype}
369 :endif
370< This command is used in a filetype.vim file to avoid
371 setting the 'filetype' option twice, causing different
372 settings and syntax files to be loaded.
373 {not in Vi}
374
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100375 *option-window* *optwin*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000376:bro[wse] se[t] *:set-browse* *:browse-set* *:opt* *:options*
377:opt[ions] Open a window for viewing and setting all options.
378 Options are grouped by function.
379 Offers short help for each option. Hit <CR> on the
380 short help to open a help window with more help for
381 the option.
382 Modify the value of the option and hit <CR> on the
383 "set" line to set the new value. For window and
384 buffer specific options, the last accessed window is
385 used to set the option value in, unless this is a help
386 window, in which case the window below help window is
387 used (skipping the option-window).
388 {not available when compiled without the |+eval| or
389 |+autocmd| features}
390
391 *$HOME*
392Using "~" is like using "$HOME", but it is only recognized at the start of an
393option and after a space or comma.
394
395On Unix systems "~user" can be used too. It is replaced by the home directory
396of user "user". Example: >
397 :set path=~mool/include,/usr/include,.
398
399On Unix systems the form "${HOME}" can be used too. The name between {} can
400contain non-id characters then. Note that if you want to use this for the
401"gf" command, you need to add the '{' and '}' characters to 'isfname'.
402
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100403On MS-Windows, if $HOME is not defined as an environment variable, then
404at runtime Vim will set it to the expansion of $HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH.
405
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000406NOTE: expanding environment variables and "~/" is only done with the ":set"
407command, not when assigning a value to an option with ":let".
408
409
410Note the maximum length of an expanded option is limited. How much depends on
411the system, mostly it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
412
413 *:fix* *:fixdel*
414:fix[del] Set the value of 't_kD':
415 't_kb' is 't_kD' becomes ~
416 CTRL-? CTRL-H
417 not CTRL-? CTRL-?
418
419 (CTRL-? is 0177 octal, 0x7f hex) {not in Vi}
420
421 If your delete key terminal code is wrong, but the
422 code for backspace is alright, you can put this in
423 your .vimrc: >
424 :fixdel
425< This works no matter what the actual code for
426 backspace is.
427
428 If the backspace key terminal code is wrong you can
429 use this: >
430 :if &term == "termname"
431 : set t_kb=^V<BS>
432 : fixdel
433 :endif
434< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<BS>" is the backspace key
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000435 (don't type four characters!). Replace "termname"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000436 with your terminal name.
437
438 If your <Delete> key sends a strange key sequence (not
439 CTRL-? or CTRL-H) you cannot use ":fixdel". Then use: >
440 :if &term == "termname"
441 : set t_kD=^V<Delete>
442 :endif
443< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<Delete>" is the delete key
444 (don't type eight characters!). Replace "termname"
445 with your terminal name.
446
447 *Linux-backspace*
448 Note about Linux: By default the backspace key
449 produces CTRL-?, which is wrong. You can fix it by
450 putting this line in your rc.local: >
451 echo "keycode 14 = BackSpace" | loadkeys
452<
453 *NetBSD-backspace*
454 Note about NetBSD: If your backspace doesn't produce
455 the right code, try this: >
456 xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
457< If this works, add this in your .Xmodmap file: >
458 keysym 22 = BackSpace
459< You need to restart for this to take effect.
460
461==============================================================================
4622. Automatically setting options *auto-setting*
463
464Besides changing options with the ":set" command, there are three alternatives
465to set options automatically for one or more files:
466
4671. When starting Vim initializations are read from various places. See
468 |initialization|. Most of them are performed for all editing sessions,
469 and some of them depend on the directory where Vim is started.
470 You can create an initialization file with |:mkvimrc|, |:mkview| and
471 |:mksession|.
4722. If you start editing a new file, the automatic commands are executed.
473 This can be used to set options for files matching a particular pattern and
474 many other things. See |autocommand|.
4753. If you start editing a new file, and the 'modeline' option is on, a
476 number of lines at the beginning and end of the file are checked for
477 modelines. This is explained here.
478
479 *modeline* *vim:* *vi:* *ex:* *E520*
480There are two forms of modelines. The first form:
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200481 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]{options}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000482
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200483[text] any text or empty
484{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200485{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200486[white] optional white space
487{options} a list of option settings, separated with white space
488 or ':', where each part between ':' is the argument
489 for a ":set" command (can be empty)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000490
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200491Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000492 vi:noai:sw=3 ts=6 ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200493 vim: tw=77 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000494
495The second form (this is compatible with some versions of Vi):
496
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200497 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:}[white]se[t] {options}:[text]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000498
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200499[text] any text or empty
500{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
501{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:", "Vim:" or "ex:"
502[white] optional white space
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200503se[t] the string "set " or "se " (note the space); When
504 "Vim" is used it must be "set".
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200505{options} a list of options, separated with white space, which
506 is the argument for a ":set" command
507: a colon
508[text] any text or empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000509
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200510Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000511 /* vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200512 /* Vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000513
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200514The white space before {vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} is required. This minimizes the
515chance that a normal word like "lex:" is caught. There is one exception:
516"vi:" and "vim:" can also be at the start of the line (for compatibility with
517version 3.0). Using "ex:" at the start of the line will be ignored (this
518could be short for "example:").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000519
520 *modeline-local*
521The options are set like with ":setlocal": The new value only applies to the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +0000522buffer and window that contain the file. Although it's possible to set global
523options from a modeline, this is unusual. If you have two windows open and
524the files in it set the same global option to a different value, the result
525depends on which one was opened last.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000526
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +0000527When editing a file that was already loaded, only the window-local options
528from the modeline are used. Thus if you manually changed a buffer-local
529option after opening the file, it won't be changed if you edit the same buffer
530in another window. But window-local options will be set.
531
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000532 *modeline-version*
533If the modeline is only to be used for some versions of Vim, the version
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200534number can be specified where "vim:" or "Vim:" is used:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000535 vim{vers}: version {vers} or later
536 vim<{vers}: version before {vers}
537 vim={vers}: version {vers}
538 vim>{vers}: version after {vers}
539{vers} is 600 for Vim 6.0 (hundred times the major version plus minor).
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000540For example, to use a modeline only for Vim 6.0 and later:
541 /* vim600: set foldmethod=marker: */ ~
542To use a modeline for Vim before version 5.7:
543 /* vim<570: set sw=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000544There can be no blanks between "vim" and the ":".
545
546
547The number of lines that are checked can be set with the 'modelines' option.
548If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is 0 no lines are checked.
549
550Note that for the first form all of the rest of the line is used, thus a line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000551like:
552 /* vi:ts=4: */ ~
553will give an error message for the trailing "*/". This line is OK:
554 /* vi:set ts=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000555
556If an error is detected the rest of the line is skipped.
557
558If you want to include a ':' in a set command precede it with a '\'. The
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000559backslash in front of the ':' will be removed. Example:
560 /* vi:set dir=c\:\tmp: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000561This sets the 'dir' option to "c:\tmp". Only a single backslash before the
562':' is removed. Thus to include "\:" you have to specify "\\:".
563
564No other commands than "set" are supported, for security reasons (somebody
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +0000565might create a Trojan horse text file with modelines). And not all options
566can be set. For some options a flag is set, so that when it's used the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000567|sandbox| is effective. Still, there is always a small risk that a modeline
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +0000568causes trouble. E.g., when some joker sets 'textwidth' to 5 all your lines
569are wrapped unexpectedly. So disable modelines before editing untrusted text.
570The mail ftplugin does this, for example.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000571
572Hint: If you would like to do something else than setting an option, you could
573define an autocommand that checks the file for a specific string. For
574example: >
575 au BufReadPost * if getline(1) =~ "VAR" | call SetVar() | endif
576And define a function SetVar() that does something with the line containing
577"VAR".
578
579==============================================================================
5803. Options summary *option-summary*
581
582In the list below all the options are mentioned with their full name and with
583an abbreviation if there is one. Both forms may be used.
584
585In this document when a boolean option is "set" that means that ":set option"
586is entered. When an option is "reset", ":set nooption" is used.
587
588For some options there are two default values: The "Vim default", which is
589used when 'compatible' is not set, and the "Vi default", which is used when
590'compatible' is set.
591
592Most options are the same in all windows and buffers. There are a few that
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000593are specific to how the text is presented in a window. These can be set to a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000594different value in each window. For example the 'list' option can be set in
595one window and reset in another for the same text, giving both types of view
596at the same time. There are a few options that are specific to a certain
597file. These can have a different value for each file or buffer. For example
598the 'textwidth' option can be 78 for a normal text file and 0 for a C
599program.
600
601 global one option for all buffers and windows
602 local to window each window has its own copy of this option
603 local to buffer each buffer has its own copy of this option
604
605When creating a new window the option values from the currently active window
606are used as a default value for the window-specific options. For the
607buffer-specific options this depends on the 's' and 'S' flags in the
608'cpoptions' option. If 's' is included (which is the default) the values for
609buffer options are copied from the currently active buffer when a buffer is
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000610first entered. If 'S' is present the options are copied each time the buffer
611is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000612present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the
613buffer is created.
614
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000615Hidden options *hidden-options*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000616
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000617Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported
618features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces
619below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an
620error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden
621option though, it is not stored.
622
623To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: >
624 if exists('&foo')
625This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really
626supported use something like this: >
627 if exists('+foo')
628<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000629 *E355*
630A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
631
632 *'aleph'* *'al'* *aleph* *Aleph*
633'aleph' 'al' number (default 128 for MS-DOS, 224 otherwise)
634 global
635 {not in Vi}
636 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
637 feature}
638 The ASCII code for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The
639 routine that maps the keyboard in Hebrew mode, both in Insert mode
640 (when hkmap is set) and on the command-line (when hitting CTRL-_)
641 outputs the Hebrew characters in the range [aleph..aleph+26].
642 aleph=128 applies to PC code, and aleph=224 applies to ISO 8859-8.
643 See |rileft.txt|.
644
645 *'allowrevins'* *'ari'* *'noallowrevins'* *'noari'*
646'allowrevins' 'ari' boolean (default off)
647 global
648 {not in Vi}
649 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
650 feature}
651 Allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode. This is default off, to
652 avoid that users that accidentally type CTRL-_ instead of SHIFT-_ get
653 into reverse Insert mode, and don't know how to get out. See
654 'revins'.
655 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
656
657 *'altkeymap'* *'akm'* *'noaltkeymap'* *'noakm'*
658'altkeymap' 'akm' boolean (default off)
659 global
660 {not in Vi}
661 {only available when compiled with the |+farsi|
662 feature}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000663 When on, the second language is Farsi. In editing mode CTRL-_ toggles
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000664 the keyboard map between Farsi and English, when 'allowrevins' set.
665
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000666 When off, the keyboard map toggles between Hebrew and English. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000667 is useful to start the Vim in native mode i.e. English (left-to-right
668 mode) and have default second language Farsi or Hebrew (right-to-left
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000669 mode). See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000670
671 *'ambiwidth'* *'ambw'*
672'ambiwidth' 'ambw' string (default: "single")
673 global
674 {not in Vi}
675 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
676 feature}
677 Only effective when 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding.
678 Tells Vim what to do with characters with East Asian Width Class
679 Ambiguous (such as Euro, Registered Sign, Copyright Sign, Greek
680 letters, Cyrillic letters).
681
682 There are currently two possible values:
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000683 "single": Use the same width as characters in US-ASCII. This is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000684 expected by most users.
685 "double": Use twice the width of ASCII characters.
Bram Moolenaar5c3bd0a2010-08-04 20:55:44 +0200686 *E834* *E835*
687 The value "double" cannot be used if 'listchars' or 'fillchars'
688 contains a character that would be double width.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000689
690 There are a number of CJK fonts for which the width of glyphs for
691 those characters are solely based on how many octets they take in
692 legacy/traditional CJK encodings. In those encodings, Euro,
693 Registered sign, Greek/Cyrillic letters are represented by two octets,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000694 therefore those fonts have "wide" glyphs for them. This is also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000695 true of some line drawing characters used to make tables in text
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000696 file. Therefore, when a CJK font is used for GUI Vim or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000697 Vim is running inside a terminal (emulators) that uses a CJK font
698 (or Vim is run inside an xterm invoked with "-cjkwidth" option.),
699 this option should be set to "double" to match the width perceived
700 by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font. Perhaps it also has
701 to be set to "double" under CJK Windows 9x/ME or Windows 2k/XP
702 when the system locale is set to one of CJK locales. See Unicode
703 Standard Annex #11 (http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
704
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100705 Vim may set this option automatically at startup time when Vim is
706 compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and if |t_u7| is set to the
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200707 escape sequence to request cursor position report.
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100708
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000709 *'antialias'* *'anti'* *'noantialias'* *'noanti'*
710'antialias' 'anti' boolean (default: off)
711 global
712 {not in Vi}
713 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled
714 on Mac OS X}
715 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim on Mac OS X
716 v10.2 or later. When on, Vim will use smooth ("antialiased") fonts,
717 which can be easier to read at certain sizes on certain displays.
718 Setting this option can sometimes cause problems if 'guifont' is set
719 to its default (empty string).
720
721 *'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
722'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
723 global
724 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200725 {only available when compiled with it, use
726 exists("+autochdir") to check}
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +0000727 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
728 open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window.
729 It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened
730 or selected.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000731 Note: When this option is on some plugins may not work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000732
733 *'arabic'* *'arab'* *'noarabic'* *'noarab'*
734'arabic' 'arab' boolean (default off)
735 local to window
736 {not in Vi}
737 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
738 feature}
739 This option can be set to start editing Arabic text.
740 Setting this option will:
741 - Set the 'rightleft' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
742 - Set the 'arabicshape' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
743 - Set the 'keymap' option to "arabic"; in Insert mode CTRL-^ toggles
744 between typing English and Arabic key mapping.
745 - Set the 'delcombine' option
746 Note that 'encoding' must be "utf-8" for working with Arabic text.
747
748 Resetting this option will:
749 - Reset the 'rightleft' option.
750 - Disable the use of 'keymap' (without changing its value).
751 Note that 'arabicshape' and 'delcombine' are not reset (it is a global
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200752 option).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000753 Also see |arabic.txt|.
754
755 *'arabicshape'* *'arshape'*
756 *'noarabicshape'* *'noarshape'*
757'arabicshape' 'arshape' boolean (default on)
758 global
759 {not in Vi}
760 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
761 feature}
762 When on and 'termbidi' is off, the required visual character
763 corrections that need to take place for displaying the Arabic language
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200764 take effect. Shaping, in essence, gets enabled; the term is a broad
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000765 one which encompasses:
766 a) the changing/morphing of characters based on their location
767 within a word (initial, medial, final and stand-alone).
768 b) the enabling of the ability to compose characters
769 c) the enabling of the required combining of some characters
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100770 When disabled the display shows each character's true stand-alone
771 form.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000772 Arabic is a complex language which requires other settings, for
773 further details see |arabic.txt|.
774
775 *'autoindent'* *'ai'* *'noautoindent'* *'noai'*
776'autoindent' 'ai' boolean (default off)
777 local to buffer
778 Copy indent from current line when starting a new line (typing <CR>
779 in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O" command). If you do not
780 type anything on the new line except <BS> or CTRL-D and then type
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000781 <Esc>, CTRL-O or <CR>, the indent is deleted again. Moving the cursor
782 to another line has the same effect, unless the 'I' flag is included
783 in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000784 When autoindent is on, formatting (with the "gq" command or when you
785 reach 'textwidth' in Insert mode) uses the indentation of the first
786 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000787 When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on the indent is changed in
788 a different way.
789 The 'autoindent' option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
790 {small difference from Vi: After the indent is deleted when typing
791 <Esc> or <CR>, the cursor position when moving up or down is after the
792 deleted indent; Vi puts the cursor somewhere in the deleted indent}.
793
794 *'autoread'* *'ar'* *'noautoread'* *'noar'*
795'autoread' 'ar' boolean (default off)
796 global or local to buffer |global-local|
797 {not in Vi}
798 When a file has been detected to have been changed outside of Vim and
799 it has not been changed inside of Vim, automatically read it again.
800 When the file has been deleted this is not done. |timestamp|
801 If this option has a local value, use this command to switch back to
802 using the global value: >
803 :set autoread<
804<
805 *'autowrite'* *'aw'* *'noautowrite'* *'noaw'*
806'autowrite' 'aw' boolean (default off)
807 global
808 Write the contents of the file, if it has been modified, on each
809 :next, :rewind, :last, :first, :previous, :stop, :suspend, :tag, :!,
Bram Moolenaar14716812006-05-04 21:54:08 +0000810 :make, CTRL-] and CTRL-^ command; and when a :buffer, CTRL-O, CTRL-I,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000811 '{A-Z0-9}, or `{A-Z0-9} command takes one to another file.
812 Note that for some commands the 'autowrite' option is not used, see
813 'autowriteall' for that.
814
815 *'autowriteall'* *'awa'* *'noautowriteall'* *'noawa'*
816'autowriteall' 'awa' boolean (default off)
817 global
818 {not in Vi}
819 Like 'autowrite', but also used for commands ":edit", ":enew", ":quit",
820 ":qall", ":exit", ":xit", ":recover" and closing the Vim window.
821 Setting this option also implies that Vim behaves like 'autowrite' has
822 been set.
823
824 *'background'* *'bg'*
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +0200825'background' 'bg' string (default "dark" or "light", see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000826 global
827 {not in Vi}
828 When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look good on a
829 dark background. When set to "light", Vim will try to use colors that
830 look good on a light background. Any other value is illegal.
831 Vim tries to set the default value according to the terminal used.
832 This will not always be correct.
833 Setting this option does not change the background color, it tells Vim
834 what the background color looks like. For changing the background
835 color, see |:hi-normal|.
836
837 When 'background' is set Vim will adjust the default color groups for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000838 the new value. But the colors used for syntax highlighting will not
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000839 change. *g:colors_name*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100840 When a color scheme is loaded (the "g:colors_name" variable is set)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000841 setting 'background' will cause the color scheme to be reloaded. If
842 the color scheme adjusts to the value of 'background' this will work.
843 However, if the color scheme sets 'background' itself the effect may
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100844 be undone. First delete the "g:colors_name" variable when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000845
846 When setting 'background' to the default value with: >
847 :set background&
848< Vim will guess the value. In the GUI this should work correctly,
849 in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
850
851 When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
852 "light". When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
853 that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
854 "dark". But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
855 (because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
856 color). To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
857 putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
858 of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +0200859
860 For MS-DOS, Windows and OS/2 the default is "dark".
861 For other systems "dark" is used when 'term' is "linux",
862 "screen.linux", "cygwin" or "putty", or $COLORFGBG suggests a dark
863 background. Otherwise the default is "light".
864
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000865 Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file. Possibly
866 depending on the terminal name. Example: >
867 :if &term == "pcterm"
868 : set background=dark
869 :endif
870< When this option is set, the default settings for the highlight groups
871 will change. To use other settings, place ":highlight" commands AFTER
872 the setting of the 'background' option.
873 This option is also used in the "$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim" file
874 to select the colors for syntax highlighting. After changing this
875 option, you must load syntax.vim again to see the result. This can be
876 done with ":syntax on".
877
878 *'backspace'* *'bs'*
879'backspace' 'bs' string (default "")
880 global
881 {not in Vi}
882 Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
883 mode. This is a list of items, separated by commas. Each item allows
884 a way to backspace over something:
885 value effect ~
886 indent allow backspacing over autoindent
887 eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
888 start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U
889 stop once at the start of insert.
890
891 When the value is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used.
892
893 For backwards compatibility with version 5.4 and earlier:
894 value effect ~
895 0 same as ":set backspace=" (Vi compatible)
896 1 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol"
897 2 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,start"
898
899 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> or <Del> key does not do what you want.
900 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
901
902 *'backup'* *'bk'* *'nobackup'* *'nobk'*
903'backup' 'bk' boolean (default off)
904 global
905 {not in Vi}
906 Make a backup before overwriting a file. Leave it around after the
907 file has been successfully written. If you do not want to keep the
908 backup file, but you do want a backup while the file is being
909 written, reset this option and set the 'writebackup' option (this is
910 the default). If you do not want a backup file at all reset both
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000911 options (use this if your file system is almost full). See the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000912 |backup-table| for more explanations.
913 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
914 When 'patchmode' is set, the backup may be renamed to become the
915 oldest version of a file.
916 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
917
918 *'backupcopy'* *'bkc'*
919'backupcopy' 'bkc' string (Vi default for Unix: "yes", otherwise: "auto")
Bram Moolenaarb8ee25a2014-09-23 15:45:08 +0200920 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000921 {not in Vi}
922 When writing a file and a backup is made, this option tells how it's
923 done. This is a comma separated list of words.
924
925 The main values are:
926 "yes" make a copy of the file and overwrite the original one
927 "no" rename the file and write a new one
928 "auto" one of the previous, what works best
929
930 Extra values that can be combined with the ones above are:
931 "breaksymlink" always break symlinks when writing
932 "breakhardlink" always break hardlinks when writing
933
934 Making a copy and overwriting the original file:
935 - Takes extra time to copy the file.
936 + When the file has special attributes, is a (hard/symbolic) link or
937 has a resource fork, all this is preserved.
938 - When the file is a link the backup will have the name of the link,
939 not of the real file.
940
941 Renaming the file and writing a new one:
942 + It's fast.
943 - Sometimes not all attributes of the file can be copied to the new
944 file.
945 - When the file is a link the new file will not be a link.
946
947 The "auto" value is the middle way: When Vim sees that renaming file
948 is possible without side effects (the attributes can be passed on and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000949 the file is not a link) that is used. When problems are expected, a
950 copy will be made.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000951
952 The "breaksymlink" and "breakhardlink" values can be used in
953 combination with any of "yes", "no" and "auto". When included, they
954 force Vim to always break either symbolic or hard links by doing
955 exactly what the "no" option does, renaming the original file to
956 become the backup and writing a new file in its place. This can be
957 useful for example in source trees where all the files are symbolic or
958 hard links and any changes should stay in the local source tree, not
959 be propagated back to the original source.
960 *crontab*
961 One situation where "no" and "auto" will cause problems: A program
962 that opens a file, invokes Vim to edit that file, and then tests if
963 the open file was changed (through the file descriptor) will check the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000964 backup file instead of the newly created file. "crontab -e" is an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000965 example.
966
967 When a copy is made, the original file is truncated and then filled
968 with the new text. This means that protection bits, owner and
969 symbolic links of the original file are unmodified. The backup file
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000970 however, is a new file, owned by the user who edited the file. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000971 group of the backup is set to the group of the original file. If this
972 fails, the protection bits for the group are made the same as for
973 others.
974
975 When the file is renamed this is the other way around: The backup has
976 the same attributes of the original file, and the newly written file
977 is owned by the current user. When the file was a (hard/symbolic)
978 link, the new file will not! That's why the "auto" value doesn't
979 rename when the file is a link. The owner and group of the newly
980 written file will be set to the same ones as the original file, but
981 the system may refuse to do this. In that case the "auto" value will
982 again not rename the file.
983
984 *'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
985'backupdir' 'bdir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100986 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:/tmp,c:/temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000987 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
988 global
989 {not in Vi}
990 List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
991 - The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100992 where this is possible. The directory must exist, Vim will not
993 create it for you.
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +0100994 - Empty means that no backup file will be created ( 'patchmode' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000995 impossible!). Writing may fail because of this.
996 - A directory "." means to put the backup file in the same directory
997 as the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +0000998 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000999 put the backup file relative to where the edited file is. The
1000 leading "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
1001 ("." inside a directory name has no special meaning).
1002 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
1003 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
1004 name, precede it with a backslash.
1005 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
1006 - A directory name may end in an '/'.
1007 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
1008 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
1009 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
1010 :set bdir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
1011< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
1012 of the option is removed.
1013 See also 'backup' and 'writebackup' options.
1014 If you want to hide your backup files on Unix, consider this value: >
1015 :set backupdir=./.backup,~/.backup,.,/tmp
1016< You must create a ".backup" directory in each directory and in your
1017 home directory for this to work properly.
1018 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
1019 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
1020 uses another default.
1021 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1022 security reasons.
1023
1024 *'backupext'* *'bex'* *E589*
1025'backupext' 'bex' string (default "~", for VMS: "_")
1026 global
1027 {not in Vi}
1028 String which is appended to a file name to make the name of the
1029 backup file. The default is quite unusual, because this avoids
1030 accidentally overwriting existing files with a backup file. You might
1031 prefer using ".bak", but make sure that you don't have files with
1032 ".bak" that you want to keep.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00001033 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001034
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001035 If you like to keep a lot of backups, you could use a BufWritePre
1036 autocommand to change 'backupext' just before writing the file to
1037 include a timestamp. >
1038 :au BufWritePre * let &bex = '-' . strftime("%Y%b%d%X") . '~'
1039< Use 'backupdir' to put the backup in a different directory.
1040
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001041 *'backupskip'* *'bsk'*
1042'backupskip' 'bsk' string (default: "/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*")
1043 global
1044 {not in Vi}
1045 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
1046 feature}
1047 A list of file patterns. When one of the patterns matches with the
1048 name of the file which is written, no backup file is created. Both
1049 the specified file name and the full path name of the file are used.
1050 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
1051 Watch out for special characters, see |option-backslash|.
1052 When $TMPDIR, $TMP or $TEMP is not defined, it is not used for the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001053 default value. "/tmp/*" is only used for Unix.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001054
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02001055 WARNING: Not having a backup file means that when Vim fails to write
1056 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
1057 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only disable
1058 backups if you don't care about losing the file.
1059
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001060 Note that environment variables are not expanded. If you want to use
1061 $HOME you must expand it explicitly, e.g.: >
1062 :let backupskip = escape(expand('$HOME'), '\') . '/tmp/*'
1063
1064< Note that the default also makes sure that "crontab -e" works (when a
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00001065 backup would be made by renaming the original file crontab won't see
1066 the newly created file). Also see 'backupcopy' and |crontab|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001067
1068 *'balloondelay'* *'bdlay'*
1069'balloondelay' 'bdlay' number (default: 600)
1070 global
1071 {not in Vi}
1072 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1073 feature}
1074 Delay in milliseconds before a balloon may pop up. See |balloon-eval|.
1075
1076 *'ballooneval'* *'beval'* *'noballooneval'* *'nobeval'*
1077'ballooneval' 'beval' boolean (default off)
1078 global
1079 {not in Vi}
1080 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001081 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001082 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality.
1083
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001084 *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
1085'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +00001086 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001087 {not in Vi}
1088 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1089 feature}
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00001090 Expression for text to show in evaluation balloon. It is only used
1091 when 'ballooneval' is on. These variables can be used:
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001092
1093 v:beval_bufnr number of the buffer in which balloon is going to show
1094 v:beval_winnr number of the window
1095 v:beval_lnum line number
1096 v:beval_col column number (byte index)
1097 v:beval_text word under or after the mouse pointer
1098
1099 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects!
1100 Example: >
1101 function! MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001102 return 'Cursor is at line ' . v:beval_lnum .
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001103 \', column ' . v:beval_col .
1104 \ ' of file ' . bufname(v:beval_bufnr) .
1105 \ ' on word "' . v:beval_text . '"'
1106 endfunction
1107 set bexpr=MyBalloonExpr()
1108 set ballooneval
1109<
1110 NOTE: The balloon is displayed only if the cursor is on a text
1111 character. If the result of evaluating 'balloonexpr' is not empty,
1112 Vim does not try to send a message to an external debugger (Netbeans
1113 or Sun Workshop).
1114
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001115 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
1116 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001117
1118 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
1119 evaluating 'balloonexpr' |textlock|.
1120
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001121 To check whether line breaks in the balloon text work use this check: >
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001122 if has("balloon_multiline")
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001123< When they are supported "\n" characters will start a new line. If the
1124 expression evaluates to a |List| this is equal to using each List item
1125 as a string and putting "\n" in between them.
1126
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001127 *'binary'* *'bin'* *'nobinary'* *'nobin'*
1128'binary' 'bin' boolean (default off)
1129 local to buffer
1130 {not in Vi}
1131 This option should be set before editing a binary file. You can also
1132 use the |-b| Vim argument. When this option is switched on a few
1133 options will be changed (also when it already was on):
1134 'textwidth' will be set to 0
1135 'wrapmargin' will be set to 0
1136 'modeline' will be off
1137 'expandtab' will be off
1138 Also, 'fileformat' and 'fileformats' options will not be used, the
1139 file is read and written like 'fileformat' was "unix" (a single <NL>
1140 separates lines).
1141 The 'fileencoding' and 'fileencodings' options will not be used, the
1142 file is read without conversion.
1143 NOTE: When you start editing a(nother) file while the 'bin' option is
1144 on, settings from autocommands may change the settings again (e.g.,
1145 'textwidth'), causing trouble when editing. You might want to set
1146 'bin' again when the file has been loaded.
1147 The previous values of these options are remembered and restored when
1148 'bin' is switched from on to off. Each buffer has its own set of
1149 saved option values.
1150 To edit a file with 'binary' set you can use the |++bin| argument.
1151 This avoids you have to do ":set bin", which would have effect for all
1152 files you edit.
1153 When writing a file the <EOL> for the last line is only written if
1154 there was one in the original file (normally Vim appends an <EOL> to
1155 the last line if there is none; this would make the file longer). See
1156 the 'endofline' option.
1157
1158 *'bioskey'* *'biosk'* *'nobioskey'* *'nobiosk'*
1159'bioskey' 'biosk' boolean (default on)
1160 global
1161 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001162 When on the BIOS is called to obtain a keyboard character. This works
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001163 better to detect CTRL-C, but only works for the console. When using a
1164 terminal over a serial port reset this option.
1165 Also see |'conskey'|.
1166
1167 *'bomb'* *'nobomb'*
1168'bomb' boolean (default off)
1169 local to buffer
1170 {not in Vi}
1171 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1172 feature}
1173 When writing a file and the following conditions are met, a BOM (Byte
1174 Order Mark) is prepended to the file:
1175 - this option is on
1176 - the 'binary' option is off
1177 - 'fileencoding' is "utf-8", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" or one of the little/big
1178 endian variants.
1179 Some applications use the BOM to recognize the encoding of the file.
1180 Often used for UCS-2 files on MS-Windows. For other applications it
1181 causes trouble, for example: "cat file1 file2" makes the BOM of file2
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001182 appear halfway the resulting file. Gcc doesn't accept a BOM.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001183 When Vim reads a file and 'fileencodings' starts with "ucs-bom", a
1184 check for the presence of the BOM is done and 'bomb' set accordingly.
1185 Unless 'binary' is set, it is removed from the first line, so that you
1186 don't see it when editing. When you don't change the options, the BOM
1187 will be restored when writing the file.
1188
1189 *'breakat'* *'brk'*
1190'breakat' 'brk' string (default " ^I!@*-+;:,./?")
1191 global
1192 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001193 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001194 feature}
1195 This option lets you choose which characters might cause a line
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00001196 break if 'linebreak' is on. Only works for ASCII and also for 8-bit
1197 characters when 'encoding' is an 8-bit encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001198
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001199 *'breakindent'* *'bri'*
1200'breakindent' 'bri' boolean (default off)
1201 local to window
1202 {not in Vi}
1203 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1204 feature}
1205 Every wrapped line will continue visually indented (same amount of
1206 space as the beginning of that line), thus preserving horizontal blocks
1207 of text.
1208
1209 *'breakindentopt'* *'briopt'*
1210'breakindentopt' 'briopt' string (default empty)
1211 local to window
1212 {not in Vi}
1213 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1214 feature}
1215 Settings for 'breakindent'. It can consist of the following optional
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001216 items and must be separated by a comma:
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001217 min:{n} Minimum text width that will be kept after
1218 applying 'breakindent', even if the resulting
1219 text should normally be narrower. This prevents
1220 text indented almost to the right window border
1221 occupying lot of vertical space when broken.
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001222 shift:{n} After applying 'breakindent', the wrapped line's
1223 beginning will be shifted by the given number of
1224 characters. It permits dynamic French paragraph
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001225 indentation (negative) or emphasizing the line
1226 continuation (positive).
1227 sbr Display the 'showbreak' value before applying the
1228 additional indent.
1229 The default value for min is 20 and shift is 0.
1230
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001231 *'browsedir'* *'bsdir'*
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001232'browsedir' 'bsdir' string (default: "last")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001233 global
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001234 {not in Vi} {only for Motif, Athena, GTK, Mac and
1235 Win32 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001236 Which directory to use for the file browser:
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001237 last Use same directory as with last file browser, where a
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02001238 file was opened or saved.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001239 buffer Use the directory of the related buffer.
1240 current Use the current directory.
1241 {path} Use the specified directory
1242
1243 *'bufhidden'* *'bh'*
1244'bufhidden' 'bh' string (default: "")
1245 local to buffer
1246 {not in Vi}
1247 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1248 feature}
1249 This option specifies what happens when a buffer is no longer
1250 displayed in a window:
1251 <empty> follow the global 'hidden' option
1252 hide hide the buffer (don't unload it), also when 'hidden'
1253 is not set
1254 unload unload the buffer, also when 'hidden' is set or using
1255 |:hide|
1256 delete delete the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1257 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1258 |:bdelete|
1259 wipe wipe out the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1260 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1261 |:bwipeout|
1262
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00001263 CAREFUL: when "unload", "delete" or "wipe" is used changes in a buffer
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001264 are lost without a warning. Also, these values may break autocommands
1265 that switch between buffers temporarily.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001266 This option is used together with 'buftype' and 'swapfile' to specify
1267 special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1268
1269 *'buflisted'* *'bl'* *'nobuflisted'* *'nobl'* *E85*
1270'buflisted' 'bl' boolean (default: on)
1271 local to buffer
1272 {not in Vi}
1273 When this option is set, the buffer shows up in the buffer list. If
1274 it is reset it is not used for ":bnext", "ls", the Buffers menu, etc.
1275 This option is reset by Vim for buffers that are only used to remember
1276 a file name or marks. Vim sets it when starting to edit a buffer.
1277 But not when moving to a buffer with ":buffer".
1278
1279 *'buftype'* *'bt'* *E382*
1280'buftype' 'bt' string (default: "")
1281 local to buffer
1282 {not in Vi}
1283 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1284 feature}
1285 The value of this option specifies the type of a buffer:
1286 <empty> normal buffer
1287 nofile buffer which is not related to a file and will not be
1288 written
1289 nowrite buffer which will not be written
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001290 acwrite buffer which will always be written with BufWriteCmd
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001291 autocommands. {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001292 |+autocmd| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001293 quickfix quickfix buffer, contains list of errors |:cwindow|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001294 or list of locations |:lwindow|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001295 help help buffer (you are not supposed to set this
1296 manually)
1297
1298 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'swapfile' to
1299 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1300
1301 Be careful with changing this option, it can have many side effects!
1302
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001303 A "quickfix" buffer is only used for the error list and the location
1304 list. This value is set by the |:cwindow| and |:lwindow| commands and
1305 you are not supposed to change it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001306
1307 "nofile" and "nowrite" buffers are similar:
1308 both: The buffer is not to be written to disk, ":w" doesn't
1309 work (":w filename" does work though).
1310 both: The buffer is never considered to be |'modified'|.
1311 There is no warning when the changes will be lost, for
1312 example when you quit Vim.
1313 both: A swap file is only created when using too much memory
1314 (when 'swapfile' has been reset there is never a swap
1315 file).
1316 nofile only: The buffer name is fixed, it is not handled like a
1317 file name. It is not modified in response to a |:cd|
1318 command.
Bram Moolenaar0122c402015-02-03 19:13:34 +01001319 nofile only: When using ":e bufname" and already editing "bufname"
1320 nothing changes, since there is no file to edit.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001321 *E676*
1322 "acwrite" implies that the buffer name is not related to a file, like
1323 "nofile", but it will be written. Thus, in contrast to "nofile" and
1324 "nowrite", ":w" does work and a modified buffer can't be abandoned
1325 without saving. For writing there must be matching |BufWriteCmd|,
1326 |FileWriteCmd| or |FileAppendCmd| autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001327
1328 *'casemap'* *'cmp'*
1329'casemap' 'cmp' string (default: "internal,keepascii")
1330 global
1331 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar2217cae2006-03-25 21:55:52 +00001332 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1333 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001334 Specifies details about changing the case of letters. It may contain
1335 these words, separated by a comma:
1336 internal Use internal case mapping functions, the current
1337 locale does not change the case mapping. This only
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00001338 matters when 'encoding' is a Unicode encoding,
1339 "latin1" or "iso-8859-15". When "internal" is
1340 omitted, the towupper() and towlower() system library
1341 functions are used when available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001342 keepascii For the ASCII characters (0x00 to 0x7f) use the US
1343 case mapping, the current locale is not effective.
1344 This probably only matters for Turkish.
1345
1346 *'cdpath'* *'cd'* *E344* *E346*
1347'cdpath' 'cd' string (default: equivalent to $CDPATH or ",,")
1348 global
1349 {not in Vi}
1350 {not available when compiled without the
1351 |+file_in_path| feature}
1352 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
1353 |:cd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being searched
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00001354 for has a relative path, not an absolute part starting with "/", "./"
1355 or "../", the 'cdpath' option is not used then.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001356 The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
1357 |'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
1358 The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
1359 in the current directory first.
1360 If the default value taken from $CDPATH is not what you want, include
1361 a modified version of the following command in your vimrc file to
1362 override it: >
1363 :let &cdpath = ',' . substitute(substitute($CDPATH, '[, ]', '\\\0', 'g'), ':', ',', 'g')
1364< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1365 security reasons.
1366 (parts of 'cdpath' can be passed to the shell to expand file names).
1367
1368 *'cedit'*
1369'cedit' string (Vi default: "", Vim default: CTRL-F)
1370 global
1371 {not in Vi}
1372 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1373 feature}
1374 The key used in Command-line Mode to open the command-line window.
1375 The default is CTRL-F when 'compatible' is off.
1376 Only non-printable keys are allowed.
1377 The key can be specified as a single character, but it is difficult to
1378 type. The preferred way is to use the <> notation. Examples: >
1379 :set cedit=<C-Y>
1380 :set cedit=<Esc>
1381< |Nvi| also has this option, but it only uses the first character.
1382 See |cmdwin|.
1383
1384 *'charconvert'* *'ccv'* *E202* *E214* *E513*
1385'charconvert' 'ccv' string (default "")
1386 global
1387 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001388 and |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001389 {not in Vi}
1390 An expression that is used for character encoding conversion. It is
1391 evaluated when a file that is to be read or has been written has a
1392 different encoding from what is desired.
1393 'charconvert' is not used when the internal iconv() function is
1394 supported and is able to do the conversion. Using iconv() is
1395 preferred, because it is much faster.
1396 'charconvert' is not used when reading stdin |--|, because there is no
1397 file to convert from. You will have to save the text in a file first.
1398 The expression must return zero or an empty string for success,
1399 non-zero for failure.
1400 The possible encoding names encountered are in 'encoding'.
1401 Additionally, names given in 'fileencodings' and 'fileencoding' are
1402 used.
1403 Conversion between "latin1", "unicode", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" and "utf-8"
1404 is done internally by Vim, 'charconvert' is not used for this.
1405 'charconvert' is also used to convert the viminfo file, if the 'c'
1406 flag is present in 'viminfo'. Also used for Unicode conversion.
1407 Example: >
1408 set charconvert=CharConvert()
1409 fun CharConvert()
1410 system("recode "
1411 \ . v:charconvert_from . ".." . v:charconvert_to
1412 \ . " <" . v:fname_in . " >" v:fname_out)
1413 return v:shell_error
1414 endfun
1415< The related Vim variables are:
1416 v:charconvert_from name of the current encoding
1417 v:charconvert_to name of the desired encoding
1418 v:fname_in name of the input file
1419 v:fname_out name of the output file
1420 Note that v:fname_in and v:fname_out will never be the same.
1421 Note that v:charconvert_from and v:charconvert_to may be different
1422 from 'encoding'. Vim internally uses UTF-8 instead of UCS-2 or UCS-4.
1423 Encryption is not done by Vim when using 'charconvert'. If you want
1424 to encrypt the file after conversion, 'charconvert' should take care
1425 of this.
1426 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1427 security reasons.
1428
1429 *'cindent'* *'cin'* *'nocindent'* *'nocin'*
1430'cindent' 'cin' boolean (default off)
1431 local to buffer
1432 {not in Vi}
1433 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1434 feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001435 Enables automatic C program indenting. See 'cinkeys' to set the keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001436 that trigger reindenting in insert mode and 'cinoptions' to set your
1437 preferred indent style.
1438 If 'indentexpr' is not empty, it overrules 'cindent'.
1439 If 'lisp' is not on and both 'indentexpr' and 'equalprg' are empty,
1440 the "=" operator indents using this algorithm rather than calling an
1441 external program.
1442 See |C-indenting|.
1443 When you don't like the way 'cindent' works, try the 'smartindent'
1444 option or 'indentexpr'.
1445 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
1446 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1447
1448 *'cinkeys'* *'cink'*
1449'cinkeys' 'cink' string (default "0{,0},0),:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
1450 local to buffer
1451 {not in Vi}
1452 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1453 feature}
1454 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
1455 the current line. Only used if 'cindent' is on and 'indentexpr' is
1456 empty.
1457 For the format of this option see |cinkeys-format|.
1458 See |C-indenting|.
1459
1460 *'cinoptions'* *'cino'*
1461'cinoptions' 'cino' string (default "")
1462 local to buffer
1463 {not in Vi}
1464 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1465 feature}
1466 The 'cinoptions' affect the way 'cindent' reindents lines in a C
1467 program. See |cinoptions-values| for the values of this option, and
1468 |C-indenting| for info on C indenting in general.
1469
1470
1471 *'cinwords'* *'cinw'*
1472'cinwords' 'cinw' string (default "if,else,while,do,for,switch")
1473 local to buffer
1474 {not in Vi}
1475 {not available when compiled without both the
1476 |+cindent| and the |+smartindent| features}
1477 These keywords start an extra indent in the next line when
1478 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is set. For 'cindent' this is only done at
1479 an appropriate place (inside {}).
1480 Note that 'ignorecase' isn't used for 'cinwords'. If case doesn't
1481 matter, include the keyword both the uppercase and lowercase:
1482 "if,If,IF".
1483
1484 *'clipboard'* *'cb'*
1485'clipboard' 'cb' string (default "autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
1486 for X-windows, "" otherwise)
1487 global
1488 {not in Vi}
1489 {only in GUI versions or when the |+xterm_clipboard|
1490 feature is included}
1491 This option is a list of comma separated names.
1492 These names are recognized:
1493
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001494 *clipboard-unnamed*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001495 unnamed When included, Vim will use the clipboard register '*'
1496 for all yank, delete, change and put operations which
1497 would normally go to the unnamed register. When a
1498 register is explicitly specified, it will always be
1499 used regardless of whether "unnamed" is in 'clipboard'
1500 or not. The clipboard register can always be
1501 explicitly accessed using the "* notation. Also see
1502 |gui-clipboard|.
1503
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001504 *clipboard-unnamedplus*
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001505 unnamedplus A variant of the "unnamed" flag which uses the
1506 clipboard register '+' (|quoteplus|) instead of
1507 register '*' for all yank, delete, change and put
1508 operations which would normally go to the unnamed
1509 register. When "unnamed" is also included to the
1510 option, yank operations (but not delete, change or
1511 put) will additionally copy the text into register
1512 '*'.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001513 Only available with the |+X11| feature.
Bram Moolenaarbf9680e2010-12-02 21:43:16 +01001514 Availability can be checked with: >
1515 if has('unnamedplus')
1516<
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001517 *clipboard-autoselect*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001518 autoselect Works like the 'a' flag in 'guioptions': If present,
1519 then whenever Visual mode is started, or the Visual
1520 area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of the
1521 windowing system's global selection or put the
1522 selected text on the clipboard used by the selection
1523 register "*. See |guioptions_a| and |quotestar| for
1524 details. When the GUI is active, the 'a' flag in
1525 'guioptions' is used, when the GUI is not active, this
1526 "autoselect" flag is used.
1527 Also applies to the modeless selection.
1528
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001529 *clipboard-autoselectplus*
1530 autoselectplus Like "autoselect" but using the + register instead of
1531 the * register. Compare to the 'P' flag in
1532 'guioptions'.
1533
1534 *clipboard-autoselectml*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001535 autoselectml Like "autoselect", but for the modeless selection
1536 only. Compare to the 'A' flag in 'guioptions'.
1537
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001538 *clipboard-html*
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001539 html When the clipboard contains HTML, use this when
1540 pasting. When putting text on the clipboard, mark it
1541 as HTML. This works to copy rendered HTML from
1542 Firefox, paste it as raw HTML in Vim, select the HTML
1543 in Vim and paste it in a rich edit box in Firefox.
Bram Moolenaar20a825a2010-05-31 21:27:30 +02001544 You probably want to add this only temporarily,
1545 possibly use BufEnter autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001546 Only supported for GTK version 2 and later.
1547 Only available with the |+multi_byte| feature.
1548
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001549 *clipboard-exclude*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001550 exclude:{pattern}
1551 Defines a pattern that is matched against the name of
1552 the terminal 'term'. If there is a match, no
1553 connection will be made to the X server. This is
1554 useful in this situation:
1555 - Running Vim in a console.
1556 - $DISPLAY is set to start applications on another
1557 display.
1558 - You do not want to connect to the X server in the
1559 console, but do want this in a terminal emulator.
1560 To never connect to the X server use: >
1561 exclude:.*
1562< This has the same effect as using the |-X| argument.
1563 Note that when there is no connection to the X server
1564 the window title won't be restored and the clipboard
1565 cannot be accessed.
1566 The value of 'magic' is ignored, {pattern} is
1567 interpreted as if 'magic' was on.
1568 The rest of the option value will be used for
1569 {pattern}, this must be the last entry.
1570
1571 *'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
1572'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
1573 global
1574 {not in Vi}
1575 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line. Helps avoiding
1576 |hit-enter| prompts.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00001577 The value of this option is stored with the tab page, so that each tab
1578 page can have a different value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001579
1580 *'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
1581'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' number (default 7)
1582 global
1583 {not in Vi}
1584 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1585 feature}
1586 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line window. |cmdwin|
1587
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001588 *'colorcolumn'* *'cc'*
1589'colorcolumn' 'cc' string (default "")
1590 local to window
1591 {not in Vi}
1592 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
1593 feature}
1594 'colorcolumn' is a comma separated list of screen columns that are
1595 highlighted with ColorColumn |hl-ColorColumn|. Useful to align
1596 text. Will make screen redrawing slower.
1597 The screen column can be an absolute number, or a number preceded with
1598 '+' or '-', which is added to or subtracted from 'textwidth'. >
1599
1600 :set cc=+1 " highlight column after 'textwidth'
1601 :set cc=+1,+2,+3 " highlight three columns after 'textwidth'
1602 :hi ColorColumn ctermbg=lightgrey guibg=lightgrey
1603<
1604 When 'textwidth' is zero then the items with '-' and '+' are not used.
1605 A maximum of 256 columns are highlighted.
1606
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001607 *'columns'* *'co'* *E594*
1608'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
1609 global
1610 {not in Vi}
1611 Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001612 initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
1613 |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001614 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
1615 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
1616 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
1617 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001618 number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up. For
1619 the GUI it is always possible and Vim limits the number of columns to
1620 what fits on the screen. You can use this command to get the widest
1621 window possible: >
1622 :set columns=9999
1623< Minimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001624
1625 *'comments'* *'com'* *E524* *E525*
1626'comments' 'com' string (default
1627 "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-")
1628 local to buffer
1629 {not in Vi}
1630 {not available when compiled without the |+comments|
1631 feature}
1632 A comma separated list of strings that can start a comment line. See
1633 |format-comments|. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes to
1634 insert a space.
1635
1636 *'commentstring'* *'cms'* *E537*
1637'commentstring' 'cms' string (default "/*%s*/")
1638 local to buffer
1639 {not in Vi}
1640 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
1641 feature}
1642 A template for a comment. The "%s" in the value is replaced with the
1643 comment text. Currently only used to add markers for folding, see
1644 |fold-marker|.
1645
1646 *'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001647'compatible' 'cp' boolean (default on, off when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc|
1648 file is found)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001649 global
1650 {not in Vi}
1651 This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
1652 make Vim behave in a more useful way.
1653 This is a special kind of option, because when it's set or reset,
1654 other options are also changed as a side effect. CAREFUL: Setting or
1655 resetting this option can have a lot of unexpected effects: Mappings
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001656 are interpreted in another way, undo behaves differently, etc. If you
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001657 set this option in your vimrc file, you should probably put it at the
1658 very start.
1659 By default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the
1660 options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim
1661 just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible'
1662 option.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001663 When a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file is found while Vim is starting up,
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001664 this option is switched off, and all options that have not been
1665 modified will be set to the Vim defaults. Effectively, this means
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001666 that when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file exists, Vim will use the Vim
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001667 defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. (Note: This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001668 happen for the system-wide vimrc or gvimrc file, nor for a file given
1669 with the |-u| argument). Also see |compatible-default| and
1670 |posix-compliance|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001671 You can also set this option with the "-C" argument, and reset it with
1672 "-N". See |-C| and |-N|.
1673 Switching this option off makes the Vim defaults be used for options
1674 that have a different Vi and Vim default value. See the options
1675 marked with a '+' below. Other options are not modified.
1676 At the moment this option is set, several other options will be set
1677 or reset to make Vim as Vi-compatible as possible. See the table
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001678 below. This can be used if you want to revert to Vi compatible
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001679 editing.
1680 See also 'cpoptions'.
1681
1682 option + set value effect ~
1683
1684 'allowrevins' off no CTRL-_ command
1685 'backupcopy' Unix: "yes" backup file is a copy
1686 others: "auto" copy or rename backup file
1687 'backspace' "" normal backspace
1688 'backup' off no backup file
1689 'cindent' off no C code indentation
1690 'cedit' + "" no key to open the |cmdwin|
1691 'cpoptions' + (all flags) Vi-compatible flags
1692 'cscopetag' off don't use cscope for ":tag"
1693 'cscopetagorder' 0 see |cscopetagorder|
1694 'cscopeverbose' off see |cscopeverbose|
1695 'digraph' off no digraphs
1696 'esckeys' + off no <Esc>-keys in Insert mode
1697 'expandtab' off tabs not expanded to spaces
1698 'fileformats' + "" no automatic file format detection,
1699 "dos,unix" except for DOS, Windows and OS/2
1700 'formatoptions' + "vt" Vi compatible formatting
1701 'gdefault' off no default 'g' flag for ":s"
1702 'history' + 0 no commandline history
1703 'hkmap' off no Hebrew keyboard mapping
1704 'hkmapp' off no phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
1705 'hlsearch' off no highlighting of search matches
1706 'incsearch' off no incremental searching
1707 'indentexpr' "" no indenting by expression
1708 'insertmode' off do not start in Insert mode
1709 'iskeyword' + "@,48-57,_" keywords contain alphanumeric
1710 characters and '_'
1711 'joinspaces' on insert 2 spaces after period
1712 'modeline' + off no modelines
1713 'more' + off no pauses in listings
1714 'revins' off no reverse insert
1715 'ruler' off no ruler
1716 'scrolljump' 1 no jump scroll
1717 'scrolloff' 0 no scroll offset
1718 'shiftround' off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
1719 'shortmess' + "" no shortening of messages
1720 'showcmd' + off command characters not shown
1721 'showmode' + off current mode not shown
1722 'smartcase' off no automatic ignore case switch
1723 'smartindent' off no smart indentation
1724 'smarttab' off no smart tab size
1725 'softtabstop' 0 tabs are always 'tabstop' positions
1726 'startofline' on goto startofline with some commands
1727 'tagrelative' + off tag file names are not relative
1728 'textauto' + off no automatic textmode detection
1729 'textwidth' 0 no automatic line wrap
1730 'tildeop' off tilde is not an operator
1731 'ttimeout' off no terminal timeout
1732 'whichwrap' + "" left-right movements don't wrap
1733 'wildchar' + CTRL-E only when the current value is <Tab>
1734 use CTRL-E for cmdline completion
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001735 'writebackup' on or off depends on the |+writebackup| feature
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001736
1737 *'complete'* *'cpt'* *E535*
1738'complete' 'cpt' string (default: ".,w,b,u,t,i")
1739 local to buffer
1740 {not in Vi}
1741 This option specifies how keyword completion |ins-completion| works
1742 when CTRL-P or CTRL-N are used. It is also used for whole-line
1743 completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|. It indicates the type of completion
1744 and the places to scan. It is a comma separated list of flags:
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001745 . scan the current buffer ( 'wrapscan' is ignored)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001746 w scan buffers from other windows
1747 b scan other loaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1748 u scan the unloaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1749 U scan the buffers that are not in the buffer list
1750 k scan the files given with the 'dictionary' option
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00001751 kspell use the currently active spell checking |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001752 k{dict} scan the file {dict}. Several "k" flags can be given,
1753 patterns are valid too. For example: >
1754 :set cpt=k/usr/dict/*,k~/spanish
1755< s scan the files given with the 'thesaurus' option
1756 s{tsr} scan the file {tsr}. Several "s" flags can be given, patterns
1757 are valid too.
1758 i scan current and included files
1759 d scan current and included files for defined name or macro
1760 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1761 ] tag completion
1762 t same as "]"
1763
1764 Unloaded buffers are not loaded, thus their autocmds |:autocmd| are
1765 not executed, this may lead to unexpected completions from some files
1766 (gzipped files for example). Unloaded buffers are not scanned for
1767 whole-line completion.
1768
1769 The default is ".,w,b,u,t,i", which means to scan:
1770 1. the current buffer
1771 2. buffers in other windows
1772 3. other loaded buffers
1773 4. unloaded buffers
1774 5. tags
1775 6. included files
1776
1777 As you can see, CTRL-N and CTRL-P can be used to do any 'iskeyword'-
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001778 based expansion (e.g., dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|, included patterns
1779 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|, tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| and normal expansions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001780
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00001781 *'completefunc'* *'cfu'*
1782'completefunc' 'cfu' string (default: empty)
1783 local to buffer
1784 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001785 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
1786 or |+insert_expand| features}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00001787 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode completion
1788 with CTRL-X CTRL-U. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001789 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
1790 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001791 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1792 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00001793
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001794 *'completeopt'* *'cot'*
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001795'completeopt' 'cot' string (default: "menu,preview")
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001796 global
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00001797 {not available when compiled without the
1798 |+insert_expand| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001799 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001800 A comma separated list of options for Insert mode completion
1801 |ins-completion|. The supported values are:
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001802
1803 menu Use a popup menu to show the possible completions. The
1804 menu is only shown when there is more than one match and
1805 sufficient colors are available. |ins-completion-menu|
1806
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00001807 menuone Use the popup menu also when there is only one match.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001808 Useful when there is additional information about the
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00001809 match, e.g., what file it comes from.
1810
Bram Moolenaarc1e37902006-04-18 21:55:01 +00001811 longest Only insert the longest common text of the matches. If
1812 the menu is displayed you can use CTRL-L to add more
1813 characters. Whether case is ignored depends on the kind
1814 of completion. For buffer text the 'ignorecase' option is
1815 used.
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001816
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001817 preview Show extra information about the currently selected
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001818 completion in the preview window. Only works in
1819 combination with "menu" or "menuone".
1820
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001821
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001822 *'concealcursor'* *'cocu'*
1823'concealcursor' 'cocu' string (default: "")
1824 local to window
1825 {not in Vi}
1826 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
1827 feature}
1828 Sets the modes in which text in the cursor line can also be concealed.
1829 When the current mode is listed then concealing happens just like in
1830 other lines.
1831 n Normal mode
1832 v Visual mode
1833 i Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02001834 c Command line editing, for 'incsearch'
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001835
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +02001836 'v' applies to all lines in the Visual area, not only the cursor.
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02001837 A useful value is "nc". This is used in help files. So long as you
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001838 are moving around text is concealed, but when starting to insert text
1839 or selecting a Visual area the concealed text is displayed, so that
1840 you can see what you are doing.
Bram Moolenaarf70e3d62010-07-24 13:15:07 +02001841 Keep in mind that the cursor position is not always where it's
1842 displayed. E.g., when moving vertically it may change column.
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001843
1844
1845'conceallevel' 'cole' *'conceallevel'* *'cole'*
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001846 number (default 0)
1847 local to window
1848 {not in Vi}
1849 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
1850 feature}
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02001851 Determine how text with the "conceal" syntax attribute |:syn-conceal|
1852 is shown:
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001853
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02001854 Value Effect ~
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001855 0 Text is shown normally
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02001856 1 Each block of concealed text is replaced with one
1857 character. If the syntax item does not have a custom
1858 replacement character defined (see |:syn-cchar|) the
1859 character defined in 'listchars' is used (default is a
1860 space).
1861 It is highlighted with the "Conceal" highlight group.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001862 2 Concealed text is completely hidden unless it has a
1863 custom replacement character defined (see
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02001864 |:syn-cchar|).
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02001865 3 Concealed text is completely hidden.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001866
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02001867 Note: in the cursor line concealed text is not hidden, so that you can
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001868 edit and copy the text. This can be changed with the 'concealcursor'
1869 option.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001870
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001871 *'confirm'* *'cf'* *'noconfirm'* *'nocf'*
1872'confirm' 'cf' boolean (default off)
1873 global
1874 {not in Vi}
1875 When 'confirm' is on, certain operations that would normally
1876 fail because of unsaved changes to a buffer, e.g. ":q" and ":e",
1877 instead raise a |dialog| asking if you wish to save the current
1878 file(s). You can still use a ! to unconditionally |abandon| a buffer.
1879 If 'confirm' is off you can still activate confirmation for one
1880 command only (this is most useful in mappings) with the |:confirm|
1881 command.
1882 Also see the |confirm()| function and the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.
1883
1884 *'conskey'* *'consk'* *'noconskey'* *'noconsk'*
1885'conskey' 'consk' boolean (default off)
1886 global
1887 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
1888 When on direct console I/O is used to obtain a keyboard character.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001889 This should work in most cases. Also see |'bioskey'|. Together,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001890 three methods of console input are available:
1891 'conskey' 'bioskey' action ~
1892 on on or off direct console input
1893 off on BIOS
1894 off off STDIN
1895
1896 *'copyindent'* *'ci'* *'nocopyindent'* *'noci'*
1897'copyindent' 'ci' boolean (default off)
1898 local to buffer
1899 {not in Vi}
1900 Copy the structure of the existing lines indent when autoindenting a
1901 new line. Normally the new indent is reconstructed by a series of
1902 tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is enabled,
1903 in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option makes the
1904 new line copy whatever characters were used for indenting on the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001905 existing line. 'expandtab' has no effect on these characters, a Tab
1906 remains a Tab. If the new indent is greater than on the existing
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001907 line, the remaining space is filled in the normal manner.
1908 NOTE: 'copyindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1909 Also see 'preserveindent'.
1910
1911 *'cpoptions'* *'cpo'*
1912'cpoptions' 'cpo' string (Vim default: "aABceFs",
1913 Vi default: all flags)
1914 global
1915 {not in Vi}
1916 A sequence of single character flags. When a character is present
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001917 this indicates Vi-compatible behavior. This is used for things where
1918 not being Vi-compatible is mostly or sometimes preferred.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001919 'cpoptions' stands for "compatible-options".
1920 Commas can be added for readability.
1921 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
1922 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
1923 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
1924 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001925 NOTE: This option is set to the POSIX default value at startup when
1926 the Vi default value would be used and the $VIM_POSIX environment
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001927 variable exists |posix|. This means Vim tries to behave like the
1928 POSIX specification.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001929
1930 contains behavior ~
1931 *cpo-a*
1932 a When included, a ":read" command with a file name
1933 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1934 current window.
1935 *cpo-A*
1936 A When included, a ":write" command with a file name
1937 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1938 current window.
1939 *cpo-b*
1940 b "\|" in a ":map" command is recognized as the end of
1941 the map command. The '\' is included in the mapping,
1942 the text after the '|' is interpreted as the next
1943 command. Use a CTRL-V instead of a backslash to
1944 include the '|' in the mapping. Applies to all
1945 mapping, abbreviation, menu and autocmd commands.
1946 See also |map_bar|.
1947 *cpo-B*
1948 B A backslash has no special meaning in mappings,
1949 abbreviations and the "to" part of the menu commands.
1950 Remove this flag to be able to use a backslash like a
1951 CTRL-V. For example, the command ":map X \<Esc>"
1952 results in X being mapped to:
1953 'B' included: "\^[" (^[ is a real <Esc>)
1954 'B' excluded: "<Esc>" (5 characters)
1955 ('<' excluded in both cases)
1956 *cpo-c*
1957 c Searching continues at the end of any match at the
1958 cursor position, but not further than the start of the
1959 next line. When not present searching continues
1960 one character from the cursor position. With 'c'
1961 "abababababab" only gets three matches when repeating
1962 "/abab", without 'c' there are five matches.
1963 *cpo-C*
1964 C Do not concatenate sourced lines that start with a
1965 backslash. See |line-continuation|.
1966 *cpo-d*
1967 d Using "./" in the 'tags' option doesn't mean to use
1968 the tags file relative to the current file, but the
1969 tags file in the current directory.
1970 *cpo-D*
1971 D Can't use CTRL-K to enter a digraph after Normal mode
1972 commands with a character argument, like |r|, |f| and
1973 |t|.
1974 *cpo-e*
1975 e When executing a register with ":@r", always add a
1976 <CR> to the last line, also when the register is not
1977 linewise. If this flag is not present, the register
1978 is not linewise and the last line does not end in a
1979 <CR>, then the last line is put on the command-line
1980 and can be edited before hitting <CR>.
1981 *cpo-E*
1982 E It is an error when using "y", "d", "c", "g~", "gu" or
1983 "gU" on an Empty region. The operators only work when
1984 at least one character is to be operate on. Example:
1985 This makes "y0" fail in the first column.
1986 *cpo-f*
1987 f When included, a ":read" command with a file name
1988 argument will set the file name for the current buffer,
1989 if the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet.
1990 *cpo-F*
1991 F When included, a ":write" command with a file name
1992 argument will set the file name for the current
1993 buffer, if the current buffer doesn't have a file name
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00001994 yet. Also see |cpo-P|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001995 *cpo-g*
1996 g Goto line 1 when using ":edit" without argument.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001997 *cpo-H*
1998 H When using "I" on a line with only blanks, insert
1999 before the last blank. Without this flag insert after
2000 the last blank.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002001 *cpo-i*
2002 i When included, interrupting the reading of a file will
2003 leave it modified.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002004 *cpo-I*
2005 I When moving the cursor up or down just after inserting
2006 indent for 'autoindent', do not delete the indent.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002007 *cpo-j*
2008 j When joining lines, only add two spaces after a '.',
2009 not after '!' or '?'. Also see 'joinspaces'.
2010 *cpo-J*
2011 J A |sentence| has to be followed by two spaces after
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002012 the '.', '!' or '?'. A <Tab> is not recognized as
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002013 white space.
2014 *cpo-k*
2015 k Disable the recognition of raw key codes in
2016 mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of menu
2017 commands. For example, if <Key> sends ^[OA (where ^[
2018 is <Esc>), the command ":map X ^[OA" results in X
2019 being mapped to:
2020 'k' included: "^[OA" (3 characters)
2021 'k' excluded: "<Key>" (one key code)
2022 Also see the '<' flag below.
2023 *cpo-K*
2024 K Don't wait for a key code to complete when it is
2025 halfway a mapping. This breaks mapping <F1><F1> when
2026 only part of the second <F1> has been read. It
2027 enables cancelling the mapping by typing <F1><Esc>.
2028 *cpo-l*
2029 l Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002030 literally, only "\]", "\^", "\-" and "\\" are special.
2031 See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002032 'l' included: "/[ \t]" finds <Space>, '\' and 't'
2033 'l' excluded: "/[ \t]" finds <Space> and <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002034 Also see |cpo-\|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002035 *cpo-L*
2036 L When the 'list' option is set, 'wrapmargin',
2037 'textwidth', 'softtabstop' and Virtual Replace mode
2038 (see |gR|) count a <Tab> as two characters, instead of
2039 the normal behavior of a <Tab>.
2040 *cpo-m*
2041 m When included, a showmatch will always wait half a
2042 second. When not included, a showmatch will wait half
2043 a second or until a character is typed. |'showmatch'|
2044 *cpo-M*
2045 M When excluded, "%" matching will take backslashes into
2046 account. Thus in "( \( )" and "\( ( \)" the outer
2047 parenthesis match. When included "%" ignores
2048 backslashes, which is Vi compatible.
2049 *cpo-n*
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02002050 n When included, the column used for 'number' and
2051 'relativenumber' will also be used for text of wrapped
2052 lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002053 *cpo-o*
2054 o Line offset to search command is not remembered for
2055 next search.
2056 *cpo-O*
2057 O Don't complain if a file is being overwritten, even
2058 when it didn't exist when editing it. This is a
2059 protection against a file unexpectedly created by
2060 someone else. Vi didn't complain about this.
2061 *cpo-p*
2062 p Vi compatible Lisp indenting. When not present, a
2063 slightly better algorithm is used.
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002064 *cpo-P*
2065 P When included, a ":write" command that appends to a
2066 file will set the file name for the current buffer, if
2067 the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet and
2068 the 'F' flag is also included |cpo-F|.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002069 *cpo-q*
2070 q When joining multiple lines leave the cursor at the
2071 position where it would be when joining two lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002072 *cpo-r*
2073 r Redo ("." command) uses "/" to repeat a search
2074 command, instead of the actually used search string.
2075 *cpo-R*
2076 R Remove marks from filtered lines. Without this flag
2077 marks are kept like |:keepmarks| was used.
2078 *cpo-s*
2079 s Set buffer options when entering the buffer for the
2080 first time. This is like it is in Vim version 3.0.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002081 And it is the default. If not present the options are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002082 set when the buffer is created.
2083 *cpo-S*
2084 S Set buffer options always when entering a buffer
2085 (except 'readonly', 'fileformat', 'filetype' and
2086 'syntax'). This is the (most) Vi compatible setting.
2087 The options are set to the values in the current
2088 buffer. When you change an option and go to another
2089 buffer, the value is copied. Effectively makes the
2090 buffer options global to all buffers.
2091
2092 's' 'S' copy buffer options
2093 no no when buffer created
2094 yes no when buffer first entered (default)
2095 X yes each time when buffer entered (vi comp.)
2096 *cpo-t*
2097 t Search pattern for the tag command is remembered for
2098 "n" command. Otherwise Vim only puts the pattern in
2099 the history for search pattern, but doesn't change the
2100 last used search pattern.
2101 *cpo-u*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002102 u Undo is Vi compatible. See |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002103 *cpo-v*
2104 v Backspaced characters remain visible on the screen in
2105 Insert mode. Without this flag the characters are
2106 erased from the screen right away. With this flag the
2107 screen newly typed text overwrites backspaced
2108 characters.
2109 *cpo-w*
2110 w When using "cw" on a blank character, only change one
2111 character and not all blanks until the start of the
2112 next word.
2113 *cpo-W*
2114 W Don't overwrite a readonly file. When omitted, ":w!"
2115 overwrites a readonly file, if possible.
2116 *cpo-x*
2117 x <Esc> on the command-line executes the command-line.
2118 The default in Vim is to abandon the command-line,
2119 because <Esc> normally aborts a command. |c_<Esc>|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002120 *cpo-X*
2121 X When using a count with "R" the replaced text is
2122 deleted only once. Also when repeating "R" with "."
2123 and a count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002124 *cpo-y*
2125 y A yank command can be redone with ".".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002126 *cpo-Z*
2127 Z When using "w!" while the 'readonly' option is set,
2128 don't reset 'readonly'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002129 *cpo-!*
2130 ! When redoing a filter command, use the last used
2131 external command, whatever it was. Otherwise the last
2132 used -filter- command is used.
2133 *cpo-$*
2134 $ When making a change to one line, don't redisplay the
2135 line, but put a '$' at the end of the changed text.
2136 The changed text will be overwritten when you type the
2137 new text. The line is redisplayed if you type any
2138 command that moves the cursor from the insertion
2139 point.
2140 *cpo-%*
2141 % Vi-compatible matching is done for the "%" command.
2142 Does not recognize "#if", "#endif", etc.
2143 Does not recognize "/*" and "*/".
2144 Parens inside single and double quotes are also
2145 counted, causing a string that contains a paren to
2146 disturb the matching. For example, in a line like
2147 "if (strcmp("foo(", s))" the first paren does not
2148 match the last one. When this flag is not included,
2149 parens inside single and double quotes are treated
2150 specially. When matching a paren outside of quotes,
2151 everything inside quotes is ignored. When matching a
2152 paren inside quotes, it will find the matching one (if
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002153 there is one). This works very well for C programs.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002154 This flag is also used for other features, such as
2155 C-indenting.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002156 *cpo--*
2157 - When included, a vertical movement command fails when
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002158 it would go above the first line or below the last
2159 line. Without it the cursor moves to the first or
2160 last line, unless it already was in that line.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002161 Applies to the commands "-", "k", CTRL-P, "+", "j",
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002162 CTRL-N, CTRL-J and ":1234".
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002163 *cpo-+*
2164 + When included, a ":write file" command will reset the
2165 'modified' flag of the buffer, even though the buffer
2166 itself may still be different from its file.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002167 *cpo-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002168 * Use ":*" in the same way as ":@". When not included,
2169 ":*" is an alias for ":'<,'>", select the Visual area.
2170 *cpo-<*
2171 < Disable the recognition of special key codes in |<>|
2172 form in mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002173 menu commands. For example, the command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002174 ":map X <Tab>" results in X being mapped to:
2175 '<' included: "<Tab>" (5 characters)
2176 '<' excluded: "^I" (^I is a real <Tab>)
2177 Also see the 'k' flag above.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002178 *cpo->*
2179 > When appending to a register, put a line break before
2180 the appended text.
Bram Moolenaar8b3e0332011-06-26 05:36:34 +02002181 *cpo-;*
2182 ; When using |,| or |;| to repeat the last |t| search
2183 and the cursor is right in front of the searched
2184 character, the cursor won't move. When not included,
2185 the cursor would skip over it and jump to the
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02002186 following occurrence.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002187
2188 POSIX flags. These are not included in the Vi default value, except
2189 when $VIM_POSIX was set on startup. |posix|
2190
2191 contains behavior ~
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002192 *cpo-#*
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002193 # A count before "D", "o" and "O" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002194 *cpo-&*
2195 & When ":preserve" was used keep the swap file when
2196 exiting normally while this buffer is still loaded.
2197 This flag is tested when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002198 *cpo-\*
2199 \ Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
2200 literally, only "\]" is special See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar90915b52005-08-21 22:17:52 +00002201 '\' included: "/[ \-]" finds <Space>, '\' and '-'
2202 '\' excluded: "/[ \-]" finds <Space> and '-'
2203 Also see |cpo-l|.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002204 *cpo-/*
2205 / When "%" is used as the replacement string in a |:s|
2206 command, use the previous replacement string. |:s%|
2207 *cpo-{*
2208 { The |{| and |}| commands also stop at a "{" character
2209 at the start of a line.
2210 *cpo-.*
2211 . The ":chdir" and ":cd" commands fail if the current
2212 buffer is modified, unless ! is used. Vim doesn't
2213 need this, since it remembers the full path of an
2214 opened file.
2215 *cpo-bar*
2216 | The value of the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment
2217 variables overrule the terminal size values obtained
2218 with system specific functions.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002219
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002220
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002221 *'cryptmethod'* *'cm'*
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01002222'cryptmethod' 'cm' string (default "zip")
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002223 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002224 {not in Vi}
2225 Method used for encryption when the buffer is written to a file:
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002226 *pkzip*
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002227 zip PkZip compatible method. A weak kind of encryption.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002228 Backwards compatible with Vim 7.2 and older.
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002229 *blowfish*
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002230 blowfish Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption but it has
2231 an implementation flaw. Requires Vim 7.3 or later,
2232 files can NOT be read by Vim 7.2 and older. This adds
2233 a "seed" to the file, every time you write the file
2234 the encrypted bytes will be different.
2235 *blowfish2*
2236 blowfish2 Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption. Requires
2237 Vim 7.4.399 or later, files can NOT be read by Vim 7.3
2238 and older. This adds a "seed" to the file, every time
2239 you write the file the encrypted bytes will be
2240 different. The whole undo file is encrypted, not just
2241 the pieces of text.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002242
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002243 When reading an encrypted file 'cryptmethod' will be set automatically
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002244 to the detected method of the file being read. Thus if you write it
2245 without changing 'cryptmethod' the same method will be used.
2246 Changing 'cryptmethod' does not mark the file as modified, you have to
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002247 explicitly write it, you don't get a warning unless there are other
2248 modifications. Also see |:X|.
2249
2250 When setting the global value to an empty string, it will end up with
2251 the value "zip". When setting the local value to an empty string the
2252 buffer will use the global value.
2253
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002254 When a new encryption method is added in a later version of Vim, and
2255 the current version does not recognize it, you will get *E821* .
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002256 You need to edit this file with the later version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002257
2258
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002259 *'cscopepathcomp'* *'cspc'*
2260'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' number (default 0)
2261 global
2262 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2263 feature}
2264 {not in Vi}
2265 Determines how many components of the path to show in a list of tags.
2266 See |cscopepathcomp|.
2267
2268 *'cscopeprg'* *'csprg'*
2269'cscopeprg' 'csprg' string (default "cscope")
2270 global
2271 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2272 feature}
2273 {not in Vi}
2274 Specifies the command to execute cscope. See |cscopeprg|.
2275 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2276 security reasons.
2277
2278 *'cscopequickfix'* *'csqf'*
2279'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' string (default "")
2280 global
2281 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2282 or |+quickfix| features}
2283 {not in Vi}
2284 Specifies whether to use quickfix window to show cscope results.
2285 See |cscopequickfix|.
2286
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02002287 *'cscoperelative'* *'csre'* *'nocscoperelative'* *'nocsre'*
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002288'cscoperelative' 'csre' boolean (default off)
2289 global
2290 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2291 feature}
2292 {not in Vi}
2293 In the absence of a prefix (-P) for cscope. setting this option enables
2294 to use the basename of cscope.out path as the prefix.
2295 See |cscoperelative|.
2296
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002297 *'cscopetag'* *'cst'* *'nocscopetag'* *'nocst'*
2298'cscopetag' 'cst' boolean (default off)
2299 global
2300 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2301 feature}
2302 {not in Vi}
2303 Use cscope for tag commands. See |cscope-options|.
2304 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2305
2306 *'cscopetagorder'* *'csto'*
2307'cscopetagorder' 'csto' number (default 0)
2308 global
2309 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2310 feature}
2311 {not in Vi}
2312 Determines the order in which ":cstag" performs a search. See
2313 |cscopetagorder|.
2314 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
2315
2316 *'cscopeverbose'* *'csverb'*
2317 *'nocscopeverbose'* *'nocsverb'*
2318'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' boolean (default off)
2319 global
2320 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2321 feature}
2322 {not in Vi}
2323 Give messages when adding a cscope database. See |cscopeverbose|.
2324 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2325
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002326 *'cursorbind'* *'crb'* *'nocursorbind'* *'nocrb'*
2327'cursorbind' 'crb' boolean (default off)
2328 local to window
2329 {not in Vi}
2330 {not available when compiled without the |+cursorbind|
2331 feature}
2332 When this option is set, as the cursor in the current
2333 window moves other cursorbound windows (windows that also have
2334 this option set) move their cursors to the corresponding line and
2335 column. This option is useful for viewing the
2336 differences between two versions of a file (see 'diff'); in diff mode,
2337 inserted and deleted lines (though not characters within a line) are
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02002338 taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002339
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002340
2341 *'cursorcolumn'* *'cuc'* *'nocursorcolumn'* *'nocuc'*
2342'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' boolean (default off)
2343 local to window
2344 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002345 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002346 feature}
2347 Highlight the screen column of the cursor with CursorColumn
2348 |hl-CursorColumn|. Useful to align text. Will make screen redrawing
2349 slower.
Bram Moolenaar4c3f5362006-04-11 21:38:50 +00002350 If you only want the highlighting in the current window you can use
2351 these autocommands: >
2352 au WinLeave * set nocursorline nocursorcolumn
2353 au WinEnter * set cursorline cursorcolumn
2354<
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002355
2356 *'cursorline'* *'cul'* *'nocursorline'* *'nocul'*
2357'cursorline' 'cul' boolean (default off)
2358 local to window
2359 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002360 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002361 feature}
2362 Highlight the screen line of the cursor with CursorLine
2363 |hl-CursorLine|. Useful to easily spot the cursor. Will make screen
2364 redrawing slower.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00002365 When Visual mode is active the highlighting isn't used to make it
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00002366 easier to see the selected text.
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002367
2368
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002369 *'debug'*
2370'debug' string (default "")
2371 global
2372 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002373 These values can be used:
2374 msg Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2375 anyway.
2376 throw Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2377 anyway and also throw an exception and set |v:errmsg|.
2378 beep A message will be given when otherwise only a beep would be
2379 produced.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002380 The values can be combined, separated by a comma.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002381 "msg" and "throw" are useful for debugging 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr' or
2382 'indentexpr'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002383
2384 *'define'* *'def'*
2385'define' 'def' string (default "^\s*#\s*define")
2386 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2387 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002388 Pattern to be used to find a macro definition. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002389 pattern, just like for the "/" command. This option is used for the
2390 commands like "[i" and "[d" |include-search|. The 'isident' option is
2391 used to recognize the defined name after the match:
2392 {match with 'define'}{non-ID chars}{defined name}{non-ID char}
2393 See |option-backslash| about inserting backslashes to include a space
2394 or backslash.
2395 The default value is for C programs. For C++ this value would be
2396 useful, to include const type declarations: >
2397 ^\(#\s*define\|[a-z]*\s*const\s*[a-z]*\)
2398< When using the ":set" command, you need to double the backslashes!
2399
2400 *'delcombine'* *'deco'* *'nodelcombine'* *'nodeco'*
2401'delcombine' 'deco' boolean (default off)
2402 global
2403 {not in Vi}
2404 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2405 feature}
2406 If editing Unicode and this option is set, backspace and Normal mode
2407 "x" delete each combining character on its own. When it is off (the
2408 default) the character along with its combining characters are
2409 deleted.
2410 Note: When 'delcombine' is set "xx" may work different from "2x"!
2411
2412 This is useful for Arabic, Hebrew and many other languages where one
2413 may have combining characters overtop of base characters, and want
2414 to remove only the combining ones.
2415
2416 *'dictionary'* *'dict'*
2417'dictionary' 'dict' string (default "")
2418 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2419 {not in Vi}
2420 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
2421 for keyword completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|. Each file should
2422 contain a list of words. This can be one word per line, or several
2423 words per line, separated by non-keyword characters (white space is
2424 preferred). Maximum line length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00002425 When this option is empty, or an entry "spell" is present, spell
2426 checking is enabled the currently active spelling is used. |spell|
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002427 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002428 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
2429 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002430 This has nothing to do with the |Dictionary| variable type.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002431 Where to find a list of words?
2432 - On FreeBSD, there is the file "/usr/share/dict/words".
2433 - In the Simtel archive, look in the "msdos/linguist" directory.
2434 - In "miscfiles" of the GNU collection.
2435 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2436 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2437 uses another default.
2438 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
2439
2440 *'diff'* *'nodiff'*
2441'diff' boolean (default off)
2442 local to window
2443 {not in Vi}
2444 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2445 feature}
2446 Join the current window in the group of windows that shows differences
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002447 between files. See |vimdiff|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002448
2449 *'dex'* *'diffexpr'*
2450'diffexpr' 'dex' string (default "")
2451 global
2452 {not in Vi}
2453 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2454 feature}
2455 Expression which is evaluated to obtain an ed-style diff file from two
2456 versions of a file. See |diff-diffexpr|.
2457 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2458 security reasons.
2459
2460 *'dip'* *'diffopt'*
2461'diffopt' 'dip' string (default "filler")
2462 global
2463 {not in Vi}
2464 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2465 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002466 Option settings for diff mode. It can consist of the following items.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002467 All are optional. Items must be separated by a comma.
2468
2469 filler Show filler lines, to keep the text
2470 synchronized with a window that has inserted
2471 lines at the same position. Mostly useful
2472 when windows are side-by-side and 'scrollbind'
2473 is set.
2474
2475 context:{n} Use a context of {n} lines between a change
2476 and a fold that contains unchanged lines.
2477 When omitted a context of six lines is used.
2478 See |fold-diff|.
2479
2480 icase Ignore changes in case of text. "a" and "A"
2481 are considered the same. Adds the "-i" flag
2482 to the "diff" command if 'diffexpr' is empty.
2483
2484 iwhite Ignore changes in amount of white space. Adds
2485 the "-b" flag to the "diff" command if
2486 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2487 of the "diff" command for what this does
2488 exactly. It should ignore adding trailing
2489 white space, but not leading white space.
2490
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002491 horizontal Start diff mode with horizontal splits (unless
2492 explicitly specified otherwise).
2493
2494 vertical Start diff mode with vertical splits (unless
2495 explicitly specified otherwise).
2496
2497 foldcolumn:{n} Set the 'foldcolumn' option to {n} when
2498 starting diff mode. Without this 2 is used.
2499
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002500 Examples: >
2501
2502 :set diffopt=filler,context:4
2503 :set diffopt=
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002504 :set diffopt=filler,foldcolumn:3
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002505<
2506 *'digraph'* *'dg'* *'nodigraph'* *'nodg'*
2507'digraph' 'dg' boolean (default off)
2508 global
2509 {not in Vi}
2510 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs|
2511 feature}
2512 Enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode with {char1} <BS>
2513 {char2}. See |digraphs|.
2514 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2515
2516 *'directory'* *'dir'*
2517'directory' 'dir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01002518 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:\tmp,c:\temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002519 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
2520 global
2521 List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
2522 - The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
2523 possible.
2524 - Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
2525 impossible!).
2526 - A directory "." means to put the swap file in the same directory as
2527 the edited file. On Unix, a dot is prepended to the file name, so
2528 it doesn't show in a directory listing. On MS-Windows the "hidden"
2529 attribute is set and a dot prepended if possible.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002530 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002531 put the swap file relative to where the edited file is. The leading
2532 "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00002533 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//"
2534 or "\\", the swap file name will be built from the complete path to
2535 the file with all path separators substituted to percent '%' signs.
2536 This will ensure file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002537 On Win32, when a separating comma is following, you must use "//",
2538 since "\\" will include the comma in the file name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002539 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
2540 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
2541 name, precede it with a backslash.
2542 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
2543 - A directory name may end in an ':' or '/'.
2544 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2545 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
2546 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
2547 :set dir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
2548< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
2549 of the option is removed.
2550 Using "." first in the list is recommended. This means that editing
2551 the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
2552 discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
2553 "/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
2554 choice than "/tmp". But it can contain a lot of files, your swap
2555 files get lost in the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your
2556 home directory is tried first.
2557 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2558 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2559 uses another default.
2560 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2561 security reasons.
2562 {Vi: directory to put temp file in, defaults to "/tmp"}
2563
2564 *'display'* *'dy'*
2565'display' 'dy' string (default "")
2566 global
2567 {not in Vi}
2568 Change the way text is displayed. This is comma separated list of
2569 flags:
2570 lastline When included, as much as possible of the last line
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002571 in a window will be displayed. When not included, a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002572 last line that doesn't fit is replaced with "@" lines.
2573 uhex Show unprintable characters hexadecimal as <xx>
2574 instead of using ^C and ~C.
2575
2576 *'eadirection'* *'ead'*
2577'eadirection' 'ead' string (default "both")
2578 global
2579 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002580 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002581 feature}
2582 Tells when the 'equalalways' option applies:
2583 ver vertically, width of windows is not affected
2584 hor horizontally, height of windows is not affected
2585 both width and height of windows is affected
2586
2587 *'ed'* *'edcompatible'* *'noed'* *'noedcompatible'*
2588'edcompatible' 'ed' boolean (default off)
2589 global
2590 Makes the 'g' and 'c' flags of the ":substitute" command to be
2591 toggled each time the flag is given. See |complex-change|. See
2592 also 'gdefault' option.
2593 Switching this option on is discouraged!
2594
2595 *'encoding'* *'enc'* *E543*
2596'encoding' 'enc' string (default: "latin1" or value from $LANG)
2597 global
2598 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2599 feature}
2600 {not in Vi}
2601 Sets the character encoding used inside Vim. It applies to text in
2602 the buffers, registers, Strings in expressions, text stored in the
2603 viminfo file, etc. It sets the kind of characters which Vim can work
2604 with. See |encoding-names| for the possible values.
2605
2606 NOTE: Changing this option will not change the encoding of the
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002607 existing text in Vim. It may cause non-ASCII text to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002608 It should normally be kept at its default value, or set when Vim
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00002609 starts up. See |multibyte|. To reload the menus see |:menutrans|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002610
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002611 This option cannot be set from a |modeline|. It would most likely
2612 corrupt the text.
2613
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002614 NOTE: For GTK+ 2 it is highly recommended to set 'encoding' to
2615 "utf-8". Although care has been taken to allow different values of
2616 'encoding', "utf-8" is the natural choice for the environment and
2617 avoids unnecessary conversion overhead. "utf-8" has not been made
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002618 the default to prevent different behavior of the GUI and terminal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002619 versions, and to avoid changing the encoding of newly created files
2620 without your knowledge (in case 'fileencodings' is empty).
2621
2622 The character encoding of files can be different from 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002623 This is specified with 'fileencoding'. The conversion is done with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002624 iconv() or as specified with 'charconvert'.
2625
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002626 If you need to know whether 'encoding' is a multi-byte encoding, you
2627 can use: >
2628 if has("multi_byte_encoding")
2629<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002630 Normally 'encoding' will be equal to your current locale. This will
2631 be the default if Vim recognizes your environment settings. If
2632 'encoding' is not set to the current locale, 'termencoding' must be
2633 set to convert typed and displayed text. See |encoding-table|.
2634
2635 When you set this option, it fires the |EncodingChanged| autocommand
2636 event so that you can set up fonts if necessary.
2637
2638 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2639 you can set it with uppercase values too. Underscores are translated
2640 to '-' signs.
2641 When the encoding is recognized, it is changed to the standard name.
2642 For example "Latin-1" becomes "latin1", "ISO_88592" becomes
2643 "iso-8859-2" and "utf8" becomes "utf-8".
2644
2645 Note: "latin1" is also used when the encoding could not be detected.
2646 This only works when editing files in the same encoding! When the
2647 actual character set is not latin1, make sure 'fileencoding' and
2648 'fileencodings' are empty. When conversion is needed, switch to using
2649 utf-8.
2650
2651 When "unicode", "ucs-2" or "ucs-4" is used, Vim internally uses utf-8.
2652 You don't notice this while editing, but it does matter for the
2653 |viminfo-file|. And Vim expects the terminal to use utf-8 too. Thus
2654 setting 'encoding' to one of these values instead of utf-8 only has
2655 effect for encoding used for files when 'fileencoding' is empty.
2656
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00002657 When 'encoding' is set to a Unicode encoding, and 'fileencodings' was
2658 not set yet, the default for 'fileencodings' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002659
2660 *'endofline'* *'eol'* *'noendofline'* *'noeol'*
2661'endofline' 'eol' boolean (default on)
2662 local to buffer
2663 {not in Vi}
2664 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002665 is on, no <EOL> will be written for the last line in the file. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002666 option is automatically set when starting to edit a new file, unless
2667 the file does not have an <EOL> for the last line in the file, in
2668 which case it is reset. Normally you don't have to set or reset this
2669 option. When 'binary' is off the value is not used when writing the
2670 file. When 'binary' is on it is used to remember the presence of a
2671 <EOL> for the last line in the file, so that when you write the file
2672 the situation from the original file can be kept. But you can change
2673 it if you want to.
2674
2675 *'equalalways'* *'ea'* *'noequalalways'* *'noea'*
2676'equalalways' 'ea' boolean (default on)
2677 global
2678 {not in Vi}
2679 When on, all the windows are automatically made the same size after
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002680 splitting or closing a window. This also happens the moment the
2681 option is switched on. When off, splitting a window will reduce the
2682 size of the current window and leave the other windows the same. When
2683 closing a window the extra lines are given to the window next to it
2684 (depending on 'splitbelow' and 'splitright').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002685 When mixing vertically and horizontally split windows, a minimal size
2686 is computed and some windows may be larger if there is room. The
2687 'eadirection' option tells in which direction the size is affected.
Bram Moolenaar67f71312007-08-12 14:55:56 +00002688 Changing the height and width of a window can be avoided by setting
2689 'winfixheight' and 'winfixwidth', respectively.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002690 If a window size is specified when creating a new window sizes are
2691 currently not equalized (it's complicated, but may be implemented in
2692 the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002693
2694 *'equalprg'* *'ep'*
2695'equalprg' 'ep' string (default "")
2696 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2697 {not in Vi}
2698 External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002699 the internal formatting functions are used; either 'lisp', 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002700 or 'indentexpr'. When Vim was compiled without internal formatting,
2701 the "indent" program is used.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002702 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002703 about including spaces and backslashes.
2704 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2705 security reasons.
2706
2707 *'errorbells'* *'eb'* *'noerrorbells'* *'noeb'*
2708'errorbells' 'eb' boolean (default off)
2709 global
2710 Ring the bell (beep or screen flash) for error messages. This only
2711 makes a difference for error messages, the bell will be used always
2712 for a lot of errors without a message (e.g., hitting <Esc> in Normal
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002713 mode). See 'visualbell' on how to make the bell behave like a beep,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002714 screen flash or do nothing.
2715
2716 *'errorfile'* *'ef'*
2717'errorfile' 'ef' string (Amiga default: "AztecC.Err",
2718 others: "errors.err")
2719 global
2720 {not in Vi}
2721 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2722 feature}
2723 Name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode (see |:cf|).
2724 When the "-q" command-line argument is used, 'errorfile' is set to the
2725 following argument. See |-q|.
2726 NOT used for the ":make" command. See 'makeef' for that.
2727 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2728 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
2729 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2730 security reasons.
2731
2732 *'errorformat'* *'efm'*
2733'errorformat' 'efm' string (default is very long)
2734 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2735 {not in Vi}
2736 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2737 feature}
2738 Scanf-like description of the format for the lines in the error file
2739 (see |errorformat|).
2740
2741 *'esckeys'* *'ek'* *'noesckeys'* *'noek'*
2742'esckeys' 'ek' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
2743 global
2744 {not in Vi}
2745 Function keys that start with an <Esc> are recognized in Insert
2746 mode. When this option is off, the cursor and function keys cannot be
2747 used in Insert mode if they start with an <Esc>. The advantage of
2748 this is that the single <Esc> is recognized immediately, instead of
2749 after one second. Instead of resetting this option, you might want to
2750 try changing the values for 'timeoutlen' and 'ttimeoutlen'. Note that
2751 when 'esckeys' is off, you can still map anything, but the cursor keys
2752 won't work by default.
2753 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2754 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2755
2756 *'eventignore'* *'ei'*
2757'eventignore' 'ei' string (default "")
2758 global
2759 {not in Vi}
2760 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
2761 feature}
2762 A list of autocommand event names, which are to be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00002763 When set to "all" or when "all" is one of the items, all autocommand
2764 events are ignored, autocommands will not be executed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002765 Otherwise this is a comma separated list of event names. Example: >
2766 :set ei=WinEnter,WinLeave
2767<
2768 *'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
2769'expandtab' 'et' boolean (default off)
2770 local to buffer
2771 {not in Vi}
2772 In Insert mode: Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002773 <Tab>. Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002774 when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when 'expandtab' is
2775 on, use CTRL-V<Tab>. See also |:retab| and |ins-expandtab|.
2776 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2777
2778 *'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
2779'exrc' 'ex' boolean (default off)
2780 global
2781 {not in Vi}
2782 Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
2783 directory. If you switch this option on you should also consider
2784 setting the 'secure' option (see |initialization|). Using a local
2785 .exrc, .vimrc or .gvimrc is a potential security leak, use with care!
2786 also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
2787 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2788 security reasons.
2789
2790 *'fileencoding'* *'fenc'* *E213*
2791'fileencoding' 'fenc' string (default: "")
2792 local to buffer
2793 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2794 feature}
2795 {not in Vi}
2796 Sets the character encoding for the file of this buffer.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002797
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002798 When 'fileencoding' is different from 'encoding', conversion will be
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002799 done when writing the file. For reading see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002800 When 'fileencoding' is empty, the same value as 'encoding' will be
2801 used (no conversion when reading or writing a file).
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002802 Conversion will also be done when 'encoding' and 'fileencoding' are
2803 both a Unicode encoding and 'fileencoding' is not utf-8. That's
2804 because internally Unicode is always stored as utf-8.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002805 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002806 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding, conversion
2807 is most likely done in a way that the reverse conversion
2808 results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not "utf-8" some
2809 characters may be lost!
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002810
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002811 See 'encoding' for the possible values. Additionally, values may be
2812 specified that can be handled by the converter, see
2813 |mbyte-conversion|.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002814
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002815 When reading a file 'fileencoding' will be set from 'fileencodings'.
2816 To read a file in a certain encoding it won't work by setting
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00002817 'fileencoding', use the |++enc| argument. One exception: when
2818 'fileencodings' is empty the value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00002819 For a new file the global value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002820
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002821 Prepending "8bit-" and "2byte-" has no meaning here, they are ignored.
2822 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2823 you can set it with uppercase values too. '_' characters are
2824 replaced with '-'. If a name is recognized from the list for
2825 'encoding', it is replaced by the standard name. For example
2826 "ISO8859-2" becomes "iso-8859-2".
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002827
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002828 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2829 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002830
2831 Keep in mind that changing 'fenc' from a modeline happens
2832 AFTER the text has been read, thus it applies to when the file will be
2833 written. If you do set 'fenc' in a modeline, you might want to set
2834 'nomodified' to avoid not being able to ":q".
2835
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002836 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2837
2838 *'fe'*
2839 NOTE: Before version 6.0 this option specified the encoding for the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002840 whole of Vim, this was a mistake. Now use 'encoding' instead. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002841 old short name was 'fe', which is no longer used.
2842
2843 *'fileencodings'* *'fencs'*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002844'fileencodings' 'fencs' string (default: "ucs-bom",
2845 "ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1" when
2846 'encoding' is set to a Unicode value)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002847 global
2848 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2849 feature}
2850 {not in Vi}
2851 This is a list of character encodings considered when starting to edit
2852 an existing file. When a file is read, Vim tries to use the first
2853 mentioned character encoding. If an error is detected, the next one
2854 in the list is tried. When an encoding is found that works,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002855 'fileencoding' is set to it. If all fail, 'fileencoding' is set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002856 an empty string, which means the value of 'encoding' is used.
2857 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
2858 'encoding' is "utf-8" (or one of the other Unicode variants)
2859 conversion is most likely done in a way that the reverse
2860 conversion results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002861 "utf-8" some non-ASCII characters may be lost! You can use
2862 the |++bad| argument to specify what is done with characters
2863 that can't be converted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002864 For an empty file or a file with only ASCII characters most encodings
2865 will work and the first entry of 'fileencodings' will be used (except
2866 "ucs-bom", which requires the BOM to be present). If you prefer
2867 another encoding use an BufReadPost autocommand event to test if your
2868 preferred encoding is to be used. Example: >
2869 au BufReadPost * if search('\S', 'w') == 0 |
2870 \ set fenc=iso-2022-jp | endif
2871< This sets 'fileencoding' to "iso-2022-jp" if the file does not contain
2872 non-blank characters.
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002873 When the |++enc| argument is used then the value of 'fileencodings' is
2874 not used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00002875 Note that 'fileencodings' is not used for a new file, the global value
2876 of 'fileencoding' is used instead. You can set it with: >
2877 :setglobal fenc=iso-8859-2
2878< This means that a non-existing file may get a different encoding than
2879 an empty file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002880 The special value "ucs-bom" can be used to check for a Unicode BOM
2881 (Byte Order Mark) at the start of the file. It must not be preceded
2882 by "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding for this to work properly.
2883 An entry for an 8-bit encoding (e.g., "latin1") should be the last,
2884 because Vim cannot detect an error, thus the encoding is always
2885 accepted.
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002886 The special value "default" can be used for the encoding from the
2887 environment. This is the default value for 'encoding'. It is useful
2888 when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and your environment uses a
2889 non-latin1 encoding, such as Russian.
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +00002890 When 'encoding' is "utf-8" and a file contains an illegal byte
2891 sequence it won't be recognized as UTF-8. You can use the |8g8|
2892 command to find the illegal byte sequence.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002893 WRONG VALUES: WHAT'S WRONG:
2894 latin1,utf-8 "latin1" will always be used
2895 utf-8,ucs-bom,latin1 BOM won't be recognized in an utf-8
2896 file
2897 cp1250,latin1 "cp1250" will always be used
2898 If 'fileencodings' is empty, 'fileencoding' is not modified.
2899 See 'fileencoding' for the possible values.
2900 Setting this option does not have an effect until the next time a file
2901 is read.
2902
2903 *'fileformat'* *'ff'*
2904'fileformat' 'ff' string (MS-DOS, MS-Windows, OS/2 default: "dos",
2905 Unix default: "unix",
2906 Macintosh default: "mac")
2907 local to buffer
2908 {not in Vi}
2909 This gives the <EOL> of the current buffer, which is used for
2910 reading/writing the buffer from/to a file:
2911 dos <CR> <NL>
2912 unix <NL>
2913 mac <CR>
2914 When "dos" is used, CTRL-Z at the end of a file is ignored.
2915 See |file-formats| and |file-read|.
2916 For the character encoding of the file see 'fileencoding'.
2917 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformat' is ignored, file I/O
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02002918 works like it was set to "unix".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002919 This option is set automatically when starting to edit a file and
2920 'fileformats' is not empty and 'binary' is off.
2921 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2922 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
2923 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2924 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to "dos",
2925 'textmode' is set, otherwise 'textmode' is reset.
2926
2927 *'fileformats'* *'ffs'*
2928'fileformats' 'ffs' string (default:
2929 Vim+Vi MS-DOS, MS-Windows OS/2: "dos,unix",
2930 Vim Unix: "unix,dos",
2931 Vim Mac: "mac,unix,dos",
2932 Vi Cygwin: "unix,dos",
2933 Vi others: "")
2934 global
2935 {not in Vi}
2936 This gives the end-of-line (<EOL>) formats that will be tried when
2937 starting to edit a new buffer and when reading a file into an existing
2938 buffer:
2939 - When empty, the format defined with 'fileformat' will be used
2940 always. It is not set automatically.
2941 - When set to one name, that format will be used whenever a new buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002942 is opened. 'fileformat' is set accordingly for that buffer. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002943 'fileformats' name will be used when a file is read into an existing
2944 buffer, no matter what 'fileformat' for that buffer is set to.
2945 - When more than one name is present, separated by commas, automatic
2946 <EOL> detection will be done when reading a file. When starting to
2947 edit a file, a check is done for the <EOL>:
2948 1. If all lines end in <CR><NL>, and 'fileformats' includes "dos",
2949 'fileformat' is set to "dos".
2950 2. If a <NL> is found and 'fileformats' includes "unix", 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002951 is set to "unix". Note that when a <NL> is found without a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002952 preceding <CR>, "unix" is preferred over "dos".
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02002953 3. If 'fileformat' has not yet been set, and if 'fileformats'
2954 includes "mac", 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
2955 This means that "mac" is only chosen when:
2956 "unix" is not present or no <NL> is found in the file, and
2957 "dos" is not present or no <CR><NL> is found in the file.
2958 Except: if "unix" was chosen, but there is a <CR> before
2959 the first <NL>, and there appear to be more <CR>s than <NL>s in
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01002960 the first few lines, "mac" is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002961 4. If 'fileformat' is still not set, the first name from
2962 'fileformats' is used.
2963 When reading a file into an existing buffer, the same is done, but
2964 this happens like 'fileformat' has been set appropriately for that
2965 file only, the option is not changed.
2966 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
2967
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01002968 Note that when Vim starts up with an empty buffer this option is not
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01002969 used. Set 'fileformat' in your .vimrc instead.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01002970
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002971 For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
2972 are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
2973 done:
2974 - When 'fileformats' is empty, there is no automatic detection. Dos
2975 format will be used.
2976 - When 'fileformats' is set to one or more names, automatic detection
2977 is done. This is based on the first <NL> in the file: If there is a
2978 <CR> in front of it, Dos format is used, otherwise Unix format is
2979 used.
2980 Also see |file-formats|.
2981 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to an empty
2982 string or one format (no comma is included), 'textauto' is reset,
2983 otherwise 'textauto' is set.
2984 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2985 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2986
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02002987 *'fileignorecase'* *'fic'* *'nofileignorecase'* *'nofic'*
2988'fileignorecase' 'fic' boolean (default on for systems where case in file
2989 names is normally ignored)
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01002990 global
2991 {not in Vi}
2992 When set case is ignored when using file names and directories.
2993 See 'wildignorecase' for only ignoring case when doing completion.
2994
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002995 *'filetype'* *'ft'*
2996'filetype' 'ft' string (default: "")
2997 local to buffer
2998 {not in Vi}
2999 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
3000 feature}
3001 When this option is set, the FileType autocommand event is triggered.
3002 All autocommands that match with the value of this option will be
3003 executed. Thus the value of 'filetype' is used in place of the file
3004 name.
3005 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current file type.
3006 This option is normally set when the file type is detected. To enable
3007 this use the ":filetype on" command. |:filetype|
3008 Setting this option to a different value is most useful in a modeline,
3009 for a file for which the file type is not automatically recognized.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003010 Example, for in an IDL file:
3011 /* vim: set filetype=idl : */ ~
3012 |FileType| |filetypes|
3013 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
3014 names. Example:
3015 /* vim: set filetype=c.doxygen : */ ~
3016 This will use the "c" filetype first, then the "doxygen" filetype.
3017 This works both for filetype plugins and for syntax files. More than
3018 one dot may appear.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003019 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
3020 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003021 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003022
3023 *'fillchars'* *'fcs'*
3024'fillchars' 'fcs' string (default "vert:|,fold:-")
3025 global
3026 {not in Vi}
3027 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
3028 and |+folding| features}
3029 Characters to fill the statuslines and vertical separators.
3030 It is a comma separated list of items:
3031
3032 item default Used for ~
3033 stl:c ' ' or '^' statusline of the current window
3034 stlnc:c ' ' or '-' statusline of the non-current windows
3035 vert:c '|' vertical separators |:vsplit|
3036 fold:c '-' filling 'foldtext'
3037 diff:c '-' deleted lines of the 'diff' option
3038
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003039 Any one that is omitted will fall back to the default. For "stl" and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003040 "stlnc" the space will be used when there is highlighting, '^' or '-'
3041 otherwise.
3042
3043 Example: >
3044 :set fillchars=stl:^,stlnc:-,vert:\|,fold:-,diff:-
3045< This is similar to the default, except that these characters will also
3046 be used when there is highlighting.
3047
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003048 for "stl" and "stlnc" only single-byte values are supported.
3049
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003050 The highlighting used for these items:
3051 item highlight group ~
3052 stl:c StatusLine |hl-StatusLine|
3053 stlnc:c StatusLineNC |hl-StatusLineNC|
3054 vert:c VertSplit |hl-VertSplit|
3055 fold:c Folded |hl-Folded|
3056 diff:c DiffDelete |hl-DiffDelete|
3057
3058 *'fkmap'* *'fk'* *'nofkmap'* *'nofk'*
3059'fkmap' 'fk' boolean (default off) *E198*
3060 global
3061 {not in Vi}
3062 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3063 feature}
3064 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Farsi character set.
3065 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003066 toggle this option |i_CTRL-_|. See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003067
3068 *'foldclose'* *'fcl'*
3069'foldclose' 'fcl' string (default "")
3070 global
3071 {not in Vi}
3072 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3073 feature}
3074 When set to "all", a fold is closed when the cursor isn't in it and
3075 its level is higher than 'foldlevel'. Useful if you want folds to
3076 automatically close when moving out of them.
3077
3078 *'foldcolumn'* *'fdc'*
3079'foldcolumn' 'fdc' number (default 0)
3080 local to window
3081 {not in Vi}
3082 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3083 feature}
3084 When non-zero, a column with the specified width is shown at the side
3085 of the window which indicates open and closed folds. The maximum
3086 value is 12.
3087 See |folding|.
3088
3089 *'foldenable'* *'fen'* *'nofoldenable'* *'nofen'*
3090'foldenable' 'fen' boolean (default on)
3091 local to window
3092 {not in Vi}
3093 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3094 feature}
3095 When off, all folds are open. This option can be used to quickly
3096 switch between showing all text unfolded and viewing the text with
3097 folds (including manually opened or closed folds). It can be toggled
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003098 with the |zi| command. The 'foldcolumn' will remain blank when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003099 'foldenable' is off.
3100 This option is set by commands that create a new fold or close a fold.
3101 See |folding|.
3102
3103 *'foldexpr'* *'fde'*
3104'foldexpr' 'fde' string (default: "0")
3105 local to window
3106 {not in Vi}
3107 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003108 or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003109 The expression used for when 'foldmethod' is "expr". It is evaluated
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003110 for each line to obtain its fold level. See |fold-expr|.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003111
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003112 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3113 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003114 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
3115 on.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003116
3117 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3118 evaluating 'foldexpr' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003119
3120 *'foldignore'* *'fdi'*
3121'foldignore' 'fdi' string (default: "#")
3122 local to window
3123 {not in Vi}
3124 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3125 feature}
3126 Used only when 'foldmethod' is "indent". Lines starting with
3127 characters in 'foldignore' will get their fold level from surrounding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003128 lines. White space is skipped before checking for this character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003129 The default "#" works well for C programs. See |fold-indent|.
3130
3131 *'foldlevel'* *'fdl'*
3132'foldlevel' 'fdl' number (default: 0)
3133 local to window
3134 {not in Vi}
3135 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3136 feature}
3137 Sets the fold level: Folds with a higher level will be closed.
3138 Setting this option to zero will close all folds. Higher numbers will
3139 close fewer folds.
3140 This option is set by commands like |zm|, |zM| and |zR|.
3141 See |fold-foldlevel|.
3142
3143 *'foldlevelstart'* *'fdls'*
3144'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' number (default: -1)
3145 global
3146 {not in Vi}
3147 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3148 feature}
3149 Sets 'foldlevel' when starting to edit another buffer in a window.
3150 Useful to always start editing with all folds closed (value zero),
3151 some folds closed (one) or no folds closed (99).
3152 This is done before reading any modeline, thus a setting in a modeline
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003153 overrules this option. Starting to edit a file for |diff-mode| also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003154 ignores this option and closes all folds.
3155 It is also done before BufReadPre autocommands, to allow an autocmd to
3156 overrule the 'foldlevel' value for specific files.
3157 When the value is negative, it is not used.
3158
3159 *'foldmarker'* *'fmr'* *E536*
3160'foldmarker' 'fmr' string (default: "{{{,}}}")
3161 local to window
3162 {not in Vi}
3163 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3164 feature}
3165 The start and end marker used when 'foldmethod' is "marker". There
3166 must be one comma, which separates the start and end marker. The
3167 marker is a literal string (a regular expression would be too slow).
3168 See |fold-marker|.
3169
3170 *'foldmethod'* *'fdm'*
3171'foldmethod' 'fdm' string (default: "manual")
3172 local to window
3173 {not in Vi}
3174 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3175 feature}
3176 The kind of folding used for the current window. Possible values:
3177 |fold-manual| manual Folds are created manually.
3178 |fold-indent| indent Lines with equal indent form a fold.
3179 |fold-expr| expr 'foldexpr' gives the fold level of a line.
3180 |fold-marker| marker Markers are used to specify folds.
3181 |fold-syntax| syntax Syntax highlighting items specify folds.
3182 |fold-diff| diff Fold text that is not changed.
3183
3184 *'foldminlines'* *'fml'*
3185'foldminlines' 'fml' number (default: 1)
3186 local to window
3187 {not in Vi}
3188 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3189 feature}
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01003190 Sets the number of screen lines above which a fold can be displayed
3191 closed. Also for manually closed folds. With the default value of
3192 one a fold can only be closed if it takes up two or more screen lines.
3193 Set to zero to be able to close folds of just one screen line.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003194 Note that this only has an effect on what is displayed. After using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003195 "zc" to close a fold, which is displayed open because it's smaller
3196 than 'foldminlines', a following "zc" may close a containing fold.
3197
3198 *'foldnestmax'* *'fdn'*
3199'foldnestmax' 'fdn' number (default: 20)
3200 local to window
3201 {not in Vi}
3202 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3203 feature}
3204 Sets the maximum nesting of folds for the "indent" and "syntax"
3205 methods. This avoids that too many folds will be created. Using more
3206 than 20 doesn't work, because the internal limit is 20.
3207
3208 *'foldopen'* *'fdo'*
3209'foldopen' 'fdo' string (default: "block,hor,mark,percent,quickfix,
3210 search,tag,undo")
3211 global
3212 {not in Vi}
3213 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3214 feature}
3215 Specifies for which type of commands folds will be opened, if the
3216 command moves the cursor into a closed fold. It is a comma separated
3217 list of items.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02003218 NOTE: When the command is part of a mapping this option is not used.
3219 Add the |zv| command to the mapping to get the same effect.
3220 (rationale: the mapping may want to control opening folds itself)
3221
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003222 item commands ~
3223 all any
3224 block "(", "{", "[[", "[{", etc.
3225 hor horizontal movements: "l", "w", "fx", etc.
3226 insert any command in Insert mode
3227 jump far jumps: "G", "gg", etc.
3228 mark jumping to a mark: "'m", CTRL-O, etc.
3229 percent "%"
3230 quickfix ":cn", ":crew", ":make", etc.
3231 search search for a pattern: "/", "n", "*", "gd", etc.
3232 (not for a search pattern in a ":" command)
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003233 Also for |[s| and |]s|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003234 tag jumping to a tag: ":ta", CTRL-T, etc.
3235 undo undo or redo: "u" and CTRL-R
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003236 When a movement command is used for an operator (e.g., "dl" or "y%")
3237 this option is not used. This means the operator will include the
3238 whole closed fold.
3239 Note that vertical movements are not here, because it would make it
3240 very difficult to move onto a closed fold.
3241 In insert mode the folds containing the cursor will always be open
3242 when text is inserted.
3243 To close folds you can re-apply 'foldlevel' with the |zx| command or
3244 set the 'foldclose' option to "all".
3245
3246 *'foldtext'* *'fdt'*
3247'foldtext' 'fdt' string (default: "foldtext()")
3248 local to window
3249 {not in Vi}
3250 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3251 feature}
3252 An expression which is used to specify the text displayed for a closed
3253 fold. See |fold-foldtext|.
3254
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003255 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3256 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003257
3258 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3259 evaluating 'foldtext' |textlock|.
3260
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003261 *'formatoptions'* *'fo'*
3262'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
3263 local to buffer
3264 {not in Vi}
3265 This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
3266 formatting is to be done. See |fo-table|. When the 'paste' option is
3267 on, no formatting is done (like 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can
3268 be inserted for readability.
3269 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3270 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3271 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3272 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3273
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003274 *'formatlistpat'* *'flp'*
3275'formatlistpat' 'flp' string (default: "^\s*\d\+[\]:.)}\t ]\s*")
3276 local to buffer
3277 {not in Vi}
3278 A pattern that is used to recognize a list header. This is used for
3279 the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'.
3280 The pattern must match exactly the text that will be the indent for
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00003281 the line below it. You can use |/\ze| to mark the end of the match
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003282 while still checking more characters. There must be a character
3283 following the pattern, when it matches the whole line it is handled
3284 like there is no match.
3285 The default recognizes a number, followed by an optional punctuation
3286 character and white space.
3287
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003288 *'formatprg'* *'fp'*
3289'formatprg' 'fp' string (default "")
3290 global
3291 {not in Vi}
3292 The name of an external program that will be used to format the lines
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003293 selected with the |gq| operator. The program must take the input on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003294 stdin and produce the output on stdout. The Unix program "fmt" is
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003295 such a program.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003296 If the 'formatexpr' option is not empty it will be used instead.
3297 Otherwise, if 'formatprg' option is an empty string, the internal
3298 format function will be used |C-indenting|.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003299 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
3300 about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003301 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3302 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003303
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003304 *'formatexpr'* *'fex'*
3305'formatexpr' 'fex' string (default "")
3306 local to buffer
3307 {not in Vi}
3308 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
3309 feature}
3310 Expression which is evaluated to format a range of lines for the |gq|
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02003311 operator or automatic formatting (see 'formatoptions'). When this
3312 option is empty 'formatprg' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00003313
3314 The |v:lnum| variable holds the first line to be formatted.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00003315 The |v:count| variable holds the number of lines to be formatted.
3316 The |v:char| variable holds the character that is going to be
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02003317 inserted if the expression is being evaluated due to
3318 automatic formatting. This can be empty. Don't insert
3319 it yet!
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00003320
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003321 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00003322 :set formatexpr=mylang#Format()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003323< This will invoke the mylang#Format() function in the
3324 autoload/mylang.vim file in 'runtimepath'. |autoload|
3325
3326 The expression is also evaluated when 'textwidth' is set and adding
3327 text beyond that limit. This happens under the same conditions as
3328 when internal formatting is used. Make sure the cursor is kept in the
3329 same spot relative to the text then! The |mode()| function will
Bram Moolenaar700303e2010-07-11 17:35:50 +02003330 return "i" or "R" in this situation.
3331
3332 When the expression evaluates to non-zero Vim will fall back to using
3333 the internal format mechanism.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003334
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003335 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
3336 modeline, see |sandbox-option|. That stops the option from working,
3337 since changing the buffer text is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003338
3339 *'fsync'* *'fs'*
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003340'fsync' 'fs' boolean (default on)
3341 global
3342 {not in Vi}
3343 When on, the library function fsync() will be called after writing a
3344 file. This will flush a file to disk, ensuring that it is safely
3345 written even on filesystems which do metadata-only journaling. This
3346 will force the harddrive to spin up on Linux systems running in laptop
3347 mode, so it may be undesirable in some situations. Be warned that
3348 turning this off increases the chances of data loss after a crash. On
3349 systems without an fsync() implementation, this variable is always
3350 off.
3351 Also see 'swapsync' for controlling fsync() on swap files.
3352
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003353 *'gdefault'* *'gd'* *'nogdefault'* *'nogd'*
3354'gdefault' 'gd' boolean (default off)
3355 global
3356 {not in Vi}
3357 When on, the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on. This means that
3358 all matches in a line are substituted instead of one. When a 'g' flag
3359 is given to a ":substitute" command, this will toggle the substitution
3360 of all or one match. See |complex-change|.
3361
3362 command 'gdefault' on 'gdefault' off ~
3363 :s/// subst. all subst. one
3364 :s///g subst. one subst. all
3365 :s///gg subst. all subst. one
3366
3367 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3368
3369 *'grepformat'* *'gfm'*
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02003370'grepformat' 'gfm' string (default "%f:%l:%m,%f:%l%m,%f %l%m")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003371 global
3372 {not in Vi}
3373 Format to recognize for the ":grep" command output.
3374 This is a scanf-like string that uses the same format as the
3375 'errorformat' option: see |errorformat|.
3376
3377 *'grepprg'* *'gp'*
3378'grepprg' 'gp' string (default "grep -n ",
3379 Unix: "grep -n $* /dev/null",
3380 Win32: "findstr /n" or "grep -n",
3381 VMS: "SEARCH/NUMBERS ")
3382 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3383 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003384 Program to use for the |:grep| command. This option may contain '%'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003385 and '#' characters, which are expanded like when used in a command-
3386 line. The placeholder "$*" is allowed to specify where the arguments
3387 will be included. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See
3388 |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3389 When your "grep" accepts the "-H" argument, use this to make ":grep"
3390 also work well with a single file: >
3391 :set grepprg=grep\ -nH
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00003392< Special value: When 'grepprg' is set to "internal" the |:grep| command
Bram Moolenaara6557602006-02-04 22:43:20 +00003393 works like |:vimgrep|, |:lgrep| like |:lvimgrep|, |:grepadd| like
3394 |:vimgrepadd| and |:lgrepadd| like |:lvimgrepadd|.
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003395 See also the section |:make_makeprg|, since most of the comments there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003396 apply equally to 'grepprg'.
3397 For Win32, the default is "findstr /n" if "findstr.exe" can be found,
3398 otherwise it's "grep -n".
3399 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3400 security reasons.
3401
3402 *'guicursor'* *'gcr'* *E545* *E546* *E548* *E549*
3403'guicursor' 'gcr' string (default "n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,
3404 ve:ver35-Cursor,
3405 o:hor50-Cursor,
3406 i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,
3407 r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,
3408 sm:block-Cursor
3409 -blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175",
3410 for MS-DOS and Win32 console:
3411 "n-v-c:block,o:hor50,i-ci:hor15,
3412 r-cr:hor30,sm:block")
3413 global
3414 {not in Vi}
3415 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled, and
3416 for MS-DOS and Win32 console}
3417 This option tells Vim what the cursor should look like in different
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003418 modes. It fully works in the GUI. In an MSDOS or Win32 console, only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003419 the height of the cursor can be changed. This can be done by
3420 specifying a block cursor, or a percentage for a vertical or
3421 horizontal cursor.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003422 For a console the 't_SI' and 't_EI' escape sequences are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003423
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003424 The option is a comma separated list of parts. Each part consist of a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003425 mode-list and an argument-list:
3426 mode-list:argument-list,mode-list:argument-list,..
3427 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes:
3428 n Normal mode
3429 v Visual mode
3430 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
3431 if not specified)
3432 o Operator-pending mode
3433 i Insert mode
3434 r Replace mode
3435 c Command-line Normal (append) mode
3436 ci Command-line Insert mode
3437 cr Command-line Replace mode
3438 sm showmatch in Insert mode
3439 a all modes
3440 The argument-list is a dash separated list of these arguments:
3441 hor{N} horizontal bar, {N} percent of the character height
3442 ver{N} vertical bar, {N} percent of the character width
3443 block block cursor, fills the whole character
3444 [only one of the above three should be present]
3445 blinkwait{N} *cursor-blinking*
3446 blinkon{N}
3447 blinkoff{N}
3448 blink times for cursor: blinkwait is the delay before
3449 the cursor starts blinking, blinkon is the time that
3450 the cursor is shown and blinkoff is the time that the
3451 cursor is not shown. The times are in msec. When one
3452 of the numbers is zero, there is no blinking. The
3453 default is: "blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250".
3454 These numbers are used for a missing entry. This
3455 means that blinking is enabled by default. To switch
3456 blinking off you can use "blinkon0". The cursor only
3457 blinks when Vim is waiting for input, not while
3458 executing a command.
3459 To make the cursor blink in an xterm, see
3460 |xterm-blink|.
3461 {group-name}
3462 a highlight group name, that sets the color and font
3463 for the cursor
3464 {group-name}/{group-name}
3465 Two highlight group names, the first is used when
3466 no language mappings are used, the other when they
3467 are. |language-mapping|
3468
3469 Examples of parts:
3470 n-c-v:block-nCursor in Normal, Command-line and Visual mode, use a
3471 block cursor with colors from the "nCursor"
3472 highlight group
3473 i-ci:ver30-iCursor-blinkwait300-blinkon200-blinkoff150
3474 In Insert and Command-line Insert mode, use a
3475 30% vertical bar cursor with colors from the
3476 "iCursor" highlight group. Blink a bit
3477 faster.
3478
3479 The 'a' mode is different. It will set the given argument-list for
3480 all modes. It does not reset anything to defaults. This can be used
3481 to do a common setting for all modes. For example, to switch off
3482 blinking: "a:blinkon0"
3483
3484 Examples of cursor highlighting: >
3485 :highlight Cursor gui=reverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE
3486 :highlight Cursor gui=NONE guifg=bg guibg=fg
3487<
3488 *'guifont'* *'gfn'*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02003489 *E235* *E596*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003490'guifont' 'gfn' string (default "")
3491 global
3492 {not in Vi}
3493 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3494 This is a list of fonts which will be used for the GUI version of Vim.
3495 In its simplest form the value is just one font name. When
3496 the font cannot be found you will get an error message. To try other
3497 font names a list can be specified, font names separated with commas.
3498 The first valid font is used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003499
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003500 On systems where 'guifontset' is supported (X11) and 'guifontset' is
3501 not empty, then 'guifont' is not used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003502
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003503 Spaces after a comma are ignored. To include a comma in a font name
3504 precede it with a backslash. Setting an option requires an extra
3505 backslash before a space and a backslash. See also
3506 |option-backslash|. For example: >
3507 :set guifont=Screen15,\ 7x13,font\\,with\\,commas
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003508< will make Vim try to use the font "Screen15" first, and if it fails it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003509 will try to use "7x13" and then "font,with,commas" instead.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003510
3511 If none of the fonts can be loaded, Vim will keep the current setting.
3512 If an empty font list is given, Vim will try using other resource
3513 settings (for X, it will use the Vim.font resource), and finally it
3514 will try some builtin default which should always be there ("7x13" in
3515 the case of X). The font names given should be "normal" fonts. Vim
3516 will try to find the related bold and italic fonts.
3517
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003518 For Win32, GTK, Motif, Mac OS and Photon: >
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003519 :set guifont=*
3520< will bring up a font requester, where you can pick the font you want.
3521
3522 The font name depends on the GUI used. See |setting-guifont| for a
3523 way to set 'guifont' for various systems.
3524
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003525 For the GTK+ 2 GUI the font name looks like this: >
3526 :set guifont=Andale\ Mono\ 11
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003527< That's all. XLFDs are not used. For Chinese this is reported to work
3528 well: >
3529 if has("gui_gtk2")
3530 set guifont=Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 12,Fixed\ 12
3531 set guifontwide=Microsoft\ Yahei\ 12,WenQuanYi\ Zen\ Hei\ 12
3532 endif
3533<
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003534 For Mac OSX you can use something like this: >
3535 :set guifont=Monaco:h10
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00003536< Also see 'macatsui', it can help fix display problems.
3537 *E236*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003538 Note that the fonts must be mono-spaced (all characters have the same
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003539 width). An exception is GTK 2: all fonts are accepted, but
3540 mono-spaced fonts look best.
3541
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003542 To preview a font on X11, you might be able to use the "xfontsel"
3543 program. The "xlsfonts" program gives a list of all available fonts.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003544
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003545 For the Win32 GUI *E244* *E245*
3546 - takes these options in the font name:
3547 hXX - height is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3548 wXX - width is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3549 b - bold
3550 i - italic
3551 u - underline
3552 s - strikeout
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003553 cXX - character set XX. Valid charsets are: ANSI, ARABIC,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003554 BALTIC, CHINESEBIG5, DEFAULT, EASTEUROPE, GB2312, GREEK,
3555 HANGEUL, HEBREW, JOHAB, MAC, OEM, RUSSIAN, SHIFTJIS,
3556 SYMBOL, THAI, TURKISH, VIETNAMESE ANSI and BALTIC.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00003557 Normally you would use "cDEFAULT".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003558
3559 Use a ':' to separate the options.
3560 - A '_' can be used in the place of a space, so you don't need to use
3561 backslashes to escape the spaces.
3562 - Examples: >
3563 :set guifont=courier_new:h12:w5:b:cRUSSIAN
3564 :set guifont=Andale_Mono:h7.5:w4.5
3565< See also |font-sizes|.
3566
3567 *'guifontset'* *'gfs'*
3568 *E250* *E252* *E234* *E597* *E598*
3569'guifontset' 'gfs' string (default "")
3570 global
3571 {not in Vi}
3572 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
3573 with the |+xfontset| feature}
3574 {not available in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
3575 When not empty, specifies two (or more) fonts to be used. The first
3576 one for normal English, the second one for your special language. See
3577 |xfontset|.
3578 Setting this option also means that all font names will be handled as
3579 a fontset name. Also the ones used for the "font" argument of the
3580 |:highlight| command.
3581 The fonts must match with the current locale. If fonts for the
3582 character sets that the current locale uses are not included, setting
3583 'guifontset' will fail.
3584 Note the difference between 'guifont' and 'guifontset': In 'guifont'
3585 the comma-separated names are alternative names, one of which will be
3586 used. In 'guifontset' the whole string is one fontset name,
3587 including the commas. It is not possible to specify alternative
3588 fontset names.
3589 This example works on many X11 systems: >
3590 :set guifontset=-*-*-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-c-*-*-*
3591<
3592 *'guifontwide'* *'gfw'* *E231* *E533* *E534*
3593'guifontwide' 'gfw' string (default "")
3594 global
3595 {not in Vi}
3596 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3597 When not empty, specifies a comma-separated list of fonts to be used
3598 for double-width characters. The first font that can be loaded is
3599 used.
3600 Note: The size of these fonts must be exactly twice as wide as the one
3601 specified with 'guifont' and the same height.
3602
3603 All GUI versions but GTK+ 2:
3604
3605 'guifontwide' is only used when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and
3606 'guifontset' is empty or invalid.
3607 When 'guifont' is set and a valid font is found in it and
3608 'guifontwide' is empty Vim will attempt to find a matching
3609 double-width font and set 'guifontwide' to it.
3610
3611 GTK+ 2 GUI only: *guifontwide_gtk2*
3612
3613 If set and valid, 'guifontwide' is always used for double width
3614 characters, even if 'encoding' is not set to "utf-8".
3615 Vim does not attempt to find an appropriate value for 'guifontwide'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003616 automatically. If 'guifontwide' is empty Pango/Xft will choose the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003617 font for characters not available in 'guifont'. Thus you do not need
3618 to set 'guifontwide' at all unless you want to override the choice
3619 made by Pango/Xft.
3620
Bram Moolenaar0f272122013-01-23 18:37:40 +01003621 Windows +multibyte only: *guifontwide_win_mbyte*
3622
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01003623 If set and valid, 'guifontwide' is used for IME instead of 'guifont'.
Bram Moolenaar0f272122013-01-23 18:37:40 +01003624
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003625 *'guiheadroom'* *'ghr'*
3626'guiheadroom' 'ghr' number (default 50)
3627 global
3628 {not in Vi} {only for GTK and X11 GUI}
3629 The number of pixels subtracted from the screen height when fitting
3630 the GUI window on the screen. Set this before the GUI is started,
3631 e.g., in your |gvimrc| file. When zero, the whole screen height will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003632 be used by the window. When positive, the specified number of pixel
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003633 lines will be left for window decorations and other items on the
3634 screen. Set it to a negative value to allow windows taller than the
3635 screen.
3636
3637 *'guioptions'* *'go'*
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01003638'guioptions' 'go' string (default "egmrLtT" (MS-Windows),
3639 "aegimrLtT" (GTK, Motif and Athena))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003640 global
3641 {not in Vi}
3642 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003643 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim. It is a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003644 sequence of letters which describes what components and options of the
3645 GUI should be used.
3646 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3647 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3648
3649 Valid letters are as follows:
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003650 *guioptions_a* *'go-a'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003651 'a' Autoselect: If present, then whenever VISUAL mode is started,
3652 or the Visual area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of
3653 the windowing system's global selection. This means that the
3654 Visually highlighted text is available for pasting into other
3655 applications as well as into Vim itself. When the Visual mode
3656 ends, possibly due to an operation on the text, or when an
3657 application wants to paste the selection, the highlighted text
3658 is automatically yanked into the "* selection register.
3659 Thus the selection is still available for pasting into other
3660 applications after the VISUAL mode has ended.
3661 If not present, then Vim won't become the owner of the
3662 windowing system's global selection unless explicitly told to
3663 by a yank or delete operation for the "* register.
3664 The same applies to the modeless selection.
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02003665 *'go-P'*
3666 'P' Like autoselect but using the "+ register instead of the "*
3667 register.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003668 *'go-A'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003669 'A' Autoselect for the modeless selection. Like 'a', but only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003670 applies to the modeless selection.
3671
3672 'guioptions' autoselect Visual autoselect modeless ~
3673 "" - -
3674 "a" yes yes
3675 "A" - yes
3676 "aA" yes yes
3677
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003678 *'go-c'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003679 'c' Use console dialogs instead of popup dialogs for simple
3680 choices.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003681 *'go-e'*
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00003682 'e' Add tab pages when indicated with 'showtabline'.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003683 'guitablabel' can be used to change the text in the labels.
3684 When 'e' is missing a non-GUI tab pages line may be used.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00003685 The GUI tabs are only supported on some systems, currently
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003686 GTK, Motif, Mac OS/X and MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003687 *'go-f'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003688 'f' Foreground: Don't use fork() to detach the GUI from the shell
3689 where it was started. Use this for programs that wait for the
3690 editor to finish (e.g., an e-mail program). Alternatively you
3691 can use "gvim -f" or ":gui -f" to start the GUI in the
3692 foreground. |gui-fork|
3693 Note: Set this option in the vimrc file. The forking may have
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003694 happened already when the |gvimrc| file is read.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003695 *'go-i'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003696 'i' Use a Vim icon. For GTK with KDE it is used in the left-upper
3697 corner of the window. It's black&white on non-GTK, because of
3698 limitations of X11. For a color icon, see |X11-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003699 *'go-m'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003700 'm' Menu bar is present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003701 *'go-M'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003702 'M' The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003703 that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003704 switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003705 file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
3706 ":syntax on" and ":filetype on" commands load the menu too).
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003707 *'go-g'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003708 'g' Grey menu items: Make menu items that are not active grey. If
3709 'g' is not included inactive menu items are not shown at all.
3710 Exception: Athena will always use grey menu items.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003711 *'go-t'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003712 't' Include tearoff menu items. Currently only works for Win32,
3713 GTK+, and Motif 1.2 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003714 *'go-T'*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00003715 'T' Include Toolbar. Currently only in Win32, GTK+, Motif, Photon
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00003716 and Athena GUIs.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003717 *'go-r'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003718 'r' Right-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003719 *'go-R'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003720 'R' Right-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3721 split window.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003722 *'go-l'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003723 'l' Left-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003724 *'go-L'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003725 'L' Left-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3726 split window.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003727 *'go-b'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003728 'b' Bottom (horizontal) scrollbar is present. Its size depends on
3729 the longest visible line, or on the cursor line if the 'h'
3730 flag is included. |gui-horiz-scroll|
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003731 *'go-h'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003732 'h' Limit horizontal scrollbar size to the length of the cursor
3733 line. Reduces computations. |gui-horiz-scroll|
3734
3735 And yes, you may even have scrollbars on the left AND the right if
3736 you really want to :-). See |gui-scrollbars| for more information.
3737
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003738 *'go-v'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003739 'v' Use a vertical button layout for dialogs. When not included,
3740 a horizontal layout is preferred, but when it doesn't fit a
3741 vertical layout is used anyway.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003742 *'go-p'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003743 'p' Use Pointer callbacks for X11 GUI. This is required for some
3744 window managers. If the cursor is not blinking or hollow at
3745 the right moment, try adding this flag. This must be done
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003746 before starting the GUI. Set it in your |gvimrc|. Adding or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003747 removing it after the GUI has started has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003748 *'go-F'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003749 'F' Add a footer. Only for Motif. See |gui-footer|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003750
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003751
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003752 *'guipty'* *'noguipty'*
3753'guipty' boolean (default on)
3754 global
3755 {not in Vi}
3756 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3757 Only in the GUI: If on, an attempt is made to open a pseudo-tty for
3758 I/O to/from shell commands. See |gui-pty|.
3759
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003760 *'guitablabel'* *'gtl'*
3761'guitablabel' 'gtl' string (default empty)
3762 global
3763 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003764 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003765 with the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003766 When nonempty describes the text to use in a label of the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00003767 pages line. When empty and when the result is empty Vim will use a
3768 default label. See |setting-guitablabel| for more info.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003769
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003770 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003771 'guitabtooltip' is used for the tooltip, see below.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003772
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003773 Only used when the GUI tab pages line is displayed. 'e' must be
3774 present in 'guioptions'. For the non-GUI tab pages line 'tabline' is
3775 used.
3776
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003777 *'guitabtooltip'* *'gtt'*
3778'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' string (default empty)
3779 global
3780 {not in Vi}
3781 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003782 with the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003783 When nonempty describes the text to use in a tooltip for the GUI tab
3784 pages line. When empty Vim will use a default tooltip.
3785 This option is otherwise just like 'guitablabel' above.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003786 You can include a line break. Simplest method is to use |:let|: >
3787 :let &guitabtooltip = "line one\nline two"
3788<
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003789
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003790 *'helpfile'* *'hf'*
3791'helpfile' 'hf' string (default (MSDOS) "$VIMRUNTIME\doc\help.txt"
3792 (others) "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt")
3793 global
3794 {not in Vi}
3795 Name of the main help file. All distributed help files should be
3796 placed together in one directory. Additionally, all "doc" directories
3797 in 'runtimepath' will be used.
3798 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. For example:
3799 "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt". If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, $VIM is also
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003800 tried. Also see |$VIMRUNTIME| and |option-backslash| about including
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003801 spaces and backslashes.
3802 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3803 security reasons.
3804
3805 *'helpheight'* *'hh'*
3806'helpheight' 'hh' number (default 20)
3807 global
3808 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003809 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003810 feature}
3811 Minimal initial height of the help window when it is opened with the
3812 ":help" command. The initial height of the help window is half of the
3813 current window, or (when the 'ea' option is on) the same as other
3814 windows. When the height is less than 'helpheight', the height is
3815 set to 'helpheight'. Set to zero to disable.
3816
3817 *'helplang'* *'hlg'*
3818'helplang' 'hlg' string (default: messages language or empty)
3819 global
3820 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_lang|
3821 feature}
3822 {not in Vi}
3823 Comma separated list of languages. Vim will use the first language
3824 for which the desired help can be found. The English help will always
3825 be used as a last resort. You can add "en" to prefer English over
3826 another language, but that will only find tags that exist in that
3827 language and not in the English help.
3828 Example: >
3829 :set helplang=de,it
3830< This will first search German, then Italian and finally English help
3831 files.
3832 When using |CTRL-]| and ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will
3833 try to find the tag in the current language before using this option.
3834 See |help-translated|.
3835
3836 *'hidden'* *'hid'* *'nohidden'* *'nohid'*
3837'hidden' 'hid' boolean (default off)
3838 global
3839 {not in Vi}
3840 When off a buffer is unloaded when it is |abandon|ed. When on a
3841 buffer becomes hidden when it is |abandon|ed. If the buffer is still
3842 displayed in another window, it does not become hidden, of course.
3843 The commands that move through the buffer list sometimes make a buffer
3844 hidden although the 'hidden' option is off: When the buffer is
3845 modified, 'autowrite' is off or writing is not possible, and the '!'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003846 flag was used. See also |windows.txt|.
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00003847 To only make one buffer hidden use the 'bufhidden' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003848 This option is set for one command with ":hide {command}" |:hide|.
3849 WARNING: It's easy to forget that you have changes in hidden buffers.
3850 Think twice when using ":q!" or ":qa!".
3851
3852 *'highlight'* *'hl'*
3853'highlight' 'hl' string (default (as a single string):
3854 "8:SpecialKey,@:NonText,d:Directory,
3855 e:ErrorMsg,i:IncSearch,l:Search,m:MoreMsg,
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02003856 M:ModeMsg,n:LineNr,N:CursorLineNr,
3857 r:Question,s:StatusLine,S:StatusLineNC,
3858 c:VertSplit, t:Title,v:Visual,
3859 w:WarningMsg,W:WildMenu,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003860 f:Folded,F:FoldColumn,A:DiffAdd,
3861 C:DiffChange,D:DiffDelete,T:DiffText,
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003862 >:SignColumn,B:SpellBad,P:SpellCap,
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02003863 R:SpellRare,L:SpellLocal,-:Conceal,
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003864 +:Pmenu,=:PmenuSel,
3865 x:PmenuSbar,X:PmenuThumb")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003866 global
3867 {not in Vi}
3868 This option can be used to set highlighting mode for various
3869 occasions. It is a comma separated list of character pairs. The
3870 first character in a pair gives the occasion, the second the mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003871 use for that occasion. The occasions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003872 |hl-SpecialKey| 8 Meta and special keys listed with ":map"
3873 |hl-NonText| @ '~' and '@' at the end of the window and
3874 characters from 'showbreak'
3875 |hl-Directory| d directories in CTRL-D listing and other special
3876 things in listings
3877 |hl-ErrorMsg| e error messages
3878 h (obsolete, ignored)
3879 |hl-IncSearch| i 'incsearch' highlighting
3880 |hl-Search| l last search pattern highlighting (see 'hlsearch')
3881 |hl-MoreMsg| m |more-prompt|
3882 |hl-ModeMsg| M Mode (e.g., "-- INSERT --")
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02003883 |hl-LineNr| n line number for ":number" and ":#" commands, and
3884 when 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01003885 |hl-CursorLineNr| N like n for when 'cursorline' or 'relativenumber' is
3886 set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003887 |hl-Question| r |hit-enter| prompt and yes/no questions
3888 |hl-StatusLine| s status line of current window |status-line|
3889 |hl-StatusLineNC| S status lines of not-current windows
3890 |hl-Title| t Titles for output from ":set all", ":autocmd" etc.
3891 |hl-VertSplit| c column used to separate vertically split windows
3892 |hl-Visual| v Visual mode
3893 |hl-VisualNOS| V Visual mode when Vim does is "Not Owning the
3894 Selection" Only X11 Gui's |gui-x11| and
3895 |xterm-clipboard|.
3896 |hl-WarningMsg| w warning messages
3897 |hl-WildMenu| W wildcard matches displayed for 'wildmenu'
3898 |hl-Folded| f line used for closed folds
3899 |hl-FoldColumn| F 'foldcolumn'
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003900 |hl-DiffAdd| A added line in diff mode
3901 |hl-DiffChange| C changed line in diff mode
3902 |hl-DiffDelete| D deleted line in diff mode
3903 |hl-DiffText| T inserted text in diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003904 |hl-SignColumn| > column used for |signs|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003905 |hl-SpellBad| B misspelled word |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003906 |hl-SpellCap| P word that should start with capital |spell|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003907 |hl-SpellRare| R rare word |spell|
3908 |hl-SpellLocal| L word from other region |spell|
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02003909 |hl-Conceal| - the placeholders used for concealed characters
3910 (see 'conceallevel')
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003911 |hl-Pmenu| + popup menu normal line
3912 |hl-PmenuSel| = popup menu normal line
3913 |hl-PmenuSbar| x popup menu scrollbar
3914 |hl-PmenuThumb| X popup menu scrollbar thumb
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003915
3916 The display modes are:
3917 r reverse (termcap entry "mr" and "me")
3918 i italic (termcap entry "ZH" and "ZR")
3919 b bold (termcap entry "md" and "me")
3920 s standout (termcap entry "so" and "se")
3921 u underline (termcap entry "us" and "ue")
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00003922 c undercurl (termcap entry "Cs" and "Ce")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003923 n no highlighting
3924 - no highlighting
3925 : use a highlight group
3926 The default is used for occasions that are not included.
3927 If you want to change what the display modes do, see |dos-colors|
3928 for an example.
3929 When using the ':' display mode, this must be followed by the name of
3930 a highlight group. A highlight group can be used to define any type
3931 of highlighting, including using color. See |:highlight| on how to
3932 define one. The default uses a different group for each occasion.
3933 See |highlight-default| for the default highlight groups.
3934
3935 *'hlsearch'* *'hls'* *'nohlsearch'* *'nohls'*
3936'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
3937 global
3938 {not in Vi}
3939 {not available when compiled without the
3940 |+extra_search| feature}
3941 When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all its matches.
3942 The type of highlighting used can be set with the 'l' occasion in the
3943 'highlight' option. This uses the "Search" highlight group by
3944 default. Note that only the matching text is highlighted, any offsets
3945 are not applied.
3946 See also: 'incsearch' and |:match|.
3947 When you get bored looking at the highlighted matches, you can turn it
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01003948 off with |:nohlsearch|. This does not change the option value, as
3949 soon as you use a search command, the highlighting comes back.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003950 'redrawtime' specifies the maximum time spent on finding matches.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003951 When the search pattern can match an end-of-line, Vim will try to
3952 highlight all of the matched text. However, this depends on where the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003953 search starts. This will be the first line in the window or the first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003954 line below a closed fold. A match in a previous line which is not
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003955 drawn may not continue in a newly drawn line.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01003956 You can specify whether the highlight status is restored on startup
3957 with the 'h' flag in 'viminfo' |viminfo-h|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003958 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3959
3960 *'history'* *'hi'*
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02003961'history' 'hi' number (Vim default: 50, Vi default: 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003962 global
3963 {not in Vi}
3964 A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02003965 is remembered. This option decides how many entries may be stored in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003966 each of these histories (see |cmdline-editing|).
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02003967 The maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003968 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3969 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3970
3971 *'hkmap'* *'hk'* *'nohkmap'* *'nohk'*
3972'hkmap' 'hk' boolean (default off)
3973 global
3974 {not in Vi}
3975 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3976 feature}
3977 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Hebrew character set.
3978 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
3979 toggle this option. See |rileft.txt|.
3980 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3981
3982 *'hkmapp'* *'hkp'* *'nohkmapp'* *'nohkp'*
3983'hkmapp' 'hkp' boolean (default off)
3984 global
3985 {not in Vi}
3986 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3987 feature}
3988 When on, phonetic keyboard mapping is used. 'hkmap' must also be on.
3989 This is useful if you have a non-Hebrew keyboard.
3990 See |rileft.txt|.
3991 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3992
3993 *'icon'* *'noicon'*
3994'icon' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
3995 global
3996 {not in Vi}
3997 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
3998 feature}
3999 When on, the icon text of the window will be set to the value of
4000 'iconstring' (if it is not empty), or to the name of the file
4001 currently being edited. Only the last part of the name is used.
4002 Overridden by the 'iconstring' option.
4003 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icons (currently
4004 only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option - these are
4005 Unix xterm and iris-ansi by default, where 't_IS' is taken from the
4006 builtin termcap).
4007 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004008 restored if possible |X11|. See |X11-icon| for changing the icon on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004009 X11.
Bram Moolenaar3a991dd2014-10-02 01:41:41 +02004010 For MS-Windows the icon can be changed, see |windows-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004011
4012 *'iconstring'*
4013'iconstring' string (default "")
4014 global
4015 {not in Vi}
4016 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
4017 feature}
4018 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the icon text of
4019 the window. This happens only when the 'icon' option is on.
4020 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icon text
4021 (currently only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option).
4022 Does not work for MS Windows.
4023 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
4024 restored if possible |X11|.
4025 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004026 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004027 'titlestring' for example settings.
4028 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
4029
4030 *'ignorecase'* *'ic'* *'noignorecase'* *'noic'*
4031'ignorecase' 'ic' boolean (default off)
4032 global
4033 Ignore case in search patterns. Also used when searching in the tags
4034 file.
4035 Also see 'smartcase'.
4036 Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see
4037 |/ignorecase|.
4038
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004039 *'imactivatefunc'* *'imaf'*
4040'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' string (default "")
4041 global
4042 {not in Vi}
4043 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
4044 |+GUI_GTK|}
4045 This option specifies a function that will be called to
4046 activate/inactivate Input Method.
4047
4048 Example: >
4049 function ImActivateFunc(active)
4050 if a:active
4051 ... do something
4052 else
4053 ... do something
4054 endif
4055 " return value is not used
4056 endfunction
4057 set imactivatefunc=ImActivateFunc
4058<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004059 *'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
4060'imactivatekey' 'imak' string (default "")
4061 global
4062 {not in Vi}
4063 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
Bram Moolenaar67c53842010-05-22 18:28:27 +02004064 |+GUI_GTK|} *E599*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004065 Specifies the key that your Input Method in X-Windows uses for
4066 activation. When this is specified correctly, vim can fully control
4067 IM with 'imcmdline', 'iminsert' and 'imsearch'.
4068 You can't use this option to change the activation key, the option
4069 tells Vim what the key is.
4070 Format:
4071 [MODIFIER_FLAG-]KEY_STRING
4072
4073 These characters can be used for MODIFIER_FLAG (case is ignored):
4074 S Shift key
4075 L Lock key
4076 C Control key
4077 1 Mod1 key
4078 2 Mod2 key
4079 3 Mod3 key
4080 4 Mod4 key
4081 5 Mod5 key
4082 Combinations are allowed, for example "S-C-space" or "SC-space" are
4083 both shift+ctrl+space.
4084 See <X11/keysymdef.h> and XStringToKeysym for KEY_STRING.
4085
4086 Example: >
4087 :set imactivatekey=S-space
4088< "S-space" means shift+space. This is the activation key for kinput2 +
4089 canna (Japanese), and ami (Korean).
4090
4091 *'imcmdline'* *'imc'* *'noimcmdline'* *'noimc'*
4092'imcmdline' 'imc' boolean (default off)
4093 global
4094 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004095 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|,
4096 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004097 When set the Input Method is always on when starting to edit a command
4098 line, unless entering a search pattern (see 'imsearch' for that).
4099 Setting this option is useful when your input method allows entering
4100 English characters directly, e.g., when it's used to type accented
4101 characters with dead keys.
4102
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004103 *'imdisable'* *'imd'* *'noimdisable'* *'noimd'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004104'imdisable' 'imd' boolean (default off, on for some systems (SGI))
4105 global
4106 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004107 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|,
4108 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004109 When set the Input Method is never used. This is useful to disable
4110 the IM when it doesn't work properly.
4111 Currently this option is on by default for SGI/IRIX machines. This
4112 may change in later releases.
4113
4114 *'iminsert'* *'imi'*
4115'iminsert' 'imi' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
4116 local to buffer
4117 {not in Vi}
4118 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used in
4119 Insert mode. Valid values:
4120 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4121 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4122 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
4123 2 is available only when compiled with the |+multi_byte_ime|, |+xim|
4124 or |global-ime|.
4125 To always reset the option to zero when leaving Insert mode with <Esc>
4126 this can be used: >
4127 :inoremap <ESC> <ESC>:set iminsert=0<CR>
4128< This makes :lmap and IM turn off automatically when leaving Insert
4129 mode.
4130 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Insert mode
4131 |i_CTRL-^|.
4132 The value is set to 1 when setting 'keymap' to a valid keymap name.
4133 It is also used for the argument of commands like "r" and "f".
4134 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
4135 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4136
4137 *'imsearch'* *'ims'*
4138'imsearch' 'ims' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
4139 local to buffer
4140 {not in Vi}
4141 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used when
4142 entering a search pattern. Valid values:
4143 -1 the value of 'iminsert' is used, makes it look like
4144 'iminsert' is also used when typing a search pattern
4145 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4146 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4147 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
4148 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Command-line mode
4149 |c_CTRL-^|.
4150 The value is set to 1 when it is not -1 and setting the 'keymap'
4151 option to a valid keymap name.
4152 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
4153 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4154
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004155 *'imstatusfunc'* *'imsf'*
4156'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' string (default "")
4157 global
4158 {not in Vi}
4159 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
4160 |+GUI_GTK|}
4161 This option specifies a function that is called to obtain the status
4162 of Input Method. It must return a positive number when IME is active.
4163
4164 Example: >
4165 function ImStatusFunc()
4166 let is_active = ...do something
4167 return is_active ? 1 : 0
4168 endfunction
4169 set imstatusfunc=ImStatusFunc
4170<
4171 NOTE: This function is invoked very often. Keep it fast.
4172
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004173 *'include'* *'inc'*
4174'include' 'inc' string (default "^\s*#\s*include")
4175 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4176 {not in Vi}
4177 {not available when compiled without the
4178 |+find_in_path| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004179 Pattern to be used to find an include command. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004180 pattern, just like for the "/" command (See |pattern|). The default
4181 value is for C programs. This option is used for the commands "[i",
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004182 "]I", "[d", etc.
4183 Normally the 'isfname' option is used to recognize the file name that
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004184 comes after the matched pattern. But if "\zs" appears in the pattern
4185 then the text matched from "\zs" to the end, or until "\ze" if it
4186 appears, is used as the file name. Use this to include characters
4187 that are not in 'isfname', such as a space. You can then use
4188 'includeexpr' to process the matched text.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004189 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004190
4191 *'includeexpr'* *'inex'*
4192'includeexpr' 'inex' string (default "")
4193 local to buffer
4194 {not in Vi}
4195 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004196 |+find_in_path| or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004197 Expression to be used to transform the string found with the 'include'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004198 option to a file name. Mostly useful to change "." to "/" for Java: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004199 :set includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'\\.','/','g')
4200< The "v:fname" variable will be set to the file name that was detected.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004201
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004202 Also used for the |gf| command if an unmodified file name can't be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004203 found. Allows doing "gf" on the name after an 'include' statement.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004204 Also used for |<cfile>|.
4205
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004206 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4207 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004208
4209 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4210 evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
4211
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004212 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
4213'incsearch' 'is' boolean (default off)
4214 global
4215 {not in Vi}
4216 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004217 |+extra_search| features}
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004218 While typing a search command, show where the pattern, as it was typed
4219 so far, matches. The matched string is highlighted. If the pattern
4220 is invalid or not found, nothing is shown. The screen will be updated
4221 often, this is only useful on fast terminals.
4222 Note that the match will be shown, but the cursor will return to its
4223 original position when no match is found and when pressing <Esc>. You
4224 still need to finish the search command with <Enter> to move the
4225 cursor to the match.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00004226 When compiled with the |+reltime| feature Vim only searches for about
4227 half a second. With a complicated pattern and/or a lot of text the
4228 match may not be found. This is to avoid that Vim hangs while you
4229 are typing the pattern.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004230 The highlighting can be set with the 'i' flag in 'highlight'.
4231 See also: 'hlsearch'.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004232 CTRL-L can be used to add one character from after the current match
Bram Moolenaara9dc3752010-07-11 20:46:53 +02004233 to the command line. If 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' are set and the
4234 command line has no uppercase characters, the added character is
4235 converted to lowercase.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004236 CTRL-R CTRL-W can be used to add the word at the end of the current
4237 match, excluding the characters that were already typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004238 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4239
4240 *'indentexpr'* *'inde'*
4241'indentexpr' 'inde' string (default "")
4242 local to buffer
4243 {not in Vi}
4244 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
4245 or |+eval| features}
4246 Expression which is evaluated to obtain the proper indent for a line.
4247 It is used when a new line is created, for the |=| operator and
4248 in Insert mode as specified with the 'indentkeys' option.
4249 When this option is not empty, it overrules the 'cindent' and
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02004250 'smartindent' indenting. When 'lisp' is set, this option is
4251 overridden by the Lisp indentation algorithm.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004252 When 'paste' is set this option is not used for indenting.
4253 The expression is evaluated with |v:lnum| set to the line number for
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004254 which the indent is to be computed. The cursor is also in this line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004255 when the expression is evaluated (but it may be moved around).
4256 The expression must return the number of spaces worth of indent. It
4257 can return "-1" to keep the current indent (this means 'autoindent' is
4258 used for the indent).
4259 Functions useful for computing the indent are |indent()|, |cindent()|
4260 and |lispindent()|.
4261 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects! It must
4262 not change the text, jump to another window, etc. Afterwards the
4263 cursor position is always restored, thus the cursor may be moved.
4264 Normally this option would be set to call a function: >
4265 :set indentexpr=GetMyIndent()
4266< Error messages will be suppressed, unless the 'debug' option contains
4267 "msg".
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004268 See |indent-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004269 NOTE: This option is made empty when 'compatible' is set.
4270
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004271 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4272 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004273
4274 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4275 evaluating 'indentexpr' |textlock|.
4276
4277
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004278 *'indentkeys'* *'indk'*
4279'indentkeys' 'indk' string (default "0{,0},:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
4280 local to buffer
4281 {not in Vi}
4282 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
4283 feature}
4284 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
4285 the current line. Only happens if 'indentexpr' isn't empty.
4286 The format is identical to 'cinkeys', see |indentkeys-format|.
4287 See |C-indenting| and |indent-expression|.
4288
4289 *'infercase'* *'inf'* *'noinfercase'* *'noinf'*
4290'infercase' 'inf' boolean (default off)
4291 local to buffer
4292 {not in Vi}
4293 When doing keyword completion in insert mode |ins-completion|, and
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004294 'ignorecase' is also on, the case of the match is adjusted depending
4295 on the typed text. If the typed text contains a lowercase letter
4296 where the match has an upper case letter, the completed part is made
4297 lowercase. If the typed text has no lowercase letters and the match
4298 has a lowercase letter where the typed text has an uppercase letter,
4299 and there is a letter before it, the completed part is made uppercase.
4300 With 'noinfercase' the match is used as-is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004301
4302 *'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
4303'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
4304 global
4305 {not in Vi}
4306 Makes Vim work in a way that Insert mode is the default mode. Useful
4307 if you want to use Vim as a modeless editor. Used for |evim|.
4308 These Insert mode commands will be useful:
4309 - Use the cursor keys to move around.
4310 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command |i_CTRL-O|). When
4311 this is a mapping, it is executed as if 'insertmode' was off.
4312 Normal mode remains active until the mapping is finished.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004313 - Use CTRL-L to execute a number of Normal mode commands, then use
Bram Moolenaar488c6512005-08-11 20:09:58 +00004314 <Esc> to get back to Insert mode. Note that CTRL-L moves the cursor
4315 left, like <Esc> does when 'insertmode' isn't set. |i_CTRL-L|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004316
4317 These items change when 'insertmode' is set:
4318 - when starting to edit of a file, Vim goes to Insert mode.
4319 - <Esc> in Insert mode is a no-op and beeps.
4320 - <Esc> in Normal mode makes Vim go to Insert mode.
4321 - CTRL-L in Insert mode is a command, it is not inserted.
4322 - CTRL-Z in Insert mode suspends Vim, see |CTRL-Z|. *i_CTRL-Z*
4323 However, when <Esc> is used inside a mapping, it behaves like
4324 'insertmode' was not set. This was done to be able to use the same
4325 mappings with 'insertmode' set or not set.
4326 When executing commands with |:normal| 'insertmode' is not used.
4327
4328 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4329
4330 *'isfname'* *'isf'*
4331'isfname' 'isf' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
4332 "@,48-57,/,\,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,{,},[,],:,@-@,!,~,="
4333 for AMIGA: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:"
4334 for VMS: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,<,>,[,],:,;,~"
4335 for OS/390: "@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,="
4336 otherwise: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,=")
4337 global
4338 {not in Vi}
4339 The characters specified by this option are included in file names and
4340 path names. Filenames are used for commands like "gf", "[i" and in
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004341 the tags file. It is also used for "\f" in a |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004342 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4343 characters up to 255 are specified with this option.
4344 For UTF-8 the characters 0xa0 to 0xff are included as well.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004345 Think twice before adding white space to this option. Although a
4346 space may appear inside a file name, the effect will be that Vim
4347 doesn't know where a file name starts or ends when doing completion.
4348 It most likely works better without a space in 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004349
4350 Note that on systems using a backslash as path separator, Vim tries to
4351 do its best to make it work as you would expect. That is a bit
4352 tricky, since Vi originally used the backslash to escape special
4353 characters. Vim will not remove a backslash in front of a normal file
4354 name character on these systems, but it will on Unix and alikes. The
4355 '&' and '^' are not included by default, because these are special for
4356 cmd.exe.
4357
4358 The format of this option is a list of parts, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004359 Each part can be a single character number or a range. A range is two
4360 character numbers with '-' in between. A character number can be a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004361 decimal number between 0 and 255 or the ASCII character itself (does
4362 not work for digits). Example:
4363 "_,-,128-140,#-43" (include '_' and '-' and the range
4364 128 to 140 and '#' to 43)
4365 If a part starts with '^', the following character number or range
4366 will be excluded from the option. The option is interpreted from left
4367 to right. Put the excluded character after the range where it is
4368 included. To include '^' itself use it as the last character of the
4369 option or the end of a range. Example:
4370 "^a-z,#,^" (exclude 'a' to 'z', include '#' and '^')
4371 If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
4372 are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
4373 plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
4374 "@,^a-z" All alphabetic characters, excluding lower
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004375 case ASCII letters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004376 "a-z,A-Z,@-@" All letters plus the '@' character.
4377 A comma can be included by using it where a character number is
4378 expected. Example:
4379 "48-57,,,_" Digits, comma and underscore.
4380 A comma can be excluded by prepending a '^'. Example:
4381 " -~,^,,9" All characters from space to '~', excluding
4382 comma, plus <Tab>.
4383 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4384
4385 *'isident'* *'isi'*
4386'isident' 'isi' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
4387 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4388 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255")
4389 global
4390 {not in Vi}
4391 The characters given by this option are included in identifiers.
4392 Identifiers are used in recognizing environment variables and after a
4393 match of the 'define' option. It is also used for "\i" in a
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004394 |pattern|. See 'isfname' for a description of the format of this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004395 option.
4396 Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004397 environment variables. E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004398 expand "$HOME/.viminfo". Maybe you should change 'iskeyword' instead.
4399
4400 *'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
4401'iskeyword' 'isk' string (Vim default for MS-DOS and Win32:
4402 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4403 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255"
4404 Vi default: "@,48-57,_")
4405 local to buffer
4406 {not in Vi}
4407 Keywords are used in searching and recognizing with many commands:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004408 "w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004409 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For C
4410 programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
4411 For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
4412 '*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
4413 command).
4414 When the 'lisp' option is on the '-' character is always included.
4415 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4416 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4417
4418 *'isprint'* *'isp'*
4419'isprint' 'isp' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2 and Macintosh:
4420 "@,~-255"; otherwise: "@,161-255")
4421 global
4422 {not in Vi}
4423 The characters given by this option are displayed directly on the
4424 screen. It is also used for "\p" in a |pattern|. The characters from
4425 space (ASCII 32) to '~' (ASCII 126) are always displayed directly,
4426 even when they are not included in 'isprint' or excluded. See
4427 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option.
4428
4429 Non-printable characters are displayed with two characters:
4430 0 - 31 "^@" - "^_"
4431 32 - 126 always single characters
4432 127 "^?"
4433 128 - 159 "~@" - "~_"
4434 160 - 254 "| " - "|~"
4435 255 "~?"
4436 When 'encoding' is a Unicode one, illegal bytes from 128 to 255 are
4437 displayed as <xx>, with the hexadecimal value of the byte.
4438 When 'display' contains "uhex" all unprintable characters are
4439 displayed as <xx>.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004440 The SpecialKey highlighting will be used for unprintable characters.
4441 |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004442
4443 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4444 characters up to 255 are specified with this option. When a character
4445 is printable but it is not available in the current font, a
4446 replacement character will be shown.
4447 Unprintable and zero-width Unicode characters are displayed as <xxxx>.
4448 There is no option to specify these characters.
4449
4450 *'joinspaces'* *'js'* *'nojoinspaces'* *'nojs'*
4451'joinspaces' 'js' boolean (default on)
4452 global
4453 {not in Vi}
4454 Insert two spaces after a '.', '?' and '!' with a join command.
4455 When 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, only do this after a '.'.
4456 Otherwise only one space is inserted.
4457 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
4458
4459 *'key'*
4460'key' string (default "")
4461 local to buffer
4462 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02004463 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv|
4464 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004465 The key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02004466 See |encryption| and 'cryptmethod'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004467 Careful: Do not set the key value by hand, someone might see the typed
4468 key. Use the |:X| command. But you can make 'key' empty: >
4469 :set key=
4470< It is not possible to get the value of this option with ":set key" or
4471 "echo &key". This is to avoid showing it to someone who shouldn't
4472 know. It also means you cannot see it yourself once you have set it,
4473 be careful not to make a typing error!
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01004474 You can use "&key" in an expression to detect whether encryption is
4475 enabled. When 'key' is set it returns "*****" (five stars).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004476
4477 *'keymap'* *'kmp'* *E544*
4478'keymap' 'kmp' string (default "")
4479 local to buffer
4480 {not in Vi}
4481 {only available when compiled with the |+keymap|
4482 feature}
4483 Name of a keyboard mapping. See |mbyte-keymap|.
4484 Setting this option to a valid keymap name has the side effect of
4485 setting 'iminsert' to one, so that the keymap becomes effective.
4486 'imsearch' is also set to one, unless it was -1
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004487 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004488
4489 *'keymodel'* *'km'*
4490'keymodel' 'km' string (default "")
4491 global
4492 {not in Vi}
4493 List of comma separated words, which enable special things that keys
4494 can do. These values can be used:
4495 startsel Using a shifted special key starts selection (either
4496 Select mode or Visual mode, depending on "key" being
4497 present in 'selectmode').
4498 stopsel Using a not-shifted special key stops selection.
4499 Special keys in this context are the cursor keys, <End>, <Home>,
4500 <PageUp> and <PageDown>.
4501 The 'keymodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
4502
4503 *'keywordprg'* *'kp'*
4504'keywordprg' 'kp' string (default "man" or "man -s", DOS: ":help",
4505 OS/2: "view /", VMS: "help")
4506 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4507 {not in Vi}
4508 Program to use for the |K| command. Environment variables are
4509 expanded |:set_env|. ":help" may be used to access the Vim internal
4510 help. (Note that previously setting the global option to the empty
4511 value did this, which is now deprecated.)
4512 When "man" is used, Vim will automatically translate a count for the
4513 "K" command to a section number. Also for "man -s", in which case the
4514 "-s" is removed when there is no count.
4515 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4516 Example: >
4517 :set keywordprg=man\ -s
4518< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4519 security reasons.
4520
4521 *'langmap'* *'lmap'* *E357* *E358*
4522'langmap' 'lmap' string (default "")
4523 global
4524 {not in Vi}
4525 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4526 feature}
4527 This option allows switching your keyboard into a special language
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004528 mode. When you are typing text in Insert mode the characters are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004529 inserted directly. When in command mode the 'langmap' option takes
4530 care of translating these special characters to the original meaning
4531 of the key. This means you don't have to change the keyboard mode to
4532 be able to execute Normal mode commands.
4533 This is the opposite of the 'keymap' option, where characters are
4534 mapped in Insert mode.
Bram Moolenaarc2299672014-11-13 14:25:38 +01004535 Also consider setting 'langnoremap' to avoid 'langmap' applies to
4536 characters resulting from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02004537 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4538 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004539
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00004540 Example (for Greek, in UTF-8): *greek* >
4541 :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 +00004542< Example (exchanges meaning of z and y for commands): >
4543 :set langmap=zy,yz,ZY,YZ
4544<
4545 The 'langmap' option is a list of parts, separated with commas. Each
4546 part can be in one of two forms:
4547 1. A list of pairs. Each pair is a "from" character immediately
4548 followed by the "to" character. Examples: "aA", "aAbBcC".
4549 2. A list of "from" characters, a semi-colon and a list of "to"
4550 characters. Example: "abc;ABC"
4551 Example: "aA,fgh;FGH,cCdDeE"
4552 Special characters need to be preceded with a backslash. These are
4553 ";", ',' and backslash itself.
4554
4555 This will allow you to activate vim actions without having to switch
4556 back and forth between the languages. Your language characters will
4557 be understood as normal vim English characters (according to the
4558 langmap mappings) in the following cases:
4559 o Normal/Visual mode (commands, buffer/register names, user mappings)
4560 o Insert/Replace Mode: Register names after CTRL-R
4561 o Insert/Replace Mode: Mappings
4562 Characters entered in Command-line mode will NOT be affected by
4563 this option. Note that this option can be changed at any time
4564 allowing to switch between mappings for different languages/encodings.
4565 Use a mapping to avoid having to type it each time!
4566
4567 *'langmenu'* *'lm'*
4568'langmenu' 'lm' string (default "")
4569 global
4570 {not in Vi}
4571 {only available when compiled with the |+menu| and
4572 |+multi_lang| features}
4573 Language to use for menu translation. Tells which file is loaded
4574 from the "lang" directory in 'runtimepath': >
4575 "lang/menu_" . &langmenu . ".vim"
4576< (without the spaces). For example, to always use the Dutch menus, no
4577 matter what $LANG is set to: >
4578 :set langmenu=nl_NL.ISO_8859-1
4579< When 'langmenu' is empty, |v:lang| is used.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004580 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004581 If your $LANG is set to a non-English language but you do want to use
4582 the English menus: >
4583 :set langmenu=none
4584< This option must be set before loading menus, switching on filetype
4585 detection or syntax highlighting. Once the menus are defined setting
4586 this option has no effect. But you could do this: >
4587 :source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
4588 :set langmenu=de_DE.ISO_8859-1
4589 :source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
4590< Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
4591
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01004592 *'langnoremap'* *'lnr'*
4593'langnoremap' 'lnr' boolean (default off)
4594 global
4595 {not in Vi}
4596 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4597 feature}
4598 When on, setting 'langmap' does not apply to characters resulting from
4599 a mapping. This basically means, if you noticed that setting
4600 'langmap' disables some of your mappings, try setting this option.
4601 This option defaults to off for backwards compatibility. Set it on if
4602 that works for you to avoid mappings to break.
4603
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004604 *'laststatus'* *'ls'*
4605'laststatus' 'ls' number (default 1)
4606 global
4607 {not in Vi}
4608 The value of this option influences when the last window will have a
4609 status line:
4610 0: never
4611 1: only if there are at least two windows
4612 2: always
4613 The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
4614 windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
4615
4616 *'lazyredraw'* *'lz'* *'nolazyredraw'* *'nolz'*
4617'lazyredraw' 'lz' boolean (default off)
4618 global
4619 {not in Vi}
4620 When this option is set, the screen will not be redrawn while
4621 executing macros, registers and other commands that have not been
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004622 typed. Also, updating the window title is postponed. To force an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004623 update use |:redraw|.
4624
4625 *'linebreak'* *'lbr'* *'nolinebreak'* *'nolbr'*
4626'linebreak' 'lbr' boolean (default off)
4627 local to window
4628 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004629 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004630 feature}
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004631 If on, Vim will wrap long lines at a character in 'breakat' rather
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004632 than at the last character that fits on the screen. Unlike
4633 'wrapmargin' and 'textwidth', this does not insert <EOL>s in the file,
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004634 it only affects the way the file is displayed, not its contents.
4635 If 'breakindent' is set, line is visually indented. Then, the value
4636 of 'showbreak' is used to put in front of wrapped lines. This option
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02004637 is not used when the 'wrap' option is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004638 Note that <Tab> characters after an <EOL> are mostly not displayed
4639 with the right amount of white space.
4640
4641 *'lines'* *E593*
4642'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
4643 global
4644 Number of lines of the Vim window.
4645 Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00004646 terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004647 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
4648 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
4649 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
4650 Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
4651 use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
4652 :set lines=999
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00004653< Minimum value is 2, maximum value is 1000.
4654 If you get less lines than expected, check the 'guiheadroom' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004655 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
4656 number of lines of the display, the display may be messed up.
4657
4658 *'linespace'* *'lsp'*
4659'linespace' 'lsp' number (default 0, 1 for Win32 GUI)
4660 global
4661 {not in Vi}
4662 {only in the GUI}
4663 Number of pixel lines inserted between characters. Useful if the font
4664 uses the full character cell height, making lines touch each other.
4665 When non-zero there is room for underlining.
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00004666 With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have
4667 space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set
4668 'linespace' to a negative value. This may cause display problems
4669 though!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004670
4671 *'lisp'* *'nolisp'*
4672'lisp' boolean (default off)
4673 local to buffer
4674 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4675 feature}
4676 Lisp mode: When <Enter> is typed in insert mode set the indent for
4677 the next line to Lisp standards (well, sort of). Also happens with
4678 "cc" or "S". 'autoindent' must also be on for this to work. The 'p'
4679 flag in 'cpoptions' changes the method of indenting: Vi compatible or
4680 better. Also see 'lispwords'.
4681 The '-' character is included in keyword characters. Redefines the
4682 "=" operator to use this same indentation algorithm rather than
4683 calling an external program if 'equalprg' is empty.
4684 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
4685 {Vi: Does it a little bit differently}
4686
4687 *'lispwords'* *'lw'*
4688'lispwords' 'lw' string (default is very long)
Bram Moolenaaraf6c1312014-03-12 18:55:58 +01004689 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004690 {not in Vi}
4691 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4692 feature}
4693 Comma separated list of words that influence the Lisp indenting.
4694 |'lisp'|
4695
4696 *'list'* *'nolist'*
4697'list' boolean (default off)
4698 local to window
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004699 List mode: Show tabs as CTRL-I is displayed, display $ after end of
4700 line. Useful to see the difference between tabs and spaces and for
4701 trailing blanks. Further changed by the 'listchars' option.
4702
4703 The cursor is displayed at the start of the space a Tab character
4704 occupies, not at the end as usual in Normal mode. To get this cursor
4705 position while displaying Tabs with spaces, use: >
Bram Moolenaardd007ed2013-07-09 15:44:17 +02004706 :set list lcs=tab:\ \
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004707<
4708 Note that list mode will also affect formatting (set with 'textwidth'
4709 or 'wrapmargin') when 'cpoptions' includes 'L'. See 'listchars' for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004710 changing the way tabs are displayed.
4711
4712 *'listchars'* *'lcs'*
4713'listchars' 'lcs' string (default "eol:$")
4714 global
4715 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf9d5ca12010-08-01 16:13:51 +02004716 Strings to use in 'list' mode and for the |:list| command. It is a
4717 comma separated list of string settings.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004718 *lcs-eol*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004719 eol:c Character to show at the end of each line. When
4720 omitted, there is no extra character at the end of the
4721 line.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004722 *lcs-tab*
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00004723 tab:xy Two characters to be used to show a tab. The first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004724 char is used once. The second char is repeated to
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00004725 fill the space that the tab normally occupies.
4726 "tab:>-" will show a tab that takes four spaces as
4727 ">---". When omitted, a tab is show as ^I.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004728 *lcs-trail*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004729 trail:c Character to show for trailing spaces. When omitted,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004730 trailing spaces are blank.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004731 *lcs-extends*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004732 extends:c Character to show in the last column, when 'wrap' is
4733 off and the line continues beyond the right of the
4734 screen.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004735 *lcs-precedes*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004736 precedes:c Character to show in the first column, when 'wrap'
4737 is off and there is text preceding the character
4738 visible in the first column.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004739 *lcs-conceal*
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02004740 conceal:c Character to show in place of concealed text, when
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004741 'conceallevel' is set to 1.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004742 *lcs-nbsp*
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004743 nbsp:c Character to show for a non-breakable space (character
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004744 0xA0, 160). Left blank when omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004745
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004746 The characters ':' and ',' should not be used. UTF-8 characters can
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004747 be used when 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise only printable
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004748 characters are allowed. All characters must be single width.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004749
4750 Examples: >
4751 :set lcs=tab:>-,trail:-
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004752 :set lcs=tab:>-,eol:<,nbsp:%
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004753 :set lcs=extends:>,precedes:<
4754< The "NonText" highlighting will be used for "eol", "extends" and
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004755 "precedes". "SpecialKey" for "nbsp", "tab" and "trail".
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004756 |hl-NonText| |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004757
4758 *'lpl'* *'nolpl'* *'loadplugins'* *'noloadplugins'*
4759'loadplugins' 'lpl' boolean (default on)
4760 global
4761 {not in Vi}
4762 When on the plugin scripts are loaded when starting up |load-plugins|.
4763 This option can be reset in your |vimrc| file to disable the loading
4764 of plugins.
4765 Note that using the "-u NONE" and "--noplugin" command line arguments
4766 reset this option. |-u| |--noplugin|
4767
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004768 *'macatsui'* *'nomacatsui'*
4769'macatsui' boolean (default on)
4770 global
4771 {only available in Mac GUI version}
4772 This is a workaround for when drawing doesn't work properly. When set
4773 and compiled with multi-byte support ATSUI text drawing is used. When
4774 not set ATSUI text drawing is not used. Switch this option off when
4775 you experience drawing problems. In a future version the problems may
4776 be solved and this option becomes obsolete. Therefore use this method
4777 to unset it: >
4778 if exists('&macatsui')
4779 set nomacatsui
4780 endif
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004781< Another option to check if you have drawing problems is
4782 'termencoding'.
4783
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004784 *'magic'* *'nomagic'*
4785'magic' boolean (default on)
4786 global
4787 Changes the special characters that can be used in search patterns.
4788 See |pattern|.
4789 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with using patterns, always keep
4790 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
4791 old Vi scripts. In any other situation write patterns that work when
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00004792 'magic' is on. Include "\M" when you want to |/\M|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004793
4794 *'makeef'* *'mef'*
4795'makeef' 'mef' string (default: "")
4796 global
4797 {not in Vi}
4798 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
4799 feature}
4800 Name of the errorfile for the |:make| command (see |:make_makeprg|)
4801 and the |:grep| command.
4802 When it is empty, an internally generated temp file will be used.
4803 When "##" is included, it is replaced by a number to make the name
4804 unique. This makes sure that the ":make" command doesn't overwrite an
4805 existing file.
4806 NOT used for the ":cf" command. See 'errorfile' for that.
4807 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
4808 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4809 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4810 security reasons.
4811
4812 *'makeprg'* *'mp'*
4813'makeprg' 'mp' string (default "make", VMS: "MMS")
4814 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4815 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004816 Program to use for the ":make" command. See |:make_makeprg|.
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +01004817 This option may contain '%' and '#' characters (see |:_%| and |:_#|),
4818 which are expanded to the current and alternate file name. Use |::S|
4819 to escape file names in case they contain special characters.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004820 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
4821 about including spaces and backslashes.
4822 Note that a '|' must be escaped twice: once for ":set" and once for
4823 the interpretation of a command. When you use a filter called
4824 "myfilter" do it like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004825 :set makeprg=gmake\ \\\|\ myfilter
4826< The placeholder "$*" can be given (even multiple times) to specify
4827 where the arguments will be included, for example: >
4828 :set makeprg=latex\ \\\\nonstopmode\ \\\\input\\{$*}
4829< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4830 security reasons.
4831
4832 *'matchpairs'* *'mps'*
4833'matchpairs' 'mps' string (default "(:),{:},[:]")
4834 local to buffer
4835 {not in Vi}
4836 Characters that form pairs. The |%| command jumps from one to the
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01004837 other.
4838 Only character pairs are allowed that are different, thus you cannot
4839 jump between two double quotes.
4840 The characters must be separated by a colon.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004841 The pairs must be separated by a comma. Example for including '<' and
4842 '>' (HTML): >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004843 :set mps+=<:>
4844
4845< A more exotic example, to jump between the '=' and ';' in an
4846 assignment, useful for languages like C and Java: >
4847 :au FileType c,cpp,java set mps+==:;
4848
4849< For a more advanced way of using "%", see the matchit.vim plugin in
4850 the $VIMRUNTIME/macros directory. |add-local-help|
4851
4852 *'matchtime'* *'mat'*
4853'matchtime' 'mat' number (default 5)
4854 global
4855 {not in Vi}{in Nvi}
4856 Tenths of a second to show the matching paren, when 'showmatch' is
4857 set. Note that this is not in milliseconds, like other options that
4858 set a time. This is to be compatible with Nvi.
4859
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00004860 *'maxcombine'* *'mco'*
4861'maxcombine' 'mco' number (default 2)
4862 global
4863 {not in Vi}
4864 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
4865 feature}
4866 The maximum number of combining characters supported for displaying.
4867 Only used when 'encoding' is "utf-8".
4868 The default is OK for most languages. Hebrew may require 4.
4869 Maximum value is 6.
4870 Even when this option is set to 2 you can still edit text with more
4871 combining characters, you just can't see them. Use |g8| or |ga|.
4872 See |mbyte-combining|.
4873
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004874 *'maxfuncdepth'* *'mfd'*
4875'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' number (default 100)
4876 global
4877 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004878 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004879 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004880 Maximum depth of function calls for user functions. This normally
4881 catches endless recursion. When using a recursive function with
4882 more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number. But this will use
4883 more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
4884 See also |:function|.
4885
4886 *'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*
4887'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' number (default 1000)
4888 global
4889 {not in Vi}
4890 Maximum number of times a mapping is done without resulting in a
4891 character to be used. This normally catches endless mappings, like
4892 ":map x y" with ":map y x". It still does not catch ":map g wg",
4893 because the 'w' is used before the next mapping is done. See also
4894 |key-mapping|.
4895
4896 *'maxmem'* *'mm'*
4897'maxmem' 'mm' number (default between 256 to 5120 (system
4898 dependent) or half the amount of memory
4899 available)
4900 global
4901 {not in Vi}
4902 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for one buffer. When this
4903 limit is reached allocating extra memory for a buffer will cause
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004904 other memory to be freed. The maximum usable value is about 2000000.
4905 Use this to work without a limit. Also see 'maxmemtot'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004906
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00004907 *'maxmempattern'* *'mmp'*
4908'maxmempattern' 'mmp' number (default 1000)
4909 global
4910 {not in Vi}
4911 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for pattern matching.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004912 The maximum value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a limit.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00004913 *E363*
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004914 When Vim runs into the limit it gives an error message and mostly
4915 behaves like CTRL-C was typed.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00004916 Running into the limit often means that the pattern is very
4917 inefficient or too complex. This may already happen with the pattern
4918 "\(.\)*" on a very long line. ".*" works much better.
4919 Vim may run out of memory before hitting the 'maxmempattern' limit.
4920
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004921 *'maxmemtot'* *'mmt'*
4922'maxmemtot' 'mmt' number (default between 2048 and 10240 (system
4923 dependent) or half the amount of memory
4924 available)
4925 global
4926 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004927 Maximum amount of memory in Kbyte to use for all buffers together.
4928 The maximum usable value is about 2000000 (2 Gbyte). Use this to work
4929 without a limit. On 64 bit machines higher values might work. But
4930 hey, do you really need more than 2 Gbyte for text editing?
4931 Also see 'maxmem'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004932
4933 *'menuitems'* *'mis'*
4934'menuitems' 'mis' number (default 25)
4935 global
4936 {not in Vi}
4937 {not available when compiled without the |+menu|
4938 feature}
4939 Maximum number of items to use in a menu. Used for menus that are
4940 generated from a list of items, e.g., the Buffers menu. Changing this
4941 option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
4942
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00004943 *'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
4944'mkspellmem' 'msm' string (default "460000,2000,500")
4945 global
4946 {not in Vi}
4947 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
4948 feature}
4949 Parameters for |:mkspell|. This tunes when to start compressing the
4950 word tree. Compression can be slow when there are many words, but
4951 it's needed to avoid running out of memory. The amount of memory used
4952 per word depends very much on how similar the words are, that's why
4953 this tuning is complicated.
4954
4955 There are three numbers, separated by commas:
4956 {start},{inc},{added}
4957
4958 For most languages the uncompressed word tree fits in memory. {start}
4959 gives the amount of memory in Kbyte that can be used before any
4960 compression is done. It should be a bit smaller than the amount of
4961 memory that is available to Vim.
4962
4963 When going over the {start} limit the {inc} number specifies the
4964 amount of memory in Kbyte that can be allocated before another
4965 compression is done. A low number means compression is done after
4966 less words are added, which is slow. A high number means more memory
4967 will be allocated.
4968
4969 After doing compression, {added} times 1024 words can be added before
4970 the {inc} limit is ignored and compression is done when any extra
4971 amount of memory is needed. A low number means there is a smaller
4972 chance of hitting the {inc} limit, less memory is used but it's
4973 slower.
4974
4975 The languages for which these numbers are important are Italian and
4976 Hungarian. The default works for when you have about 512 Mbyte. If
4977 you have 1 Gbyte you could use: >
4978 :set mkspellmem=900000,3000,800
4979< If you have less than 512 Mbyte |:mkspell| may fail for some
4980 languages, no matter what you set 'mkspellmem' to.
4981
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004982 *'modeline'* *'ml'* *'nomodeline'* *'noml'*
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +00004983'modeline' 'ml' boolean (Vim default: on (off for root),
4984 Vi default: off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004985 local to buffer
4986 *'modelines'* *'mls'*
4987'modelines' 'mls' number (default 5)
4988 global
4989 {not in Vi}
4990 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
4991 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
4992 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
4993 NOTE: 'modeline' is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4994 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4995
4996 *'modifiable'* *'ma'* *'nomodifiable'* *'noma'*
4997'modifiable' 'ma' boolean (default on)
4998 local to buffer
4999 {not in Vi} *E21*
5000 When off the buffer contents cannot be changed. The 'fileformat' and
5001 'fileencoding' options also can't be changed.
5002 Can be reset with the |-M| command line argument.
5003
5004 *'modified'* *'mod'* *'nomodified'* *'nomod'*
5005'modified' 'mod' boolean (default off)
5006 local to buffer
5007 {not in Vi}
5008 When on, the buffer is considered to be modified. This option is set
5009 when:
5010 1. A change was made to the text since it was last written. Using the
5011 |undo| command to go back to the original text will reset the
5012 option. But undoing changes that were made before writing the
5013 buffer will set the option again, since the text is different from
5014 when it was written.
5015 2. 'fileformat' or 'fileencoding' is different from its original
5016 value. The original value is set when the buffer is read or
5017 written. A ":set nomodified" command also resets the original
5018 values to the current values and the 'modified' option will be
5019 reset.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02005020 This option is not set when a change is made to the buffer as the
5021 result of a BufNewFile, BufRead/BufReadPost, BufWritePost,
5022 FileAppendPost or VimLeave autocommand event. See |gzip-example| for
5023 an explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005024 When 'buftype' is "nowrite" or "nofile" this option may be set, but
5025 will be ignored.
5026
5027 *'more'* *'nomore'*
5028'more' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
5029 global
5030 {not in Vi}
5031 When on, listings pause when the whole screen is filled. You will get
5032 the |more-prompt|. When this option is off there are no pauses, the
5033 listing continues until finished.
5034 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5035 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5036
5037 *'mouse'* *E538*
5038'mouse' string (default "", "a" for GUI, MS-DOS and Win32)
5039 global
5040 {not in Vi}
5041 Enable the use of the mouse. Only works for certain terminals
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005042 (xterm, MS-DOS, Win32 |win32-mouse|, QNX pterm, *BSD console with
5043 sysmouse and Linux console with gpm). For using the mouse in the
5044 GUI, see |gui-mouse|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005045 The mouse can be enabled for different modes:
5046 n Normal mode
5047 v Visual mode
5048 i Insert mode
5049 c Command-line mode
5050 h all previous modes when editing a help file
5051 a all previous modes
5052 r for |hit-enter| and |more-prompt| prompt
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005053 Normally you would enable the mouse in all four modes with: >
5054 :set mouse=a
5055< When the mouse is not enabled, the GUI will still use the mouse for
5056 modeless selection. This doesn't move the text cursor.
5057
5058 See |mouse-using|. Also see |'clipboard'|.
5059
5060 Note: When enabling the mouse in a terminal, copy/paste will use the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005061 "* register if there is access to an X-server. The xterm handling of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005062 the mouse buttons can still be used by keeping the shift key pressed.
5063 Also see the 'clipboard' option.
5064
5065 *'mousefocus'* *'mousef'* *'nomousefocus'* *'nomousef'*
5066'mousefocus' 'mousef' boolean (default off)
5067 global
5068 {not in Vi}
5069 {only works in the GUI}
5070 The window that the mouse pointer is on is automatically activated.
5071 When changing the window layout or window focus in another way, the
5072 mouse pointer is moved to the window with keyboard focus. Off is the
5073 default because it makes using the pull down menus a little goofy, as
5074 a pointer transit may activate a window unintentionally.
5075
5076 *'mousehide'* *'mh'* *'nomousehide'* *'nomh'*
5077'mousehide' 'mh' boolean (default on)
5078 global
5079 {not in Vi}
5080 {only works in the GUI}
5081 When on, the mouse pointer is hidden when characters are typed.
5082 The mouse pointer is restored when the mouse is moved.
5083
5084 *'mousemodel'* *'mousem'*
5085'mousemodel' 'mousem' string (default "extend", "popup" for MS-DOS and Win32)
5086 global
5087 {not in Vi}
5088 Sets the model to use for the mouse. The name mostly specifies what
5089 the right mouse button is used for:
5090 extend Right mouse button extends a selection. This works
5091 like in an xterm.
5092 popup Right mouse button pops up a menu. The shifted left
5093 mouse button extends a selection. This works like
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005094 with Microsoft Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005095 popup_setpos Like "popup", but the cursor will be moved to the
5096 position where the mouse was clicked, and thus the
5097 selected operation will act upon the clicked object.
5098 If clicking inside a selection, that selection will
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005099 be acted upon, i.e. no cursor move. This implies of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005100 course, that right clicking outside a selection will
5101 end Visual mode.
5102 Overview of what button does what for each model:
5103 mouse extend popup(_setpos) ~
5104 left click place cursor place cursor
5105 left drag start selection start selection
5106 shift-left search word extend selection
5107 right click extend selection popup menu (place cursor)
5108 right drag extend selection -
5109 middle click paste paste
5110
5111 In the "popup" model the right mouse button produces a pop-up menu.
5112 You need to define this first, see |popup-menu|.
5113
5114 Note that you can further refine the meaning of buttons with mappings.
5115 See |gui-mouse-mapping|. But mappings are NOT used for modeless
5116 selection (because that's handled in the GUI code directly).
5117
5118 The 'mousemodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5119
5120 *'mouseshape'* *'mouses'* *E547*
5121'mouseshape' 'mouses' string (default "i:beam,r:beam,s:updown,sd:cross,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005122 m:no,ml:up-arrow,v:rightup-arrow")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005123 global
5124 {not in Vi}
5125 {only available when compiled with the |+mouseshape|
5126 feature}
5127 This option tells Vim what the mouse pointer should look like in
5128 different modes. The option is a comma separated list of parts, much
5129 like used for 'guicursor'. Each part consist of a mode/location-list
5130 and an argument-list:
5131 mode-list:shape,mode-list:shape,..
5132 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes/locations:
5133 In a normal window: ~
5134 n Normal mode
5135 v Visual mode
5136 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
5137 if not specified)
5138 o Operator-pending mode
5139 i Insert mode
5140 r Replace mode
5141
5142 Others: ~
5143 c appending to the command-line
5144 ci inserting in the command-line
5145 cr replacing in the command-line
5146 m at the 'Hit ENTER' or 'More' prompts
5147 ml idem, but cursor in the last line
5148 e any mode, pointer below last window
5149 s any mode, pointer on a status line
5150 sd any mode, while dragging a status line
5151 vs any mode, pointer on a vertical separator line
5152 vd any mode, while dragging a vertical separator line
5153 a everywhere
5154
5155 The shape is one of the following:
5156 avail name looks like ~
5157 w x arrow Normal mouse pointer
5158 w x blank no pointer at all (use with care!)
5159 w x beam I-beam
5160 w x updown up-down sizing arrows
5161 w x leftright left-right sizing arrows
5162 w x busy The system's usual busy pointer
5163 w x no The system's usual 'no input' pointer
5164 x udsizing indicates up-down resizing
5165 x lrsizing indicates left-right resizing
5166 x crosshair like a big thin +
5167 x hand1 black hand
5168 x hand2 white hand
5169 x pencil what you write with
5170 x question big ?
5171 x rightup-arrow arrow pointing right-up
5172 w x up-arrow arrow pointing up
5173 x <number> any X11 pointer number (see X11/cursorfont.h)
5174
5175 The "avail" column contains a 'w' if the shape is available for Win32,
5176 x for X11.
5177 Any modes not specified or shapes not available use the normal mouse
5178 pointer.
5179
5180 Example: >
5181 :set mouseshape=s:udsizing,m:no
5182< will make the mouse turn to a sizing arrow over the status lines and
5183 indicate no input when the hit-enter prompt is displayed (since
5184 clicking the mouse has no effect in this state.)
5185
5186 *'mousetime'* *'mouset'*
5187'mousetime' 'mouset' number (default 500)
5188 global
5189 {not in Vi}
5190 Only for GUI, MS-DOS, Win32 and Unix with xterm. Defines the maximum
5191 time in msec between two mouse clicks for the second click to be
5192 recognized as a multi click.
5193
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005194 *'mzquantum'* *'mzq'*
5195'mzquantum' 'mzq' number (default 100)
5196 global
5197 {not in Vi}
5198 {not available when compiled without the |+mzscheme|
5199 feature}
5200 The number of milliseconds between polls for MzScheme threads.
5201 Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
5202
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005203 *'nrformats'* *'nf'*
5204'nrformats' 'nf' string (default "octal,hex")
5205 local to buffer
5206 {not in Vi}
5207 This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
5208 CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands for adding to and subtracting from a number
5209 respectively; see |CTRL-A| for more info on these commands.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005210 alpha If included, single alphabetical characters will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005211 incremented or decremented. This is useful for a list with a
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01005212 letter index a), b), etc. *octal-nrformats*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005213 octal If included, numbers that start with a zero will be considered
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005214 to be octal. Example: Using CTRL-A on "007" results in "010".
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005215 hex If included, numbers starting with "0x" or "0X" will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005216 considered to be hexadecimal. Example: Using CTRL-X on
5217 "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
5218 Numbers which simply begin with a digit in the range 1-9 are always
5219 considered decimal. This also happens for numbers that are not
5220 recognized as octal or hex.
5221
5222 *'number'* *'nu'* *'nonumber'* *'nonu'*
5223'number' 'nu' boolean (default off)
5224 local to window
5225 Print the line number in front of each line. When the 'n' option is
5226 excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped line will not use the column of
5227 line numbers (this is the default when 'compatible' isn't set).
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005228 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
5229 number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005230 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
5231 characters are put before the number.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02005232 See |hl-LineNr| and |hl-CursorLineNr| for the highlighting used for
5233 the number.
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02005234 *number_relativenumber*
5235 The 'relativenumber' option changes the displayed number to be
5236 relative to the cursor. Together with 'number' there are these
5237 four combinations (cursor in line 3):
5238
5239 'nonu' 'nu' 'nonu' 'nu'
5240 'nornu' 'nornu' 'rnu' 'rnu'
5241
5242 |apple | 1 apple | 2 apple | 2 apple
5243 |pear | 2 pear | 1 pear | 1 pear
5244 |nobody | 3 nobody | 0 nobody |3 nobody
5245 |there | 4 there | 1 there | 1 there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005246
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005247 *'numberwidth'* *'nuw'*
5248'numberwidth' 'nuw' number (Vim default: 4 Vi default: 8)
5249 local to window
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005250 {not in Vi}
5251 {only available when compiled with the |+linebreak|
5252 feature}
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005253 Minimal number of columns to use for the line number. Only relevant
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005254 when the 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set or printing lines
5255 with a line number. Since one space is always between the number and
5256 the text, there is one less character for the number itself.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005257 The value is the minimum width. A bigger width is used when needed to
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005258 fit the highest line number in the buffer respectively the number of
5259 rows in the window, depending on whether 'number' or 'relativenumber'
5260 is set. Thus with the Vim default of 4 there is room for a line number
5261 up to 999. When the buffer has 1000 lines five columns will be used.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005262 The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 10.
5263 NOTE: 'numberwidth' is reset to 8 when 'compatible' is set.
5264
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00005265 *'omnifunc'* *'ofu'*
5266'omnifunc' 'ofu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00005267 local to buffer
5268 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005269 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
5270 or |+insert_expand| features}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00005271 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode omni
5272 completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005273 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
5274 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00005275 This option is usually set by a filetype plugin:
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00005276 |:filetype-plugin-on|
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02005277 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5278 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00005279
5280
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005281 *'opendevice'* *'odev'* *'noopendevice'* *'noodev'*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00005282'opendevice' 'odev' boolean (default off)
5283 global
5284 {not in Vi}
5285 {only for MS-DOS, MS-Windows and OS/2}
5286 Enable reading and writing from devices. This may get Vim stuck on a
5287 device that can be opened but doesn't actually do the I/O. Therefore
5288 it is off by default.
5289 Note that on MS-Windows editing "aux.h", "lpt1.txt" and the like also
5290 result in editing a device.
5291
5292
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005293 *'operatorfunc'* *'opfunc'*
5294'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' string (default: empty)
5295 global
5296 {not in Vi}
5297 This option specifies a function to be called by the |g@| operator.
5298 See |:map-operator| for more info and an example.
5299
5300 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5301 security reasons.
5302
5303
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02005304 *'osfiletype'* *'oft'*
5305'osfiletype' 'oft' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005306 local to buffer
5307 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02005308 This option was supported on RISC OS, which has been removed.
5309
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005310
5311 *'paragraphs'* *'para'*
Bram Moolenaar57e48462008-03-12 16:38:55 +00005312'paragraphs' 'para' string (default "IPLPPPQPP TPHPLIPpLpItpplpipbp")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005313 global
5314 Specifies the nroff macros that separate paragraphs. These are pairs
5315 of two letters (see |object-motions|).
5316
5317 *'paste'* *'nopaste'*
5318'paste' boolean (default off)
5319 global
5320 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005321 Put Vim in Paste mode. This is useful if you want to cut or copy
5322 some text from one window and paste it in Vim. This will avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005323 unexpected effects.
5324 Setting this option is useful when using Vim in a terminal, where Vim
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005325 cannot distinguish between typed text and pasted text. In the GUI, Vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005326 knows about pasting and will mostly do the right thing without 'paste'
5327 being set. The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
5328 mouse clicks itself.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00005329 This option is reset when starting the GUI. Thus if you set it in
5330 your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI. Setting
5331 'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
5332 will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005333 When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
5334 - mapping in Insert mode and Command-line mode is disabled
5335 - abbreviations are disabled
5336 - 'textwidth' is set to 0
5337 - 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
5338 - 'autoindent' is reset
5339 - 'smartindent' is reset
5340 - 'softtabstop' is set to 0
5341 - 'revins' is reset
5342 - 'ruler' is reset
5343 - 'showmatch' is reset
5344 - 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
5345 These options keep their value, but their effect is disabled:
5346 - 'lisp'
5347 - 'indentexpr'
5348 - 'cindent'
5349 NOTE: When you start editing another file while the 'paste' option is
5350 on, settings from the modelines or autocommands may change the
5351 settings again, causing trouble when pasting text. You might want to
5352 set the 'paste' option again.
5353 When the 'paste' option is reset the mentioned options are restored to
5354 the value before the moment 'paste' was switched from off to on.
5355 Resetting 'paste' before ever setting it does not have any effect.
5356 Since mapping doesn't work while 'paste' is active, you need to use
5357 the 'pastetoggle' option to toggle the 'paste' option with some key.
5358
5359 *'pastetoggle'* *'pt'*
5360'pastetoggle' 'pt' string (default "")
5361 global
5362 {not in Vi}
5363 When non-empty, specifies the key sequence that toggles the 'paste'
5364 option. This is like specifying a mapping: >
5365 :map {keys} :set invpaste<CR>
5366< Where {keys} is the value of 'pastetoggle'.
5367 The difference is that it will work even when 'paste' is set.
5368 'pastetoggle' works in Insert mode and Normal mode, but not in
5369 Command-line mode.
5370 Mappings are checked first, thus overrule 'pastetoggle'. However,
5371 when 'paste' is on mappings are ignored in Insert mode, thus you can do
5372 this: >
5373 :map <F10> :set paste<CR>
5374 :map <F11> :set nopaste<CR>
5375 :imap <F10> <C-O>:set paste<CR>
5376 :imap <F11> <nop>
5377 :set pastetoggle=<F11>
5378< This will make <F10> start paste mode and <F11> stop paste mode.
5379 Note that typing <F10> in paste mode inserts "<F10>", since in paste
5380 mode everything is inserted literally, except the 'pastetoggle' key
5381 sequence.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005382 When the value has several bytes 'ttimeoutlen' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005383
5384 *'pex'* *'patchexpr'*
5385'patchexpr' 'pex' string (default "")
5386 global
5387 {not in Vi}
5388 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
5389 feature}
5390 Expression which is evaluated to apply a patch to a file and generate
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005391 the resulting new version of the file. See |diff-patchexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005392
Bram Moolenaardbc28022014-07-26 13:40:44 +02005393 *'patchmode'* *'pm'* *E205* *E206*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005394'patchmode' 'pm' string (default "")
5395 global
5396 {not in Vi}
5397 When non-empty the oldest version of a file is kept. This can be used
5398 to keep the original version of a file if you are changing files in a
5399 source distribution. Only the first time that a file is written a
5400 copy of the original file will be kept. The name of the copy is the
5401 name of the original file with the string in the 'patchmode' option
5402 appended. This option should start with a dot. Use a string like
5403 ".org". 'backupdir' must not be empty for this to work (Detail: The
5404 backup file is renamed to the patchmode file after the new file has
5405 been successfully written, that's why it must be possible to write a
5406 backup file). If there was no file to be backed up, an empty file is
5407 created.
5408 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a patchmode file is not made.
5409 Using 'patchmode' for compressed files appends the extension at the
5410 end (e.g., "file.gz.orig"), thus the resulting name isn't always
5411 recognized as a compressed file.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005412 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005413
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005414 *'path'* *'pa'* *E343* *E345* *E347* *E854*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005415'path' 'pa' string (default on Unix: ".,/usr/include,,"
5416 on OS/2: ".,/emx/include,,"
5417 other systems: ".,,")
5418 global or local to buffer |global-local|
5419 {not in Vi}
5420 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005421 |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find|, |:sfind|, |:tabfind| and other commands,
5422 provided that the file being searched for has a relative path (not
5423 starting with "/", "./" or "../"). The directories in the 'path'
5424 option may be relative or absolute.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005425 - Use commas to separate directory names: >
5426 :set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
5427< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
5428 compatibility with version 3.0). To have a space in a directory
5429 name, precede it with an extra backslash, and escape the space: >
5430 :set path=.,/dir/with\\\ space
5431< - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with an extra
5432 backslash: >
5433 :set path=.,/dir/with\\,comma
5434< - To search relative to the directory of the current file, use: >
5435 :set path=.
5436< - To search in the current directory use an empty string between two
5437 commas: >
5438 :set path=,,
5439< - A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
5440 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5441 - When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
5442 "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005443 - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree using "*", "**" and
5444 ";". See |file-searching| for info and syntax.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005445 {not available when compiled without the |+path_extra| feature}
5446 - Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
5447 :set path=.,c:\\include
5448< Or just use '/' instead: >
5449 :set path=.,c:/include
5450< Don't forget "." or files won't even be found in the same directory as
5451 the file!
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005452 The maximum length is limited. How much depends on the system, mostly
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005453 it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
5454 You can check if all the include files are found, using the value of
5455 'path', see |:checkpath|.
5456 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
5457 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
5458 uses another default. To remove the current directory use: >
5459 :set path-=
5460< To add the current directory use: >
5461 :set path+=
5462< To use an environment variable, you probably need to replace the
5463 separator. Here is an example to append $INCL, in which directory
5464 names are separated with a semi-colon: >
5465 :let &path = &path . "," . substitute($INCL, ';', ',', 'g')
5466< Replace the ';' with a ':' or whatever separator is used. Note that
5467 this doesn't work when $INCL contains a comma or white space.
5468
5469 *'preserveindent'* *'pi'* *'nopreserveindent'* *'nopi'*
5470'preserveindent' 'pi' boolean (default off)
5471 local to buffer
5472 {not in Vi}
5473 When changing the indent of the current line, preserve as much of the
5474 indent structure as possible. Normally the indent is replaced by a
5475 series of tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is
5476 enabled, in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option
5477 means the indent will preserve as many existing characters as possible
5478 for indenting, and only add additional tabs or spaces as required.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005479 'expandtab' does not apply to the preserved white space, a Tab remains
5480 a Tab.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005481 NOTE: When using ">>" multiple times the resulting indent is a mix of
5482 tabs and spaces. You might not like this.
5483 NOTE: 'preserveindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5484 Also see 'copyindent'.
5485 Use |:retab| to clean up white space.
5486
5487 *'previewheight'* *'pvh'*
5488'previewheight' 'pvh' number (default 12)
5489 global
5490 {not in Vi}
5491 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005492 |+quickfix| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005493 Default height for a preview window. Used for |:ptag| and associated
5494 commands. Used for |CTRL-W_}| when no count is given.
5495
5496 *'previewwindow'* *'nopreviewwindow'*
5497 *'pvw'* *'nopvw'* *E590*
5498'previewwindow' 'pvw' boolean (default off)
5499 local to window
5500 {not in Vi}
5501 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005502 |+quickfix| features}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005503 Identifies the preview window. Only one window can have this option
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005504 set. It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
5505 |:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
5506
5507 *'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
5508'printdevice' 'pdev' string (default empty)
5509 global
5510 {not in Vi}
5511 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5512 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005513 The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
5514 See |pdev-option|.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005515 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5516 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005517
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005518 *'printencoding'* *'penc'*
5519'printencoding' 'penc' String (default empty, except for some systems)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005520 global
5521 {not in Vi}
5522 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5523 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005524 Sets the character encoding used when printing.
5525 See |penc-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005526
5527 *'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
5528'printexpr' 'pexpr' String (default: see below)
5529 global
5530 {not in Vi}
5531 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5532 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005533 Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
5534 See |pexpr-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005535
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005536 *'printfont'* *'pfn'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005537'printfont' 'pfn' string (default "courier")
5538 global
5539 {not in Vi}
5540 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5541 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005542 The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
5543 See |pfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005544
5545 *'printheader'* *'pheader'*
5546'printheader' 'pheader' string (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
5547 global
5548 {not in Vi}
5549 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5550 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005551 The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
5552 See |pheader-option|.
5553
5554 *'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
5555'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' string (default "")
5556 global
5557 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005558 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
5559 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005560 The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
5561 See |pmbcs-option|.
5562
5563 *'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
5564'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' string (default "")
5565 global
5566 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005567 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
5568 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005569 List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
5570 See |pmbfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005571
5572 *'printoptions'* *'popt'*
5573'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
5574 global
5575 {not in Vi}
5576 {only available when compiled with |+printer| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005577 List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
5578 See |popt-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005579
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00005580 *'prompt'* *'noprompt'*
5581'prompt' boolean (default on)
5582 global
5583 When on a ":" prompt is used in Ex mode.
5584
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00005585 *'pumheight'* *'ph'*
5586'pumheight' 'ph' number (default 0)
5587 global
5588 {not available when compiled without the
5589 |+insert_expand| feature}
5590 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00005591 Determines the maximum number of items to show in the popup menu for
5592 Insert mode completion. When zero as much space as available is used.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00005593 |ins-completion-menu|.
5594
5595
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00005596 *'quoteescape'* *'qe'*
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00005597'quoteescape' 'qe' string (default "\")
5598 local to buffer
5599 {not in Vi}
5600 The characters that are used to escape quotes in a string. Used for
5601 objects like a', a" and a` |a'|.
5602 When one of the characters in this option is found inside a string,
5603 the following character will be skipped. The default value makes the
5604 text "foo\"bar\\" considered to be one string.
5605
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005606 *'readonly'* *'ro'* *'noreadonly'* *'noro'*
5607'readonly' 'ro' boolean (default off)
5608 local to buffer
5609 If on, writes fail unless you use a '!'. Protects you from
5610 accidentally overwriting a file. Default on when Vim is started
5611 in read-only mode ("vim -R") or when the executable is called "view".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005612 When using ":w!" the 'readonly' option is reset for the current
5613 buffer, unless the 'Z' flag is in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005614 {not in Vi:} When using the ":view" command the 'readonly' option is
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005615 set for the newly edited buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005616
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00005617 *'redrawtime'* *'rdt'*
5618'redrawtime' 'rdt' number (default 2000)
5619 global
5620 {not in Vi}
5621 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime|
5622 feature}
5623 The time in milliseconds for redrawing the display. This applies to
5624 searching for patterns for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting.
5625 When redrawing takes more than this many milliseconds no further
5626 matches will be highlighted. This is used to avoid that Vim hangs
5627 when using a very complicated pattern.
5628
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02005629 *'regexpengine'* *'re'*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02005630'regexpengine' 're' number (default 0)
5631 global
5632 {not in Vi}
5633 This selects the default regexp engine. |two-engines|
5634 The possible values are:
5635 0 automatic selection
5636 1 old engine
5637 2 NFA engine
5638 Note that when using the NFA engine and the pattern contains something
5639 that is not supported the pattern will not match. This is only useful
5640 for debugging the regexp engine.
Bram Moolenaarfda37292014-11-05 14:27:36 +01005641 Using automatic selection enables Vim to switch the engine, if the
5642 default engine becomes too costly. E.g., when the NFA engine uses too
5643 many states. This should prevent Vim from hanging on a combination of
5644 a complex pattern with long text.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02005645
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005646 *'relativenumber'* *'rnu'* *'norelativenumber'* *'nornu'*
5647'relativenumber' 'rnu' boolean (default off)
5648 local to window
5649 {not in Vi}
5650 Show the line number relative to the line with the cursor in front of
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02005651 each line. Relative line numbers help you use the |count| you can
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005652 precede some vertical motion commands (e.g. j k + -) with, without
5653 having to calculate it yourself. Especially useful in combination with
5654 other commands (e.g. y d c < > gq gw =).
5655 When the 'n' option is excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped
5656 line will not use the column of line numbers (this is the default when
5657 'compatible' isn't set).
5658 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
5659 number.
5660 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
5661 characters are put before the number.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02005662 See |hl-LineNr| and |hl-CursorLineNr| for the highlighting used for
5663 the number.
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02005664
5665 The number in front of the cursor line also depends on the value of
5666 'number', see |number_relativenumber| for all combinations of the two
5667 options.
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005668
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005669 *'remap'* *'noremap'*
5670'remap' boolean (default on)
5671 global
5672 Allows for mappings to work recursively. If you do not want this for
5673 a single entry, use the :noremap[!] command.
Bram Moolenaara3227e22006-03-08 21:32:40 +00005674 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with Vim scripts, always keep
5675 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
5676 old Vi scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005677
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02005678 *'renderoptions'* *'rop'*
5679'renderoptions' 'rop' string (default: empty)
5680 global
5681 {not in Vi}
5682 {only available when compiled with GUI and DIRECTX on
5683 MS-Windows}
5684 Select a text renderer and set its options. The options depend on the
5685 renderer.
5686
5687 Syntax: >
5688 set rop=type:{renderer}(,{name}:{value})*
5689<
5690 Currently, only one optional renderer is available.
5691
5692 render behavior ~
5693 directx Vim will draw text using DirectX (DirectWrite). It makes
5694 drawn glyphs more beautiful than default GDI.
5695 It requires 'encoding' is "utf-8", and only works on
5696 MS-Windows Vista or newer version.
5697
5698 Options:
5699 name meaning type value ~
5700 gamma gamma float 1.0 - 2.2 (maybe)
5701 contrast enhancedContrast float (unknown)
5702 level clearTypeLevel float (unknown)
5703 geom pixelGeometry int 0 - 2 (see below)
5704 renmode renderingMode int 0 - 6 (see below)
5705 taamode textAntialiasMode int 0 - 3 (see below)
5706
5707 See this URL for detail:
5708 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368190.aspx
5709
5710 For geom: structure of a device pixel.
5711 0 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_FLAT
5712 1 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_RGB
5713 2 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_BGR
5714
5715 See this URL for detail:
5716 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368114.aspx
5717
5718 For renmode: method of rendering glyphs.
5719 0 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_DEFAULT
5720 1 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_ALIASED
5721 2 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_CLASSIC
5722 3 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_NATURAL
5723 4 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL
5724 5 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL_SYMMETRIC
5725 6 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_OUTLINE
5726
5727 See this URL for detail:
5728 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368118.aspx
5729
5730 For taamode: antialiasing mode used for drawing text.
5731 0 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_DEFAULT
5732 1 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_CLEARTYPE
5733 2 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_GRAYSCALE
5734 3 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_ALIASED
5735
5736 See this URL for detail:
5737 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368170.aspx
5738
5739 Example: >
5740 set encoding=utf-8
5741 set gfn=Ricty_Diminished:h12:cSHIFTJIS
5742 set rop=type:directx
5743<
5744 If select a raster font (Courier, Terminal or FixedSys) to
5745 'guifont', it fallbacks to be drawn by GDI automatically.
5746
5747 Other render types are currently not supported.
5748
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005749 *'report'*
5750'report' number (default 2)
5751 global
5752 Threshold for reporting number of lines changed. When the number of
5753 changed lines is more than 'report' a message will be given for most
5754 ":" commands. If you want it always, set 'report' to 0.
5755 For the ":substitute" command the number of substitutions is used
5756 instead of the number of lines.
5757
5758 *'restorescreen'* *'rs'* *'norestorescreen'* *'nors'*
5759'restorescreen' 'rs' boolean (default on)
5760 global
5761 {not in Vi} {only in Windows 95/NT console version}
5762 When set, the screen contents is restored when exiting Vim. This also
5763 happens when executing external commands.
5764
5765 For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
5766 options in your .vimrc. To disable restoring:
5767 set t_ti= t_te=
5768 To enable restoring (for an xterm):
5769 set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
5770 (Where ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to insert it)
5771
5772 *'revins'* *'ri'* *'norevins'* *'nori'*
5773'revins' 'ri' boolean (default off)
5774 global
5775 {not in Vi}
5776 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5777 feature}
5778 Inserting characters in Insert mode will work backwards. See "typing
5779 backwards" |ins-reverse|. This option can be toggled with the CTRL-_
5780 command in Insert mode, when 'allowrevins' is set.
5781 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' or 'paste' is set.
5782
5783 *'rightleft'* *'rl'* *'norightleft'* *'norl'*
5784'rightleft' 'rl' boolean (default off)
5785 local to window
5786 {not in Vi}
5787 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5788 feature}
5789 When on, display orientation becomes right-to-left, i.e., characters
5790 that are stored in the file appear from the right to the left.
5791 Using this option, it is possible to edit files for languages that
5792 are written from the right to the left such as Hebrew and Arabic.
5793 This option is per window, so it is possible to edit mixed files
5794 simultaneously, or to view the same file in both ways (this is
5795 useful whenever you have a mixed text file with both right-to-left
5796 and left-to-right strings so that both sets are displayed properly
5797 in different windows). Also see |rileft.txt|.
5798
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +02005799 *'rightleftcmd'* *'rlc'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005800'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' string (default "search")
5801 local to window
5802 {not in Vi}
5803 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5804 feature}
5805 Each word in this option enables the command line editing to work in
5806 right-to-left mode for a group of commands:
5807
5808 search "/" and "?" commands
5809
5810 This is useful for languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.
5811 The 'rightleft' option must be set for 'rightleftcmd' to take effect.
5812
5813 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
5814'ruler' 'ru' boolean (default off)
5815 global
5816 {not in Vi}
5817 {not available when compiled without the
5818 |+cmdline_info| feature}
5819 Show the line and column number of the cursor position, separated by a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005820 comma. When there is room, the relative position of the displayed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005821 text in the file is shown on the far right:
5822 Top first line is visible
5823 Bot last line is visible
5824 All first and last line are visible
5825 45% relative position in the file
5826 If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005827 Each window has its own ruler. If a window has a status line, the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005828 ruler is shown there. Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005829 screen. If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005830 this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'
5831 If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
5832 bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multi-byte character), both
5833 the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
5834 separated with a dash.
5835 For an empty line "0-1" is shown.
5836 For an empty buffer the line number will also be zero: "0,0-1".
5837 This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
5838 If you don't want to see the ruler all the time but want to know where
5839 you are, use "g CTRL-G" |g_CTRL-G|.
5840 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5841
5842 *'rulerformat'* *'ruf'*
5843'rulerformat' 'ruf' string (default empty)
5844 global
5845 {not in Vi}
5846 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
5847 feature}
5848 When this option is not empty, it determines the content of the ruler
5849 string, as displayed for the 'ruler' option.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00005850 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005851 The default ruler width is 17 characters. To make the ruler 15
5852 characters wide, put "%15(" at the start and "%)" at the end.
5853 Example: >
5854 :set rulerformat=%15(%c%V\ %p%%%)
5855<
5856 *'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
5857'runtimepath' 'rtp' string (default:
5858 Unix: "$HOME/.vim,
5859 $VIM/vimfiles,
5860 $VIMRUNTIME,
5861 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5862 $HOME/.vim/after"
5863 Amiga: "home:vimfiles,
5864 $VIM/vimfiles,
5865 $VIMRUNTIME,
5866 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5867 home:vimfiles/after"
5868 PC, OS/2: "$HOME/vimfiles,
5869 $VIM/vimfiles,
5870 $VIMRUNTIME,
5871 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5872 $HOME/vimfiles/after"
5873 Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles,
5874 $VIMRUNTIME,
5875 $VIM:vimfiles:after"
5876 RISC-OS: "Choices:vimfiles,
5877 $VIMRUNTIME,
5878 Choices:vimfiles/after"
5879 VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles,
5880 $VIM/vimfiles,
5881 $VIMRUNTIME,
5882 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005883 sys$login:vimfiles/after")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005884 global
5885 {not in Vi}
5886 This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
5887 files:
5888 filetype.vim filetypes by file name |new-filetype|
5889 scripts.vim filetypes by file contents |new-filetype-scripts|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005890 autoload/ automatically loaded scripts |autoload-functions|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005891 colors/ color scheme files |:colorscheme|
5892 compiler/ compiler files |:compiler|
5893 doc/ documentation |write-local-help|
5894 ftplugin/ filetype plugins |write-filetype-plugin|
5895 indent/ indent scripts |indent-expression|
5896 keymap/ key mapping files |mbyte-keymap|
5897 lang/ menu translations |:menutrans|
5898 menu.vim GUI menus |menu.vim|
5899 plugin/ plugin scripts |write-plugin|
5900 print/ files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00005901 spell/ spell checking files |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005902 syntax/ syntax files |mysyntaxfile|
5903 tutor/ files for vimtutor |tutor|
5904
5905 And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
5906
5907 The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
5908 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
5909 2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
5910 administrator.
5911 3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
5912 *after-directory*
5913 4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
5914 for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
5915 defaults (rarely needed)
5916 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
5917 personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
5918 or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
5919
5920 Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed. Normal
5921 wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005922 runtime files. For speed, use as few items as possible and avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005923 wildcards.
5924 See |:runtime|.
5925 Example: >
5926 :set runtimepath=~/vimruntime,/mygroup/vim,$VIMRUNTIME
5927< This will use the directory "~/vimruntime" first (containing your
5928 personal Vim runtime files), then "/mygroup/vim" (shared between a
5929 group of people) and finally "$VIMRUNTIME" (the distributed runtime
5930 files).
5931 You probably should always include $VIMRUNTIME somewhere, to use the
5932 distributed runtime files. You can put a directory before $VIMRUNTIME
5933 to find files which replace a distributed runtime files. You can put
5934 a directory after $VIMRUNTIME to find files which add to distributed
5935 runtime files.
5936 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5937 security reasons.
5938
5939 *'scroll'* *'scr'*
5940'scroll' 'scr' number (default: half the window height)
5941 local to window
5942 Number of lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D commands. Will be
5943 set to half the number of lines in the window when the window size
5944 changes. If you give a count to the CTRL-U or CTRL-D command it will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005945 be used as the new value for 'scroll'. Reset to half the window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005946 height with ":set scroll=0". {Vi is a bit different: 'scroll' gives
5947 the number of screen lines instead of file lines, makes a difference
5948 when lines wrap}
5949
5950 *'scrollbind'* *'scb'* *'noscrollbind'* *'noscb'*
5951'scrollbind' 'scb' boolean (default off)
5952 local to window
5953 {not in Vi}
5954 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
5955 feature}
5956 See also |scroll-binding|. When this option is set, the current
5957 window scrolls as other scrollbind windows (windows that also have
5958 this option set) scroll. This option is useful for viewing the
5959 differences between two versions of a file, see 'diff'.
5960 See |'scrollopt'| for options that determine how this option should be
5961 interpreted.
5962 This option is mostly reset when splitting a window to edit another
5963 file. This means that ":split | edit file" results in two windows
5964 with scroll-binding, but ":split file" does not.
5965
5966 *'scrolljump'* *'sj'*
5967'scrolljump' 'sj' number (default 1)
5968 global
5969 {not in Vi}
5970 Minimal number of lines to scroll when the cursor gets off the
5971 screen (e.g., with "j"). Not used for scroll commands (e.g., CTRL-E,
5972 CTRL-D). Useful if your terminal scrolls very slowly.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00005973 When set to a negative number from -1 to -100 this is used as the
5974 percentage of the window height. Thus -50 scrolls half the window
5975 height.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005976 NOTE: This option is set to 1 when 'compatible' is set.
5977
5978 *'scrolloff'* *'so'*
5979'scrolloff' 'so' number (default 0)
5980 global
5981 {not in Vi}
5982 Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
5983 This will make some context visible around where you are working. If
5984 you set it to a very large value (999) the cursor line will always be
5985 in the middle of the window (except at the start or end of the file or
5986 when long lines wrap).
5987 For scrolling horizontally see 'sidescrolloff'.
5988 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
5989
5990 *'scrollopt'* *'sbo'*
5991'scrollopt' 'sbo' string (default "ver,jump")
5992 global
5993 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
5994 feature}
5995 {not in Vi}
5996 This is a comma-separated list of words that specifies how
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005997 'scrollbind' windows should behave. 'sbo' stands for ScrollBind
5998 Options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005999 The following words are available:
6000 ver Bind vertical scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6001 hor Bind horizontal scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6002 jump Applies to the offset between two windows for vertical
6003 scrolling. This offset is the difference in the first
6004 displayed line of the bound windows. When moving
6005 around in a window, another 'scrollbind' window may
6006 reach a position before the start or after the end of
6007 the buffer. The offset is not changed though, when
6008 moving back the 'scrollbind' window will try to scroll
6009 to the desired position when possible.
6010 When now making that window the current one, two
6011 things can be done with the relative offset:
6012 1. When "jump" is not included, the relative offset is
6013 adjusted for the scroll position in the new current
6014 window. When going back to the other window, the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006015 new relative offset will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006016 2. When "jump" is included, the other windows are
6017 scrolled to keep the same relative offset. When
6018 going back to the other window, it still uses the
6019 same relative offset.
6020 Also see |scroll-binding|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006021 When 'diff' mode is active there always is vertical scroll binding,
6022 even when "ver" isn't there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006023
6024 *'sections'* *'sect'*
6025'sections' 'sect' string (default "SHNHH HUnhsh")
6026 global
6027 Specifies the nroff macros that separate sections. These are pairs of
6028 two letters (See |object-motions|). The default makes a section start
6029 at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
6030
6031 *'secure'* *'nosecure'* *E523*
6032'secure' boolean (default off)
6033 global
6034 {not in Vi}
6035 When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
6036 ".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
6037 displayed. Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
6038 problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off. On Unix this option is
6039 only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you. This can be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006040 dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown". You better set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006041 'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
6042 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6043 security reasons.
6044
6045 *'selection'* *'sel'*
6046'selection' 'sel' string (default "inclusive")
6047 global
6048 {not in Vi}
6049 This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used
6050 in Visual and Select mode.
6051 Possible values:
6052 value past line inclusive ~
6053 old no yes
6054 inclusive yes yes
6055 exclusive yes no
6056 "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one
6057 character past the line.
6058 "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included
6059 in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the
6060 selection.
6061 Note that when "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end
6062 backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when
6063 starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty.
6064
6065 The 'selection' option is set by the |:behave| command.
6066
6067 *'selectmode'* *'slm'*
6068'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "")
6069 global
6070 {not in Vi}
6071 This is a comma separated list of words, which specifies when to start
6072 Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started.
6073 Possible values:
6074 mouse when using the mouse
6075 key when using shifted special keys
6076 cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V
6077 See |Select-mode|.
6078 The 'selectmode' option is set by the |:behave| command.
6079
6080 *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'*
6081'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default: "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00006082 help,options,tabpages,winsize")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006083 global
6084 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006085 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006086 feature}
6087 Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma
6088 separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring
6089 something:
6090 word save and restore ~
6091 blank empty windows
6092 buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows
6093 curdir the current directory
6094 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
6095 fold options
6096 globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00006097 and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only
6098 String and Number types are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006099 help the help window
6100 localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
6101 global values for local options)
6102 options all options and mappings (also global values for local
6103 options)
6104 resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns'
6105 sesdir the directory in which the session file is located
6106 will become the current directory (useful with
6107 projects accessed over a network from different
6108 systems)
6109 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
6110 slashes
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00006111 tabpages all tab pages; without this only the current tab page
6112 is restored, so that you can make a session for each
6113 tab page separately
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006114 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
6115 on Windows or DOS
6116 winpos position of the whole Vim window
6117 winsize window sizes
6118
6119 Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006120 When neither "curdir" nor "sesdir" is included, file names are stored
6121 with absolute paths.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006122 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing session files
6123 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
6124 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
6125
6126 *'shell'* *'sh'* *E91*
6127'shell' 'sh' string (default $SHELL or "sh",
6128 MS-DOS and Win32: "command.com" or
6129 "cmd.exe", OS/2: "cmd")
6130 global
6131 Name of the shell to use for ! and :! commands. When changing the
6132 value also check these options: 'shelltype', 'shellpipe', 'shellslash'
6133 'shellredir', 'shellquote', 'shellxquote' and 'shellcmdflag'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006134 It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006135 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
6136 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6137 If the name of the shell contains a space, you might need to enclose
6138 it in quotes. Example: >
6139 :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f
6140< Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006141 each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006142 "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command
6143 name. And Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path
6144 separators.
6145 For Dos 32 bits (DJGPP), you can set the $DJSYSFLAGS environment
6146 variable to change the way external commands are executed. See the
6147 libc.inf file of DJGPP.
6148 Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be
6149 included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com"
6150 works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g.,
6151 filtering).
6152 For unknown reasons, when using "4dos.com" the current directory is
6153 changed to "C:\". To avoid this set 'shell' like this: >
6154 :set shell=command.com\ /c\ 4dos
6155< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6156 security reasons.
6157
6158 *'shellcmdflag'* *'shcf'*
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01006159'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' string (default: "-c";
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01006160 MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell' does not
6161 contain "sh" somewhere: "/c")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006162 global
6163 {not in Vi}
6164 Flag passed to the shell to execute "!" and ":!" commands; e.g.,
6165 "bash.exe -c ls" or "command.com /c dir". For the MS-DOS-like
6166 systems, the default is set according to the value of 'shell', to
6167 reduce the need to set this option by the user. It's not used for
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02006168 OS/2 (EMX figures this out itself).
6169 On Unix it can have more than one flag. Each white space separated
6170 part is passed as an argument to the shell command.
6171 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
6172 Also see |dos-shell| for MS-DOS and MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006173 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6174 security reasons.
6175
6176 *'shellpipe'* *'sp'*
6177'shellpipe' 'sp' string (default ">", "| tee", "|& tee" or "2>&1| tee")
6178 global
6179 {not in Vi}
6180 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6181 feature}
6182 String to be used to put the output of the ":make" command in the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006183 error file. See also |:make_makeprg|. See |option-backslash| about
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006184 including spaces and backslashes.
6185 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
6186 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
6187 of this option).
6188 For the Amiga and MS-DOS the default is ">". The output is directly
6189 saved in a file and not echoed to the screen.
6190 For Unix the default it "| tee". The stdout of the compiler is saved
6191 in a file and echoed to the screen. If the 'shell' option is "csh" or
6192 "tcsh" after initializations, the default becomes "|& tee". If the
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +02006193 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh" or "bash" the
6194 default becomes "2>&1| tee". This means that stderr is also included.
6195 Before using the 'shell' option a path is removed, thus "/bin/sh" uses
6196 "sh".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006197 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
6198 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
6199 there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
6200 explicitly set before.
6201 When 'shellpipe' is set to an empty string, no redirection of the
6202 ":make" output will be done. This is useful if you use a 'makeprg'
6203 that writes to 'makeef' by itself. If you want no piping, but do
6204 want to include the 'makeef', set 'shellpipe' to a single space.
6205 Don't forget to precede the space with a backslash: ":set sp=\ ".
6206 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
6207 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
6208 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6209 security reasons.
6210
6211 *'shellquote'* *'shq'*
6212'shellquote' 'shq' string (default: ""; MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell'
6213 contains "sh" somewhere: "\"")
6214 global
6215 {not in Vi}
6216 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
6217 the "!" and ":!" commands. The redirection is kept outside of the
6218 quoting. See 'shellxquote' to include the redirection. It's
6219 probably not useful to set both options.
6220 This is an empty string by default. Only known to be useful for
6221 third-party shells on MS-DOS-like systems, such as the MKS Korn Shell
6222 or bash, where it should be "\"". The default is adjusted according
6223 the value of 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option by the
6224 user. See |dos-shell|.
6225 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6226 security reasons.
6227
6228 *'shellredir'* *'srr'*
6229'shellredir' 'srr' string (default ">", ">&" or ">%s 2>&1")
6230 global
6231 {not in Vi}
6232 String to be used to put the output of a filter command in a temporary
6233 file. See also |:!|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces
6234 and backslashes.
6235 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
6236 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
6237 of this option).
6238 The default is ">". For Unix, if the 'shell' option is "csh", "tcsh"
6239 or "zsh" during initializations, the default becomes ">&". If the
6240 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh" or "bash" the default becomes
6241 ">%s 2>&1". This means that stderr is also included.
6242 For Win32, the Unix checks are done and additionally "cmd" is checked
6243 for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1". Also, the same names with
6244 ".exe" appended are checked for.
6245 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
6246 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
6247 there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
6248 explicitly set before.
6249 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
6250 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
6251 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6252 security reasons.
6253
6254 *'shellslash'* *'ssl'* *'noshellslash'* *'nossl'*
6255'shellslash' 'ssl' boolean (default off)
6256 global
6257 {not in Vi} {only for MSDOS, MS-Windows and OS/2}
6258 When set, a forward slash is used when expanding file names. This is
6259 useful when a Unix-like shell is used instead of command.com or
6260 cmd.exe. Backward slashes can still be typed, but they are changed to
6261 forward slashes by Vim.
6262 Note that setting or resetting this option has no effect for some
6263 existing file names, thus this option needs to be set before opening
6264 any file for best results. This might change in the future.
6265 'shellslash' only works when a backslash can be used as a path
6266 separator. To test if this is so use: >
6267 if exists('+shellslash')
6268<
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006269 *'shelltemp'* *'stmp'* *'noshelltemp'* *'nostmp'*
6270'shelltemp' 'stmp' boolean (Vi default off, Vim default on)
6271 global
6272 {not in Vi}
6273 When on, use temp files for shell commands. When off use a pipe.
6274 When using a pipe is not possible temp files are used anyway.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02006275 Currently a pipe is only supported on Unix and MS-Windows 2K and
6276 later. You can check it with: >
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006277 :if has("filterpipe")
6278< The advantage of using a pipe is that nobody can read the temp file
6279 and the 'shell' command does not need to support redirection.
6280 The advantage of using a temp file is that the file type and encoding
6281 can be detected.
6282 The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
6283 |FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
6284 'shelltemp' is off.
6285
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006286 *'shelltype'* *'st'*
6287'shelltype' 'st' number (default 0)
6288 global
6289 {not in Vi} {only for the Amiga}
6290 On the Amiga this option influences the way how the commands work
6291 which use a shell.
6292 0 and 1: always use the shell
6293 2 and 3: use the shell only to filter lines
6294 4 and 5: use shell only for ':sh' command
6295 When not using the shell, the command is executed directly.
6296
6297 0 and 2: use "shell 'shellcmdflag' cmd" to start external commands
6298 1 and 3: use "shell cmd" to start external commands
6299
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01006300 *'shellxescape'* *'sxe'*
6301'shellxescape' 'sxe' string (default: "";
6302 for MS-DOS and MS-Windows: "\"&|<>()@^")
6303 global
6304 {not in Vi}
6305 When 'shellxquote' is set to "(" then the characters listed in this
6306 option will be escaped with a '^' character. This makes it possible
6307 to execute most external commands with cmd.exe.
6308
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006309 *'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
6310'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01006311 for Win32, when 'shell' is cmd.exe: "("
6312 for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
6313 somewhere: "\""
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006314 for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
6315 global
6316 {not in Vi}
6317 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
6318 the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
6319 'shellquote' to exclude the redirection. It's probably not useful
6320 to set both options.
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01006321 When the value is '(' then ')' is appended. When the value is '"('
6322 then ')"' is appended.
6323 When the value is '(' then also see 'shellxescape'.
Bram Moolenaara64ba222012-02-12 23:23:31 +01006324 This is an empty string by default on most systems, but is known to be
6325 useful for on Win32 version, either for cmd.exe which automatically
6326 strips off the first and last quote on a command, or 3rd-party shells
6327 such as the MKS Korn Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". The
6328 default is adjusted according the value of 'shell', to reduce the need
6329 to set this option by the user. See |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006330 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6331 security reasons.
6332
6333 *'shiftround'* *'sr'* *'noshiftround'* *'nosr'*
6334'shiftround' 'sr' boolean (default off)
6335 global
6336 {not in Vi}
6337 Round indent to multiple of 'shiftwidth'. Applies to > and <
6338 commands. CTRL-T and CTRL-D in Insert mode always round the indent to
6339 a multiple of 'shiftwidth' (this is Vi compatible).
6340 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6341
6342 *'shiftwidth'* *'sw'*
6343'shiftwidth' 'sw' number (default 8)
6344 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006345 Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent. Used for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006346 |'cindent'|, |>>|, |<<|, etc.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02006347 When zero the 'ts' value will be used. Use the |shiftwidth()|
6348 function to get the effective shiftwidth value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006349
6350 *'shortmess'* *'shm'*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006351'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToO", Vi default: "",
6352 POSIX default: "A")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006353 global
6354 {not in Vi}
6355 This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
6356 messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
6357 It is a list of flags:
6358 flag meaning when present ~
6359 f use "(3 of 5)" instead of "(file 3 of 5)"
6360 i use "[noeol]" instead of "[Incomplete last line]"
6361 l use "999L, 888C" instead of "999 lines, 888 characters"
6362 m use "[+]" instead of "[Modified]"
6363 n use "[New]" instead of "[New File]"
6364 r use "[RO]" instead of "[readonly]"
6365 w use "[w]" instead of "written" for file write message
6366 and "[a]" instead of "appended" for ':w >> file' command
6367 x use "[dos]" instead of "[dos format]", "[unix]" instead of
6368 "[unix format]" and "[mac]" instead of "[mac format]".
6369 a all of the above abbreviations
6370
6371 o overwrite message for writing a file with subsequent message
6372 for reading a file (useful for ":wn" or when 'autowrite' on)
6373 O message for reading a file overwrites any previous message.
6374 Also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn").
6375 s don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or "search
6376 hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages
6377 t truncate file message at the start if it is too long to fit
6378 on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most column.
6379 Ignored in Ex mode.
6380 T truncate other messages in the middle if they are too long to
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006381 fit on the command line. "..." will appear in the middle.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006382 Ignored in Ex mode.
6383 W don't give "written" or "[w]" when writing a file
6384 A don't give the "ATTENTION" message when an existing swap file
6385 is found.
6386 I don't give the intro message when starting Vim |:intro|.
Bram Moolenaarea389e92014-05-28 21:40:52 +02006387 c don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages. For example,
6388 "-- XXX completion (YYY)", "match 1 of 2", "The only match",
6389 "Pattern not found", "Back at original", etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006390
6391 This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
6392 requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
6393 possible for the space available. To get the whole message that you
6394 would have got with 'shm' empty, use ":file!"
6395 Useful values:
6396 shm= No abbreviation of message.
6397 shm=a Abbreviation, but no loss of information.
6398 shm=at Abbreviation, and truncate message when necessary.
6399
6400 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6401 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6402
6403 *'shortname'* *'sn'* *'noshortname'* *'nosn'*
6404'shortname' 'sn' boolean (default off)
6405 local to buffer
6406 {not in Vi, not in MS-DOS versions}
6407 Filenames are assumed to be 8 characters plus one extension of 3
6408 characters. Multiple dots in file names are not allowed. When this
6409 option is on, dots in file names are replaced with underscores when
6410 adding an extension (".~" or ".swp"). This option is not available
6411 for MS-DOS, because then it would always be on. This option is useful
6412 when editing files on an MS-DOS compatible filesystem, e.g., messydos
6413 or crossdos. When running the Win32 GUI version under Win32s, this
6414 option is always on by default.
6415
6416 *'showbreak'* *'sbr'* *E595*
6417'showbreak' 'sbr' string (default "")
6418 global
6419 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006420 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006421 feature}
6422 String to put at the start of lines that have been wrapped. Useful
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006423 values are "> " or "+++ ": >
6424 :set showbreak=>\
6425< Note the backslash to escape the trailing space. It's easier like
6426 this: >
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02006427 :let &showbreak = '+++ '
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006428< Only printable single-cell characters are allowed, excluding <Tab> and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006429 comma (in a future version the comma might be used to separate the
6430 part that is shown at the end and at the start of a line).
6431 The characters are highlighted according to the '@' flag in
6432 'highlight'.
6433 Note that tabs after the showbreak will be displayed differently.
6434 If you want the 'showbreak' to appear in between line numbers, add the
6435 "n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
6436
6437 *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
6438'showcmd' 'sc' boolean (Vim default: on, off for Unix, Vi default:
6439 off)
6440 global
6441 {not in Vi}
6442 {not available when compiled without the
6443 |+cmdline_info| feature}
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006444 Show (partial) command in the last line of the screen. Set this
6445 option off if your terminal is slow.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006446 In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
6447 - When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
Bram Moolenaarf91787c2010-07-17 12:47:16 +02006448 If the number of bytes is different it is also displayed: "2-6"
6449 means two characters and six bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006450 - When selecting more than one line, the number of lines.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006451 - When selecting a block, the size in screen characters:
6452 {lines}x{columns}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006453 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6454 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6455
6456 *'showfulltag'* *'sft'* *'noshowfulltag'* *'nosft'*
6457'showfulltag' 'sft' boolean (default off)
6458 global
6459 {not in Vi}
6460 When completing a word in insert mode (see |ins-completion|) from the
6461 tags file, show both the tag name and a tidied-up form of the search
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006462 pattern (if there is one) as possible matches. Thus, if you have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006463 matched a C function, you can see a template for what arguments are
6464 required (coding style permitting).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006465 Note that this doesn't work well together with having "longest" in
6466 'completeopt', because the completion from the search pattern may not
6467 match the typed text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006468
6469 *'showmatch'* *'sm'* *'noshowmatch'* *'nosm'*
6470'showmatch' 'sm' boolean (default off)
6471 global
6472 When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching one. The
6473 jump is only done if the match can be seen on the screen. The time to
6474 show the match can be set with 'matchtime'.
6475 A Beep is given if there is no match (no matter if the match can be
6476 seen or not). This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
6477 When the 'm' flag is not included in 'cpoptions', typing a character
6478 will immediately move the cursor back to where it belongs.
6479 See the "sm" field in 'guicursor' for setting the cursor shape and
6480 blinking when showing the match.
6481 The 'matchpairs' option can be used to specify the characters to show
6482 matches for. 'rightleft' and 'revins' are used to look for opposite
6483 matches.
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00006484 Also see the matchparen plugin for highlighting the match when moving
6485 around |pi_paren.txt|.
6486 Note: Use of the short form is rated PG.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006487
6488 *'showmode'* *'smd'* *'noshowmode'* *'nosmd'*
6489'showmode' 'smd' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
6490 global
6491 If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
6492 Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
6493 this message.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006494 When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM". But this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006495 doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
6496 not set.
6497 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6498 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6499
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006500 *'showtabline'* *'stal'*
6501'showtabline' 'stal' number (default 1)
6502 global
6503 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006504 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006505 feature}
6506 The value of this option specifies when the line with tab page labels
6507 will be displayed:
6508 0: never
6509 1: only if there are at least two tab pages
6510 2: always
6511 This is both for the GUI and non-GUI implementation of the tab pages
6512 line.
6513 See |tab-page| for more information about tab pages.
6514
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006515 *'sidescroll'* *'ss'*
6516'sidescroll' 'ss' number (default 0)
6517 global
6518 {not in Vi}
6519 The minimal number of columns to scroll horizontally. Used only when
6520 the 'wrap' option is off and the cursor is moved off of the screen.
6521 When it is zero the cursor will be put in the middle of the screen.
6522 When using a slow terminal set it to a large number or 0. When using
6523 a fast terminal use a small number or 1. Not used for "zh" and "zl"
6524 commands.
6525
6526 *'sidescrolloff'* *'siso'*
6527'sidescrolloff' 'siso' number (default 0)
6528 global
6529 {not in Vi}
6530 The minimal number of screen columns to keep to the left and to the
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00006531 right of the cursor if 'nowrap' is set. Setting this option to a
6532 value greater than 0 while having |'sidescroll'| also at a non-zero
6533 value makes some context visible in the line you are scrolling in
6534 horizontally (except at beginning of the line). Setting this option
6535 to a large value (like 999) has the effect of keeping the cursor
6536 horizontally centered in the window, as long as one does not come too
6537 close to the beginning of the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006538 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6539
6540 Example: Try this together with 'sidescroll' and 'listchars' as
6541 in the following example to never allow the cursor to move
6542 onto the "extends" character:
6543
6544 :set nowrap sidescroll=1 listchars=extends:>,precedes:<
6545 :set sidescrolloff=1
6546
6547
6548 *'smartcase'* *'scs'* *'nosmartcase'* *'noscs'*
6549'smartcase' 'scs' boolean (default off)
6550 global
6551 {not in Vi}
6552 Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern contains upper
6553 case characters. Only used when the search pattern is typed and
6554 'ignorecase' option is on. Used for the commands "/", "?", "n", "N",
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02006555 ":g" and ":s". Not used for "*", "#", "gd", tag search, etc. After
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006556 "*" and "#" you can make 'smartcase' used by doing a "/" command,
6557 recalling the search pattern from history and hitting <Enter>.
6558 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6559
6560 *'smartindent'* *'si'* *'nosmartindent'* *'nosi'*
6561'smartindent' 'si' boolean (default off)
6562 local to buffer
6563 {not in Vi}
6564 {not available when compiled without the
6565 |+smartindent| feature}
6566 Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
6567 programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
6568 something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01006569 see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on or 'indentexpr' is set,
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01006570 setting 'si' has no effect. 'indentexpr' is a more advanced
6571 alternative.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006572 Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
6573 An indent is automatically inserted:
6574 - After a line ending in '{'.
6575 - After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
6576 - Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
6577 When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
6578 given the same indent as the matching '{'.
6579 When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
6580 that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006581 is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006582 mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
6583 When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted
6584 right.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006585 NOTE: 'smartindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set. When 'paste'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006586 is set smart indenting is disabled.
6587
6588 *'smarttab'* *'sta'* *'nosmarttab'* *'nosta'*
6589'smarttab' 'sta' boolean (default off)
6590 global
6591 {not in Vi}
6592 When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00006593 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places. A
6594 <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space at the start of the
6595 line.
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006596 When off, a <Tab> always inserts blanks according to 'tabstop' or
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00006597 'softtabstop'. 'shiftwidth' is only used for shifting text left or
6598 right |shift-left-right|.
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00006599 What gets inserted (a <Tab> or spaces) depends on the 'expandtab'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006600 option. Also see |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006601 number of spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006602 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6603
6604 *'softtabstop'* *'sts'*
6605'softtabstop' 'sts' number (default 0)
6606 local to buffer
6607 {not in Vi}
6608 Number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while performing editing
6609 operations, like inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like
6610 <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mix of spaces and <Tab>s is
6611 used. This is useful to keep the 'ts' setting at its standard value
6612 of 8, while being able to edit like it is set to 'sts'. However,
6613 commands like "x" still work on the actual characters.
6614 When 'sts' is zero, this feature is off.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02006615 When 'sts' is negative, the value of 'shiftwidth' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006616 'softtabstop' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set.
6617 See also |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the number of
6618 spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
6619 The 'L' flag in 'cpoptions' changes how tabs are used when 'list' is
6620 set.
6621 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6622
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006623 *'spell'* *'nospell'*
6624'spell' boolean (default off)
6625 local to window
6626 {not in Vi}
6627 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6628 feature}
6629 When on spell checking will be done. See |spell|.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006630 The languages are specified with 'spelllang'.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006631
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006632 *'spellcapcheck'* *'spc'*
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00006633'spellcapcheck' 'spc' string (default "[.?!]\_[\])'" \t]\+")
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006634 local to buffer
6635 {not in Vi}
6636 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6637 feature}
6638 Pattern to locate the end of a sentence. The following word will be
6639 checked to start with a capital letter. If not then it is highlighted
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006640 with SpellCap |hl-SpellCap| (unless the word is also badly spelled).
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006641 When this check is not wanted make this option empty.
6642 Only used when 'spell' is set.
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00006643 Be careful with special characters, see |option-backslash| about
6644 including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006645 To set this option automatically depending on the language, see
6646 |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006647
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006648 *'spellfile'* *'spf'*
6649'spellfile' 'spf' string (default empty)
6650 local to buffer
6651 {not in Vi}
6652 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6653 feature}
6654 Name of the word list file where words are added for the |zg| and |zw|
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +00006655 commands. It must end in ".{encoding}.add". You need to include the
6656 path, otherwise the file is placed in the current directory.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006657 *E765*
6658 It may also be a comma separated list of names. A count before the
6659 |zg| and |zw| commands can be used to access each. This allows using
6660 a personal word list file and a project word list file.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006661 When a word is added while this option is empty Vim will set it for
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006662 you: Using the first directory in 'runtimepath' that is writable. If
6663 there is no "spell" directory yet it will be created. For the file
6664 name the first language name that appears in 'spelllang' is used,
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006665 ignoring the region.
6666 The resulting ".spl" file will be used for spell checking, it does not
6667 have to appear in 'spelllang'.
6668 Normally one file is used for all regions, but you can add the region
6669 name if you want to. However, it will then only be used when
6670 'spellfile' is set to it, for entries in 'spelllang' only files
6671 without region name will be found.
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00006672 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6673 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006674
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006675 *'spelllang'* *'spl'*
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006676'spelllang' 'spl' string (default "en")
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006677 local to buffer
6678 {not in Vi}
6679 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6680 feature}
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006681 A comma separated list of word list names. When the 'spell' option is
6682 on spellchecking will be done for these languages. Example: >
6683 set spelllang=en_us,nl,medical
6684< This means US English, Dutch and medical words are recognized. Words
6685 that are not recognized will be highlighted.
6686 The word list name must not include a comma or dot. Using a dash is
6687 recommended to separate the two letter language name from a
6688 specification. Thus "en-rare" is used for rare English words.
6689 A region name must come last and have the form "_xx", where "xx" is
6690 the two-letter, lower case region name. You can use more than one
6691 region by listing them: "en_us,en_ca" supports both US and Canadian
6692 English, but not words specific for Australia, New Zealand or Great
6693 Britain.
Bram Moolenaarcc63c642013-11-12 04:44:01 +01006694 If the name "cjk" is included East Asian characters are excluded from
6695 spell checking. This is useful when editing text that also has Asian
6696 words.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006697 *E757*
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006698 As a special case the name of a .spl file can be given as-is. The
6699 first "_xx" in the name is removed and used as the region name
6700 (_xx is an underscore, two letters and followed by a non-letter).
6701 This is mainly for testing purposes. You must make sure the correct
6702 encoding is used, Vim doesn't check it.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006703 When 'encoding' is set the word lists are reloaded. Thus it's a good
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006704 idea to set 'spelllang' after setting 'encoding' to avoid loading the
6705 files twice.
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006706 How the related spell files are found is explained here: |spell-load|.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006707
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00006708 If the |spellfile.vim| plugin is active and you use a language name
6709 for which Vim cannot find the .spl file in 'runtimepath' the plugin
6710 will ask you if you want to download the file.
6711
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006712 After this option has been set successfully, Vim will source the files
6713 "spell/LANG.vim" in 'runtimepath'. "LANG" is the value of 'spelllang'
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006714 up to the first comma, dot or underscore.
6715 Also see |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006716
6717
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006718 *'spellsuggest'* *'sps'*
6719'spellsuggest' 'sps' string (default "best")
6720 global
6721 {not in Vi}
6722 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6723 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006724 Methods used for spelling suggestions. Both for the |z=| command and
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006725 the |spellsuggest()| function. This is a comma-separated list of
6726 items:
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006727
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006728 best Internal method that works best for English. Finds
6729 changes like "fast" and uses a bit of sound-a-like
6730 scoring to improve the ordering.
6731
6732 double Internal method that uses two methods and mixes the
6733 results. The first method is "fast", the other method
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006734 computes how much the suggestion sounds like the bad
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006735 word. That only works when the language specifies
6736 sound folding. Can be slow and doesn't always give
6737 better results.
6738
6739 fast Internal method that only checks for simple changes:
6740 character inserts/deletes/swaps. Works well for
6741 simple typing mistakes.
6742
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006743 {number} The maximum number of suggestions listed for |z=|.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006744 Not used for |spellsuggest()|. The number of
6745 suggestions is never more than the value of 'lines'
6746 minus two.
6747
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006748 file:{filename} Read file {filename}, which must have two columns,
6749 separated by a slash. The first column contains the
6750 bad word, the second column the suggested good word.
6751 Example:
6752 theribal/terrible ~
6753 Use this for common mistakes that do not appear at the
6754 top of the suggestion list with the internal methods.
6755 Lines without a slash are ignored, use this for
6756 comments.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02006757 The word in the second column must be correct,
6758 otherwise it will not be used. Add the word to an
6759 ".add" file if it is currently flagged as a spelling
6760 mistake.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006761 The file is used for all languages.
6762
6763 expr:{expr} Evaluate expression {expr}. Use a function to avoid
6764 trouble with spaces. |v:val| holds the badly spelled
6765 word. The expression must evaluate to a List of
6766 Lists, each with a suggestion and a score.
6767 Example:
6768 [['the', 33], ['that', 44]]
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006769 Set 'verbose' and use |z=| to see the scores that the
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006770 internal methods use. A lower score is better.
6771 This may invoke |spellsuggest()| if you temporarily
6772 set 'spellsuggest' to exclude the "expr:" part.
6773 Errors are silently ignored, unless you set the
6774 'verbose' option to a non-zero value.
6775
6776 Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used. The others may
6777 appear several times in any order. Example: >
6778 :set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
6779<
6780 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6781 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006782
6783
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006784 *'splitbelow'* *'sb'* *'nosplitbelow'* *'nosb'*
6785'splitbelow' 'sb' boolean (default off)
6786 global
6787 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006788 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006789 feature}
6790 When on, splitting a window will put the new window below the current
6791 one. |:split|
6792
6793 *'splitright'* *'spr'* *'nosplitright'* *'nospr'*
6794'splitright' 'spr' boolean (default off)
6795 global
6796 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006797 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006798 feature}
6799 When on, splitting a window will put the new window right of the
6800 current one. |:vsplit|
6801
6802 *'startofline'* *'sol'* *'nostartofline'* *'nosol'*
6803'startofline' 'sol' boolean (default on)
6804 global
6805 {not in Vi}
6806 When "on" the commands listed below move the cursor to the first
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006807 non-blank of the line. When off the cursor is kept in the same column
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006808 (if possible). This applies to the commands: CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-B,
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006809 CTRL-F, "G", "H", "M", "L", gg, and to the commands "d", "<<" and ">>"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006810 with a linewise operator, with "%" with a count and to buffer changing
6811 commands (CTRL-^, :bnext, :bNext, etc.). Also for an Ex command that
6812 only has a line number, e.g., ":25" or ":+".
6813 In case of buffer changing commands the cursor is placed at the column
6814 where it was the last time the buffer was edited.
6815 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
6816
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01006817 *'statusline'* *'stl'* *E540* *E542*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006818'statusline' 'stl' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00006819 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006820 {not in Vi}
6821 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
6822 feature}
6823 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the status line.
6824 Also see |status-line|.
6825
6826 The option consists of printf style '%' items interspersed with
6827 normal text. Each status line item is of the form:
6828 %-0{minwid}.{maxwid}{item}
6829 All fields except the {item} is optional. A single percent sign can
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01006830 be given as "%%". Up to 80 items can be specified. *E541*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006831
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006832 When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
6833 evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example: >
6834 :set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
6835< The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006836 Note that the "%!" expression is evaluated in the context of the
6837 current window and buffer, while %{} items are evaluated in the
6838 context of the window that the statusline belongs to.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006839
6840 When there is error while evaluating the option then it will be made
6841 empty to avoid further errors. Otherwise screen updating would loop.
6842
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006843 Note that the only effect of 'ruler' when this option is set (and
6844 'laststatus' is 2) is controlling the output of |CTRL-G|.
6845
6846 field meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006847 - Left justify the item. The default is right justified
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006848 when minwid is larger than the length of the item.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006849 0 Leading zeroes in numeric items. Overridden by '-'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006850 minwid Minimum width of the item, padding as set by '-' & '0'.
6851 Value must be 50 or less.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006852 maxwid Maximum width of the item. Truncation occurs with a '<'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006853 on the left for text items. Numeric items will be
6854 shifted down to maxwid-2 digits followed by '>'number
6855 where number is the amount of missing digits, much like
6856 an exponential notation.
6857 item A one letter code as described below.
6858
6859 Following is a description of the possible statusline items. The
6860 second character in "item" is the type:
6861 N for number
6862 S for string
6863 F for flags as described below
6864 - not applicable
6865
6866 item meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006867 f S Path to the file in the buffer, as typed or relative to current
6868 directory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006869 F S Full path to the file in the buffer.
6870 t S File name (tail) of file in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00006871 m F Modified flag, text is "[+]"; "[-]" if 'modifiable' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006872 M F Modified flag, text is ",+" or ",-".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00006873 r F Readonly flag, text is "[RO]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006874 R F Readonly flag, text is ",RO".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00006875 h F Help buffer flag, text is "[help]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006876 H F Help buffer flag, text is ",HLP".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00006877 w F Preview window flag, text is "[Preview]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006878 W F Preview window flag, text is ",PRV".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00006879 y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., "[vim]". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006880 Y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., ",VIM". See 'filetype'.
6881 {not available when compiled without |+autocmd| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7fd73202010-07-25 16:58:46 +02006882 q S "[Quickfix List]", "[Location List]" or empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006883 k S Value of "b:keymap_name" or 'keymap' when |:lmap| mappings are
6884 being used: "<keymap>"
6885 n N Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01006886 b N Value of character under cursor.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006887 B N As above, in hexadecimal.
6888 o N Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
6889 Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
6890 {not available when compiled without |+byte_offset| feature}
6891 O N As above, in hexadecimal.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006892 N N Printer page number. (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006893 l N Line number.
6894 L N Number of lines in buffer.
6895 c N Column number.
6896 v N Virtual column number.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006897 V N Virtual column number as -{num}. Not displayed if equal to 'c'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006898 p N Percentage through file in lines as in |CTRL-G|.
6899 P S Percentage through file of displayed window. This is like the
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +02006900 percentage described for 'ruler'. Always 3 in length, unless
6901 translated.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006902 a S Argument list status as in default title. ({current} of {max})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006903 Empty if the argument file count is zero or one.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006904 { NF Evaluate expression between '%{' and '}' and substitute result.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006905 Note that there is no '%' before the closing '}'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006906 ( - Start of item group. Can be used for setting the width and
6907 alignment of a section. Must be followed by %) somewhere.
6908 ) - End of item group. No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00006909 T N For 'tabline': start of tab page N label. Use %T after the last
6910 label. This information is used for mouse clicks.
6911 X N For 'tabline': start of close tab N label. Use %X after the
6912 label, e.g.: %3Xclose%X. Use %999X for a "close current tab"
6913 mark. This information is used for mouse clicks.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006914 < - Where to truncate line if too long. Default is at the start.
6915 No width fields allowed.
6916 = - Separation point between left and right aligned items.
6917 No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006918 # - Set highlight group. The name must follow and then a # again.
6919 Thus use %#HLname# for highlight group HLname. The same
6920 highlighting is used, also for the statusline of non-current
6921 windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006922 * - Set highlight group to User{N}, where {N} is taken from the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006923 minwid field, e.g. %1*. Restore normal highlight with %* or %0*.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006924 The difference between User{N} and StatusLine will be applied
6925 to StatusLineNC for the statusline of non-current windows.
6926 The number N must be between 1 and 9. See |hl-User1..9|
6927
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00006928 When displaying a flag, Vim removes the leading comma, if any, when
6929 that flag comes right after plaintext. This will make a nice display
6930 when flags are used like in the examples below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006931
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006932 When all items in a group becomes an empty string (i.e. flags that are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006933 not set) and a minwid is not set for the group, the whole group will
6934 become empty. This will make a group like the following disappear
6935 completely from the statusline when none of the flags are set. >
6936 :set statusline=...%(\ [%M%R%H]%)...
6937<
6938 Beware that an expression is evaluated each and every time the status
6939 line is displayed. The current buffer and current window will be set
6940 temporarily to that of the window (and buffer) whose statusline is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006941 currently being drawn. The expression will evaluate in this context.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006942 The variable "actual_curbuf" is set to the 'bufnr()' number of the
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00006943 real current buffer.
6944
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006945 The 'statusline' option will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from
6946 a modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00006947
6948 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
6949 evaluating 'statusline' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006950
6951 If the statusline is not updated when you want it (e.g., after setting
6952 a variable that's used in an expression), you can force an update by
6953 setting an option without changing its value. Example: >
6954 :let &ro = &ro
6955
6956< A result of all digits is regarded a number for display purposes.
6957 Otherwise the result is taken as flag text and applied to the rules
6958 described above.
6959
Bram Moolenaarcd71fa32005-03-11 22:46:48 +00006960 Watch out for errors in expressions. They may render Vim unusable!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006961 If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
6962 edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim -u NONE" to get it right.
6963
6964 Examples:
6965 Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
6966 :set statusline=%<%f\ %h%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
6967< Similar, but add ASCII value of char under the cursor (like "ga") >
6968 :set statusline=%<%f%h%m%r%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
6969< Display byte count and byte value, modified flag in red. >
6970 :set statusline=%<%f%=\ [%1*%M%*%n%R%H]\ %-19(%3l,%02c%03V%)%O'%02b'
6971 :hi User1 term=inverse,bold cterm=inverse,bold ctermfg=red
6972< Display a ,GZ flag if a compressed file is loaded >
6973 :set statusline=...%r%{VarExists('b:gzflag','\ [GZ]')}%h...
6974< In the |:autocmd|'s: >
6975 :let b:gzflag = 1
6976< And: >
6977 :unlet b:gzflag
6978< And define this function: >
6979 :function VarExists(var, val)
6980 : if exists(a:var) | return a:val | else | return '' | endif
6981 :endfunction
6982<
6983 *'suffixes'* *'su'*
6984'suffixes' 'su' string (default ".bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj")
6985 global
6986 {not in Vi}
6987 Files with these suffixes get a lower priority when multiple files
6988 match a wildcard. See |suffixes|. Commas can be used to separate the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006989 suffixes. Spaces after the comma are ignored. A dot is also seen as
6990 the start of a suffix. To avoid a dot or comma being recognized as a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006991 separator, precede it with a backslash (see |option-backslash| about
6992 including spaces and backslashes).
6993 See 'wildignore' for completely ignoring files.
6994 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6995 suffixes from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6996 uses another default.
6997
6998 *'suffixesadd'* *'sua'*
6999'suffixesadd' 'sua' string (default "")
7000 local to buffer
7001 {not in Vi}
7002 {not available when compiled without the
7003 |+file_in_path| feature}
7004 Comma separated list of suffixes, which are used when searching for a
7005 file for the "gf", "[I", etc. commands. Example: >
7006 :set suffixesadd=.java
7007<
7008 *'swapfile'* *'swf'* *'noswapfile'* *'noswf'*
7009'swapfile' 'swf' boolean (default on)
7010 local to buffer
7011 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007012 Use a swapfile for the buffer. This option can be reset when a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007013 swapfile is not wanted for a specific buffer. For example, with
7014 confidential information that even root must not be able to access.
7015 Careful: All text will be in memory:
7016 - Don't use this for big files.
7017 - Recovery will be impossible!
7018 A swapfile will only be present when |'updatecount'| is non-zero and
7019 'swapfile' is set.
7020 When 'swapfile' is reset, the swap file for the current buffer is
7021 immediately deleted. When 'swapfile' is set, and 'updatecount' is
7022 non-zero, a swap file is immediately created.
7023 Also see |swap-file| and |'swapsync'|.
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01007024 If you want to open a new buffer without creating a swap file for it,
7025 use the |:noswapfile| modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007026
7027 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'buftype' to
7028 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
7029
7030 *'swapsync'* *'sws'*
7031'swapsync' 'sws' string (default "fsync")
7032 global
7033 {not in Vi}
7034 When this option is not empty a swap file is synced to disk after
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007035 writing to it. This takes some time, especially on busy unix systems.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007036 When this option is empty parts of the swap file may be in memory and
7037 not written to disk. When the system crashes you may lose more work.
7038 On Unix the system does a sync now and then without Vim asking for it,
7039 so the disadvantage of setting this option off is small. On some
7040 systems the swap file will not be written at all. For a unix system
7041 setting it to "sync" will use the sync() call instead of the default
7042 fsync(), which may work better on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007043 The 'fsync' option is used for the actual file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007044
7045 *'switchbuf'* *'swb'*
7046'switchbuf' 'swb' string (default "")
7047 global
7048 {not in Vi}
7049 This option controls the behavior when switching between buffers.
7050 Possible values (comma separated list):
7051 useopen If included, jump to the first open window that
7052 contains the specified buffer (if there is one).
7053 Otherwise: Do not examine other windows.
7054 This setting is checked with |quickfix| commands, when
7055 jumping to errors (":cc", ":cn", "cp", etc.). It is
7056 also used in all buffer related split commands, for
7057 example ":sbuffer", ":sbnext", or ":sbrewind".
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00007058 usetab Like "useopen", but also consider windows in other tab
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007059 pages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007060 split If included, split the current window before loading
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02007061 a buffer for a |quickfix| command that display errors.
7062 Otherwise: do not split, use current window.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007063 newtab Like "split", but open a new tab page. Overrules
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02007064 "split" when both are present.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007065
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00007066 *'synmaxcol'* *'smc'*
7067'synmaxcol' 'smc' number (default 3000)
7068 local to buffer
7069 {not in Vi}
7070 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7071 feature}
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007072 Maximum column in which to search for syntax items. In long lines the
7073 text after this column is not highlighted and following lines may not
7074 be highlighted correctly, because the syntax state is cleared.
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00007075 This helps to avoid very slow redrawing for an XML file that is one
7076 long line.
7077 Set to zero to remove the limit.
7078
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007079 *'syntax'* *'syn'*
7080'syntax' 'syn' string (default empty)
7081 local to buffer
7082 {not in Vi}
7083 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7084 feature}
7085 When this option is set, the syntax with this name is loaded, unless
7086 syntax highlighting has been switched off with ":syntax off".
7087 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current syntax (the
7088 b:current_syntax variable does).
7089 This option is most useful in a modeline, for a file which syntax is
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007090 not automatically recognized. Example, in an IDL file:
7091 /* vim: set syntax=idl : */ ~
7092 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
7093 names. Example:
7094 /* vim: set syntax=c.doxygen : */ ~
7095 This will use the "c" syntax first, then the "doxygen" syntax.
7096 Note that the second one must be prepared to be loaded as an addition,
7097 otherwise it will be skipped. More than one dot may appear.
7098 To switch off syntax highlighting for the current file, use: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007099 :set syntax=OFF
7100< To switch syntax highlighting on according to the current value of the
7101 'filetype' option: >
7102 :set syntax=ON
7103< What actually happens when setting the 'syntax' option is that the
7104 Syntax autocommand event is triggered with the value as argument.
7105 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
7106 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007107 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007108
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007109 *'tabline'* *'tal'*
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007110'tabline' 'tal' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007111 global
7112 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007113 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007114 feature}
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007115 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the tab pages
7116 line at the top of the Vim window. When empty Vim will use a default
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007117 tab pages line. See |setting-tabline| for more info.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007118
7119 The tab pages line only appears as specified with the 'showtabline'
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00007120 option and only when there is no GUI tab line. When 'e' is in
7121 'guioptions' and the GUI supports a tab line 'guitablabel' is used
Bram Moolenaar7f036442010-08-15 15:24:20 +02007122 instead. Note that the two tab pages lines are very different.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007123
7124 The value is evaluated like with 'statusline'. You can use
7125 |tabpagenr()|, |tabpagewinnr()| and |tabpagebuflist()| to figure out
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007126 the text to be displayed. Use "%1T" for the first label, "%2T" for
7127 the second one, etc. Use "%X" items for closing labels.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007128
7129 Keep in mind that only one of the tab pages is the current one, others
7130 are invisible and you can't jump to their windows.
7131
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007132
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007133 *'tabpagemax'* *'tpm'*
7134'tabpagemax' 'tpm' number (default 10)
7135 global
7136 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007137 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007138 feature}
7139 Maximum number of tab pages to be opened by the |-p| command line
7140 argument or the ":tab all" command. |tabpage|
7141
7142
7143 *'tabstop'* *'ts'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007144'tabstop' 'ts' number (default 8)
7145 local to buffer
7146 Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for. Also see
7147 |:retab| command, and 'softtabstop' option.
7148
7149 Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
7150 appear wrong in many places (e.g., when printing it).
7151
7152 There are four main ways to use tabs in Vim:
7153 1. Always keep 'tabstop' at 8, set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to 4
7154 (or 3 or whatever you prefer) and use 'noexpandtab'. Then Vim
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00007155 will use a mix of tabs and spaces, but typing <Tab> and <BS> will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007156 behave like a tab appears every 4 (or 3) characters.
7157 2. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
7158 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
7159 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed.
7160 3. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007161 |modeline| to set these values when editing the file again. Only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007162 works when using Vim to edit the file.
7163 4. Always set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to the same value, and
7164 'noexpandtab'. This should then work (for initial indents only)
7165 for any tabstop setting that people use. It might be nice to have
7166 tabs after the first non-blank inserted as spaces if you do this
7167 though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
7168 changed.
7169
7170 *'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
7171'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
7172 global
7173 {not in Vi}
7174 When searching for a tag (e.g., for the |:ta| command), Vim can either
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007175 use a binary search or a linear search in a tags file. Binary
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007176 searching makes searching for a tag a LOT faster, but a linear search
7177 will find more tags if the tags file wasn't properly sorted.
7178 Vim normally assumes that your tags files are sorted, or indicate that
7179 they are not sorted. Only when this is not the case does the
7180 'tagbsearch' option need to be switched off.
7181
7182 When 'tagbsearch' is on, binary searching is first used in the tags
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007183 files. In certain situations, Vim will do a linear search instead for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007184 certain files, or retry all files with a linear search. When
7185 'tagbsearch' is off, only a linear search is done.
7186
7187 Linear searching is done anyway, for one file, when Vim finds a line
7188 at the start of the file indicating that it's not sorted: >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007189 !_TAG_FILE_SORTED 0 /some comment/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007190< [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>]
7191
7192 When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the
7193 files listed in 'tags', and 'ignorecase' is set or a pattern is used
7194 instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search.
7195 Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only
7196 be found in the retry.
7197
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00007198 If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007199 linear search can be avoided for the 'ignorecase' case. Use a value
7200 of '2' in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be
7201 case-fold sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in
7202 the command: "sort -f -o tags tags". For "Exuberant ctags" version
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007203 5.x or higher (at least 5.5) the --sort=foldcase switch can be used
7204 for this as well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for this
7205 to work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007206
7207 When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match
7208 exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags
7209 files may only be found with 'tagbsearch' off.
7210 When the tags file is not sorted, or sorted in a wrong way (not on
7211 ASCII byte value), 'tagbsearch' should be off, or the line given above
7212 must be included in the tags file.
7213 This option doesn't affect commands that find all matching tags (e.g.,
7214 command-line completion and ":help").
7215 {Vi: always uses binary search in some versions}
7216
7217 *'taglength'* *'tl'*
7218'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0)
7219 global
7220 If non-zero, tags are significant up to this number of characters.
7221
7222 *'tagrelative'* *'tr'* *'notagrelative'* *'notr'*
7223'tagrelative' 'tr' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
7224 global
7225 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00007226 If on and using a tags file in another directory, file names in that
7227 tags file are relative to the directory where the tags file is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007228 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7229 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7230
7231 *'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
7232'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
7233 |+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
7234 global or local to buffer |global-local|
7235 Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
7236 include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with a backslash
7237 (see |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes).
7238 When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
7239 of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
7240 'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
7241 |tags-option|.
7242 "*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
Bram Moolenaare2b590e2010-08-08 18:29:48 +02007243 a directory tree. See |file-searching|. E.g., "/lib/**/tags" will
7244 find all files named "tags" below "/lib". The filename itself cannot
7245 contain wildcards, it is used as-is. E.g., "/lib/**/tags?" will find
7246 files called "tags?". {not available when compiled without the
7247 |+path_extra| feature}
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00007248 The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
7249 actually used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007250 If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
7251 files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
7252 default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
7253 differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
7254 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7255 file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7256 uses another default.
7257 {Vi: default is "tags /usr/lib/tags"}
7258
7259 *'tagstack'* *'tgst'* *'notagstack'* *'notgst'*
7260'tagstack' 'tgst' boolean (default on)
7261 global
7262 {not in all versions of Vi}
7263 When on, the |tagstack| is used normally. When off, a ":tag" or
7264 ":tselect" command with an argument will not push the tag onto the
7265 tagstack. A following ":tag" without an argument, a ":pop" command or
7266 any other command that uses the tagstack will use the unmodified
7267 tagstack, but does change the pointer to the active entry.
7268 Resetting this option is useful when using a ":tag" command in a
7269 mapping which should not change the tagstack.
7270
7271 *'term'* *E529* *E530* *E531*
7272'term' string (default is $TERM, if that fails:
7273 in the GUI: "builtin_gui"
7274 on Amiga: "amiga"
7275 on BeOS: "beos-ansi"
7276 on Mac: "mac-ansi"
7277 on MiNT: "vt52"
7278 on MS-DOS: "pcterm"
7279 on OS/2: "os2ansi"
7280 on Unix: "ansi"
7281 on VMS: "ansi"
7282 on Win 32: "win32")
7283 global
7284 Name of the terminal. Used for choosing the terminal control
7285 characters. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
7286 For example: >
7287 :set term=$TERM
7288< See |termcap|.
7289
7290 *'termbidi'* *'tbidi'*
7291 *'notermbidi'* *'notbidi'*
7292'termbidi' 'tbidi' boolean (default off, on for "mlterm")
7293 global
7294 {not in Vi}
7295 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
7296 feature}
7297 The terminal is in charge of Bi-directionality of text (as specified
7298 by Unicode). The terminal is also expected to do the required shaping
7299 that some languages (such as Arabic) require.
7300 Setting this option implies that 'rightleft' will not be set when
7301 'arabic' is set and the value of 'arabicshape' will be ignored.
7302 Note that setting 'termbidi' has the immediate effect that
7303 'arabicshape' is ignored, but 'rightleft' isn't changed automatically.
7304 This option is reset when the GUI is started.
7305 For further details see |arabic.txt|.
7306
7307 *'termencoding'* *'tenc'*
7308'termencoding' 'tenc' string (default ""; with GTK+ 2 GUI: "utf-8"; with
7309 Macintosh GUI: "macroman")
7310 global
7311 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
7312 feature}
7313 {not in Vi}
7314 Encoding used for the terminal. This specifies what character
7315 encoding the keyboard produces and the display will understand. For
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01007316 the GUI it only applies to the keyboard ( 'encoding' is used for the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007317 display). Except for the Mac when 'macatsui' is off, then
7318 'termencoding' should be "macroman".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007319 In the Win32 console version the default value is the console codepage
7320 when it differs from the ANSI codepage.
7321 *E617*
7322 Note: This does not apply to the GTK+ 2 GUI. After the GUI has been
7323 successfully initialized, 'termencoding' is forcibly set to "utf-8".
7324 Any attempts to set a different value will be rejected, and an error
7325 message is shown.
7326 For the Win32 GUI 'termencoding' is not used for typed characters,
7327 because the Win32 system always passes Unicode characters.
7328 When empty, the same encoding is used as for the 'encoding' option.
7329 This is the normal value.
7330 Not all combinations for 'termencoding' and 'encoding' are valid. See
7331 |encoding-table|.
7332 The value for this option must be supported by internal conversions or
7333 iconv(). When this is not possible no conversion will be done and you
7334 will probably experience problems with non-ASCII characters.
7335 Example: You are working with the locale set to euc-jp (Japanese) and
7336 want to edit a UTF-8 file: >
7337 :let &termencoding = &encoding
7338 :set encoding=utf-8
7339< You need to do this when your system has no locale support for UTF-8.
7340
7341 *'terse'* *'noterse'*
7342'terse' boolean (default off)
7343 global
7344 When set: Add 's' flag to 'shortmess' option (this makes the message
7345 for a search that hits the start or end of the file not being
7346 displayed). When reset: Remove 's' flag from 'shortmess' option. {Vi
7347 shortens a lot of messages}
7348
7349 *'textauto'* *'ta'* *'notextauto'* *'nota'*
7350'textauto' 'ta' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
7351 global
7352 {not in Vi}
7353 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformats'.
7354 For backwards compatibility, when 'textauto' is set, 'fileformats' is
7355 set to the default value for the current system. When 'textauto' is
7356 reset, 'fileformats' is made empty.
7357 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7358 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7359
7360 *'textmode'* *'tx'* *'notextmode'* *'notx'*
7361'textmode' 'tx' boolean (MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2: default on,
7362 others: default off)
7363 local to buffer
7364 {not in Vi}
7365 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformat'.
7366 For backwards compatibility, when 'textmode' is set, 'fileformat' is
7367 set to "dos". When 'textmode' is reset, 'fileformat' is set to
7368 "unix".
7369
7370 *'textwidth'* *'tw'*
7371'textwidth' 'tw' number (default 0)
7372 local to buffer
7373 {not in Vi}
7374 Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer line will be
7375 broken after white space to get this width. A zero value disables
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007376 this. 'textwidth' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set. When
7377 'textwidth' is zero, 'wrapmargin' may be used. See also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007378 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +00007379 When 'formatexpr' is set it will be used to break the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007380 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
7381
7382 *'thesaurus'* *'tsr'*
7383'thesaurus' 'tsr' string (default "")
7384 global or local to buffer |global-local|
7385 {not in Vi}
7386 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007387 for thesaurus completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|. Each line in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007388 the file should contain words with similar meaning, separated by
7389 non-keyword characters (white space is preferred). Maximum line
7390 length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar9a7224b2012-04-30 15:56:52 +02007391 To obtain a file to be used here, check out this ftp site:
7392 ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/wordlists/ First get the README file.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007393 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007394 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
7395 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
7396 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7397 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7398 uses another default.
7399 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
7400
7401 *'tildeop'* *'top'* *'notildeop'* *'notop'*
7402'tildeop' 'top' boolean (default off)
7403 global
7404 {not in Vi}
7405 When on: The tilde command "~" behaves like an operator.
7406 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7407
7408 *'timeout'* *'to'* *'notimeout'* *'noto'*
7409'timeout' 'to' boolean (default on)
7410 global
7411 *'ttimeout'* *'nottimeout'*
7412'ttimeout' boolean (default off)
7413 global
7414 {not in Vi}
7415 These two options together determine the behavior when part of a
7416 mapped key sequence or keyboard code has been received:
7417
7418 'timeout' 'ttimeout' action ~
7419 off off do not time out
7420 on on or off time out on :mappings and key codes
7421 off on time out on key codes
7422
7423 If both options are off, Vim will wait until either the complete
7424 mapping or key sequence has been received, or it is clear that there
7425 is no mapping or key sequence for the received characters. For
7426 example: if you have mapped "vl" and Vim has received 'v', the next
7427 character is needed to see if the 'v' is followed by an 'l'.
7428 When one of the options is on, Vim will wait for about 1 second for
7429 the next character to arrive. After that the already received
7430 characters are interpreted as single characters. The waiting time can
7431 be changed with the 'timeoutlen' option.
7432 On slow terminals or very busy systems timing out may cause
7433 malfunctioning cursor keys. If both options are off, Vim waits
7434 forever after an entered <Esc> if there are key codes that start
7435 with <Esc>. You will have to type <Esc> twice. If you do not have
7436 problems with key codes, but would like to have :mapped key
7437 sequences not timing out in 1 second, set the 'ttimeout' option and
7438 reset the 'timeout' option.
7439
7440 NOTE: 'ttimeout' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7441
7442 *'timeoutlen'* *'tm'*
7443'timeoutlen' 'tm' number (default 1000)
7444 global
7445 {not in all versions of Vi}
7446 *'ttimeoutlen'* *'ttm'*
7447'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' number (default -1)
7448 global
7449 {not in Vi}
7450 The time in milliseconds that is waited for a key code or mapped key
7451 sequence to complete. Also used for CTRL-\ CTRL-N and CTRL-\ CTRL-G
7452 when part of a command has been typed.
7453 Normally only 'timeoutlen' is used and 'ttimeoutlen' is -1. When a
7454 different timeout value for key codes is desired set 'ttimeoutlen' to
7455 a non-negative number.
7456
7457 ttimeoutlen mapping delay key code delay ~
7458 < 0 'timeoutlen' 'timeoutlen'
7459 >= 0 'timeoutlen' 'ttimeoutlen'
7460
7461 The timeout only happens when the 'timeout' and 'ttimeout' options
7462 tell so. A useful setting would be >
7463 :set timeout timeoutlen=3000 ttimeoutlen=100
7464< (time out on mapping after three seconds, time out on key codes after
7465 a tenth of a second).
7466
7467 *'title'* *'notitle'*
7468'title' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
7469 global
7470 {not in Vi}
7471 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
7472 feature}
7473 When on, the title of the window will be set to the value of
7474 'titlestring' (if it is not empty), or to:
7475 filename [+=-] (path) - VIM
7476 Where:
7477 filename the name of the file being edited
7478 - indicates the file cannot be modified, 'ma' off
7479 + indicates the file was modified
7480 = indicates the file is read-only
7481 =+ indicates the file is read-only and modified
7482 (path) is the path of the file being edited
7483 - VIM the server name |v:servername| or "VIM"
7484 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles
7485 (currently Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and
7486 terminals with a non- empty 't_ts' option - these are Unix xterm and
7487 iris-ansi by default, where 't_ts' is taken from the builtin termcap).
7488 *X11*
7489 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
7490 be restored if possible. The output of ":version" will include "+X11"
7491 when HAVE_X11 was defined, otherwise it will be "-X11". This also
7492 works for the icon name |'icon'|.
7493 But: When Vim was started with the |-X| argument, restoring the title
7494 will not work (except in the GUI).
7495 If the title cannot be restored, it is set to the value of 'titleold'.
7496 You might want to restore the title outside of Vim then.
7497 When using an xterm from a remote machine you can use this command:
7498 rsh machine_name xterm -display $DISPLAY &
7499 then the WINDOWID environment variable should be inherited and the
7500 title of the window should change back to what it should be after
7501 exiting Vim.
7502
7503 *'titlelen'*
7504'titlelen' number (default 85)
7505 global
7506 {not in Vi}
7507 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
7508 feature}
7509 Gives the percentage of 'columns' to use for the length of the window
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007510 title. When the title is longer, only the end of the path name is
7511 shown. A '<' character before the path name is used to indicate this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007512 Using a percentage makes this adapt to the width of the window. But
7513 it won't work perfectly, because the actual number of characters
7514 available also depends on the font used and other things in the title
7515 bar. When 'titlelen' is zero the full path is used. Otherwise,
7516 values from 1 to 30000 percent can be used.
7517 'titlelen' is also used for the 'titlestring' option.
7518
7519 *'titleold'*
7520'titleold' string (default "Thanks for flying Vim")
7521 global
7522 {not in Vi}
7523 {only available when compiled with the |+title|
7524 feature}
7525 This option will be used for the window title when exiting Vim if the
7526 original title cannot be restored. Only happens if 'title' is on or
7527 'titlestring' is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007528 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7529 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007530 *'titlestring'*
7531'titlestring' string (default "")
7532 global
7533 {not in Vi}
7534 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
7535 feature}
7536 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the title of the
7537 window. This happens only when the 'title' option is on.
7538 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles (currently
7539 Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and terminals with a
7540 non-empty 't_ts' option).
7541 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
7542 be restored if possible |X11|.
7543 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
7544 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'.
7545 Example: >
7546 :auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() . "/" . expand("%:p")
7547 :set title titlestring=%<%F%=%l/%L-%P titlelen=70
7548< The value of 'titlelen' is used to align items in the middle or right
7549 of the available space.
7550 Some people prefer to have the file name first: >
7551 :set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)
7552< Note the use of "%{ }" and an expression to get the path of the file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007553 without the file name. The "%( %)" constructs are used to add a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007554 separating space only when needed.
7555 NOTE: Use of special characters in 'titlestring' may cause the display
7556 to be garbled (e.g., when it contains a CR or NL character).
7557 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
7558
7559 *'toolbar'* *'tb'*
7560'toolbar' 'tb' string (default "icons,tooltips")
7561 global
7562 {only for |+GUI_GTK|, |+GUI_Athena|, |+GUI_Motif| and
7563 |+GUI_Photon|}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007564 The contents of this option controls various toolbar settings. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007565 possible values are:
7566 icons Toolbar buttons are shown with icons.
7567 text Toolbar buttons shown with text.
7568 horiz Icon and text of a toolbar button are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007569 horizontally arranged. {only in GTK+ 2 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007570 tooltips Tooltips are active for toolbar buttons.
7571 Tooltips refer to the popup help text which appears after the mouse
7572 cursor is placed over a toolbar button for a brief moment.
7573
7574 If you want the toolbar to be shown with icons as well as text, do the
7575 following: >
7576 :set tb=icons,text
7577< Motif and Athena cannot display icons and text at the same time. They
7578 will show icons if both are requested.
7579
7580 If none of the strings specified in 'toolbar' are valid or if
7581 'toolbar' is empty, this option is ignored. If you want to disable
7582 the toolbar, you need to set the 'guioptions' option. For example: >
7583 :set guioptions-=T
7584< Also see |gui-toolbar|.
7585
7586 *'toolbariconsize'* *'tbis'*
7587'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' string (default "small")
7588 global
7589 {not in Vi}
7590 {only in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
7591 Controls the size of toolbar icons. The possible values are:
7592 tiny Use tiny toolbar icons.
7593 small Use small toolbar icons (default).
7594 medium Use medium-sized toolbar icons.
7595 large Use large toolbar icons.
7596 The exact dimensions in pixels of the various icon sizes depend on
7597 the current theme. Common dimensions are large=32x32, medium=24x24,
7598 small=20x20 and tiny=16x16.
7599
7600 If 'toolbariconsize' is empty, the global default size as determined
7601 by user preferences or the current theme is used.
7602
7603 *'ttybuiltin'* *'tbi'* *'nottybuiltin'* *'notbi'*
7604'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' boolean (default on)
7605 global
7606 {not in Vi}
7607 When on, the builtin termcaps are searched before the external ones.
7608 When off the builtin termcaps are searched after the external ones.
7609 When this option is changed, you should set the 'term' option next for
7610 the change to take effect, for example: >
7611 :set notbi term=$TERM
7612< See also |termcap|.
7613 Rationale: The default for this option is "on", because the builtin
7614 termcap entries are generally better (many systems contain faulty
7615 xterm entries...).
7616
7617 *'ttyfast'* *'tf'* *'nottyfast'* *'notf'*
7618'ttyfast' 'tf' boolean (default off, on when 'term' is xterm, hpterm,
7619 sun-cmd, screen, rxvt, dtterm or
7620 iris-ansi; also on when running Vim in
7621 a DOS console)
7622 global
7623 {not in Vi}
7624 Indicates a fast terminal connection. More characters will be sent to
7625 the screen for redrawing, instead of using insert/delete line
7626 commands. Improves smoothness of redrawing when there are multiple
7627 windows and the terminal does not support a scrolling region.
7628 Also enables the extra writing of characters at the end of each screen
7629 line for lines that wrap. This helps when using copy/paste with the
7630 mouse in an xterm and other terminals.
7631
7632 *'ttymouse'* *'ttym'*
7633'ttymouse' 'ttym' string (default depends on 'term')
7634 global
7635 {not in Vi}
7636 {only in Unix and VMS, doesn't work in the GUI; not
7637 available when compiled without |+mouse|}
7638 Name of the terminal type for which mouse codes are to be recognized.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a7632007-05-10 18:19:11 +00007639 Currently these strings are valid:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007640 *xterm-mouse*
7641 xterm xterm-like mouse handling. The mouse generates
7642 "<Esc>[Mscr", where "scr" is three bytes:
7643 "s" = button state
7644 "c" = column plus 33
7645 "r" = row plus 33
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007646 This only works up to 223 columns! See "dec",
7647 "urxvt", and "sgr" for solutions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007648 xterm2 Works like "xterm", but with the xterm reporting the
7649 mouse position while the mouse is dragged. This works
7650 much faster and more precise. Your xterm must at
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00007651 least at patchlevel 88 / XFree 3.3.3 for this to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007652 work. See below for how Vim detects this
7653 automatically.
7654 *netterm-mouse*
7655 netterm NetTerm mouse handling. The mouse generates
7656 "<Esc>}r,c<CR>", where "r,c" are two decimal numbers
7657 for the row and column.
7658 *dec-mouse*
7659 dec DEC terminal mouse handling. The mouse generates a
7660 rather complex sequence, starting with "<Esc>[".
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00007661 This is also available for an Xterm, if it was
7662 configured with "--enable-dec-locator".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007663 *jsbterm-mouse*
7664 jsbterm JSB term mouse handling.
7665 *pterm-mouse*
7666 pterm QNX pterm mouse handling.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007667 *urxvt-mouse*
7668 urxvt Mouse handling for the urxvt (rxvt-unicode) terminal.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007669 The mouse works only if the terminal supports this
7670 encoding style, but it does not have 223 columns limit
7671 unlike "xterm" or "xterm2".
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02007672 *sgr-mouse*
7673 sgr Mouse handling for the terminal that emits SGR-styled
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007674 mouse reporting. The mouse works even in columns
7675 beyond 223. This option is backward compatible with
7676 "xterm2" because it can also decode "xterm2" style
7677 mouse codes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007678
7679 The mouse handling must be enabled at compile time |+mouse_xterm|
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007680 |+mouse_dec| |+mouse_netterm| |+mouse_jsbterm| |+mouse_urxvt|
7681 |+mouse_sgr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007682 Only "xterm"(2) is really recognized. NetTerm mouse codes are always
7683 recognized, if enabled at compile time. DEC terminal mouse codes
7684 are recognized if enabled at compile time, and 'ttymouse' is not
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007685 "xterm", "xterm2", "urxvt" or "sgr" (because dec mouse codes conflict
7686 with them).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007687 This option is automatically set to "xterm", when the 'term' option is
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007688 set to a name that starts with "xterm", "mlterm", or "screen", and
7689 'ttymouse' is not set already.
7690 Additionally, if vim is compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and
7691 |t_RV| is set to the escape sequence to request the xterm version
7692 number, more intelligent detection process runs.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007693 The "xterm2" value will be set if the xterm version is reported to be
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007694 from 95 to 276. The "sgr" value will be set if the xterm version is
7695 277 or highter.
7696 If you do not want 'ttymouse' to be set to "xterm2" or "sgr"
7697 automatically, set t_RV to an empty string: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007698 :set t_RV=
7699<
7700 *'ttyscroll'* *'tsl'*
7701'ttyscroll' 'tsl' number (default 999)
7702 global
7703 Maximum number of lines to scroll the screen. If there are more lines
7704 to scroll the window is redrawn. For terminals where scrolling is
7705 very slow and redrawing is not slow this can be set to a small number,
7706 e.g., 3, to speed up displaying.
7707
7708 *'ttytype'* *'tty'*
7709'ttytype' 'tty' string (default from $TERM)
7710 global
7711 Alias for 'term', see above.
7712
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007713 *'undodir'* *'udir'*
7714'undodir' 'udir' string (default ".")
7715 global
7716 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007717 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007718 List of directory names for undo files, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02007719 See |'backupdir'| for details of the format.
Bram Moolenaar6a244fe2010-05-24 22:02:24 +02007720 "." means using the directory of the file. The undo file name for
7721 "file.txt" is ".file.txt.un~".
7722 For other directories the file name is the full path of the edited
7723 file, with path separators replaced with "%".
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007724 When writing: The first directory that exists is used. "." always
7725 works, no directories after "." will be used for writing.
7726 When reading all entries are tried to find an undo file. The first
7727 undo file that exists is used. When it cannot be read an error is
7728 given, no further entry is used.
7729 See |undo-persistence|.
7730
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02007731 *'undofile'* *'noundofile'* *'udf'* *'noudf'*
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007732'undofile' 'udf' boolean (default off)
7733 local to buffer
7734 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007735 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007736 When on, Vim automatically saves undo history to an undo file when
7737 writing a buffer to a file, and restores undo history from the same
7738 file on buffer read.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02007739 The directory where the undo file is stored is specified by 'undodir'.
7740 For more information about this feature see |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02007741 The undo file is not read when 'undoreload' causes the buffer from
7742 before a reload to be saved for undo.
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01007743 When 'undofile' is turned off the undo file is NOT deleted.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007744
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007745 *'undolevels'* *'ul'*
7746'undolevels' 'ul' number (default 100, 1000 for Unix, VMS,
7747 Win32 and OS/2)
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01007748 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007749 {not in Vi}
7750 Maximum number of changes that can be undone. Since undo information
7751 is kept in memory, higher numbers will cause more memory to be used
7752 (nevertheless, a single change can use an unlimited amount of memory).
7753 Set to 0 for Vi compatibility: One level of undo and "u" undoes
7754 itself: >
7755 set ul=0
7756< But you can also get Vi compatibility by including the 'u' flag in
7757 'cpoptions', and still be able to use CTRL-R to repeat undo.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02007758 Also see |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01007759 Set to -1 for no undo at all. You might want to do this only for the
7760 current buffer: >
7761 setlocal ul=-1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007762< This helps when you run out of memory for a single change.
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01007763
7764 The local value is set to -123456 when the global value is to be used.
7765
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02007766 Also see |clear-undo|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007767
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02007768 *'undoreload'* *'ur'*
7769'undoreload' 'ur' number (default 10000)
7770 global
7771 {not in Vi}
7772 Save the whole buffer for undo when reloading it. This applies to the
7773 ":e!" command and reloading for when the buffer changed outside of
7774 Vim. |FileChangedShell|
7775 The save only happens when this options is negative or when the number
7776 of lines is smaller than the value of this option.
7777 Set this option to zero to disable undo for a reload.
7778
7779 When saving undo for a reload, any undo file is not read.
7780
7781 Note that this causes the whole buffer to be stored in memory. Set
7782 this option to a lower value if you run out of memory.
7783
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007784 *'updatecount'* *'uc'*
7785'updatecount' 'uc' number (default: 200)
7786 global
7787 {not in Vi}
7788 After typing this many characters the swap file will be written to
7789 disk. When zero, no swap file will be created at all (see chapter on
7790 recovery |crash-recovery|). 'updatecount' is set to zero by starting
7791 Vim with the "-n" option, see |startup|. When editing in readonly
7792 mode this option will be initialized to 10000.
7793 The swapfile can be disabled per buffer with |'swapfile'|.
7794 When 'updatecount' is set from zero to non-zero, swap files are
7795 created for all buffers that have 'swapfile' set. When 'updatecount'
7796 is set to zero, existing swap files are not deleted.
7797 Also see |'swapsync'|.
7798 This option has no meaning in buffers where |'buftype'| is "nofile"
7799 or "nowrite".
7800
7801 *'updatetime'* *'ut'*
7802'updatetime' 'ut' number (default 4000)
7803 global
7804 {not in Vi}
7805 If this many milliseconds nothing is typed the swap file will be
7806 written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
7807 |CursorHold| autocommand event.
7808
7809 *'verbose'* *'vbs'*
7810'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
7811 global
7812 {not in Vi, although some versions have a boolean
7813 verbose option}
7814 When bigger than zero, Vim will give messages about what it is doing.
7815 Currently, these messages are given:
7816 >= 1 When the viminfo file is read or written.
7817 >= 2 When a file is ":source"'ed.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00007818 >= 5 Every searched tags file and include file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007819 >= 8 Files for which a group of autocommands is executed.
7820 >= 9 Every executed autocommand.
7821 >= 12 Every executed function.
7822 >= 13 When an exception is thrown, caught, finished, or discarded.
7823 >= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
7824 >= 15 Every executed Ex command (truncated at 200 characters).
7825
7826 This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
7827 This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
7828
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00007829 When the 'verbosefile' option is set then the verbose messages are not
7830 displayed.
7831
7832 *'verbosefile'* *'vfile'*
7833'verbosefile' 'vfile' string (default empty)
7834 global
7835 {not in Vi}
7836 When not empty all messages are written in a file with this name.
7837 When the file exists messages are appended.
7838 Writing to the file ends when Vim exits or when 'verbosefile' is made
Bram Moolenaar80794b12010-06-13 05:20:42 +02007839 empty. Writes are buffered, thus may not show up for some time.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00007840 Setting 'verbosefile' to a new value is like making it empty first.
7841 The difference with |:redir| is that verbose messages are not
7842 displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
7843
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007844 *'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
7845'viewdir' 'vdir' string (default for Amiga, MS-DOS, OS/2 and Win32:
7846 "$VIM/vimfiles/view",
7847 for Unix: "~/.vim/view",
7848 for Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles:view"
7849 for VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles/view"
7850 for RiscOS: "Choices:vimfiles/view")
7851 global
7852 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007853 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007854 feature}
7855 Name of the directory where to store files for |:mkview|.
7856 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7857 security reasons.
7858
7859 *'viewoptions'* *'vop'*
7860'viewoptions' 'vop' string (default: "folds,options,cursor")
7861 global
7862 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007863 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007864 feature}
7865 Changes the effect of the |:mkview| command. It is a comma separated
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007866 list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007867 word save and restore ~
7868 cursor cursor position in file and in window
7869 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
7870 fold options
7871 options options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
7872 global values for local options)
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02007873 localoptions same as "options"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007874 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
7875 slashes
7876 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
7877 on Windows or DOS
7878
7879 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing view files
7880 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
7881 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
7882
7883 *'viminfo'* *'vi'* *E526* *E527* *E528*
7884'viminfo' 'vi' string (Vi default: "", Vim default for MS-DOS,
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007885 Windows and OS/2: '100,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB:,
7886 for Amiga: '100,<50,s10,h,rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:
7887 for others: '100,<50,s10,h)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007888 global
7889 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007890 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007891 feature}
7892 When non-empty, the viminfo file is read upon startup and written
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007893 when exiting Vim (see |viminfo-file|). The string should be a comma
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007894 separated list of parameters, each consisting of a single character
7895 identifying the particular parameter, followed by a number or string
7896 which specifies the value of that parameter. If a particular
7897 character is left out, then the default value is used for that
7898 parameter. The following is a list of the identifying characters and
7899 the effect of their value.
7900 CHAR VALUE ~
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007901 *viminfo-!*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007902 ! When included, save and restore global variables that start
7903 with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase
7904 letter. Thus "KEEPTHIS and "K_L_M" are stored, but "KeepThis"
Bram Moolenaar680eeca2010-10-20 17:44:42 +02007905 and "_K_L_M" are not. Nested List and Dict items may not be
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007906 read back correctly, you end up with an empty item.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007907 *viminfo-quote*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007908 " Maximum number of lines saved for each register. Old name of
7909 the '<' item, with the disadvantage that you need to put a
7910 backslash before the ", otherwise it will be recognized as the
7911 start of a comment!
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007912 *viminfo-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007913 % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is
7914 started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not
7915 restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007916 buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Buffers
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007917 without a file name and buffers for help files are not written
7918 to the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00007919 When followed by a number, the number specifies the maximum
7920 number of buffers that are stored. Without a number all
7921 buffers are stored.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007922 *viminfo-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007923 ' Maximum number of previously edited files for which the marks
7924 are remembered. This parameter must always be included when
7925 'viminfo' is non-empty.
7926 Including this item also means that the |jumplist| and the
7927 |changelist| are stored in the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007928 *viminfo-/*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007929 / Maximum number of items in the search pattern history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007930 saved. If non-zero, then the previous search and substitute
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007931 patterns are also saved. When not included, the value of
7932 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007933 *viminfo-:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007934 : Maximum number of items in the command-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007935 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007936 *viminfo-<*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007937 < Maximum number of lines saved for each register. If zero then
7938 registers are not saved. When not included, all lines are
7939 saved. '"' is the old name for this item.
7940 Also see the 's' item below: limit specified in Kbyte.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007941 *viminfo-@*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007942 @ Maximum number of items in the input-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007943 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007944 *viminfo-c*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007945 c When included, convert the text in the viminfo file from the
7946 'encoding' used when writing the file to the current
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007947 'encoding'. See |viminfo-encoding|.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007948 *viminfo-f*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007949 f Whether file marks need to be stored. If zero, file marks ('0
7950 to '9, 'A to 'Z) are not stored. When not present or when
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007951 non-zero, they are all stored. '0 is used for the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007952 cursor position (when exiting or when doing ":wviminfo").
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007953 *viminfo-h*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007954 h Disable the effect of 'hlsearch' when loading the viminfo
7955 file. When not included, it depends on whether ":nohlsearch"
7956 has been used since the last search command.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007957 *viminfo-n*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007958 n Name of the viminfo file. The name must immediately follow
7959 the 'n'. Must be the last one! If the "-i" argument was
7960 given when starting Vim, that file name overrides the one
7961 given here with 'viminfo'. Environment variables are expanded
7962 when opening the file, not when setting the option.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007963 *viminfo-r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007964 r Removable media. The argument is a string (up to the next
7965 ','). This parameter can be given several times. Each
7966 specifies the start of a path for which no marks will be
7967 stored. This is to avoid removable media. For MS-DOS you
7968 could use "ra:,rb:", for Amiga "rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:". You can
7969 also use it for temp files, e.g., for Unix: "r/tmp". Case is
7970 ignored. Maximum length of each 'r' argument is 50
7971 characters.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007972 *viminfo-s*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007973 s Maximum size of an item in Kbyte. If zero then registers are
7974 not saved. Currently only applies to registers. The default
7975 "s10" will exclude registers with more than 10 Kbyte of text.
7976 Also see the '<' item above: line count limit.
7977
7978 Example: >
7979 :set viminfo='50,<1000,s100,:0,n~/vim/viminfo
7980<
7981 '50 Marks will be remembered for the last 50 files you
7982 edited.
7983 <1000 Contents of registers (up to 1000 lines each) will be
7984 remembered.
7985 s100 Registers with more than 100 Kbyte text are skipped.
7986 :0 Command-line history will not be saved.
7987 n~/vim/viminfo The name of the file to use is "~/vim/viminfo".
7988 no / Since '/' is not specified, the default will be used,
7989 that is, save all of the search history, and also the
7990 previous search and substitute patterns.
7991 no % The buffer list will not be saved nor read back.
7992 no h 'hlsearch' highlighting will be restored.
7993
7994 When setting 'viminfo' from an empty value you can use |:rviminfo| to
7995 load the contents of the file, this is not done automatically.
7996
7997 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7998 security reasons.
7999
8000 *'virtualedit'* *'ve'*
8001'virtualedit' 've' string (default "")
8002 global
8003 {not in Vi}
8004 {not available when compiled without the
8005 |+virtualedit| feature}
8006 A comma separated list of these words:
8007 block Allow virtual editing in Visual block mode.
8008 insert Allow virtual editing in Insert mode.
8009 all Allow virtual editing in all modes.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008010 onemore Allow the cursor to move just past the end of the line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008011
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008012 Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00008013 no actual character. This can be halfway into a tab or beyond the end
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008014 of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and
8015 editing a table.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008016 "onemore" is not the same, it will only allow moving the cursor just
8017 after the last character of the line. This makes some commands more
8018 consistent. Previously the cursor was always past the end of the line
8019 if the line was empty. But it is far from Vi compatible. It may also
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008020 break some plugins or Vim scripts. For example because |l| can move
8021 the cursor after the last character. Use with care!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02008022 Using the `$` command will move to the last character in the line, not
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008023 past it. This may actually move the cursor to the left!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02008024 The `g$` command will move to the end of the screen line.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008025 It doesn't make sense to combine "all" with "onemore", but you will
8026 not get a warning for it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008027
8028 *'visualbell'* *'vb'* *'novisualbell'* *'novb'* *beep*
8029'visualbell' 'vb' boolean (default off)
8030 global
8031 {not in Vi}
8032 Use visual bell instead of beeping. The terminal code to display the
8033 visual bell is given with 't_vb'. When no beep or flash is wanted,
8034 use ":set vb t_vb=".
8035 Note: When the GUI starts, 't_vb' is reset to its default value. You
8036 might want to set it again in your |gvimrc|.
8037 In the GUI, 't_vb' defaults to "<Esc>|f", which inverts the display
8038 for 20 msec. If you want to use a different time, use "<Esc>|40f",
8039 where 40 is the time in msec.
8040 Does not work on the Amiga, you always get a screen flash.
8041 Also see 'errorbells'.
8042
8043 *'warn'* *'nowarn'*
8044'warn' boolean (default on)
8045 global
8046 Give a warning message when a shell command is used while the buffer
8047 has been changed.
8048
8049 *'weirdinvert'* *'wiv'* *'noweirdinvert'* *'nowiv'*
8050'weirdinvert' 'wiv' boolean (default off)
8051 global
8052 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008053 This option has the same effect as the 't_xs' terminal option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008054 It is provided for backwards compatibility with version 4.x.
8055 Setting 'weirdinvert' has the effect of making 't_xs' non-empty, and
8056 vice versa. Has no effect when the GUI is running.
8057
8058 *'whichwrap'* *'ww'*
8059'whichwrap' 'ww' string (Vim default: "b,s", Vi default: "")
8060 global
8061 {not in Vi}
8062 Allow specified keys that move the cursor left/right to move to the
8063 previous/next line when the cursor is on the first/last character in
8064 the line. Concatenate characters to allow this for these keys:
8065 char key mode ~
8066 b <BS> Normal and Visual
8067 s <Space> Normal and Visual
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008068 h "h" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
8069 l "l" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008070 < <Left> Normal and Visual
8071 > <Right> Normal and Visual
8072 ~ "~" Normal
8073 [ <Left> Insert and Replace
8074 ] <Right> Insert and Replace
8075 For example: >
8076 :set ww=<,>,[,]
8077< allows wrap only when cursor keys are used.
8078 When the movement keys are used in combination with a delete or change
8079 operator, the <EOL> also counts for a character. This makes "3h"
8080 different from "3dh" when the cursor crosses the end of a line. This
8081 is also true for "x" and "X", because they do the same as "dl" and
8082 "dh". If you use this, you may also want to use the mapping
8083 ":map <BS> X" to make backspace delete the character in front of the
8084 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00008085 When 'l' is included and it is used after an operator at the end of a
8086 line then it will not move to the next line. This makes "dl", "cl",
8087 "yl" etc. work normally.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008088 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8089 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8090
8091 *'wildchar'* *'wc'*
8092'wildchar' 'wc' number (Vim default: <Tab>, Vi default: CTRL-E)
8093 global
8094 {not in Vi}
8095 Character you have to type to start wildcard expansion in the
8096 command-line, as specified with 'wildmode'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008097 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008098 The character is not recognized when used inside a macro. See
8099 'wildcharm' for that.
8100 Although 'wc' is a number option, you can set it to a special key: >
8101 :set wc=<Esc>
8102< NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8103 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8104
8105 *'wildcharm'* *'wcm'*
8106'wildcharm' 'wcm' number (default: none (0))
8107 global
8108 {not in Vi}
8109 'wildcharm' works exactly like 'wildchar', except that it is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008110 recognized when used inside a macro. You can find "spare" command-line
8111 keys suitable for this option by looking at |ex-edit-index|. Normally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008112 you'll never actually type 'wildcharm', just use it in mappings that
8113 automatically invoke completion mode, e.g.: >
8114 :set wcm=<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008115 :cnoremap ss so $vim/sessions/*.vim<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008116< Then after typing :ss you can use CTRL-P & CTRL-N.
8117
8118 *'wildignore'* *'wig'*
8119'wildignore' 'wig' string (default "")
8120 global
8121 {not in Vi}
8122 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
8123 feature}
8124 A list of file patterns. A file that matches with one of these
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008125 patterns is ignored when expanding |wildcards|, completing file or
8126 directory names, and influences the result of |expand()|, |glob()| and
8127 |globpath()| unless a flag is passed to disable this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008128 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
8129 Also see 'suffixes'.
8130 Example: >
8131 :set wildignore=*.o,*.obj
8132< The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
8133 a pattern from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
8134 uses another default.
8135
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01008136
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01008137 *'wildignorecase'* *'wic'* *'nowildignorecase'* *'nowic'*
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01008138'wildignorecase' 'wic' boolean (default off)
8139 global
8140 {not in Vi}
8141 When set case is ignored when completing file names and directories.
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01008142 Has no effect when 'fileignorecase' is set.
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01008143 Does not apply when the shell is used to expand wildcards, which
8144 happens when there are special characters.
8145
8146
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008147 *'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
8148'wildmenu' 'wmnu' boolean (default off)
8149 global
8150 {not in Vi}
8151 {not available if compiled without the |+wildmenu|
8152 feature}
8153 When 'wildmenu' is on, command-line completion operates in an enhanced
8154 mode. On pressing 'wildchar' (usually <Tab>) to invoke completion,
8155 the possible matches are shown just above the command line, with the
8156 first match highlighted (overwriting the status line, if there is
8157 one). Keys that show the previous/next match, such as <Tab> or
8158 CTRL-P/CTRL-N, cause the highlight to move to the appropriate match.
8159 When 'wildmode' is used, "wildmenu" mode is used where "full" is
8160 specified. "longest" and "list" do not start "wildmenu" mode.
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +01008161 You can check the current mode with |wildmenumode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008162 If there are more matches than can fit in the line, a ">" is shown on
8163 the right and/or a "<" is shown on the left. The status line scrolls
8164 as needed.
8165 The "wildmenu" mode is abandoned when a key is hit that is not used
8166 for selecting a completion.
8167 While the "wildmenu" is active the following keys have special
8168 meanings:
8169
8170 <Left> <Right> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
8171 <Down> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
8172 subdirectory or submenu.
8173 <CR> - in menu completion, when the cursor is just after a
8174 dot: move into a submenu.
8175 <Up> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
8176 parent directory or parent menu.
8177
8178 This makes the menus accessible from the console |console-menus|.
8179
8180 If you prefer the <Left> and <Right> keys to move the cursor instead
8181 of selecting a different match, use this: >
8182 :cnoremap <Left> <Space><BS><Left>
8183 :cnoremap <Right> <Space><BS><Right>
8184<
8185 The "WildMenu" highlighting is used for displaying the current match
8186 |hl-WildMenu|.
8187
8188 *'wildmode'* *'wim'*
8189'wildmode' 'wim' string (Vim default: "full")
8190 global
8191 {not in Vi}
8192 Completion mode that is used for the character specified with
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008193 'wildchar'. It is a comma separated list of up to four parts. Each
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00008194 part specifies what to do for each consecutive use of 'wildchar'. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008195 first part specifies the behavior for the first use of 'wildchar',
8196 The second part for the second use, etc.
8197 These are the possible values for each part:
8198 "" Complete only the first match.
8199 "full" Complete the next full match. After the last match,
8200 the original string is used and then the first match
8201 again.
8202 "longest" Complete till longest common string. If this doesn't
8203 result in a longer string, use the next part.
8204 "longest:full" Like "longest", but also start 'wildmenu' if it is
8205 enabled.
8206 "list" When more than one match, list all matches.
8207 "list:full" When more than one match, list all matches and
8208 complete first match.
8209 "list:longest" When more than one match, list all matches and
8210 complete till longest common string.
8211 When there is only a single match, it is fully completed in all cases.
8212
8213 Examples: >
8214 :set wildmode=full
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008215< Complete first full match, next match, etc. (the default) >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008216 :set wildmode=longest,full
8217< Complete longest common string, then each full match >
8218 :set wildmode=list:full
8219< List all matches and complete each full match >
8220 :set wildmode=list,full
8221< List all matches without completing, then each full match >
8222 :set wildmode=longest,list
8223< Complete longest common string, then list alternatives.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008224 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008225
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00008226 *'wildoptions'* *'wop'*
8227'wildoptions' 'wop' string (default "")
8228 global
8229 {not in Vi}
8230 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
8231 feature}
8232 A list of words that change how command line completion is done.
8233 Currently only one word is allowed:
8234 tagfile When using CTRL-D to list matching tags, the kind of
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008235 tag and the file of the tag is listed. Only one match
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00008236 is displayed per line. Often used tag kinds are:
8237 d #define
8238 f function
8239 Also see |cmdline-completion|.
8240
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008241 *'winaltkeys'* *'wak'*
8242'winaltkeys' 'wak' string (default "menu")
8243 global
8244 {not in Vi}
8245 {only used in Win32, Motif, GTK and Photon GUI}
8246 Some GUI versions allow the access to menu entries by using the ALT
8247 key in combination with a character that appears underlined in the
8248 menu. This conflicts with the use of the ALT key for mappings and
8249 entering special characters. This option tells what to do:
8250 no Don't use ALT keys for menus. ALT key combinations can be
8251 mapped, but there is no automatic handling. This can then be
8252 done with the |:simalt| command.
8253 yes ALT key handling is done by the windowing system. ALT key
8254 combinations cannot be mapped.
8255 menu Using ALT in combination with a character that is a menu
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008256 shortcut key, will be handled by the windowing system. Other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008257 keys can be mapped.
8258 If the menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', the ALT
8259 key is never used for the menu.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00008260 This option is not used for <F10>; on Win32 and with GTK <F10> will
8261 select the menu, unless it has been mapped.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008262
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00008263 *'window'* *'wi'*
8264'window' 'wi' number (default screen height - 1)
8265 global
8266 Window height. Do not confuse this with the height of the Vim window,
8267 use 'lines' for that.
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00008268 Used for |CTRL-F| and |CTRL-B| when there is only one window and the
8269 value is smaller than 'lines' minus one. The screen will scroll
8270 'window' minus two lines, with a minimum of one.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00008271 When 'window' is equal to 'lines' minus one CTRL-F and CTRL-B scroll
8272 in a much smarter way, taking care of wrapping lines.
8273 When resizing the Vim window, the value is smaller than 1 or more than
8274 or equal to 'lines' it will be set to 'lines' minus 1.
8275 {Vi also uses the option to specify the number of displayed lines}
8276
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008277 *'winheight'* *'wh'* *E591*
8278'winheight' 'wh' number (default 1)
8279 global
8280 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008281 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008282 feature}
8283 Minimal number of lines for the current window. This is not a hard
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008284 minimum, Vim will use fewer lines if there is not enough room. If the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008285 focus goes to a window that is smaller, its size is increased, at the
8286 cost of the height of other windows.
8287 Set 'winheight' to a small number for normal editing.
8288 Set it to 999 to make the current window fill most of the screen.
8289 Other windows will be only 'winminheight' high. This has the drawback
8290 that ":all" will create only two windows. To avoid "vim -o 1 2 3 4"
8291 to create only two windows, set the option after startup is done,
8292 using the |VimEnter| event: >
8293 au VimEnter * set winheight=999
8294< Minimum value is 1.
8295 The height is not adjusted after one of the commands that change the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008296 height of the current window.
8297 'winheight' applies to the current window. Use 'winminheight' to set
8298 the minimal height for other windows.
8299
8300 *'winfixheight'* *'wfh'* *'nowinfixheight'* *'nowfh'*
8301'winfixheight' 'wfh' boolean (default off)
8302 local to window
8303 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008304 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008305 feature}
8306 Keep the window height when windows are opened or closed and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00008307 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|. Set by default for the
8308 |preview-window| and |quickfix-window|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008309 The height may be changed anyway when running out of room.
8310
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008311 *'winfixwidth'* *'wfw'* *'nowinfixwidth'* *'nowfw'*
8312'winfixwidth' 'wfw' boolean (default off)
8313 local to window
8314 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008315 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008316 feature}
8317 Keep the window width when windows are opened or closed and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00008318 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008319 The width may be changed anyway when running out of room.
8320
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008321 *'winminheight'* *'wmh'*
8322'winminheight' 'wmh' number (default 1)
8323 global
8324 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008325 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008326 feature}
8327 The minimal height of a window, when it's not the current window.
8328 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
8329 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero lines (i.e. just a
8330 status bar) if necessary. They will return to at least one line when
8331 they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere to go.)
8332 Use 'winheight' to set the minimal height of the current window.
8333 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
8334 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
8335 windows. A value of 0 to 3 is reasonable.
8336
8337 *'winminwidth'* *'wmw'*
8338'winminwidth' 'wmw' number (default 1)
8339 global
8340 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008341 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008342 feature}
8343 The minimal width of a window, when it's not the current window.
8344 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
8345 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero columns (i.e. just
8346 a vertical separator) if necessary. They will return to at least one
8347 line when they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere
8348 to go.)
8349 Use 'winwidth' to set the minimal width of the current window.
8350 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
8351 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
8352 windows. A value of 0 to 12 is reasonable.
8353
8354 *'winwidth'* *'wiw'* *E592*
8355'winwidth' 'wiw' number (default 20)
8356 global
8357 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008358 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008359 feature}
8360 Minimal number of columns for the current window. This is not a hard
8361 minimum, Vim will use fewer columns if there is not enough room. If
8362 the current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of
8363 the width of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
8364 always fill the screen. Set it to a small number for normal editing.
8365 The width is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
8366 width of the current window.
8367 'winwidth' applies to the current window. Use 'winminwidth' to set
8368 the minimal width for other windows.
8369
8370 *'wrap'* *'nowrap'*
8371'wrap' boolean (default on)
8372 local to window
8373 {not in Vi}
8374 This option changes how text is displayed. It doesn't change the text
8375 in the buffer, see 'textwidth' for that.
8376 When on, lines longer than the width of the window will wrap and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008377 displaying continues on the next line. When off lines will not wrap
8378 and only part of long lines will be displayed. When the cursor is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008379 moved to a part that is not shown, the screen will scroll
8380 horizontally.
8381 The line will be broken in the middle of a word if necessary. See
8382 'linebreak' to get the break at a word boundary.
8383 To make scrolling horizontally a bit more useful, try this: >
8384 :set sidescroll=5
8385 :set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
8386< See 'sidescroll', 'listchars' and |wrap-off|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008387 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
8388 on.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008389
8390 *'wrapmargin'* *'wm'*
8391'wrapmargin' 'wm' number (default 0)
8392 local to buffer
8393 Number of characters from the right window border where wrapping
8394 starts. When typing text beyond this limit, an <EOL> will be inserted
8395 and inserting continues on the next line.
8396 Options that add a margin, such as 'number' and 'foldcolumn', cause
8397 the text width to be further reduced. This is Vi compatible.
8398 When 'textwidth' is non-zero, this option is not used.
8399 See also 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|. {Vi: works differently
8400 and less usefully}
8401
8402 *'wrapscan'* *'ws'* *'nowrapscan'* *'nows'*
8403'wrapscan' 'ws' boolean (default on) *E384* *E385*
8404 global
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00008405 Searches wrap around the end of the file. Also applies to |]s| and
8406 |[s|, searching for spelling mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008407
8408 *'write'* *'nowrite'*
8409'write' boolean (default on)
8410 global
8411 {not in Vi}
8412 Allows writing files. When not set, writing a file is not allowed.
8413 Can be used for a view-only mode, where modifications to the text are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008414 still allowed. Can be reset with the |-m| or |-M| command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008415 argument. Filtering text is still possible, even though this requires
8416 writing a temporary file.
8417
8418 *'writeany'* *'wa'* *'nowriteany'* *'nowa'*
8419'writeany' 'wa' boolean (default off)
8420 global
8421 Allows writing to any file with no need for "!" override.
8422
8423 *'writebackup'* *'wb'* *'nowritebackup'* *'nowb'*
8424'writebackup' 'wb' boolean (default on with |+writebackup| feature, off
8425 otherwise)
8426 global
8427 {not in Vi}
8428 Make a backup before overwriting a file. The backup is removed after
8429 the file was successfully written, unless the 'backup' option is
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02008430 also on.
8431 WARNING: Switching this option off means that when Vim fails to write
8432 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
8433 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only reset
8434 this option if your file system is almost full and it makes the write
8435 fail (and make sure not to exit Vim until the write was successful).
8436 See |backup-table| for another explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008437 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
8438 NOTE: This option is set to the default value when 'compatible' is
8439 set.
8440
8441 *'writedelay'* *'wd'*
8442'writedelay' 'wd' number (default 0)
8443 global
8444 {not in Vi}
8445 The number of microseconds to wait for each character sent to the
8446 screen. When non-zero, characters are sent to the terminal one by
8447 one. For MS-DOS pcterm this does not work. For debugging purposes.
8448
8449 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: