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Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2022 Jun 27
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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9Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
10done, the builtin functions are not available. See |+eval| and
11|no-eval-feature|.
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131. Overview |builtin-function-list|
142. Details |builtin-function-details|
153. Feature list |feature-list|
164. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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18==============================================================================
191. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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21Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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23USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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25abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
26acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
27add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
28and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
29append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
30appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
31 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
32 in buffer {expr}
33argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
34argidx() Number current index in the argument list
35arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
36argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
37argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
38asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
39assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
40assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
41 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
42assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
43 Number assert file contents are equal
44assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
45 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
46assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
47 Number assert {cmd} fails
48assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
49 Number assert {actual} is false
50assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
51 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
52assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
53 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
54assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
55assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
56 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
57assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
58 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
59assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
60assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
61atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
62atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010063autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
64autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000066balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
67balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
68balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
69blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
70browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
71 String put up a file requester
72browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
73bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
74bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
75buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
76bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
77bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
78bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
79bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
80bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
81bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
82byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
83byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
84byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
86 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
87ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
88ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
89ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
90ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
91ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
92 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
93ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
94 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
95ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
96ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
97ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
98ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
99ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
100ch_open({address} [, {options}])
101 Channel open a channel to {address}
102ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
103ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
104 Blob read Blob from {handle}
105ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
106 String read raw from {handle}
107ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
108 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
109ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
110 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
111ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
112 none set options for {handle}
113ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
114 String status of channel {handle}
115changenr() Number current change number
116char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
117charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
118charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
119charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
120 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
121chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
122cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
123clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
124col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
125complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
126complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
127complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
128complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
129confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
130 Number number of choice picked by user
131copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
132cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
133cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
134count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
135 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
136cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
137 Number checks existence of cscope connection
138cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
139 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
140cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
141debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
142deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
143delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
144deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
145 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
146did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
147diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
148diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
149digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
150digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
151digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
152digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
153echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
154empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
155environ() Dict return environment variables
156escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
157eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
158eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
159executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
160execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
161exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
162exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
163exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
164exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
165expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
166 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100167expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
168 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000169extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
170 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
171extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
172 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
173 List or Dictionary
174feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
175filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
176filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
177filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
178 remove items from {expr1} where
179 {expr2} is 0
180finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
181 String find directory {name} in {path}
182findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
183 String find file {name} in {path}
184flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
185flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
186 List flatten a copy of {list}
187float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
188floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
189fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
190fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
191fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
192foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
193foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
195foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
196foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
197foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
198fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
199funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
200 Funcref reference to function {name}
201function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
202 Funcref named reference to function {name}
203garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
204get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
205get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
206get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
207getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
208getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
209 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
210getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
211 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
212getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
213getchar([expr]) Number or String
214 get one character from the user
215getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
216getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
217getcharsearch() Dict last character search
218getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100219getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
220 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000221getcmdline() String return the current command-line
222getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100223getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
224 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000225getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
226getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
227getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
228 List list of cmdline completion matches
229getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
230getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
231getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
232getenv({name}) String return environment variable
233getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
234getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
235getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
236getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
237getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
238getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
239getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
240 List list of jump list items
241getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
242getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
243getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
244getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
245getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
246getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
247getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
248getpid() Number process ID of Vim
249getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
250getqflist() List list of quickfix items
251getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
252getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
253 String or List contents of a register
254getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
255getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +0100256getscriptinfo() List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000257gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
258gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
259 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
260gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
261 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
262gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
263gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
264getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
265getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
266getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
267getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
268getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
269 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
270glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
271 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
272glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
273globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
274 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
275has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
276has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
277haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
278 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
279 or |:tcd|
280hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
281 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
282histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
283histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
284histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
285histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
286hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
287hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
288hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
289hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
290hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
291iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
292indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
293index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
294 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100295indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
296 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000297input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
298 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100299inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000300 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
301inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
302inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
303inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
304inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
305insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
306interrupt() none interrupt script execution
307invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100308isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000309isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
310isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
311 (positive or negative)
312islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
313isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
314items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
315job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
316job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
317job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
318job_start({command} [, {options}])
319 Job start a job
320job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
321job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
322join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
323js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
324js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
325json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
326json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
327keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
328len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
329libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
330libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
331line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
332line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
333lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
334list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
335list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
336listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
337 Number add a callback to listen to changes
338listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
339listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
340localtime() Number current time
341log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
342log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
343luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
344map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
345 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
346maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
347 String or Dict
348 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
349mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
350 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100351maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000352mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
353 like |map()| but creates a new List or
354 Dictionary
355mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
356match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
357 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
358matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
359 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
360matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
361 Number highlight positions with {group}
362matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
363matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
364matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
365 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
366matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
367 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
368matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
369 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
370matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
371 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
372matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
373 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
374matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
375 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
376max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
377menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
378min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
379mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
380 Number create directory {name}
381mode([expr]) String current editing mode
382mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
383nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
384nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
385or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
386pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
387perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
388popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
389popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
390popup_clear() none close all popup windows
391popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
392popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
393popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
394popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
395popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
396popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
397popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
398popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
399popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
400popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
401popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
402popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
403popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
404popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
405popup_notification({what}, {options})
406 Number create a notification popup window
407popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
408 none set options for popup window {id}
409popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
410popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
411pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
412prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
413printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
414prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
415prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
416prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
417prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
418prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
419prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
420 none add multiple text properties
421prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
422 none remove all text properties
423prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
424 Dict search for a text property
425prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
426prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
427 Number remove a text property
428prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
429prop_type_change({name}, {props})
430 none change an existing property type
431prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
432 none delete a property type
433prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
434 Dict get property type values
435prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
436pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
437pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
438py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
439pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
440pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
441rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
442range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
443 List items from {expr} to {max}
444readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
445readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
446 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
447readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
448 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
449readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
450 List get list of lines from file {fname}
451reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
452 any reduce {object} using {func}
453reg_executing() String get the executing register name
454reg_recording() String get the recording register name
455reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
456reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
457reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
458remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
459 String send expression
460remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
461remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
462 Number check for reply string
463remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
464 String read reply string
465remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
466 String send key sequence
467remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
468remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
469 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
470remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
471 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
472remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
473rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
474repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
475resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
476reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
477round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
478rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
479screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
480screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
481screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
482screencol() Number current cursor column
483screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
484screenrow() Number current cursor row
485screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
486search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
487 Number search for {pattern}
488searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
489searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
490 Number search for variable declaration
491searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
492 Number search for other end of start/end pair
493searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
494 List search for other end of start/end pair
495searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
496 List search for {pattern}
497server2client({clientid}, {string})
498 Number send reply string
499serverlist() String get a list of available servers
500setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
501 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
502 {expr}
503setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
504 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
505setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
506setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
507setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
508setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
509setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
510setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
511setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
512setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
513setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
514 Number modify location list using {list}
515setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
516 Number modify specific location list props
517setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
518setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
519setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
520setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
521 Number modify specific quickfix list props
522setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
523settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
524settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
525 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
526 page {tabnr} to {val}
527settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
528 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
529setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
530sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
531shellescape({string} [, {special}])
532 String escape {string} for use as shell
533 command argument
534shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
535sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
536sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
537sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
538sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
539 List get a list of placed signs
540sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
541 Number jump to a sign
542sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
543 Number place a sign
544sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
545sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
546sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
547sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
548 Number unplace a sign
549sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
550simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
551sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
552sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
553slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
554 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000555sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
556 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000557sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
558sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
559 Number play an event sound
560sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
561 Number play sound file {path}
562sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
563soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
564spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
565spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
566 List spelling suggestions
567split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
568 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
569sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
570srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
571state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
572str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
573str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
574 ASCII/UTF-8 value
575str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
576 Number convert String to Number
577strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
578strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
579 String {len} characters of {str} at
580 character {start}
581strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
582strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
583strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
584strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
585stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
586 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
587string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
588strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
589strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
590 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
591 byte {start}
592strptime({format}, {timestring})
593 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
594strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
595 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
596strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
597strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
598submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
599 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
600substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
601 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
602swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
603swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
604synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
605synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
606 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
607synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
608synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
609synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
610system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
611systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
612tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
613tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
614tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
615tagfiles() List tags files used
616taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
617tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
618tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
619tempname() String name for a temporary file
620term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
621 Number display difference between two dumps
622term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
623 Number displaying a screen dump
624term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
625 none dump terminal window contents
626term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
627term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
628term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
629term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
630term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
631term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
632term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
633term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
634term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
635term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
636term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
637term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
638term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
639term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
640term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
641 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
642term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
643term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
644term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
645term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
646 none set the size of a terminal
647term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
648term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
649terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
650test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
651 none make memory allocation fail
652test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
653test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
654test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
655test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
656test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000657test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000658test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
659test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
660test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
661test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
662test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
663test_null_job() Job null value for testing
664test_null_list() List null value for testing
665test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
666test_null_string() String null value for testing
667test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
668test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
669test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000670test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
671test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
672test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
673test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
674test_void() any void value for testing
675timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
676timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
677timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
678 Number create a timer
679timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
680timer_stopall() none stop all timers
681tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
682toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
683tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
684 to chars in {tostr}
685trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
686 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
687trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
688type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
689typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
690undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
691undotree() List undo file tree
692uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
693 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
694values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100695virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
696 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100697virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
698 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000699visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
700wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
701win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
702 String execute {command} in window {id}
703win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
704win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
705win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
706win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
707win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
708win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000709win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
710win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000711win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
712win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
713 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
714winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
715wincol() Number window column of the cursor
716windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
717winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
718winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
719winline() Number window line of the cursor
720winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
721winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
722winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
723winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
724winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
725wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
726writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
727 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
728xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
729
730==============================================================================
7312. Details *builtin-function-details*
732
733Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
734specific functionality.
735
736abs({expr}) *abs()*
737 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
738 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
739 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
740 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
741 Examples: >
742 echo abs(1.456)
743< 1.456 >
744 echo abs(-5.456)
745< 5.456 >
746 echo abs(-4)
747< 4
748
749 Can also be used as a |method|: >
750 Compute()->abs()
751
752< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
753
754
755acos({expr}) *acos()*
756 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
757 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
758 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100759 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000760 Examples: >
761 :echo acos(0)
762< 1.570796 >
763 :echo acos(-0.5)
764< 2.094395
765
766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
767 Compute()->acos()
768
769< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
770
771
772add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
773 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
774 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
775 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
776 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
777< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
778 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
779 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
780 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100781 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000782
783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
784 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
785
786
787and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
788 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
789 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100790 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000791 Example: >
792 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
793< Can also be used as a |method|: >
794 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
795
796
797append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
798 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
799 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
800 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
801 the current buffer.
802 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
803 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
804 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
805 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
806 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
807 negative number results in an error. Example: >
808 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
809 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
810
811< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
812 passed as the second argument: >
813 mylist->append(lnum)
814
815
816appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
817 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
818
819 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
820 |bufload()| if needed.
821
822 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
823
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000824 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
825 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
826 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
827 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000828
829 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
830 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
831
832 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
833 error message is given. Example: >
834 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
835<
836 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
837 passed as the second argument: >
838 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
839
840
841argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
842 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
843 |arglist|.
844 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
845 window is used.
846 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
847 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
848 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
849 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
850
851 *argidx()*
852argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
853 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
854
855 *arglistid()*
856arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
857 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
858 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
859 global argument list. See |arglist|.
860 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
861
862 Without arguments use the current window.
863 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
864 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
865 page.
866 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
867
868 *argv()*
869argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
870 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
871 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
872 :let i = 0
873 :while i < argc()
874 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000875 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000876 : let i = i + 1
877 :endwhile
878< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
879 the whole |arglist| is returned.
880
881 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
882 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
883
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100884 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
885 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
886 argument is invalid.
887
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000888asin({expr}) *asin()*
889 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
890 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
891 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
892 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100893 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
894 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000895 Examples: >
896 :echo asin(0.8)
897< 0.927295 >
898 :echo asin(-0.5)
899< -0.523599
900
901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
902 Compute()->asin()
903<
904 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
905
906
907assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
908
909
910
911atan({expr}) *atan()*
912 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
913 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
914 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100915 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000916 Examples: >
917 :echo atan(100)
918< 1.560797 >
919 :echo atan(-4.01)
920< -1.326405
921
922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
923 Compute()->atan()
924<
925 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
926
927
928atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
929 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
930 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
931 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100932 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
933 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000934 Examples: >
935 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
936< -0.785398 >
937 :echo atan2(1, -1)
938< 2.356194
939
940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
941 Compute()->atan2(1)
942<
943 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
944
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100945
946autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
947 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
948
949 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
950 the following optional items:
951 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
952 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
953 item is ignored.
954 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
955 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100956 This can be either a String with a single
957 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100958 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
959 If this group doesn't exist then it is
960 created. If not specified or empty, then the
961 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100962 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
963 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100964 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100965 which executes only once. Refer to
966 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100967 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
968 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100969 present, then this item is ignored. This can
970 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
971 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100972 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
973 commands associated with the specified autocmd
974 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
975 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100976 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100977
978 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
979 Examples: >
980 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
981 let acmd = {}
982 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
983 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
984 let acmd.bufnr = 5
985 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
986 call autocmd_add([acmd])
987
988 Can also be used as a |method|: >
989 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
990<
991autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
992 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
993
994 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
995 the following optional items:
996 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
997 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
998 item is ignored.
999 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1000 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1001 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1002 group are deleted.
1003 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1004 If not specified or empty, then the default
1005 group is used.
1006 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1007 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1008 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1009 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1010 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1011 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1012 present, then this item is ignored.
1013
1014 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1015 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1016 is deleted.
1017
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001018 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001019 Examples: >
1020 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1021 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1022 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1023 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1024 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1025 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1026 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1027 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1028 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1029 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1030 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1031 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1032 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1033 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1034 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1035 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1036<
1037 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1038 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1039
1040autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1041 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1042 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1043
1044 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1045 items:
1046 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1047 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1048 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1049 error message. If set to an empty string,
1050 then the default autocmd group is used.
1051 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1052 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1053 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1054 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1055 results in an error message.
1056 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1057 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1058 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1059 {opts}.
1060
1061 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1062 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1063 the autocmd is defined.
1064 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1065 event Autocmd event name.
1066 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001067 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1068 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1069 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1070 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001071 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1072 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1073 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1074 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1075
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001076 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1077 or event or pattern is not found.
1078
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001079 Examples: >
1080 " :autocmd MyGroup
1081 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1082 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1083 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1084 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1085 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1086 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1087 " :autocmd Syntax
1088 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1089 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1090 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1091 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1092 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1093<
1094 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1095 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1096<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001097balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1098 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001099 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1100 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001101
1102balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1103 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1104 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1105 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1106 split with |balloon_split()|.
1107 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1108
1109 Example: >
1110 func GetBalloonContent()
1111 " ... initiate getting the content
1112 return ''
1113 endfunc
1114 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1115
1116 func BalloonCallback(result)
1117 call balloon_show(a:result)
1118 endfunc
1119< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1120 GetText()->balloon_show()
1121<
1122 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1123 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1124 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1125 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001126 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001127
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001128 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1129 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001130 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1131 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1132
1133balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1134 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1135 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1136 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001137 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1138 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1140 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1141
1142< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1143 feature}
1144
1145blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1146 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1147 {blob}. Examples: >
1148 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1149 blob2list(0z) returns []
1150< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1151 opposite.
1152
1153 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1154 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001155<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001156 *browse()*
1157browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1158 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1159 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1160 The input fields are:
1161 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1162 {title} title for the requester
1163 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1164 {default} default file name
1165 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1166 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1167
1168 *browsedir()*
1169browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1170 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1171 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1172 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1173 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1174 to be used.
1175 The input fields are:
1176 {title} title for the requester
1177 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1178 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1179 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1180
1181bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
1182 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
1183 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1184 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1185 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1186 buffer is always created.
1187 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1188 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1189 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1190 call bufload(bufnr)
1191 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001192< Returns 0 on error.
1193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001194 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1195
1196bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1197 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1198 {buf} exists.
1199 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1200 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1201
1202 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1203 exactly. The name can be:
1204 - Relative to the current directory.
1205 - A full path.
1206 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1207 - A URL name.
1208 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1209 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1210 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1211 long name to be able to find them.
1212 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1213 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1214 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1215 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1216 file name.
1217
1218 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1219 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1220<
1221 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1222
1223buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1224 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1225 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1226 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1227
1228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1229 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1230
1231bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1232 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1233 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1234 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
1235 then there is no change.
1236 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1237 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1238 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1239
1240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1241 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1242
1243bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1244 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1245 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1246 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1247
1248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1249 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1250
1251bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1252 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1253 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1254 "[No Name]".
1255 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1256 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1257 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1258 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1259 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1260 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1261 match an empty string is returned.
1262 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1263 alternate buffer.
1264 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1265 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1266 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1267 pattern.
1268 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1269 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1270 buffers are searched for.
1271 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1272 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1273 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1274< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1275 echo bufnr->bufname()
1276
1277< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1278 string is returned. >
1279 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1280 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1281 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1282 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1283< *buffer_name()*
1284 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1285
1286 *bufnr()*
1287bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1288 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1289 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1290 above.
1291
1292 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1293 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1294 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1295 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1296< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1297 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1298
1299 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1300 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1301< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1302 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1303 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1304 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1305
1306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1307 echo bufref->bufnr()
1308<
1309 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1310 *last_buffer_nr()*
1311 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1312
1313bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1314 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1315 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1316 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1317 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1318
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001319 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001320<
1321 Only deals with the current tab page.
1322
1323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1324 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1325
1326bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1327 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1328 |window-ID|.
1329 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1330 is returned. Example: >
1331
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001332 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001333
1334< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1335 |:wincmd|.
1336
1337 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1338 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1339
1340byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1341 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1342 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1343 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1344 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1345 one.
1346 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1347
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001348 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1349
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1351 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1352
1353< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1354 feature}
1355
1356byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1357 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1358 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1359 zero.
1360 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1361 equal to {nr}.
1362 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1363 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1364 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1365 separately.
1366 Example : >
1367 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1368< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1369 same: >
1370 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1371 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1372< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1373
1374 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1375 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1376 in bytes is returned.
1377
1378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1379 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1380
1381byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1382 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1383 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001384 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001385 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1386 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1387 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1388< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1389 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1390 one byte).
1391 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1392 to a Unicode encoding.
1393
1394 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1395 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1396
1397call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1398 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1399 arguments.
1400 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1401 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1402 Returns the return value of the called function.
1403 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1404 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1405
1406 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1407 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1408
1409ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1410 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1411 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1412 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1413 Examples: >
1414 echo ceil(1.456)
1415< 2.0 >
1416 echo ceil(-5.456)
1417< -5.0 >
1418 echo ceil(4.0)
1419< 4.0
1420
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001421 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1422
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001423 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1424 Compute()->ceil()
1425<
1426 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1427
1428
1429ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1430
1431
1432changenr() *changenr()*
1433 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1434 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1435 with the |:undo| command.
1436 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1437 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1438 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001439 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001440
1441char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001442 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001443 Examples: >
1444 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1445 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1446< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1447 Example for "utf-8": >
1448 char2nr("á") returns 225
1449 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1450< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1451 A combining character is a separate character.
1452 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1453 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1454 let str = "ABC"
1455 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1456< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1457
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001458 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1459
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1461 GetChar()->char2nr()
1462
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001463charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1464 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1465 The character class is one of:
1466 0 blank
1467 1 punctuation
1468 2 word character
1469 3 emoji
1470 other specific Unicode class
1471 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001472 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001473
1474
1475charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1476 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1477 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1478
1479 Example:
1480 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1481 charcol('.') returns 3
1482 col('.') returns 7
1483
1484< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1485 GetPos()->col()
1486<
1487 *charidx()*
1488charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1489 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1490 The index of the first character is zero.
1491 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1492 equal to {idx}.
1493 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1494 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1495 added to the preceding base character.
1496 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1497 counted as separate characters.
1498 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1499 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1500 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1501 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1502 and is not zero or one.
1503 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1504 from the character index.
1505 Examples: >
1506 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1507 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1508 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1509<
1510 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1511 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1512
1513chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1514 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1515 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1516 window:
1517 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1518 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1519 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1520 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1521 directory.
1522 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1523 {dir} must be a String.
1524 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1525 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1526 On failure, returns an empty string.
1527
1528 Example: >
1529 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1530 if save_dir != ""
1531 " ... do some work
1532 call chdir(save_dir)
1533 endif
1534
1535< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1536 GetDir()->chdir()
1537<
1538cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1539 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1540 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1541 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1542 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001543 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001544 See |C-indenting|.
1545
1546 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1547 GetLnum()->cindent()
1548
1549clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1550 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1551 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1552 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1553 window ID instead of the current window.
1554
1555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1556 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1557<
1558 *col()*
1559col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1560 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1561 . the cursor position
1562 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1563 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1564 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1565 returned)
1566 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1567 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1568 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1569 that it's updated right away.
1570 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1571 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1572 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1573 out of range then col() returns zero.
1574 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1575 |getpos()|.
1576 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1577 character position use |charcol()|.
1578 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1579 Examples: >
1580 col(".") column of cursor
1581 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1582 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001583 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001584< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001585 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1586 buffer.
1587 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1588 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1589 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1590 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1591 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001592 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001593 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1594
1595< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1596 GetPos()->col()
1597<
1598
1599complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1600 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1601 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1602 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1603 or with an expression mapping.
1604 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1605 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1606 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1607 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1608 match.
1609 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1610 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1611 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1612 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1613 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1614 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1615 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1616 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1617 Example: >
1618 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1619
1620 func! ListMonths()
1621 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1622 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1623 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1624 return ''
1625 endfunc
1626< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1627 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1628
1629 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1630 second argument: >
1631 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1632
1633complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1634 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1635 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1636 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1637 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1638 the list.
1639 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1640 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1641
1642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1643 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1644
1645complete_check() *complete_check()*
1646 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1647 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1648 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1649 zero otherwise.
1650 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1651 'completefunc' option.
1652
1653
1654complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1655 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1656 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1657 The items are:
1658 mode Current completion mode name string.
1659 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1660 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1661 See |pumvisible()|.
1662 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1663 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1664 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1665 See |complete-items|.
1666 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1667 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1668 typed text only, or the last completion after
1669 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1670 <Down> keys)
1671 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
1672
1673 *complete_info_mode*
1674 mode values are:
1675 "" Not in completion mode
1676 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1677 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1678 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1679 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1680 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1681 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1682 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1683 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1684 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1685 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1686 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1687 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1688 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1689 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1690 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1691 "eval" |complete()| completion
1692 "unknown" Other internal modes
1693
1694 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1695 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1696 {what} are silently ignored.
1697
1698 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1699 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1700 |CompleteChanged| event.
1701
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001702 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1703
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001704 Examples: >
1705 " Get all items
1706 call complete_info()
1707 " Get only 'mode'
1708 call complete_info(['mode'])
1709 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1710 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1711
1712< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1713 GetItems()->complete_info()
1714<
1715 *confirm()*
1716confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1717 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1718 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1719 choice this is 1.
1720 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1721 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1722
1723 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1724 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1725 used (and translated).
1726 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1727 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1728
1729 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1730 by '\n', e.g. >
1731 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1732< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1733 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1734 not need to be the first letter: >
1735 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1736< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1737 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1738
1739 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1740 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1741 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1742 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1743
1744 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1745 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1746 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1747 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1748 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1749 used.
1750
1751 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1752 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1753
1754 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001755 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001756 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001757 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001758 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001759 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001760 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001761 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001762 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001763 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001764< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1765 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1766 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1767 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1768 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1769 the horizontal layout is always used.
1770
1771 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1772 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1773<
1774 *copy()*
1775copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1776 different from using {expr} directly.
1777 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1778 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1779 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1780 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1781 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1782 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1784 mylist->copy()
1785
1786cos({expr}) *cos()*
1787 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1788 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001789 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001790 Examples: >
1791 :echo cos(100)
1792< 0.862319 >
1793 :echo cos(-4.01)
1794< -0.646043
1795
1796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1797 Compute()->cos()
1798<
1799 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1800
1801
1802cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1803 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1804 [1, inf].
1805 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001806 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001807 Examples: >
1808 :echo cosh(0.5)
1809< 1.127626 >
1810 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1811< -1.127626
1812
1813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1814 Compute()->cosh()
1815<
1816 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1817
1818
1819count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1820 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1821 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1822
1823 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1824 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1825
1826 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1827
1828 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1829 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1830 {expr} is an empty string.
1831
1832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1833 mylist->count(val)
1834<
1835 *cscope_connection()*
1836cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1837 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1838 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1839 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1840 if there are no cscope connections;
1841 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1842
1843 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1844 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1845
1846 {num} Description of existence check
1847 ----- ------------------------------
1848 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1849 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1850 {dbpath}.
1851 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1852 {dbpath}.
1853 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1854 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1855 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1856 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1857
1858 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1859
1860 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1861
1862 # pid database name prepend path
1863 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1864<
1865 Invocation Return Val ~
1866 ---------- ---------- >
1867 cscope_connection() 1
1868 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1869 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1870 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1871 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1872 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1873 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1874 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1875<
1876cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1877cursor({list})
1878 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1879 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1880
1881 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1882 with two, three or four item:
1883 [{lnum}, {col}]
1884 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1885 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1886 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1887 but without the first item.
1888
1889 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1890 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1891
1892 Does not change the jumplist.
1893 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1894 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1895 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
1896 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
1897 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1898 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1899 line.
1900 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1901 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1902 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1903
1904 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1905 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1906 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1907 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1908
1909 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1910 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1911
1912debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1913 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1914 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1915 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1916 {only available on MS-Windows}
1917
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001918 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1919 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1920
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1922 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1923
1924deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1925 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1926 different from using {expr} directly.
1927 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1928 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1929 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1930 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1931 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1932 the original |List|.
1933 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1934
1935 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1936 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1937 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1938 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1939 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1940 *E724*
1941 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1942 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1943 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1944 Also see |copy()|.
1945
1946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1947 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1948
1949delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1950 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001951 name {fname}.
1952
1953 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1954 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001955
1956 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1957 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1958
1959 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1960 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1961 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1962 that is being used.
1963
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001964 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1965 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1966 or partly failed.
1967
1968 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1969 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1970 |deletebufline()|.
1971
1972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1973 GetName()->delete()
1974
1975deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1976 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1977 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1978 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1979
1980 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1981 |bufload()| if needed.
1982
1983 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1984
1985 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1986 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1987 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1988
1989 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1990 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1991<
1992 *did_filetype()*
1993did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1994 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1995 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1996 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1997 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1998 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1999 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2000 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2001 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2002 file.
2003
2004diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2005 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2006 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2007 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2008 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2009 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2010 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2011 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2012
2013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2014 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2015
2016diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2017 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2018 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2019 diff change zero is returned.
2020 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2021 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2022 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2023 line.
2024 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2025 syntax information about the highlighting.
2026
2027 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2028 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2029<
2030
2031digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2032 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2033 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2034 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2035 is given and an empty string is returned.
2036
2037 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2038 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2039 available, it might fail.
2040
2041 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2042
2043 Examples: >
2044 " Get a built-in digraph
2045 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2046
2047 " Get a user-defined digraph
2048 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2049 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2050<
2051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2052 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2053<
2054 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2055 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2056 display an error message.
2057
2058
2059digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2060 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2061 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2062 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2063
2064 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2065 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2066 available, it might fail.
2067
2068 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2069
2070 Examples: >
2071 " Get user-defined digraphs
2072 :echo digraph_getlist()
2073
2074 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2075 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2076<
2077 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2078 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2079<
2080 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2081 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2082 display an error message.
2083
2084
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002085digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002086 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2087 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002088 encoded character. *E1215*
2089 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2090 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2091 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002092
2093 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2094 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2095
2096 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2097 |digraph_setlist()|.
2098
2099 Example: >
2100 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2101<
2102 Can be used as a |method|: >
2103 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2104<
2105 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2106 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2107 display an error message.
2108
2109
2110digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2111 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2112 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2113 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002114 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002115 Example: >
2116 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2117<
2118 It is similar to the following: >
2119 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2120 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2121 endfor
2122< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2123 following digraphs will not be added.
2124
2125 Can be used as a |method|: >
2126 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2127<
2128 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2129 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2130 display an error message.
2131
2132
2133echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2134 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2135 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2136 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2137 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2138< and to enable it again: >
2139 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2140< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2141
2142
2143empty({expr}) *empty()*
2144 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2145 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2146 items.
2147 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2148 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2149 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2150 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2151 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2152 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2153
2154 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2155 length with zero.
2156
2157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2158 mylist->empty()
2159
2160environ() *environ()*
2161 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2162 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2163 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2164< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2165 use this: >
2166 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2167
2168escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2169 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2170 backslash. Example: >
2171 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2172< results in: >
2173 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2174< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2175
2176 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2177 GetText()->escape(' \')
2178<
2179 *eval()*
2180eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2181 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2182 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2183 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2184 functions.
2185
2186 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2187 argv->join()->eval()
2188
2189eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2190 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2191 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2192 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2193 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2194
2195executable({expr}) *executable()*
2196 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2197 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2198 arguments.
2199 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2200 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2201 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2202 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2203 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2204 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2205 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2206 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2207 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2208 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2209 directory, not if it's really executable.
2210 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002211 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2212 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2213 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2214 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002215 The result is a Number:
2216 1 exists
2217 0 does not exist
2218 -1 not implemented on this system
2219 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2220
2221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2222 GetCommand()->executable()
2223
2224execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2225 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2226 string.
2227 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2228 lines are executed one by one.
2229 This is equivalent to: >
2230 redir => var
2231 {command}
2232 redir END
2233<
2234 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2235 "" no `:silent` used
2236 "silent" `:silent` used
2237 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2238 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2239 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2240 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2241 *E930*
2242 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2243
2244 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002245 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002246
2247< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2248 use `win_execute()`.
2249
2250 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2251 included in the output of the higher level call.
2252
2253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2254 GetCommand()->execute()
2255
2256exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2257 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2258 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2259 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2260 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2261 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2262< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2263 an empty string is returned.
2264
2265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2266 GetCommand()->exepath()
2267<
2268 *exists()*
2269exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2270 zero otherwise.
2271
2272 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2273 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2274 at compile time.
2275
2276 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2277 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2278
2279 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002280 varname internal variable (see
2281 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2282 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2283 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002284 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002285 Does not work for local variables in a
2286 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002287 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2288 script, since it can be used as a
2289 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002290 Beware that evaluating an index may
2291 cause an error message for an invalid
2292 expression. E.g.: >
2293 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2294 :echo exists("l[5]")
2295< 0 >
2296 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2297< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2298 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002299 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2300 not if it really works)
2301 +option-name Vim option that works.
2302 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2303 done by comparing with an empty
2304 string)
2305 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2306 or user defined function (see
2307 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2308 Also works for a variable that is a
2309 Funcref.
2310 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2311 implemented; to be used to check if
2312 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002313 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2314 command or command modifier |:command|.
2315 Returns:
2316 1 for match with start of a command
2317 2 full match with a command
2318 3 matches several user commands
2319 To check for a supported command
2320 always check the return value to be 2.
2321 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002322 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2323 probably should not use it, it is
2324 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002325 #event autocommand defined for this event
2326 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2327 pattern (the pattern is taken
2328 literally and compared to the
2329 autocommand patterns character by
2330 character)
2331 #group autocommand group exists
2332 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2333 event.
2334 #group#event#pattern
2335 autocommand defined for this group,
2336 event and pattern.
2337 ##event autocommand for this event is
2338 supported.
2339
2340 Examples: >
2341 exists("&shortname")
2342 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2343 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002344 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2345 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002346 exists("bufcount")
2347 exists(":Make")
2348 exists("#CursorHold")
2349 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2350 exists("#filetypeindent")
2351 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2352 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2353 exists("##ColorScheme")
2354< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2355 name.
2356 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002357 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2358 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002359 Working example: >
2360 exists(":make")
2361< NOT working example: >
2362 exists(":make install")
2363
2364< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2365 variable itself. For example: >
2366 exists(bufcount)
2367< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2368 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2369
2370 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2371 Varname()->exists()
2372<
2373
2374exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2375 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2376 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2377 give an error: >
2378 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2379 ThatFunction('works')
2380 endif
2381< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2382 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2383
2384 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2385 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2386 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2387
2388
2389exp({expr}) *exp()*
2390 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2391 [0, inf].
2392 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002393 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002394 Examples: >
2395 :echo exp(2)
2396< 7.389056 >
2397 :echo exp(-1)
2398< 0.367879
2399
2400 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2401 Compute()->exp()
2402<
2403 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2404
2405
2406expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2407 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2408 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2409
2410 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2411 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2412 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2413 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2414 file name contains a space]
2415
2416 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2417 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2418 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2419
2420 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2421 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2422 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2423
2424 % current file name
2425 # alternate file name
2426 #n alternate file name n
2427 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2428 <afile> autocmd file name
2429 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2430 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2431 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2432 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2433 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2434 line number
2435 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2436 a function
2437 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2438 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002439 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2440 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002441 <stack> call stack
2442 <cword> word under the cursor
2443 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2444 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2445 message |server2client()|
2446 Modifiers:
2447 :p expand to full path
2448 :h head (last path component removed)
2449 :t tail (last path component only)
2450 :r root (one extension removed)
2451 :e extension only
2452
2453 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002454 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002455< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2456 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2457 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2458< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002459 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002460< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2461 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2462 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2463 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2464 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2465<
2466 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2467 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2468 to modify normal file names.
2469
2470 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2471 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2472 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2473 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002474 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2475 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2476 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002477
2478 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2479 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2480 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2481 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2482 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2483 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2484 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2485 :echo expand("**/README")
2486<
2487 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2488 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2489 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2490 |expr-env-expand|.
2491 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2492 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2493 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2494 "$FOOBAR".
2495
2496 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2497 getting the raw output of an external command.
2498
2499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2500 Getpattern()->expand()
2501
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002502expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002503 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2504 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2505 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2506 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2507 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002508
2509 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2510 argument:
2511 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2512 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2513 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2514
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002515 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2516 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002517
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002518 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002519 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002520 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2521 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2522<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002524 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2525<
2526extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2527 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2528 |Dictionaries|.
2529
2530 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2531 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2532 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2533 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2534 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2535 Examples: >
2536 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2537 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2538< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2539 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2540 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2541 (where N is the original length of the List).
2542 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2543 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2544 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2545<
2546 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2547 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2548 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2549 used to decide what to do:
2550 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2551 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2552 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2553 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2554
2555 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2556 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2557 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2558 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2559 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002560 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002561
2562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2563 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2564
2565
2566extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2567 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2568 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2569 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2570 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2571
2572
2573feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2574 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2575 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2576
2577 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2578 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2579 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2580 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2581 characters from a mapping.
2582
2583 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2584 {string}.
2585
2586 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2587 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2588 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2589 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2590 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2591 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2592
2593 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2594 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2595 keys are remapped.
2596 'n' Do not remap keys.
2597 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2598 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2599 opening folds, etc.
2600 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2601 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2602 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2603 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2604 the internal "got_int" flag.
2605 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2606 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2607 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2608 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2609 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2610 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2611 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2612 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2613 script continues.
2614 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2615 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2616 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002617 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2618 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002619 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002620 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002621 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2622 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2623 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2624
2625 Return value is always 0.
2626
2627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2628 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2629
2630filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2631 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2632 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2633 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2634 expression, which is used as a String.
2635 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2636 |glob()|.
2637 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2638 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2639 0
2640 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2641 1
2642
2643< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2644 GetName()->filereadable()
2645< *file_readable()*
2646 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2647
2648
2649filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2650 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2651 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2652 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2653 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2654
2655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2656 GetName()->filewritable()
2657
2658
2659filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2660 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2661 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2662 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2663 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002664 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002665
2666 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2667
2668 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2669 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2670 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2671 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2672 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2673 current character.
2674 Examples: >
2675 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2676< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2677 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2678< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2679 call filter(var, 0)
2680< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2681
2682 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2683 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2684 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2685
2686 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2687 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2688 2. the value of the current item.
2689 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2690 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2691 func Odd(idx, val)
2692 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2693 endfunc
2694 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002695< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2696 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2697< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002698 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2699< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2700 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2701<
2702 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2703 Other values will result in a type error.
2704
2705 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2706 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2707 first: >
2708 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2709
2710< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002711 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002712 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2713 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2714 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2715 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2716
2717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2718 mylist->filter(expr2)
2719
2720finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2721 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2722 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2723 for the syntax of {path}.
2724
2725 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2726 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2727 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2728 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2729
2730 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2731 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2732 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2733
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002734 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2735
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002736 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
2737 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
2738 feature}
2739
2740 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2741 GetName()->finddir()
2742
2743findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2744 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2745 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2746 Example: >
2747 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2748< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2749 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2750
2751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2752 GetName()->findfile()
2753
2754flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2755 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2756 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2757 a very large number.
2758 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2759 not want that.
2760 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002761 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002762 *E900*
2763 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2764 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2765 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2766
2767 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2768
2769 Example: >
2770 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2771< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2772 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2773< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2774
2775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2776 mylist->flatten()
2777<
2778flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2779 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2780
2781
2782float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2783 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2784 decimal point.
2785 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002786 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002787 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2788 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2789 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2790 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2791 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2792 Examples: >
2793 echo float2nr(3.95)
2794< 3 >
2795 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2796< -23 >
2797 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2798< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2799 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2800< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2801 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2802< 0
2803
2804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2805 Compute()->float2nr()
2806<
2807 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2808
2809
2810floor({expr}) *floor()*
2811 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2812 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2813 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002814 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002815 Examples: >
2816 echo floor(1.856)
2817< 1.0 >
2818 echo floor(-5.456)
2819< -6.0 >
2820 echo floor(4.0)
2821< 4.0
2822
2823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2824 Compute()->floor()
2825<
2826 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2827
2828
2829fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2830 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2831 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2832 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2833 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2834 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2835 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2836 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002837 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2838 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002839 Examples: >
2840 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2841< 0.13 >
2842 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2843< -0.13
2844
2845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2846 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
2847<
2848 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
2849
2850
2851fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2852 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2853 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2854 are escaped with a backslash.
2855 For most systems the characters escaped are
2856 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2857 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2858 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2859 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002860 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002861 Example: >
2862 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002863 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002864< results in executing: >
2865 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2866<
2867 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2868 GetName()->fnameescape()
2869
2870fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2871 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2872 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2873 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2874 Example: >
2875 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2876< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002877 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002878< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2879 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002880 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2881 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2882 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2883 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002884 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2885 |expand()| first then.
2886
2887 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2888 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2889
2890foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2891 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2892 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2893 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2894 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2895 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2896
2897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2898 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2899
2900foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2901 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2902 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2903 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2904 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2905 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2906
2907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2908 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2909
2910foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2911 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2912 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2913 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2914 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2915 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2916 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2917 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2918 previous line is usually available.
2919 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2920 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2921
2922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2923 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2924<
2925 *foldtext()*
2926foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2927 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2928 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2929 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2930 The returned string looks like this: >
2931 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2932< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2933 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2934 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2935 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2936 'commentstring' options is removed.
2937 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2938 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2939 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002940 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002941 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2942
2943foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2944 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2945 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2946 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2947 returned.
2948 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2949 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2950 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2951 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2952
2953
2954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2955 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2956<
2957 *foreground()*
2958foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2959 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2960 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2961 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2962 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002963 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002964 Win32 console version}
2965
2966fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
2967 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2968 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2969
2970 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2971 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
2972 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
2973 ambiguous (for user-defined commands).
2974
2975 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2976 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2977
2978 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2979 GetName()->fullcommand()
2980<
2981 *funcref()*
2982funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2983 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2984 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2985 function {name} is redefined later.
2986
2987 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002988 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2989 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2990 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2991 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002992 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002993
2994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2995 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2996<
2997 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2998function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2999 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3000 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3001 internal function.
3002
3003 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3004 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3005 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3006 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3007 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3008<
3009 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3010 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3011 same function.
3012
3013 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3014 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3015 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3016
3017 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3018 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3019 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3020 ...
3021 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3022 ...
3023 call Partial('name')
3024< Invokes the function as with: >
3025 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3026
3027< With a |method|: >
3028 func Callback(one, two, three)
3029 ...
3030 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3031 ...
3032 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3033< Invokes the function as with: >
3034 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3035
3036< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3037 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3038 arguments. Example: >
3039 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3040 ...
3041 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3042 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
3043 ...
3044 call Func2('name')
3045< Invokes the function as with: >
3046 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3047
3048< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3049 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3050 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003051 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003052 endfunction
3053 ...
3054 let context = {"name": "example"}
3055 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3056 ...
3057 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3058< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
3059 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
3060 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3061 let Func = context.Callback
3062
3063< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3064 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
3065 ...
3066 let context = {"name": "example"}
3067 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
3068 ...
3069 call Func(500)
3070< Invokes the function as with: >
3071 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3072<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003073 Returns 0 on error.
3074
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003075 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3076 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3077
3078
3079garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3080 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3081 that have circular references.
3082
3083 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3084 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3085 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3086 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3087 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3088 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3089 for a long time.
3090
3091 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3092 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3093 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3094
3095 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3096 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3097 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3098 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3099
3100get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3101 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3102 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3103 omitted.
3104 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3105 mylist->get(idx)
3106get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3107 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3108 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3109 omitted.
3110 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3111 myblob->get(idx)
3112get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3113 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3114 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3115 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3116 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3117< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3118 'default' when it does not exist.
3119 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3120 mydict->get(key)
3121get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003122 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003123 {what} are:
3124 "name" The function name
3125 "func" The function
3126 "dict" The dictionary
3127 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003128 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003129 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3130 myfunc->get(what)
3131<
3132 *getbufinfo()*
3133getbufinfo([{buf}])
3134getbufinfo([{dict}])
3135 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3136
3137 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3138 returned.
3139
3140 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3141 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3142 be specified in {dict}:
3143 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3144 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3145 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3146
3147 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3148 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3149 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3150 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3151
3152 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3153 entries:
3154 bufnr Buffer number.
3155 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3156 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3157 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3158 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3159 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3160 last used.
3161 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3162 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3163 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3164 opened in the current window.
3165 Only valid if the buffer has been
3166 displayed in the window in the past.
3167 If you want the line number of the
3168 last known cursor position in a given
3169 window, use |line()|: >
3170 :echo line('.', {winid})
3171<
3172 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3173 valid when loaded)
3174 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3175 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3176 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3177 Each list item is a dictionary with
3178 the following fields:
3179 id sign identifier
3180 lnum line number
3181 name sign name
3182 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3183 buffer-local variables.
3184 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3185 buffer
3186 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3187 display this buffer
3188
3189 Examples: >
3190 for buf in getbufinfo()
3191 echo buf.name
3192 endfor
3193 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3194 if buf.changed
3195 ....
3196 endif
3197 endfor
3198<
3199 To get buffer-local options use: >
3200 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3201<
3202 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3203 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3204<
3205
3206 *getbufline()*
3207getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3208 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3209 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
3210 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
3211
3212 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3213
3214 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3215 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3216
3217 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3218 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3219
3220 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3221 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3222 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3223 returned.
3224
3225 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3226 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3227
3228 Example: >
3229 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3230
3231< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3232 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3233
3234getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3235 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3236 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3237 must be used.
3238 The {varname} argument is a string.
3239 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3240 buffer-local variables.
3241 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3242 the buffer-local options.
3243 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3244 a buffer-local option.
3245 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3246 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3247 window-local option.
3248 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3249 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3250 string is returned, there is no error message.
3251 Examples: >
3252 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003253 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003254
3255< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3256 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3257<
3258getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3259 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3260 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3261 exist, an empty list is returned.
3262
3263 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3264 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3265 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3266 entries:
3267 col column number
3268 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3269 lnum line number
3270 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3271 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3272 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3273
3274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3275 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3276
3277getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3278 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3279 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3280 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3281 Return zero otherwise.
3282 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3283 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3284 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3285
3286 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3287 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003288 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003289 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3290 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3291 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3292 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3293 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3294 that is not included in the character.
3295
3296 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3297 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3298 sequence.
3299
3300 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3301 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3302 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3303
3304 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3305
3306 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3307 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3308 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3309 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3310 ignored.
3311 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3312 let c = getchar()
3313 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003314 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003315 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003316 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003317 endif
3318<
3319 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3320 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3321 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3322
3323 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3324 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3325 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3326 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3327
3328 There is no mapping for the character.
3329 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3330 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3331 sequence. Examples: >
3332 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3333 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3334< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3335 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3336 :function FindChar()
3337 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3338 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3339 : normal l
3340 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3341 : break
3342 : endif
3343 : endwhile
3344 :endfunction
3345<
3346 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3347 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3348 another character: >
3349 :function GetKey()
3350 : let c = getchar()
3351 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3352 : let c = getchar()
3353 : endwhile
3354 : return c
3355 :endfunction
3356
3357getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3358 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3359 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3360 These values are added together:
3361 2 shift
3362 4 control
3363 8 alt (meta)
3364 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3365 32 mouse double click
3366 64 mouse triple click
3367 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3368 128 command (Macintosh only)
3369 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3370 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003371 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003372
3373 *getcharpos()*
3374getcharpos({expr})
3375 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3376 column number in the returned List is a character index
3377 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003378 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3379 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003380 of the last character.
3381
3382 Example:
3383 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3384 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3385 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3386<
3387 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3388 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3389
3390getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3391 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3392 with the following entries:
3393
3394 char character previously used for a character
3395 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3396 if no character search has been performed
3397 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3398 0 for backward
3399 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3400 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3401 character search
3402
3403 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3404 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3405 character search: >
3406 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3407 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3408< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3409
3410
3411getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3412 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3413 string.
3414 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3415 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3416 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3417 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3418 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3419 if no character is available.
3420 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3421 result is converted to a string.
3422
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003423getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3424 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3425 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3426 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003427 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003428 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3429 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003430
3431getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3432 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3433 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3434 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3435 Example: >
3436 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
3437< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
3438 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3439 |inputsecret()|.
3440
3441getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3442 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3443 byte count. The first column is 1.
3444 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3445 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3446 Returns 0 otherwise.
3447 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3448
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003449getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3450 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3451 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3452 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3453 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3454 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3455 Returns 0 otherwise.
3456 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|.
3457
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003458getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3459 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3460 are:
3461 : normal Ex command
3462 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3463 / forward search command
3464 ? backward search command
3465 @ |input()| command
3466 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3467 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3468 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3469 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3470 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3471 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3472
3473getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3474 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3475 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3476 when not in the command-line window.
3477
3478getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3479 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3480 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3481 types are supported:
3482
3483 arglist file names in argument list
3484 augroup autocmd groups
3485 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003486 behave |:behave| suboptions
3487 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003488 color color schemes
3489 command Ex command
3490 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3491 compiler compilers
3492 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3493 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3494 dir directory names
3495 environment environment variable names
3496 event autocommand events
3497 expression Vim expression
3498 file file and directory names
3499 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3500 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3501 function function name
3502 help help subjects
3503 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003504 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003505 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3506 mapclear buffer argument
3507 mapping mapping name
3508 menu menus
3509 messages |:messages| suboptions
3510 option options
3511 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003512 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003513 shellcmd Shell command
3514 sign |:sign| suboptions
3515 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3516 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3517 tag tags
3518 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3519 user user names
3520 var user variables
3521
3522 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3523 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3524 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3525
3526 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3527 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3528 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3529
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003530 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3531 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003532 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3533 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3534 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3535 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003536
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003537 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3538 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3539 a ":call" command: >
3540 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3541<
3542 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3543 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3544
3545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3546 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3547<
3548 *getcurpos()*
3549getcurpos([{winid}])
3550 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3551 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3552 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3553 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003554 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3555 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003556 |getpos()|.
3557 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3558 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3559 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3560
3561 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3562 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3563 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3564 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3565 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3566
3567 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3568 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3569 MoveTheCursorAround
3570 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3571< Note that this only works within the window. See
3572 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3573
3574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3575 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3576<
3577 *getcursorcharpos()*
3578getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3579 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3580 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3581
3582 Example:
3583 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3584 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3585 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3586<
3587 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3588 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3589
3590< *getcwd()*
3591getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3592 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3593 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3594
3595 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3596 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3597 the |window-ID|.
3598 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3599 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3600
3601 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3602 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3603 the working directory of the tabpage.
3604 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3605 use the current tabpage.
3606 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3607 the current window.
3608 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3609
3610 Examples: >
3611 " Get the working directory of the current window
3612 :echo getcwd()
3613 :echo getcwd(0)
3614 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3615 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3616 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3617 " Get the global working directory
3618 :echo getcwd(-1)
3619 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3620 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3621 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3622 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3623
3624< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3625 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3626
3627getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3628 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3629 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3630 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3631
3632< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3633 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3634 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3635 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3636
3637 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3638 GetVarname()->getenv()
3639
3640getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3641 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3642 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3643 |hl-Normal|.
3644 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3645 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3646 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3647 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3648 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3649 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3650 function just after the GUI has started.
3651 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3652 a valid name does not work.
3653
3654getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3655 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3656 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3657 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3658 empty string is returned.
3659 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3660 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3661 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3662 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3663 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3664 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3665 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3666< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3667 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3668
3669 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3670 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3671<
3672 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3673
3674getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3675 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3676 given file {fname}.
3677 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3678 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3679 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3680 is returned.
3681
3682 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3683 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3684
3685getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3686 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3687 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3688 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3689 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3690 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3691
3692 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3693 GetFilename()->getftime()
3694
3695getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3696 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3697 file of the given file {fname}.
3698 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3699 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3700 results:
3701 Normal file "file"
3702 Directory "dir"
3703 Symbolic link "link"
3704 Block device "bdev"
3705 Character device "cdev"
3706 Socket "socket"
3707 FIFO "fifo"
3708 All other "other"
3709 Example: >
3710 getftype("/home")
3711< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3712 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3713 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3714 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3715
3716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3717 GetFilename()->getftype()
3718
3719getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3720 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003721 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003722 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3723
3724getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3725 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3726
3727 Without arguments use the current window.
3728 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3729 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3730 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003731 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3732 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003733
3734 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3735 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3736 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3737 the following entries:
3738 bufnr buffer number
3739 col column number
3740 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3741 filename filename if available
3742 lnum line number
3743
3744 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3745 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3746
3747< *getline()*
3748getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3749 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3750 from the current buffer. Example: >
3751 getline(1)
3752< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3753 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3754 To get the line under the cursor: >
3755 getline(".")
3756< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3757 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3758
3759 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3760 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3761 including line {end}.
3762 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3763 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3764 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3765 Example: >
3766 :let start = line('.')
3767 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3768 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3769
3770< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3771 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3772
3773< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3774
3775getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3776 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3777 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3778 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3779
3780 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3781 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3782 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3783
3784 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3785 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3786 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3787
3788 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3789 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3790
3791 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3792 from the location list. This field is
3793 applicable only when called from a
3794 location list window. See
3795 |location-list-file-window| for more
3796 details.
3797
3798 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3799 location list for the window {nr}.
3800 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3801
3802 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3803 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3804 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3805
3806
3807getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3808 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3809 about all the global marks. |mark|
3810
3811 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3812 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003813 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3814 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003815
3816 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3817 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3818 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3819 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3820 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3821 file file name
3822
3823 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3824 mark.
3825
3826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3827 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3828
3829getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3830 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3831 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3832 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3833 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3834 |getmatches()|.
3835 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003836 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3837 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003838 Example: >
3839 :echo getmatches()
3840< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3841 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3842 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3843 :let m = getmatches()
3844 :call clearmatches()
3845 :echo getmatches()
3846< [] >
3847 :call setmatches(m)
3848 :echo getmatches()
3849< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3850 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3851 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3852 :unlet m
3853<
3854getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3855 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3856 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3857 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3858 screenrow screen row
3859 screencol screen column
3860 winid Window ID of the click
3861 winrow row inside "winid"
3862 wincol column inside "winid"
3863 line text line inside "winid"
3864 column text column inside "winid"
3865 All numbers are 1-based.
3866
3867 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3868 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3869
3870 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3871 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3872 are zero.
3873
3874 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3875 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3876
3877 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3878
3879 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3880 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3881
3882 *getpid()*
3883getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3884 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3885 exits.
3886
3887 *getpos()*
3888getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3889 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3890 |getcurpos()|.
3891 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3892 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3893 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3894 is the buffer number of the mark.
3895 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3896 column is 1.
3897 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3898 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3899 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3900 character.
3901 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3902 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003903 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003904 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3905 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3906 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003907 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3908 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003909 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003910 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3911 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3912 ...
3913 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3914< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3915
3916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3917 GetMark()->getpos()
3918
3919getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3920 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3921 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3922 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3923 bufname() to get the name
3924 module module name
3925 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3926 end_lnum
3927 end of line number if the item is multiline
3928 col column number (first column is 1)
3929 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3930 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3931 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3932 nr error number
3933 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3934 text description of the error
3935 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3936 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3937
3938 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3939 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3940 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3941 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3942 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3943
3944 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3945 do something with them: >
3946 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3947 :for d in getqflist()
3948 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3949 :endfor
3950<
3951 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3952 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3953 following string items are supported in {what}:
3954 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3955 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3956 context get the |quickfix-context|
3957 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3958 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3959 value is used.
3960 id get information for the quickfix list with
3961 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3962 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3963 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3964 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3965 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3966 See |quickfix-index|
3967 items quickfix list entries
3968 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3969 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3970 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3971 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3972 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3973 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3974 the last quickfix list
3975 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3976 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3977 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3978 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3979 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3980 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3981 all all of the above quickfix properties
3982 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3983 particular item, set it to zero.
3984 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3985 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3986 specified by "id" is used.
3987 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3988 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3989 contains the quickfix stack size.
3990 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3991 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3992 "items" with the list of entries.
3993
3994 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3995 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3996 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3997 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3998 If not present, set to "".
3999 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4000 present, set to 0.
4001 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4002 present, set to 0.
4003 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4004 an empty list.
4005 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4006 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4007 window. If not present, set to 0.
4008 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4009 present, set to 0.
4010 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4011 to "".
4012 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4013
4014 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4015 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4016 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4017 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4018<
4019getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4020 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4021 {regname}. Example: >
4022 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4023< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4024 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004025 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004026
4027 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4028 register. (For use in maps.)
4029 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4030 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4031 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4032
4033 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4034 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4035 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4036 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4037 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4038 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4039
4040 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4041 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4042 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4043
4044 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4045 GetRegname()->getreg()
4046
4047getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4048 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4049 Dictionary with the following entries:
4050 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4051 {regname}, like
4052 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4053 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4054 |getregtype()|.
4055 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4056 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4057 register.
4058 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4059 single letter name of the register
4060 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4061 For example, after deleting a line
4062 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4063 which is the register that got the
4064 deleted text.
4065
4066 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4067 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4068 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4069 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4070 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4071 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4072
4073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4074 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4075
4076getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4077 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4078 The value will be one of:
4079 "v" for |characterwise| text
4080 "V" for |linewise| text
4081 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4082 "" for an empty or unknown register
4083 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4084 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4085 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4086 |v:register| is used.
4087 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4088
4089 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4090 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4091
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004092getscriptinfo() *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004093 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004094 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4095 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004096
4097 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4098 items:
4099 autoload set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004100 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4101 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004102 name vim script file name.
4103 sid script ID |<SID>|.
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004104 sourced script ID of the actually sourced script that
4105 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4106 zero
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004107
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004108gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4109 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4110 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4111 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4112 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4113 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4114
4115 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4116 tabnr tab page number.
4117 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4118 tabpage-local variables
4119 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4120
4121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4122 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4123
4124gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4125 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4126 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4127 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4128 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4129 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4130 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4131 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4132 string is returned, there is no error message.
4133
4134 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4135 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4136
4137gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4138 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4139 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4140 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4141 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4142 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4143 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4144 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4145 window-local option.
4146 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4147 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4148 use |getwinvar()|.
4149 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4150 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4151 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4152 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4153 or buffer-local variable.
4154 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4155 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4156 Examples: >
4157 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004158 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004159<
4160 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4161 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4162
4163< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4164 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4165
4166gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4167 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4168 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4169 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4170 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4171
4172 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4173 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4174 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4175 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4176 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4177 is a dictionary containing the
4178 entries described below.
4179 length Number of entries in the stack.
4180
4181 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4182 entries:
4183 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4184 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4185 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4186 returned list.
4187 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4188 multiple matching tags are found for a
4189 name.
4190 tagname name of the tag
4191
4192 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4193
4194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4195 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4196
4197
4198gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4199 Translate String {text} if possible.
4200 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4201 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4202 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4203 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4204 called.
4205 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4206 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4207 strings.
4208
4209
4210getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4211 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4212
4213 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4214 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4215 exist the result is an empty list.
4216
4217 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4218 tab pages is returned.
4219
4220 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4221 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4222 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4223 height window height (excluding winbar)
4224 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4225 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4226 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4227 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4228 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4229 {only with the +terminal feature}
4230 tabnr tab page number
4231 topline first displayed buffer line
4232 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4233 window-local variables
4234 width window width
4235 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4236 otherwise
4237 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4238 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4239 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4240 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4241 number in front of the text
4242 winid |window-ID|
4243 winnr window number
4244 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4245 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4246
4247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4248 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4249
4250getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4251 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4252 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4253 [x-pos, y-pos]
4254 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4255 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4256 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4257 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4258 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4259 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4260 do some work in the meantime: >
4261 while 1
4262 let res = getwinpos(1)
4263 if res[0] >= 0
4264 break
4265 endif
4266 " Do some work here
4267 endwhile
4268<
4269
4270 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4271 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4272<
4273 *getwinposx()*
4274getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4275 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4276 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4277 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4278 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4279
4280 *getwinposy()*
4281getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4282 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4283 a timeout of 100 msec).
4284 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4285 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4286
4287getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4288 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4289 Examples: >
4290 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004291 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004292
4293< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4294 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4295<
4296glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4297 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4298 use of special characters.
4299
4300 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4301 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4302 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4303 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4304 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4305
4306 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4307 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4308 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4309 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4310 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4311
4312 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4313
4314 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4315 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4316
4317 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4318 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4319 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4320 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4321
4322 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4323 any external command. Example: >
4324 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4325 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4326< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4327 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4328
4329 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4330 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4331
4332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4333 GetExpr()->glob()
4334
4335glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4336 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4337 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4338 is a file name. E.g. >
4339 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4340< This is equivalent to: >
4341 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4342< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4343 empty string.
4344 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4345 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4346
4347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4348 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4349< *globpath()*
4350globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4351 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4352 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4353 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4354<
4355 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4356 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4357 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4358 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4359 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4360 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4361 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4362 error message.
4363
4364 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4365 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4366 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4367 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4368
4369 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4370 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4371 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4372 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4373 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4374 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4375<
4376 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4377
4378 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4379 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4380 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4381 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4382< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4383 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4384
4385 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4386 second argument: >
4387 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4388<
4389 *has()*
4390has({feature} [, {check}])
4391 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4392 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4393 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4394 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4395
4396 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4397 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4398 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4399 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4400 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4401 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4402 current Vim version.
4403
4404 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4405
4406 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4407 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4408 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4409 separate line: >
4410 if has('feature')
4411 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4412 endif
4413< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4414 would not be found.
4415
4416
4417has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4418 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004419 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4420 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4421 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4422 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4423 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004424
4425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4426 mydict->has_key(key)
4427
4428haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4429 The result is a Number:
4430 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4431 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4432 0 otherwise.
4433
4434 Without arguments use the current window.
4435 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4436 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4437 page.
4438 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4439 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4440 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4441 Examples: >
4442 if haslocaldir() == 1
4443 " window local directory case
4444 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4445 " tab-local directory case
4446 else
4447 " global directory case
4448 endif
4449
4450 " current window
4451 :echo haslocaldir()
4452 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4453 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4454 " window n in current tab page
4455 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4456 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4457 " window n in tab page m
4458 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4459 " tab page m
4460 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4461<
4462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4463 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4464
4465hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4466 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4467 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4468 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4469 indicated by {mode}.
4470 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4471 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4472 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4473 Command-line mode.
4474 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4475 buffer are checked for a match.
4476 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4477 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4478 n Normal mode
4479 v Visual and Select mode
4480 x Visual mode
4481 s Select mode
4482 o Operator-pending mode
4483 i Insert mode
4484 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4485 c Command-line mode
4486 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4487
4488 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4489 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4490 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4491 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4492 :endif
4493< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4494 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4495
4496 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4497 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4498
4499histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4500 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4501 one of: *hist-names*
4502 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4503 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4504 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4505 "input" or "@" input line history
4506 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4507 empty the current or last used history
4508 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4509 character is sufficient.
4510 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4511 shifted to become the newest entry.
4512 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4513 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4514
4515 Example: >
4516 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4517 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4518< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4519
4520 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4521 second argument: >
4522 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4523
4524histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4525 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4526 for the possible values of {history}.
4527
4528 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4529 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4530 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4531 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4532 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4533 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4534 be removed if it exists.
4535
4536 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4537 is returned.
4538
4539 Examples:
4540 Clear expression register history: >
4541 :call histdel("expr")
4542<
4543 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4544 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4545<
4546 The following three are equivalent: >
4547 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4548 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004549 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004550<
4551 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4552 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4553 :call histdel("search", -1)
4554 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4555<
4556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4557 GetHistory()->histdel()
4558
4559histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4560 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4561 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4562 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4563 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4564 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4565
4566 Examples:
4567 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004568 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004569
4570< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4571 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4572 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4573<
4574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4575 GetHistory()->histget()
4576
4577histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4578 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4579 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4580 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4581
4582 Example: >
4583 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4584
4585< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4586 GetHistory()->histnr()
4587<
4588hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4589 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4590 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4591 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4592 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4593 item.
4594 *highlight_exists()*
4595 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4596
4597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4598 GetName()->hlexists()
4599<
4600hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4601 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4602 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4603 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4604 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4605
4606 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4607 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4608 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4609 resolved highlight group are returned.
4610
4611 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4612 following items:
4613 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4614 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4615 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4616 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4617 ctermbg cterm background color.
4618 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4619 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4620 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4621 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4622 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4623 group link is a default link. See
4624 |highlight-default|.
4625 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4626 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4627 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4628 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4629 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4630 id highlight group ID.
4631 linksto linked highlight group name.
4632 See |:highlight-link|.
4633 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4634 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4635 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4636 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4637
4638 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4639 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4640 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4641 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4642
4643 Example(s): >
4644 :echo hlget()
4645 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4646 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4647<
4648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4649 GetName()->hlget()
4650<
4651hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4652 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4653 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4654 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4655 supported items in this dictionary.
4656
4657 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4658 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4659
4660 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4661 a link for an existing highlight group
4662 with attributes.
4663
4664 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4665 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4666 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4667 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4668 modified.
4669
4670 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4671 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4672 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4673 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4674
4675 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4676 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4677
4678 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4679
4680 Example(s): >
4681 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4682 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4683 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4684 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4685 :let l = hlget()
4686 :call hlset(l)
4687 " clear the Search highlight group
4688 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4689 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4690 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4691 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4692 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4693 " remove the MyHlg group link
4694 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4695 " clear the attributes and a link
4696 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4697 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4698<
4699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4700 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4701<
4702 *hlID()*
4703hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4704 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4705 zero is returned.
4706 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4707 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4708 "Comment" group: >
4709 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4710< *highlightID()*
4711 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4712
4713 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4714 GetName()->hlID()
4715
4716hostname() *hostname()*
4717 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4718 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4719 256 characters long are truncated.
4720
4721iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4722 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4723 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4724 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4725 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4726 are replaced with "?".
4727 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4728 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4729 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4730 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4731 can be done.
4732 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4733 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4734 UTF-8 and use: >
4735 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4736< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4737 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4738 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4739
4740 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4741 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4742<
4743 *indent()*
4744indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4745 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4746 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4747 |getline()|.
4748 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4749 error is given.
4750
4751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4752 GetLnum()->indent()
4753
4754index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004755 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004756 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004757
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004758 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4759 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4760 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4761 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004762 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4763 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004764
4765 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4766 value is equal to {expr}.
4767
4768 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4769 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004770
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004771 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4772 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004774 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4775 Example: >
4776 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4777 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4778
4779< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4780 GetObject()->index(what)
4781
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004782indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4783 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4784 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4785
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004786 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004787 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4788 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004789
4790 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004791 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4792 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004793
4794 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4795
4796 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4797 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4798 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4799 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4800 |v:val| has the byte value.
4801
4802 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4803 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4804 2. the value of the current item.
4805 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4806 search should stop.
4807
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004808 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004809 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004810 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4811 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4812 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004813 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4814 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004815 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4816 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4817 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4818 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004819
4820< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4821 mylist->indexof(expr)
4822
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004823input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4824 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4825 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4826 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4827 in the prompt to start a new line.
4828 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4829 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4830 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4831 for lines typed for input().
4832 Example: >
4833 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4834 : echo "Cheers!"
4835 :endif
4836<
4837 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4838 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4839 Example: >
4840 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4841
4842< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4843 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4844 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4845 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4846 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4847 more information. Example: >
4848 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4849<
4850 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4851 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4852 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4853 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4854 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4855 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4856 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4857 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4858 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4859
4860 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004861 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004862 :function GetFoo()
4863 : call inputsave()
4864 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4865 : call inputrestore()
4866 :endfunction
4867
4868< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4869 GetPrompt()->input()
4870
4871inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4872 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4873 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4874 Example: >
4875 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4876 :if n != ""
4877 : let &sw = n
4878 :endif
4879< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4880 omitted an empty string is returned.
4881 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4882 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4883 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4884
4885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4886 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4887
4888inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4889 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4890 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4891 enter a number, which is returned.
4892 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4893 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4894 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4895 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4896 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4897 length of {textlist} is returned.
4898 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4899 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4900 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4901 Example: >
4902 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4903 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4904
4905< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4906 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4907
4908inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4909 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4910 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4911 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4912 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4913
4914inputsave() *inputsave()*
4915 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4916 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4917 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4918 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4919 many inputrestore() calls.
4920 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4921
4922inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4923 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4924 two exceptions:
4925 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4926 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4927 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4928 |history| stack.
4929 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4930 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4931 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4932
4933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4934 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4935
4936insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4937 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4938 of it.
4939
4940 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4941 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4942 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4943 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4944
4945 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4946 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4947 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4948 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4949< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4950 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4951 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4952
4953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4954 mylist->insert(item)
4955
4956interrupt() *interrupt()*
4957 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4958 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4959 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4960 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4961 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4962 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4963 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4964 : call interrupt()
4965 : endif
4966 :endfunction
4967 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4968
4969invert({expr}) *invert()*
4970 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4971 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4972 :let bits = invert(bits)
4973< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4974 :let bits = bits->invert()
4975
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004976isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004977 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4978 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004979 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004980 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4981 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
4982 are always absolute.
4983 Example: >
4984 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
4985 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
4986 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
4987 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
4988 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004989<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4991 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
4992
4993
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004994isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
4995 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
4996 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
4997 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
4998 is any expression, which is used as a String.
4999
5000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5001 GetName()->isdirectory()
5002
5003isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5004 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5005 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5006 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5007< 1 >
5008 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5009< -1
5010
5011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5012 Compute()->isinf()
5013<
5014 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5015
5016islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5017 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5018 name of a locked variable.
5019 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5020 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5021 Example: >
5022 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5023 :lockvar 1 alist
5024 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5025 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5026
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005027< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5028 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5029 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5030 |exists()| to check for existence.
5031 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005032
5033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5034 GetName()->islocked()
5035
5036isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5037 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5038 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5039< 1
5040
5041 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5042 Compute()->isnan()
5043<
5044 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5045
5046items({dict}) *items()*
5047 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5048 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5049 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5050 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5051 Example: >
5052 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005053 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005054 endfor
5055
5056< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5057 mydict->items()
5058
5059job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5060
5061
5062join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5063 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5064 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5065 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5066 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5067 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005068 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005069< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5070 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5071 The opposite function is |split()|.
5072
5073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5074 mylist->join()
5075
5076js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5077 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5078 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5079 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5080 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5081 result in v:none items.
5082
5083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5084 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5085
5086js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5087 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5088 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5089 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5090 commas.
5091 For example, the Vim object:
5092 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5093 Will be encoded as:
5094 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5095 While json_encode() would produce:
5096 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5097 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5098 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5099
5100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5101 GetObject()->js_encode()
5102
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005103json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005104 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5105 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5106 JSON and Vim values.
5107 The decoding is permissive:
5108 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5109 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5110 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5111 same as {"1":2}.
5112 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5113 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5114 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5115 are accepted.
5116 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5117 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5118 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5119 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5120 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5121 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5122 character in string) for "\t".
5123 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5124 and results in v:none.
5125 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5126 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5127 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5128 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5129 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5130 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5131 *E938*
5132 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5133 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5134 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5135
5136 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5137 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5138
5139json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5140 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5141 The encoding is specified in:
5142 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005143 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005144 |Number| decimal number
5145 |Float| floating point number
5146 Float nan "NaN"
5147 Float inf "Infinity"
5148 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5149 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5150 |Funcref| not possible, error
5151 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5152 used recursively: []
5153 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5154 used recursively: {}
5155 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5156 v:false "false"
5157 v:true "true"
5158 v:none "null"
5159 v:null "null"
5160 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5161 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5162 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005163 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5164 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005165
5166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5167 GetObject()->json_encode()
5168
5169keys({dict}) *keys()*
5170 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5171 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5172
5173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5174 mydict->keys()
5175
5176< *len()* *E701*
5177len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5178 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5179 used, as with |strlen()|.
5180 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5181 returned.
5182 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5183 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5184 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005185 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005186
5187 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5188 mylist->len()
5189
5190< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5191libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5192 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5193 with single argument {argument}.
5194 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5195 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5196 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5197 limited.
5198 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5199 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5200 to Vim.
5201 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5202 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5203 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5204 null-terminated string.
5205 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5206
5207 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5208 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5209 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5210 very probably crash.
5211
5212 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5213 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5214 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5215 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5216 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5217 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5218 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5219 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5220 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5221 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5222
5223 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5224 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5225 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5226 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5227 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5228 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5229 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5230 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5231 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5232 feature is present}
5233 Examples: >
5234 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5235
5236< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5237 third argument: >
5238 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5239<
5240 *libcallnr()*
5241libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5242 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5243 int instead of a string.
5244 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5245 feature is present}
5246 Examples: >
5247 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5248 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5249 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5250<
5251 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5252 third argument: >
5253 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5254<
5255
5256line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5257 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5258 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005259 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005260 . the cursor position
5261 $ the last line in the current buffer
5262 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5263 returned)
5264 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5265 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5266 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5267 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5268 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5269 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5270 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5271 that it's updated right away.
5272 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5273 then applies to another buffer.
5274 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5275 |getpos()|.
5276 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5277 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005278 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005279 Examples: >
5280 line(".") line number of the cursor
5281 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5282 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005283 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005284<
5285 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5286 |last-position-jump|.
5287
5288 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5289 GetValue()->line()
5290
5291line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5292 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5293 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5294 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5295 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5296 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5297 below the last line: >
5298 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5299< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5300 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5301 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5302 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5303 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5304
5305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5306 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5307
5308lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5309 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5310 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5311 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5312 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005313 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005314 error is given.
5315
5316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5317 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5318
5319list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5320 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5321 Examples: >
5322 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5323 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5324< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5325 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5326
5327 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5328
5329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5330 GetList()->list2blob()
5331
5332list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5333 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5334 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5335 list2str([32]) returns " "
5336 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5337< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5338 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5339< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5340
5341 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5342 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5343 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5344 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5345<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005346 Returns an empty string on error.
5347
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5349 GetList()->list2str()
5350
5351listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5352 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5353 been made to buffer {buf}.
5354 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5355 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5356 buffer is used.
5357 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5358
5359 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005360 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5361 start first changed line number
5362 end first line number below the change
5363 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005364 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005365 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005366
5367 Example: >
5368 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5369 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5370 endfunc
5371 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5372
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005373< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005374 dictionary with these entries:
5375 lnum the first line number of the change
5376 end the first line below the change
5377 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5378 deleted
5379 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5380 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5381 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5382 character has a value of one.
5383 When lines are inserted the values are:
5384 lnum line above which the new line is added
5385 end equal to "lnum"
5386 added number of lines inserted
5387 col 1
5388 When lines are deleted the values are:
5389 lnum the first deleted line
5390 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5391 the deletion was done
5392 added negative, number of lines deleted
5393 col 1
5394 When lines are changed:
5395 lnum the first changed line
5396 end the line below the last changed line
5397 added 0
5398 col first column with a change or 1
5399
5400 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5401 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5402 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5403 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5404
5405 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5406 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5407 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5408 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5409
5410 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5411 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5412 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5413
5414 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5415 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5416 of a buffer.
5417 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5418 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5419
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005420 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5421
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005422 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5423 second argument: >
5424 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5425
5426listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5427 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5428 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5429
5430 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5431 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5432 buffer is used.
5433
5434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5435 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5436
5437listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5438 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5439 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5440 removed.
5441
5442 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5443 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5444
5445localtime() *localtime()*
5446 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5447 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5448
5449
5450log({expr}) *log()*
5451 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5452 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5453 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005454 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005455 Examples: >
5456 :echo log(10)
5457< 2.302585 >
5458 :echo log(exp(5))
5459< 5.0
5460
5461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5462 Compute()->log()
5463<
5464 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5465
5466
5467log10({expr}) *log10()*
5468 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5469 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005470 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005471 Examples: >
5472 :echo log10(1000)
5473< 3.0 >
5474 :echo log10(0.01)
5475< -2.0
5476
5477 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5478 Compute()->log10()
5479<
5480 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5481
5482luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5483 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5484 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5485 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5486 Strings are returned as they are.
5487 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
5488 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
5489 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
5490 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5491 as-is.
5492 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5493 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5494 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5495 to {expr}.
5496
5497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5498 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5499
5500< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5501
5502map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5503 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005504 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005505 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5506 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5507 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5508 characters, is replaced.
5509 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5510 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5511 Vim9 script.
5512
5513 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5514
5515 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5516 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5517 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5518 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5519 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5520 current character.
5521 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005522 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005523< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5524
5525 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5526 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5527 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5528 still have to double ' quotes
5529
5530 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5531 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5532 2. the value of the current item.
5533 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5534 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5535 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005536 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005537 endfunc
5538 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5539< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005540 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005541< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005542 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005543< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005544 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005545<
5546 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5547 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005548 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005549
5550< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5551 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5552 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5553 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5554 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5555 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5556
5557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5558 mylist->map(expr2)
5559
5560
5561maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5562 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5563 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5564 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005565 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5566 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005567
5568 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005569 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5570 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5571 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005572
5573 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5574 command.
5575
5576 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5577 "n" Normal
5578 "v" Visual (including Select)
5579 "o" Operator-pending
5580 "i" Insert
5581 "c" Cmd-line
5582 "s" Select
5583 "x" Visual
5584 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5585 "t" Terminal-Job
5586 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5587 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5588
5589 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5590 instead of mappings.
5591
5592 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5593 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005594 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005595 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5596 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5597 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5598 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5599 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5600 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5601 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5602 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5603 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5604 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5605 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5606 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5607 characters will be used:
5608 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5609 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5610 (|mapmode-ic|)
5611 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5612 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005613 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005614 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005615 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5616 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5617 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005618 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005619 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5620 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5621 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5622 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005623
5624 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5625 |mapset()|.
5626
5627 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5628 then the global mappings.
5629 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5630 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005631 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005632
5633< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5634 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5635
5636mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5637 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5638 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5639 {name}.
5640 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5641 instead of mappings.
5642 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5643 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5644
5645 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5646 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5647 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5648 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5649 mapcheck("b") no no no
5650
5651 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5652 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5653 mapping for {name} exactly.
5654 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5655 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5656 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5657 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5658 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5659 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5660 then the global mappings.
5661 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5662 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5663 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5664 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5665 :endif
5666< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5667 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5668
5669 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5670 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5671
5672
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005673maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5674 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5675 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5676 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5677 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5678
5679 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5680 vim9script
5681 echo maplist()->filter(
5682 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005683< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5684 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5685 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5686 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5687 can do: >
5688 vim9script
5689 var saved_maps = []
5690 for m in maplist()
5691 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5692 saved_maps->add(m)
5693 endif
5694 endfor
5695 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5696< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5697 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5698 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5699 vim9script
5700 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5701 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5702 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5703 ounmap xyzzy
5704 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005705
5706
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005707mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5708 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5709 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5710 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5711 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5712
5713
5714mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005715mapset({dict})
5716 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5717 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5718 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005719 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005720 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5721 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5722 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5723 or 'v'. *E1276*
5724
5725 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5726 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005727 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5728 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5729 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5730 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5731 nnoremap K somethingelse
5732 ...
5733 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5734< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005735 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5736 all of them, when they might differ.
5737
5738 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5739 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5740 Example: >
5741 vim9script
5742 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5743 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5744 nnoremap K somethingelse
5745 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5746 # ...
5747 unmap K
5748 for d in save_maps
5749 mapset(d)
5750 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005751
5752
5753match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5754 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5755 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5756 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5757
5758 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5759 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5760 {pat} matches.
5761
5762 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5763 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5764
5765 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5766 Example: >
5767 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5768 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5769< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5770 *strpbrk()*
5771 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5772 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5773< *strcasestr()*
5774 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5775 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5776 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5777<
5778 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5779 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5780 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5781 first character/item. Example: >
5782 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5783< result is again "4". >
5784 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5785< result is again "4". >
5786 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5787< result is "3".
5788 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5789 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5790 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5791 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5792 backwards compatible).
5793 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5794 the index is counted from the end.
5795 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5796 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5797
5798 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5799 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5800 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5801 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5802< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5803 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5804 see above.
5805
5806 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5807 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5808 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5809 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5810 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5811 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5812 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5813 further down in the text.
5814
5815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5816 GetText()->match('word')
5817 GetList()->match('word')
5818<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005819 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005820matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5821 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5822 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5823 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5824 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5825 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5826 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5827 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5828 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5829 concealed.
5830
5831 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5832 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5833 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5834 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5835 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5836 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5837 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5838 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5839 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5840 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5841
5842 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5843 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5844 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5845 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5846 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005847 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5848 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005849 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
5850 automatically chooses a free ID.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005851
5852 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5853 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5854 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5855 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5856
5857 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5858 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5859 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5860 window Instead of the current window use the
5861 window with this number or window ID.
5862
5863 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5864 the |:match| commands.
5865
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005866 Returns -1 on error.
5867
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005868 Example: >
5869 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5870 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5871< Deletion of the pattern: >
5872 :call matchdelete(m)
5873
5874< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5875 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5876 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5877
5878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5879 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5880<
5881 *matchaddpos()*
5882matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5883 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5884 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5885 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5886 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5887 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5888 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5889
5890 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5891 these:
5892 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5893 line has number 1.
5894 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5895 number will be highlighted.
5896 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5897 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5898 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5899 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5900 be highlighted.
5901 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5902 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5903
5904 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
5905
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005906 Returns -1 on error.
5907
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005908 Example: >
5909 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5910 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5911< Deletion of the pattern: >
5912 :call matchdelete(m)
5913
5914< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5915 |getmatches()|.
5916
5917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5918 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5919
5920matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5921 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5922 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5923 Return a |List| with two elements:
5924 The name of the highlight group used
5925 The pattern used.
5926 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5927 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5928 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5929 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5930 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5931
5932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5933 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5934
5935matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5936 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5937 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5938 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5939 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5940 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5941 window ID instead of the current window.
5942
5943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5944 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5945
5946matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5947 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5948 after the match. Example: >
5949 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5950< results in "7".
5951 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5952 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5953 do it with matchend(): >
5954 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5955 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5956< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5957
5958 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5959 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5960< results in "7". >
5961 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5962< result is "-1".
5963 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5964
5965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5966 GetText()->matchend('word')
5967
5968
5969matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5970 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5971 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5972 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5973
5974 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5975 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005976 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5977 that contain the characters in {str} in the
5978 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01005979 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5980 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005981
5982 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
5983 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005984 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005985 {str}. The value of this item should be a
5986 string.
5987 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
5988 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
5989 This should accept a dictionary item as the
5990 argument and return the text for that item to
5991 use for fuzzy matching.
5992
5993 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
5994 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
5995 is 256.
5996
5997 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
5998 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
5999
6000 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6001 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6002 256, then returns an empty list.
6003
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006004 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6005 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6006
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006007 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006008 matching strings.
6009
6010 Example: >
6011 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6012< results in ["clay"]. >
6013 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6014< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6015 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6016< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6017 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6018 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6019 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6020< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6021 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6022 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6023< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6024 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6025< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6026 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6027< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6028 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6029 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6030< results in ['two one'].
6031
6032matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6033 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6034 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6035 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6036 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6037 position.
6038
6039 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6040 positions for the best match is returned.
6041
6042 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6043 list with three empty list items is returned.
6044
6045 Example: >
6046 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6047< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6048 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6049< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6050 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6051< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6052
6053matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6054 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6055 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6056 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6057 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6058 empty string is used. Example: >
6059 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6060< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6061 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6062
6063 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6064
6065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6066 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6067
6068matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6069 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6070 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6071< results in "ing".
6072 When there is no match "" is returned.
6073 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6074 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6075< results in "ing". >
6076 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6077< result is "".
6078 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6079 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6080
6081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6082 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6083
6084matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6085 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6086 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6087 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6088< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6089 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6090 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6091 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6092< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6093 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6094< result is ["", -1, -1].
6095 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6096 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6097 end position of the match are returned. >
6098 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6099< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6100 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6101
6102 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6103 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6104<
6105
6106 *max()*
6107max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6108 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6109
6110< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6111 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6112 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6113 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6114 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6115
6116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6117 mylist->max()
6118
6119
6120menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6121 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6122 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6123 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6124 menu names are returned.
6125
6126 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6127 "n" Normal
6128 "v" Visual (including Select)
6129 "o" Operator-pending
6130 "i" Insert
6131 "c" Cmd-line
6132 "s" Select
6133 "x" Visual
6134 "t" Terminal-Job
6135 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6136 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6137 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6138
6139 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6140 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6141 display display name (name without '&')
6142 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6143 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6144 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6145 |toolbar-icon|
6146 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6147 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6148 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6149 characters will be used:
6150 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6151 name menu item name.
6152 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6153 remappable else v:false.
6154 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6155 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6156 string has special characters translated like
6157 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6158 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6159 "<Nop>" is returned.
6160 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6161 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6162 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6163 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6164 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6165 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6166 submenus |List| containing the names of
6167 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6168 item has submenus.
6169
6170 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6171
6172 Examples: >
6173 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6174 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6175
6176 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6177 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6178 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6179 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6180 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6181 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6182 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6183 endfor
6184 endfunc
6185 new
6186 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6187 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6188 endfor
6189<
6190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6191 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6192
6193
6194< *min()*
6195min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6196 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6197
6198< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6199 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6200 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6201 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6202 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6203
6204 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6205 mylist->min()
6206
6207< *mkdir()* *E739*
6208mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6209 Create directory {name}.
6210
6211 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
6212 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6213
6214 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6215 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6216 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6217 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6218 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6219 created with 0o755.
6220 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006221 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006222
6223< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6224
6225 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6226 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6227 "p" option the call will fail.
6228
6229 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6230 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6231 failed.
6232
6233 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6234 :if exists("*mkdir")
6235
6236< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6237 GetName()->mkdir()
6238<
6239 *mode()*
6240mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6241 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6242 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6243 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6244 Also see |state()|.
6245
6246 n Normal
6247 no Operator-pending
6248 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6249 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6250 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6251 CTRL-V is one character
6252 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6253 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6254 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6255 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6256 v Visual by character
6257 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6258 V Visual by line
6259 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6260 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6261 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6262 s Select by character
6263 S Select by line
6264 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6265 i Insert
6266 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6267 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6268 R Replace |R|
6269 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6270 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6271 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6272 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6273 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6274 c Command-line editing
6275 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6276 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6277 r Hit-enter prompt
6278 rm The -- more -- prompt
6279 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6280 ! Shell or external command is executing
6281 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6282
6283 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6284 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6285 "c" or "n".
6286 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6287 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6288 the leading character(s).
6289 Also see |visualmode()|.
6290
6291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6292 DoFull()->mode()
6293
6294mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6295 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6296 converted to Vim data structures.
6297 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6298 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6299 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6300 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6301 converted to strings.
6302 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6303 Examples: >
6304 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6305 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6306 :echo mzeval("l")
6307 :echo mzeval("h")
6308<
6309 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6310 to {expr}.
6311
6312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6313 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6314<
6315 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6316
6317nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6318 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6319 that is not blank. Example: >
6320 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6321< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6322 below it, zero is returned.
6323 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6324 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6325
6326 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6327 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6328
6329nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6330 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6331 value {expr}. Examples: >
6332 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6333 nr2char(32) returns " "
6334< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6335 Example for "utf-8": >
6336 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6337< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6338 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6339 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6340 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6341 string, thus results in an empty string.
6342 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6343 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6344 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6345< Result: "ABC"
6346
6347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6348 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6349
6350or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6351 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6352 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006353 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006354 Example: >
6355 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6356< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6357 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6358
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006359< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6360 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6361 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6362 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6363
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006364
6365pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6366 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6367 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6368 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6369 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6370 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6371 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6372< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6373>
6374 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6375< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6376 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006377 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006378
6379 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6380 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6381
6382perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6383 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6384 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6385 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6386 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6387 reference to it.
6388 Example: >
6389 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6390< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6391
6392 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6393 to {expr}.
6394
6395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6396 GetExpr()->perleval()
6397
6398< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6399
6400
6401popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6402
6403
6404pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6405 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6406 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006407 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006408 Examples: >
6409 :echo pow(3, 3)
6410< 27.0 >
6411 :echo pow(2, 16)
6412< 65536.0 >
6413 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6414< 2.0
6415
6416 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6417 Compute()->pow(3)
6418<
6419 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6420
6421prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6422 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6423 that is not blank. Example: >
6424 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6425< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6426 above it, zero is returned.
6427 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6428 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6429
6430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6431 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6432
6433printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6434 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6435 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6436 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6437< May result in:
6438 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6439
6440 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6441 argument: >
6442 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006443<
6444 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006445
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006446 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006447 %s string
6448 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6449 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6450 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6451 %c single byte
6452 %d decimal number
6453 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6454 %x hex number
6455 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6456 %X hex number using upper case letters
6457 %o octal number
6458 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6459 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6460 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6461 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6462 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6463 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6464 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6465 %% the % character itself
6466
6467 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6468 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6469 the result.
6470
6471 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6472 arguments appear in sequence:
6473
6474 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6475
6476 flags
6477 Zero or more of the following flags:
6478
6479 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6480 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6481 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6482 of the number is increased to force the first
6483 character of the output string to a zero (except
6484 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6485 precision of zero).
6486 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6487 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6488 prepended to it.
6489 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6490 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6491 prepended to it.
6492
6493 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6494 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6495 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6496 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6497 flag is ignored.
6498
6499 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6500 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6501 The converted value is padded on the right with
6502 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6503 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6504
6505 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6506 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6507
6508 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6509 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6510 a space if both are used.
6511
6512 field-width
6513 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6514 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6515 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6516 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6517 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6518 conversion the count is in cells.
6519
6520 .precision
6521 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6522 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6523 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6524 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6525 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6526 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6527 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6528 string for S conversions.
6529 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6530 the decimal point.
6531
6532 type
6533 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6534 be applied, see below.
6535
6536 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6537 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6538 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6539 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6540 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6541 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6542 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6543< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6544 "width" bytes.
6545
6546 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6547
6548 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6549 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6550 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6551 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6552 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6553 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6554 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6555 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6556 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6557 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6558 zeros.
6559 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6560 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6561 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6562 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6563 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6564 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6565 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6566 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6567 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6568
6569 i alias for d
6570 D alias for ld
6571 U alias for lu
6572 O alias for lo
6573
6574 *printf-c*
6575 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6576 resulting character is written.
6577
6578 *printf-s*
6579 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6580 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6581 specified are used.
6582 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6583 automatically converted to text with the same format
6584 as ":echo".
6585 *printf-S*
6586 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6587 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6588 number specified are used.
6589
6590 *printf-f* *E807*
6591 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6592 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6593 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6594 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6595 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6596 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6597 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6598 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6599 Example: >
6600 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6601< 12.12
6602 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6603 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6604
6605 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6606 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6607 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6608 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6609 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6610
6611 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6612 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6613 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6614 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6615 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6616 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6617 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6618 results in 1.0e7.
6619
6620 *printf-%*
6621 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6622 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6623
6624 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6625 accepted and automatically converted.
6626 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6627 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6628 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6629
6630 *E766* *E767*
6631 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6632 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6633 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6634
6635
6636prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6637 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6638 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6639
6640 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6641 string is returned.
6642
6643 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6644 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6645
6646< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6647
6648
6649prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6650 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6651 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6652 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6653
6654 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6655 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6656 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6657 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6658 line.
6659 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6660 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6661 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6662 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6663 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6664 if the user only typed Enter.
6665 Example: >
6666 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6667 func s:TextEntered(text)
6668 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6669 stopinsert
6670 close
6671 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006672 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006673 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6674 set nomodified
6675 endif
6676 endfunc
6677
6678< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6679 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6680
6681< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6682
6683prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6684 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6685 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6686 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6687
6688 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6689 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6690 as in any buffer.
6691
6692 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6693 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6694
6695< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6696
6697prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6698 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6699 {text} to end in a space.
6700 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6701 "prompt". Example: >
6702 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6703<
6704 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6705 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6706
6707< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6708
6709prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6710
6711pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6712 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6713 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6714 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6715 height nr of items visible
6716 width screen cells
6717 row top screen row (0 first row)
6718 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6719 size total nr of items
6720 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6721
6722 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6723 |CompleteChanged|.
6724
6725pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6726 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6727 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6728 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6729 popup menu.
6730
6731py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6732 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6733 converted to Vim data structures.
6734 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6735 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6736 'encoding').
6737 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6738 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6739 keys converted to strings.
6740 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6741 to {expr}.
6742
6743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6744 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6745
6746< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6747
6748 *E858* *E859*
6749pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6750 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6751 converted to Vim data structures.
6752 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6753 copied though).
6754 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6755 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6756 non-string keys result in error.
6757 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6758 to {expr}.
6759
6760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6761 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6762
6763< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6764
6765pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6766 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6767 converted to Vim data structures.
6768 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6769 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6770
6771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6772 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6773
6774< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6775 |+python3| feature}
6776
6777rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6778 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6779 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6780 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6781 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6782 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6783 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006784 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006785
6786 Examples: >
6787 :echo rand()
6788 :let seed = srand()
6789 :echo rand(seed)
6790 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6791<
6792
6793 *E726* *E727*
6794range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6795 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6796 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6797 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6798 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6799 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6800 producing a value past {max}).
6801 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6802 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6803 start this is an error.
6804 Examples: >
6805 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6806 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6807 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6808 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6809 range(0) " []
6810 range(2, 0) " error!
6811<
6812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6813 GetExpr()->range()
6814<
6815
6816readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6817 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6818 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6819 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6820 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6821
6822
6823readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6824 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6825 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6826 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6827 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6828 argument below for changing the sort order.
6829
6830 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6831 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6832 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6833 be handled.
6834 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6835 added to the list.
6836 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6837 to the list.
6838 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6839 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6840 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6841 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6842 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6843< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6844 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006845< *E857*
6846 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006847 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6848 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6849
6850 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6851 Valid values are:
6852 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6853 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6854 each character, technically, using
6855 strcmp()) (default)
6856 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6857 using strcasecmp())
6858 "collate" sort using the collation order
6859 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6860 (technically using strcoll())
6861 Other values are silently ignored.
6862
6863 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6864 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6865 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6866< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6867 function! s:tree(dir)
6868 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6869 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006870 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006871 endfunction
6872 echo s:tree(".")
6873<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006874 Returns an empty List on error.
6875
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006876 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6877 GetDirName()->readdir()
6878<
6879readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6880 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6881 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6882 information in {directory}.
6883 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6884 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6885 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6886 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6887 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6888 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6889 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6890 argument, see |readdir()|.
6891
6892 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6893 following items:
6894 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6895 name Name of the entry.
6896 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6897 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6898 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6899 type Type of the entry.
6900 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6901 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6902 Other symlink "link"
6903 On MS-Windows:
6904 Normal file "file"
6905 Directory "dir"
6906 Junction "junction"
6907 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6908 Other symlink "link"
6909 Other reparse point "reparse"
6910 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6911 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6912 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6913 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6914 itself because of performance reasons.
6915
6916 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6917 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6918 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6919 be handled.
6920 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6921 added to the list.
6922 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6923 to the list.
6924 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6925 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6926 of the entry.
6927 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6928 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6929 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6930<
6931 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6932 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6933 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006934<
6935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6936 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6937<
6938
6939 *readfile()*
6940readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6941 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6942 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6943 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6944 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6945 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6946 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6947 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6948 added.
6949 - No CR characters are removed.
6950 Otherwise:
6951 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6952 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6953 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6954 removed from the text.
6955 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6956 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6957 lines of a file: >
6958 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6959 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6960 :endfor
6961< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6962 are returned, or as many as there are.
6963 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6964 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6965 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
6966 file into a buffer if you need to.
6967 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
6968 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
6969 unmodified.
6970 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6971 the result is an empty list.
6972 Also see |writefile()|.
6973
6974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6975 GetFileName()->readfile()
6976
6977reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
6978 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
6979 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
6980 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00006981 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006982
6983 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
6984 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
6985 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
6986 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
6987
6988 Examples: >
6989 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
6990 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
6991 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
6992 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
6993<
6994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6995 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
6996
6997
6998reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
6999 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7000 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7001 See |@|.
7002
7003reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7004 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7005 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7006
7007reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
7008 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7009 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7010 list<any> can be used.
7011 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
7012 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
7013
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007014 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007015 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007016 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007017 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7018 specified in the argument.
7019 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7020 and {end}.
7021
7022 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007023 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7024 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007025
7026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7027 GetStart()->reltime()
7028<
7029 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7030
7031reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7032 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7033 Example: >
7034 let start = reltime()
7035 call MyFunction()
7036 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7037< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7038 Also see |profiling|.
7039 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7040 script an error is given.
7041
7042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7043 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7044
7045< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7046
7047reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7048 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7049 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7050 microseconds. Example: >
7051 let start = reltime()
7052 call MyFunction()
7053 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7054< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7055 The accuracy depends on the system.
7056 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7057 can use split() to remove it. >
7058 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7059< Also see |profiling|.
7060 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7061 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7062
7063 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7064 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7065
7066< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7067
7068 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7069remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007070 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7071 string, also see |{server}|.
7072
7073 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7074 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7075 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7076 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7077 "\n").
7078
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007079 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7080 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7081 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007082
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007083 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7084 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007085
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007086 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7087 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7088 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7089 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7090 and the result will be the empty string.
7091
7092 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7093 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7094 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7095 arguments can be evaluated.
7096
7097 Examples: >
7098 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7099 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7100<
7101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7102 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7103
7104remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7105 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007106 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007107 This works like: >
7108 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7109< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7110 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7111 to bring itself to the foreground.
7112 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7113 like foreground() does.
7114 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7115
7116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7117 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7118
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007119< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007120 Win32 console version}
7121
7122
7123remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7124 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7125 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7126 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7127 name of a variable.
7128 Returns zero if none are available.
7129 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7130 See also |clientserver|.
7131 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7132 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7133 Examples: >
7134 :let repl = ""
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007135 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007136
7137< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7138 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7139
7140remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7141 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7142 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007143 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7144 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007145 See also |clientserver|.
7146 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7147 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7148 Example: >
7149 :echo remote_read(id)
7150
7151< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7152 ServerId()->remote_read()
7153<
7154 *remote_send()* *E241*
7155remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007156 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7157 string, also see |{server}|.
7158
7159 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7160 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7161 |:map|.
7162
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007163 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7164 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7165 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007166
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007167 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7168 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7169 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7170
7171 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7172 up the display.
7173 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007174 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007175 \ remote_read(serverid)
7176
7177 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7178 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007179 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007180 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7181<
7182 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7183 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7184<
7185 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7186remote_startserver({name})
7187 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7188 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7189
7190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7191 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7192
7193< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7194
7195remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
7196 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7197 return the item.
7198 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7199 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7200 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7201 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7202 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007203 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007204 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007205 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007206 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7207<
7208 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7209
7210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7211 mylist->remove(idx)
7212
7213remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
7214 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7215 return the byte.
7216 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7217 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7218 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7219 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007220 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007221 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007222 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007223 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7224
7225remove({dict}, {key})
7226 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7227 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007228 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007229< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007230 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007231
7232rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7233 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7234 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7235 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7236 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7237 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7238 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7239
7240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7241 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7242
7243repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7244 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7245 result. Example: >
7246 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7247< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
7248 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
7249 {count} times. Example: >
7250 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7251< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7252
7253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7254 mylist->repeat(count)
7255
7256resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7257 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7258 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7259 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7260 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7261 removed, return {filename}.
7262 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7263 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7264 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7265 stopped after 100 iterations.
7266 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7267 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7268 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7269 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7270 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7271
7272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7273 GetName()->resolve()
7274
7275reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7276 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7277 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7278 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007279 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007280 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7281 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7282< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7283 mylist->reverse()
7284
7285round({expr}) *round()*
7286 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7287 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7288 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7289 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007290 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007291 Examples: >
7292 echo round(0.456)
7293< 0.0 >
7294 echo round(4.5)
7295< 5.0 >
7296 echo round(-4.5)
7297< -5.0
7298
7299 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7300 Compute()->round()
7301<
7302 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
7303
7304rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7305 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7306 converted to Vim data structures.
7307 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7308 are copied though).
7309 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7310 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7311 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7312 "Object#to_s" method.
7313 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7314 to {expr}.
7315
7316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7317 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7318
7319< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7320
7321screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7322 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7323 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7324 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007325 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007326
7327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7328 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7329
7330screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7331 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7332 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7333 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7334 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7335 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7336 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7337 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7338 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7339
7340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7341 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7342
7343screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7344 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7345 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7346 composing characters on top of the base character.
7347 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7348 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7349
7350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7351 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7352
7353screencol() *screencol()*
7354 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7355 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7356 This function is mainly used for testing.
7357
7358 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7359 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7360 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7361 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7362 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007363 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007364 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7365 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7366<
7367screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7368 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7369 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7370 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7371 The Dict has these members:
7372 row screen row
7373 col first screen column
7374 endcol last screen column
7375 curscol cursor screen column
7376 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7377 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7378 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7379 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7380 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7381 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7382 width character it would be the same as "col".
7383 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7384 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7385 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7386 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007387 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7388 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007389 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007390
7391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7392 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7393
7394screenrow() *screenrow()*
7395 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7396 cursor. The top line has number one.
7397 This function is mainly used for testing.
7398 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7399
7400 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7401
7402screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7403 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7404 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7405 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7406 characters.
7407 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7408 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7409
7410 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7411 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7412<
7413 *search()*
7414search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7415 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7416 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7417
7418 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7419 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7420 move. No error message is given.
7421
7422 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7423 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7424 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7425 'e' move to the End of the match
7426 'n' do Not move the cursor
7427 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7428 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7429 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7430 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7431 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7432 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7433
7434 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7435 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7436 flag.
7437
7438 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7439
7440 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7441 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7442 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7443 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007444 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7445 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7446 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7447
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007448 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7449 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7450 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7451 file).
7452
7453 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7454 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7455 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7456 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7457 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7458< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7459 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7460 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007461 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007462 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7463 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7464 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7465 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7466 giving the argument.
7467 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7468
7469 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7470 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7471 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7472 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7473 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7474 function reference or a lambda.
7475 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7476 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7477 and -1 returned.
7478 *search()-sub-match*
7479 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7480 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7481 whole pattern did match.
7482 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7483
7484 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7485 flag is used.
7486
7487 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7488 :let n = 1
7489 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007490 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007491 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7492 : " first search to find match at start of file
7493 : normal G$
7494 : let flags = "w"
7495 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7496 : s/foo/bar/g
7497 : let flags = "W"
7498 : endwhile
7499 : update " write the file if modified
7500 : let n = n + 1
7501 :endwhile
7502<
7503 Example for using some flags: >
7504 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7505< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7506 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7507 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7508 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7509 line:
7510 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7511 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7512 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7513 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7514 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7515
7516 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7517 GetPattern()->search()
7518
7519searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7520 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7521 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7522 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7523
7524 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7525 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7526
7527 key type meaning ~
7528 current |Number| current position of match;
7529 0 if the cursor position is
7530 before the first match
7531 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7532 "pos", otherwise 0
7533 total |Number| total count of matches found
7534 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7535 1: recomputing was timed out
7536 2: max count exceeded
7537
7538 For {options} see further down.
7539
7540 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7541 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7542 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7543 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7544 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7545
7546 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7547 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7548
7549 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7550 " to 1)
7551 let result = searchcount()
7552<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007553 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007554 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7555 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7556 if empty(result)
7557 return ''
7558 endif
7559 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7560 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7561 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7562 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7563 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7564 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7565 \ result.current, result.total)
7566 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7567 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7568 \ result.current, result.total)
7569 endif
7570 endif
7571 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7572 \ result.current, result.total)
7573 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007574 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007575
7576 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7577 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007578 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007579 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7580<
7581 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7582 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7583
7584 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7585 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7586 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7587 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7588 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7589 call searchcount(#{
7590 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7591 redrawstatus
7592 endif
7593 endfunction
7594<
7595 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7596 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7597
7598 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7599 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7600 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7601
7602 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7603 " search again
7604 call searchcount()
7605<
7606 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7607 key type meaning ~
7608 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7609 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7610 otherwise returns the last
7611 computed result (when |n| or
7612 |N| was used when "S" is not
7613 in 'shortmess', or this
7614 function was called).
7615 (default: |TRUE|)
7616 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7617 and different with |@/|.
7618 this works as same as the
7619 below command is executed
7620 before calling this function >
7621 let @/ = pattern
7622< (default: |@/|)
7623 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7624 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7625 for recomputing the result
7626 (default: 0)
7627 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7628 limit. max count of matched
7629 text while recomputing the
7630 result. if search exceeded
7631 total count, "total" value
7632 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7633 (default: 99)
7634 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7635 when recomputing the result.
7636 this changes "current" result
7637 value. see |cursor()|,
7638 |getpos()|
7639 (default: cursor's position)
7640
7641 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7642 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7643<
7644searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7645 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7646
7647 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7648 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7649 first match in the function.
7650
7651 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7652 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7653 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7654
7655 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7656 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7657 Example: >
7658 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7659 echo getline('.')
7660 endif
7661<
7662 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7663 GetName()->searchdecl()
7664<
7665 *searchpair()*
7666searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7667 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7668 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7669 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7670 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7671 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7672 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7673 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7674 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7675 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7676 given.
7677
7678 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7679 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7680 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7681 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7682 typical use is: >
7683 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7684< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7685
7686 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7687 |search()|. Additionally:
7688 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7689 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7690 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7691 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7692 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7693 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7694
7695 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7696 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7697 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7698 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7699 or a string.
7700 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7701 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7702 and -1 returned.
7703 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7704 Anything else makes the function fail.
7705 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7706 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7707
7708 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7709
7710 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7711 patterns are used like it's on.
7712
7713 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7714 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7715 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7716 if 1
7717 if 2
7718 endif 2
7719 endif 1
7720< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7721 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7722 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7723 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7724 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7725 "endif 2".
7726 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7727 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7728 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7729 the matching start.
7730
7731 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7732
7733 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7734 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7735
7736< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7737 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7738 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7739 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7740 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7741 match.
7742 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7743
7744 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7745
7746< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7747 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7748 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7749
7750 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7751 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7752<
7753 *searchpairpos()*
7754searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7755 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7756 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7757 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7758 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7759 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7760 returns [0, 0]. >
7761
7762 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7763<
7764 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7765
7766 *searchpos()*
7767searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7768 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7769 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7770 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7771 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7772 returns [0, 0].
7773 Example: >
7774 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7775
7776< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7777 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7778 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7779< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7780 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7781
7782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7783 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7784
7785server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7786 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7787 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7788 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7789 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7790 Note:
7791 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7792 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7793 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7794 See also |clientserver|.
7795 Example: >
7796 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7797
7798< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7799 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7800<
7801serverlist() *serverlist()*
7802 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7803 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7804 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7805 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7806 Example: >
7807 :echo serverlist()
7808<
7809setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7810 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7811 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7812
7813 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7814 |bufload()| if needed.
7815
7816 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7817 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7818
7819 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7820 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7821 line then those lines are added.
7822
7823 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7824
7825 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7826 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7827 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7828 added below the last line.
7829
7830 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7831 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7832 error is given.
7833 On success 0 is returned.
7834
7835 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7836 third argument: >
7837 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7838
7839setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7840 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7841 {val}.
7842 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7843 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7844 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7845 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7846 The {varname} argument is a string.
7847 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7848 Examples: >
7849 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7850 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7851< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7852
7853 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7854 third argument: >
7855 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7856
7857
7858setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7859 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7860 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7861 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7862 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7863 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7864
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007865< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007866 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7867 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7868 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7869 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7870 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7871 the character width in screen cells.
7872 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7873 range overlaps with another.
7874 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7875
7876 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7877 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7878
7879 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7880 setcellwidths([]);
7881< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7882 the effect for known emoji characters.
7883
7884setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7885 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7886 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7887
7888 Example:
7889 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7890 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7891< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7892 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7893< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7894
7895 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7896 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7897
7898setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7899 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7900 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7901
7902 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7903 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7904 character search
7905 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7906 0 for backward
7907 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7908 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7909 character search
7910
7911 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7912 from a script: >
7913 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7914 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7915 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7916< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7917
7918 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7919 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7920
7921setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7922 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7923 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7924 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7925 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7926 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7927 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7928 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7929 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7930 before inserting the resulting text.
7931 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7932 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
7933 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
7934 command line.
7935
7936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7937 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7938
7939setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7940setcursorcharpos({list})
7941 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7942 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7943
7944 Example:
7945 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7946 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7947< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7948 call cursor(4, 3)
7949< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
7950
7951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7952 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
7953
7954
7955setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
7956 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
7957 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
7958
7959< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
7960 See also |expr-env|.
7961
7962 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7963 second argument: >
7964 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
7965
7966setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
7967 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
7968 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
7969 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
7970 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
7971 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
7972 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
7973 characters are not supported.
7974
7975 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
7976 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
7977 would do the same thing.
7978
7979 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
7980
7981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7982 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
7983<
7984 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
7985
7986
7987setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
7988 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
7989 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
7990 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7991
7992 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7993 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7994 added below the last line.
7995 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
7996 converted to a String.
7997
7998 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
7999 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8000 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8001
8002 Example: >
8003 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8004
8005< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8006 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8007 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8008< This is equivalent to: >
8009 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8010 : call setline(n, l)
8011 :endfor
8012
8013< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8014
8015 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8016 second argument: >
8017 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8018
8019setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8020 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8021 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8022 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8023
8024 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8025 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8026 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8027 Also see |location-list|.
8028
8029 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8030
8031 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8032 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8033 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8034
8035 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8036 second argument: >
8037 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8038
8039setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8040 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8041 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8042 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8043 example for |getmatches()|.
8044 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8045 window ID instead of the current window.
8046
8047 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8048 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8049<
8050 *setpos()*
8051setpos({expr}, {list})
8052 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8053 . the cursor
8054 'x mark x
8055
8056 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8057 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8058 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8059
8060 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8061 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8062 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8063 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8064 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8065 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8066 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8067 Does not change the jumplist.
8068
8069 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8070 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8071 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8072 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8073
8074 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8075 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8076 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8077 character.
8078
8079 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8080 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8081 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8082 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8083 mark position it is not used.
8084
8085 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8086 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8087 before '>.
8088
8089 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8090 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8091
8092 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8093
8094 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8095 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8096 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8097 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8098 |winrestview()|.
8099
8100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8101 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8102
8103setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8104 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8105
8106 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8107 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8108 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8109 {what}.
8110 *setqflist-what*
8111 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8112 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8113 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8114 entries:
8115
8116 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8117 buffer
8118 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8119 present or it is invalid.
8120 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8121 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8122 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008123 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008124 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8125 col column number
8126 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8127 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008128 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008129 nr error number
8130 text description of the error
8131 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8132 valid recognized error message
8133
8134 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8135 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8136 locate a matching error line.
8137 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8138 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8139 item will not be handled as an error line.
8140 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8141 be used.
8142 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8143 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8144 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8145 cleared.
8146 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8147 |getqflist()| returns.
8148
8149 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8150 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8151 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8152 new list is created.
8153
8154 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8155 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8156 clear the list: >
8157 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8158<
8159 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8160 freed.
8161
8162 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8163 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8164 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8165 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8166 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8167
8168 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8169 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8170 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8171 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8172 'errorformat' option value is used.
8173 See |quickfix-parse|
8174 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8175 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8176 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8177 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8178 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8179 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8180 argument.
8181 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8182 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8183 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8184 See |quickfix-parse|
8185 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8186 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8187 the last quickfix list.
8188 quickfixtextfunc
8189 function to get the text to display in the
8190 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8191 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8192 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8193 of how to write the function and an example.
8194 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8195 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8196 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8197 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8198 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8199 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8200 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8201 specify the list.
8202
8203 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8204 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8205 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8206 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8207<
8208 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8209
8210 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8211 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8212 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8213
8214 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8215 second argument: >
8216 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8217<
8218 *setreg()*
8219setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8220 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8221 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8222 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8223 {regname} must be one character.
8224
8225 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8226 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8227 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8228 then the value is appended.
8229
8230 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8231 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8232 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8233 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8234 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8235 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8236 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8237 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8238
8239 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8240 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8241 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8242 mode is never selected automatically.
8243 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8244
8245 *E883*
8246 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8247 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8248 items act like empty strings.
8249
8250 Examples: >
8251 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8252 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8253 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8254 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8255
8256< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8257 register: >
8258 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8259 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8260< or: >
8261 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8262 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8263 ....
8264 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8265< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8266 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8267 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8268 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8269
8270 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8271 nothing: >
8272 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8273
8274< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8275 second argument: >
8276 GetText()->setreg('a')
8277
8278settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8279 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8280 |t:var|
8281 The {varname} argument is a string.
8282 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8283 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8284 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8285 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8286 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8287
8288 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8289 third argument: >
8290 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8291
8292settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8293 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8294 {val}.
8295 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8296 use |setwinvar()|.
8297 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8298 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8299 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8300 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8301 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8302 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8303 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8304 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8305 Examples: >
8306 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8307 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8308< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8309
8310 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8311 fourth argument: >
8312 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8313
8314settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8315 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8316 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8317
8318 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8319 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8320 stack.
8321 *E962*
8322 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8323 argument:
8324 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8325 stack is replaced.
8326 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8327 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8328 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8329 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8330 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8331
8332 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8333 stack after the modification.
8334
8335 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8336
8337 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8338 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8339 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8340
8341< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8342 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8343 " do something else
8344 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8345 unlet stack
8346<
8347 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8348 second argument: >
8349 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8350
8351setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8352 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8353 Examples: >
8354 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8355 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8356
8357< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8358 third argument: >
8359 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8360
8361sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8362 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8363 checksum of {string}.
8364
8365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8366 GetText()->sha256()
8367
8368< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8369
8370shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8371 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8372 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008373 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008374 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8375 quotes.
8376 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8377 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8378 {string}.
8379 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8380 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8381
8382 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8383 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8384 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8385 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8386 command.
8387
8388 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8389 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8390 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8391 even when inside single quotes.
8392
8393 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8394 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8395 escaped a second time.
8396
8397 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8398 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8399 character inside single quotes.
8400
8401 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008402 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008403< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8404 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008405 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008406< See also |::S|.
8407
8408 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8409 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8410
8411shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8412 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8413 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8414 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8415 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8416 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8417
8418 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8419 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8420 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8421 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8422
8423 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8424 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8425
8426sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8427
8428
8429simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8430 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8431 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8432 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8433 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8434 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8435 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8436 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8437 standard).
8438 Example: >
8439 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8440< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8441 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8442 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8443 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8444 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8445
8446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8447 GetName()->simplify()
8448
8449sin({expr}) *sin()*
8450 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8451 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008452 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008453 Examples: >
8454 :echo sin(100)
8455< -0.506366 >
8456 :echo sin(-4.01)
8457< 0.763301
8458
8459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8460 Compute()->sin()
8461<
8462 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8463
8464
8465sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8466 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8467 [-inf, inf].
8468 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008469 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008470 Examples: >
8471 :echo sinh(0.5)
8472< 0.521095 >
8473 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8474< -1.026517
8475
8476 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8477 Compute()->sinh()
8478<
8479 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8480
8481
8482slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8483 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8484 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8485 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8486 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8487 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8488 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008489 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008490
8491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8492 GetList()->slice(offset)
8493
8494
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008495sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008496 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8497
8498 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8499 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8500
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008501< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008502 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8503 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8504 current buffer use |:sort|.
8505
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008506 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8507 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8508 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008509
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008510 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008511 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8512 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8513 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8514 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8515 case. Example: >
8516 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8517 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8518 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8519< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8520>
8521 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8522 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8523 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8524< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8525 This does not work properly on Mac.
8526
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008527 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008528 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8529 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8530 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8531
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008532 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008533 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8534 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8535
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008536 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008537 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8538
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008539 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008540 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8541 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8542 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8543 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8544
8545 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8546 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8547
8548 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8549 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8550 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8551 same order as they were originally.
8552
8553 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8554 mylist->sort()
8555
8556< Also see |uniq()|.
8557
8558 Example: >
8559 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8560 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8561 endfunc
8562 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8563< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8564 ignores overflow: >
8565 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8566 return a:i1 - a:i2
8567 endfunc
8568< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8569 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8570<
8571sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8572 Stop playing all sounds.
8573
8574 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8575 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8576
8577 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8578
8579 *sound_playevent()*
8580sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8581 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8582 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8583 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8584 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8585 call sound_playevent('bell')
8586< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8587 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8588 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
8589
8590 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8591 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8592 argument is the status:
8593 0 sound was played to the end
8594 1 sound was interrupted
8595 2 error occurred after sound started
8596 Example: >
8597 func Callback(id, status)
8598 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8599 endfunc
8600 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8601
8602< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8603
8604 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8605 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8606
8607 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8608 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8609
8610< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8611
8612 *sound_playfile()*
8613sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8614 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8615 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8616 with this command: >
8617 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8618
8619< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8620 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8621
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008622< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008623
8624
8625sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8626 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8627 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8628
8629 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8630 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8631
8632 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8633 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8634
8635 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8636 soundid->sound_stop()
8637
8638< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8639
8640 *soundfold()*
8641soundfold({word})
8642 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8643 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8644 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8645 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8646 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8647 the method can be quite slow.
8648
8649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8650 GetWord()->soundfold()
8651<
8652 *spellbadword()*
8653spellbadword([{sentence}])
8654 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8655 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8656 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8657 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8658
8659 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8660 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8661 result is an empty string.
8662
8663 The return value is a list with two items:
8664 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8665 - The type of the spelling error:
8666 "bad" spelling mistake
8667 "rare" rare word
8668 "local" word only valid in another region
8669 "caps" word should start with Capital
8670 Example: >
8671 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8672< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8673
8674 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8675 of 'spelllang' are used.
8676
8677 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8678 GetText()->spellbadword()
8679<
8680 *spellsuggest()*
8681spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8682 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8683 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8684 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8685
8686 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8687 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8688 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8689
8690 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8691 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8692 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8693 replace a line.
8694
8695 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8696 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8697 although it may appear capitalized.
8698
8699 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8700 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8701
8702 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8703 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8704
8705split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8706 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8707 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8708 item.
8709 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8710 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8711 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8712 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8713 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8714 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8715 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8716 Example: >
8717 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8718< To split a string in individual characters: >
8719 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8720< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8721 the end of the pattern: >
8722 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8723< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8724 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8725 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8726< The opposite function is |join()|.
8727
8728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8729 GetString()->split()
8730
8731sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8732 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8733 |Float|.
8734 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008735 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8736 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008737 Examples: >
8738 :echo sqrt(100)
8739< 10.0 >
8740 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8741< nan
8742 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8743
8744 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8745 Compute()->sqrt()
8746<
8747 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8748
8749
8750srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8751 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8752 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8753 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8754 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8755 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8756 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8757 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8758
8759 Examples: >
8760 :let seed = srand()
8761 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8762 :echo rand(seed)
8763
8764state([{what}]) *state()*
8765 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8766 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8767 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8768 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8769 Yes: then do it right away.
8770 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8771 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8772 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8773 messages and callbacks).
8774 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8775 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8776 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8777 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8778 Also see |mode()|.
8779
8780 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8781 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8782 if state('s') == ''
8783 " screen has not scrolled
8784<
8785 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8786 something is busy:
8787 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8788 stuffed command
8789 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8790 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8791 x executing an autocommand
8792 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8793 ch_readraw() when reading json
8794 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8795 |f| or a count
8796 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8797 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8798 s screen has scrolled for messages
8799
8800str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8801 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8802 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8803 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8804 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8805 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8806 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8807 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8808 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8809 thousand.
8810 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8811 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8812 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8813 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8814 |substitute()|: >
8815 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8816<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008817 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8818
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8820 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
8821<
8822 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8823
8824str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8825 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8826 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8827 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8828 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8829< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8830
8831 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8832 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8833 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8834 properly: >
8835 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8836
8837< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8838 GetString()->str2list()
8839
8840
8841str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8842 Convert string {string} to a number.
8843 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8844 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8845 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8846
8847 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8848 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8849 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8850 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8851<
8852 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8853 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8854 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8855 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8856 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8857
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008858 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8859
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8861 GetText()->str2nr()
8862
8863
8864strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8865 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8866 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8867 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8868 composing characters separately.
8869
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008870 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8871
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008872 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8873
8874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8875 GetText()->strcharlen()
8876
8877
8878strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8879 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8880 of byte index and length.
8881 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8882 counted separately.
8883 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8884 similar to |slice()|.
8885 When a character index is used where a character does not
8886 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8887 example: >
8888 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8889< results in 'a'.
8890
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008891 Returns an empty string on error.
8892
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8894 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8895
8896
8897strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8898 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8899 in String {string}.
8900 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8901 counted separately.
8902 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8903 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8904
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008905 Returns zero on error.
8906
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008907 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8908
8909 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8910 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8911 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8912 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8913 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8914 endfunction
8915 else
8916 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8917 if a:skipcc
8918 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8919 else
8920 return strchars(a:str)
8921 endif
8922 endfunction
8923 endif
8924<
8925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8926 GetText()->strchars()
8927
8928strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8929 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8930 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8931 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8932 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8933 matters for Tab characters.
8934 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8935 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8936 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8937 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8938 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008939 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008940 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8941
8942 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8943 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8944
8945strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8946 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8947 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8948 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8949 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8950 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8951 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8952 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8953 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8954 Examples: >
8955 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
8956 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
8957 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
8958 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
8959 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
8960 Show mod time of file.c.
8961< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8962 :if exists("*strftime")
8963
8964< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8965 GetFormat()->strftime()
8966
8967strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008968 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
8969 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
8970 index. Composing characters are considered separate
8971 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
8972 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008973 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008974 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
8975
8976 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8977 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
8978
8979stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
8980 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8981 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
8982 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
8983 This can be used to find a second match: >
8984 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
8985 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
8986< The search is done case-sensitive.
8987 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8988 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8989 See also |strridx()|.
8990 Examples: >
8991 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
8992 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
8993 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
8994< *strstr()* *strchr()*
8995 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
8996 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
8997
8998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8999 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9000<
9001 *string()*
9002string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9003 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9004 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9005 {expr} type result ~
9006 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9007 Number 123
9008 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9009 Funcref function('name')
9010 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9011 List [item, item]
9012 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
9013
9014 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9015 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9016 will then fail.
9017
9018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9019 mylist->string()
9020
9021< Also see |strtrans()|.
9022
9023
9024strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9025 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9026 {string} in bytes.
9027 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009028 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009029 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9030 |strchars()|.
9031 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9032
9033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9034 GetString()->strlen()
9035
9036strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9037 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9038 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9039 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9040 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9041 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9042 following composing characters).
9043 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9044 |strcharpart()|.
9045
9046 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9047 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9048 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9049 end of the {src}. >
9050 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9051 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9052 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9053 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9054
9055< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9056 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9057 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9058<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009059 Returns an empty string on error.
9060
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9062 GetText()->strpart(5)
9063
9064strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9065 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9066 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9067 the format specified in {format}.
9068
9069 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9070 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9071 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9072 matters.
9073
9074 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9075 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9076 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9077 result.
9078
9079 See also |strftime()|.
9080 Examples: >
9081 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9082< 862156163 >
9083 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9084< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9085 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9086< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9087
9088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9089 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9090<
9091 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9092 :if exists("*strptime")
9093
9094strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9095 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9096 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9097 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9098 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9099 match: >
9100 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9101 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9102< The search is done case-sensitive.
9103 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9104 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9105 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9106 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9107 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9108< *strrchr()*
9109 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9110 function strrchr().
9111
9112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9113 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9114
9115strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9116 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9117 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9118 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9119 echo strtrans(@a)
9120< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9121 starting a new line.
9122
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009123 Returns an empty string on error.
9124
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9126 GetString()->strtrans()
9127
9128strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9129 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9130 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9131 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9132 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9133 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009134 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009135 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9136
9137 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9138 GetString()->strwidth()
9139
9140submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9141 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9142 substitute() function.
9143 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9144 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9145 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9146 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9147 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9148
9149 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9150 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9151 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9152 text.
9153 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9154 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9155 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9156
9157 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9158 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9159
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009160 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9161
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009162 Examples: >
9163 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9164 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9165< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9166 A line break is included as a newline character.
9167
9168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9169 GetNr()->submatch()
9170
9171substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9172 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9173 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9174 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9175 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9176
9177 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9178 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9179 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9180 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9181 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9182 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9183 used.
9184
9185 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9186 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9187 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9188 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9189
9190 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9191 unmodified.
9192
9193 Example: >
9194 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9195< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9196 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9197< results in "TESTING".
9198
9199 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9200 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9201 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009202 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009203
9204< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9205 optional argument. Example: >
9206 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9207< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9208 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9209 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009210 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009211
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009212< Returns an empty string on error.
9213
9214 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009215 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9216
9217swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9218 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9219 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9220 version Vim version
9221 user user name
9222 host host name
9223 fname original file name
9224 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9225 file
9226 mtime last modification time in seconds
9227 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9228 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9229 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9230 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9231 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9232 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9233 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9234 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9235
9236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9237 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9238
9239swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9240 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9241 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9242 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9243 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9244 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9245
9246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9247 GetBufname()->swapname()
9248
9249synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9250 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9251 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9252 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9253 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9254
9255 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9256 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9257 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9258 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9259 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9260
9261 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9262 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9263 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9264 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9265 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9266 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9267 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9268
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009269 Returns zero on error.
9270
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009271 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9272 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9273<
9274
9275synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9276 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9277 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9278 about a syntax item.
9279 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9280 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9281 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9282 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9283 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9284 {what} result
9285 "name" the name of the syntax item
9286 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9287 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9288 term: empty string)
9289 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9290 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9291 |highlight-font|
9292 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9293 |highlight-guisp|
9294 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9295 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9296 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9297 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9298 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9299 "bold" "1" if bold
9300 "italic" "1" if italic
9301 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9302 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9303 "standout" "1" if standout
9304 "underline" "1" if underlined
9305 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9306 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009307 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009308
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009309 Returns an empty string on error.
9310
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009311 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9312 cursor): >
9313 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9314<
9315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9316 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9317
9318
9319synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9320 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9321 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9322 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9323 ":highlight link" are followed.
9324
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009325 Returns zero on error.
9326
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9328 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9329
9330synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9331 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9332 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9333 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9334 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9335 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9336 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9337 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9338 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9339 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9340 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9341 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9342 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9343 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9344 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9345 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9346 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9347 call returns ~
9348 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9349 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9350 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9351 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9352 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9353 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9354
9355
9356synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9357 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9358 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9359 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9360 like what |synID()| returns.
9361 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9362 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9363 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9364 transparent item.
9365 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9366 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9367 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9368 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9369 endfor
9370< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009371 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009372 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9373 valid positions.
9374
9375system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9376 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9377 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9378
9379 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9380 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9381 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9382 separators yourself.
9383 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9384 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9385 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9386 list items converted to NULs).
9387 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9388 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9389 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9390 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9391
9392 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9393
9394 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9395 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9396 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9397 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9398 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9399<
9400 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9401 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9402 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9403 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9404 cause trouble.
9405 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9406
9407 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009408 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9409 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009410
9411< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9412 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9413 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9414 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9415 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9416
9417 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9418 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9419 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9420 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9421 concatenated commands.
9422
9423 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9424 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9425
9426 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9427 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9428
9429 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9430 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9431 when using a security agent application.
9432 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9433 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9434
9435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9436 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9437
9438
9439systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9440 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9441 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9442 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9443 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9444 result ends in a NL.
9445 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9446
9447 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9448 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9449 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9450<
9451 Returns an empty string on error.
9452
9453 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9454 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9455
9456
9457tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9458 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9459 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9460 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9461 omitted the current tab page is used.
9462 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9463 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9464 let buflist = []
9465 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9466 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9467 endfor
9468< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9469
9470 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9471 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9472
9473tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9474 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9475 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9476
9477 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9478 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9479 count).
9480 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9481 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9482 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9483 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9484
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009485 Returns zero on error.
9486
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009487
9488tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9489 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9490 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9491 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9492 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9493 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9494 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9495 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9496 Useful examples: >
9497 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9498 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9499< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9500
9501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9502 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9503<
9504 *tagfiles()*
9505tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9506 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9507
9508
9509taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9510 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9511
9512 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9513 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9514 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9515
9516 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9517 entries:
9518 name Name of the tag.
9519 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9520 defined. It is either relative to the
9521 current directory or a full path.
9522 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9523 the file.
9524 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9525 entry depends on the language specific
9526 kind values. Only available when
9527 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009528 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009529 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9530 |static-tag| for more information.
9531 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9532 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9533 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9534 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9535 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9536 contained in.
9537
9538 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9539 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9540
9541 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9542
9543 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9544 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9545 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9546 search regular expression pattern.
9547
9548 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9549 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9550 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9551
9552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9553 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9554
9555tan({expr}) *tan()*
9556 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9557 in the range [-inf, inf].
9558 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009559 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009560 Examples: >
9561 :echo tan(10)
9562< 0.648361 >
9563 :echo tan(-4.01)
9564< -1.181502
9565
9566 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9567 Compute()->tan()
9568<
9569 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9570
9571
9572tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9573 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9574 range [-1, 1].
9575 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009576 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009577 Examples: >
9578 :echo tanh(0.5)
9579< 0.462117 >
9580 :echo tanh(-1)
9581< -0.761594
9582
9583 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9584 Compute()->tanh()
9585<
9586 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9587
9588
9589tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9590 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9591 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9592 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9593 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009594 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009595< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9596 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9597 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9598 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9599
9600
9601term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9602
9603
9604terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9605 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9606 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9607 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9608 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9609 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9610 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9611 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9612 mouse mouse type supported
9613
9614 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9615
9616 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9617 an empty dictionary.
9618
9619 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9620 current cursor style.
9621 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9622 request the cursor blink status.
9623 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9624 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9625 and |t_RC| on startup.
9626
9627 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9628 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9629
9630 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9631
9632 Also see:
9633 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9634 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9635 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9636
9637
9638test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9639
9640
9641 *timer_info()*
9642timer_info([{id}])
9643 Return a list with information about timers.
9644 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9645 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9646 returned.
9647 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9648
9649 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9650 these items:
9651 "id" the timer ID
9652 "time" time the timer was started with
9653 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9654 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9655 -1 means forever
9656 "callback" the callback
9657 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9658
9659 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9660 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9661
9662< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9663
9664timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9665 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9666 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9667 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9668 has passed.
9669
9670 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9671 for a short time.
9672
9673 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9674 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9675 See |non-zero-arg|.
9676
9677 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9678 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9679
9680< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9681
9682 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9683timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9684 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9685
9686 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9687 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9688 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9689
9690 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9691 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9692 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9693 waiting for input.
9694 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9695 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9696
9697 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9698 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9699 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9700 the callback will be called once.
9701 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9702 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9703 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9704 messages.
9705
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009706 Returns -1 on error.
9707
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009708 Example: >
9709 func MyHandler(timer)
9710 echo 'Handler called'
9711 endfunc
9712 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9713 \ {'repeat': 3})
9714< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9715 intervals.
9716
9717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9718 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9719
9720< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9721 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9722
9723timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9724 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9725 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9726 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9727
9728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9729 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9730
9731< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9732
9733timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9734 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9735 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9736 timers there is no error.
9737
9738 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9739
9740tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9741 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9742 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009743 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009744
9745 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9746 GetText()->tolower()
9747
9748toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9749 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9750 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009751 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009752
9753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9754 GetText()->toupper()
9755
9756tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9757 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9758 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9759 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9760 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9761 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9762 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9763
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009764 Returns an empty string on error.
9765
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009766 Examples: >
9767 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9768< returns "Hello THere" >
9769 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9770< returns "{blob}"
9771
9772 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9773 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9774
9775trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9776 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9777 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9778
9779 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9780 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9781 space character 0xa0.
9782
9783 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9784 characters:
9785 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9786 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9787 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9788 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9789
9790 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009791 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009792
9793 Examples: >
9794 echo trim(" some text ")
9795< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009796 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009797< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9798 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9799< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9800 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9801< returns " vim"
9802
9803 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9804 GetText()->trim()
9805
9806trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9807 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9808 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9809 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009810 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009811 Examples: >
9812 echo trunc(1.456)
9813< 1.0 >
9814 echo trunc(-5.456)
9815< -5.0 >
9816 echo trunc(4.0)
9817< 4.0
9818
9819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9820 Compute()->trunc()
9821<
9822 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9823
9824 *type()*
9825type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9826 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9827 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9828 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9829 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9830 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9831 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9832 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9833 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9834 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9835 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9836 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9837 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9838 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9839 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9840 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9841 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9842 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9843 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9844 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9845 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9846 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9847 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9848< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9849 :if exists('v:t_number')
9850
9851< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9852 mylist->type()
9853
9854
9855typename({expr}) *typename()*
9856 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9857 Example: >
9858 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9859 list<number>
9860
9861
9862undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9863 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9864 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9865 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9866 the undo file exists.
9867 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9868 is used internally.
9869 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9870 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9871 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9872 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9873 returns an empty string.
9874
9875 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9876 GetFilename()->undofile()
9877
9878undotree() *undotree()*
9879 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9880 the following items:
9881 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9882 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9883 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9884 when some changes were undone.
9885 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9886 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9887 something readable.
9888 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9889 write yet.
9890 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9891 tree.
9892 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9893 This happens when waiting from input from the
9894 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9895 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9896 undo blocks.
9897
9898 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9899 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9900 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9901 |:undolist|.
9902 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9903 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9904 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9905 that was added. This marks the last change
9906 and where further changes will be added.
9907 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9908 that was undone. This marks the current
9909 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9910 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9911 undone after the last change this item will
9912 not appear anywhere.
9913 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9914 write. The number is the write count. The
9915 first write has number 1, the last one the
9916 "save_last" mentioned above.
9917 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9918 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9919 item.
9920
9921uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9922 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9923 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9924 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9925 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9926< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9927 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9928
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009929 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
9930
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009931 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9932 mylist->uniq()
9933
9934values({dict}) *values()*
9935 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9936 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009937 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009938
9939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9940 mydict->values()
9941
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009942virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009943 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9944 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9945 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9946 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9947 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9948 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9949 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9950 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009952 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009953
9954 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
9955 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
9956 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
9957 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
9958 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9959 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
9960 |'virtualedit'|
9961
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009962 The accepted positions are:
9963 . the cursor position
9964 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
9965 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
9966 plus one)
9967 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
9968 returned)
9969 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
9970 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
9971 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
9972 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009973
9974 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
9975 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
9976 character.
9977
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009978 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
9979 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009980 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
9981
9982 virtcol(".") " returns 5
9983 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
9984 virtcol("$") " returns 9
9985
9986 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
9987
9988 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009989< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
9990 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
9991 all lines: >
9992 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
9993
9994< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9995 GetPos()->virtcol()
9996
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01009997virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
9998 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
9999 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10000 column {col}.
10001
10002 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10003 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10004 virtual column is returned.
10005
10006 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10007 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10008
10009 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10010 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10011
10012 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10013
10014 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10015 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010016
10017visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10018 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10019 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10020 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10021 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10022 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10023 respectively.
10024 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010025 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010026< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10027 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10028 Visual mode that was used.
10029 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10030 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10031 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10032 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10033 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10034
10035wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10036 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10037 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10038 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10039 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10040
10041 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10042 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10043<
10044 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10045
10046win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10047 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10048 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10049 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10050 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10051 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10052 Example: >
10053 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10054< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10055 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010056 *E994*
10057 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10058 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10059 an empty string is returned.
10060
10061 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10062 second argument: >
10063 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10064
10065win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10066 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10067 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10068
10069 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10070 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10071
10072win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10073 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10074 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10075 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10076 number 1.
10077 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10078 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10079 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10080
10081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10082 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10083
10084
10085win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10086 Return the type of the window:
10087 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10088 used to execute autocommands.
10089 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10090 (empty) normal window
10091 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10092 "popup" popup window |popup|
10093 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10094 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10095 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10096
10097 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10098 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10099 |window-ID|.
10100
10101 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10102 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10103 returns "popup".
10104
10105 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10106 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10107<
10108win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10109 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10110 tabpage.
10111 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10112
10113 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10114 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10115
10116win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10117 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10118 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10119 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10120
10121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10122 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10123
10124win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10125 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10126 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10127
10128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10129 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10130
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010131win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10132 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10133 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10134 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10135 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10136 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10137 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10138 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10139 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10140 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10141 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010142 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10143 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010144
10145 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10146 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10147
10148win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10149 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10150 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10151 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10152 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10153 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10154 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10155 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10156 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10157 be found and FALSE otherwise.
10158
10159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10160 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10161
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010162win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10163 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10164 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10165 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10166 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10167 for the current window.
10168 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10169 tabpage.
10170
10171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10172 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10173<
10174win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10175 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10176 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10177 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10178 then closing {nr}.
10179
10180 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10181 Both must be in the current tab page.
10182
10183 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10184
10185 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10186 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10187 like with |:vsplit|.
10188 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10189 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10190 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10191 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10192 'splitright' are used.
10193
10194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10195 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10196<
10197
10198 *winbufnr()*
10199winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10200 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10201 the |window-ID|.
10202 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10203 window is returned.
10204 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10205 Example: >
10206 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10207<
10208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10209 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10210<
10211 *wincol()*
10212wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10213 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10214 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10215
10216 *windowsversion()*
10217windowsversion()
10218 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10219 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10220 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10221 an empty string.
10222
10223winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10224 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10225 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10226 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10227 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10228 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10229 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10230 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010231 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010232
10233< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10234 GetWinid()->winheight()
10235<
10236winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10237 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10238 in a tabpage.
10239
10240 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10241 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10242 returns an empty list.
10243
10244 For a leaf window, it returns:
10245 ['leaf', {winid}]
10246 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10247 returns:
10248 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10249 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10250 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10251
10252 Example: >
10253 " Only one window in the tab page
10254 :echo winlayout()
10255 ['leaf', 1000]
10256 " Two horizontally split windows
10257 :echo winlayout()
10258 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10259 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10260 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10261 " middle window
10262 :echo winlayout(2)
10263 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10264 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10265<
10266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10267 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10268<
10269 *winline()*
10270winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10271 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10272 the window. The first line is one.
10273 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10274 first, this may cause a scroll.
10275
10276 *winnr()*
10277winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10278 window. The top window has number 1.
10279 Returns zero for a popup window.
10280
10281 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10282 $ the number of the last window (the window
10283 count).
10284 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10285 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10286 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10287 returned.
10288 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10289 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10290 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10291 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10292 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10293 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10294 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10295 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10296 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10297 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010298 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010299 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10300 Examples: >
10301 let window_count = winnr('$')
10302 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10303 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10304
10305< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10306 GetWinval()->winnr()
10307<
10308 *winrestcmd()*
10309winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10310 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10311 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10312 unchanged.
10313 Example: >
10314 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10315 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10316 :exe cmd
10317<
10318 *winrestview()*
10319winrestview({dict})
10320 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10321 the view of the current window.
10322 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10323 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10324 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10325 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10326<
10327 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10328 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10329 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10330 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10331
10332 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10333 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10334
10335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10336 GetView()->winrestview()
10337<
10338 *winsaveview()*
10339winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10340 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10341 restore the view.
10342 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10343 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10344 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10345 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10346 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10347 The return value includes:
10348 lnum cursor line number
10349 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010350 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010351 returns)
10352 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010353 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10354 the first column is zero, as opposed
10355 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10356 |$| command it will be a very large
10357 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010358 topline first line in the window
10359 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10360 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10361 'wrap' is off
10362 skipcol columns skipped
10363 Note that no option values are saved.
10364
10365
10366winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10367 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10368 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10369 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10370 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10371 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10372 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010373 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010374 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10375 : 50 wincmd |
10376 :endif
10377< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10378 option.
10379
10380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10381 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10382
10383
10384wordcount() *wordcount()*
10385 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10386 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10387 |g_CTRL-G|
10388 The return value includes:
10389 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10390 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10391 words Number of words in the buffer
10392 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10393 (not in Visual mode)
10394 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10395 (not in Visual mode)
10396 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10397 (not in Visual mode)
10398 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10399 (only in Visual mode)
10400 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10401 (only in Visual mode)
10402 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10403 (only in Visual mode)
10404
10405
10406 *writefile()*
10407writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10408 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10409 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10410 or Number.
10411 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
10412 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
10413 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
10414
10415 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10416 unmodified.
10417
10418 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
10419 appended to the file: >
10420 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10421 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10422<
10423 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
10424 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
10425 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
10426 crashes.
10427 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10428 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10429 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
10430 when 'fsync' is set.
10431
10432 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10433 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10434 to writefile().
10435 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
10436 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10437 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10438 fails.
10439 Also see |readfile()|.
10440 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10441 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10442 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10443
10444< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10445 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10446
10447
10448xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10449 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10450 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010451 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010452 Example: >
10453 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10454<
10455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10456 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10457<
10458
10459==============================================================================
104603. Feature list *feature-list*
10461
10462There are three types of features:
104631. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10464 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10465 :if has("cindent")
10466< *gui_running*
104672. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10468 Example: >
10469 :if has("gui_running")
10470< *has-patch*
104713. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10472 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10473 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10474 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10475< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10476 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10477 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10478 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10479 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10480 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10481
10482Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10483use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10484
10485
10486acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
10487all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
10488amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10489arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10490arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10491autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10492autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10493autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10494balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10495balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10496beos BeOS version of Vim.
10497browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10498 work.
10499browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10500bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
10501builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
10502byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10503channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010504cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010505clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10506clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10507clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10508cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10509cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10510cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10511comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10512compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10513conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10514cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10515cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10516cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10517debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10518dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10519dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10520diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10521digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10522directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10523dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10524drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10525ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10526emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10527eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10528 true, of course!
10529ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10530extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10531 |'hlsearch'|
10532farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
10533file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
10534filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10535 read/write/filter commands
10536find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10537 |+find_in_path|.
10538float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10539fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10540 this is not present).
10541folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10542footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10543fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10544gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10545gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010546gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010547gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10548gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10549gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10550gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10551gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10552gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10553gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10554gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10555gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10556gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10557gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10558haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10559hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10560hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10561iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10562insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10563 Insert mode. (always true)
10564job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10565ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010566jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010567keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10568lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10569langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10570libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10571linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10572 'breakindent' support.
10573linux Linux version of Vim.
10574lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010575 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010576listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10577 and the argument list |arglist|.
10578localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10579lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10580mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10581macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10582menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10583mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10584modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10585 (always true)
10586mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10587mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10588mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10589mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10590mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10591mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10592mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10593mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10594mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10595mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10596mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10597multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10598multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10599multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10600multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10601mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10602nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10603netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10604netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010605num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010606ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10607osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10608osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10609packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10610path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10611perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10612persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10613postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10614printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10615profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10616python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10617python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10618python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10619python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10620python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10621python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10622pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10623qnx QNX version of Vim.
10624quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10625reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10626rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10627ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10628scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10629showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10630signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010631smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010632sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10633sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10634spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10635startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10636statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10637 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10638sun SunOS version of Vim.
10639sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10640syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10641syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10642 current buffer.
10643system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10644tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010645 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010646tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10647 |tag-old-static|.
10648tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10649termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10650terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10651terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10652termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10653textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10654textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10655tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10656 or terminfo file.
10657timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10658title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010659 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010660toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10661ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10662ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10663unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10664unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10665user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10666vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10667vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10668 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10669vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10670 (always true)
10671vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10672 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010673vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010674viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10675vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10676vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10677vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010678vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010679virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10680visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10681visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10682 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10683vms VMS version of Vim.
10684vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10685vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10686 out if it works in the current console).
10687wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10688wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10689win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10690win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10691 64 bits)
10692win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10693win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10694win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10695winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10696windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10697 (always true)
10698writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10699xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10700xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10701xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10702xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10703 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10704xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10705xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10706xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10707xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10708 xterm screen.
10709x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10710
10711
10712==============================================================================
107134. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10714
10715This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10716|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10717pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10718same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10719When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10720pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10721>
10722 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10723 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10724 aa
10725 xx
10726 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10727 a
10728 x
10729
10730Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10731"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10732"\n".
10733
10734 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: