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Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
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141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
84byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
87 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
88ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
89ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
90ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
91ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
92ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
93 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
94ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
96ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
97ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
98ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
99ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
100ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
101ch_open({address} [, {options}])
102 Channel open a channel to {address}
103ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
104ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
105 Blob read Blob from {handle}
106ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
107 String read raw from {handle}
108ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
109 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
110ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
112ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
113 none set options for {handle}
114ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
115 String status of channel {handle}
116changenr() Number current change number
117char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
118charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000119charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000120charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
121 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
122chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
123cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
124clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000125col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000126complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
127complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
128complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
129complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
130confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
131 Number number of choice picked by user
132copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
133cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
134cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
135count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
136 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
137cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
138 Number checks existence of cscope connection
139cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
140 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
141cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
142debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
143deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
144delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
145deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
146 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
147did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
148diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
149diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
150digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
151digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
152digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
153digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
154echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
155empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
156environ() Dict return environment variables
157escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
158eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
159eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
160executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
161execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
162exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
163exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
164exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
165exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
166expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
167 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100168expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
169 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000170extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
171 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
172extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
173 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
174 List or Dictionary
175feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
176filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
177filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
178filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
179 remove items from {expr1} where
180 {expr2} is 0
181finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
182 String find directory {name} in {path}
183findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
184 String find file {name} in {path}
185flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
186flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
187 List flatten a copy of {list}
188float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
189floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
190fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
191fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
192fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
193foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
195foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
196foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
197foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
198foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100199fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000200funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
201 Funcref reference to function {name}
202function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
203 Funcref named reference to function {name}
204garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
205get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
206get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
207get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
208getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
209getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
210 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000211getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000212getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
213 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000214getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000215getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
216getchar([expr]) Number or String
217 get one character from the user
218getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
219getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
220getcharsearch() Dict last character search
221getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100222getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
223 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000224getcmdline() String return the current command-line
225getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100226getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
227 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000228getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
229getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
230getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
231 List list of cmdline completion matches
232getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
233getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
234getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
235getenv({name}) String return environment variable
236getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
237getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
238getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
239getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
240getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
241getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
242getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
243 List list of jump list items
244getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
245getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
246getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
247getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
248getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
249getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
250getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000251getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000252getpid() Number process ID of Vim
253getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
254getqflist() List list of quickfix items
255getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
256getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
257 String or List contents of a register
258getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
259getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100260getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000261gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
262gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
263 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
264gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
265 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
266gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
267gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
268getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
269getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
270getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
271getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
272getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
273 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
274glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
275 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
276glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
277globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
278 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
279has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
280has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
281haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
282 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
283 or |:tcd|
284hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
285 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
286histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
287histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
288histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
289histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
290hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
291hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
292hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
293hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
294hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
295iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
296indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
297index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
298 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100299indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
300 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000301input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
302 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100303inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000304 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
305inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
306inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
307inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
308inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
309insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
310interrupt() none interrupt script execution
311invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100312isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000313isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
314isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
315 (positive or negative)
316islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
317isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
318items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
319job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
320job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
321job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
322job_start({command} [, {options}])
323 Job start a job
324job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
325job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
326join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
327js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
328js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
329json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
330json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
331keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100332keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
333 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000334len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
335libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
336libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
337line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
338line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
339lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
340list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
341list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
342listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
343 Number add a callback to listen to changes
344listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
345listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
346localtime() Number current time
347log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
348log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
349luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
350map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
351 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
352maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
353 String or Dict
354 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
355mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
356 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100357maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000358mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
359 like |map()| but creates a new List or
360 Dictionary
361mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
362match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
363 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
364matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
365 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
366matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
367 Number highlight positions with {group}
368matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
369matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
370matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
371 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
372matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
373 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
374matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
375 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
376matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
377 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
378matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
379 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
380matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
381 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
382max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
383menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
384min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
385mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
386 Number create directory {name}
387mode([expr]) String current editing mode
388mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
389nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
390nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
391or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
392pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
393perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
394popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
395popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
396popup_clear() none close all popup windows
397popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
398popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
399popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
400popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
401popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100402popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000403popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
404popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
405popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
406popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
407popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
408popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
409popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
410popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
411popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
412popup_notification({what}, {options})
413 Number create a notification popup window
414popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
415 none set options for popup window {id}
416popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
417popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
418pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
419prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
420printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
421prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
422prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
423prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
424prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
425prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
426prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
427 none add multiple text properties
428prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
429 none remove all text properties
430prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
431 Dict search for a text property
432prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
433prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
434 Number remove a text property
435prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
436prop_type_change({name}, {props})
437 none change an existing property type
438prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
439 none delete a property type
440prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
441 Dict get property type values
442prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
443pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
444pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
445py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
446pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
447pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
448rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
449range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
450 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100451readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
452 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000453readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
454 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
455readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
456 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
457readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
458 List get list of lines from file {fname}
459reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
460 any reduce {object} using {func}
461reg_executing() String get the executing register name
462reg_recording() String get the recording register name
463reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
464reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
465reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
466remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
467 String send expression
468remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
469remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
470 Number check for reply string
471remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
472 String read reply string
473remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
474 String send key sequence
475remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
476remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
477 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
478remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
479 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
480remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
481rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100482repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
483 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000484resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
485reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
486round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
487rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
488screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
489screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
490screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
491screencol() Number current cursor column
492screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
493screenrow() Number current cursor row
494screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
495search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
496 Number search for {pattern}
497searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
498searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
499 Number search for variable declaration
500searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
501 Number search for other end of start/end pair
502searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
503 List search for other end of start/end pair
504searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
505 List search for {pattern}
506server2client({clientid}, {string})
507 Number send reply string
508serverlist() String get a list of available servers
509setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
510 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
511 {expr}
512setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
513 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
514setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
515setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
516setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100517setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000518setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
519setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
520setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
521setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
522setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
523setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
524 Number modify location list using {list}
525setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
526 Number modify specific location list props
527setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
528setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
529setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
530setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
531 Number modify specific quickfix list props
532setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
533settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
534settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
535 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
536 page {tabnr} to {val}
537settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
538 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
539setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
540sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
541shellescape({string} [, {special}])
542 String escape {string} for use as shell
543 command argument
544shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
545sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
546sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
547sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
548sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
549 List get a list of placed signs
550sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
551 Number jump to a sign
552sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
553 Number place a sign
554sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
555sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
556sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
557sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
558 Number unplace a sign
559sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
560simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
561sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
562sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
563slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
564 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000565sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
566 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000567sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
568sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
569 Number play an event sound
570sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
571 Number play sound file {path}
572sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
573soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
574spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
575spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
576 List spelling suggestions
577split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
578 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
579sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
580srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
581state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
582str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
583str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
584 ASCII/UTF-8 value
585str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
586 Number convert String to Number
587strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
588strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
589 String {len} characters of {str} at
590 character {start}
591strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
592strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
593strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
594strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
595stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
596 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
597string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
598strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
599strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
600 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
601 byte {start}
602strptime({format}, {timestring})
603 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
604strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
605 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
606strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
607strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
608submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
609 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
610substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
611 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000612swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000613swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
614swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
615synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
616synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
617 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
618synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
619synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
620synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
621system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
622systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
623tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
624tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
625tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
626tagfiles() List tags files used
627taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
628tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
629tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
630tempname() String name for a temporary file
631term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
632 Number display difference between two dumps
633term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
634 Number displaying a screen dump
635term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
636 none dump terminal window contents
637term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
638term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
639term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
640term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
641term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
642term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
643term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
644term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
645term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
646term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
647term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
648term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
649term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
650term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
651term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
652 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
653term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
654term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
655term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
656term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
657 none set the size of a terminal
658term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
659term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
660terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
661test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
662 none make memory allocation fail
663test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
664test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
665test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
666test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
667test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000668test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000669test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000670test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
671 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000672test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
673test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
674test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
675test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
676test_null_job() Job null value for testing
677test_null_list() List null value for testing
678test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
679test_null_string() String null value for testing
680test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
681test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
682test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000683test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
684test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
685test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
686test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
687test_void() any void value for testing
688timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
689timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
690timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
691 Number create a timer
692timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
693timer_stopall() none stop all timers
694tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
695toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
696tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
697 to chars in {tostr}
698trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
699 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
700trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
701type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
702typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
703undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
704undotree() List undo file tree
705uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
706 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
707values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100708virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
709 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100710virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
711 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000712visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
713wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
714win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
715 String execute {command} in window {id}
716win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
717win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
718win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
719win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
720win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
721win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000722win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
723win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000724win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
725win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
726 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
727winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
728wincol() Number window column of the cursor
729windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
730winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
731winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
732winline() Number window line of the cursor
733winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
734winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
735winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
736winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
737winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
738wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
739writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
740 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
741xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
742
743==============================================================================
7442. Details *builtin-function-details*
745
746Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
747specific functionality.
748
749abs({expr}) *abs()*
750 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
751 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
752 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
753 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
754 Examples: >
755 echo abs(1.456)
756< 1.456 >
757 echo abs(-5.456)
758< 5.456 >
759 echo abs(-4)
760< 4
761
762 Can also be used as a |method|: >
763 Compute()->abs()
764
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000765
766acos({expr}) *acos()*
767 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
768 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
769 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100770 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000771 Examples: >
772 :echo acos(0)
773< 1.570796 >
774 :echo acos(-0.5)
775< 2.094395
776
777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
778 Compute()->acos()
779
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000780
781add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
782 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
783 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
784 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
785 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
786< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
787 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
788 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
789 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100790 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000791
792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
793 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
794
795
796and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
797 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
798 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100799 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000800 Example: >
801 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
802< Can also be used as a |method|: >
803 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
804
805
806append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
807 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
808 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
809 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
810 the current buffer.
811 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
812 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
813 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
814 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000815 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
816 no matter the value of {lnum}.
817 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
818 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000819 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
820 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
821
822< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
823 passed as the second argument: >
824 mylist->append(lnum)
825
826
827appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
828 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
829
830 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
831 |bufload()| if needed.
832
833 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
834
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000835 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
836 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
837 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
838 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000839
840 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
841 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
842
843 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
844 error message is given. Example: >
845 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000846< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
847 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
848
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000849 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
850 passed as the second argument: >
851 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
852
853
854argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
855 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
856 |arglist|.
857 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
858 window is used.
859 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
860 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
861 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
862 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
863
864 *argidx()*
865argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
866 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
867
868 *arglistid()*
869arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
870 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
871 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
872 global argument list. See |arglist|.
873 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
874
875 Without arguments use the current window.
876 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
877 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
878 page.
879 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
880
881 *argv()*
882argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
883 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
884 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
885 :let i = 0
886 :while i < argc()
887 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000888 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000889 : let i = i + 1
890 :endwhile
891< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
892 the whole |arglist| is returned.
893
894 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
895 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
896
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100897 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
898 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
899 argument is invalid.
900
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000901asin({expr}) *asin()*
902 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
903 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
904 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
905 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100906 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
907 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000908 Examples: >
909 :echo asin(0.8)
910< 0.927295 >
911 :echo asin(-0.5)
912< -0.523599
913
914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
915 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000916
917
918assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
919
920
921
922atan({expr}) *atan()*
923 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
924 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
925 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100926 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000927 Examples: >
928 :echo atan(100)
929< 1.560797 >
930 :echo atan(-4.01)
931< -1.326405
932
933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
934 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000935
936
937atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
938 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
939 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
940 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100941 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
942 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000943 Examples: >
944 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
945< -0.785398 >
946 :echo atan2(1, -1)
947< 2.356194
948
949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
950 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000951
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100952
953autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
954 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
955
956 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
957 the following optional items:
958 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
959 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
960 item is ignored.
961 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
962 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100963 This can be either a String with a single
964 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100965 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
966 If this group doesn't exist then it is
967 created. If not specified or empty, then the
968 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100969 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
970 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100971 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100972 which executes only once. Refer to
973 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100974 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
975 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100976 present, then this item is ignored. This can
977 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
978 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100979 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
980 commands associated with the specified autocmd
981 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
982 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100983 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100984
985 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
986 Examples: >
987 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
988 let acmd = {}
989 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
990 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
991 let acmd.bufnr = 5
992 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
993 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000994<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
996 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
997<
998autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
999 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1000
1001 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1002 the following optional items:
1003 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1004 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1005 item is ignored.
1006 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1007 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1008 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1009 group are deleted.
1010 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1011 If not specified or empty, then the default
1012 group is used.
1013 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1014 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1015 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1016 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1017 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1018 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1019 present, then this item is ignored.
1020
1021 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1022 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1023 is deleted.
1024
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001025 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001026 Examples: >
1027 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1028 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1029 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1030 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1031 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1032 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1033 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1034 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1035 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1036 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1037 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1038 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1039 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1040 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1041 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1042 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1043<
1044 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1045 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1046
1047autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1048 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1049 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1050
1051 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1052 items:
1053 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1054 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1055 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1056 error message. If set to an empty string,
1057 then the default autocmd group is used.
1058 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1059 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1060 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1061 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1062 results in an error message.
1063 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1064 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1065 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1066 {opts}.
1067
1068 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1069 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1070 the autocmd is defined.
1071 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1072 event Autocmd event name.
1073 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001074 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1075 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1076 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1077 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001078 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1079 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1080 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1081 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1082
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001083 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1084 or event or pattern is not found.
1085
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001086 Examples: >
1087 " :autocmd MyGroup
1088 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1089 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1090 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1091 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1092 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1093 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1094 " :autocmd Syntax
1095 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1096 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1097 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1098 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1099 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1100<
1101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1102 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1103<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001104balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1105 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001106 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1107 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001108
1109balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1110 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1111 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1112 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1113 split with |balloon_split()|.
1114 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1115
1116 Example: >
1117 func GetBalloonContent()
1118 " ... initiate getting the content
1119 return ''
1120 endfunc
1121 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1122
1123 func BalloonCallback(result)
1124 call balloon_show(a:result)
1125 endfunc
1126< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1127 GetText()->balloon_show()
1128<
1129 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1130 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1131 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1132 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001133 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001134
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001135 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1136 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001137 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1138 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1139
1140balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1141 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1142 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1143 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001144 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1145 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1147 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1148
1149< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1150 feature}
1151
1152blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1153 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1154 {blob}. Examples: >
1155 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1156 blob2list(0z) returns []
1157< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1158 opposite.
1159
1160 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1161 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001162<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001163 *browse()*
1164browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1165 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1166 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1167 The input fields are:
1168 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1169 {title} title for the requester
1170 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1171 {default} default file name
1172 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1173 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1174
1175 *browsedir()*
1176browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1177 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1178 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1179 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1180 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1181 to be used.
1182 The input fields are:
1183 {title} title for the requester
1184 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1185 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1186 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1187
1188bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001189 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1190 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001191 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1192 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1193 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1194 buffer is always created.
1195 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1196 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1197 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1198 call bufload(bufnr)
1199 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001200< Returns 0 on error.
1201 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001202 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1203
1204bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1205 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1206 {buf} exists.
1207 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1208 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1209
1210 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1211 exactly. The name can be:
1212 - Relative to the current directory.
1213 - A full path.
1214 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1215 - A URL name.
1216 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1217 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1218 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1219 long name to be able to find them.
1220 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1221 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1222 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1223 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1224 file name.
1225
1226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1227 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1228<
1229 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1230
1231buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1232 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1233 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1234 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1235
1236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1237 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1238
1239bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1240 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1241 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1242 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001243 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
1244 file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001245 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1246 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1247 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1248
1249 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1250 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1251
1252bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1253 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1254 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1255 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1256
1257 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1258 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1259
1260bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1261 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1262 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1263 "[No Name]".
1264 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1265 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1266 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1267 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1268 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1269 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1270 match an empty string is returned.
1271 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1272 alternate buffer.
1273 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1274 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1275 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1276 pattern.
1277 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1278 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1279 buffers are searched for.
1280 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1281 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1282 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1283< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1284 echo bufnr->bufname()
1285
1286< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1287 string is returned. >
1288 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1289 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1290 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1291 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1292< *buffer_name()*
1293 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1294
1295 *bufnr()*
1296bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1297 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1298 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1299 above.
1300
1301 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1302 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1303 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1304 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1305< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1306 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1307
1308 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1309 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1310< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1311 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1312 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1313 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1314
1315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1316 echo bufref->bufnr()
1317<
1318 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1319 *last_buffer_nr()*
1320 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1321
1322bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1323 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1324 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1325 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1326 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1327
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001328 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001329<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001330 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1331 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001332
1333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1334 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1335
1336bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1337 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1338 |window-ID|.
1339 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1340 is returned. Example: >
1341
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001342 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001343
1344< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1345 |:wincmd|.
1346
1347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1348 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1349
1350byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1351 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1352 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1353 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1354 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1355 one.
1356 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1357
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001358 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1359
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1361 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1362
1363< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1364 feature}
1365
1366byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1367 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1368 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1369 zero.
1370 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1371 equal to {nr}.
1372 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1373 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1374 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1375 separately.
1376 Example : >
1377 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1378< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1379 same: >
1380 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1381 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1382< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1383
1384 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1385 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1386 in bytes is returned.
1387
1388 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1389 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1390
1391byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1392 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1393 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001394 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001395 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1396 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1397 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1398< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1399 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1400 one byte).
1401 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1402 to a Unicode encoding.
1403
1404 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1405 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1406
1407call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1408 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1409 arguments.
1410 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1411 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1412 Returns the return value of the called function.
1413 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1414 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1415
1416 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1417 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1418
1419ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1420 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1421 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1422 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1423 Examples: >
1424 echo ceil(1.456)
1425< 2.0 >
1426 echo ceil(-5.456)
1427< -5.0 >
1428 echo ceil(4.0)
1429< 4.0
1430
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001431 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1432
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001433 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1434 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001435
1436
1437ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1438
1439
1440changenr() *changenr()*
1441 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1442 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1443 with the |:undo| command.
1444 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1445 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1446 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001447 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001448
1449char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001450 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001451 Examples: >
1452 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1453 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1454< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1455 Example for "utf-8": >
1456 char2nr("á") returns 225
1457 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1458< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1459 A combining character is a separate character.
1460 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1461 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1462 let str = "ABC"
1463 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1464< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1465
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001466 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1467
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1469 GetChar()->char2nr()
1470
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001471charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1472 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1473 The character class is one of:
1474 0 blank
1475 1 punctuation
1476 2 word character
1477 3 emoji
1478 other specific Unicode class
1479 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001480 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001481
1482
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001483charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001484 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1485 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1486
1487 Example:
1488 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1489 charcol('.') returns 3
1490 col('.') returns 7
1491
1492< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1493 GetPos()->col()
1494<
1495 *charidx()*
1496charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1497 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1498 The index of the first character is zero.
1499 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1500 equal to {idx}.
1501 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1502 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1503 added to the preceding base character.
1504 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1505 counted as separate characters.
1506 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1507 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1508 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1509 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1510 and is not zero or one.
1511 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1512 from the character index.
1513 Examples: >
1514 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1515 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1516 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1517<
1518 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1519 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1520
1521chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1522 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1523 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1524 window:
1525 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1526 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1527 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1528 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1529 directory.
1530 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1531 {dir} must be a String.
1532 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1533 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1534 On failure, returns an empty string.
1535
1536 Example: >
1537 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1538 if save_dir != ""
1539 " ... do some work
1540 call chdir(save_dir)
1541 endif
1542
1543< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1544 GetDir()->chdir()
1545<
1546cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1547 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1548 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1549 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1550 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001551 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001552 See |C-indenting|.
1553
1554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1555 GetLnum()->cindent()
1556
1557clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1558 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1559 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1560 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1561 window ID instead of the current window.
1562
1563 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1564 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1565<
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001566col({expr} [, {winid}) *col()*
1567 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001568 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1569 . the cursor position
1570 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1571 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1572 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1573 returned)
1574 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1575 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1576 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1577 that it's updated right away.
1578 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1579 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1580 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1581 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001582 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1583 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001584 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1585 |getpos()|.
1586 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1587 character position use |charcol()|.
1588 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1589 Examples: >
1590 col(".") column of cursor
1591 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1592 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001593 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001594< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1595 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001596 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1597 buffer.
1598 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1599 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001600 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1601 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001602 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001603
1604< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1605 GetPos()->col()
1606<
1607
1608complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1609 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1610 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1611 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1612 or with an expression mapping.
1613 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1614 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1615 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1616 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1617 match.
1618 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1619 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1620 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1621 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1622 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1623 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1624 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1625 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1626 Example: >
1627 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1628
1629 func! ListMonths()
1630 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1631 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1632 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1633 return ''
1634 endfunc
1635< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1636 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1637
1638 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1639 second argument: >
1640 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1641
1642complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1643 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1644 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1645 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1646 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1647 the list.
1648 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1649 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1650
1651 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1652 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1653
1654complete_check() *complete_check()*
1655 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1656 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1657 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1658 zero otherwise.
1659 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1660 'completefunc' option.
1661
1662
1663complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1664 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1665 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1666 The items are:
1667 mode Current completion mode name string.
1668 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1669 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1670 See |pumvisible()|.
1671 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1672 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1673 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1674 See |complete-items|.
1675 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1676 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1677 typed text only, or the last completion after
1678 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1679 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001680 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001681
1682 *complete_info_mode*
1683 mode values are:
1684 "" Not in completion mode
1685 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1686 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1687 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1688 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1689 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1690 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1691 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1692 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1693 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1694 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1695 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1696 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1697 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1698 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1699 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1700 "eval" |complete()| completion
1701 "unknown" Other internal modes
1702
1703 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1704 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1705 {what} are silently ignored.
1706
1707 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1708 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1709 |CompleteChanged| event.
1710
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001711 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1712
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001713 Examples: >
1714 " Get all items
1715 call complete_info()
1716 " Get only 'mode'
1717 call complete_info(['mode'])
1718 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1719 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1720
1721< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1722 GetItems()->complete_info()
1723<
1724 *confirm()*
1725confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1726 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1727 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1728 choice this is 1.
1729 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1730 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1731
1732 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1733 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1734 used (and translated).
1735 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1736 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1737
1738 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1739 by '\n', e.g. >
1740 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1741< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1742 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1743 not need to be the first letter: >
1744 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1745< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1746 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1747
1748 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1749 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1750 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1751 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1752
1753 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1754 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1755 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1756 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1757 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1758 used.
1759
1760 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1761 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1762
1763 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001764 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001765 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001766 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001767 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001768 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001769 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001770 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001771 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001772 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001773< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1774 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1775 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1776 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1777 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1778 the horizontal layout is always used.
1779
1780 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1781 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1782<
1783 *copy()*
1784copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1785 different from using {expr} directly.
1786 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1787 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1788 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1789 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1790 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1791 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1793 mylist->copy()
1794
1795cos({expr}) *cos()*
1796 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1797 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001798 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001799 Examples: >
1800 :echo cos(100)
1801< 0.862319 >
1802 :echo cos(-4.01)
1803< -0.646043
1804
1805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1806 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001807
1808
1809cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1810 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1811 [1, inf].
1812 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001813 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001814 Examples: >
1815 :echo cosh(0.5)
1816< 1.127626 >
1817 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1818< -1.127626
1819
1820 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1821 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001822
1823
1824count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1825 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1826 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1827
1828 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1829 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1830
1831 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1832
1833 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1834 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1835 {expr} is an empty string.
1836
1837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1838 mylist->count(val)
1839<
1840 *cscope_connection()*
1841cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1842 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1843 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1844 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1845 if there are no cscope connections;
1846 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1847
1848 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1849 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1850
1851 {num} Description of existence check
1852 ----- ------------------------------
1853 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1854 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1855 {dbpath}.
1856 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1857 {dbpath}.
1858 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1859 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1860 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1861 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1862
1863 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1864
1865 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1866
1867 # pid database name prepend path
1868 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1869<
1870 Invocation Return Val ~
1871 ---------- ---------- >
1872 cscope_connection() 1
1873 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1874 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1875 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1876 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1877 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1878 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1879 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1880<
1881cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1882cursor({list})
1883 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1884 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1885
1886 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1887 with two, three or four item:
1888 [{lnum}, {col}]
1889 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1890 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1891 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1892 but without the first item.
1893
1894 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1895 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1896
1897 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001898 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1899 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001900 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1901 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001902 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1903 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1904 line.
1905 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1906 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1907 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1908
1909 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1910 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1911 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1912 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1913
1914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1915 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1916
1917debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1918 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1919 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1920 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1921 {only available on MS-Windows}
1922
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001923 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1924 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1925
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001926 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1927 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1928
1929deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1930 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1931 different from using {expr} directly.
1932 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1933 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1934 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1935 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1936 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1937 the original |List|.
1938 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1939
1940 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1941 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1942 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1943 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1944 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1945 *E724*
1946 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1947 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1948 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1949 Also see |copy()|.
1950
1951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1952 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1953
1954delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1955 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001956 name {fname}.
1957
1958 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1959 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001960
1961 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1962 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1963
1964 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1965 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1966 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1967 that is being used.
1968
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001969 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1970 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1971 or partly failed.
1972
1973 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1974 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1975 |deletebufline()|.
1976
1977 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1978 GetName()->delete()
1979
1980deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1981 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1982 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1983 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1984
1985 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1986 |bufload()| if needed.
1987
1988 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1989
1990 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1991 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1992 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1993
1994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1995 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1996<
1997 *did_filetype()*
1998did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1999 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2000 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2001 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2002 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2003 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2004 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2005 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2006 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2007 file.
2008
2009diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2010 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2011 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2012 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2013 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2014 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2015 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2016 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2017
2018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2019 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2020
2021diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2022 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2023 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2024 diff change zero is returned.
2025 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2026 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2027 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2028 line.
2029 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2030 syntax information about the highlighting.
2031
2032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2033 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2034<
2035
2036digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2037 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2038 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2039 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2040 is given and an empty string is returned.
2041
2042 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2043 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2044 available, it might fail.
2045
2046 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2047
2048 Examples: >
2049 " Get a built-in digraph
2050 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2051
2052 " Get a user-defined digraph
2053 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2054 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2055<
2056 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2057 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2058<
2059 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2060 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2061 display an error message.
2062
2063
2064digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2065 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2066 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2067 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2068
2069 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2070 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2071 available, it might fail.
2072
2073 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2074
2075 Examples: >
2076 " Get user-defined digraphs
2077 :echo digraph_getlist()
2078
2079 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2080 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2081<
2082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2083 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2084<
2085 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2086 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2087 display an error message.
2088
2089
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002090digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002091 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2092 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002093 encoded character. *E1215*
2094 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2095 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2096 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002097
2098 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2099 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2100
2101 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2102 |digraph_setlist()|.
2103
2104 Example: >
2105 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2106<
2107 Can be used as a |method|: >
2108 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2109<
2110 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2111 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2112 display an error message.
2113
2114
2115digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2116 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2117 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2118 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002119 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002120 Example: >
2121 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2122<
2123 It is similar to the following: >
2124 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2125 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2126 endfor
2127< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2128 following digraphs will not be added.
2129
2130 Can be used as a |method|: >
2131 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2132<
2133 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2134 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2135 display an error message.
2136
2137
2138echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2139 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2140 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2141 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2142 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2143< and to enable it again: >
2144 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2145< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2146
2147
2148empty({expr}) *empty()*
2149 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2150 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2151 items.
2152 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2153 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2154 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2155 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2156 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2157 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2158
2159 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2160 length with zero.
2161
2162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2163 mylist->empty()
2164
2165environ() *environ()*
2166 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2167 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2168 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2169< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2170 use this: >
2171 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2172
2173escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2174 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2175 backslash. Example: >
2176 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2177< results in: >
2178 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2179< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2180
2181 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2182 GetText()->escape(' \')
2183<
2184 *eval()*
2185eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2186 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2187 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2188 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2189 functions.
2190
2191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2192 argv->join()->eval()
2193
2194eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2195 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2196 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2197 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2198 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2199
2200executable({expr}) *executable()*
2201 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2202 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2203 arguments.
2204 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2205 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2206 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2207 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2208 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2209 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2210 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2211 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2212 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2213 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2214 directory, not if it's really executable.
2215 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002216 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2217 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2218 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2219 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002220 The result is a Number:
2221 1 exists
2222 0 does not exist
2223 -1 not implemented on this system
2224 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2225
2226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2227 GetCommand()->executable()
2228
2229execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2230 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2231 string.
2232 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2233 lines are executed one by one.
2234 This is equivalent to: >
2235 redir => var
2236 {command}
2237 redir END
2238<
2239 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2240 "" no `:silent` used
2241 "silent" `:silent` used
2242 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2243 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2244 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2245 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2246 *E930*
2247 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2248
2249 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002250 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002251
2252< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2253 use `win_execute()`.
2254
2255 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2256 included in the output of the higher level call.
2257
2258 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2259 GetCommand()->execute()
2260
2261exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2262 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2263 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2264 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2265 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2266 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2267< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2268 an empty string is returned.
2269
2270 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2271 GetCommand()->exepath()
2272<
2273 *exists()*
2274exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2275 zero otherwise.
2276
2277 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2278 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2279 at compile time.
2280
2281 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2282 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2283
2284 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002285 varname internal variable (see
2286 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2287 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2288 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002289 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002290 Does not work for local variables in a
2291 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002292 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2293 script, since it can be used as a
2294 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002295 Beware that evaluating an index may
2296 cause an error message for an invalid
2297 expression. E.g.: >
2298 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2299 :echo exists("l[5]")
2300< 0 >
2301 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2302< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2303 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002304 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2305 not if it really works)
2306 +option-name Vim option that works.
2307 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2308 done by comparing with an empty
2309 string)
2310 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2311 or user defined function (see
2312 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2313 Also works for a variable that is a
2314 Funcref.
2315 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2316 implemented; to be used to check if
2317 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002318 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2319 command or command modifier |:command|.
2320 Returns:
2321 1 for match with start of a command
2322 2 full match with a command
2323 3 matches several user commands
2324 To check for a supported command
2325 always check the return value to be 2.
2326 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002327 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2328 probably should not use it, it is
2329 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002330 #event autocommand defined for this event
2331 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2332 pattern (the pattern is taken
2333 literally and compared to the
2334 autocommand patterns character by
2335 character)
2336 #group autocommand group exists
2337 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2338 event.
2339 #group#event#pattern
2340 autocommand defined for this group,
2341 event and pattern.
2342 ##event autocommand for this event is
2343 supported.
2344
2345 Examples: >
2346 exists("&shortname")
2347 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2348 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002349 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2350 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002351 exists("bufcount")
2352 exists(":Make")
2353 exists("#CursorHold")
2354 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2355 exists("#filetypeindent")
2356 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2357 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2358 exists("##ColorScheme")
2359< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2360 name.
2361 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002362 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2363 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002364 Working example: >
2365 exists(":make")
2366< NOT working example: >
2367 exists(":make install")
2368
2369< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2370 variable itself. For example: >
2371 exists(bufcount)
2372< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2373 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2374
2375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2376 Varname()->exists()
2377<
2378
2379exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2380 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2381 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2382 give an error: >
2383 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2384 ThatFunction('works')
2385 endif
2386< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2387 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2388
2389 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2390 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2391 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2392
2393
2394exp({expr}) *exp()*
2395 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2396 [0, inf].
2397 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002398 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002399 Examples: >
2400 :echo exp(2)
2401< 7.389056 >
2402 :echo exp(-1)
2403< 0.367879
2404
2405 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2406 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002407
2408
2409expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2410 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2411 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2412
2413 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2414 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2415 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2416 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2417 file name contains a space]
2418
2419 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2420 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2421 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2422
2423 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2424 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2425 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2426
2427 % current file name
2428 # alternate file name
2429 #n alternate file name n
2430 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2431 <afile> autocmd file name
2432 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2433 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2434 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2435 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2436 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2437 line number
2438 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2439 a function
2440 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2441 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002442 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2443 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002444 <stack> call stack
2445 <cword> word under the cursor
2446 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2447 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2448 message |server2client()|
2449 Modifiers:
2450 :p expand to full path
2451 :h head (last path component removed)
2452 :t tail (last path component only)
2453 :r root (one extension removed)
2454 :e extension only
2455
2456 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002457 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002458< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2459 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2460 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2461< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002462 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002463< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2464 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2465 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2466 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2467 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2468<
2469 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2470 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2471 to modify normal file names.
2472
2473 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2474 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2475 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2476 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002477 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2478 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2479 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002480
2481 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2482 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2483 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2484 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2485 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2486 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2487 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2488 :echo expand("**/README")
2489<
2490 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2491 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2492 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2493 |expr-env-expand|.
2494 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2495 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2496 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2497 "$FOOBAR".
2498
2499 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2500 getting the raw output of an external command.
2501
2502 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2503 Getpattern()->expand()
2504
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002505expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002506 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2507 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2508 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2509 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2510 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002511
2512 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2513 argument:
2514 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2515 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2516 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2517
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002518 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2519 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002520
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002521 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002522 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002523 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2524 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2525<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002527 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2528<
2529extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2530 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2531 |Dictionaries|.
2532
2533 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2534 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2535 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2536 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2537 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2538 Examples: >
2539 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2540 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2541< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2542 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2543 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2544 (where N is the original length of the List).
2545 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2546 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2547 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2548<
2549 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2550 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2551 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2552 used to decide what to do:
2553 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2554 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2555 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2556 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2557
2558 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2559 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2560 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2561 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2562 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002563 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002564
2565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2566 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2567
2568
2569extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2570 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2571 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2572 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2573 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2574
2575
2576feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2577 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2578 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2579
2580 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2581 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2582 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2583 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2584 characters from a mapping.
2585
2586 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2587 {string}.
2588
2589 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2590 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2591 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2592 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2593 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2594 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2595
2596 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2597 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2598 keys are remapped.
2599 'n' Do not remap keys.
2600 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2601 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2602 opening folds, etc.
2603 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2604 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2605 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2606 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2607 the internal "got_int" flag.
2608 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2609 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2610 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2611 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2612 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2613 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2614 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2615 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2616 script continues.
2617 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2618 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2619 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002620 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2621 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002622 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002623 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002624 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2625 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2626 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2627
2628 Return value is always 0.
2629
2630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2631 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2632
2633filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2634 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2635 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2636 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2637 expression, which is used as a String.
2638 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2639 |glob()|.
2640 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2641 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2642 0
2643 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2644 1
2645
2646< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2647 GetName()->filereadable()
2648< *file_readable()*
2649 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2650
2651
2652filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2653 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2654 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2655 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2656 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2657
2658 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2659 GetName()->filewritable()
2660
2661
2662filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2663 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2664 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2665 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2666 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002667 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002668
2669 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2670
2671 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2672 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2673 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2674 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2675 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2676 current character.
2677 Examples: >
2678 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2679< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2680 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2681< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2682 call filter(var, 0)
2683< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2684
2685 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2686 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2687 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2688
2689 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2690 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2691 2. the value of the current item.
2692 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2693 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2694 func Odd(idx, val)
2695 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2696 endfunc
2697 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002698< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2699 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2700< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002701 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2702< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2703 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2704<
2705 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2706 Other values will result in a type error.
2707
2708 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2709 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2710 first: >
2711 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2712
2713< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002714 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002715 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2716 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2717 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2718 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2719
2720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2721 mylist->filter(expr2)
2722
2723finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2724 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2725 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2726 for the syntax of {path}.
2727
2728 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2729 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2730 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2731 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2732
2733 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2734 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2735 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2736
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002737 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2738
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002739 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002740
2741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2742 GetName()->finddir()
2743
2744findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2745 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2746 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2747 Example: >
2748 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2749< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2750 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2751
2752 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2753 GetName()->findfile()
2754
2755flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2756 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2757 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2758 a very large number.
2759 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2760 not want that.
2761 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002762 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002763 *E900*
2764 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2765 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2766 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2767
2768 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2769
2770 Example: >
2771 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2772< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2773 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2774< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2775
2776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2777 mylist->flatten()
2778<
2779flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2780 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2781
2782
2783float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2784 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2785 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002786 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002787 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002788 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2789 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2790 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2791 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2792 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2793 Examples: >
2794 echo float2nr(3.95)
2795< 3 >
2796 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2797< -23 >
2798 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2799< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2800 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2801< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2802 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2803< 0
2804
2805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2806 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002807
2808
2809floor({expr}) *floor()*
2810 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2811 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2812 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002813 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002814 Examples: >
2815 echo floor(1.856)
2816< 1.0 >
2817 echo floor(-5.456)
2818< -6.0 >
2819 echo floor(4.0)
2820< 4.0
2821
2822 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2823 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002824
2825
2826fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2827 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2828 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2829 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2830 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2831 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2832 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2833 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002834 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2835 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002836 Examples: >
2837 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2838< 0.13 >
2839 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2840< -0.13
2841
2842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2843 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002844
2845
2846fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2847 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2848 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2849 are escaped with a backslash.
2850 For most systems the characters escaped are
2851 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2852 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2853 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2854 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002855 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002856 Example: >
2857 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002858 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002859< results in executing: >
2860 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2861<
2862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2863 GetName()->fnameescape()
2864
2865fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2866 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2867 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2868 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2869 Example: >
2870 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2871< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002872 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002873< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2874 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002875 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2876 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2877 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2878 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002879 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2880 |expand()| first then.
2881
2882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2883 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2884
2885foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2886 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2887 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2888 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2889 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2890 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2891
2892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2893 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2894
2895foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2896 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2897 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2898 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2899 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2900 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2901
2902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2903 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2904
2905foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2906 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2907 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2908 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2909 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2910 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2911 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2912 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2913 previous line is usually available.
2914 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2915 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2916
2917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2918 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2919<
2920 *foldtext()*
2921foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2922 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2923 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2924 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2925 The returned string looks like this: >
2926 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2927< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2928 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2929 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2930 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2931 'commentstring' options is removed.
2932 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2933 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2934 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002935 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002936 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2937
2938foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2939 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2940 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2941 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2942 returned.
2943 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2944 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2945 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2946 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2947
2948
2949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2950 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2951<
2952 *foreground()*
2953foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2954 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2955 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2956 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2957 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002958 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002959 Win32 console version}
2960
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002961fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002962 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2963 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2964
2965 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2966 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002967 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
2968 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
2969 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
2970
2971 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
2972 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
2973 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
2974 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002975
2976 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2977 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2978
2979 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2980 GetName()->fullcommand()
2981<
2982 *funcref()*
2983funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2984 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2985 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2986 function {name} is redefined later.
2987
2988 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002989 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2990 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2991 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2992 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002993 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002994
2995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2996 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2997<
2998 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2999function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3000 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3001 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3002 internal function.
3003
3004 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3005 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3006 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3007 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3008 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3009<
3010 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3011 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3012 same function.
3013
3014 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3015 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3016 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3017
3018 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3019 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3020 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3021 ...
3022 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3023 ...
3024 call Partial('name')
3025< Invokes the function as with: >
3026 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3027
3028< With a |method|: >
3029 func Callback(one, two, three)
3030 ...
3031 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3032 ...
3033 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3034< Invokes the function as with: >
3035 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3036
3037< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3038 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3039 arguments. Example: >
3040 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003041 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003042 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3043 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003044 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003045 call Func2('name')
3046< Invokes the function as with: >
3047 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3048
3049< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3050 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3051 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003052 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003053 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003054 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003055 let context = {"name": "example"}
3056 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003057 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003058 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3059< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003060 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3061 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003062 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3063 let Func = context.Callback
3064
3065< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3066 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003067 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003068 let context = {"name": "example"}
3069 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003070 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003071 call Func(500)
3072< Invokes the function as with: >
3073 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3074<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003075 Returns 0 on error.
3076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003077 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3078 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3079
3080
3081garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3082 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3083 that have circular references.
3084
3085 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3086 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3087 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3088 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3089 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3090 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3091 for a long time.
3092
3093 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3094 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3095 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3096
3097 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3098 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3099 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3100 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3101
3102get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3103 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3104 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3105 omitted.
3106 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3107 mylist->get(idx)
3108get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3109 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3110 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3111 omitted.
3112 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3113 myblob->get(idx)
3114get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3115 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3116 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3117 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3118 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3119< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3120 'default' when it does not exist.
3121 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3122 mydict->get(key)
3123get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003124 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003125 {what} are:
3126 "name" The function name
3127 "func" The function
3128 "dict" The dictionary
3129 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003130 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003131 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3132 myfunc->get(what)
3133<
3134 *getbufinfo()*
3135getbufinfo([{buf}])
3136getbufinfo([{dict}])
3137 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3138
3139 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3140 returned.
3141
3142 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3143 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3144 be specified in {dict}:
3145 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3146 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3147 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3148
3149 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3150 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3151 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3152 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3153
3154 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3155 entries:
3156 bufnr Buffer number.
3157 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3158 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3159 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3160 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3161 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3162 last used.
3163 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3164 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3165 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3166 opened in the current window.
3167 Only valid if the buffer has been
3168 displayed in the window in the past.
3169 If you want the line number of the
3170 last known cursor position in a given
3171 window, use |line()|: >
3172 :echo line('.', {winid})
3173<
3174 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3175 valid when loaded)
3176 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3177 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3178 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3179 Each list item is a dictionary with
3180 the following fields:
3181 id sign identifier
3182 lnum line number
3183 name sign name
3184 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3185 buffer-local variables.
3186 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3187 buffer
3188 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3189 display this buffer
3190
3191 Examples: >
3192 for buf in getbufinfo()
3193 echo buf.name
3194 endfor
3195 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3196 if buf.changed
3197 ....
3198 endif
3199 endfor
3200<
3201 To get buffer-local options use: >
3202 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3203<
3204 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3205 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3206<
3207
3208 *getbufline()*
3209getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3210 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3211 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003212 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3213 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003214
3215 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3216
3217 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3218 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3219
3220 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3221 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3222
3223 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3224 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3225 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3226 returned.
3227
3228 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3229 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3230
3231 Example: >
3232 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3233
3234< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3235 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003236<
3237 *getbufoneline()*
3238getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3239 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3240 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003241
3242getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3243 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3244 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3245 must be used.
3246 The {varname} argument is a string.
3247 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3248 buffer-local variables.
3249 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3250 the buffer-local options.
3251 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3252 a buffer-local option.
3253 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3254 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3255 window-local option.
3256 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3257 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3258 string is returned, there is no error message.
3259 Examples: >
3260 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003261 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003262
3263< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3264 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3265<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003266getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3267 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3268 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3269 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3270 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3271
3272
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003273getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3274 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3275 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3276 exist, an empty list is returned.
3277
3278 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3279 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3280 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3281 entries:
3282 col column number
3283 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3284 lnum line number
3285 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3286 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3287 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3288
3289 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3290 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3291
3292getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3293 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3294 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3295 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3296 Return zero otherwise.
3297 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3298 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3299 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3300
3301 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3302 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003303 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003304 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3305 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3306 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3307 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3308 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3309 that is not included in the character.
3310
3311 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3312 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3313 sequence.
3314
3315 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3316 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3317 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3318
3319 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3320
3321 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3322 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3323 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3324 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3325 ignored.
3326 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3327 let c = getchar()
3328 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003329 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003330 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003331 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003332 endif
3333<
3334 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3335 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3336 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3337
3338 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3339 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3340 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3341 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3342
3343 There is no mapping for the character.
3344 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3345 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3346 sequence. Examples: >
3347 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3348 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3349< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3350 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3351 :function FindChar()
3352 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3353 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3354 : normal l
3355 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3356 : break
3357 : endif
3358 : endwhile
3359 :endfunction
3360<
3361 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3362 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3363 another character: >
3364 :function GetKey()
3365 : let c = getchar()
3366 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3367 : let c = getchar()
3368 : endwhile
3369 : return c
3370 :endfunction
3371
3372getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3373 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3374 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3375 These values are added together:
3376 2 shift
3377 4 control
3378 8 alt (meta)
3379 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3380 32 mouse double click
3381 64 mouse triple click
3382 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3383 128 command (Macintosh only)
3384 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3385 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003386 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003387
3388 *getcharpos()*
3389getcharpos({expr})
3390 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3391 column number in the returned List is a character index
3392 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003393 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3394 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003395 of the last character.
3396
3397 Example:
3398 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3399 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3400 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3401<
3402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3403 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3404
3405getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3406 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3407 with the following entries:
3408
3409 char character previously used for a character
3410 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3411 if no character search has been performed
3412 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3413 0 for backward
3414 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3415 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3416 character search
3417
3418 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3419 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3420 character search: >
3421 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3422 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3423< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3424
3425
3426getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3427 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3428 string.
3429 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3430 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3431 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3432 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3433 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3434 if no character is available.
3435 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3436 result is converted to a string.
3437
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003438getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3439 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3440 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3441 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003442 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003443 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3444 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003445 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003446
3447getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3448 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3449 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3450 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3451 Example: >
3452 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003453< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3454 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003455 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3456 |inputsecret()|.
3457
3458getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3459 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3460 byte count. The first column is 1.
3461 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3462 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3463 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003464 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3465 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003466
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003467getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3468 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3469 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3470 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3471 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3472 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3473 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003474 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3475 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003476
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003477getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3478 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3479 are:
3480 : normal Ex command
3481 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3482 / forward search command
3483 ? backward search command
3484 @ |input()| command
3485 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3486 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3487 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3488 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3489 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3490 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3491
3492getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3493 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3494 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3495 when not in the command-line window.
3496
3497getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3498 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3499 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3500 types are supported:
3501
3502 arglist file names in argument list
3503 augroup autocmd groups
3504 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003505 behave |:behave| suboptions
3506 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003507 color color schemes
3508 command Ex command
3509 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3510 compiler compilers
3511 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3512 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3513 dir directory names
3514 environment environment variable names
3515 event autocommand events
3516 expression Vim expression
3517 file file and directory names
3518 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3519 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3520 function function name
3521 help help subjects
3522 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003523 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003524 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3525 mapclear buffer argument
3526 mapping mapping name
3527 menu menus
3528 messages |:messages| suboptions
3529 option options
3530 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003531 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003532 shellcmd Shell command
3533 sign |:sign| suboptions
3534 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3535 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3536 tag tags
3537 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3538 user user names
3539 var user variables
3540
3541 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3542 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3543 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3544
3545 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3546 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3547 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3548
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003549 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3550 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003551 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3552 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3553 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3554 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003555
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003556 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3557 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3558 a ":call" command: >
3559 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3560<
3561 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3562 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3563
3564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3565 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3566<
3567 *getcurpos()*
3568getcurpos([{winid}])
3569 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3570 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3571 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3572 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003573 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3574 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003575 |getpos()|.
3576 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3577 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3578 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3579
3580 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3581 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3582 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3583 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3584 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3585
3586 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3587 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3588 MoveTheCursorAround
3589 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3590< Note that this only works within the window. See
3591 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3592
3593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3594 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3595<
3596 *getcursorcharpos()*
3597getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3598 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3599 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3600
3601 Example:
3602 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3603 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3604 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3605<
3606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3607 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3608
3609< *getcwd()*
3610getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3611 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3612 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3613
3614 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3615 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3616 the |window-ID|.
3617 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3618 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3619
3620 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3621 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3622 the working directory of the tabpage.
3623 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3624 use the current tabpage.
3625 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3626 the current window.
3627 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3628
3629 Examples: >
3630 " Get the working directory of the current window
3631 :echo getcwd()
3632 :echo getcwd(0)
3633 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3634 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3635 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3636 " Get the global working directory
3637 :echo getcwd(-1)
3638 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3639 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3640 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3641 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3642
3643< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3644 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3645
3646getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3647 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3648 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3649 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3650
3651< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3652 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3653 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3654 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3655
3656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3657 GetVarname()->getenv()
3658
3659getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3660 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3661 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3662 |hl-Normal|.
3663 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3664 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3665 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3666 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3667 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3668 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3669 function just after the GUI has started.
3670 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3671 a valid name does not work.
3672
3673getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3674 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3675 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3676 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3677 empty string is returned.
3678 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3679 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3680 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3681 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3682 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3683 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3684 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3685< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3686 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3687
3688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3689 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3690<
3691 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3692
3693getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3694 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3695 given file {fname}.
3696 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3697 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3698 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3699 is returned.
3700
3701 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3702 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3703
3704getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3705 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3706 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3707 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3708 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3709 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3710
3711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3712 GetFilename()->getftime()
3713
3714getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3715 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3716 file of the given file {fname}.
3717 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3718 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3719 results:
3720 Normal file "file"
3721 Directory "dir"
3722 Symbolic link "link"
3723 Block device "bdev"
3724 Character device "cdev"
3725 Socket "socket"
3726 FIFO "fifo"
3727 All other "other"
3728 Example: >
3729 getftype("/home")
3730< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3731 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3732 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3733 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3734
3735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3736 GetFilename()->getftype()
3737
3738getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3739 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003740 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003741 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3742
3743getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3744 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3745
3746 Without arguments use the current window.
3747 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3748 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3749 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003750 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3751 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003752
3753 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3754 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3755 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3756 the following entries:
3757 bufnr buffer number
3758 col column number
3759 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3760 filename filename if available
3761 lnum line number
3762
3763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3764 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3765
3766< *getline()*
3767getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3768 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3769 from the current buffer. Example: >
3770 getline(1)
3771< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3772 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3773 To get the line under the cursor: >
3774 getline(".")
3775< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3776 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3777
3778 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3779 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3780 including line {end}.
3781 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3782 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3783 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3784 Example: >
3785 :let start = line('.')
3786 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3787 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3788
3789< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3790 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3791
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003792< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3793 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003794
3795getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3796 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3797 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3798 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3799
3800 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3801 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3802 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3803
3804 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3805 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3806 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3807
3808 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3809 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3810
3811 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3812 from the location list. This field is
3813 applicable only when called from a
3814 location list window. See
3815 |location-list-file-window| for more
3816 details.
3817
3818 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3819 location list for the window {nr}.
3820 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3821
3822 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3823 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3824 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3825
3826
3827getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3828 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3829 about all the global marks. |mark|
3830
3831 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3832 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003833 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3834 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003835
3836 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3837 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3838 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3839 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3840 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3841 file file name
3842
3843 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3844 mark.
3845
3846 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3847 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3848
3849getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3850 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3851 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3852 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3853 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3854 |getmatches()|.
3855 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003856 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3857 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003858 Example: >
3859 :echo getmatches()
3860< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3861 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3862 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3863 :let m = getmatches()
3864 :call clearmatches()
3865 :echo getmatches()
3866< [] >
3867 :call setmatches(m)
3868 :echo getmatches()
3869< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3870 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3871 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3872 :unlet m
3873<
3874getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3875 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3876 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3877 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3878 screenrow screen row
3879 screencol screen column
3880 winid Window ID of the click
3881 winrow row inside "winid"
3882 wincol column inside "winid"
3883 line text line inside "winid"
3884 column text column inside "winid"
3885 All numbers are 1-based.
3886
3887 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3888 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3889
3890 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3891 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3892 are zero.
3893
3894 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3895 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3896
3897 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3898
3899 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3900 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3901
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00003902getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
3903 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
3904 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
3905 is unknown an empty string is returned.
3906 This function is mainly intended for testing.
3907
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003908 *getpid()*
3909getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3910 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3911 exits.
3912
3913 *getpos()*
3914getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3915 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3916 |getcurpos()|.
3917 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3918 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3919 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3920 is the buffer number of the mark.
3921 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3922 column is 1.
3923 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3924 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3925 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3926 character.
3927 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3928 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003929 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003930 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3931 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3932 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003933 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3934 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003935 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003936 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3937 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3938 ...
3939 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3940< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3941
3942 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3943 GetMark()->getpos()
3944
3945getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3946 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3947 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3948 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3949 bufname() to get the name
3950 module module name
3951 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3952 end_lnum
3953 end of line number if the item is multiline
3954 col column number (first column is 1)
3955 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3956 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3957 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3958 nr error number
3959 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3960 text description of the error
3961 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3962 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3963
3964 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3965 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3966 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3967 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3968 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3969
3970 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3971 do something with them: >
3972 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3973 :for d in getqflist()
3974 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3975 :endfor
3976<
3977 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3978 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3979 following string items are supported in {what}:
3980 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3981 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3982 context get the |quickfix-context|
3983 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3984 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3985 value is used.
3986 id get information for the quickfix list with
3987 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3988 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3989 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3990 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3991 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3992 See |quickfix-index|
3993 items quickfix list entries
3994 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3995 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3996 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3997 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3998 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3999 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4000 the last quickfix list
4001 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4002 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4003 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4004 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4005 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4006 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4007 all all of the above quickfix properties
4008 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4009 particular item, set it to zero.
4010 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4011 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4012 specified by "id" is used.
4013 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4014 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4015 contains the quickfix stack size.
4016 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4017 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4018 "items" with the list of entries.
4019
4020 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4021 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4022 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4023 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4024 If not present, set to "".
4025 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4026 present, set to 0.
4027 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4028 present, set to 0.
4029 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4030 an empty list.
4031 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4032 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4033 window. If not present, set to 0.
4034 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4035 present, set to 0.
4036 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4037 to "".
4038 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4039
4040 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4041 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4042 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4043 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4044<
4045getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4046 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4047 {regname}. Example: >
4048 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4049< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4050 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004051 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004052
4053 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4054 register. (For use in maps.)
4055 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4056 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4057 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4058
4059 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4060 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4061 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4062 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4063 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4064 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4065
4066 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4067 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4068 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4069
4070 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4071 GetRegname()->getreg()
4072
4073getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4074 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4075 Dictionary with the following entries:
4076 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4077 {regname}, like
4078 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4079 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4080 |getregtype()|.
4081 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4082 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4083 register.
4084 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4085 single letter name of the register
4086 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4087 For example, after deleting a line
4088 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4089 which is the register that got the
4090 deleted text.
4091
4092 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4093 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4094 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4095 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4096 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4097 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4098
4099 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4100 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4101
4102getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4103 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4104 The value will be one of:
4105 "v" for |characterwise| text
4106 "V" for |linewise| text
4107 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4108 "" for an empty or unknown register
4109 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4110 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4111 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4112 |v:register| is used.
4113 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4114
4115 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4116 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4117
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004118getscriptinfo([{opts}) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004119 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004120 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4121 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004122
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004123 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4124 optional items:
4125 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4126 and "sid" is not specified, information about
4127 scripts with name that match the pattern
4128 "name" are returned.
4129 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4130 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4131 returned and "name" is ignored.
4132
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004133 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4134 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004135 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004136 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4137 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004138 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4139 the script. Present only when a particular
4140 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4141 {opts}.
4142 name Vim script file name.
4143 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4144 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004145 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4146 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004147 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004148 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004149 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4150 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4151 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4152 this dictionary.
4153 version Vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004154
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004155 Examples: >
4156 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4157 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4158<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004159gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4160 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4161 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4162 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4163 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4164 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4165
4166 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4167 tabnr tab page number.
4168 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4169 tabpage-local variables
4170 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4171
4172 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4173 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4174
4175gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4176 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4177 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4178 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4179 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4180 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4181 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4182 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4183 string is returned, there is no error message.
4184
4185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4186 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4187
4188gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4189 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4190 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4191 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4192 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4193 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4194 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4195 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4196 window-local option.
4197 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4198 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4199 use |getwinvar()|.
4200 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4201 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4202 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4203 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4204 or buffer-local variable.
4205 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4206 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4207 Examples: >
4208 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004209 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004210<
4211 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4212 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4213
4214< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4215 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4216
4217gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4218 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4219 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4220 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4221 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4222
4223 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4224 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4225 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4226 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4227 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4228 is a dictionary containing the
4229 entries described below.
4230 length Number of entries in the stack.
4231
4232 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4233 entries:
4234 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4235 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4236 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4237 returned list.
4238 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4239 multiple matching tags are found for a
4240 name.
4241 tagname name of the tag
4242
4243 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4244
4245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4246 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4247
4248
4249gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4250 Translate String {text} if possible.
4251 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4252 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4253 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4254 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4255 called.
4256 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4257 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4258 strings.
4259
4260
4261getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4262 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4263
4264 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4265 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4266 exist the result is an empty list.
4267
4268 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4269 tab pages is returned.
4270
4271 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4272 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4273 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4274 height window height (excluding winbar)
4275 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4276 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4277 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4278 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4279 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4280 {only with the +terminal feature}
4281 tabnr tab page number
4282 topline first displayed buffer line
4283 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4284 window-local variables
4285 width window width
4286 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4287 otherwise
4288 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4289 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4290 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4291 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4292 number in front of the text
4293 winid |window-ID|
4294 winnr window number
4295 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4296 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4297
4298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4299 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4300
4301getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4302 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4303 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4304 [x-pos, y-pos]
4305 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4306 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4307 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4308 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4309 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4310 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4311 do some work in the meantime: >
4312 while 1
4313 let res = getwinpos(1)
4314 if res[0] >= 0
4315 break
4316 endif
4317 " Do some work here
4318 endwhile
4319<
4320
4321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4322 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4323<
4324 *getwinposx()*
4325getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4326 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4327 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4328 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4329 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4330
4331 *getwinposy()*
4332getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4333 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4334 a timeout of 100 msec).
4335 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4336 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4337
4338getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4339 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4340 Examples: >
4341 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004342 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004343
4344< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4345 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4346<
4347glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4348 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4349 use of special characters.
4350
4351 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4352 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4353 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4354 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4355 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4356
4357 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4358 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4359 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4360 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4361 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4362
4363 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4364
4365 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4366 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4367
4368 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4369 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4370 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4371 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4372
4373 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4374 any external command. Example: >
4375 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4376 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4377< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4378 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4379
4380 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4381 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4382
4383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4384 GetExpr()->glob()
4385
4386glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4387 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4388 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4389 is a file name. E.g. >
4390 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4391< This is equivalent to: >
4392 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4393< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4394 empty string.
4395 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4396 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4397
4398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4399 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4400< *globpath()*
4401globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4402 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4403 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4404 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4405<
4406 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4407 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4408 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4409 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4410 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4411 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4412 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4413 error message.
4414
4415 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4416 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4417 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4418 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4419
4420 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4421 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4422 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4423 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4424 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4425 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4426<
4427 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4428
4429 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4430 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4431 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4432 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4433< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4434 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4435
4436 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4437 second argument: >
4438 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4439<
4440 *has()*
4441has({feature} [, {check}])
4442 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4443 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4444 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4445 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4446
4447 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4448 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4449 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4450 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4451 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4452 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4453 current Vim version.
4454
4455 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4456
4457 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4458 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4459 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4460 separate line: >
4461 if has('feature')
4462 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4463 endif
4464< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4465 would not be found.
4466
4467
4468has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4469 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004470 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4471 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4472 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4473 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4474 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004475
4476 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4477 mydict->has_key(key)
4478
4479haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4480 The result is a Number:
4481 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4482 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4483 0 otherwise.
4484
4485 Without arguments use the current window.
4486 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4487 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4488 page.
4489 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4490 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4491 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4492 Examples: >
4493 if haslocaldir() == 1
4494 " window local directory case
4495 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4496 " tab-local directory case
4497 else
4498 " global directory case
4499 endif
4500
4501 " current window
4502 :echo haslocaldir()
4503 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4504 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4505 " window n in current tab page
4506 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4507 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4508 " window n in tab page m
4509 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4510 " tab page m
4511 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4512<
4513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4514 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4515
4516hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4517 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4518 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4519 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4520 indicated by {mode}.
4521 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4522 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4523 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4524 Command-line mode.
4525 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4526 buffer are checked for a match.
4527 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4528 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4529 n Normal mode
4530 v Visual and Select mode
4531 x Visual mode
4532 s Select mode
4533 o Operator-pending mode
4534 i Insert mode
4535 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4536 c Command-line mode
4537 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4538
4539 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4540 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4541 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4542 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4543 :endif
4544< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4545 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4546
4547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4548 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4549
4550histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4551 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4552 one of: *hist-names*
4553 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4554 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4555 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4556 "input" or "@" input line history
4557 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4558 empty the current or last used history
4559 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4560 character is sufficient.
4561 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4562 shifted to become the newest entry.
4563 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4564 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4565
4566 Example: >
4567 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4568 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4569< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4570
4571 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4572 second argument: >
4573 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4574
4575histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4576 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4577 for the possible values of {history}.
4578
4579 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4580 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4581 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4582 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4583 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4584 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4585 be removed if it exists.
4586
4587 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4588 is returned.
4589
4590 Examples:
4591 Clear expression register history: >
4592 :call histdel("expr")
4593<
4594 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4595 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4596<
4597 The following three are equivalent: >
4598 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4599 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004600 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004601<
4602 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4603 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4604 :call histdel("search", -1)
4605 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4606<
4607 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4608 GetHistory()->histdel()
4609
4610histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4611 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4612 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4613 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4614 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4615 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4616
4617 Examples:
4618 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004619 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004620
4621< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4622 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4623 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4624<
4625 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4626 GetHistory()->histget()
4627
4628histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4629 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4630 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4631 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4632
4633 Example: >
4634 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4635
4636< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4637 GetHistory()->histnr()
4638<
4639hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4640 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4641 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4642 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4643 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4644 item.
4645 *highlight_exists()*
4646 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4647
4648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4649 GetName()->hlexists()
4650<
4651hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4652 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4653 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4654 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4655 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4656
4657 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4658 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4659 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4660 resolved highlight group are returned.
4661
4662 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4663 following items:
4664 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4665 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4666 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4667 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4668 ctermbg cterm background color.
4669 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4670 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4671 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4672 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4673 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4674 group link is a default link. See
4675 |highlight-default|.
4676 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4677 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4678 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4679 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4680 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4681 id highlight group ID.
4682 linksto linked highlight group name.
4683 See |:highlight-link|.
4684 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4685 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4686 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4687 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4688
4689 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4690 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4691 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4692 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4693
4694 Example(s): >
4695 :echo hlget()
4696 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4697 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4698<
4699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4700 GetName()->hlget()
4701<
4702hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4703 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4704 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4705 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4706 supported items in this dictionary.
4707
4708 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4709 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4710
4711 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4712 a link for an existing highlight group
4713 with attributes.
4714
4715 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4716 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4717 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4718 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4719 modified.
4720
4721 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4722 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4723 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4724 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4725
4726 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4727 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4728
4729 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4730
4731 Example(s): >
4732 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4733 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4734 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4735 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4736 :let l = hlget()
4737 :call hlset(l)
4738 " clear the Search highlight group
4739 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4740 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4741 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4742 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4743 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4744 " remove the MyHlg group link
4745 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4746 " clear the attributes and a link
4747 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4748 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4749<
4750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4751 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4752<
4753 *hlID()*
4754hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4755 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4756 zero is returned.
4757 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4758 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4759 "Comment" group: >
4760 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4761< *highlightID()*
4762 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4763
4764 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4765 GetName()->hlID()
4766
4767hostname() *hostname()*
4768 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4769 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4770 256 characters long are truncated.
4771
4772iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4773 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4774 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4775 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4776 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4777 are replaced with "?".
4778 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4779 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4780 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4781 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4782 can be done.
4783 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4784 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4785 UTF-8 and use: >
4786 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4787< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4788 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4789 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4790
4791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4792 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4793<
4794 *indent()*
4795indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4796 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4797 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4798 |getline()|.
4799 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4800 error is given.
4801
4802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4803 GetLnum()->indent()
4804
4805index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004806 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004807 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004808
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004809 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4810 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4811 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4812 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004813 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4814 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004815
4816 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4817 value is equal to {expr}.
4818
4819 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4820 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004821
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004822 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4823 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004824
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004825 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4826 Example: >
4827 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4828 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4829
4830< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4831 GetObject()->index(what)
4832
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004833indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4834 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4835 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4836
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004837 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004838 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4839 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004840
4841 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004842 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4843 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004844
4845 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4846
4847 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4848 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4849 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4850 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4851 |v:val| has the byte value.
4852
4853 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4854 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4855 2. the value of the current item.
4856 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4857 search should stop.
4858
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004859 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004860 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004861 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4862 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4863 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004864 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4865 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004866 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4867 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4868 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4869 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004870
4871< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4872 mylist->indexof(expr)
4873
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004874input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4875 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4876 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4877 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4878 in the prompt to start a new line.
4879 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4880 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4881 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4882 for lines typed for input().
4883 Example: >
4884 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4885 : echo "Cheers!"
4886 :endif
4887<
4888 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4889 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4890 Example: >
4891 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4892
4893< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4894 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4895 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4896 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4897 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4898 more information. Example: >
4899 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4900<
4901 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4902 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4903 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4904 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4905 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4906 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4907 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4908 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4909 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4910
4911 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004912 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004913 :function GetFoo()
4914 : call inputsave()
4915 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4916 : call inputrestore()
4917 :endfunction
4918
4919< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4920 GetPrompt()->input()
4921
4922inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4923 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4924 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4925 Example: >
4926 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4927 :if n != ""
4928 : let &sw = n
4929 :endif
4930< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4931 omitted an empty string is returned.
4932 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4933 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4934 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4935
4936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4937 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4938
4939inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4940 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4941 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4942 enter a number, which is returned.
4943 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4944 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4945 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4946 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4947 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4948 length of {textlist} is returned.
4949 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4950 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4951 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4952 Example: >
4953 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4954 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4955
4956< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4957 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4958
4959inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4960 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4961 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4962 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4963 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4964
4965inputsave() *inputsave()*
4966 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4967 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4968 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4969 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4970 many inputrestore() calls.
4971 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4972
4973inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4974 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4975 two exceptions:
4976 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4977 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4978 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4979 |history| stack.
4980 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4981 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4982 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4983
4984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4985 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4986
4987insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4988 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4989 of it.
4990
4991 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4992 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4993 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4994 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4995
4996 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4997 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4998 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4999 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5000< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5001 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5002 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5003
5004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5005 mylist->insert(item)
5006
5007interrupt() *interrupt()*
5008 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5009 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5010 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5011 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5012 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5013 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5014 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5015 : call interrupt()
5016 : endif
5017 :endfunction
5018 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5019
5020invert({expr}) *invert()*
5021 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5022 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5023 :let bits = invert(bits)
5024< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5025 :let bits = bits->invert()
5026
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005027isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005028 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5029 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005030 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005031 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5032 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5033 are always absolute.
5034 Example: >
5035 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5036 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5037 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5038 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5039 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005040<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005041 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5042 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5043
5044
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005045isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5046 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5047 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5048 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5049 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5050
5051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5052 GetName()->isdirectory()
5053
5054isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5055 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5056 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5057 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5058< 1 >
5059 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5060< -1
5061
5062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5063 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005064
5065islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5066 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5067 name of a locked variable.
5068 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5069 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5070 Example: >
5071 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5072 :lockvar 1 alist
5073 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5074 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5075
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005076< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5077 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5078 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5079 |exists()| to check for existence.
5080 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005081
5082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5083 GetName()->islocked()
5084
5085isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5086 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5087 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5088< 1
5089
5090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5091 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005092
5093items({dict}) *items()*
5094 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5095 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5096 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5097 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5098 Example: >
5099 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005100 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005101 endfor
5102
5103< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5104 mydict->items()
5105
5106job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5107
5108
5109join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5110 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5111 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5112 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5113 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5114 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005115 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005116< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5117 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5118 The opposite function is |split()|.
5119
5120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5121 mylist->join()
5122
5123js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5124 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5125 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5126 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5127 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5128 result in v:none items.
5129
5130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5131 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5132
5133js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5134 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5135 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5136 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5137 commas.
5138 For example, the Vim object:
5139 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5140 Will be encoded as:
5141 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5142 While json_encode() would produce:
5143 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5144 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5145 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5146
5147 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5148 GetObject()->js_encode()
5149
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005150json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005151 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5152 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5153 JSON and Vim values.
5154 The decoding is permissive:
5155 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5156 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5157 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5158 same as {"1":2}.
5159 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5160 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5161 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5162 are accepted.
5163 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5164 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5165 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5166 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5167 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5168 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5169 character in string) for "\t".
5170 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5171 and results in v:none.
5172 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5173 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5174 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5175 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5176 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5177 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5178 *E938*
5179 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5180 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5181 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5182
5183 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5184 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5185
5186json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5187 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5188 The encoding is specified in:
5189 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005190 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005191 |Number| decimal number
5192 |Float| floating point number
5193 Float nan "NaN"
5194 Float inf "Infinity"
5195 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5196 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5197 |Funcref| not possible, error
5198 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5199 used recursively: []
5200 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5201 used recursively: {}
5202 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5203 v:false "false"
5204 v:true "true"
5205 v:none "null"
5206 v:null "null"
5207 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5208 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5209 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005210 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5211 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005212
5213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5214 GetObject()->json_encode()
5215
5216keys({dict}) *keys()*
5217 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5218 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5219
5220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5221 mydict->keys()
5222
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005223keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5224 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5225 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5226 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5227 :echo keytrans(xx)
5228< <C-Home>
5229
5230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5231 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5232
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005233< *len()* *E701*
5234len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5235 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5236 used, as with |strlen()|.
5237 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5238 returned.
5239 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5240 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5241 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005242 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005243
5244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5245 mylist->len()
5246
5247< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5248libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5249 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5250 with single argument {argument}.
5251 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5252 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5253 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5254 limited.
5255 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5256 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5257 to Vim.
5258 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5259 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5260 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5261 null-terminated string.
5262 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5263
5264 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5265 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5266 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5267 very probably crash.
5268
5269 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5270 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5271 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5272 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5273 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5274 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5275 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5276 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5277 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5278 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5279
5280 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5281 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5282 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5283 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5284 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5285 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5286 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5287 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5288 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5289 feature is present}
5290 Examples: >
5291 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5292
5293< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5294 third argument: >
5295 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5296<
5297 *libcallnr()*
5298libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5299 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5300 int instead of a string.
5301 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5302 feature is present}
5303 Examples: >
5304 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5305 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5306 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5307<
5308 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5309 third argument: >
5310 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5311<
5312
5313line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5314 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5315 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005316 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005317 . the cursor position
5318 $ the last line in the current buffer
5319 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5320 returned)
5321 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5322 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5323 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5324 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5325 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5326 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5327 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5328 that it's updated right away.
5329 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5330 then applies to another buffer.
5331 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5332 |getpos()|.
5333 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5334 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005335 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005336 Examples: >
5337 line(".") line number of the cursor
5338 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5339 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005340 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005341<
5342 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5343 |last-position-jump|.
5344
5345 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5346 GetValue()->line()
5347
5348line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5349 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5350 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5351 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5352 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5353 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5354 below the last line: >
5355 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5356< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5357 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5358 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5359 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5360 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5361
5362 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5363 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5364
5365lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5366 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5367 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5368 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5369 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005370 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005371 error is given.
5372
5373 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5374 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5375
5376list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5377 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5378 Examples: >
5379 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5380 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5381< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5382 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5383
5384 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5385
5386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5387 GetList()->list2blob()
5388
5389list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5390 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5391 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5392 list2str([32]) returns " "
5393 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5394< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5395 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5396< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5397
5398 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5399 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5400 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5401 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5402<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005403 Returns an empty string on error.
5404
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005405 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5406 GetList()->list2str()
5407
5408listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5409 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5410 been made to buffer {buf}.
5411 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5412 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5413 buffer is used.
5414 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5415
5416 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005417 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5418 start first changed line number
5419 end first line number below the change
5420 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005421 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005422 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005423
5424 Example: >
5425 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5426 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5427 endfunc
5428 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5429
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005430< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005431 dictionary with these entries:
5432 lnum the first line number of the change
5433 end the first line below the change
5434 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5435 deleted
5436 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5437 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5438 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5439 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005440 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5441 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005442 lnum line above which the new line is added
5443 end equal to "lnum"
5444 added number of lines inserted
5445 col 1
5446 When lines are deleted the values are:
5447 lnum the first deleted line
5448 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5449 the deletion was done
5450 added negative, number of lines deleted
5451 col 1
5452 When lines are changed:
5453 lnum the first changed line
5454 end the line below the last changed line
5455 added 0
5456 col first column with a change or 1
5457
5458 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5459 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5460 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5461 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5462
5463 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5464 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5465 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5466 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5467
5468 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5469 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5470 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5471
5472 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5473 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5474 of a buffer.
5475 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5476 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5477
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005478 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5479
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005480 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5481 second argument: >
5482 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5483
5484listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5485 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5486 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5487
5488 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5489 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5490 buffer is used.
5491
5492 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5493 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5494
5495listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5496 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5497 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5498 removed.
5499
5500 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5501 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5502
5503localtime() *localtime()*
5504 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5505 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5506
5507
5508log({expr}) *log()*
5509 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5510 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5511 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005512 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005513 Examples: >
5514 :echo log(10)
5515< 2.302585 >
5516 :echo log(exp(5))
5517< 5.0
5518
5519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5520 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005521
5522
5523log10({expr}) *log10()*
5524 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5525 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005526 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005527 Examples: >
5528 :echo log10(1000)
5529< 3.0 >
5530 :echo log10(0.01)
5531< -2.0
5532
5533 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5534 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005535
5536luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5537 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5538 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5539 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5540 Strings are returned as they are.
5541 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005542 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005543 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5544 as-is.
5545 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5546 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5547 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5548 to {expr}.
5549
5550 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5551 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5552
5553< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5554
5555map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5556 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005557 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005558 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5559 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5560 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5561 characters, is replaced.
5562 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5563 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5564 Vim9 script.
5565
5566 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5567
5568 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5569 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5570 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5571 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5572 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5573 current character.
5574 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005575 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005576< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5577
5578 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5579 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5580 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5581 still have to double ' quotes
5582
5583 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5584 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5585 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005586 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5587 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5588 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5589
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005590 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5591 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5592 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005593 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005594 endfunc
5595 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5596< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005597 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005598< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005599 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005600< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005601 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005602<
5603 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5604 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005605 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005606
5607< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5608 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5609 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5610 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5611 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5612 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5613
5614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5615 mylist->map(expr2)
5616
5617
5618maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5619 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5620 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5621 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005622 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5623 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005624
5625 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005626 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5627 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5628 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005629
5630 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5631 command.
5632
5633 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5634 "n" Normal
5635 "v" Visual (including Select)
5636 "o" Operator-pending
5637 "i" Insert
5638 "c" Cmd-line
5639 "s" Select
5640 "x" Visual
5641 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5642 "t" Terminal-Job
5643 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5644 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5645
5646 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5647 instead of mappings.
5648
5649 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5650 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005651 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005652 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5653 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5654 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5655 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5656 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5657 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5658 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5659 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5660 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5661 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5662 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5663 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5664 characters will be used:
5665 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5666 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5667 (|mapmode-ic|)
5668 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5669 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005670 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005671 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005672 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5673 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5674 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005675 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005676 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5677 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5678 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5679 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005680
5681 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5682 |mapset()|.
5683
5684 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5685 then the global mappings.
5686 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5687 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005688 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005689
5690< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5691 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5692
5693mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5694 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5695 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5696 {name}.
5697 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5698 instead of mappings.
5699 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5700 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5701
5702 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5703 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5704 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5705 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5706 mapcheck("b") no no no
5707
5708 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5709 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5710 mapping for {name} exactly.
5711 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5712 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5713 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5714 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5715 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5716 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5717 then the global mappings.
5718 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5719 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5720 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5721 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5722 :endif
5723< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5724 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5725
5726 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5727 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5728
5729
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005730maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5731 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5732 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5733 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5734 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5735
5736 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5737 vim9script
5738 echo maplist()->filter(
5739 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005740< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5741 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5742 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5743 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5744 can do: >
5745 vim9script
5746 var saved_maps = []
5747 for m in maplist()
5748 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5749 saved_maps->add(m)
5750 endif
5751 endfor
5752 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5753< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5754 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5755 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5756 vim9script
5757 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5758 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5759 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5760 ounmap xyzzy
5761 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005762
5763
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005764mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5765 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5766 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5767 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5768 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5769
5770
5771mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005772mapset({dict})
5773 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5774 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5775 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005776 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005777 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5778 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5779 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5780 or 'v'. *E1276*
5781
5782 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5783 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005784 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5785 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5786 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5787 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5788 nnoremap K somethingelse
5789 ...
5790 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5791< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005792 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5793 all of them, when they might differ.
5794
5795 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5796 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5797 Example: >
5798 vim9script
5799 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5800 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5801 nnoremap K somethingelse
5802 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5803 # ...
5804 unmap K
5805 for d in save_maps
5806 mapset(d)
5807 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005808
5809
5810match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5811 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5812 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5813 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5814
5815 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5816 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5817 {pat} matches.
5818
5819 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5820 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5821
5822 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5823 Example: >
5824 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5825 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5826< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5827 *strpbrk()*
5828 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5829 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5830< *strcasestr()*
5831 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5832 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5833 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5834<
5835 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5836 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5837 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5838 first character/item. Example: >
5839 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5840< result is again "4". >
5841 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5842< result is again "4". >
5843 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5844< result is "3".
5845 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5846 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5847 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5848 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5849 backwards compatible).
5850 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5851 the index is counted from the end.
5852 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5853 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5854
5855 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5856 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5857 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5858 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5859< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5860 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5861 see above.
5862
5863 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5864 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5865 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5866 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5867 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5868 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5869 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5870 further down in the text.
5871
5872 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5873 GetText()->match('word')
5874 GetList()->match('word')
5875<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005876 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005877matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5878 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5879 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5880 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5881 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5882 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5883 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5884 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5885 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5886 concealed.
5887
5888 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5889 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5890 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5891 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5892 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5893 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5894 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5895 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5896 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5897 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5898
5899 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5900 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5901 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5902 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5903 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005904 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5905 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005906 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005907 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005908
5909 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5910 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5911 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5912 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5913
5914 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5915 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5916 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5917 window Instead of the current window use the
5918 window with this number or window ID.
5919
5920 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5921 the |:match| commands.
5922
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005923 Returns -1 on error.
5924
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005925 Example: >
5926 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5927 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5928< Deletion of the pattern: >
5929 :call matchdelete(m)
5930
5931< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5932 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5933 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5934
5935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5936 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5937<
5938 *matchaddpos()*
5939matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5940 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5941 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5942 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5943 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5944 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5945 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5946
5947 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5948 these:
5949 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5950 line has number 1.
5951 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5952 number will be highlighted.
5953 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5954 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5955 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5956 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5957 be highlighted.
5958 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5959 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5960
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005961 Returns -1 on error.
5962
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005963 Example: >
5964 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5965 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5966< Deletion of the pattern: >
5967 :call matchdelete(m)
5968
5969< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5970 |getmatches()|.
5971
5972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5973 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5974
5975matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5976 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5977 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5978 Return a |List| with two elements:
5979 The name of the highlight group used
5980 The pattern used.
5981 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5982 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5983 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5984 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5985 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5986
5987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5988 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5989
5990matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5991 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5992 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5993 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5994 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5995 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5996 window ID instead of the current window.
5997
5998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5999 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6000
6001matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6002 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6003 after the match. Example: >
6004 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6005< results in "7".
6006 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6007 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6008 do it with matchend(): >
6009 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6010 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6011< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6012
6013 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6014 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6015< results in "7". >
6016 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6017< result is "-1".
6018 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6019
6020 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6021 GetText()->matchend('word')
6022
6023
6024matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6025 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6026 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6027 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6028
6029 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6030 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006031 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6032 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6033 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006034 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6035 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006036
6037 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6038 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006039 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006040 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6041 string.
6042 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6043 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6044 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6045 argument and return the text for that item to
6046 use for fuzzy matching.
6047
6048 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6049 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6050 is 256.
6051
6052 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6053 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6054
6055 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6056 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6057 256, then returns an empty list.
6058
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006059 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6060 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6061
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006062 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006063 matching strings.
6064
6065 Example: >
6066 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6067< results in ["clay"]. >
6068 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6069< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6070 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6071< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6072 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6073 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6074 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6075< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6076 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6077 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6078< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6079 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6080< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6081 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6082< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6083 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6084 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6085< results in ['two one'].
6086
6087matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6088 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6089 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6090 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6091 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6092 position.
6093
6094 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6095 positions for the best match is returned.
6096
6097 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6098 list with three empty list items is returned.
6099
6100 Example: >
6101 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6102< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6103 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6104< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6105 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6106< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6107
6108matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6109 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6110 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6111 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6112 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6113 empty string is used. Example: >
6114 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6115< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6116 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6117
6118 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6119
6120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6121 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6122
6123matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6124 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6125 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6126< results in "ing".
6127 When there is no match "" is returned.
6128 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6129 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6130< results in "ing". >
6131 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6132< result is "".
6133 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6134 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6135
6136 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6137 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6138
6139matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6140 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6141 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6142 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6143< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6144 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6145 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6146 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6147< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6148 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6149< result is ["", -1, -1].
6150 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6151 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6152 end position of the match are returned. >
6153 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6154< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6155 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6156
6157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6158 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6159<
6160
6161 *max()*
6162max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6163 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6164
6165< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6166 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6167 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6168 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6169 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6170
6171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6172 mylist->max()
6173
6174
6175menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6176 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6177 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6178 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6179 menu names are returned.
6180
6181 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6182 "n" Normal
6183 "v" Visual (including Select)
6184 "o" Operator-pending
6185 "i" Insert
6186 "c" Cmd-line
6187 "s" Select
6188 "x" Visual
6189 "t" Terminal-Job
6190 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6191 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6192 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6193
6194 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6195 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6196 display display name (name without '&')
6197 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6198 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6199 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6200 |toolbar-icon|
6201 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6202 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6203 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6204 characters will be used:
6205 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6206 name menu item name.
6207 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6208 remappable else v:false.
6209 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6210 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6211 string has special characters translated like
6212 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6213 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6214 "<Nop>" is returned.
6215 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6216 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6217 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6218 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6219 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6220 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6221 submenus |List| containing the names of
6222 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6223 item has submenus.
6224
6225 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6226
6227 Examples: >
6228 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6229 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6230
6231 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6232 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6233 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6234 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6235 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6236 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6237 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6238 endfor
6239 endfunc
6240 new
6241 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6242 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6243 endfor
6244<
6245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6246 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6247
6248
6249< *min()*
6250min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6251 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6252
6253< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6254 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6255 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6256 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6257 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6258
6259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6260 mylist->min()
6261
6262< *mkdir()* *E739*
6263mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6264 Create directory {name}.
6265
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006266 If {path} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6267 created as necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6268
6269 If {path} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
6270 the current function, as with: >
6271 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6272<
6273 If {path} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
6274 the end of the current function, as with: >
6275 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6276< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6277 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6278 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6279 E.g. when using: >
6280 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6281< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6282 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6283 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6284< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6285 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006286
6287 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6288 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6289 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6290 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6291 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6292 created with 0o755.
6293 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006294 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006295
6296< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6297
6298 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6299 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6300 "p" option the call will fail.
6301
6302 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6303 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6304 failed.
6305
6306 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6307 :if exists("*mkdir")
6308
6309< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6310 GetName()->mkdir()
6311<
6312 *mode()*
6313mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6314 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6315 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6316 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6317 Also see |state()|.
6318
6319 n Normal
6320 no Operator-pending
6321 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6322 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6323 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6324 CTRL-V is one character
6325 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6326 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6327 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6328 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6329 v Visual by character
6330 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6331 V Visual by line
6332 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6333 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6334 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6335 s Select by character
6336 S Select by line
6337 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6338 i Insert
6339 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6340 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6341 R Replace |R|
6342 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6343 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6344 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6345 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6346 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6347 c Command-line editing
6348 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6349 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6350 r Hit-enter prompt
6351 rm The -- more -- prompt
6352 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6353 ! Shell or external command is executing
6354 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6355
6356 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6357 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6358 "c" or "n".
6359 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6360 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6361 the leading character(s).
6362 Also see |visualmode()|.
6363
6364 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6365 DoFull()->mode()
6366
6367mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6368 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6369 converted to Vim data structures.
6370 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6371 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6372 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6373 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6374 converted to strings.
6375 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6376 Examples: >
6377 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6378 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6379 :echo mzeval("l")
6380 :echo mzeval("h")
6381<
6382 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6383 to {expr}.
6384
6385 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6386 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6387<
6388 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6389
6390nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6391 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6392 that is not blank. Example: >
6393 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6394< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6395 below it, zero is returned.
6396 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6397 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6398
6399 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6400 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6401
6402nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6403 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6404 value {expr}. Examples: >
6405 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6406 nr2char(32) returns " "
6407< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6408 Example for "utf-8": >
6409 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6410< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6411 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6412 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6413 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6414 string, thus results in an empty string.
6415 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6416 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6417 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6418< Result: "ABC"
6419
6420 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6421 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6422
6423or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6424 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6425 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006426 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006427 Example: >
6428 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6429< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6430 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6431
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006432< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6433 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6434 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6435 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6436
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006437
6438pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6439 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6440 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6441 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6442 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6443 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6444 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6445< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6446>
6447 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6448< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6449 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006450 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006451
6452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6453 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6454
6455perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6456 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6457 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6458 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6459 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6460 reference to it.
6461 Example: >
6462 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6463< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6464
6465 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6466 to {expr}.
6467
6468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6469 GetExpr()->perleval()
6470
6471< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6472
6473
6474popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6475
6476
6477pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6478 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6479 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006480 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006481 Examples: >
6482 :echo pow(3, 3)
6483< 27.0 >
6484 :echo pow(2, 16)
6485< 65536.0 >
6486 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6487< 2.0
6488
6489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6490 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006491
6492prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6493 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6494 that is not blank. Example: >
6495 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6496< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6497 above it, zero is returned.
6498 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6499 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6500
6501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6502 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6503
6504printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6505 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6506 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6507 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6508< May result in:
6509 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6510
6511 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6512 argument: >
6513 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006514<
6515 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006516
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006517 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006518 %s string
6519 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6520 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6521 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6522 %c single byte
6523 %d decimal number
6524 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6525 %x hex number
6526 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6527 %X hex number using upper case letters
6528 %o octal number
6529 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6530 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6531 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6532 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6533 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6534 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6535 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6536 %% the % character itself
6537
6538 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6539 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6540 the result.
6541
6542 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6543 arguments appear in sequence:
6544
6545 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6546
6547 flags
6548 Zero or more of the following flags:
6549
6550 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6551 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6552 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6553 of the number is increased to force the first
6554 character of the output string to a zero (except
6555 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6556 precision of zero).
6557 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6558 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6559 prepended to it.
6560 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6561 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6562 prepended to it.
6563
6564 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6565 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6566 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6567 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6568 flag is ignored.
6569
6570 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6571 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6572 The converted value is padded on the right with
6573 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6574 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6575
6576 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6577 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6578
6579 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6580 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6581 a space if both are used.
6582
6583 field-width
6584 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6585 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6586 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6587 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6588 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6589 conversion the count is in cells.
6590
6591 .precision
6592 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6593 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6594 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6595 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6596 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6597 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6598 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6599 string for S conversions.
6600 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6601 the decimal point.
6602
6603 type
6604 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6605 be applied, see below.
6606
6607 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6608 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6609 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6610 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6611 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6612 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6613 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6614< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6615 "width" bytes.
6616
6617 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6618
6619 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6620 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6621 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6622 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6623 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6624 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6625 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6626 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6627 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6628 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6629 zeros.
6630 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6631 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6632 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6633 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6634 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6635 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6636 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6637 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6638 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6639
6640 i alias for d
6641 D alias for ld
6642 U alias for lu
6643 O alias for lo
6644
6645 *printf-c*
6646 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6647 resulting character is written.
6648
6649 *printf-s*
6650 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6651 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6652 specified are used.
6653 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6654 automatically converted to text with the same format
6655 as ":echo".
6656 *printf-S*
6657 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6658 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6659 number specified are used.
6660
6661 *printf-f* *E807*
6662 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6663 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6664 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6665 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6666 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6667 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6668 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6669 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6670 Example: >
6671 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6672< 12.12
6673 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6674 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6675
6676 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6677 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6678 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6679 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6680 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6681
6682 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6683 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6684 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6685 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6686 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6687 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6688 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6689 results in 1.0e7.
6690
6691 *printf-%*
6692 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6693 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6694
6695 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6696 accepted and automatically converted.
6697 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6698 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6699 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6700
6701 *E766* *E767*
6702 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6703 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6704 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6705
6706
6707prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6708 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6709 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6710
6711 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6712 string is returned.
6713
6714 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6715 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6716
6717< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6718
6719
6720prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6721 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6722 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6723 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6724
6725 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6726 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6727 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6728 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6729 line.
6730 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6731 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6732 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6733 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6734 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6735 if the user only typed Enter.
6736 Example: >
6737 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6738 func s:TextEntered(text)
6739 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6740 stopinsert
6741 close
6742 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006743 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006744 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6745 set nomodified
6746 endif
6747 endfunc
6748
6749< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6750 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6751
6752< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6753
6754prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6755 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6756 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6757 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6758
6759 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6760 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6761 as in any buffer.
6762
6763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6764 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6765
6766< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6767
6768prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6769 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6770 {text} to end in a space.
6771 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6772 "prompt". Example: >
6773 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6774<
6775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6776 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6777
6778< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6779
6780prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6781
6782pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6783 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6784 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6785 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6786 height nr of items visible
6787 width screen cells
6788 row top screen row (0 first row)
6789 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6790 size total nr of items
6791 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6792
6793 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6794 |CompleteChanged|.
6795
6796pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6797 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6798 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6799 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6800 popup menu.
6801
6802py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6803 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6804 converted to Vim data structures.
6805 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6806 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6807 'encoding').
6808 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6809 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6810 keys converted to strings.
6811 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6812 to {expr}.
6813
6814 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6815 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6816
6817< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6818
6819 *E858* *E859*
6820pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6821 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6822 converted to Vim data structures.
6823 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6824 copied though).
6825 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6826 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6827 non-string keys result in error.
6828 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6829 to {expr}.
6830
6831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6832 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6833
6834< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6835
6836pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6837 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6838 converted to Vim data structures.
6839 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6840 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6841
6842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6843 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6844
6845< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6846 |+python3| feature}
6847
6848rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6849 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6850 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6851 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6852 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6853 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6854 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006855 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006856
6857 Examples: >
6858 :echo rand()
6859 :let seed = srand()
6860 :echo rand(seed)
6861 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6862<
6863
6864 *E726* *E727*
6865range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6866 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6867 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6868 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6869 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6870 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6871 producing a value past {max}).
6872 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6873 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6874 start this is an error.
6875 Examples: >
6876 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6877 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6878 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6879 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6880 range(0) " []
6881 range(2, 0) " error!
6882<
6883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6884 GetExpr()->range()
6885<
6886
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006887readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006888 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006889 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
6890 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
6891 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
6892 readblob('file.bin', -12)
6893< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
6894 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
6895 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
6896< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
6897 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01006898 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
6899 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
6900 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
6901 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
6902 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
6903< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006904 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01006905 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
6906 empty blob.
6907 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
6908 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006909 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6910
6911
6912readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6913 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6914 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6915 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6916 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6917 argument below for changing the sort order.
6918
6919 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6920 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6921 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6922 be handled.
6923 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6924 added to the list.
6925 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6926 to the list.
6927 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6928 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6929 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6930 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6931 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6932< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6933 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006934< *E857*
6935 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006936 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6937 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6938
6939 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6940 Valid values are:
6941 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6942 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6943 each character, technically, using
6944 strcmp()) (default)
6945 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6946 using strcasecmp())
6947 "collate" sort using the collation order
6948 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6949 (technically using strcoll())
6950 Other values are silently ignored.
6951
6952 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6953 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6954 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6955< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6956 function! s:tree(dir)
6957 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6958 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006959 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006960 endfunction
6961 echo s:tree(".")
6962<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006963 Returns an empty List on error.
6964
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6966 GetDirName()->readdir()
6967<
6968readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6969 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6970 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6971 information in {directory}.
6972 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6973 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6974 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6975 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6976 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6977 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6978 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6979 argument, see |readdir()|.
6980
6981 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6982 following items:
6983 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6984 name Name of the entry.
6985 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6986 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6987 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6988 type Type of the entry.
6989 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6990 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6991 Other symlink "link"
6992 On MS-Windows:
6993 Normal file "file"
6994 Directory "dir"
6995 Junction "junction"
6996 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6997 Other symlink "link"
6998 Other reparse point "reparse"
6999 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7000 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7001 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7002 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7003 itself because of performance reasons.
7004
7005 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7006 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7007 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7008 be handled.
7009 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7010 added to the list.
7011 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7012 to the list.
7013 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7014 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7015 of the entry.
7016 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7017 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7018 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7019<
7020 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7021 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7022 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007023<
7024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7025 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7026<
7027
7028 *readfile()*
7029readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7030 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7031 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7032 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7033 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7034 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7035 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7036 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7037 added.
7038 - No CR characters are removed.
7039 Otherwise:
7040 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7041 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7042 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7043 removed from the text.
7044 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7045 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7046 lines of a file: >
7047 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7048 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7049 :endfor
7050< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7051 are returned, or as many as there are.
7052 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7053 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7054 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7055 file into a buffer if you need to.
7056 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7057 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7058 unmodified.
7059 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7060 the result is an empty list.
7061 Also see |writefile()|.
7062
7063 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7064 GetFileName()->readfile()
7065
7066reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7067 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7068 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7069 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007070 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007071
7072 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7073 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7074 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7075 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7076
7077 Examples: >
7078 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7079 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7080 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7081 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7082<
7083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7084 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7085
7086
7087reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7088 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7089 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7090 See |@|.
7091
7092reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7093 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7094 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7095
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007096reltime()
7097reltime({start})
7098reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007099 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7100 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7101 list<any> can be used.
7102 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007103 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7104 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7105 var startTime = reltime()
7106 Work()
7107 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7108<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007109 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007110 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007111 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007112 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7113 specified in the argument.
7114 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7115 and {end}.
7116
7117 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007118 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7119 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007120
7121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7122 GetStart()->reltime()
7123<
7124 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7125
7126reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7127 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7128 Example: >
7129 let start = reltime()
7130 call MyFunction()
7131 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7132< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7133 Also see |profiling|.
7134 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7135 script an error is given.
7136
7137 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7138 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7139
7140< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7141
7142reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7143 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7144 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7145 microseconds. Example: >
7146 let start = reltime()
7147 call MyFunction()
7148 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7149< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7150 The accuracy depends on the system.
7151 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7152 can use split() to remove it. >
7153 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7154< Also see |profiling|.
7155 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7156 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7157
7158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7159 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7160
7161< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7162
7163 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7164remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007165 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7166 string, also see |{server}|.
7167
7168 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7169 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7170 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7171 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7172 "\n").
7173
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007174 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7175 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7176 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007177
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007178 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7179 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007180
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007181 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7182 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7183 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7184 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7185 and the result will be the empty string.
7186
7187 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7188 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7189 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7190 arguments can be evaluated.
7191
7192 Examples: >
7193 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7194 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7195<
7196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7197 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7198
7199remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7200 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007201 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007202 This works like: >
7203 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7204< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7205 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7206 to bring itself to the foreground.
7207 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7208 like foreground() does.
7209 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7210
7211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7212 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7213
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007214< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007215 Win32 console version}
7216
7217
7218remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7219 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7220 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7221 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7222 name of a variable.
7223 Returns zero if none are available.
7224 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7225 See also |clientserver|.
7226 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7227 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7228 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007229 :let repl = ""
7230 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007231
7232< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7233 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7234
7235remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7236 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7237 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007238 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7239 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007240 See also |clientserver|.
7241 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7242 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7243 Example: >
7244 :echo remote_read(id)
7245
7246< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7247 ServerId()->remote_read()
7248<
7249 *remote_send()* *E241*
7250remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007251 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7252 string, also see |{server}|.
7253
7254 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7255 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7256 |:map|.
7257
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007258 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7259 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7260 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007261
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007262 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7263 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7264 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7265
7266 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7267 up the display.
7268 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007269 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007270 \ remote_read(serverid)
7271
7272 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7273 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007274 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007275 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7276<
7277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7278 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7279<
7280 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7281remote_startserver({name})
7282 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7283 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7284
7285 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7286 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7287
7288< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7289
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007290remove({list}, {idx})
7291remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007292 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7293 return the item.
7294 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7295 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7296 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7297 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7298 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007299 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007300 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007301 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007302 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7303<
7304 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7305
7306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7307 mylist->remove(idx)
7308
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007309remove({blob}, {idx})
7310remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007311 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7312 return the byte.
7313 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7314 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7315 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7316 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007317 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007318 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007319 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007320 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7321
7322remove({dict}, {key})
7323 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7324 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007325 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007326< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007327 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007328
7329rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7330 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7331 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7332 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7333 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7334 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7335 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7336
7337 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7338 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7339
7340repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7341 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7342 result. Example: >
7343 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7344< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007345 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7346 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007347 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7348< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7349
7350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7351 mylist->repeat(count)
7352
7353resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7354 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7355 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7356 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7357 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7358 removed, return {filename}.
7359 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7360 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7361 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7362 stopped after 100 iterations.
7363 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7364 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7365 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7366 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7367 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7368
7369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7370 GetName()->resolve()
7371
7372reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7373 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7374 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7375 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007376 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007377 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7378 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7379< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7380 mylist->reverse()
7381
7382round({expr}) *round()*
7383 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7384 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7385 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7386 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007387 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007388 Examples: >
7389 echo round(0.456)
7390< 0.0 >
7391 echo round(4.5)
7392< 5.0 >
7393 echo round(-4.5)
7394< -5.0
7395
7396 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7397 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007398
7399rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7400 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7401 converted to Vim data structures.
7402 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7403 are copied though).
7404 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7405 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7406 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7407 "Object#to_s" method.
7408 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7409 to {expr}.
7410
7411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7412 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7413
7414< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7415
7416screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7417 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7418 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7419 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007420 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007421
7422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7423 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7424
7425screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7426 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7427 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7428 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7429 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7430 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7431 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7432 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7433 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7434
7435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7436 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7437
7438screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7439 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7440 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7441 composing characters on top of the base character.
7442 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7443 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7444
7445 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7446 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7447
7448screencol() *screencol()*
7449 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7450 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7451 This function is mainly used for testing.
7452
7453 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7454 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7455 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7456 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7457 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007458 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007459 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7460 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7461<
7462screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7463 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7464 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7465 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7466 The Dict has these members:
7467 row screen row
7468 col first screen column
7469 endcol last screen column
7470 curscol cursor screen column
7471 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7472 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7473 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7474 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7475 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7476 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7477 width character it would be the same as "col".
7478 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7479 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7480 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7481 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007482 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7483 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007484 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007485
7486 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7487 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7488
7489screenrow() *screenrow()*
7490 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7491 cursor. The top line has number one.
7492 This function is mainly used for testing.
7493 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7494
7495 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7496
7497screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7498 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7499 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7500 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7501 characters.
7502 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7503 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7504
7505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7506 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7507<
7508 *search()*
7509search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7510 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7511 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7512
7513 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7514 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7515 move. No error message is given.
7516
7517 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7518 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7519 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7520 'e' move to the End of the match
7521 'n' do Not move the cursor
7522 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7523 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7524 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7525 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7526 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7527 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7528
7529 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7530 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7531 flag.
7532
7533 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7534
7535 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7536 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7537 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7538 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007539 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7540 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7541 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7542
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007543 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7544 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7545 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7546 file).
7547
7548 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7549 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7550 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7551 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7552 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7553< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7554 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7555 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007556 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007557 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7558 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7559 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7560 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7561 giving the argument.
7562 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7563
7564 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7565 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7566 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7567 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7568 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7569 function reference or a lambda.
7570 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7571 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7572 and -1 returned.
7573 *search()-sub-match*
7574 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7575 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7576 whole pattern did match.
7577 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7578
7579 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7580 flag is used.
7581
7582 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7583 :let n = 1
7584 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007585 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007586 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7587 : " first search to find match at start of file
7588 : normal G$
7589 : let flags = "w"
7590 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7591 : s/foo/bar/g
7592 : let flags = "W"
7593 : endwhile
7594 : update " write the file if modified
7595 : let n = n + 1
7596 :endwhile
7597<
7598 Example for using some flags: >
7599 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7600< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7601 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7602 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7603 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7604 line:
7605 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7606 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7607 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7608 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7609 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7610
7611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7612 GetPattern()->search()
7613
7614searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7615 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7616 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7617 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7618
7619 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7620 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7621
7622 key type meaning ~
7623 current |Number| current position of match;
7624 0 if the cursor position is
7625 before the first match
7626 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7627 "pos", otherwise 0
7628 total |Number| total count of matches found
7629 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7630 1: recomputing was timed out
7631 2: max count exceeded
7632
7633 For {options} see further down.
7634
7635 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7636 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7637 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7638 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7639 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7640
7641 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7642 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7643
7644 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7645 " to 1)
7646 let result = searchcount()
7647<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007648 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007649 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7650 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7651 if empty(result)
7652 return ''
7653 endif
7654 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7655 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7656 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7657 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7658 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7659 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7660 \ result.current, result.total)
7661 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7662 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7663 \ result.current, result.total)
7664 endif
7665 endif
7666 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7667 \ result.current, result.total)
7668 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007669 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007670
7671 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7672 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007673 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007674 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7675<
7676 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7677 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7678
7679 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7680 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7681 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7682 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7683 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7684 call searchcount(#{
7685 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7686 redrawstatus
7687 endif
7688 endfunction
7689<
7690 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7691 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7692
7693 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7694 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7695 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7696
7697 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7698 " search again
7699 call searchcount()
7700<
7701 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7702 key type meaning ~
7703 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7704 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7705 otherwise returns the last
7706 computed result (when |n| or
7707 |N| was used when "S" is not
7708 in 'shortmess', or this
7709 function was called).
7710 (default: |TRUE|)
7711 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7712 and different with |@/|.
7713 this works as same as the
7714 below command is executed
7715 before calling this function >
7716 let @/ = pattern
7717< (default: |@/|)
7718 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7719 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7720 for recomputing the result
7721 (default: 0)
7722 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7723 limit. max count of matched
7724 text while recomputing the
7725 result. if search exceeded
7726 total count, "total" value
7727 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7728 (default: 99)
7729 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7730 when recomputing the result.
7731 this changes "current" result
7732 value. see |cursor()|,
7733 |getpos()|
7734 (default: cursor's position)
7735
7736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7737 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7738<
7739searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7740 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7741
7742 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7743 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7744 first match in the function.
7745
7746 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7747 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7748 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7749
7750 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7751 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7752 Example: >
7753 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7754 echo getline('.')
7755 endif
7756<
7757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7758 GetName()->searchdecl()
7759<
7760 *searchpair()*
7761searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7762 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7763 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7764 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7765 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7766 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7767 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7768 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7769 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7770 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7771 given.
7772
7773 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7774 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7775 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7776 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7777 typical use is: >
7778 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7779< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7780
7781 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7782 |search()|. Additionally:
7783 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7784 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7785 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7786 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7787 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7788 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7789
7790 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7791 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7792 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7793 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7794 or a string.
7795 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7796 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7797 and -1 returned.
7798 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7799 Anything else makes the function fail.
7800 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7801 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7802
7803 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7804
7805 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7806 patterns are used like it's on.
7807
7808 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7809 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7810 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7811 if 1
7812 if 2
7813 endif 2
7814 endif 1
7815< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7816 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7817 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7818 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7819 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7820 "endif 2".
7821 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7822 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7823 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7824 the matching start.
7825
7826 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7827
7828 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7829 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7830
7831< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7832 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7833 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7834 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7835 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7836 match.
7837 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7838
7839 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7840
7841< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7842 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7843 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7844
7845 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7846 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7847<
7848 *searchpairpos()*
7849searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7850 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7851 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7852 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7853 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7854 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7855 returns [0, 0]. >
7856
7857 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7858<
7859 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7860
7861 *searchpos()*
7862searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7863 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7864 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7865 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7866 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7867 returns [0, 0].
7868 Example: >
7869 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7870
7871< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7872 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7873 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7874< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7875 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7876
7877 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7878 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7879
7880server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7881 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7882 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7883 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7884 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7885 Note:
7886 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7887 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7888 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7889 See also |clientserver|.
7890 Example: >
7891 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7892
7893< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7894 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7895<
7896serverlist() *serverlist()*
7897 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7898 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7899 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7900 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7901 Example: >
7902 :echo serverlist()
7903<
7904setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7905 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7906 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7907
7908 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7909 |bufload()| if needed.
7910
7911 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7912 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7913
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00007914 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
7915 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
7916 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
7917 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007918
7919 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7920
7921 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7922 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7923 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7924 added below the last line.
7925
7926 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7927 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7928 error is given.
7929 On success 0 is returned.
7930
7931 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7932 third argument: >
7933 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7934
7935setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7936 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7937 {val}.
7938 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7939 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7940 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7941 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7942 The {varname} argument is a string.
7943 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7944 Examples: >
7945 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7946 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7947< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7948
7949 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7950 third argument: >
7951 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7952
7953
7954setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7955 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00007956 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
7957 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
7958 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7959 call setcellwidths([
7960 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
7961 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
7962 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007963
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00007964< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
7965 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
7966 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
7967 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
7968 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00007969 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007970
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00007971 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
7972 in screen cells. *E1112*
7973 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7974 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
7975
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007976 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7977 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7978
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00007979 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007980 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00007981
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007982< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00007983 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
7984 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
7985 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
7986 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
7987
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007988
7989setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7990 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7991 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7992
7993 Example:
7994 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7995 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7996< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7997 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7998< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7999
8000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8001 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8002
8003setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8004 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8005 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8006
8007 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8008 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8009 character search
8010 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8011 0 for backward
8012 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8013 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8014 character search
8015
8016 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8017 from a script: >
8018 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8019 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8020 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8021< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8022
8023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8024 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8025
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008026setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8027 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8028 {pos}.
8029 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8030 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8031 line.
8032
8033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8034 GetText()->setcmdline()
8035
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008036setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8037 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8038 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8039 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8040 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8041 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8042 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8043 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8044 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8045 before inserting the resulting text.
8046 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8047 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008048 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8049 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008050
8051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8052 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8053
8054setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8055setcursorcharpos({list})
8056 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8057 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8058
8059 Example:
8060 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8061 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8062< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8063 call cursor(4, 3)
8064< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8065
8066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8067 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8068
8069
8070setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8071 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8072 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8073
8074< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8075 See also |expr-env|.
8076
8077 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8078 second argument: >
8079 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8080
8081setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8082 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8083 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8084 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8085 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8086 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8087 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8088 characters are not supported.
8089
8090 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8091 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8092 would do the same thing.
8093
8094 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8095
8096 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8097 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8098<
8099 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8100
8101
8102setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8103 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8104 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8105 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8106
8107 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8108 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8109 added below the last line.
8110 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008111 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8112 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008113
8114 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8115 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8116 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8117
8118 Example: >
8119 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8120
8121< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8122 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8123 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8124< This is equivalent to: >
8125 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8126 : call setline(n, l)
8127 :endfor
8128
8129< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8130
8131 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8132 second argument: >
8133 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8134
8135setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8136 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8137 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8138 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8139
8140 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8141 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8142 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8143 Also see |location-list|.
8144
8145 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8146
8147 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8148 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8149 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8150
8151 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8152 second argument: >
8153 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8154
8155setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8156 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8157 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8158 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8159 example for |getmatches()|.
8160 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8161 window ID instead of the current window.
8162
8163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8164 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8165<
8166 *setpos()*
8167setpos({expr}, {list})
8168 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8169 . the cursor
8170 'x mark x
8171
8172 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8173 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8174 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8175
8176 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8177 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8178 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8179 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8180 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8181 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8182 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8183 Does not change the jumplist.
8184
8185 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8186 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8187 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8188 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8189
8190 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8191 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8192 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8193 character.
8194
8195 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8196 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8197 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8198 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8199 mark position it is not used.
8200
8201 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8202 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8203 before '>.
8204
8205 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8206 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8207
8208 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8209
8210 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8211 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8212 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8213 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8214 |winrestview()|.
8215
8216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8217 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8218
8219setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8220 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8221
8222 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8223 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8224 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8225 {what}.
8226 *setqflist-what*
8227 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8228 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8229 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8230 entries:
8231
8232 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8233 buffer
8234 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8235 present or it is invalid.
8236 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8237 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8238 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008239 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008240 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8241 col column number
8242 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8243 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008244 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008245 nr error number
8246 text description of the error
8247 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8248 valid recognized error message
8249
8250 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8251 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8252 locate a matching error line.
8253 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8254 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8255 item will not be handled as an error line.
8256 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8257 be used.
8258 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8259 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8260 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8261 cleared.
8262 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8263 |getqflist()| returns.
8264
8265 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8266 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8267 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8268 new list is created.
8269
8270 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8271 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8272 clear the list: >
8273 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8274<
8275 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8276 freed.
8277
8278 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8279 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8280 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8281 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8282 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8283
8284 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8285 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8286 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8287 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8288 'errorformat' option value is used.
8289 See |quickfix-parse|
8290 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8291 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8292 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8293 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8294 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8295 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8296 argument.
8297 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8298 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8299 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8300 See |quickfix-parse|
8301 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8302 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8303 the last quickfix list.
8304 quickfixtextfunc
8305 function to get the text to display in the
8306 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8307 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8308 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8309 of how to write the function and an example.
8310 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8311 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8312 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8313 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8314 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8315 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8316 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8317 specify the list.
8318
8319 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8320 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8321 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8322 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8323<
8324 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8325
8326 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8327 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8328 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8329
8330 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8331 second argument: >
8332 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8333<
8334 *setreg()*
8335setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8336 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8337 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8338 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8339 {regname} must be one character.
8340
8341 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8342 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8343 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8344 then the value is appended.
8345
8346 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8347 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8348 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8349 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8350 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8351 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8352 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8353 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8354
8355 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8356 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8357 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8358 mode is never selected automatically.
8359 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8360
8361 *E883*
8362 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8363 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8364 items act like empty strings.
8365
8366 Examples: >
8367 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8368 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8369 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8370 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8371
8372< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8373 register: >
8374 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8375 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8376< or: >
8377 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8378 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8379 ....
8380 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8381< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8382 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8383 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8384 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8385
8386 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8387 nothing: >
8388 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8389
8390< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8391 second argument: >
8392 GetText()->setreg('a')
8393
8394settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8395 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8396 |t:var|
8397 The {varname} argument is a string.
8398 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8399 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8400 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8401 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8402 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8403
8404 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8405 third argument: >
8406 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8407
8408settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8409 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8410 {val}.
8411 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8412 use |setwinvar()|.
8413 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8414 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8415 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8416 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8417 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8418 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8419 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8420 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8421 Examples: >
8422 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8423 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8424< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8425
8426 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8427 fourth argument: >
8428 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8429
8430settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8431 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8432 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8433
8434 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8435 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8436 stack.
8437 *E962*
8438 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8439 argument:
8440 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8441 stack is replaced.
8442 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8443 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8444 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8445 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8446 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8447
8448 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8449 stack after the modification.
8450
8451 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8452
8453 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8454 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8455 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8456
8457< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8458 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8459 " do something else
8460 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8461 unlet stack
8462<
8463 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8464 second argument: >
8465 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8466
8467setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8468 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8469 Examples: >
8470 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8471 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8472
8473< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8474 third argument: >
8475 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8476
8477sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8478 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8479 checksum of {string}.
8480
8481 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8482 GetText()->sha256()
8483
8484< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8485
8486shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8487 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8488 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008489 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008490 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8491 quotes.
8492 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8493 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8494 {string}.
8495 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8496 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8497
8498 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8499 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8500 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8501 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8502 command.
8503
8504 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8505 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8506 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8507 even when inside single quotes.
8508
8509 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8510 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8511 escaped a second time.
8512
8513 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8514 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8515 character inside single quotes.
8516
8517 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008518 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008519< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8520 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008521 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008522< See also |::S|.
8523
8524 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8525 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8526
8527shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8528 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8529 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8530 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8531 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8532 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8533
8534 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8535 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8536 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8537 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8538
8539 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8540 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8541
8542sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8543
8544
8545simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8546 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8547 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8548 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8549 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8550 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8551 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8552 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8553 standard).
8554 Example: >
8555 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8556< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8557 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8558 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8559 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8560 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8561
8562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8563 GetName()->simplify()
8564
8565sin({expr}) *sin()*
8566 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8567 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008568 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008569 Examples: >
8570 :echo sin(100)
8571< -0.506366 >
8572 :echo sin(-4.01)
8573< 0.763301
8574
8575 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8576 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008577
8578
8579sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8580 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8581 [-inf, inf].
8582 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008583 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008584 Examples: >
8585 :echo sinh(0.5)
8586< 0.521095 >
8587 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8588< -1.026517
8589
8590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8591 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008592
8593
8594slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8595 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8596 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8597 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8598 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8599 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8600 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008601 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008602
8603 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8604 GetList()->slice(offset)
8605
8606
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008607sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008608 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8609
8610 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8611 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8612
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008613< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008614 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8615 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8616 current buffer use |:sort|.
8617
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008618 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8619 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8620 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008621
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008622 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008623 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8624 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8625 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8626 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8627 case. Example: >
8628 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8629 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8630 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8631< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8632>
8633 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8634 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8635 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8636< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8637 This does not work properly on Mac.
8638
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008639 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008640 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8641 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8642 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8643
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008644 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008645 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8646 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8647
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008648 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008649 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8650
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008651 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008652 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8653 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8654 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8655 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8656
8657 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8658 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8659
8660 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8661 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8662 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8663 same order as they were originally.
8664
8665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8666 mylist->sort()
8667
8668< Also see |uniq()|.
8669
8670 Example: >
8671 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8672 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8673 endfunc
8674 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8675< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8676 ignores overflow: >
8677 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8678 return a:i1 - a:i2
8679 endfunc
8680< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8681 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8682<
8683sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8684 Stop playing all sounds.
8685
8686 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8687 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8688
8689 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8690
8691 *sound_playevent()*
8692sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8693 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8694 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8695 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8696 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8697 call sound_playevent('bell')
8698< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8699 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8700 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01008701 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
8702 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
8703 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008704
8705 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8706 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8707 argument is the status:
8708 0 sound was played to the end
8709 1 sound was interrupted
8710 2 error occurred after sound started
8711 Example: >
8712 func Callback(id, status)
8713 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8714 endfunc
8715 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8716
8717< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8718
8719 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8720 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8721
8722 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8723 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8724
8725< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8726
8727 *sound_playfile()*
8728sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8729 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8730 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8731 with this command: >
8732 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8733
8734< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8735 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8736
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008737< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008738
8739
8740sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8741 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8742 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8743
8744 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8745 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8746
8747 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8748 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8749
8750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8751 soundid->sound_stop()
8752
8753< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8754
8755 *soundfold()*
8756soundfold({word})
8757 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8758 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8759 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8760 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8761 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8762 the method can be quite slow.
8763
8764 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8765 GetWord()->soundfold()
8766<
8767 *spellbadword()*
8768spellbadword([{sentence}])
8769 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8770 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8771 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8772 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8773
8774 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8775 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8776 result is an empty string.
8777
8778 The return value is a list with two items:
8779 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8780 - The type of the spelling error:
8781 "bad" spelling mistake
8782 "rare" rare word
8783 "local" word only valid in another region
8784 "caps" word should start with Capital
8785 Example: >
8786 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8787< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8788
8789 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8790 of 'spelllang' are used.
8791
8792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8793 GetText()->spellbadword()
8794<
8795 *spellsuggest()*
8796spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8797 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8798 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8799 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8800
8801 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8802 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8803 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8804
8805 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8806 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8807 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8808 replace a line.
8809
8810 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8811 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8812 although it may appear capitalized.
8813
8814 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8815 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8816
8817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8818 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8819
8820split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8821 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8822 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8823 item.
8824 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8825 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8826 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8827 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8828 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8829 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8830 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8831 Example: >
8832 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8833< To split a string in individual characters: >
8834 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8835< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8836 the end of the pattern: >
8837 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8838< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8839 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8840 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8841< The opposite function is |join()|.
8842
8843 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8844 GetString()->split()
8845
8846sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8847 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8848 |Float|.
8849 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008850 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8851 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008852 Examples: >
8853 :echo sqrt(100)
8854< 10.0 >
8855 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8856< nan
8857 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8858
8859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8860 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008861
8862
8863srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8864 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8865 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8866 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8867 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8868 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8869 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8870 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8871
8872 Examples: >
8873 :let seed = srand()
8874 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8875 :echo rand(seed)
8876
8877state([{what}]) *state()*
8878 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8879 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8880 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8881 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8882 Yes: then do it right away.
8883 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8884 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8885 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8886 messages and callbacks).
8887 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8888 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8889 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8890 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8891 Also see |mode()|.
8892
8893 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8894 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8895 if state('s') == ''
8896 " screen has not scrolled
8897<
8898 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8899 something is busy:
8900 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8901 stuffed command
8902 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8903 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8904 x executing an autocommand
8905 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8906 ch_readraw() when reading json
8907 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8908 |f| or a count
8909 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8910 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8911 s screen has scrolled for messages
8912
8913str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8914 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8915 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8916 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8917 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8918 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8919 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8920 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8921 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8922 thousand.
8923 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8924 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8925 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8926 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8927 |substitute()|: >
8928 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8929<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008930 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8931
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8933 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008934
8935str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8936 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8937 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8938 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8939 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8940< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8941
8942 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8943 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8944 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8945 properly: >
8946 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8947
8948< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8949 GetString()->str2list()
8950
8951
8952str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8953 Convert string {string} to a number.
8954 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8955 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8956 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8957
8958 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8959 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8960 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8961 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8962<
8963 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8964 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8965 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8966 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8967 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8968
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008969 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8970
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008971 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8972 GetText()->str2nr()
8973
8974
8975strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8976 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8977 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8978 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8979 composing characters separately.
8980
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008981 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8982
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008983 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8984
8985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8986 GetText()->strcharlen()
8987
8988
8989strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8990 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8991 of byte index and length.
8992 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8993 counted separately.
8994 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8995 similar to |slice()|.
8996 When a character index is used where a character does not
8997 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8998 example: >
8999 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9000< results in 'a'.
9001
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009002 Returns an empty string on error.
9003
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9005 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9006
9007
9008strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9009 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9010 in String {string}.
9011 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9012 counted separately.
9013 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
9014 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9015
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009016 Returns zero on error.
9017
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009018 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9019
9020 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9021 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9022 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9023 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9024 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9025 endfunction
9026 else
9027 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9028 if a:skipcc
9029 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9030 else
9031 return strchars(a:str)
9032 endif
9033 endfunction
9034 endif
9035<
9036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9037 GetText()->strchars()
9038
9039strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9040 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9041 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9042 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9043 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9044 matters for Tab characters.
9045 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9046 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9047 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9048 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9049 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009050 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009051 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9052
9053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9054 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9055
9056strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9057 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9058 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9059 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9060 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9061 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9062 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9063 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9064 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9065 Examples: >
9066 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9067 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9068 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9069 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9070 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9071 Show mod time of file.c.
9072< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9073 :if exists("*strftime")
9074
9075< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9076 GetFormat()->strftime()
9077
9078strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009079 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9080 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9081 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9082 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9083 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009084 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009085 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9086
9087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9088 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9089
9090stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9091 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9092 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9093 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9094 This can be used to find a second match: >
9095 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9096 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9097< The search is done case-sensitive.
9098 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9099 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9100 See also |strridx()|.
9101 Examples: >
9102 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9103 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9104 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9105< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9106 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9107 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9108
9109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9110 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9111<
9112 *string()*
9113string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9114 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9115 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9116 {expr} type result ~
9117 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9118 Number 123
9119 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9120 Funcref function('name')
9121 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9122 List [item, item]
9123 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009124 Class class SomeName
9125 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009126
9127 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9128 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9129 will then fail.
9130
9131 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9132 mylist->string()
9133
9134< Also see |strtrans()|.
9135
9136
9137strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9138 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9139 {string} in bytes.
9140 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009141 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009142 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9143 |strchars()|.
9144 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9145
9146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9147 GetString()->strlen()
9148
9149strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9150 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9151 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9152 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9153 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9154 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9155 following composing characters).
9156 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9157 |strcharpart()|.
9158
9159 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9160 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9161 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9162 end of the {src}. >
9163 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9164 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9165 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9166 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9167
9168< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9169 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9170 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9171<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009172 Returns an empty string on error.
9173
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009174 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9175 GetText()->strpart(5)
9176
9177strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9178 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9179 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9180 the format specified in {format}.
9181
9182 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9183 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9184 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9185 matters.
9186
9187 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9188 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9189 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9190 result.
9191
9192 See also |strftime()|.
9193 Examples: >
9194 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9195< 862156163 >
9196 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9197< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9198 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9199< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9200
9201 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9202 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9203<
9204 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9205 :if exists("*strptime")
9206
9207strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9208 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9209 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9210 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9211 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9212 match: >
9213 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9214 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9215< The search is done case-sensitive.
9216 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9217 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9218 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9219 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9220 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9221< *strrchr()*
9222 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9223 function strrchr().
9224
9225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9226 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9227
9228strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9229 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9230 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9231 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9232 echo strtrans(@a)
9233< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9234 starting a new line.
9235
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009236 Returns an empty string on error.
9237
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009238 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9239 GetString()->strtrans()
9240
9241strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9242 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9243 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9244 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9245 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9246 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009247 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009248 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9249
9250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9251 GetString()->strwidth()
9252
9253submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9254 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9255 substitute() function.
9256 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9257 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9258 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9259 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9260 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9261
9262 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9263 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9264 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9265 text.
9266 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9267 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9268 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9269
9270 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9271 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9272
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009273 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9274
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009275 Examples: >
9276 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9277 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9278< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9279 A line break is included as a newline character.
9280
9281 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9282 GetNr()->submatch()
9283
9284substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9285 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9286 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9287 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9288 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9289
9290 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9291 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9292 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9293 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9294 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9295 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9296 used.
9297
9298 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9299 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9300 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9301 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9302
9303 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9304 unmodified.
9305
9306 Example: >
9307 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9308< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9309 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9310< results in "TESTING".
9311
9312 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9313 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9314 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009315 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009316
9317< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9318 optional argument. Example: >
9319 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9320< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9321 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9322 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009323 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009324
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009325< Returns an empty string on error.
9326
9327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009328 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9329
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009330swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9331 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9332 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9333 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9334 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9335 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9336 let save_dir = &directory
9337 let &directory = '.'
9338 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9339 let &directory = save_dir
9340
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009341swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9342 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9343 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9344 version Vim version
9345 user user name
9346 host host name
9347 fname original file name
9348 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9349 file
9350 mtime last modification time in seconds
9351 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9352 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9353 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9354 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9355 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9356 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9357 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9358 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9359
9360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9361 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9362
9363swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9364 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9365 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9366 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9367 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9368 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9369
9370 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9371 GetBufname()->swapname()
9372
9373synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9374 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9375 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9376 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9377 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9378
9379 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9380 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9381 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9382 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9383 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9384
9385 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9386 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9387 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9388 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9389 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9390 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9391 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9392
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009393 Returns zero on error.
9394
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009395 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9396 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9397<
9398
9399synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9400 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9401 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9402 about a syntax item.
9403 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9404 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9405 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9406 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9407 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9408 {what} result
9409 "name" the name of the syntax item
9410 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9411 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9412 term: empty string)
9413 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9414 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9415 |highlight-font|
9416 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9417 |highlight-guisp|
9418 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9419 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9420 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9421 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9422 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9423 "bold" "1" if bold
9424 "italic" "1" if italic
9425 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9426 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9427 "standout" "1" if standout
9428 "underline" "1" if underlined
9429 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9430 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009431 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009432
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009433 Returns an empty string on error.
9434
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009435 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9436 cursor): >
9437 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9438<
9439 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9440 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9441
9442
9443synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9444 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9445 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9446 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9447 ":highlight link" are followed.
9448
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009449 Returns zero on error.
9450
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009451 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9452 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9453
9454synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9455 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9456 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9457 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9458 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9459 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9460 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9461 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9462 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9463 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9464 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9465 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9466 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9467 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9468 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9469 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9470 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9471 call returns ~
9472 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9473 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9474 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9475 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9476 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9477 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9478
9479
9480synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9481 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9482 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9483 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9484 like what |synID()| returns.
9485 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9486 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9487 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9488 transparent item.
9489 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9490 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9491 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9492 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9493 endfor
9494< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009495 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009496 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9497 valid positions.
9498
9499system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9500 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9501 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9502
9503 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9504 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9505 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9506 separators yourself.
9507 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9508 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9509 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9510 list items converted to NULs).
9511 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9512 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9513 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9514 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9515
9516 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9517
9518 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9519 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9520 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9521 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9522 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9523<
9524 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9525 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9526 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9527 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9528 cause trouble.
9529 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9530
9531 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009532 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9533 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009534
9535< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9536 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9537 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9538 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9539 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9540
9541 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9542 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9543 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9544 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9545 concatenated commands.
9546
9547 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9548 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9549
9550 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9551 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9552
9553 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9554 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9555 when using a security agent application.
9556 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9557 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9558
9559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9560 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9561
9562
9563systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9564 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9565 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9566 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9567 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9568 result ends in a NL.
9569 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9570
9571 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9572 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9573 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9574<
9575 Returns an empty string on error.
9576
9577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9578 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9579
9580
9581tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9582 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9583 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9584 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9585 omitted the current tab page is used.
9586 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9587 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9588 let buflist = []
9589 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9590 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9591 endfor
9592< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9593
9594 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9595 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9596
9597tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9598 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9599 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9600
9601 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9602 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9603 count).
9604 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9605 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9606 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9607 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9608
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009609 Returns zero on error.
9610
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009611
9612tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9613 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9614 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9615 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9616 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9617 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9618 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9619 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9620 Useful examples: >
9621 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9622 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9623< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9624
9625 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9626 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9627<
9628 *tagfiles()*
9629tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9630 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9631
9632
9633taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9634 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9635
9636 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9637 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9638 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9639
9640 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9641 entries:
9642 name Name of the tag.
9643 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9644 defined. It is either relative to the
9645 current directory or a full path.
9646 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9647 the file.
9648 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9649 entry depends on the language specific
9650 kind values. Only available when
9651 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009652 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009653 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9654 |static-tag| for more information.
9655 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9656 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9657 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9658 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9659 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9660 contained in.
9661
9662 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9663 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9664
9665 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9666
9667 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9668 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9669 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9670 search regular expression pattern.
9671
9672 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9673 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9674 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9675
9676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9677 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9678
9679tan({expr}) *tan()*
9680 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9681 in the range [-inf, inf].
9682 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009683 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009684 Examples: >
9685 :echo tan(10)
9686< 0.648361 >
9687 :echo tan(-4.01)
9688< -1.181502
9689
9690 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9691 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009692
9693
9694tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9695 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9696 range [-1, 1].
9697 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009698 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009699 Examples: >
9700 :echo tanh(0.5)
9701< 0.462117 >
9702 :echo tanh(-1)
9703< -0.761594
9704
9705 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9706 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009707
9708
9709tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9710 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9711 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9712 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9713 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009714 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009715< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9716 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9717 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9718 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9719
9720
9721term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9722
9723
9724terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9725 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9726 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9727 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9728 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9729 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9730 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9731 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9732 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +01009733 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009734
9735 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9736
9737 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9738 an empty dictionary.
9739
9740 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9741 current cursor style.
9742 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9743 request the cursor blink status.
9744 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9745 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9746 and |t_RC| on startup.
9747
9748 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9749 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9750
9751 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9752
9753 Also see:
9754 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9755 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9756 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9757
9758
9759test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9760
9761
9762 *timer_info()*
9763timer_info([{id}])
9764 Return a list with information about timers.
9765 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9766 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9767 returned.
9768 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9769
9770 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9771 these items:
9772 "id" the timer ID
9773 "time" time the timer was started with
9774 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9775 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9776 -1 means forever
9777 "callback" the callback
9778 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9779
9780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9781 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9782
9783< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9784
9785timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9786 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9787 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9788 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9789 has passed.
9790
9791 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9792 for a short time.
9793
9794 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9795 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9796 See |non-zero-arg|.
9797
9798 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9799 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9800
9801< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9802
9803 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9804timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9805 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9806
9807 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9808 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9809 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9810
9811 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9812 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9813 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9814 waiting for input.
9815 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9816 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9817
9818 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9819 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9820 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9821 the callback will be called once.
9822 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9823 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9824 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9825 messages.
9826
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009827 Returns -1 on error.
9828
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009829 Example: >
9830 func MyHandler(timer)
9831 echo 'Handler called'
9832 endfunc
9833 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9834 \ {'repeat': 3})
9835< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9836 intervals.
9837
9838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9839 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9840
9841< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9842 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9843
9844timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9845 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9846 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9847 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9848
9849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9850 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9851
9852< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9853
9854timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9855 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9856 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9857 timers there is no error.
9858
9859 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9860
9861tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9862 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9863 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009864 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009865
9866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9867 GetText()->tolower()
9868
9869toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9870 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9871 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009872 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009873
9874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9875 GetText()->toupper()
9876
9877tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9878 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9879 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9880 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9881 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9882 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9883 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9884
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009885 Returns an empty string on error.
9886
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009887 Examples: >
9888 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9889< returns "Hello THere" >
9890 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9891< returns "{blob}"
9892
9893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9894 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9895
9896trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9897 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9898 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9899
9900 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9901 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9902 space character 0xa0.
9903
9904 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9905 characters:
9906 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9907 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9908 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9909 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9910
9911 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009912 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009913
9914 Examples: >
9915 echo trim(" some text ")
9916< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009917 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009918< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9919 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9920< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9921 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9922< returns " vim"
9923
9924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9925 GetText()->trim()
9926
9927trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9928 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9929 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9930 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009931 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009932 Examples: >
9933 echo trunc(1.456)
9934< 1.0 >
9935 echo trunc(-5.456)
9936< -5.0 >
9937 echo trunc(4.0)
9938< 4.0
9939
9940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9941 Compute()->trunc()
9942<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009943 *type()*
9944type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9945 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9946 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9947 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9948 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9949 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9950 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9951 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9952 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9953 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9954 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9955 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9956 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9957 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
Bram Moolenaarc0c2c262023-01-12 21:08:53 +00009958 Class 12 |v:t_class|
9959 Object 13 |v:t_object|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009960 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9961 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9962 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9963 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9964 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9965 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9966 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9967 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9968 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9969< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9970 :if exists('v:t_number')
9971
9972< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9973 mylist->type()
9974
9975
9976typename({expr}) *typename()*
9977 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9978 Example: >
9979 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00009980< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009981
9982
9983undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9984 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9985 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9986 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9987 the undo file exists.
9988 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9989 is used internally.
9990 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9991 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9992 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9993 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9994 returns an empty string.
9995
9996 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9997 GetFilename()->undofile()
9998
9999undotree() *undotree()*
10000 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
10001 the following items:
10002 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10003 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10004 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10005 when some changes were undone.
10006 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10007 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10008 something readable.
10009 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10010 write yet.
10011 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10012 tree.
10013 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10014 This happens when waiting from input from the
10015 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10016 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10017 undo blocks.
10018
10019 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10020 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10021 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10022 |:undolist|.
10023 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10024 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10025 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10026 that was added. This marks the last change
10027 and where further changes will be added.
10028 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10029 that was undone. This marks the current
10030 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10031 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10032 undone after the last change this item will
10033 not appear anywhere.
10034 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10035 write. The number is the write count. The
10036 first write has number 1, the last one the
10037 "save_last" mentioned above.
10038 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10039 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10040 item.
10041
10042uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10043 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10044 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10045 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10046 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10047< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10048 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10049
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010050 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10051
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10053 mylist->uniq()
10054
10055values({dict}) *values()*
10056 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10057 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010058 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010059
10060 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10061 mydict->values()
10062
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010063virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010064 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10065 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10066 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10067 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10068 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10069 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10070 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10071 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010072
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010073 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010074
10075 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10076 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10077 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10078 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10079 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10080 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10081 |'virtualedit'|
10082
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010083 The accepted positions are:
10084 . the cursor position
10085 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10086 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10087 plus one)
10088 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10089 returned)
10090 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10091 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10092 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10093 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010094
10095 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
10096 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
10097 character.
10098
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010099 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10100 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010101 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10102
10103 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10104 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10105 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10106
10107 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10108
10109 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010110< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
10111 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10112 all lines: >
10113 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10114
10115< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10116 GetPos()->virtcol()
10117
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010118virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10119 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10120 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10121 column {col}.
10122
10123 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10124 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10125 virtual column is returned.
10126
10127 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10128 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10129
10130 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10131 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10132
10133 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10134
10135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10136 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010137
10138visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10139 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10140 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10141 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10142 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10143 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10144 respectively.
10145 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010146 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010147< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10148 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10149 Visual mode that was used.
10150 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10151 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10152 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10153 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10154 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10155
10156wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10157 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10158 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10159 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10160 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10161
10162 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10163 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10164<
10165 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10166
10167win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10168 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10169 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10170 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10171 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10172 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10173 Example: >
10174 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10175< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10176 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010177 *E994*
10178 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10179 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10180 an empty string is returned.
10181
10182 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10183 second argument: >
10184 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10185
10186win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10187 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10188 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10189
10190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10191 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10192
10193win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10194 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10195 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10196 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10197 number 1.
10198 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10199 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10200 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10201
10202 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10203 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10204
10205
10206win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10207 Return the type of the window:
10208 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10209 used to execute autocommands.
10210 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10211 (empty) normal window
10212 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10213 "popup" popup window |popup|
10214 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10215 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10216 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10217
10218 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10219 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10220 |window-ID|.
10221
10222 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10223 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10224 returns "popup".
10225
10226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10227 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10228<
10229win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10230 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10231 tabpage.
10232 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10233
10234 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10235 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10236
10237win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10238 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10239 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10240 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10241
10242 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10243 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10244
10245win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10246 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10247 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10248
10249 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10250 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10251
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010252win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10253 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10254 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10255 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10256 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10257 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10258 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10259 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10260 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10261 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10262 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010263 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10264 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010265 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010266
10267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10268 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10269
10270win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10271 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10272 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10273 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10274 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10275 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10276 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10277 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10278 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10279 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010280 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010281
10282 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10283 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10284
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010285win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10286 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10287 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10288 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10289 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10290 for the current window.
10291 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10292 tabpage.
10293
10294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10295 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10296<
10297win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10298 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10299 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10300 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10301 then closing {nr}.
10302
10303 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10304 Both must be in the current tab page.
10305
10306 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10307
10308 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10309 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10310 like with |:vsplit|.
10311 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10312 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10313 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10314 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10315 'splitright' are used.
10316
10317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10318 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10319<
10320
10321 *winbufnr()*
10322winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10323 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10324 the |window-ID|.
10325 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10326 window is returned.
10327 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10328 Example: >
10329 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10330<
10331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10332 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10333<
10334 *wincol()*
10335wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10336 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10337 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10338
10339 *windowsversion()*
10340windowsversion()
10341 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10342 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10343 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10344 an empty string.
10345
10346winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10347 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10348 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10349 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10350 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10351 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10352 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10353 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010354 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010355
10356< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10357 GetWinid()->winheight()
10358<
10359winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10360 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10361 in a tabpage.
10362
10363 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10364 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10365 returns an empty list.
10366
10367 For a leaf window, it returns:
10368 ['leaf', {winid}]
10369 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10370 returns:
10371 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10372 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10373 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10374
10375 Example: >
10376 " Only one window in the tab page
10377 :echo winlayout()
10378 ['leaf', 1000]
10379 " Two horizontally split windows
10380 :echo winlayout()
10381 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10382 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10383 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10384 " middle window
10385 :echo winlayout(2)
10386 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10387 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10388<
10389 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10390 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10391<
10392 *winline()*
10393winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10394 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10395 the window. The first line is one.
10396 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10397 first, this may cause a scroll.
10398
10399 *winnr()*
10400winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10401 window. The top window has number 1.
10402 Returns zero for a popup window.
10403
10404 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10405 $ the number of the last window (the window
10406 count).
10407 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10408 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10409 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10410 returned.
10411 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10412 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10413 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10414 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10415 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10416 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10417 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10418 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10419 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10420 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010421 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010422 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10423 Examples: >
10424 let window_count = winnr('$')
10425 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10426 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10427
10428< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10429 GetWinval()->winnr()
10430<
10431 *winrestcmd()*
10432winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10433 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10434 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10435 unchanged.
10436 Example: >
10437 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10438 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10439 :exe cmd
10440<
10441 *winrestview()*
10442winrestview({dict})
10443 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10444 the view of the current window.
10445 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10446 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10447 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10448 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10449<
10450 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10451 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10452 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10453 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10454
10455 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10456 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10457
10458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10459 GetView()->winrestview()
10460<
10461 *winsaveview()*
10462winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10463 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10464 restore the view.
10465 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10466 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10467 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10468 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10469 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10470 The return value includes:
10471 lnum cursor line number
10472 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010473 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010474 returns)
10475 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010476 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10477 the first column is zero, as opposed
10478 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10479 |$| command it will be a very large
10480 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010481 topline first line in the window
10482 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10483 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10484 'wrap' is off
10485 skipcol columns skipped
10486 Note that no option values are saved.
10487
10488
10489winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10490 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10491 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10492 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10493 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10494 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10495 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010496 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010497 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10498 : 50 wincmd |
10499 :endif
10500< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10501 option.
10502
10503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10504 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10505
10506
10507wordcount() *wordcount()*
10508 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10509 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10510 |g_CTRL-G|
10511 The return value includes:
10512 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10513 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10514 words Number of words in the buffer
10515 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10516 (not in Visual mode)
10517 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10518 (not in Visual mode)
10519 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10520 (not in Visual mode)
10521 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10522 (only in Visual mode)
10523 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10524 (only in Visual mode)
10525 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10526 (only in Visual mode)
10527
10528
10529 *writefile()*
10530writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10531 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10532 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10533 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010534 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10535 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10536 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010537
10538 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10539 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10540
10541 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10542
10543 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10544 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10545 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10546
10547 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10548 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10549 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10550<
10551 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10552 works like: >
10553 :defer delete({fname})
10554< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10555
10556 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10557 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10558 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10559
10560 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10561
10562 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10563 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10564
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010565 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010566
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010567 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10568 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10569 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010570
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010571 Also see |readfile()|.
10572 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10573 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10574 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10575
10576< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10577 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10578
10579
10580xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10581 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10582 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010583 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010584 Example: >
10585 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10586<
10587 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10588 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10589<
10590
10591==============================================================================
105923. Feature list *feature-list*
10593
10594There are three types of features:
105951. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10596 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10597 :if has("cindent")
10598< *gui_running*
105992. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10600 Example: >
10601 :if has("gui_running")
10602< *has-patch*
106033. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10604 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10605 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10606 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10607< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10608 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10609 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10610 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10611 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10612 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10613
10614Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10615use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10616
10617
10618acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010619all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10620 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010621amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10622arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10623arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10624autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10625autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10626autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10627balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10628balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10629beos BeOS version of Vim.
10630browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10631 work.
10632browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10633bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010634builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010635byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10636channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010637cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010638clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10639clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10640clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10641cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10642cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10643cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10644comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10645compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10646conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10647cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10648cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10649cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10650debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10651dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10652dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10653diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10654digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10655directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10656dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10657drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10658ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10659emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10660eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10661 true, of course!
10662ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10663extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10664 |'hlsearch'|
10665farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010666file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10667 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010668filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10669 read/write/filter commands
10670find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10671 |+find_in_path|.
10672float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10673fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10674 this is not present).
10675folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10676footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10677fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10678gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10679gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010680gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010681gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10682gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10683gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10684gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10685gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10686gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10687gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10688gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10689gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10690gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10691gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10692haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10693hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10694hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10695iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10696insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10697 Insert mode. (always true)
10698job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10699ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010700jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010701keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10702lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10703langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10704libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10705linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10706 'breakindent' support.
10707linux Linux version of Vim.
10708lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010709 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010710listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10711 and the argument list |arglist|.
10712localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10713lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10714mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10715macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10716menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10717mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10718modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10719 (always true)
10720mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10721mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10722mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10723mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10724mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10725mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10726mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10727mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10728mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10729mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10730mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10731multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10732multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10733multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10734multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10735mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10736nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10737netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10738netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010739num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010740ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10741osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10742osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10743packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10744path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10745perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10746persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10747postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10748printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10749profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10750python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10751python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10752python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10753python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10754python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10755python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10756pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10757qnx QNX version of Vim.
10758quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10759reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10760rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10761ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10762scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10763showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10764signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010765smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010766sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10767sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10768spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10769startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10770statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10771 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10772sun SunOS version of Vim.
10773sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10774syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10775syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10776 current buffer.
10777system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10778tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010779 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010780tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10781 |tag-old-static|.
10782tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10783termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10784terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10785terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10786termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10787textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10788textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10789tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10790 or terminfo file.
10791timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10792title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010793 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010794toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10795ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10796ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10797unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10798unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10799user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10800vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10801vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10802 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10803vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10804 (always true)
10805vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10806 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010807vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010808viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10809vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10810vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10811vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010812vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010813virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10814visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10815visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10816 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10817vms VMS version of Vim.
10818vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10819vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10820 out if it works in the current console).
10821wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10822wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10823win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10824win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10825 64 bits)
10826win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10827win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10828win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10829winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10830windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10831 (always true)
10832writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10833xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10834xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10835xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10836xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10837 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10838xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10839xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10840xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10841xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10842 xterm screen.
10843x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10844
10845
10846==============================================================================
108474. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10848
10849This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10850|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10851pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10852same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10853When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10854pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10855>
10856 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10857 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10858 aa
10859 xx
10860 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10861 a
10862 x
10863
10864Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10865"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10866"\n".
10867
10868 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: