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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
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100256getscriptinfo([{opts}]) 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()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001182 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1183 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001184 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1185 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1186 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1187 buffer is always created.
1188 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1189 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1190 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1191 call bufload(bufnr)
1192 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001193< Returns 0 on error.
1194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001195 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1196
1197bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1198 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1199 {buf} exists.
1200 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1201 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1202
1203 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1204 exactly. The name can be:
1205 - Relative to the current directory.
1206 - A full path.
1207 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1208 - A URL name.
1209 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1210 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1211 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1212 long name to be able to find them.
1213 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1214 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1215 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1216 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1217 file name.
1218
1219 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1220 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1221<
1222 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1223
1224buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1225 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1226 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1227 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1228
1229 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1230 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1231
1232bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1233 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1234 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1235 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001236 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
1237 file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001238 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1239 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1240 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1241
1242 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1243 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1244
1245bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1246 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1247 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1248 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1249
1250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1251 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1252
1253bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1254 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1255 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1256 "[No Name]".
1257 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1258 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1259 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1260 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1261 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1262 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1263 match an empty string is returned.
1264 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1265 alternate buffer.
1266 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1267 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1268 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1269 pattern.
1270 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1271 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1272 buffers are searched for.
1273 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1274 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1275 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1276< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1277 echo bufnr->bufname()
1278
1279< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1280 string is returned. >
1281 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1282 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1283 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1284 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1285< *buffer_name()*
1286 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1287
1288 *bufnr()*
1289bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1290 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1291 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1292 above.
1293
1294 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1295 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1296 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1297 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1298< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1299 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1300
1301 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1302 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1303< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1304 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1305 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1306 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1307
1308 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1309 echo bufref->bufnr()
1310<
1311 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1312 *last_buffer_nr()*
1313 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1314
1315bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1316 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1317 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1318 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1319 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1320
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001321 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001322<
1323 Only deals with the current tab page.
1324
1325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1326 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1327
1328bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1329 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1330 |window-ID|.
1331 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1332 is returned. Example: >
1333
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001334 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001335
1336< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1337 |:wincmd|.
1338
1339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1340 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1341
1342byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1343 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1344 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1345 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1346 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1347 one.
1348 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1349
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001350 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1351
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1353 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1354
1355< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1356 feature}
1357
1358byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1359 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1360 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1361 zero.
1362 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1363 equal to {nr}.
1364 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1365 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1366 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1367 separately.
1368 Example : >
1369 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1370< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1371 same: >
1372 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1373 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1374< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1375
1376 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1377 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1378 in bytes is returned.
1379
1380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1381 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1382
1383byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1384 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1385 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001386 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001387 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1388 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1389 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1390< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1391 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1392 one byte).
1393 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1394 to a Unicode encoding.
1395
1396 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1397 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1398
1399call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1400 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1401 arguments.
1402 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1403 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1404 Returns the return value of the called function.
1405 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1406 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1407
1408 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1409 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1410
1411ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1412 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1413 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1414 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1415 Examples: >
1416 echo ceil(1.456)
1417< 2.0 >
1418 echo ceil(-5.456)
1419< -5.0 >
1420 echo ceil(4.0)
1421< 4.0
1422
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001423 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1424
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1426 Compute()->ceil()
1427<
1428 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1429
1430
1431ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1432
1433
1434changenr() *changenr()*
1435 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1436 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1437 with the |:undo| command.
1438 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1439 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1440 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001441 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001442
1443char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001444 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001445 Examples: >
1446 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1447 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1448< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1449 Example for "utf-8": >
1450 char2nr("á") returns 225
1451 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1452< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1453 A combining character is a separate character.
1454 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1455 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1456 let str = "ABC"
1457 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1458< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1459
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001460 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1461
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1463 GetChar()->char2nr()
1464
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001465charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1466 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1467 The character class is one of:
1468 0 blank
1469 1 punctuation
1470 2 word character
1471 3 emoji
1472 other specific Unicode class
1473 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001474 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001475
1476
1477charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1478 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1479 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1480
1481 Example:
1482 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1483 charcol('.') returns 3
1484 col('.') returns 7
1485
1486< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1487 GetPos()->col()
1488<
1489 *charidx()*
1490charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1491 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1492 The index of the first character is zero.
1493 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1494 equal to {idx}.
1495 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1496 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1497 added to the preceding base character.
1498 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1499 counted as separate characters.
1500 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1501 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1502 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1503 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1504 and is not zero or one.
1505 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1506 from the character index.
1507 Examples: >
1508 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1509 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1510 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1511<
1512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1513 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1514
1515chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1516 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1517 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1518 window:
1519 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1520 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1521 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1522 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1523 directory.
1524 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1525 {dir} must be a String.
1526 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1527 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1528 On failure, returns an empty string.
1529
1530 Example: >
1531 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1532 if save_dir != ""
1533 " ... do some work
1534 call chdir(save_dir)
1535 endif
1536
1537< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1538 GetDir()->chdir()
1539<
1540cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1541 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1542 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1543 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1544 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001545 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001546 See |C-indenting|.
1547
1548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1549 GetLnum()->cindent()
1550
1551clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1552 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1553 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1554 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1555 window ID instead of the current window.
1556
1557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1558 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1559<
1560 *col()*
1561col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1562 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1563 . the cursor position
1564 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1565 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1566 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1567 returned)
1568 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1569 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1570 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1571 that it's updated right away.
1572 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1573 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1574 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1575 out of range then col() returns zero.
1576 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1577 |getpos()|.
1578 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1579 character position use |charcol()|.
1580 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1581 Examples: >
1582 col(".") column of cursor
1583 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1584 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001585 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001586< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001587 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1588 buffer.
1589 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1590 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1591 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1592 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1593 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001594 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001595 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1596
1597< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1598 GetPos()->col()
1599<
1600
1601complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1602 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1603 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1604 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1605 or with an expression mapping.
1606 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1607 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1608 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1609 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1610 match.
1611 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1612 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1613 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1614 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1615 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1616 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1617 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1618 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1619 Example: >
1620 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1621
1622 func! ListMonths()
1623 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1624 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1625 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1626 return ''
1627 endfunc
1628< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1629 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1630
1631 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1632 second argument: >
1633 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1634
1635complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1636 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1637 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1638 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1639 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1640 the list.
1641 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1642 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1643
1644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1645 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1646
1647complete_check() *complete_check()*
1648 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1649 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1650 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1651 zero otherwise.
1652 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1653 'completefunc' option.
1654
1655
1656complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1657 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1658 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1659 The items are:
1660 mode Current completion mode name string.
1661 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1662 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1663 See |pumvisible()|.
1664 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1665 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1666 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1667 See |complete-items|.
1668 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1669 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1670 typed text only, or the last completion after
1671 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1672 <Down> keys)
1673 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
1674
1675 *complete_info_mode*
1676 mode values are:
1677 "" Not in completion mode
1678 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1679 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1680 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1681 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1682 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1683 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1684 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1685 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1686 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1687 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1688 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1689 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1690 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1691 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1692 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1693 "eval" |complete()| completion
1694 "unknown" Other internal modes
1695
1696 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1697 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1698 {what} are silently ignored.
1699
1700 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1701 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1702 |CompleteChanged| event.
1703
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001704 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1705
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001706 Examples: >
1707 " Get all items
1708 call complete_info()
1709 " Get only 'mode'
1710 call complete_info(['mode'])
1711 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1712 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1713
1714< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1715 GetItems()->complete_info()
1716<
1717 *confirm()*
1718confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1719 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1720 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1721 choice this is 1.
1722 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1723 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1724
1725 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1726 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1727 used (and translated).
1728 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1729 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1730
1731 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1732 by '\n', e.g. >
1733 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1734< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1735 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1736 not need to be the first letter: >
1737 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1738< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1739 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1740
1741 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1742 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1743 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1744 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1745
1746 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1747 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1748 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1749 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1750 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1751 used.
1752
1753 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1754 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1755
1756 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001757 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001758 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001759 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001760 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001761 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001762 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001763 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001764 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001765 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001766< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1767 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1768 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1769 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1770 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1771 the horizontal layout is always used.
1772
1773 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1774 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1775<
1776 *copy()*
1777copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1778 different from using {expr} directly.
1779 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1780 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1781 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1782 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1783 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1784 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1786 mylist->copy()
1787
1788cos({expr}) *cos()*
1789 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1790 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001791 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001792 Examples: >
1793 :echo cos(100)
1794< 0.862319 >
1795 :echo cos(-4.01)
1796< -0.646043
1797
1798 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1799 Compute()->cos()
1800<
1801 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1802
1803
1804cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1805 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1806 [1, inf].
1807 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001808 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001809 Examples: >
1810 :echo cosh(0.5)
1811< 1.127626 >
1812 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1813< -1.127626
1814
1815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1816 Compute()->cosh()
1817<
1818 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1819
1820
1821count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1822 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1823 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1824
1825 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1826 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1827
1828 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1829
1830 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1831 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1832 {expr} is an empty string.
1833
1834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1835 mylist->count(val)
1836<
1837 *cscope_connection()*
1838cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1839 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1840 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1841 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1842 if there are no cscope connections;
1843 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1844
1845 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1846 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1847
1848 {num} Description of existence check
1849 ----- ------------------------------
1850 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1851 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1852 {dbpath}.
1853 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1854 {dbpath}.
1855 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1856 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1857 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1858 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1859
1860 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1861
1862 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1863
1864 # pid database name prepend path
1865 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1866<
1867 Invocation Return Val ~
1868 ---------- ---------- >
1869 cscope_connection() 1
1870 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1871 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1872 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1873 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1874 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1875 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1876 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1877<
1878cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1879cursor({list})
1880 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1881 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1882
1883 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1884 with two, three or four item:
1885 [{lnum}, {col}]
1886 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1887 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1888 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1889 but without the first item.
1890
1891 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1892 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1893
1894 Does not change the jumplist.
1895 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1896 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1897 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
1898 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
1899 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1900 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1901 line.
1902 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1903 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1904 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1905
1906 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1907 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1908 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1909 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1910
1911 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1912 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1913
1914debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1915 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1916 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1917 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1918 {only available on MS-Windows}
1919
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001920 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1921 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1922
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001923 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1924 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1925
1926deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1927 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1928 different from using {expr} directly.
1929 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1930 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1931 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1932 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1933 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1934 the original |List|.
1935 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1936
1937 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1938 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1939 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1940 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1941 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1942 *E724*
1943 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1944 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1945 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1946 Also see |copy()|.
1947
1948 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1949 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1950
1951delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1952 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001953 name {fname}.
1954
1955 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1956 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001957
1958 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1959 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1960
1961 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1962 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1963 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1964 that is being used.
1965
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001966 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1967 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1968 or partly failed.
1969
1970 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1971 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1972 |deletebufline()|.
1973
1974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1975 GetName()->delete()
1976
1977deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1978 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1979 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1980 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1981
1982 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1983 |bufload()| if needed.
1984
1985 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1986
1987 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1988 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1989 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1990
1991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1992 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1993<
1994 *did_filetype()*
1995did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1996 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1997 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1998 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1999 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2000 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2001 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2002 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2003 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2004 file.
2005
2006diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2007 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2008 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2009 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2010 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2011 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2012 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2013 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2014
2015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2016 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2017
2018diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2019 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2020 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2021 diff change zero is returned.
2022 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2023 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2024 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2025 line.
2026 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2027 syntax information about the highlighting.
2028
2029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2030 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2031<
2032
2033digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2034 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2035 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2036 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2037 is given and an empty string is returned.
2038
2039 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2040 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2041 available, it might fail.
2042
2043 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2044
2045 Examples: >
2046 " Get a built-in digraph
2047 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2048
2049 " Get a user-defined digraph
2050 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2051 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2052<
2053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2054 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2055<
2056 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2057 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2058 display an error message.
2059
2060
2061digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2062 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2063 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2064 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2065
2066 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2067 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2068 available, it might fail.
2069
2070 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2071
2072 Examples: >
2073 " Get user-defined digraphs
2074 :echo digraph_getlist()
2075
2076 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2077 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2078<
2079 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2080 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2081<
2082 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2083 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2084 display an error message.
2085
2086
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002087digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002088 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2089 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002090 encoded character. *E1215*
2091 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2092 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2093 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002094
2095 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2096 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2097
2098 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2099 |digraph_setlist()|.
2100
2101 Example: >
2102 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2103<
2104 Can be used as a |method|: >
2105 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2106<
2107 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2108 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2109 display an error message.
2110
2111
2112digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2113 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2114 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2115 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002116 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002117 Example: >
2118 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2119<
2120 It is similar to the following: >
2121 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2122 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2123 endfor
2124< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2125 following digraphs will not be added.
2126
2127 Can be used as a |method|: >
2128 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2129<
2130 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2131 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2132 display an error message.
2133
2134
2135echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2136 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2137 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2138 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2139 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2140< and to enable it again: >
2141 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2142< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2143
2144
2145empty({expr}) *empty()*
2146 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2147 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2148 items.
2149 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2150 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2151 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2152 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2153 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2154 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2155
2156 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2157 length with zero.
2158
2159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2160 mylist->empty()
2161
2162environ() *environ()*
2163 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2164 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2165 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2166< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2167 use this: >
2168 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2169
2170escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2171 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2172 backslash. Example: >
2173 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2174< results in: >
2175 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2176< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2177
2178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2179 GetText()->escape(' \')
2180<
2181 *eval()*
2182eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2183 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2184 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2185 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2186 functions.
2187
2188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2189 argv->join()->eval()
2190
2191eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2192 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2193 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2194 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2195 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2196
2197executable({expr}) *executable()*
2198 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2199 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2200 arguments.
2201 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2202 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2203 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2204 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2205 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2206 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2207 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2208 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2209 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2210 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2211 directory, not if it's really executable.
2212 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002213 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2214 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2215 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2216 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002217 The result is a Number:
2218 1 exists
2219 0 does not exist
2220 -1 not implemented on this system
2221 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2222
2223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2224 GetCommand()->executable()
2225
2226execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2227 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2228 string.
2229 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2230 lines are executed one by one.
2231 This is equivalent to: >
2232 redir => var
2233 {command}
2234 redir END
2235<
2236 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2237 "" no `:silent` used
2238 "silent" `:silent` used
2239 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2240 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2241 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2242 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2243 *E930*
2244 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2245
2246 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002247 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002248
2249< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2250 use `win_execute()`.
2251
2252 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2253 included in the output of the higher level call.
2254
2255 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2256 GetCommand()->execute()
2257
2258exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2259 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2260 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2261 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2262 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2263 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2264< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2265 an empty string is returned.
2266
2267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2268 GetCommand()->exepath()
2269<
2270 *exists()*
2271exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2272 zero otherwise.
2273
2274 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2275 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2276 at compile time.
2277
2278 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2279 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2280
2281 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002282 varname internal variable (see
2283 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2284 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2285 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002286 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002287 Does not work for local variables in a
2288 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002289 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2290 script, since it can be used as a
2291 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002292 Beware that evaluating an index may
2293 cause an error message for an invalid
2294 expression. E.g.: >
2295 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2296 :echo exists("l[5]")
2297< 0 >
2298 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2299< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2300 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002301 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2302 not if it really works)
2303 +option-name Vim option that works.
2304 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2305 done by comparing with an empty
2306 string)
2307 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2308 or user defined function (see
2309 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2310 Also works for a variable that is a
2311 Funcref.
2312 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2313 implemented; to be used to check if
2314 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002315 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2316 command or command modifier |:command|.
2317 Returns:
2318 1 for match with start of a command
2319 2 full match with a command
2320 3 matches several user commands
2321 To check for a supported command
2322 always check the return value to be 2.
2323 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002324 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2325 probably should not use it, it is
2326 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002327 #event autocommand defined for this event
2328 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2329 pattern (the pattern is taken
2330 literally and compared to the
2331 autocommand patterns character by
2332 character)
2333 #group autocommand group exists
2334 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2335 event.
2336 #group#event#pattern
2337 autocommand defined for this group,
2338 event and pattern.
2339 ##event autocommand for this event is
2340 supported.
2341
2342 Examples: >
2343 exists("&shortname")
2344 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2345 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002346 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2347 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002348 exists("bufcount")
2349 exists(":Make")
2350 exists("#CursorHold")
2351 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2352 exists("#filetypeindent")
2353 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2354 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2355 exists("##ColorScheme")
2356< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2357 name.
2358 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002359 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2360 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002361 Working example: >
2362 exists(":make")
2363< NOT working example: >
2364 exists(":make install")
2365
2366< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2367 variable itself. For example: >
2368 exists(bufcount)
2369< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2370 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2371
2372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2373 Varname()->exists()
2374<
2375
2376exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2377 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2378 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2379 give an error: >
2380 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2381 ThatFunction('works')
2382 endif
2383< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2384 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2385
2386 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2387 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2388 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2389
2390
2391exp({expr}) *exp()*
2392 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2393 [0, inf].
2394 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002395 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002396 Examples: >
2397 :echo exp(2)
2398< 7.389056 >
2399 :echo exp(-1)
2400< 0.367879
2401
2402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2403 Compute()->exp()
2404<
2405 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2406
2407
2408expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2409 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2410 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2411
2412 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2413 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2414 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2415 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2416 file name contains a space]
2417
2418 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2419 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2420 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2421
2422 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2423 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2424 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2425
2426 % current file name
2427 # alternate file name
2428 #n alternate file name n
2429 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2430 <afile> autocmd file name
2431 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2432 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2433 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2434 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2435 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2436 line number
2437 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2438 a function
2439 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2440 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002441 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2442 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002443 <stack> call stack
2444 <cword> word under the cursor
2445 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2446 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2447 message |server2client()|
2448 Modifiers:
2449 :p expand to full path
2450 :h head (last path component removed)
2451 :t tail (last path component only)
2452 :r root (one extension removed)
2453 :e extension only
2454
2455 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002456 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002457< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2458 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2459 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2460< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002461 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002462< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2463 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2464 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2465 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2466 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2467<
2468 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2469 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2470 to modify normal file names.
2471
2472 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2473 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2474 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2475 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002476 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2477 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2478 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002479
2480 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2481 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2482 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2483 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2484 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2485 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2486 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2487 :echo expand("**/README")
2488<
2489 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2490 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2491 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2492 |expr-env-expand|.
2493 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2494 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2495 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2496 "$FOOBAR".
2497
2498 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2499 getting the raw output of an external command.
2500
2501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2502 Getpattern()->expand()
2503
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002504expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002505 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2506 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2507 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2508 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2509 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002510
2511 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2512 argument:
2513 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2514 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2515 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2516
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002517 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2518 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002519
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002520 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002521 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002522 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2523 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2524<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002525 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002526 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2527<
2528extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2529 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2530 |Dictionaries|.
2531
2532 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2533 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2534 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2535 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2536 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2537 Examples: >
2538 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2539 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2540< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2541 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2542 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2543 (where N is the original length of the List).
2544 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2545 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2546 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2547<
2548 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2549 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2550 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2551 used to decide what to do:
2552 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2553 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2554 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2555 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2556
2557 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2558 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2559 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2560 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2561 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002562 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002563
2564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2565 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2566
2567
2568extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2569 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2570 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2571 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2572 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2573
2574
2575feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2576 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2577 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2578
2579 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2580 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2581 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2582 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2583 characters from a mapping.
2584
2585 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2586 {string}.
2587
2588 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2589 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2590 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2591 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2592 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2593 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2594
2595 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2596 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2597 keys are remapped.
2598 'n' Do not remap keys.
2599 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2600 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2601 opening folds, etc.
2602 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2603 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2604 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2605 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2606 the internal "got_int" flag.
2607 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2608 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2609 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2610 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2611 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2612 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2613 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2614 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2615 script continues.
2616 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2617 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2618 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002619 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2620 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002621 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002622 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002623 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2624 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2625 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2626
2627 Return value is always 0.
2628
2629 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2630 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2631
2632filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2633 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2634 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2635 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2636 expression, which is used as a String.
2637 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2638 |glob()|.
2639 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2640 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2641 0
2642 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2643 1
2644
2645< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2646 GetName()->filereadable()
2647< *file_readable()*
2648 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2649
2650
2651filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2652 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2653 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2654 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2655 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2656
2657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2658 GetName()->filewritable()
2659
2660
2661filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2662 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2663 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2664 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2665 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002666 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002667
2668 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2669
2670 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2671 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2672 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2673 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2674 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2675 current character.
2676 Examples: >
2677 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2678< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2679 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2680< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2681 call filter(var, 0)
2682< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2683
2684 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2685 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2686 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2687
2688 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2689 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2690 2. the value of the current item.
2691 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2692 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2693 func Odd(idx, val)
2694 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2695 endfunc
2696 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002697< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2698 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2699< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002700 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2701< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2702 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2703<
2704 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2705 Other values will result in a type error.
2706
2707 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2708 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2709 first: >
2710 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2711
2712< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002713 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002714 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2715 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2716 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2717 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2718
2719 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2720 mylist->filter(expr2)
2721
2722finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2723 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2724 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2725 for the syntax of {path}.
2726
2727 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2728 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2729 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2730 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2731
2732 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2733 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2734 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2735
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002736 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2737
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002738 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002739
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
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004092getscriptinfo([{opts}) *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 Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004107 version vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
4108
4109 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4110 items:
4111 name script name match pattern. If specified,
4112 information about scripts with name
4113 that match the pattern "name" are returned.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004114
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004115gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4116 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4117 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4118 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4119 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4120 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4121
4122 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4123 tabnr tab page number.
4124 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4125 tabpage-local variables
4126 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4127
4128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4129 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4130
4131gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4132 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4133 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4134 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4135 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4136 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4137 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4138 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4139 string is returned, there is no error message.
4140
4141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4142 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4143
4144gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4145 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4146 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4147 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4148 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4149 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4150 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4151 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4152 window-local option.
4153 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4154 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4155 use |getwinvar()|.
4156 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4157 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4158 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4159 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4160 or buffer-local variable.
4161 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4162 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4163 Examples: >
4164 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004165 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004166<
4167 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4168 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4169
4170< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4171 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4172
4173gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4174 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4175 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4176 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4177 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4178
4179 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4180 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4181 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4182 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4183 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4184 is a dictionary containing the
4185 entries described below.
4186 length Number of entries in the stack.
4187
4188 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4189 entries:
4190 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4191 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4192 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4193 returned list.
4194 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4195 multiple matching tags are found for a
4196 name.
4197 tagname name of the tag
4198
4199 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4200
4201 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4202 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4203
4204
4205gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4206 Translate String {text} if possible.
4207 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4208 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4209 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4210 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4211 called.
4212 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4213 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4214 strings.
4215
4216
4217getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4218 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4219
4220 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4221 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4222 exist the result is an empty list.
4223
4224 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4225 tab pages is returned.
4226
4227 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4228 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4229 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4230 height window height (excluding winbar)
4231 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4232 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4233 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4234 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4235 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4236 {only with the +terminal feature}
4237 tabnr tab page number
4238 topline first displayed buffer line
4239 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4240 window-local variables
4241 width window width
4242 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4243 otherwise
4244 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4245 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4246 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4247 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4248 number in front of the text
4249 winid |window-ID|
4250 winnr window number
4251 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4252 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4253
4254 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4255 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4256
4257getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4258 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4259 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4260 [x-pos, y-pos]
4261 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4262 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4263 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4264 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4265 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4266 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4267 do some work in the meantime: >
4268 while 1
4269 let res = getwinpos(1)
4270 if res[0] >= 0
4271 break
4272 endif
4273 " Do some work here
4274 endwhile
4275<
4276
4277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4278 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4279<
4280 *getwinposx()*
4281getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4282 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4283 xterm (uses 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
4287 *getwinposy()*
4288getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4289 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4290 a timeout of 100 msec).
4291 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4292 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4293
4294getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4295 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4296 Examples: >
4297 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004298 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004299
4300< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4301 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4302<
4303glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4304 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4305 use of special characters.
4306
4307 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4308 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4309 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4310 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4311 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4312
4313 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4314 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4315 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4316 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4317 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4318
4319 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4320
4321 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4322 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4323
4324 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4325 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4326 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4327 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4328
4329 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4330 any external command. Example: >
4331 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4332 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4333< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4334 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4335
4336 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4337 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4338
4339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4340 GetExpr()->glob()
4341
4342glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4343 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4344 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4345 is a file name. E.g. >
4346 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4347< This is equivalent to: >
4348 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4349< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4350 empty string.
4351 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4352 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4353
4354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4355 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4356< *globpath()*
4357globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4358 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4359 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4360 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4361<
4362 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4363 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4364 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4365 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4366 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4367 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4368 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4369 error message.
4370
4371 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4372 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4373 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4374 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4375
4376 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4377 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4378 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4379 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4380 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4381 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4382<
4383 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4384
4385 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4386 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4387 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4388 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4389< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4390 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4391
4392 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4393 second argument: >
4394 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4395<
4396 *has()*
4397has({feature} [, {check}])
4398 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4399 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4400 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4401 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4402
4403 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4404 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4405 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4406 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4407 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4408 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4409 current Vim version.
4410
4411 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4412
4413 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4414 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4415 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4416 separate line: >
4417 if has('feature')
4418 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4419 endif
4420< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4421 would not be found.
4422
4423
4424has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4425 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004426 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4427 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4428 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4429 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4430 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004431
4432 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4433 mydict->has_key(key)
4434
4435haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4436 The result is a Number:
4437 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4438 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4439 0 otherwise.
4440
4441 Without arguments use the current window.
4442 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4443 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4444 page.
4445 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4446 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4447 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4448 Examples: >
4449 if haslocaldir() == 1
4450 " window local directory case
4451 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4452 " tab-local directory case
4453 else
4454 " global directory case
4455 endif
4456
4457 " current window
4458 :echo haslocaldir()
4459 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4460 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4461 " window n in current tab page
4462 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4463 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4464 " window n in tab page m
4465 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4466 " tab page m
4467 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4468<
4469 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4470 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4471
4472hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4473 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4474 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4475 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4476 indicated by {mode}.
4477 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4478 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4479 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4480 Command-line mode.
4481 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4482 buffer are checked for a match.
4483 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4484 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4485 n Normal mode
4486 v Visual and Select mode
4487 x Visual mode
4488 s Select mode
4489 o Operator-pending mode
4490 i Insert mode
4491 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4492 c Command-line mode
4493 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4494
4495 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4496 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4497 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4498 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4499 :endif
4500< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4501 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4502
4503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4504 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4505
4506histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4507 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4508 one of: *hist-names*
4509 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4510 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4511 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4512 "input" or "@" input line history
4513 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4514 empty the current or last used history
4515 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4516 character is sufficient.
4517 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4518 shifted to become the newest entry.
4519 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4520 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4521
4522 Example: >
4523 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4524 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4525< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4526
4527 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4528 second argument: >
4529 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4530
4531histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4532 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4533 for the possible values of {history}.
4534
4535 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4536 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4537 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4538 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4539 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4540 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4541 be removed if it exists.
4542
4543 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4544 is returned.
4545
4546 Examples:
4547 Clear expression register history: >
4548 :call histdel("expr")
4549<
4550 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4551 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4552<
4553 The following three are equivalent: >
4554 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4555 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004556 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004557<
4558 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4559 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4560 :call histdel("search", -1)
4561 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4562<
4563 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4564 GetHistory()->histdel()
4565
4566histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4567 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4568 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4569 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4570 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4571 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4572
4573 Examples:
4574 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004575 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004576
4577< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4578 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4579 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4580<
4581 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4582 GetHistory()->histget()
4583
4584histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4585 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4586 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4587 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4588
4589 Example: >
4590 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4591
4592< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4593 GetHistory()->histnr()
4594<
4595hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4596 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4597 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4598 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4599 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4600 item.
4601 *highlight_exists()*
4602 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4603
4604 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4605 GetName()->hlexists()
4606<
4607hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4608 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4609 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4610 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4611 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4612
4613 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4614 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4615 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4616 resolved highlight group are returned.
4617
4618 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4619 following items:
4620 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4621 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4622 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4623 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4624 ctermbg cterm background color.
4625 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4626 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4627 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4628 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4629 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4630 group link is a default link. See
4631 |highlight-default|.
4632 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4633 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4634 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4635 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4636 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4637 id highlight group ID.
4638 linksto linked highlight group name.
4639 See |:highlight-link|.
4640 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4641 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4642 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4643 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4644
4645 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4646 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4647 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4648 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4649
4650 Example(s): >
4651 :echo hlget()
4652 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4653 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4654<
4655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4656 GetName()->hlget()
4657<
4658hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4659 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4660 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4661 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4662 supported items in this dictionary.
4663
4664 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4665 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4666
4667 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4668 a link for an existing highlight group
4669 with attributes.
4670
4671 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4672 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4673 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4674 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4675 modified.
4676
4677 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4678 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4679 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4680 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4681
4682 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4683 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4684
4685 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4686
4687 Example(s): >
4688 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4689 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4690 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4691 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4692 :let l = hlget()
4693 :call hlset(l)
4694 " clear the Search highlight group
4695 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4696 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4697 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4698 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4699 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4700 " remove the MyHlg group link
4701 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4702 " clear the attributes and a link
4703 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4704 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4705<
4706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4707 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4708<
4709 *hlID()*
4710hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4711 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4712 zero is returned.
4713 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4714 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4715 "Comment" group: >
4716 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4717< *highlightID()*
4718 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4719
4720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4721 GetName()->hlID()
4722
4723hostname() *hostname()*
4724 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4725 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4726 256 characters long are truncated.
4727
4728iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4729 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4730 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4731 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4732 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4733 are replaced with "?".
4734 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4735 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4736 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4737 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4738 can be done.
4739 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4740 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4741 UTF-8 and use: >
4742 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4743< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4744 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4745 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4746
4747 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4748 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4749<
4750 *indent()*
4751indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4752 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4753 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4754 |getline()|.
4755 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4756 error is given.
4757
4758 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4759 GetLnum()->indent()
4760
4761index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004762 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004763 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004764
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004765 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4766 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4767 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4768 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004769 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4770 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004771
4772 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4773 value is equal to {expr}.
4774
4775 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4776 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004777
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004778 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4779 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004780
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004781 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4782 Example: >
4783 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4784 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4785
4786< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4787 GetObject()->index(what)
4788
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004789indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4790 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4791 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4792
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004793 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004794 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4795 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004796
4797 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004798 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4799 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004800
4801 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4802
4803 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4804 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4805 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4806 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4807 |v:val| has the byte value.
4808
4809 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4810 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4811 2. the value of the current item.
4812 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4813 search should stop.
4814
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004815 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004816 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004817 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4818 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4819 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004820 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4821 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004822 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4823 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4824 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4825 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004826
4827< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4828 mylist->indexof(expr)
4829
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004830input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4831 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4832 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4833 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4834 in the prompt to start a new line.
4835 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4836 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4837 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4838 for lines typed for input().
4839 Example: >
4840 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4841 : echo "Cheers!"
4842 :endif
4843<
4844 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4845 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4846 Example: >
4847 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4848
4849< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4850 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4851 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4852 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4853 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4854 more information. Example: >
4855 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4856<
4857 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4858 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4859 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4860 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4861 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4862 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4863 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4864 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4865 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4866
4867 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004868 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004869 :function GetFoo()
4870 : call inputsave()
4871 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4872 : call inputrestore()
4873 :endfunction
4874
4875< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4876 GetPrompt()->input()
4877
4878inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4879 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4880 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4881 Example: >
4882 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4883 :if n != ""
4884 : let &sw = n
4885 :endif
4886< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4887 omitted an empty string is returned.
4888 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4889 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4890 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4891
4892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4893 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4894
4895inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4896 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4897 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4898 enter a number, which is returned.
4899 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4900 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4901 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4902 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4903 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4904 length of {textlist} is returned.
4905 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4906 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4907 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4908 Example: >
4909 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4910 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4911
4912< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4913 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4914
4915inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4916 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4917 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4918 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4919 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4920
4921inputsave() *inputsave()*
4922 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4923 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4924 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4925 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4926 many inputrestore() calls.
4927 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4928
4929inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4930 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4931 two exceptions:
4932 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4933 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4934 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4935 |history| stack.
4936 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4937 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4938 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4939
4940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4941 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4942
4943insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4944 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4945 of it.
4946
4947 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4948 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4949 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4950 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4951
4952 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4953 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4954 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4955 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4956< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4957 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4958 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4959
4960 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4961 mylist->insert(item)
4962
4963interrupt() *interrupt()*
4964 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4965 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4966 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4967 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4968 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4969 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4970 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4971 : call interrupt()
4972 : endif
4973 :endfunction
4974 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4975
4976invert({expr}) *invert()*
4977 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4978 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4979 :let bits = invert(bits)
4980< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4981 :let bits = bits->invert()
4982
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004983isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004984 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4985 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004986 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004987 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4988 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
4989 are always absolute.
4990 Example: >
4991 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
4992 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
4993 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
4994 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
4995 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004996<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4998 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
4999
5000
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005001isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5002 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5003 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5004 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5005 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5006
5007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5008 GetName()->isdirectory()
5009
5010isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5011 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5012 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5013 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5014< 1 >
5015 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5016< -1
5017
5018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5019 Compute()->isinf()
5020<
5021 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5022
5023islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5024 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5025 name of a locked variable.
5026 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5027 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5028 Example: >
5029 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5030 :lockvar 1 alist
5031 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5032 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5033
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005034< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5035 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5036 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5037 |exists()| to check for existence.
5038 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005039
5040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5041 GetName()->islocked()
5042
5043isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5044 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5045 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5046< 1
5047
5048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5049 Compute()->isnan()
5050<
5051 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5052
5053items({dict}) *items()*
5054 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5055 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5056 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5057 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5058 Example: >
5059 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005060 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005061 endfor
5062
5063< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5064 mydict->items()
5065
5066job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5067
5068
5069join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5070 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5071 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5072 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5073 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5074 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005075 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005076< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5077 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5078 The opposite function is |split()|.
5079
5080 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5081 mylist->join()
5082
5083js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5084 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5085 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5086 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5087 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5088 result in v:none items.
5089
5090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5091 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5092
5093js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5094 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5095 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5096 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5097 commas.
5098 For example, the Vim object:
5099 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5100 Will be encoded as:
5101 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5102 While json_encode() would produce:
5103 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5104 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5105 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5106
5107 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5108 GetObject()->js_encode()
5109
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005110json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005111 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5112 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5113 JSON and Vim values.
5114 The decoding is permissive:
5115 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5116 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5117 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5118 same as {"1":2}.
5119 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5120 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5121 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5122 are accepted.
5123 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5124 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5125 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5126 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5127 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5128 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5129 character in string) for "\t".
5130 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5131 and results in v:none.
5132 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5133 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5134 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5135 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5136 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5137 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5138 *E938*
5139 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5140 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5141 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5142
5143 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5144 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5145
5146json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5147 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5148 The encoding is specified in:
5149 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005150 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005151 |Number| decimal number
5152 |Float| floating point number
5153 Float nan "NaN"
5154 Float inf "Infinity"
5155 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5156 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5157 |Funcref| not possible, error
5158 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5159 used recursively: []
5160 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5161 used recursively: {}
5162 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5163 v:false "false"
5164 v:true "true"
5165 v:none "null"
5166 v:null "null"
5167 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5168 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5169 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005170 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5171 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005172
5173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5174 GetObject()->json_encode()
5175
5176keys({dict}) *keys()*
5177 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5178 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5179
5180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5181 mydict->keys()
5182
5183< *len()* *E701*
5184len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5185 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5186 used, as with |strlen()|.
5187 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5188 returned.
5189 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5190 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5191 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005192 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005193
5194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5195 mylist->len()
5196
5197< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5198libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5199 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5200 with single argument {argument}.
5201 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5202 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5203 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5204 limited.
5205 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5206 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5207 to Vim.
5208 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5209 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5210 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5211 null-terminated string.
5212 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5213
5214 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5215 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5216 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5217 very probably crash.
5218
5219 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5220 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5221 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5222 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5223 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5224 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5225 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5226 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5227 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5228 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5229
5230 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5231 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5232 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5233 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5234 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5235 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5236 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5237 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5238 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5239 feature is present}
5240 Examples: >
5241 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5242
5243< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5244 third argument: >
5245 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5246<
5247 *libcallnr()*
5248libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5249 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5250 int instead of a string.
5251 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5252 feature is present}
5253 Examples: >
5254 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5255 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5256 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5257<
5258 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5259 third argument: >
5260 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5261<
5262
5263line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5264 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5265 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005266 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005267 . the cursor position
5268 $ the last line in the current buffer
5269 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5270 returned)
5271 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5272 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5273 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5274 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5275 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5276 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5277 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5278 that it's updated right away.
5279 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5280 then applies to another buffer.
5281 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5282 |getpos()|.
5283 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5284 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005285 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005286 Examples: >
5287 line(".") line number of the cursor
5288 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5289 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005290 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005291<
5292 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5293 |last-position-jump|.
5294
5295 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5296 GetValue()->line()
5297
5298line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5299 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5300 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5301 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5302 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5303 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5304 below the last line: >
5305 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5306< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5307 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5308 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5309 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5310 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5311
5312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5313 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5314
5315lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5316 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5317 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5318 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5319 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005320 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005321 error is given.
5322
5323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5324 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5325
5326list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5327 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5328 Examples: >
5329 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5330 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5331< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5332 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5333
5334 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5335
5336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5337 GetList()->list2blob()
5338
5339list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5340 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5341 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5342 list2str([32]) returns " "
5343 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5344< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5345 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5346< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5347
5348 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5349 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5350 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5351 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5352<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005353 Returns an empty string on error.
5354
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5356 GetList()->list2str()
5357
5358listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5359 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5360 been made to buffer {buf}.
5361 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5362 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5363 buffer is used.
5364 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5365
5366 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005367 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5368 start first changed line number
5369 end first line number below the change
5370 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005371 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005372 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005373
5374 Example: >
5375 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5376 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5377 endfunc
5378 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5379
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005380< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005381 dictionary with these entries:
5382 lnum the first line number of the change
5383 end the first line below the change
5384 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5385 deleted
5386 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5387 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5388 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5389 character has a value of one.
5390 When lines are inserted the values are:
5391 lnum line above which the new line is added
5392 end equal to "lnum"
5393 added number of lines inserted
5394 col 1
5395 When lines are deleted the values are:
5396 lnum the first deleted line
5397 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5398 the deletion was done
5399 added negative, number of lines deleted
5400 col 1
5401 When lines are changed:
5402 lnum the first changed line
5403 end the line below the last changed line
5404 added 0
5405 col first column with a change or 1
5406
5407 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5408 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5409 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5410 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5411
5412 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5413 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5414 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5415 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5416
5417 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5418 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5419 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5420
5421 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5422 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5423 of a buffer.
5424 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5425 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5426
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005427 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5428
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005429 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5430 second argument: >
5431 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5432
5433listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5434 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5435 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5436
5437 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5438 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5439 buffer is used.
5440
5441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5442 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5443
5444listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5445 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5446 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5447 removed.
5448
5449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5450 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5451
5452localtime() *localtime()*
5453 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5454 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5455
5456
5457log({expr}) *log()*
5458 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5459 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5460 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005461 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005462 Examples: >
5463 :echo log(10)
5464< 2.302585 >
5465 :echo log(exp(5))
5466< 5.0
5467
5468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5469 Compute()->log()
5470<
5471 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5472
5473
5474log10({expr}) *log10()*
5475 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5476 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005477 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005478 Examples: >
5479 :echo log10(1000)
5480< 3.0 >
5481 :echo log10(0.01)
5482< -2.0
5483
5484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5485 Compute()->log10()
5486<
5487 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5488
5489luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5490 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5491 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5492 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5493 Strings are returned as they are.
5494 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
5495 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
5496 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
5497 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5498 as-is.
5499 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5500 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5501 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5502 to {expr}.
5503
5504 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5505 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5506
5507< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5508
5509map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5510 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005511 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005512 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5513 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5514 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5515 characters, is replaced.
5516 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5517 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5518 Vim9 script.
5519
5520 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5521
5522 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5523 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5524 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5525 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5526 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5527 current character.
5528 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005529 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005530< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5531
5532 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5533 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5534 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5535 still have to double ' quotes
5536
5537 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5538 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5539 2. the value of the current item.
5540 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5541 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5542 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005543 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005544 endfunc
5545 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5546< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005547 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005548< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005549 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005550< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005551 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005552<
5553 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5554 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005555 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005556
5557< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5558 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5559 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5560 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5561 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5562 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5563
5564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5565 mylist->map(expr2)
5566
5567
5568maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5569 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5570 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5571 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005572 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5573 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005574
5575 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005576 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5577 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5578 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005579
5580 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5581 command.
5582
5583 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5584 "n" Normal
5585 "v" Visual (including Select)
5586 "o" Operator-pending
5587 "i" Insert
5588 "c" Cmd-line
5589 "s" Select
5590 "x" Visual
5591 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5592 "t" Terminal-Job
5593 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5594 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5595
5596 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5597 instead of mappings.
5598
5599 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5600 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005601 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005602 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5603 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5604 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5605 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5606 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5607 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5608 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5609 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5610 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5611 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5612 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5613 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5614 characters will be used:
5615 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5616 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5617 (|mapmode-ic|)
5618 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5619 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005620 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005621 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005622 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5623 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5624 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005625 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005626 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5627 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5628 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5629 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005630
5631 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5632 |mapset()|.
5633
5634 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5635 then the global mappings.
5636 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5637 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005638 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005639
5640< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5641 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5642
5643mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5644 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5645 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5646 {name}.
5647 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5648 instead of mappings.
5649 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5650 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5651
5652 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5653 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5654 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5655 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5656 mapcheck("b") no no no
5657
5658 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5659 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5660 mapping for {name} exactly.
5661 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5662 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5663 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5664 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5665 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5666 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5667 then the global mappings.
5668 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5669 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5670 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5671 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5672 :endif
5673< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5674 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5675
5676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5677 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5678
5679
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005680maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5681 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5682 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5683 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5684 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5685
5686 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5687 vim9script
5688 echo maplist()->filter(
5689 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005690< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5691 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5692 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5693 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5694 can do: >
5695 vim9script
5696 var saved_maps = []
5697 for m in maplist()
5698 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5699 saved_maps->add(m)
5700 endif
5701 endfor
5702 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5703< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5704 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5705 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5706 vim9script
5707 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5708 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5709 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5710 ounmap xyzzy
5711 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005712
5713
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005714mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5715 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5716 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5717 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5718 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5719
5720
5721mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005722mapset({dict})
5723 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5724 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5725 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005726 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005727 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5728 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5729 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5730 or 'v'. *E1276*
5731
5732 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5733 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005734 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5735 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5736 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5737 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5738 nnoremap K somethingelse
5739 ...
5740 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5741< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005742 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5743 all of them, when they might differ.
5744
5745 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5746 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5747 Example: >
5748 vim9script
5749 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5750 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5751 nnoremap K somethingelse
5752 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5753 # ...
5754 unmap K
5755 for d in save_maps
5756 mapset(d)
5757 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005758
5759
5760match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5761 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5762 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5763 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5764
5765 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5766 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5767 {pat} matches.
5768
5769 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5770 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5771
5772 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5773 Example: >
5774 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5775 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5776< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5777 *strpbrk()*
5778 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5779 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5780< *strcasestr()*
5781 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5782 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5783 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5784<
5785 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5786 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5787 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5788 first character/item. Example: >
5789 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5790< result is again "4". >
5791 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5792< result is again "4". >
5793 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5794< result is "3".
5795 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5796 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5797 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5798 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5799 backwards compatible).
5800 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5801 the index is counted from the end.
5802 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5803 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5804
5805 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5806 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5807 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5808 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5809< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5810 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5811 see above.
5812
5813 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5814 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5815 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5816 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5817 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5818 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5819 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5820 further down in the text.
5821
5822 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5823 GetText()->match('word')
5824 GetList()->match('word')
5825<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005826 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005827matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5828 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5829 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5830 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5831 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5832 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5833 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5834 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5835 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5836 concealed.
5837
5838 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5839 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5840 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5841 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5842 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5843 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5844 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5845 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5846 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5847 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5848
5849 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5850 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5851 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5852 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5853 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005854 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5855 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005856 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
5857 automatically chooses a free ID.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005858
5859 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5860 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5861 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5862 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5863
5864 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5865 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5866 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5867 window Instead of the current window use the
5868 window with this number or window ID.
5869
5870 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5871 the |:match| commands.
5872
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005873 Returns -1 on error.
5874
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005875 Example: >
5876 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5877 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5878< Deletion of the pattern: >
5879 :call matchdelete(m)
5880
5881< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5882 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5883 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5884
5885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5886 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5887<
5888 *matchaddpos()*
5889matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5890 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5891 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5892 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5893 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5894 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5895 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5896
5897 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5898 these:
5899 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5900 line has number 1.
5901 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5902 number will be highlighted.
5903 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5904 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5905 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5906 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5907 be highlighted.
5908 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5909 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5910
5911 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
5912
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005913 Returns -1 on error.
5914
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005915 Example: >
5916 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5917 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5918< Deletion of the pattern: >
5919 :call matchdelete(m)
5920
5921< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5922 |getmatches()|.
5923
5924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5925 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5926
5927matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5928 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5929 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5930 Return a |List| with two elements:
5931 The name of the highlight group used
5932 The pattern used.
5933 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5934 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5935 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5936 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5937 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5938
5939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5940 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5941
5942matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5943 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5944 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5945 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5946 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5947 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5948 window ID instead of the current window.
5949
5950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5951 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5952
5953matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5954 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5955 after the match. Example: >
5956 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5957< results in "7".
5958 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5959 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5960 do it with matchend(): >
5961 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5962 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5963< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5964
5965 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5966 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5967< results in "7". >
5968 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5969< result is "-1".
5970 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5971
5972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5973 GetText()->matchend('word')
5974
5975
5976matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5977 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5978 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5979 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5980
5981 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5982 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005983 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5984 that contain the characters in {str} in the
5985 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01005986 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5987 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005988
5989 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
5990 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005991 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005992 {str}. The value of this item should be a
5993 string.
5994 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
5995 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
5996 This should accept a dictionary item as the
5997 argument and return the text for that item to
5998 use for fuzzy matching.
5999
6000 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6001 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6002 is 256.
6003
6004 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6005 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6006
6007 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6008 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6009 256, then returns an empty list.
6010
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006011 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6012 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6013
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006014 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006015 matching strings.
6016
6017 Example: >
6018 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6019< results in ["clay"]. >
6020 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6021< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6022 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6023< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6024 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6025 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6026 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6027< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6028 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6029 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6030< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6031 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6032< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6033 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6034< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6035 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6036 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6037< results in ['two one'].
6038
6039matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6040 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6041 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6042 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6043 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6044 position.
6045
6046 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6047 positions for the best match is returned.
6048
6049 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6050 list with three empty list items is returned.
6051
6052 Example: >
6053 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6054< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6055 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6056< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6057 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6058< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6059
6060matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6061 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6062 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6063 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6064 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6065 empty string is used. Example: >
6066 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6067< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6068 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6069
6070 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6071
6072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6073 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6074
6075matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6076 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6077 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6078< results in "ing".
6079 When there is no match "" is returned.
6080 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6081 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6082< results in "ing". >
6083 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6084< result is "".
6085 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6086 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6087
6088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6089 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6090
6091matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6092 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6093 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6094 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6095< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6096 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6097 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6098 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6099< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6100 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6101< result is ["", -1, -1].
6102 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6103 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6104 end position of the match are returned. >
6105 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6106< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6107 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6108
6109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6110 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6111<
6112
6113 *max()*
6114max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6115 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6116
6117< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6118 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6119 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6120 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6121 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6122
6123 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6124 mylist->max()
6125
6126
6127menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6128 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6129 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6130 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6131 menu names are returned.
6132
6133 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6134 "n" Normal
6135 "v" Visual (including Select)
6136 "o" Operator-pending
6137 "i" Insert
6138 "c" Cmd-line
6139 "s" Select
6140 "x" Visual
6141 "t" Terminal-Job
6142 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6143 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6144 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6145
6146 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6147 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6148 display display name (name without '&')
6149 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6150 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6151 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6152 |toolbar-icon|
6153 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6154 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6155 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6156 characters will be used:
6157 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6158 name menu item name.
6159 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6160 remappable else v:false.
6161 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6162 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6163 string has special characters translated like
6164 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6165 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6166 "<Nop>" is returned.
6167 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6168 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6169 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6170 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6171 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6172 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6173 submenus |List| containing the names of
6174 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6175 item has submenus.
6176
6177 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6178
6179 Examples: >
6180 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6181 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6182
6183 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6184 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6185 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6186 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6187 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6188 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6189 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6190 endfor
6191 endfunc
6192 new
6193 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6194 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6195 endfor
6196<
6197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6198 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6199
6200
6201< *min()*
6202min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6203 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6204
6205< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6206 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6207 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6208 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6209 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6210
6211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6212 mylist->min()
6213
6214< *mkdir()* *E739*
6215mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6216 Create directory {name}.
6217
6218 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
6219 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6220
6221 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6222 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6223 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6224 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6225 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6226 created with 0o755.
6227 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006228 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006229
6230< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6231
6232 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6233 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6234 "p" option the call will fail.
6235
6236 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6237 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6238 failed.
6239
6240 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6241 :if exists("*mkdir")
6242
6243< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6244 GetName()->mkdir()
6245<
6246 *mode()*
6247mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6248 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6249 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6250 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6251 Also see |state()|.
6252
6253 n Normal
6254 no Operator-pending
6255 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6256 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6257 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6258 CTRL-V is one character
6259 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6260 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6261 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6262 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6263 v Visual by character
6264 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6265 V Visual by line
6266 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6267 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6268 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6269 s Select by character
6270 S Select by line
6271 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6272 i Insert
6273 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6274 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6275 R Replace |R|
6276 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6277 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6278 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6279 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6280 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6281 c Command-line editing
6282 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6283 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6284 r Hit-enter prompt
6285 rm The -- more -- prompt
6286 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6287 ! Shell or external command is executing
6288 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6289
6290 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6291 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6292 "c" or "n".
6293 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6294 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6295 the leading character(s).
6296 Also see |visualmode()|.
6297
6298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6299 DoFull()->mode()
6300
6301mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6302 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6303 converted to Vim data structures.
6304 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6305 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6306 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6307 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6308 converted to strings.
6309 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6310 Examples: >
6311 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6312 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6313 :echo mzeval("l")
6314 :echo mzeval("h")
6315<
6316 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6317 to {expr}.
6318
6319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6320 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6321<
6322 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6323
6324nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6325 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6326 that is not blank. Example: >
6327 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6328< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6329 below it, zero is returned.
6330 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6331 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6332
6333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6334 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6335
6336nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6337 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6338 value {expr}. Examples: >
6339 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6340 nr2char(32) returns " "
6341< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6342 Example for "utf-8": >
6343 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6344< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6345 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6346 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6347 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6348 string, thus results in an empty string.
6349 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6350 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6351 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6352< Result: "ABC"
6353
6354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6355 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6356
6357or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6358 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6359 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006360 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006361 Example: >
6362 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6363< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6364 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6365
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006366< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6367 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6368 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6369 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6370
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006371
6372pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6373 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6374 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6375 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6376 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6377 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6378 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6379< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6380>
6381 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6382< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6383 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006384 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006385
6386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6387 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6388
6389perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6390 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6391 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6392 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6393 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6394 reference to it.
6395 Example: >
6396 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6397< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6398
6399 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6400 to {expr}.
6401
6402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6403 GetExpr()->perleval()
6404
6405< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6406
6407
6408popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6409
6410
6411pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6412 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6413 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006414 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006415 Examples: >
6416 :echo pow(3, 3)
6417< 27.0 >
6418 :echo pow(2, 16)
6419< 65536.0 >
6420 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6421< 2.0
6422
6423 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6424 Compute()->pow(3)
6425<
6426 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6427
6428prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6429 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6430 that is not blank. Example: >
6431 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6432< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6433 above it, zero is returned.
6434 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6435 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6436
6437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6438 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6439
6440printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6441 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6442 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6443 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6444< May result in:
6445 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6446
6447 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6448 argument: >
6449 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006450<
6451 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006452
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006453 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006454 %s string
6455 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6456 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6457 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6458 %c single byte
6459 %d decimal number
6460 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6461 %x hex number
6462 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6463 %X hex number using upper case letters
6464 %o octal number
6465 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6466 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6467 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6468 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6469 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6470 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6471 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6472 %% the % character itself
6473
6474 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6475 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6476 the result.
6477
6478 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6479 arguments appear in sequence:
6480
6481 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6482
6483 flags
6484 Zero or more of the following flags:
6485
6486 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6487 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6488 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6489 of the number is increased to force the first
6490 character of the output string to a zero (except
6491 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6492 precision of zero).
6493 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6494 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6495 prepended to it.
6496 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6497 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6498 prepended to it.
6499
6500 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6501 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6502 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6503 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6504 flag is ignored.
6505
6506 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6507 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6508 The converted value is padded on the right with
6509 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6510 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6511
6512 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6513 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6514
6515 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6516 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6517 a space if both are used.
6518
6519 field-width
6520 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6521 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6522 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6523 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6524 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6525 conversion the count is in cells.
6526
6527 .precision
6528 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6529 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6530 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6531 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6532 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6533 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6534 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6535 string for S conversions.
6536 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6537 the decimal point.
6538
6539 type
6540 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6541 be applied, see below.
6542
6543 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6544 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6545 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6546 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6547 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6548 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6549 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6550< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6551 "width" bytes.
6552
6553 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6554
6555 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6556 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6557 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6558 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6559 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6560 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6561 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6562 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6563 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6564 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6565 zeros.
6566 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6567 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6568 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6569 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6570 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6571 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6572 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6573 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6574 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6575
6576 i alias for d
6577 D alias for ld
6578 U alias for lu
6579 O alias for lo
6580
6581 *printf-c*
6582 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6583 resulting character is written.
6584
6585 *printf-s*
6586 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6587 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6588 specified are used.
6589 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6590 automatically converted to text with the same format
6591 as ":echo".
6592 *printf-S*
6593 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6594 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6595 number specified are used.
6596
6597 *printf-f* *E807*
6598 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6599 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6600 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6601 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6602 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6603 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6604 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6605 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6606 Example: >
6607 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6608< 12.12
6609 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6610 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6611
6612 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6613 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6614 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6615 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6616 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6617
6618 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6619 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6620 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6621 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6622 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6623 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6624 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6625 results in 1.0e7.
6626
6627 *printf-%*
6628 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6629 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6630
6631 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6632 accepted and automatically converted.
6633 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6634 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6635 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6636
6637 *E766* *E767*
6638 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6639 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6640 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6641
6642
6643prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6644 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6645 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6646
6647 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6648 string is returned.
6649
6650 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6651 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6652
6653< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6654
6655
6656prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6657 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6658 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6659 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6660
6661 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6662 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6663 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6664 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6665 line.
6666 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6667 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6668 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6669 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6670 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6671 if the user only typed Enter.
6672 Example: >
6673 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6674 func s:TextEntered(text)
6675 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6676 stopinsert
6677 close
6678 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006679 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006680 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6681 set nomodified
6682 endif
6683 endfunc
6684
6685< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6686 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6687
6688< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6689
6690prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6691 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6692 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6693 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6694
6695 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6696 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6697 as in any buffer.
6698
6699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6700 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6701
6702< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6703
6704prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6705 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6706 {text} to end in a space.
6707 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6708 "prompt". Example: >
6709 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6710<
6711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6712 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6713
6714< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6715
6716prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6717
6718pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6719 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6720 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6721 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6722 height nr of items visible
6723 width screen cells
6724 row top screen row (0 first row)
6725 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6726 size total nr of items
6727 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6728
6729 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6730 |CompleteChanged|.
6731
6732pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6733 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6734 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6735 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6736 popup menu.
6737
6738py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6739 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6740 converted to Vim data structures.
6741 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6742 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6743 'encoding').
6744 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6745 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6746 keys converted to strings.
6747 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6748 to {expr}.
6749
6750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6751 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6752
6753< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6754
6755 *E858* *E859*
6756pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6757 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6758 converted to Vim data structures.
6759 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6760 copied though).
6761 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6762 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6763 non-string keys result in error.
6764 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6765 to {expr}.
6766
6767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6768 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6769
6770< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6771
6772pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6773 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6774 converted to Vim data structures.
6775 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6776 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6777
6778 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6779 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6780
6781< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6782 |+python3| feature}
6783
6784rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6785 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6786 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6787 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6788 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6789 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6790 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006791 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006792
6793 Examples: >
6794 :echo rand()
6795 :let seed = srand()
6796 :echo rand(seed)
6797 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6798<
6799
6800 *E726* *E727*
6801range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6802 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6803 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6804 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6805 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6806 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6807 producing a value past {max}).
6808 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6809 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6810 start this is an error.
6811 Examples: >
6812 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6813 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6814 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6815 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6816 range(0) " []
6817 range(2, 0) " error!
6818<
6819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6820 GetExpr()->range()
6821<
6822
6823readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6824 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6825 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6826 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6827 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6828
6829
6830readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6831 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6832 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6833 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6834 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6835 argument below for changing the sort order.
6836
6837 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6838 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6839 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6840 be handled.
6841 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6842 added to the list.
6843 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6844 to the list.
6845 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6846 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6847 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6848 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6849 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6850< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6851 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006852< *E857*
6853 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006854 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6855 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6856
6857 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6858 Valid values are:
6859 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6860 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6861 each character, technically, using
6862 strcmp()) (default)
6863 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6864 using strcasecmp())
6865 "collate" sort using the collation order
6866 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6867 (technically using strcoll())
6868 Other values are silently ignored.
6869
6870 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6871 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6872 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6873< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6874 function! s:tree(dir)
6875 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6876 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006877 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006878 endfunction
6879 echo s:tree(".")
6880<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006881 Returns an empty List on error.
6882
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6884 GetDirName()->readdir()
6885<
6886readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6887 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6888 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6889 information in {directory}.
6890 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6891 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6892 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6893 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6894 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6895 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6896 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6897 argument, see |readdir()|.
6898
6899 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6900 following items:
6901 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6902 name Name of the entry.
6903 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6904 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6905 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6906 type Type of the entry.
6907 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6908 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6909 Other symlink "link"
6910 On MS-Windows:
6911 Normal file "file"
6912 Directory "dir"
6913 Junction "junction"
6914 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6915 Other symlink "link"
6916 Other reparse point "reparse"
6917 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6918 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6919 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6920 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6921 itself because of performance reasons.
6922
6923 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6924 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6925 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6926 be handled.
6927 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6928 added to the list.
6929 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6930 to the list.
6931 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6932 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6933 of the entry.
6934 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6935 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6936 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6937<
6938 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6939 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6940 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006941<
6942 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6943 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6944<
6945
6946 *readfile()*
6947readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6948 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6949 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6950 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6951 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6952 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6953 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6954 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6955 added.
6956 - No CR characters are removed.
6957 Otherwise:
6958 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6959 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6960 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6961 removed from the text.
6962 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6963 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6964 lines of a file: >
6965 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6966 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6967 :endfor
6968< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6969 are returned, or as many as there are.
6970 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6971 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6972 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
6973 file into a buffer if you need to.
6974 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
6975 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
6976 unmodified.
6977 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6978 the result is an empty list.
6979 Also see |writefile()|.
6980
6981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6982 GetFileName()->readfile()
6983
6984reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
6985 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
6986 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
6987 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00006988 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006989
6990 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
6991 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
6992 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
6993 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
6994
6995 Examples: >
6996 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
6997 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
6998 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
6999 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7000<
7001 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7002 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7003
7004
7005reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7006 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7007 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7008 See |@|.
7009
7010reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7011 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7012 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7013
7014reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
7015 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7016 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7017 list<any> can be used.
7018 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
7019 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
7020
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007021 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007022 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007023 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007024 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7025 specified in the argument.
7026 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7027 and {end}.
7028
7029 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007030 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7031 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007032
7033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7034 GetStart()->reltime()
7035<
7036 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7037
7038reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7039 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7040 Example: >
7041 let start = reltime()
7042 call MyFunction()
7043 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7044< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7045 Also see |profiling|.
7046 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7047 script an error is given.
7048
7049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7050 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7051
7052< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7053
7054reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7055 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7056 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7057 microseconds. Example: >
7058 let start = reltime()
7059 call MyFunction()
7060 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7061< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7062 The accuracy depends on the system.
7063 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7064 can use split() to remove it. >
7065 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7066< Also see |profiling|.
7067 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7068 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7069
7070 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7071 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7072
7073< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7074
7075 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7076remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007077 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7078 string, also see |{server}|.
7079
7080 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7081 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7082 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7083 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7084 "\n").
7085
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007086 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7087 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7088 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007089
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007090 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7091 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007092
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007093 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7094 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7095 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7096 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7097 and the result will be the empty string.
7098
7099 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7100 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7101 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7102 arguments can be evaluated.
7103
7104 Examples: >
7105 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7106 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7107<
7108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7109 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7110
7111remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7112 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007113 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007114 This works like: >
7115 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7116< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7117 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7118 to bring itself to the foreground.
7119 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7120 like foreground() does.
7121 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7122
7123 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7124 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7125
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007126< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007127 Win32 console version}
7128
7129
7130remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7131 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7132 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7133 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7134 name of a variable.
7135 Returns zero if none are available.
7136 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7137 See also |clientserver|.
7138 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7139 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7140 Examples: >
7141 :let repl = ""
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007142 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007143
7144< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7145 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7146
7147remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7148 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7149 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007150 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7151 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007152 See also |clientserver|.
7153 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7154 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7155 Example: >
7156 :echo remote_read(id)
7157
7158< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7159 ServerId()->remote_read()
7160<
7161 *remote_send()* *E241*
7162remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007163 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7164 string, also see |{server}|.
7165
7166 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7167 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7168 |:map|.
7169
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007170 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7171 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7172 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007173
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007174 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7175 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7176 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7177
7178 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7179 up the display.
7180 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007181 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007182 \ remote_read(serverid)
7183
7184 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7185 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007186 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007187 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7188<
7189 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7190 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7191<
7192 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7193remote_startserver({name})
7194 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7195 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7196
7197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7198 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7199
7200< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7201
7202remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
7203 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7204 return the item.
7205 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7206 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7207 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7208 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7209 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007210 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007211 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007212 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007213 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7214<
7215 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7216
7217 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7218 mylist->remove(idx)
7219
7220remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
7221 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7222 return the byte.
7223 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7224 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7225 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7226 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007227 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007228 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007229 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007230 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7231
7232remove({dict}, {key})
7233 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7234 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007235 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007236< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007237 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007238
7239rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7240 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7241 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7242 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7243 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7244 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7245 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7246
7247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7248 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7249
7250repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7251 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7252 result. Example: >
7253 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7254< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
7255 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
7256 {count} times. Example: >
7257 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7258< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7259
7260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7261 mylist->repeat(count)
7262
7263resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7264 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7265 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7266 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7267 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7268 removed, return {filename}.
7269 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7270 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7271 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7272 stopped after 100 iterations.
7273 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7274 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7275 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7276 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7277 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7278
7279 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7280 GetName()->resolve()
7281
7282reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7283 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7284 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7285 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007286 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007287 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7288 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7289< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7290 mylist->reverse()
7291
7292round({expr}) *round()*
7293 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7294 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7295 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7296 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007297 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007298 Examples: >
7299 echo round(0.456)
7300< 0.0 >
7301 echo round(4.5)
7302< 5.0 >
7303 echo round(-4.5)
7304< -5.0
7305
7306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7307 Compute()->round()
7308<
7309 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
7310
7311rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7312 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7313 converted to Vim data structures.
7314 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7315 are copied though).
7316 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7317 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7318 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7319 "Object#to_s" method.
7320 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7321 to {expr}.
7322
7323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7324 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7325
7326< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7327
7328screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7329 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7330 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7331 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007332 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007333
7334 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7335 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7336
7337screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7338 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7339 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7340 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7341 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7342 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7343 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7344 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7345 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7346
7347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7348 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7349
7350screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7351 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7352 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7353 composing characters on top of the base character.
7354 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7355 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7356
7357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7358 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7359
7360screencol() *screencol()*
7361 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7362 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7363 This function is mainly used for testing.
7364
7365 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7366 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7367 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7368 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7369 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007370 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007371 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7372 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7373<
7374screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7375 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7376 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7377 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7378 The Dict has these members:
7379 row screen row
7380 col first screen column
7381 endcol last screen column
7382 curscol cursor screen column
7383 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7384 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7385 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7386 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7387 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7388 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7389 width character it would be the same as "col".
7390 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7391 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7392 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7393 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007394 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7395 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007396 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007397
7398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7399 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7400
7401screenrow() *screenrow()*
7402 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7403 cursor. The top line has number one.
7404 This function is mainly used for testing.
7405 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7406
7407 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7408
7409screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7410 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7411 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7412 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7413 characters.
7414 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7415 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7416
7417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7418 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7419<
7420 *search()*
7421search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7422 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7423 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7424
7425 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7426 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7427 move. No error message is given.
7428
7429 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7430 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7431 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7432 'e' move to the End of the match
7433 'n' do Not move the cursor
7434 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7435 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7436 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7437 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7438 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7439 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7440
7441 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7442 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7443 flag.
7444
7445 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7446
7447 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7448 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7449 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7450 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007451 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7452 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7453 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7454
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007455 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7456 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7457 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7458 file).
7459
7460 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7461 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7462 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7463 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7464 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7465< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7466 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7467 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007468 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007469 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7470 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7471 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7472 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7473 giving the argument.
7474 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7475
7476 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7477 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7478 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7479 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7480 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7481 function reference or a lambda.
7482 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7483 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7484 and -1 returned.
7485 *search()-sub-match*
7486 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7487 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7488 whole pattern did match.
7489 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7490
7491 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7492 flag is used.
7493
7494 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7495 :let n = 1
7496 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007497 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007498 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7499 : " first search to find match at start of file
7500 : normal G$
7501 : let flags = "w"
7502 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7503 : s/foo/bar/g
7504 : let flags = "W"
7505 : endwhile
7506 : update " write the file if modified
7507 : let n = n + 1
7508 :endwhile
7509<
7510 Example for using some flags: >
7511 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7512< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7513 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7514 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7515 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7516 line:
7517 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7518 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7519 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7520 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7521 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7522
7523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7524 GetPattern()->search()
7525
7526searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7527 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7528 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7529 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7530
7531 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7532 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7533
7534 key type meaning ~
7535 current |Number| current position of match;
7536 0 if the cursor position is
7537 before the first match
7538 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7539 "pos", otherwise 0
7540 total |Number| total count of matches found
7541 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7542 1: recomputing was timed out
7543 2: max count exceeded
7544
7545 For {options} see further down.
7546
7547 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7548 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7549 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7550 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7551 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7552
7553 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7554 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7555
7556 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7557 " to 1)
7558 let result = searchcount()
7559<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007560 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007561 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7562 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7563 if empty(result)
7564 return ''
7565 endif
7566 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7567 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7568 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7569 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7570 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7571 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7572 \ result.current, result.total)
7573 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7574 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7575 \ result.current, result.total)
7576 endif
7577 endif
7578 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7579 \ result.current, result.total)
7580 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007581 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007582
7583 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7584 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007585 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007586 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7587<
7588 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7589 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7590
7591 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7592 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7593 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7594 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7595 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7596 call searchcount(#{
7597 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7598 redrawstatus
7599 endif
7600 endfunction
7601<
7602 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7603 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7604
7605 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7606 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7607 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7608
7609 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7610 " search again
7611 call searchcount()
7612<
7613 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7614 key type meaning ~
7615 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7616 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7617 otherwise returns the last
7618 computed result (when |n| or
7619 |N| was used when "S" is not
7620 in 'shortmess', or this
7621 function was called).
7622 (default: |TRUE|)
7623 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7624 and different with |@/|.
7625 this works as same as the
7626 below command is executed
7627 before calling this function >
7628 let @/ = pattern
7629< (default: |@/|)
7630 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7631 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7632 for recomputing the result
7633 (default: 0)
7634 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7635 limit. max count of matched
7636 text while recomputing the
7637 result. if search exceeded
7638 total count, "total" value
7639 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7640 (default: 99)
7641 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7642 when recomputing the result.
7643 this changes "current" result
7644 value. see |cursor()|,
7645 |getpos()|
7646 (default: cursor's position)
7647
7648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7649 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7650<
7651searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7652 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7653
7654 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7655 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7656 first match in the function.
7657
7658 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7659 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7660 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7661
7662 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7663 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7664 Example: >
7665 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7666 echo getline('.')
7667 endif
7668<
7669 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7670 GetName()->searchdecl()
7671<
7672 *searchpair()*
7673searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7674 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7675 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7676 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7677 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7678 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7679 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7680 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7681 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7682 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7683 given.
7684
7685 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7686 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7687 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7688 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7689 typical use is: >
7690 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7691< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7692
7693 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7694 |search()|. Additionally:
7695 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7696 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7697 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7698 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7699 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7700 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7701
7702 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7703 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7704 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7705 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7706 or a string.
7707 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7708 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7709 and -1 returned.
7710 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7711 Anything else makes the function fail.
7712 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7713 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7714
7715 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7716
7717 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7718 patterns are used like it's on.
7719
7720 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7721 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7722 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7723 if 1
7724 if 2
7725 endif 2
7726 endif 1
7727< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7728 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7729 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7730 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7731 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7732 "endif 2".
7733 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7734 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7735 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7736 the matching start.
7737
7738 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7739
7740 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7741 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7742
7743< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7744 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7745 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7746 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7747 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7748 match.
7749 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7750
7751 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7752
7753< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7754 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7755 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7756
7757 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7758 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7759<
7760 *searchpairpos()*
7761searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7762 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7763 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7764 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7765 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7766 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7767 returns [0, 0]. >
7768
7769 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7770<
7771 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7772
7773 *searchpos()*
7774searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7775 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7776 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7777 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7778 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7779 returns [0, 0].
7780 Example: >
7781 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7782
7783< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7784 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7785 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7786< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7787 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7788
7789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7790 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7791
7792server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7793 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7794 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7795 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7796 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7797 Note:
7798 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7799 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7800 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7801 See also |clientserver|.
7802 Example: >
7803 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7804
7805< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7806 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7807<
7808serverlist() *serverlist()*
7809 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7810 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7811 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7812 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7813 Example: >
7814 :echo serverlist()
7815<
7816setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7817 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7818 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7819
7820 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7821 |bufload()| if needed.
7822
7823 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7824 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7825
7826 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7827 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7828 line then those lines are added.
7829
7830 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7831
7832 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7833 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7834 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7835 added below the last line.
7836
7837 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7838 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7839 error is given.
7840 On success 0 is returned.
7841
7842 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7843 third argument: >
7844 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7845
7846setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7847 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7848 {val}.
7849 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7850 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7851 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7852 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7853 The {varname} argument is a string.
7854 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7855 Examples: >
7856 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7857 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7858< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7859
7860 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7861 third argument: >
7862 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7863
7864
7865setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7866 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7867 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7868 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7869 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7870 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7871
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007872< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007873 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7874 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7875 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7876 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7877 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7878 the character width in screen cells.
7879 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7880 range overlaps with another.
7881 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7882
7883 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7884 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7885
7886 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7887 setcellwidths([]);
7888< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7889 the effect for known emoji characters.
7890
7891setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7892 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7893 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7894
7895 Example:
7896 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7897 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7898< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7899 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7900< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7901
7902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7903 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7904
7905setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7906 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7907 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7908
7909 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7910 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7911 character search
7912 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7913 0 for backward
7914 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7915 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7916 character search
7917
7918 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7919 from a script: >
7920 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7921 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7922 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7923< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7924
7925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7926 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7927
7928setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7929 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7930 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7931 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7932 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7933 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7934 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7935 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7936 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7937 before inserting the resulting text.
7938 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7939 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
7940 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
7941 command line.
7942
7943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7944 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7945
7946setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7947setcursorcharpos({list})
7948 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7949 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7950
7951 Example:
7952 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7953 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7954< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7955 call cursor(4, 3)
7956< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
7957
7958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7959 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
7960
7961
7962setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
7963 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
7964 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
7965
7966< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
7967 See also |expr-env|.
7968
7969 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7970 second argument: >
7971 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
7972
7973setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
7974 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
7975 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
7976 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
7977 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
7978 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
7979 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
7980 characters are not supported.
7981
7982 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
7983 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
7984 would do the same thing.
7985
7986 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
7987
7988 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7989 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
7990<
7991 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
7992
7993
7994setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
7995 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
7996 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
7997 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7998
7999 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8000 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8001 added below the last line.
8002 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
8003 converted to a String.
8004
8005 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8006 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8007 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8008
8009 Example: >
8010 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8011
8012< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8013 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8014 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8015< This is equivalent to: >
8016 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8017 : call setline(n, l)
8018 :endfor
8019
8020< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8021
8022 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8023 second argument: >
8024 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8025
8026setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8027 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8028 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8029 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8030
8031 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8032 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8033 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8034 Also see |location-list|.
8035
8036 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8037
8038 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8039 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8040 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8041
8042 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8043 second argument: >
8044 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8045
8046setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8047 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8048 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8049 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8050 example for |getmatches()|.
8051 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8052 window ID instead of the current window.
8053
8054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8055 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8056<
8057 *setpos()*
8058setpos({expr}, {list})
8059 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8060 . the cursor
8061 'x mark x
8062
8063 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8064 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8065 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8066
8067 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8068 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8069 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8070 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8071 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8072 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8073 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8074 Does not change the jumplist.
8075
8076 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8077 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8078 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8079 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8080
8081 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8082 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8083 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8084 character.
8085
8086 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8087 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8088 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8089 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8090 mark position it is not used.
8091
8092 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8093 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8094 before '>.
8095
8096 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8097 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8098
8099 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8100
8101 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8102 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8103 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8104 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8105 |winrestview()|.
8106
8107 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8108 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8109
8110setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8111 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8112
8113 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8114 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8115 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8116 {what}.
8117 *setqflist-what*
8118 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8119 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8120 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8121 entries:
8122
8123 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8124 buffer
8125 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8126 present or it is invalid.
8127 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8128 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8129 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008130 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008131 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8132 col column number
8133 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8134 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008135 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008136 nr error number
8137 text description of the error
8138 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8139 valid recognized error message
8140
8141 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8142 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8143 locate a matching error line.
8144 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8145 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8146 item will not be handled as an error line.
8147 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8148 be used.
8149 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8150 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8151 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8152 cleared.
8153 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8154 |getqflist()| returns.
8155
8156 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8157 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8158 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8159 new list is created.
8160
8161 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8162 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8163 clear the list: >
8164 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8165<
8166 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8167 freed.
8168
8169 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8170 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8171 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8172 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8173 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8174
8175 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8176 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8177 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8178 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8179 'errorformat' option value is used.
8180 See |quickfix-parse|
8181 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8182 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8183 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8184 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8185 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8186 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8187 argument.
8188 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8189 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8190 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8191 See |quickfix-parse|
8192 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8193 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8194 the last quickfix list.
8195 quickfixtextfunc
8196 function to get the text to display in the
8197 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8198 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8199 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8200 of how to write the function and an example.
8201 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8202 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8203 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8204 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8205 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8206 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8207 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8208 specify the list.
8209
8210 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8211 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8212 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8213 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8214<
8215 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8216
8217 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8218 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8219 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8220
8221 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8222 second argument: >
8223 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8224<
8225 *setreg()*
8226setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8227 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8228 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8229 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8230 {regname} must be one character.
8231
8232 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8233 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8234 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8235 then the value is appended.
8236
8237 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8238 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8239 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8240 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8241 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8242 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8243 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8244 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8245
8246 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8247 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8248 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8249 mode is never selected automatically.
8250 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8251
8252 *E883*
8253 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8254 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8255 items act like empty strings.
8256
8257 Examples: >
8258 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8259 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8260 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8261 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8262
8263< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8264 register: >
8265 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8266 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8267< or: >
8268 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8269 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8270 ....
8271 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8272< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8273 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8274 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8275 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8276
8277 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8278 nothing: >
8279 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8280
8281< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8282 second argument: >
8283 GetText()->setreg('a')
8284
8285settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8286 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8287 |t:var|
8288 The {varname} argument is a string.
8289 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8290 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8291 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8292 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8293 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8294
8295 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8296 third argument: >
8297 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8298
8299settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8300 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8301 {val}.
8302 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8303 use |setwinvar()|.
8304 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8305 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8306 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8307 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8308 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8309 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8310 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8311 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8312 Examples: >
8313 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8314 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8315< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8316
8317 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8318 fourth argument: >
8319 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8320
8321settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8322 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8323 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8324
8325 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8326 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8327 stack.
8328 *E962*
8329 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8330 argument:
8331 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8332 stack is replaced.
8333 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8334 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8335 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8336 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8337 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8338
8339 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8340 stack after the modification.
8341
8342 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8343
8344 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8345 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8346 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8347
8348< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8349 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8350 " do something else
8351 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8352 unlet stack
8353<
8354 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8355 second argument: >
8356 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8357
8358setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8359 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8360 Examples: >
8361 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8362 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8363
8364< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8365 third argument: >
8366 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8367
8368sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8369 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8370 checksum of {string}.
8371
8372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8373 GetText()->sha256()
8374
8375< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8376
8377shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8378 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8379 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008380 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008381 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8382 quotes.
8383 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8384 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8385 {string}.
8386 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8387 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8388
8389 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8390 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8391 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8392 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8393 command.
8394
8395 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8396 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8397 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8398 even when inside single quotes.
8399
8400 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8401 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8402 escaped a second time.
8403
8404 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8405 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8406 character inside single quotes.
8407
8408 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008409 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008410< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8411 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008412 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008413< See also |::S|.
8414
8415 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8416 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8417
8418shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8419 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8420 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8421 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8422 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8423 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8424
8425 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8426 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8427 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8428 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8429
8430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8431 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8432
8433sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8434
8435
8436simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8437 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8438 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8439 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8440 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8441 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8442 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8443 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8444 standard).
8445 Example: >
8446 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8447< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8448 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8449 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8450 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8451 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8452
8453 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8454 GetName()->simplify()
8455
8456sin({expr}) *sin()*
8457 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8458 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008459 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008460 Examples: >
8461 :echo sin(100)
8462< -0.506366 >
8463 :echo sin(-4.01)
8464< 0.763301
8465
8466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8467 Compute()->sin()
8468<
8469 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8470
8471
8472sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8473 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8474 [-inf, inf].
8475 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008476 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008477 Examples: >
8478 :echo sinh(0.5)
8479< 0.521095 >
8480 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8481< -1.026517
8482
8483 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8484 Compute()->sinh()
8485<
8486 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8487
8488
8489slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8490 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8491 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8492 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8493 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8494 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8495 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008496 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008497
8498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8499 GetList()->slice(offset)
8500
8501
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008502sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008503 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8504
8505 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8506 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8507
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008508< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008509 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8510 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8511 current buffer use |:sort|.
8512
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008513 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8514 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8515 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008516
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008517 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008518 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8519 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8520 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8521 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8522 case. Example: >
8523 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8524 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8525 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8526< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8527>
8528 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8529 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8530 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8531< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8532 This does not work properly on Mac.
8533
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008534 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008535 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8536 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8537 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8538
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008539 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008540 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8541 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8542
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008543 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008544 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8545
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008546 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008547 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8548 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8549 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8550 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8551
8552 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8553 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8554
8555 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8556 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8557 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8558 same order as they were originally.
8559
8560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8561 mylist->sort()
8562
8563< Also see |uniq()|.
8564
8565 Example: >
8566 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8567 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8568 endfunc
8569 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8570< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8571 ignores overflow: >
8572 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8573 return a:i1 - a:i2
8574 endfunc
8575< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8576 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8577<
8578sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8579 Stop playing all sounds.
8580
8581 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8582 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8583
8584 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8585
8586 *sound_playevent()*
8587sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8588 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8589 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8590 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8591 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8592 call sound_playevent('bell')
8593< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8594 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8595 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
8596
8597 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8598 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8599 argument is the status:
8600 0 sound was played to the end
8601 1 sound was interrupted
8602 2 error occurred after sound started
8603 Example: >
8604 func Callback(id, status)
8605 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8606 endfunc
8607 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8608
8609< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8610
8611 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8612 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8613
8614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8615 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8616
8617< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8618
8619 *sound_playfile()*
8620sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8621 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8622 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8623 with this command: >
8624 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8625
8626< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8627 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8628
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008629< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008630
8631
8632sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8633 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8634 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8635
8636 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8637 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8638
8639 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8640 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8641
8642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8643 soundid->sound_stop()
8644
8645< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8646
8647 *soundfold()*
8648soundfold({word})
8649 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8650 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8651 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8652 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8653 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8654 the method can be quite slow.
8655
8656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8657 GetWord()->soundfold()
8658<
8659 *spellbadword()*
8660spellbadword([{sentence}])
8661 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8662 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8663 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8664 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8665
8666 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8667 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8668 result is an empty string.
8669
8670 The return value is a list with two items:
8671 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8672 - The type of the spelling error:
8673 "bad" spelling mistake
8674 "rare" rare word
8675 "local" word only valid in another region
8676 "caps" word should start with Capital
8677 Example: >
8678 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8679< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8680
8681 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8682 of 'spelllang' are used.
8683
8684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8685 GetText()->spellbadword()
8686<
8687 *spellsuggest()*
8688spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8689 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8690 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8691 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8692
8693 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8694 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8695 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8696
8697 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8698 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8699 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8700 replace a line.
8701
8702 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8703 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8704 although it may appear capitalized.
8705
8706 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8707 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8708
8709 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8710 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8711
8712split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8713 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8714 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8715 item.
8716 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8717 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8718 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8719 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8720 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8721 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8722 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8723 Example: >
8724 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8725< To split a string in individual characters: >
8726 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8727< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8728 the end of the pattern: >
8729 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8730< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8731 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8732 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8733< The opposite function is |join()|.
8734
8735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8736 GetString()->split()
8737
8738sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8739 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8740 |Float|.
8741 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008742 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8743 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008744 Examples: >
8745 :echo sqrt(100)
8746< 10.0 >
8747 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8748< nan
8749 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8750
8751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8752 Compute()->sqrt()
8753<
8754 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8755
8756
8757srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8758 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8759 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8760 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8761 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8762 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8763 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8764 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8765
8766 Examples: >
8767 :let seed = srand()
8768 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8769 :echo rand(seed)
8770
8771state([{what}]) *state()*
8772 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8773 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8774 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8775 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8776 Yes: then do it right away.
8777 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8778 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8779 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8780 messages and callbacks).
8781 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8782 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8783 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8784 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8785 Also see |mode()|.
8786
8787 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8788 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8789 if state('s') == ''
8790 " screen has not scrolled
8791<
8792 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8793 something is busy:
8794 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8795 stuffed command
8796 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8797 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8798 x executing an autocommand
8799 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8800 ch_readraw() when reading json
8801 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8802 |f| or a count
8803 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8804 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8805 s screen has scrolled for messages
8806
8807str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8808 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8809 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8810 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8811 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8812 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8813 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8814 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8815 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8816 thousand.
8817 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8818 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8819 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8820 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8821 |substitute()|: >
8822 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8823<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008824 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8825
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8827 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
8828<
8829 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8830
8831str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8832 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8833 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8834 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8835 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8836< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8837
8838 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8839 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8840 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8841 properly: >
8842 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8843
8844< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8845 GetString()->str2list()
8846
8847
8848str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8849 Convert string {string} to a number.
8850 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8851 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8852 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8853
8854 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8855 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8856 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8857 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8858<
8859 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8860 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8861 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8862 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8863 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8864
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008865 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8866
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008867 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8868 GetText()->str2nr()
8869
8870
8871strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8872 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8873 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8874 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8875 composing characters separately.
8876
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008877 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8878
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008879 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8880
8881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8882 GetText()->strcharlen()
8883
8884
8885strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8886 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8887 of byte index and length.
8888 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8889 counted separately.
8890 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8891 similar to |slice()|.
8892 When a character index is used where a character does not
8893 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8894 example: >
8895 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8896< results in 'a'.
8897
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008898 Returns an empty string on error.
8899
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8901 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8902
8903
8904strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8905 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8906 in String {string}.
8907 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8908 counted separately.
8909 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8910 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8911
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008912 Returns zero on error.
8913
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008914 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8915
8916 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8917 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8918 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8919 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8920 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8921 endfunction
8922 else
8923 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8924 if a:skipcc
8925 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8926 else
8927 return strchars(a:str)
8928 endif
8929 endfunction
8930 endif
8931<
8932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8933 GetText()->strchars()
8934
8935strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8936 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8937 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8938 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8939 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8940 matters for Tab characters.
8941 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8942 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8943 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8944 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8945 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008946 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008947 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8948
8949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8950 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8951
8952strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8953 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8954 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8955 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8956 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8957 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8958 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8959 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8960 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8961 Examples: >
8962 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
8963 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
8964 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
8965 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
8966 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
8967 Show mod time of file.c.
8968< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8969 :if exists("*strftime")
8970
8971< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8972 GetFormat()->strftime()
8973
8974strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008975 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
8976 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
8977 index. Composing characters are considered separate
8978 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
8979 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008980 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008981 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
8982
8983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8984 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
8985
8986stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
8987 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8988 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
8989 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
8990 This can be used to find a second match: >
8991 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
8992 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
8993< The search is done case-sensitive.
8994 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8995 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8996 See also |strridx()|.
8997 Examples: >
8998 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
8999 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9000 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9001< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9002 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9003 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9004
9005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9006 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9007<
9008 *string()*
9009string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9010 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9011 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9012 {expr} type result ~
9013 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9014 Number 123
9015 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9016 Funcref function('name')
9017 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9018 List [item, item]
9019 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
9020
9021 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9022 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9023 will then fail.
9024
9025 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9026 mylist->string()
9027
9028< Also see |strtrans()|.
9029
9030
9031strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9032 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9033 {string} in bytes.
9034 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009035 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009036 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9037 |strchars()|.
9038 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9039
9040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9041 GetString()->strlen()
9042
9043strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9044 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9045 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9046 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9047 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9048 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9049 following composing characters).
9050 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9051 |strcharpart()|.
9052
9053 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9054 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9055 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9056 end of the {src}. >
9057 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9058 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9059 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9060 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9061
9062< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9063 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9064 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9065<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009066 Returns an empty string on error.
9067
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009068 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9069 GetText()->strpart(5)
9070
9071strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9072 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9073 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9074 the format specified in {format}.
9075
9076 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9077 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9078 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9079 matters.
9080
9081 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9082 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9083 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9084 result.
9085
9086 See also |strftime()|.
9087 Examples: >
9088 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9089< 862156163 >
9090 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9091< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9092 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9093< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9094
9095 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9096 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9097<
9098 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9099 :if exists("*strptime")
9100
9101strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9102 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9103 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9104 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9105 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9106 match: >
9107 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9108 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9109< The search is done case-sensitive.
9110 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9111 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9112 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9113 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9114 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9115< *strrchr()*
9116 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9117 function strrchr().
9118
9119 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9120 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9121
9122strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9123 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9124 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9125 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9126 echo strtrans(@a)
9127< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9128 starting a new line.
9129
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009130 Returns an empty string on error.
9131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9133 GetString()->strtrans()
9134
9135strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9136 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9137 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9138 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9139 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9140 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009141 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009142 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9143
9144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9145 GetString()->strwidth()
9146
9147submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9148 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9149 substitute() function.
9150 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9151 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9152 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9153 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9154 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9155
9156 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9157 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9158 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9159 text.
9160 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9161 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9162 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9163
9164 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9165 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9166
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009167 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9168
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009169 Examples: >
9170 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9171 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9172< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9173 A line break is included as a newline character.
9174
9175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9176 GetNr()->submatch()
9177
9178substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9179 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9180 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9181 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9182 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9183
9184 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9185 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9186 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9187 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9188 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9189 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9190 used.
9191
9192 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9193 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9194 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9195 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9196
9197 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9198 unmodified.
9199
9200 Example: >
9201 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9202< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9203 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9204< results in "TESTING".
9205
9206 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9207 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9208 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009209 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009210
9211< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9212 optional argument. Example: >
9213 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9214< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9215 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9216 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009217 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009218
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009219< Returns an empty string on error.
9220
9221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009222 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9223
9224swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9225 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9226 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9227 version Vim version
9228 user user name
9229 host host name
9230 fname original file name
9231 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9232 file
9233 mtime last modification time in seconds
9234 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9235 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9236 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9237 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9238 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9239 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9240 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9241 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9242
9243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9244 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9245
9246swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9247 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9248 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9249 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9250 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9251 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9252
9253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9254 GetBufname()->swapname()
9255
9256synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9257 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9258 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9259 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9260 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9261
9262 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9263 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9264 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9265 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9266 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9267
9268 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9269 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9270 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9271 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9272 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9273 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9274 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9275
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009276 Returns zero on error.
9277
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009278 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9279 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9280<
9281
9282synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9283 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9284 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9285 about a syntax item.
9286 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9287 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9288 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9289 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9290 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9291 {what} result
9292 "name" the name of the syntax item
9293 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9294 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9295 term: empty string)
9296 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9297 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9298 |highlight-font|
9299 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9300 |highlight-guisp|
9301 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9302 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9303 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9304 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9305 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9306 "bold" "1" if bold
9307 "italic" "1" if italic
9308 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9309 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9310 "standout" "1" if standout
9311 "underline" "1" if underlined
9312 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9313 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009314 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009315
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009316 Returns an empty string on error.
9317
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009318 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9319 cursor): >
9320 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9321<
9322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9323 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9324
9325
9326synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9327 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9328 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9329 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9330 ":highlight link" are followed.
9331
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009332 Returns zero on error.
9333
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009334 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9335 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9336
9337synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9338 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9339 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9340 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9341 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9342 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9343 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9344 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9345 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9346 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9347 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9348 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9349 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9350 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9351 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9352 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9353 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9354 call returns ~
9355 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9356 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9357 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9358 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9359 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9360 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9361
9362
9363synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9364 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9365 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9366 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9367 like what |synID()| returns.
9368 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9369 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9370 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9371 transparent item.
9372 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9373 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9374 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9375 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9376 endfor
9377< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009378 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009379 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9380 valid positions.
9381
9382system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9383 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9384 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9385
9386 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9387 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9388 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9389 separators yourself.
9390 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9391 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9392 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9393 list items converted to NULs).
9394 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9395 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9396 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9397 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9398
9399 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9400
9401 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9402 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9403 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9404 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9405 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9406<
9407 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9408 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9409 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9410 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9411 cause trouble.
9412 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9413
9414 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009415 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9416 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009417
9418< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9419 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9420 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9421 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9422 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9423
9424 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9425 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9426 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9427 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9428 concatenated commands.
9429
9430 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9431 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9432
9433 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9434 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9435
9436 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9437 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9438 when using a security agent application.
9439 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9440 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9441
9442 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9443 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9444
9445
9446systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9447 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9448 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9449 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9450 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9451 result ends in a NL.
9452 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9453
9454 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9455 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9456 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9457<
9458 Returns an empty string on error.
9459
9460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9461 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9462
9463
9464tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9465 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9466 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9467 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9468 omitted the current tab page is used.
9469 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9470 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9471 let buflist = []
9472 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9473 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9474 endfor
9475< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9476
9477 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9478 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9479
9480tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9481 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9482 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9483
9484 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9485 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9486 count).
9487 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9488 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9489 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9490 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9491
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009492 Returns zero on error.
9493
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009494
9495tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9496 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9497 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9498 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9499 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9500 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9501 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9502 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9503 Useful examples: >
9504 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9505 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9506< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9507
9508 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9509 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9510<
9511 *tagfiles()*
9512tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9513 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9514
9515
9516taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9517 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9518
9519 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9520 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9521 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9522
9523 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9524 entries:
9525 name Name of the tag.
9526 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9527 defined. It is either relative to the
9528 current directory or a full path.
9529 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9530 the file.
9531 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9532 entry depends on the language specific
9533 kind values. Only available when
9534 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009535 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009536 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9537 |static-tag| for more information.
9538 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9539 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9540 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9541 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9542 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9543 contained in.
9544
9545 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9546 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9547
9548 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9549
9550 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9551 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9552 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9553 search regular expression pattern.
9554
9555 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9556 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9557 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9558
9559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9560 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9561
9562tan({expr}) *tan()*
9563 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9564 in the range [-inf, inf].
9565 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009566 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009567 Examples: >
9568 :echo tan(10)
9569< 0.648361 >
9570 :echo tan(-4.01)
9571< -1.181502
9572
9573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9574 Compute()->tan()
9575<
9576 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9577
9578
9579tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9580 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9581 range [-1, 1].
9582 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009583 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009584 Examples: >
9585 :echo tanh(0.5)
9586< 0.462117 >
9587 :echo tanh(-1)
9588< -0.761594
9589
9590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9591 Compute()->tanh()
9592<
9593 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9594
9595
9596tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9597 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9598 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9599 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9600 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009601 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009602< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9603 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9604 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9605 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9606
9607
9608term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9609
9610
9611terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9612 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9613 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9614 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9615 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9616 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9617 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9618 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9619 mouse mouse type supported
9620
9621 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9622
9623 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9624 an empty dictionary.
9625
9626 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9627 current cursor style.
9628 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9629 request the cursor blink status.
9630 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9631 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9632 and |t_RC| on startup.
9633
9634 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9635 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9636
9637 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9638
9639 Also see:
9640 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9641 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9642 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9643
9644
9645test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9646
9647
9648 *timer_info()*
9649timer_info([{id}])
9650 Return a list with information about timers.
9651 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9652 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9653 returned.
9654 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9655
9656 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9657 these items:
9658 "id" the timer ID
9659 "time" time the timer was started with
9660 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9661 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9662 -1 means forever
9663 "callback" the callback
9664 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9665
9666 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9667 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9668
9669< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9670
9671timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9672 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9673 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9674 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9675 has passed.
9676
9677 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9678 for a short time.
9679
9680 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9681 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9682 See |non-zero-arg|.
9683
9684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9685 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9686
9687< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9688
9689 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9690timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9691 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9692
9693 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9694 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9695 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9696
9697 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9698 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9699 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9700 waiting for input.
9701 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9702 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9703
9704 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9705 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9706 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9707 the callback will be called once.
9708 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9709 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9710 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9711 messages.
9712
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009713 Returns -1 on error.
9714
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009715 Example: >
9716 func MyHandler(timer)
9717 echo 'Handler called'
9718 endfunc
9719 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9720 \ {'repeat': 3})
9721< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9722 intervals.
9723
9724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9725 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9726
9727< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9728 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9729
9730timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9731 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9732 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9733 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9734
9735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9736 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9737
9738< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9739
9740timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9741 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9742 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9743 timers there is no error.
9744
9745 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9746
9747tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9748 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9749 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009750 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009751
9752 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9753 GetText()->tolower()
9754
9755toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9756 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9757 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009758 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009759
9760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9761 GetText()->toupper()
9762
9763tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9764 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9765 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9766 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9767 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9768 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9769 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9770
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009771 Returns an empty string on error.
9772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009773 Examples: >
9774 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9775< returns "Hello THere" >
9776 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9777< returns "{blob}"
9778
9779 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9780 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9781
9782trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9783 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9784 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9785
9786 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9787 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9788 space character 0xa0.
9789
9790 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9791 characters:
9792 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9793 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9794 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9795 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9796
9797 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009798 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009799
9800 Examples: >
9801 echo trim(" some text ")
9802< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009803 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009804< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9805 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9806< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9807 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9808< returns " vim"
9809
9810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9811 GetText()->trim()
9812
9813trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9814 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9815 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9816 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009817 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009818 Examples: >
9819 echo trunc(1.456)
9820< 1.0 >
9821 echo trunc(-5.456)
9822< -5.0 >
9823 echo trunc(4.0)
9824< 4.0
9825
9826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9827 Compute()->trunc()
9828<
9829 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9830
9831 *type()*
9832type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9833 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9834 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9835 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9836 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9837 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9838 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9839 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9840 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9841 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9842 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9843 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9844 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9845 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9846 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9847 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9848 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9849 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9850 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9851 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9852 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9853 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9854 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9855< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9856 :if exists('v:t_number')
9857
9858< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9859 mylist->type()
9860
9861
9862typename({expr}) *typename()*
9863 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9864 Example: >
9865 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9866 list<number>
9867
9868
9869undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9870 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9871 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9872 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9873 the undo file exists.
9874 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9875 is used internally.
9876 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9877 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9878 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9879 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9880 returns an empty string.
9881
9882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9883 GetFilename()->undofile()
9884
9885undotree() *undotree()*
9886 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9887 the following items:
9888 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9889 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9890 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9891 when some changes were undone.
9892 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9893 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9894 something readable.
9895 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9896 write yet.
9897 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9898 tree.
9899 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9900 This happens when waiting from input from the
9901 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9902 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9903 undo blocks.
9904
9905 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9906 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9907 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9908 |:undolist|.
9909 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9910 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9911 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9912 that was added. This marks the last change
9913 and where further changes will be added.
9914 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9915 that was undone. This marks the current
9916 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9917 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9918 undone after the last change this item will
9919 not appear anywhere.
9920 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9921 write. The number is the write count. The
9922 first write has number 1, the last one the
9923 "save_last" mentioned above.
9924 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9925 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9926 item.
9927
9928uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9929 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9930 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9931 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9932 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9933< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9934 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9935
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009936 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
9937
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9939 mylist->uniq()
9940
9941values({dict}) *values()*
9942 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9943 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009944 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009945
9946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9947 mydict->values()
9948
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009949virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009950 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9951 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9952 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9953 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9954 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9955 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9956 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9957 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009958
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009959 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009960
9961 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
9962 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
9963 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
9964 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
9965 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9966 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
9967 |'virtualedit'|
9968
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009969 The accepted positions are:
9970 . the cursor position
9971 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
9972 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
9973 plus one)
9974 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
9975 returned)
9976 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
9977 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
9978 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
9979 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009980
9981 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
9982 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
9983 character.
9984
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009985 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
9986 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009987 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
9988
9989 virtcol(".") " returns 5
9990 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
9991 virtcol("$") " returns 9
9992
9993 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
9994
9995 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009996< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
9997 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
9998 all lines: >
9999 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10000
10001< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10002 GetPos()->virtcol()
10003
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010004virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10005 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10006 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10007 column {col}.
10008
10009 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10010 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10011 virtual column is returned.
10012
10013 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10014 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10015
10016 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10017 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10018
10019 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10020
10021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10022 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010023
10024visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10025 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10026 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10027 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10028 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10029 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10030 respectively.
10031 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010032 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010033< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10034 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10035 Visual mode that was used.
10036 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10037 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10038 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10039 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10040 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10041
10042wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10043 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10044 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10045 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10046 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10047
10048 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10049 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10050<
10051 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10052
10053win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10054 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10055 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10056 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10057 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10058 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10059 Example: >
10060 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10061< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10062 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010063 *E994*
10064 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10065 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10066 an empty string is returned.
10067
10068 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10069 second argument: >
10070 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10071
10072win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10073 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10074 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10075
10076 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10077 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10078
10079win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10080 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10081 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10082 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10083 number 1.
10084 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10085 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10086 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10087
10088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10089 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10090
10091
10092win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10093 Return the type of the window:
10094 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10095 used to execute autocommands.
10096 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10097 (empty) normal window
10098 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10099 "popup" popup window |popup|
10100 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10101 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10102 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10103
10104 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10105 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10106 |window-ID|.
10107
10108 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10109 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10110 returns "popup".
10111
10112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10113 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10114<
10115win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10116 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10117 tabpage.
10118 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10119
10120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10121 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10122
10123win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10124 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10125 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10126 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10127
10128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10129 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10130
10131win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10132 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10133 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10134
10135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10136 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10137
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010138win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10139 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10140 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10141 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10142 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10143 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10144 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10145 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10146 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10147 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10148 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010149 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10150 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010151
10152 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10153 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10154
10155win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10156 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10157 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10158 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10159 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10160 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10161 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10162 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10163 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10164 be found and FALSE otherwise.
10165
10166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10167 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10168
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010169win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10170 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10171 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10172 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10173 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10174 for the current window.
10175 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10176 tabpage.
10177
10178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10179 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10180<
10181win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10182 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10183 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10184 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10185 then closing {nr}.
10186
10187 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10188 Both must be in the current tab page.
10189
10190 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10191
10192 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10193 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10194 like with |:vsplit|.
10195 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10196 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10197 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10198 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10199 'splitright' are used.
10200
10201 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10202 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10203<
10204
10205 *winbufnr()*
10206winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10207 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10208 the |window-ID|.
10209 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10210 window is returned.
10211 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10212 Example: >
10213 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10214<
10215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10216 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10217<
10218 *wincol()*
10219wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10220 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10221 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10222
10223 *windowsversion()*
10224windowsversion()
10225 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10226 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10227 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10228 an empty string.
10229
10230winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10231 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10232 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10233 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10234 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10235 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10236 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10237 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010238 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010239
10240< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10241 GetWinid()->winheight()
10242<
10243winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10244 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10245 in a tabpage.
10246
10247 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10248 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10249 returns an empty list.
10250
10251 For a leaf window, it returns:
10252 ['leaf', {winid}]
10253 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10254 returns:
10255 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10256 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10257 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10258
10259 Example: >
10260 " Only one window in the tab page
10261 :echo winlayout()
10262 ['leaf', 1000]
10263 " Two horizontally split windows
10264 :echo winlayout()
10265 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10266 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10267 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10268 " middle window
10269 :echo winlayout(2)
10270 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10271 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10272<
10273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10274 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10275<
10276 *winline()*
10277winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10278 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10279 the window. The first line is one.
10280 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10281 first, this may cause a scroll.
10282
10283 *winnr()*
10284winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10285 window. The top window has number 1.
10286 Returns zero for a popup window.
10287
10288 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10289 $ the number of the last window (the window
10290 count).
10291 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10292 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10293 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10294 returned.
10295 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10296 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10297 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10298 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10299 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10300 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10301 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10302 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10303 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10304 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010305 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010306 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10307 Examples: >
10308 let window_count = winnr('$')
10309 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10310 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10311
10312< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10313 GetWinval()->winnr()
10314<
10315 *winrestcmd()*
10316winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10317 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10318 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10319 unchanged.
10320 Example: >
10321 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10322 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10323 :exe cmd
10324<
10325 *winrestview()*
10326winrestview({dict})
10327 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10328 the view of the current window.
10329 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10330 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10331 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10332 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10333<
10334 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10335 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10336 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10337 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10338
10339 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10340 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10341
10342 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10343 GetView()->winrestview()
10344<
10345 *winsaveview()*
10346winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10347 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10348 restore the view.
10349 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10350 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10351 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10352 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10353 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10354 The return value includes:
10355 lnum cursor line number
10356 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010357 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010358 returns)
10359 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010360 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10361 the first column is zero, as opposed
10362 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10363 |$| command it will be a very large
10364 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010365 topline first line in the window
10366 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10367 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10368 'wrap' is off
10369 skipcol columns skipped
10370 Note that no option values are saved.
10371
10372
10373winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10374 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10375 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10376 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10377 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10378 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10379 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010380 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010381 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10382 : 50 wincmd |
10383 :endif
10384< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10385 option.
10386
10387 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10388 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10389
10390
10391wordcount() *wordcount()*
10392 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10393 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10394 |g_CTRL-G|
10395 The return value includes:
10396 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10397 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10398 words Number of words in the buffer
10399 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10400 (not in Visual mode)
10401 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10402 (not in Visual mode)
10403 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10404 (not in Visual mode)
10405 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10406 (only in Visual mode)
10407 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10408 (only in Visual mode)
10409 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10410 (only in Visual mode)
10411
10412
10413 *writefile()*
10414writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10415 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10416 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10417 or Number.
10418 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
10419 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
10420 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
10421
10422 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10423 unmodified.
10424
10425 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
10426 appended to the file: >
10427 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10428 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10429<
10430 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
10431 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
10432 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
10433 crashes.
10434 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10435 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10436 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
10437 when 'fsync' is set.
10438
10439 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10440 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10441 to writefile().
10442 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
10443 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10444 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10445 fails.
10446 Also see |readfile()|.
10447 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10448 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10449 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10450
10451< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10452 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10453
10454
10455xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10456 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10457 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010458 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010459 Example: >
10460 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10461<
10462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10463 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10464<
10465
10466==============================================================================
104673. Feature list *feature-list*
10468
10469There are three types of features:
104701. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10471 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10472 :if has("cindent")
10473< *gui_running*
104742. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10475 Example: >
10476 :if has("gui_running")
10477< *has-patch*
104783. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10479 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10480 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10481 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10482< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10483 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10484 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10485 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10486 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10487 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10488
10489Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10490use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10491
10492
10493acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
10494all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
10495amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10496arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10497arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10498autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10499autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10500autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10501balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10502balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10503beos BeOS version of Vim.
10504browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10505 work.
10506browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10507bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
10508builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
10509byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10510channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010511cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010512clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10513clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10514clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10515cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10516cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10517cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10518comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10519compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10520conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10521cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10522cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10523cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10524debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10525dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10526dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10527diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10528digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10529directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10530dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10531drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10532ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10533emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10534eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10535 true, of course!
10536ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10537extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10538 |'hlsearch'|
10539farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010540file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10541 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010542filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10543 read/write/filter commands
10544find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10545 |+find_in_path|.
10546float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10547fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10548 this is not present).
10549folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10550footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10551fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10552gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10553gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010554gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010555gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10556gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10557gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10558gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10559gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10560gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10561gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10562gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10563gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10564gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10565gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10566haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10567hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10568hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10569iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10570insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10571 Insert mode. (always true)
10572job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10573ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010574jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010575keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10576lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10577langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10578libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10579linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10580 'breakindent' support.
10581linux Linux version of Vim.
10582lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010583 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010584listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10585 and the argument list |arglist|.
10586localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10587lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10588mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10589macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10590menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10591mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10592modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10593 (always true)
10594mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10595mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10596mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10597mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10598mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10599mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10600mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10601mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10602mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10603mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10604mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10605multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10606multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10607multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10608multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10609mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10610nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10611netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10612netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010613num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010614ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10615osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10616osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10617packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10618path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10619perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10620persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10621postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10622printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10623profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10624python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10625python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10626python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10627python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10628python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10629python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10630pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10631qnx QNX version of Vim.
10632quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10633reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10634rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10635ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10636scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10637showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10638signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010639smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010640sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10641sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10642spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10643startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10644statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10645 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10646sun SunOS version of Vim.
10647sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10648syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10649syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10650 current buffer.
10651system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10652tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010653 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010654tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10655 |tag-old-static|.
10656tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10657termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10658terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10659terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10660termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10661textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10662textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10663tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10664 or terminfo file.
10665timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10666title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010667 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010668toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10669ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10670ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10671unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10672unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10673user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10674vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10675vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10676 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10677vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10678 (always true)
10679vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10680 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010681vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010682viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10683vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10684vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10685vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010686vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010687virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10688visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10689visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10690 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10691vms VMS version of Vim.
10692vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10693vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10694 out if it works in the current console).
10695wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10696wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10697win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10698win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10699 64 bits)
10700win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10701win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10702win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10703winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10704windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10705 (always true)
10706writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10707xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10708xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10709xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10710xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10711 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10712xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10713xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10714xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10715xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10716 xterm screen.
10717x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10718
10719
10720==============================================================================
107214. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10722
10723This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10724|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10725pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10726same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10727When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10728pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10729>
10730 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10731 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10732 aa
10733 xx
10734 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10735 a
10736 x
10737
10738Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10739"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10740"\n".
10741
10742 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: